As soon as these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the pleasure boat.
Xiao Yue's aura was quite captivating, but Qin Zhao just stared at him quietly. After hearing these words, there was not even a ripple in his eyes.
Not losing at all.
Everyone present was so shocked by this scene that they were speechless. Gu Changzhou thought to himself that something was wrong and quickly said something to smooth things over: "General, you don't know, my master is not in good health. He just had a serious illness and really can't drink."
"A serious illness?"
Xiao Yue looked at Qin Zhao's face for a moment and indeed saw that the man was pale and thin, looking sick.
"So you're a sickly person." Xiao Yue propped up his chin, put on a smile again, and said leisurely, "Then this general must apologize to you?"
Qin Zhao: "It's okay, General Xiao, don't worry about it."
Xiao Yue: “…”
Everyone at the table gasped.
This... does this mean he accepts the general's apology? How dare this man use this attitude—
Xiao Yue choked a bit, but he didn't seem angry at all. He laughed out loud, "Interesting, really interesting... Come on, everyone, pick up your chopsticks. Don't just stand there."
The meal was so dreadful that everyone lost their appetite. Qin Zhao, on the other hand, was not affected at all, and was as relaxed as if it were just an ordinary family dinner.
Xiao Yue hardly touched the food, but just silently drank the wine in front of him, one glass after another.
After finally waiting for the banquet to end, everyone put down their chopsticks one after another, but no one dared to leave. Xiao Yue's face was already drunken, and he glanced around with a blurry look: "Are you done eating? Then let's go."
After saying that, he stood up shakily without paying any attention to the people around him.
A subordinate who was traveling with him wanted to help him, but he pushed him back forcefully: "Get lost, does this general need your help?"
He turned and walked out. Although his steps were unsteady, they were still steady.
The subordinates that Xiao Yue brought with him hurriedly said goodbye to everyone. Both sides said goodbye politely and walked out of the houseboat one after another, all with relieved looks on their faces.
Gu Changzhou and Qin Zhao stayed until the end.
Gu Changzhou lowered his voice and asked, "Just let him go like that?"
"No." Qin Zhao drank the last cup of tea slowly, wiped his fingers with a handkerchief, and then stood up. "Let's go out too."
The two of them left the pleasure boat, and the people who had been traveling with them had already left, their whereabouts unknown. Before they could even reach the front hall, someone suddenly blocked their way.
The other party said, "My general would like to have a private conversation with this gentleman."
This man, dressed in civilian clothes, made no sound as he walked, clearly possessing martial arts skills. Gu Changzhou looked hesitantly at Qin Zhao, who said, "You go back. Tell Ah Qi to go back first, too. Tell my husband I won't be home until later, so he doesn't need to worry."
"I'm going to meet the general."
.
It's still a pleasure boat.
However, this pleasure boat was smaller and less impressive than the one they had dined on previously. The attendant who led the way simply helped Qin Zhao open the door and then waited nearby. Looking inside, there was only a table. Xiao Yue sat in the pleasure boat with his back to him.
Qin Zhao walked in and felt the boat shaking slightly. Looking back, he saw that the servant had already untied the reins tied to the shore and pushed the boat out of the water with a force of the oars.
The pleasure boat sailed all the way to the center of the lake before stopping.
Then the bow of the boat lightened, the servant jumped out, floated with his lightness skills, and returned to the shore in a blink of an eye.
In this way, only Qin Zhao and Xiao Yue were left in the pleasure boat.
Qin Zhao took a breath silently, walked to Xiao Yue, saw him pour two glasses of wine, and frowned slightly.
"Can't you live without alcohol?" Qin Zhao sat down opposite Xiao Yue and looked at him calmly, "Xiao Yue."
"Whether I survive or not has nothing to do with you. On the contrary... I really want to know how you survived."
Xiao Yue pushed one of the cups in front of Qin Zhao, raised his head, and said coldly: "Qin, Shu."
Qin Zhao remained silent.
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