strictlysupreme Chapter 409 - 409: Old Drunkard!
Chapter 409 - 409: Old Drunkard!
"But, aren't you really afraid of retaliation?" Dong Haimei whispered, "Jiang Ziqiu seems like he'll tell Red Dragon Villa about us eating together. You'll be in trouble then. Or is it... you regret rejecting me before, so you chose to dine with me?"
"Cough cough, of course, I don't regret it." Qin Feng said with an embarrassed expression, "I'm quite petty. That guy insulted me, and I just want to make him feel uncomfortable. Now, watching me dine with you, I think he must be really annoyed."
While speaking, he looked over at Jiang Ziqiu who was eating on the other side, wondering if Jiang was glaring at him.
Dong Haimei paused for a moment, then her lips curled into a smile, saying, "You're the most 'insane' person I've ever met."
Qin Feng was eating when suddenly his expression turned stern, he told Dong Haimei, "Stop, don't eat anymore!"
"What's wrong?"
Dong Haimei didn't understand.
"Don't you notice something is off?"
Qin Feng frowned and scanned the surroundings.
In the restaurant, there were only four people, besides the three of them, and there was an old man who was heartily eating meat and guzzling wine.
"What's off?"
Dong Haimei still didn't understand.
At that moment.
The wine-drinking old man, who was relishing a duck leg, said, "Three young folks, I suggest you hurry and skedaddle! Trouble is about to erupt here, and if you get involved, I can't help you."
Right after he finished speaking, a group of people suddenly burst in!
Each one looked ferocious and menacing, clearly desperadoes.
"Hmph, Old Drunkard, we've finally found you!"
The leader was a fierce-looking man, wielding a long saber.
"You lot are really desperate, not waiting until I finished my meal before coming over. Look at all this food, and look at the wine gourd still full of fine wine, yet here you are... tsk..."
While saying this.
He glanced towards Qin Feng's group and said, "It's all because you spooked the snake. Wouldn't it have been better to eat quietly and leave? Really..."
Qin Feng felt embarrassed.
Could this really be blamed on him?
At this moment, the fierce man pressed his long saber against the old man's neck and demanded, "Call out the Treasure Map, or else your head will hit the ground today!"
Treasure Map?
Qin Feng automatically felt puzzled.
The old man hurriedly finished the wine in his gourd, wiped his mouth, let out a hearty belch, and then replied, "Do you really think you can take me down?"
"Hmph! We might not be able to beat you, but all the food here is poisoned. Any Inner Strength, any level of cultivation, cannot be utilized. You're a cripple in our eyes, haven't you realized it yet?" the fierce man said coldly.
"Hahaha..."
The old man couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "The lousy poison you've mixed, you dare speak of it? Smells a bit like five-spice powder, just the thing to accompany meat."
"What?!"
The fierce man and his people exchanged glances, one said, "Stop bluffing, we paid a high price to Tang Sect for that poison. Even a Third Grade Grandmaster who takes it would have their cultivation completely sealed, becoming a cripple for life!"
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The old man said with a proud smile.
"Drunk Life and Dream Death?!"
The crowd exclaimed, evidently recognizing the reputation of the wine.
It was brewed by the Medicine King from numerous herbs, able to detoxify all poisons. The higher the drinker's cultivation, the more effective it was!
Clearly.
The old man had already neutralized the poison!
At this moment.
The old man smiled at them again and said, "What do you say, still want to catch me?"
"Hmph!"
The stern man said again, "We must get the treasure map at all costs, even if it means fighting to the death!!"
Having said that.
A crowd of people swarmed up, with all sorts of knives, guns, clubs, and sticks smashing down on him!
But who knew.
After the attack, they found he had vanished!!
Following closely, they heard the old man's voice: "Hahaha... This is fun, playing hide and seek with you all is very interesting. Here, I'll give you another chance. Next, I'm heading to Tamu Desert. If you want to find me, go there! Hahaha..."
His voice drifted farther and farther away.
Someone wanted to pursue, but the stern man stopped them, frustrated and said, "No need to chase, we'll never catch up..."
"What do we do now?"
Someone asked.
At this time.
Jiang Ziqiu suddenly went mad, ran up to the old man's table, grabbed the wine gourd, and frantically poured it into his mouth.
Even though there were only a couple of drops left, it was enough to excite him.
"What is he doing?"
Everyone looked at each other, puzzled.
The stern man explained, "I've poisoned all the food, and he probably wants to take the 'antidote'."
By now, Jiang Ziqiu had finished the last two drops of liquor and immediately felt some of his cultivation returning.
He didn't come from a martial arts training background, and his cultivation was only at Martial Master Level.
But he didn't want to be taken out for no reason.
Glancing at his own hands and feeling the strength returning, he finally let out a sigh of relief, saying, "Finally restored, that was close..."
After that.
He looked at Qin Feng, laughed smugly, and said, "Kid, you were enjoying your meal just now, weren't you? You've been poisoned too, right? Hahaha, now you're just a cripple!"
While he was laughing, he noticed Dong Haimei and hurriedly said, "Hai Mei, don't worry, with Red Dragon Villa's capability, we'll definitely be able to buy 'Drunk Life and Dream Death' for you."
Dong Haimei and Qin Feng, however, did not say a word; they just looked at him with disdain.
His behavior just now was too much like a beggar.
"..."
Jiang Ziqiu, noticing their disdainful looks, felt that he indeed lost face a moment ago and angrily said to Qin Feng, "Bastard, you're a cripple now, what right do you have to look down on me!"
"Idiot."
Qin Feng said indifferently.
At this moment.
Someone asked the stern man, "Boss, what should we do with these three?"
The stern man thought for a moment and then ordered, "These people have been in contact with the Old Drunkard, tie them up for now!"
They must be tied.
Jiang Ziqiu was dumbfounded and protested, "What are you doing? I have no quarrel with you, why are you tying us up? Do you know about Red Dragon Villa? Behind me is Red Dragon Villa..."
But his shouting was to no avail.
Then someone else said, "Boss, we only have two ropes left, and there are three of them. What do we do?"
"Idiot, do you even need to ask me that question? Use one rope for one person, and can't the other rope tie the remaining two together?" the stern man said.
In the end.
They decided to tie up Jiang Ziqiu separately, and bound Qin Feng and Dong Haimei together.
Jiang Ziqiu was frustrated.
Dong Haimei and Qin Feng being tied together meant nearly half of their bodies were pressed against each other, especially at the neck, which made Jiang Ziqiu extremely envious.
This had been his dream for over twenty years!
He hurriedly and frustratedly said to the stern man, "Why bind those two together? Why tie only me up alone?"
"Nonsense; their cultivations have been sealed by the poison, and only you just drank 'Drunk Life and Dream Death' liquor. Although your cultivation isn't high, we still have to be careful," the man tieing the ropes said.