The campsite at the foot of Horseshoe Mountain was deathly silent.
No one spoke, and many people looked at Ye Difeng and Gan Er with apprehension.
These two individuals have now been labeled as dangerous by everyone.
Just as everyone else remained silent, a hearty laugh suddenly rang out.
"Hahaha, my two friends are truly skilled! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Pang Hongxin. I have some fine wine and food here. Would you be so kind as to invite me over for a chat?"
Having witnessed the strength of Ye Difeng and his companion, Pang Hongxin couldn't help but consider recruiting them.
Gan Er took out a new black shirt and put it on. He didn't say anything, but looked at Ye Difeng, clearly wanting Ye Difeng to make the decision.
Ye Difeng glanced at Qiao Suinian, who was wearing a bronze mask, without changing his expression, and then smiled and said the same thing.
“Since you are so hospitable, then my brother and I will respectfully accept your invitation. My name is Feng Di, and this is my sworn brother, Qian Yi.”
"Hahaha, as the saying goes, you rely on your parents at home and your friends when you're out. It's only right for friends to help each other!" Pang Hongxin said enthusiastically.
After Ye Difeng and Gan Er sat down, Pang Hongxin's men quickly brought over several plates of braised dishes that had just been heated over a fire.
There were braised duck feet, braised pig heart, crispy intestines, and lotus root, as well as a pot of liquor in an iron kettle.
"Come on, it's chilly down here. Brothers, have some liquor to warm yourselves up."
Pang Hongxin took out two porcelain bowls and poured a bowl of wine for Ye Difeng and Gan Er.
Then they started chatting casually.
Gan Er accepted the wine and drank it down in one gulp with great gusto. He then began to eat heartily. In contrast, Ye Difeng accepted the bowl but did not drink. Instead, he waited quietly for a while before lifting a corner of his mask and taking a small sip.
Pang Hongxin was a shrewd man, and he could naturally see that Gan Er's actions were clearly helping Ye Difeng test the poison.
It seems that although these two people address each other as brothers on the surface, their actual relationship is likely that of master and servant. If the relationship is fake, then they are probably using aliases.
Pang Hongxin secretly made a note of it, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to be very enthusiastic.
"This brother really has a good capacity for alcohol, come on, drink!"
Pang Hongxin and Gan Er drank another bowl of wine and chatted about all sorts of interesting things that happened after the apocalypse. Of course, most of the conversation was still about women and improving their strength.
After a few rounds of drinks, Ye Difeng glanced at Qiao Suinian, who was wearing a bronze mask, and spoke.
"My friend, we two are really destined to meet, as we both chose to wear masks in public. May I ask your name?"
"Oh dear, look at my pig brain! I forgot to introduce you!" Pang Hongxin, who was a little slurred from drinking, slapped his forehead and was about to start introducing himself.
At this moment, Qiao Suinian stood up and extended her hand to Ye Difeng, smiling as she spoke.
"Hello Feng Di, we really do have a connection. Your name has the character 'Feng' in it, and so do mine. My name is Cao Junfeng."
"Brother Junfeng? It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Qiao Suinian and Ye Difeng held each other's hands.
Ye Difeng's mask also had the function of blocking prying eyes, so Qiao Suinian did not know at this time that the masked man in front of her was Ye Difeng of the Ye family.
Otherwise, he would have drawn his Haoye Dragon Blade and rushed up to kill the opponent long ago.
Ye Difeng had no idea that the guy wearing the bronze mask in front of him was the Qiao Suinian he was looking for.
These two people, who should have drawn their swords against each other, met in this extremely strange situation.
Upon hearing this, a glint of shrewdness flashed in the eyes of the drunken Pang Hongxin.
Ye Difeng then sat down next to Qiao Suinian and started chatting with her.
He asked all sorts of trivial questions, such as what Qiao Suinian's zodiac sign was, what kind of woman he liked, how long he had lasted, and whether he could accept a relationship with two women.
As he asked questions, Ye Difeng suddenly changed the subject, asking as if he were having a casual chat.
"Brother Junfeng, why did you stop me from killing that old man just now?"
Qiao Suinian was secretly alarmed. Taking advantage of the glance they had just exchanged, he used the Illusionary Nightmare Mirror on the masked man just as he was about to kill the hunchbacked old man. He thought he had done everything perfectly, but he didn't expect that the masked man would still suspect him.
Ye Difeng was clearly trying to take the opportunity to get information out of Qiao Suinian.
Fortunately, Qiao Suinian is a veteran actor, and he answered Ye Difeng's sudden question very naturally.
"Brother Fengdi, what are you saying? Didn't that old man run away on his own?"
Ye Difeng stared silently into Qiao Suinian's eyes through the mask.
Qiao Suinian met his gaze without flinching.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
At this moment, Ye Difeng suddenly smiled.
"Oh, right, that old man clearly ran away on his own. Look at my brain, I'm really drunk. Come on, let's have another drink."
Qiao Suinian laughed along with him, and neither of the two scheming individuals brought up the topic again.
At this moment, neither of them knew the other's true identity, but they both felt a sense of apprehension towards each other.
Two hours later, the four of them had finished a large pot of liquor. All four were quite drunk. They returned to their tents and fell asleep, soon snoring softly.
A figure draped in a black robe silently slipped into Qiao Suinian's tent.
Inside the tent, Qiao Suinian's eyes were bright and clear, showing no signs of being drunk.
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