Upon hearing about the drinking contest, Qiao Feng readily agreed.
Duan Yu glanced at the three bottles of Erguotou and laughed, "Only three bottles of wine, not enough for one of you, brother."
Li Huan said, "Don't underestimate this liquor. After three bottles, you'll either get drunk or die from it."
Duan Yu exclaimed in surprise: "So exaggerated? Isn't that the same as poison?"
Li Huan explained, "This is a type of baijiu produced in a foreign land. It is different from domestic baijiu and huangjiu. It is spicy on the palate, with a long aftertaste and a strong flavor!"
Qiao Feng laughed and said, "I'm in for a treat today, to taste the foreign liquor. I'll take my leave after I finish these three bottles!"
After saying that, Qiao Feng picked up the wine bottle and filled a glass.
Pear Blossom advised, "Brother Qiao, drink slowly. If you drink too fast, you'll be knocked out after just two bottles, let alone three!"
Qiao Feng frowned slightly: "Let's drink and be merry while we can!"
He appears generous and easygoing, but is actually depressed.
Drowning one's sorrows in alcohol.
Qiao Feng suddenly raised his head and finished the Erguotou in the paper cup again.
This time, he didn't choke.
But after two cups of baijiu, Qiao Feng's face turned red, and he quietly became a little drunk.
He was secretly surprised.
Li Huan was right; the foreign liquor was indeed very strong.
Li Huan said, "According to Brother Qiao's drinking style, I am bound to lose. There's no need for a contest. I concede defeat!"
Qiao Feng said, "Young Master Li has been selling boxed lunches at his stall for years, and he always drinks this Erguotou... Strange... Why is it called Erguotou?"
Li Huan explained, "As the name suggests, this is the first batch of liquor after the second distillation. It has a very pure, mellow, and fragrant taste. Brother Qiao, please savor it slowly."
Qiao Feng had no interest in savoring the wine; he continued to pour more and drank it all in one gulp.
Li Huan knew that Qiao Feng believed 90% of the fact that he was a Khitan.
After all, Master Zhiguang and Zhao Qiansun recounted in detail their bloody battle at Luanshi Valley outside Yanmen Pass.
Furthermore, there are handwritten letters from the ringleader and Wang Jiantong.
In addition, the wolf head tattoo on his chest is also irrefutable evidence.
Qiao Feng suffered the first heavy blow in his life. He was deceived, fooled, and framed. He was not only depressed, but also filled with anger!
Without proper manners and chivalry, Qiao Feng would have killed Bai Shijing and Quan Guanqing with a single palm strike long ago! Including the wicked Madam Ma!
Fortunately, Li Huan intervened in time, not only placing a 'life-or-death talisman' on Bai Shijing, Quan Guanqing, and Elder Xu, but also executing Bai Shijing and Quan Guanqing by slow slicing.
However, Qiao Feng was very puzzled as to why Madam Ma was so scheming against him.
Seeing Qiao Feng in low spirits, drinking silently, Duan Yu tried to comfort him.
"Brother, drinking to drown your sorrows only makes them worse. You are an upright and honest person, so why are you so worried?"
Qiao Feng reached out, grabbed a piece of "crispy pork belly," took a big bite, and spoke as he ate.
"Although I, Qiao Feng, don't get along with Vice Chief Ma, I've always treated him with courtesy and have never offended him. Why does Madam Ma hate me so much that she seduced Bai Shijing, Quan Guanqing, and Elder Xu, and schemed to harm me? Alas... alas..."
Qiao Feng sighed repeatedly.
Li Huan smiled and said, "I am skilled in divination and can help Brother Qiao resolve his doubts."
Qiao Feng said, "Alright, thank you for your trouble, Young Hero Li."
Li Huan narrowed his eyes slightly, calculating with a serious expression...
Wang Yuyan, Azhu, and Abi, who were sitting at the next table, watched Li Huan perform fortune-telling with curiosity.
The members of the Beggars' Sect squatted around eating their boxed lunches and commenting on the delicious dishes.
Zhao Qiansun, Tan Gong, Tan Po, and Master Zhiguang sat at another table.
Shan Zheng and his five sons had already slunk away, without even eating their boxed lunches...
Li Huan suddenly opened his eyes: "I've figured it out!"
Qiao Feng hurriedly said, "Please speak!"
Li Huan smiled and said, "Two years ago, at the Hundred Flowers Festival in Luoyang, did you see Kang Min?"
Qiao Feng pondered for a moment and replied, "That year, during the Hundred Flowers Festival in Luoyang, I drank heartily with my brothers in the gang. I didn't see Kang Min, but I did see Ma Dayuan!"
Li Huan said, "Ma Dayuan brought Kang Min to the Luoyang Hundred Flowers Festival. At that time, you were only focused on drinking and playing drinking games. Didn't you notice the woman standing next to the peony flower?"
Qiao Feng tried hard to recall: "I remember now, there were indeed several women next to the peony flowers..."
Li Huan said, "Kang Min stood next to the peony, radiant and beautiful. All the more than a thousand Beggars' Clan brothers present were attracted by Kang Min's beauty!"
"Only you, Brother Qiao, are focused on drinking and playing drinking games with your brothers, and you don't even glance at Kang Min!"
Qiao Feng laughed: "I have never liked associating with women since I was a child, and I would never deliberately admire beautiful women."
Li Huan said, "Therefore, Kang Min suffered a psychological blow and developed hatred towards you."
Qiao Feng was shocked: "This...this is too absurd..."
Li Huan said, "You don't understand Kang Min. She's a narrow-minded woman with an extremely strong possessive streak! Thousands of men like her, but you're the only one she doesn't even look at. She's determined to have you!"
Qiao Feng was taken aback.
Duan Yu sighed, "A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea."
After saying this, Duan Yu turned to look at Wang Yuyan.
Li Huan said, "Kang Min wants you, but she can't have you. She doesn't want other women to have you, so she vows to destroy you, to hurt you, and to ruin your reputation!"
Qiao Feng's nostrils flared, exhaling a strong smell of alcohol, and he clenched his fists.
Li Huan said, "Ma Dayuan died at the hands of Kang Min and Bai Shijing, entirely of his own making! He coveted Kang Min's beauty and married her, which was tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house!"
Qiao Feng angrily said, "Kang Min is so insidious and vicious, she should be a beggar for the rest of her life, begging on the streets!"
Li Huan said, "Brother Qiao, how good am I at fortune telling?"
Qiao Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Young Master Li is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also adept at divination. He is truly admirable!"
Li Huan said, "Since Brother Qiao trusts my divination skills, would you like to have another reading to understand your future?"
Qiao Feng said, "Thank you, Young Hero Li. I am all ears."
Li Huan closed his eyes again, pretending to calculate the future using his fingers.
A'Zhu's gaze shifted from Li Huan to Qiao Feng, and then back to Li Huan...
After finishing a piece of crispy pork belly, Qiao Feng picked up a roasted pigeon and took a few big bites.
Li Huan opened his eyes and said to Qiao Feng.
"Brother Qiao has a bright future ahead of him. Soon, he will become the Southern King of Liao, acknowledge his true identity, and change his name to Xiao Feng!"
Qiao Feng was shocked, and the roast pigeon in his hand fell to the ground.
"I...I actually became a minister of the Liao Kingdom...Unbelievable...Unbelievable..."
Duan Yu laughed and said, "Even if my elder brother admits he is a Khitan, he would never go to the Liao Kingdom to become the Southern King! Young Hero Li, your divination skills may not be reliable!"
Li Huan looked directly into Duan Yu's eyes: "Just by looking at your appearance, I can tell you are a prince of the Dali Kingdom in Yunnan! Moreover, you have mastered the Dali Duan family's Six Meridian Divine Sword, and are being hunted down by the Tibetan National Preceptor Kumārajīva!"
Duan Yu jumped to his feet, dumbfounded...
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