Wu Song smiled calmly, waiting for Li Huan's permission.

Li Huan immediately nodded and agreed to let Wu Song and Lu Zhishen compete in drinking.

To make a living by setting up a stall, you have to create a lively atmosphere, the more bustling the better.

A drinking contest between Wu Song and Lu Zhishen would definitely be a spectacular show.

Lu Zhishen asked, "What is your honorable name, hero?"

Wu Song clasped his hands in greeting: "My surname is Wu, and my given name is Song."

Instantly, the scene fell silent.

Li Kui hurriedly spat out the shrimp shell in his mouth and asked in surprise, "Are you really the tiger-slaying hero of Jingyang Ridge, Wu Song from Yanggu County?"

Wu Song laughed and said, "It's the real deal."

Lu Zhishen stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I have long admired your great name, hero! My apologies for my lack of respect!"

Li Kui, Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Liu Tang, and others also clasped their hands in a salute.

Lin Chong asked, "I have heard that three years ago, the hero avenged his brother by killing the tyrant Ximen Qing?"

Wu Song replied, "That is indeed true. I followed Brother Huan to a distant place and set up a stall to sell boxed lunches."

As Li Huan listened, he suddenly thought of the alluring Pan Jinlian.

Three years have passed, and Xiao Pan must have been unable to bear the loneliness any longer. She has probably already remarried and started a new life.

Lu Zhishen stared at Wu Song with an expression of regret for not having met him sooner.

"Brother Wu Song drank eighteen bowls of wine on Jingyang Ridge and killed a tiger with his bare hands. Not only is his drinking capacity extraordinary, but his skills are also superb. I am very happy to witness your prowess today!"

Li Huan asked, "What kind of wine are you going to drink with Wu Song in your contest?"

Lu Zhishen pointed to Erguotou: "Drink this!"

Li Huan reminded everyone: "Buy a boxed meal and get a free bottle of Erguotou! If you don't buy a boxed meal, the Erguotou won't be sold separately!"

Lin Chong quickly rebuked him: "You are very cunning, trying to sell more boxed meals!"

Li Huan shook his head: "That's not right! Erguotou is a very strong liquor. A grown man would get drunk after drinking a pound of it! How could I sell more boxed meals by selling Erguotou?"

"Hahaha..." Lu Zhishen laughed wildly, "Drink a pound of liquor and you're drunk? I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

Li Huan said, "Flowery Monk, it's not that I'm looking down on you, but you can only drink two jin of Erguotou at most before you're completely drunk. If you drink three jin, you might lose your life!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhishen laughed even harder.

Wu Song was amused, thinking that Li Huan was just bluffing.

He used to eat boxed lunches and drink refreshing beer, and had never experienced the power of Erguotou.

Lu Zhishen said, "I've drunk a whole barrel of wine and never gotten drunk, so why would I be afraid of Erguotou? Today, I'm going to have a drinking contest with Brother Wu Song!"

Lin Chong said, "Since we're having a contest, why not add some stakes?"

Immediately, Lin Chong took out two silver ingots.

"If Wu Song wins, I'll buy him a boxed lunch! If Wu Song loses, I'll eat two boxed lunches for free! How about it?"

"Damn it," Li Huan cursed under his breath.

Lin Chong is really shrewd; he never suffers a loss no matter what.

If only I had used this wisdom earlier to deal with the scoundrel Gao Yanei, I wouldn't have gone from being a civil servant to a convict, ending up with my family ruined and dead.

Lin Chong, Lin Chong, you've deliberately walked right into the line of fire, so I won't hold back.

Li Huan said, "Lin Chong, since you think so highly of the Flower Monk, are you willing to place an even bigger bet?"

Lin Chong asked, "What are we betting on?"

Li Huan said, "If Wu Song defeats the Flower Monk, you should buy 106 boxed meals and distribute them to the leaders of Liangshan Marsh!"

The scene erupted in uproar.

"One hundred and six boxed meals, totaling two thousand one hundred and twenty taels of silver!"

Someone quickly stated the amount; it was a thin-faced middle-aged scholar.

Li Huan sized up the middle-aged scholar: "The fortune teller, Jiang Jing?"

The middle-aged scholar stroked his beard: "That is indeed me."

Li Huan looked directly into Lin Chong's eyes: "Baozitou, do you dare to bet?"

Lin Chong's thick eyebrows were furrowed.

Li Huan deliberately said, "I overestimated you; you definitely don't have that much silver!"

Lin Chong suddenly raised his head.

"A mere two thousand taels of silver is nothing to me, Lin Chong. I can just go down the mountain and rob a rich man and get the silver with ease!"

"If Wu Song loses, you must give me 106 boxed lunches and 106 bottles of Erguotou liquor for free!"

"Alright!" Li Huan said, "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond! Don't go back on your word!"

"If I go back on my word, may I be pierced by a thousand arrows!" Lin Chong declared confidently and boldly.

At this moment, Li Ying's two eagle eyes darted around, and he quickly took out a silver ingot and handed it to "Master Calculator" Jiang Jing.

"Brother Jiang, please take charge of the money. I bet on Brother Wu Song to win. Who will bet with me?"

This guy is incredibly smart.

He knew that Li Huan and Wu Song were highly skilled and had previously turned the Zhu Family Village upside down; they were sure to stir up trouble at Liangshan Marsh as well.

As the saying goes, only a mighty dragon can cross the river.

Li Kui, caught up in the gambling frenzy, quickly borrowed a silver ingot from Liu Tang and handed it to Jiang Jing, saying, "I'm betting on the Flower Monk to win!"

Immediately afterwards, other Liangshan heroes joined the betting game.

Li Kui excitedly ran to the entrance of the "Xishan Hotel" and shouted loudly!

"Brothers! Come out quickly!"

"Wu Song and the Flower Monk have a drinking contest!"

"Brothers, come out! Time to place your bets!"

Soon, more than ten Liangshan heroes arrived, along with a few ordinary customers.

Upon seeing this, Sun Erniang hurriedly ran out of the shop and screamed!

"You gamblers, you haven't paid for your drinks yet! If you're short even a penny, don't blame me for twisting your ears off!"

Cursing under her breath, Sun Erniang swayed her hips and walked towards the crowd of onlookers.

More Liangshan heroes joined the betting frenzy, with everyone except "Sky-Piercing Eagle" Li Ying betting on Lu Zhishen to win!

While everyone was busy placing bets, Li Huan approached Li Kui and whispered a reminder: "If you want to make money, bet on Wu Song to win."

Li Kui was taken aback: "You...you're not allowed to lie to me!"

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