"Master!"
The hoopoe's disciple quickly stepped forward to help him up, while glaring angrily at Hu Lie.
Dai Sheng waved his hand and looked at Hu Lie with a surprised expression, "Good heavens, it seems that you old rascal haven't wasted your time in the past twenty years, you've made such rapid progress!"
In the past, when the two met, they often sparred, so the hoopoe didn't notice anything unusual.
At this moment, Fukuda Misa also realized what was happening.
It seems that this red-faced old man and Hu Lie are friends.
In their exchange just now, she could sense that this person's skill was no less than Hu Lie's.
That's awesome!
If she were to suck this old man's breath, she would feel incredibly happy! She might even be able to crush that brat Lin Yu under her feet immediately.
Thinking of this, 'Hu Lie' burst into laughter and said jokingly, 'Old man, you're not bad either! We're even!'
Upon receiving Hu Lie's response, Dai Sheng relaxed even more and burst into laughter.
“You old geezer, I knew you were doing this on purpose. So what? How about we find a place and have another spar?” Dai Sheng suggested.
"Hey!" Hu Lie quickly waved his hand. "I haven't had time to eat anything along the way because I've been rushing. Even if we're going to spar, we should wait until I've had a good meal and some food, right?"
"Haha, you!" Dai Sheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Then let's go! I've already asked my apprentice to book a room at the Dragon Gate Inn. We old brothers haven't seen each other for many years. Today, as we reunite, we should have a big drink!"
Hu Lie smiled and nodded, "Then let's go!"
The two old friends walked side by side toward the city.
Longmen Inn is the most famous inn in the ancient town of Cangzhou.
It is famous because this inn has existed since the Ming and Qing dynasties. Although it has changed owners countless times, the name of Longmen Inn has never changed.
Most of those who have recently come to stay and eat are martial arts practitioners, including sect leaders and patriarchs.
Along the way, the two encountered many acquaintances.
Dai Sheng greeted everyone, but Hu Lie always maintained a superior attitude and never smiled.
However, Hu Lie always looked like this, so no one noticed anything unusual, not even Dai Sheng.
Soon, the two arrived at the inn.
In a quaint guest room, the large round table was quickly filled with delicacies from land and sea.
"Haha, Lao Hu, remember the last time I visited your sect, the roe deer meat you gave me was absolutely delicious! This time I specially brought our Jiangbei specialty, the Eight Treasures Chicken. You know, we haven't caught one of these in many years. This one I caught was raised for two whole years, just so I could bring it here to enjoy with you. It was freshly killed in the kitchen, so have a taste!" Dai Sheng said with a smile.
Hu Lie nodded with a smile, "Alright, since you've said so, I'll definitely give it a try!"
After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks, ready to taste it.
At this moment, Dai Sheng's expression suddenly changed. "Wait a minute!"
Fukuda Misa's heart tightened.
His hand visibly trembled.
Could it be... that this old man discovered something?
She secretly channeled her inner energy, her body taut and stiff, and asked with a forced smile, "What's wrong?"
Dai Sheng frowned and carefully examined Hu Lie.
But the next second, he burst into laughter and suddenly pulled out a jar of old wine from under the table.
He patted the wine jar and said with a smile, "How can you eat meat without drinking wine? The Daughter's Red wine from Longmen Inn is absolutely amazing! Come on! Let's finish this bowl first. And let me tell you, no one is allowed to use internal energy to sober up today. If you can outdrink me, I'll give you the championship at tomorrow's martial arts tournament. How about that?"
Hu Lie curled his lip, "Who cares if you let me have it? Come on, let's eat!"
The two touched each other and then tilted their heads back to drink.
Fukuda Misa glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw him finish his drink in one gulp; a cold smile flashed in her eyes.
Faced with such a master, I was worried about how to start, but unexpectedly the other party insisted on drinking.
Isn't that just asking for death?
"Hmph! You old fool, just wait until you're drunk, and see how I drain you dry!"
...
Just as Fukuda Misa was pondering how to drain the hoopoe dry.
In Guanzhong, a typical hotel room.
Lu Xueqing was sitting on the sofa with her knees drawn up to her chest.
This is the hotel she rented. The room is small, the conditions are average, and the sewer smells a bit.
This is incomparable to the presidential suite that Kelley had previously stayed in.
However, she only had tens of thousands of yuan in savings, and she couldn't afford to splurge at a five-star hotel.
She's no longer the CEO or a high-level executive; she has to live frugally now.
Moreover, she was swindled out of more than 10 billion yuan this time, all of which was the hard-earned money of business owners in Guanzhong. All she can think about now is how to pay back the money, so she doesn't care about her living conditions at all.
In the last two days, she hasn't even been able to eat.
Ta-da!
Just then, a slender figure walked over, handed her a bowl of noodles, and comforted her, "President Lu, have something to eat. You haven't eaten all day!"
Lu Xueqing bit her lip, tears streaming down her face. "I can't eat. If I don't get this money back, I'd rather starve to death!"
Qi Wei shook her head and said, "President Lu, Brother Tian said it's nothing, he can cover it for you, so you don't need to worry about it!"
"No!" Lu Xueqing pursed her lips and said, "His money all belongs to that bastard Lin Yu! I won't use a single penny of that bastard's money. I caused this mess myself, I'll take the blame myself. I don't need his pity!"
Qi Wei smiled wryly and said, "You two are husband and wife. How can one pity the other? Isn't it only natural for husband and wife to do things for each other?"
Lu Xueqing shook her head again, gritting her teeth as she said, "No! I know him better than you do. He deliberately got Zhou Xiaotian to help me just so he could see me make a fool of myself!"
"Maybe he's waiting for me to go back and beg him!"
"However, he underestimated me, Lu Xueqing. I will never back down!" Lu Xueqing said defiantly.
Qi Wei was speechless. What was all this about? This girl's imagination was running wild.
"Mr. Lu, perhaps you have really misunderstood Mr. Lin..."
"Sister Qi, please stop talking!"
Lu Xueqing suddenly raised her voice, seemingly to avoid her voice, and deliberately pressed the remote control to turn the volume up to the maximum.
At that moment, a news report was playing.
"The recent high-profile case of embezzlement by shareholders of a rural bank has seen new developments. The bank's head, Zhao Long, has been extradited back to China, and the funds have been recovered and will be distributed to depositors in installments. Li Zhixi, the owner of the Jinfanwan P2P company and former vice president of the Hongluan Chamber of Commerce, who conspired with Zhao Long, has also been apprehended. All 10.8 billion yuan of embezzled funds have been recovered! Under the supervision of Lin Shaoshuai of Fengfu, the case has been successfully resolved..."
Upon seeing this, Lu Xueqing's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"I never expected that the young marshal would help me again this time..."
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