Li Yu and his companions saw that things were not going well, so they looked at each other. The tacit understanding they had formed since they were young made them realize that it was impossible to deal with Li Yan this time.
Several people were quite surprised. Although Li Yan could drink a little at first, he could not drink more than the two of them anyway. Li Yu took the opportunity of urinating to instruct several of them.
"Now it seems that Brother Yan is not the same as us. He became a disciple of Master Ji several years ago.
Strategist Ji, I believe you have heard of him. He is a top-notch martial arts master. I believe Brother Yan has already learned the true skills from him. This must be the legendary internal strength that he demonstrated tonight.
When I was in the restaurant, I often saw those heroes coming in and out. They were obviously drunk, but when they circulated their internal energy, they turned into clean water, and then they shouted for more wine. Even if one of them drank several jars, he would still be sober. "
After listening to this, Li Shan nodded repeatedly. His blacksmith shop was also a place frequented by heroes from the martial arts world, and his knowledge was no less than Li Yu's.
"Then how can we make Brother Yan tell the truth?"
A sturdy young man shivered, pulled up his trousers, tightened his belt and said.
"I think I can't get any advantage from Brother Yan, so why not..."
Li Yu lowered his voice when he said this, and stood outside the toilet. Then he pointed in the direction of the toilet with his eyes. There, across a row of main houses, a section of tall locust tree branches and leaves were exposed in the sky.
"Ah? You want those two nobles to talk? But don't anger them."
Another young man heard this and spoke with some fear.
"Da Liuzi, you idiot, I'm not really going to attack him, I'm just trying to get him to drink more wine so I can take the opportunity to ask him a few questions."
Li Yu said.
"Is that so? Is that okay?"
The young man called Da Liuzi spoke with some trepidation.
"Come on, let's do this..."
Li Yu lowered his voice.
Li Yan was playing drinking games with three or four other people. The four people next to him looked depressed, wondering if Li Yan had taken an aphrodisiac. They had already played three different drinking games, but Li Yan still won more than he lost.
After Li Yu and his companions went out, they seemed to have fallen into a toilet and stayed there for such a long time.
Li Yan was looking at the four people with a smile. If he wanted to win, he had to beat them so badly that they wouldn't know which way was which. So, he deliberately lost a few times just now. Li Wei did not help either of them and watched his brother drinking with others with great interest.
Just at this moment, Li Yu and a few others came over swaying their bodies, and the four men couldn't help but get angry when they saw this.
"Even if you guys gave birth to a child, it has grown to a year old!"
Youqi glared at Li Shan angrily. Li Shan had the best alcohol tolerance here and was also a master at drinking games, but he never came back.
"Oh, Da Liuzi and I just vomited, and Li Shan and the others took care of us. Now, after vomiting, we are brave again."
Li Yu replied with a chuckle, and without waiting for the four people at the table to continue speaking, he turned to look at Li Yan.
"Brother Yan, you are being unfair today. You must have learned advanced martial arts. We are no match for you when we drink with you.
"And if we play this drinking game, with your eyes, ears and quick hands, we are no match for you. How about we play a drinking game we played when we were kids? That way you can give up your strengths and be on equal terms with us."
Li Yu looked dissatisfied.
"Oh? What kind of drinking game was it when we were kids? Tell me about it."
Li Yan looked at Li Yu with a half-smile, and glanced at Li Shan and the others who came back with him.
When Li Yan glanced at them, they felt as if his thoughts were seen through and couldn't help feeling a little flustered.
Although Li Yan did not release his spiritual sense to follow them, he had already made some guesses. These people just wanted him to drink more. He really didn't care and wanted to see how much he could drink without using his spiritual power.
"Hehehe... I've been looking for locust leaves since I was a kid, and when I was stealing wine to drink, whoever wanted to have an extra sip would find this method. This method relies entirely on luck, but it lacks one's own initiative."
When Li Yu saw Li Yan agreed, he spoke immediately.
"Oh, that's the method. It should work, but I seem to have been lucky recently. Don't lose your temper when you lose."
After hearing this, Li Yan grinned at Li Yu, revealing a row of white teeth. Under the moonlight, several people felt their hearts tighten. Li Yan grinned at them like a mountain monster.
"Brother Yan, listen to me, this game of drinking doesn't mean that the loser only drinks one bowl.
You have been the winner tonight, so we will not play one-on-one with you. If you lose, you drink two bowls, and if we lose, each of us drinks one bowl at the same time. How about that?"
The young man named Da Liuzi avoided Li Yan's gaze and said.
"Haha, you guys are clearly cheating. You want me to deal with seven of you alone. I lose two bowls, and you lose only one bowl each."
After saying that, Li Yan curled his lips.
Li Yu was overjoyed when he saw this. This was the sentence he had been waiting for, so he spoke hurriedly.
"This search for locust leaves was originally a one-on-one game, but it turned into one-on-many. This is because you are a martial arts master and have cultivated internal strength. Otherwise, how could your alcohol tolerance be so formidable now
Well, let’s put it this way. I won’t take advantage of you. Didn’t you bring your friends here
Let them team up with you, so that the drinking will be shared equally. Don't say that your friends can't drink. Look at how drunk Xiaoshan's wife is at the table. She is one of the best women."
Li Yu blinked as he spoke and pointed under the old locust tree, where the atmosphere was quite tense.
Although they did not drink recklessly like the men at other tables, they were all looking a little red in the face as they chewed slowly.
The village women in the mountains have been living with the mountains for many years, and have long been tainted with some roughness. Every woman can drink a little, and although Gong Chenying and Zhao Min's faces were also red, their expressions were normal.
After hearing what Li Yu said, Li Yan suddenly understood and laughed inwardly. "You are planning to drink their wine, but you don't know that their cultivation is higher than mine, and they have practiced the body-refining technique for a longer time than me. This is also because they don't have the spiritual power to dissolve the alcohol.
Otherwise, even if everyone in the village plus me were to take over, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to defeat them. And you let them share my drinking responsibilities."
Although he thought so in his heart, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face, and he was even more hesitant in his words.
"This... I'm afraid it's not good. Although they are both a bit drunk, you don't know that they are almost drunk. After they come here, it doesn't mean that I will be drinking alone."
Li Yu and his companions were overjoyed when they heard this. With what Li Yan said, no matter what the result was, someone would get drunk. They didn't believe that Li Yan would always be victorious if he followed this drinking order.
"You are speaking so clearly now, how can you be drunk? You said you are now an important official in the court, how come you have become so nagging?"
Li Yu showed a disdainful expression.
Li Yan seemed stunned by Li Yu's expression, and then gritted his teeth.
"Then come on. I've already told you that I've been lucky lately, so don't regret it."
After saying that, he actually stood up and walked towards the locust tree.
Seeing this, Li Yu and his companions couldn't help but smile at each other behind them.
Not long after, Li Yan came over with the two girls who looked suspicious, and he pointed at Li Yu and others.
"They wanted to drink with me, so they came up with a drinking game. However, this game requires drinking in groups. I have been away from home for many years and have long lost the support of the people. No one wants to drink with me, so I asked you to come and have fun with me."
He then explained the drinking orders and the outcome of the game to the two girls.
Look for locust leaves, pick a bunch of thin locust branches with about four or five leaves each time, and then find a place to mark out a certain area. There must be one to three houses in this area. The foundation of this kind of mountain village house is usually made of bluestone, but the upper half is made of adobe and miscellaneous trees.
Often the walls of houses are mainly made of adobe, which have cracks from years of wind and sun, some shallow and some deep, that are almost all over the walls.
However, since the main body of the wall is made of earthen adhesive, it is firmly bonded to the bluestone foundation and the wooden structure of the roof, and it rarely affects the stability of the main body.
Therefore, in general, houses will not be repaired until the cracks expand to a certain width, and these fine cracks are allowed to grow on the walls.
Children in mountain villages originally lack places to play, so our ancestors have adapted to local conditions and created many childhood fun activities.
Looking for locust leaves is one of them, and it is best to play it on a moonlit night. It is easy to crack it during the day, but you can't play it on a moonless night because it is pitch dark.
After the houses in the area are circled, one person will make the decision. After blindfolding the other person or turning his back, one person will hold the string of soft locust branches with four or five leaves and go around several houses, looking for a crack in the wall, a gap in the bluestone foundation, or even on the wooden frame of the eaves to hide the string of locust leaves.
The premise is that you are not allowed to dig walls to expand holes on your own, nor are you allowed to hide inside the house or above the eaves. Otherwise, you would have been scolded by the elders for digging walls, climbing high, and entering the house, let alone playing.
After hiding the locust leaves, release the blindfolded person and let him find the locust leaves in the area alone within the specified time, otherwise he loses.
After losing, the person who placed the locust leaves will take the person who admits defeat to the crack in the wall where the locust leaves are hidden in front of him, and let the loser check the crack, storage location, etc., to prove that he did not violate the rules and make the person who admits defeat convinced.
In the next round, the two sides will rotate positions. The person who was looking for locust leaves just now will hide the locust leaves, and the other person will look for them in turn, and this cycle will repeat.
After Li Yan explained the rules, he planned to let the two girls sit down while he went to tease them first. He asked the two girls to come over just to pretend to go along with Li Yu and the others.
But Li Yan never thought that as soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of Zhao Min and Gong Chenying suddenly brightened.
After the rules were discussed, several people designated two nearby houses as hiding areas, and both sides chose Li Wei to be the referee.
In the first round, Li Yu personally took a bunch of locust leaves and marked them. After both parties verified the marks, they found a piece of cloth to cover Li Yan's eyes. Li Yu went directly to the designated area. After a long time, he came back as if nothing had happened.
Although Zhao Min and Gong Chenying were not blindfolded like Li Yan, they had turned their backs to the game area since Li Yu got the locust leaves. When Li Yu came back and shouted at Li Yan, Zhao Min had already turned around.
She didn't even look at Li Yan, and took a step towards that area, leaving Li Yan who was about to get up behind. Seeing this, Li Yan touched his nose and had to sit back down.
Not long after, Zhao Min came over with a bunch of locust leaves in her hand, while Li Yu and others were stunned.
Li Yan looked at Zhao Min, who still had an indifferent expression, but he found a glimmer of spirit in her eyes. At the same time, he also knew that although Zhao Min won so easily, she did not use any spiritual awareness or magic from beginning to end, but only relied on her eyes.
Next, Li Yu and the others naturally drank a bowl of wine each. The two women did as agreed. In the next round, just as Li Wei had covered the face of one of Li Yu and the others with a cloth, Gong Chenying had already stood up.
After taking the locust leaves, he quickly went to the collection area. Li Yan smiled and simply sat at the table, picked up a piece of monster meat, watched them play games, and chewed it slowly.
What happened next made Li Yu and the others' jaws drop to the ground. They lost all seven rounds in a row.
Whether looking for it or collecting it for yourself, these two extremely beautiful girls are like gods helping you and are always successful.
After drinking seven bowls of liquor in a row, Li Yu and his friends could no longer bear it. Although they secretly vomited several times in between, they were still drunk.
Although Li Yan had been watching with a smile, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed at this moment. Others couldn't tell the reason, but he knew it.
Although the two women did not use any means at all, cultivators are still cultivators. Their eyesight and hearing are far superior to those of ordinary people.
Even Li Yan himself, now after passing by a wall, he only needs to look at it carefully and he can remember all the patterns on it. However, when Li Yu and others were collecting locust leaves, no matter how careful they were, they would destroy the existing patterns on the wall.
Although they tried to cover up this fact afterwards, how could they escape the eyesight of the immortal cultivators? Moreover, Li Yan could hear the footsteps coming from the other side of the area while he was sitting here eating.
From this, we can determine where Li Yu and the others are and if they stay longer, we can easily find them.
Thinking of this, Li Yan hurriedly sent a message to the two girls, asking them to lose a few games occasionally no matter what. Although the two girls looked puzzled after hearing this, they still did as he said.
After they lost several times, Li Yu's morale, which had been completely weakened, began to rise amid Li Shan's roar. The two girls immediately understood Li Yan's intention.
But what disappointed Li Yu and the others was that they failed three times in a row and could only drink again.