Chapter 2: Blocking Wine

  When wine is drunk to a certain point, even scholars must distinguish themselves at the table.

  Wang Shouyi laughed generously: "If Brother Pan can win over me in drinking, I will admit defeat immediately." Of course, his words were laced with a playful tone, and no one would take it seriously. Moreover, it made him appear even more uninhibited. But that provocative attitude made people unable to help but accept the challenge.

  But Pan Yu had a drunk jade in her mouth, how could she be afraid of him. It's just that the drunk jade is good, but the wine is only in the mouth for a moment and can't absorb all the alcohol, and that light and watery wine is not considered good to drink. That Wang Shouyi seemed to really have a great capacity for liquor, Pan Yu didn't show any expression, but Xu Xian could feel her disgust.

  Xu Xian couldn't help but look away, and didn't care about formalities. "Brother Wang, I'll join you for a few cups." He smiled as he took the wine from him. Wang Shouyi was taken aback, thinking to himself what kind of person is this, but the smile on his face became even more charming: "Good, let me get to know Brother Xu better."

  Li Si Ming gave a nod of approval, his status naturally couldn't allow him to drink with his juniors.

  Pan Yu saw Xu Xian and Wang Shouyi pretending to be polite, thinking: he was the most disgusted with socializing. But seeing his posture of drinking for himself, there was a hint of sweetness in his heart.

  Xu Xian is indeed a drunkard, his drinking capacity is extraordinary. But the person in front of him who sells thirteen fragrances seems like a wine jug, with an endless supply of liquor. Although Xu Xian has achieved great things in Taoism, his body is still mortal and he can only barely hold on because he recovers from drunkenness extremely quickly.

  Xu Xian's head was dizzy and his stomach was churning, he excused himself and stepped out into the hallway to catch a breath of cool air. He took a deep breath, and just then someone patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Hanwen, are you okay?"

  Xu Xian turned back, Pan Yu was standing below, her rosy cheeks had lost their usual calmness, and she looked particularly radiant and charming. "It's okay, but that kid is really formidable, I've never seen anyone drink so much since I was young."

  Pan Yu's face seemed even redder under the lamp, but she hesitated for only a moment before stretching out her hand from behind her back, holding a white silk handkerchief with a leaf-shaped piece of white jade in the center. "Here, this is for you." Unconsciously avoiding Xu Xian's gaze, at this moment, her defenses were lowered to their lowest point as she was slightly tipsy.

  "What is this?" Xian's words caused her to panic for a moment, but she quickly calmed down and explained that she had already treated the jade with clean water and carefully wiped it before taking it out.

  Xu Xian was overjoyed: "A divine artifact! I'll go back and kill that little brat." He took the jade and put it in his mouth, feeling a faint sweetness. In his dazed state, he couldn't think of where this piece of jade originally came from, so he turned around and walked towards the hall.

  Pan Yu watched him leave, took a step back, avoiding the candlelight above her head, and hid in the darkness. Her face was burning, but she didn't regret it. "Huh" She deeply breathed in, imitating Xu Xian's manner, trying to clear her mind, but many voices emerged in her heart "What's wrong with getting drunk once?" Let's get drunk for a moment of fleeting life!

  But the two men's drinking capacity was astonishing, and the Shuyuan banquet had the best female red wine. Although the degree is not as high as modern times, it is also very strong. Xu Xian and Wang Shouyi competed in drinking, and every time they drank a cup, there would be cheers from the side of the Academy. And when Wang Shouyi drank a cup, their side was like that too. The atmosphere of the wine party reached its peak because of the two men.

  The banquet lasted until the end, but Xu Xian was unable to get the thirteen-fragrance seller drunk, although it could be seen that he was also encouraging and supporting him from behind. When parting ways, he said a few words of courtesy and hastily retreated. Xu Xian thought to himself with pride, "Drink my own wine and let others vomit!"

  The two of them drank three large vats of wine, and by the end, everyone's gaze at the two was almost like looking at monsters, even cheering had been forgotten.

  Xu Xian dared to bet that the other side would also use cheating means. A person's alcohol capacity is either large or small, but after all, it's just a hundred or so pounds of flesh. This way of drinking has long exceeded the human body's limit.

  Pan Yu looked at Xu Xian's eyes, which were slightly dazed, and she had drunk a few cups, but she was not a big drinker, and the intoxication was even more intense. On the other hand, Xu Xian relied on the Drunken Jade, drinking wine as if it were water, and having some Taoist skills, his mind was now clearer than ever.

  Supporting Pan Yu towards the bedroom, tonight's drinking session was quite enjoyable.

  "Brother Xia, we should head back too!" Wang An called out to Xia Ziqi. Originally, Xu Xian was supposed to be in the same room as Wang An, but after the switch, it ended up being the two of them sharing a room instead. Xia Ziqi gritted his teeth, watching as Xu Xian walked away. That honor should have been his; he was the son of a renowned judge, and yet at this moment, he wasn't even sitting at the main table, but rather off to the side, watching as Xu Xian chatted with the people from White Deer Academy. His teeth were almost ground to dust. A mere empty reputation? But it still left a lingering sense of discontent.

  The west side of the academy's Evening Wind Garden was specially prepared for guests visiting the White Deer Academy. Outside, a cluster of bamboo trees swayed gently in the breeze. Wang Shouyi clutched at a bamboo stem and vomited violently, while beside him stood a small, thin black figure who simply stood there, not even bothering to offer support.

  Wang Shouyi spat it out and complained: "Hu Ke, didn't you say that after taking this medicine, I can drink a thousand cups of wine without getting drunk?"

  The man named Hu Ke spoke up for the first time, "You've drunk more than a thousand cups of wine, yet you're not drunk." His voice was strange and unclear in his enunciation, no wonder he usually didn't speak.

  Wang Shouyi stood up and waved his hand: "I don't care about these things, how's your preparation going?"

  "As long as he gets drunk, it's okay."

  "Good, as long as the Jin Tian Academy loses one more time, next year's First Snow Trial should be held in Jinling. I've investigated and found that within the academy, aside from Pan Yu, no one is a match for me."

  "Death or illness?" Hook's voice was strange with a hint of pride, the pride and pleasure of controlling life and death.

  "Either don't do it, or do it thoroughly. A great man's actions, what's the pity in taking a life? I want him dead." Wang Shouren's voice was harsh and decisive.

  "That's just right, his soul looks very suitable for refining the silk bottle!" Hook smiled gloomily in the darkness.

  Wang Shouyi's face was hidden in the darkness, full of disdain. This little runt from Nanyang dared to come to Daxia to learn about Tianchao culture, and his father had actually agreed to let him attend the academy. It just so happened that he had some skills, something called "xiāng tóu shù", which would come in handy this time. But as for these minor arts, Wang Shouyi naturally didn't take them seriously, as long as he didn't have time to prepare, ordinary soldiers could kill him easily. He's not one of us, his heart must be different, after all, he's just a tool.

  "Huk said in a strange voice: 'I'm going back down to lower my head.'"

  "Alright, go!" Wang Shouyi casually waved his hand, with a heroic and majestic demeanor, also being a man with great ambitions.

  Xu Xian supported Pan Yu and entered the house, all the way almost collapsing onto himself. Xu Xian hadn't expected him to have such a poor alcohol tolerance. His shoulders were thin, not like those of a martial artist, and his body had a faint fragrance, as if he was wearing some kind of perfume. But with that dazed expression and disheveled hair, even Xu Xian found it hard to calm down. The drunken jade in his mouth had been removed, its rosy color reminiscent of the person in his arms.

  Xu Xian had already figured out what was going on with the jade, but in their past life as classmates, they would often share a bowl of instant noodles and use a pair of chopsticks to eat together, so it wasn't something he paid much attention to. Yeah, he tried not to pay attention to it.

  Pan Yu was put on the bed, and Xu Xian also broke out in a sweat. His mind was much clearer now. Pan Yu looked tall, only slightly shorter than Xu Xian, but fortunately not heavy.

  "Water, water, give me some water in Chinese!" Pan Yugang lay down and shouted for water to drink. Xu Xian quickly poured a cup of water for him and fed it to him with a "gulping" sound before he continued lying down.

  Xu Xian looked at Pan Yu, who was quietly lying down. This guy's drinking capacity may be poor, but he doesn't look bad when he's drunk!

  In the dark and gloomy academy, a faint candlelight flickered in a room in the western garden. Several small red candles as thick as children's arms danced with flames, and a copper vase on the incense table trembled incessantly. Hu Ke, dressed in strange attire, muttered to himself in his native tongue.

  Hooke suddenly let out a loud roar, and a small object flew out of the tiny copper bottle. It was a child's head, looking no more than six or seven years old, just the right size to pass through the mouth of the bottle. The face was twisted in a malevolent scowl, staring fixedly at Hooke. Hooke's muttering grew more rapid and intense, like a fierce storm, and suddenly the child's head flew out the window, with a long string of intestines trailing behind it.

  Hooke finally let out a sigh of relief, and his face also had a few more sinister smiles.

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