Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Wu Yanhan, This is My Name

“Shit, it’s not easy to get all this booze.”

“Tell me about it? I spent one military merit point to get only ten jars of Drunken Immortal Tower’s Osmanthus brew!”

“I wonder if ten jars are enough? Should I exchange more with my merits?”

“It’s not about whether it’s merits or not, but exchanging too much will make Wang Meng unable to turn a blind eye.”

At night, inside the Four Eight Four camp tent, Xiong Hai and Li Han were grumbling while moving jar after jar of alcohol inside.

Li Han placed the wine jars carefully, arranging the wine bowls. Guang Yin took out one box meal after another, filled with roasted duck, beggar’s chicken, braised aromatic elbows, and other dishes to accompany their drinks.

As they opened a jar of wine, the fragrance of osmanthus mixed with the aroma of the dishes drifted through the tent.

The wine from the Drunken Flower Tower was extraordinary, and Xu Ming and his group were truly a bit drunk, whereas Wu Yanhan remained perfectly sober.

“Can you handle it?” Xiong Hai chuckled, “Scholars endure years of hardship studying day and night. I haven’t seen you read a single book in these few years.”

Just as Li Han and the others were chatting and laughing, Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan walked in together.

Xu Ming nodded: “Understood.”

Guang Yin shook his head: “No idea.”

“Not sure, let’s see first.” Xu Ming took a sip of wine.

Li Han cursed under his breath but had no objections, carrying the table, wine, and meat outside.

The five of them found a small peak, moved everything to the summit, drinking while gazing at the First Military Fort from the mountain peak.

“Eh, if it’s inconvenient to talk about, never mind.” Xu Ming waved his hand and walked forward, “Pretend I didn’t ask.”

“Wow, didn’t expect today to be just a farewell for Brother Xu, but also for Brother Wu. Anyway, there’s no feast that doesn’t end. Cheers!”

Looking at Wu Yanhan’s back, Xu Ming recalled a scene by the river several years ago and called out.

“Who can’t you defeat?”

“Don’t worry, even if you die, we won’t die.” Xiong Hai took a big gulp, “Rather than you, accompanying a ruler is like keeping a tiger company, be careful.”

Wu Yanhan put down the wine jar, pinched the sleeve to wipe his mouth, “I have no plans. The Blood Floating Pagoda has nothing left for me to learn. It’s just training every day. In a few days, I’ll leave too and walk around this world.”

Xiong Hai, Li Han, and Guang Yin walked shoulder to shoulder ahead, Wu Yanhan in the middle, Xu Ming at the back.

“Huh?”

Wu Yanhan paused slightly, surprised that Xu Ming would ask this.

Guang Yin scratched his head: “I don’t know. I should stay in the army, I have nowhere else to go.”

Li Han nodded: “Worthy of being the fifth young master of the Xu family, you know good stuff.”

“What about you guys?” Xu Ming looked at them, “What are your future plans?”

Li Han wiped his saliva: “What about those two kids, Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan?”

“Hehehe” Li Han rubbed his nose, “Isn’t this a farewell party? You’re going to take up a post in the Imperial Palace tomorrow, so we must drink well.”

Xu Ming smelled the wine: “Drunken Immortal Tower’s Osmanthus brew?”

“Wu Yanhan.”

Xu Ming also laughed: “You’re just asking if I’ll go, but I didn’t say I could pass.”

Wu Yanhan frowned and went over to kick him.

“Um.” Xu Ming nodded, “I should go.”

Xiong Hai smiled, took a sip of wine, eyes full of expectations for the future: “My father is the Minister of War, I definitely need to establish military merits in the Blood Floating Pagoda. With my own strength, I’ll become a marquis and chancellor in the future!”

“What’s wrong?” Wu Yanhan turned around.

Li Han quickly stood up: “Brother Wu! I’m joking! Just kidding! If you kick me, I guarantee you’ll kneel down and beg me not to die.”

“Wu Yanhan, is that your real name?” A tipsy Xu Ming asked.

Guang Yin drank some osmanthus brew, his honest face turning red: “Brother Xu, you’re really amazing. Your martial arts are great, and your literary skills are excellent too. If you top the imperial exams, wouldn’t you be the first person in Wu Kingdom’s history to excel both in literature and martial arts?”

“Do you even need to ask?” Xiong Hai raised his head and took a sip, “Shit, let those civil officials say we’re simple-minded. We martial artists can also pass the Jinshi examination!”

Li Han sat on the bed: “That guy Xu Ming is so talented, works so hard on boxing, does he even let us live?”

After the three finished speaking, all four pairs of eyes looked at Wu Yanhan.

The five drank until midnight, finishing all ten jars of wine, then swaying, they headed back to the tent.

“Fuck! Brother Xu is leaving, and we’re the ones who’ll be punished!”

Wu Yanhan, who had been silently drinking without a word, blinked her beautiful eyes and coldly asked, “What for?”

Li Han grinned, “I probably won’t stay in the Blood Floating Pagoda forever. Once I’ve earned enough military merits, I’ll trade them for an official position, then find a wife and have a few chubby boys.”

“But I think eating and drinking in the tent is boring. Let’s move outside.” Xu Ming suggested.

Everyone looked at Xu Ming.

The night sky tonight was very cooperative, the moon was bright, and there were many stars in the sky, like a galaxy hanging in the heavens.

“Alright, let’s not compare ourselves to geniuses.” Xiong Hai smiled, “Back when I was studying at the Zhixing Academy, that guy beat me up. All three of us were older than him by two or three years, and we still couldn’t defeat him together.”

Saying this, Li Han picked up a wine jar and threw it toward Xu Ming.

“Wu Yanhan.”

“What about you? What are your plans for the future?” Xu Ming asked.

“Brother Xu, I heard you’re going to participate in our kingdom’s Assembly Examination next year, right?” Li Han asked Xu Ming.

Li Hu raised the wine jar, and everyone cooperated, even Wu Yanhan coldly raised her jar. The jars clinked together, and everyone took a big gulp!

“In the future, I’ll come visit you guys.” Xu Ming put down the wine jar, “Until then, don’t die.”

Xiong Hai waved his hand, “Needless to say, Wu Yanhan must be finding a spring on the mountain to bathe, he never goes to the bathhouse. As for Xu Ming, he must be secretly practicing, but he’ll be back soon.”

Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan had pulled far away from the three.

Xiong Hai thought for a moment and slapped his thigh, “Alright! Let’s eat outside. If we’re caught, we’re caught. Big deal, we’ll be punished tomorrow.”

“Enough already, you’re such a chatterbox.” Xu Ming held Wu Yanhan back, “What’s with all this wine and meat? What’s going on?”

“Brother Xu, will you return to the Blood Floating Pagoda in the future?” Li Han bit into a chicken leg and looked at Xu Ming.

“How did you two come back together?” Li Han smiled, “You didn’t do any butt deals, did you?”

“The Wu of Wu Kingdom, the smoke of fireworks, the coldness of chill, this is my name.”

[Worked late tonight, there’s one more chapter. I’ll owe it for now and update in the morning since I don’t have work tomorrow.]