Chapter 414: Chapter 414 Drinking Contest_1

Hearing this, the waiter lost two and a half of his three souls from fright.

The crew-cut man, however, paused for a moment, then a smirk formed at the corner of his mouth.

"Brother, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t talk nonsense. How do you know there is poison in this wine? The boss and I have no grudges, why would he want to harm me?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter also found the courage to accuse Ye Fei, "Exactly, how can you talk nonsense like that! Would I poison my own guests?"

The crew-cut man, firstly unable to resist the allure of the fine wine and secondly having not sensed the smell of poison in the wine, didn’t believe a word Ye Fei said.

With a pushback, he tried to shove Ye Fei’s hand away.

But was Ye Fei someone who could be easily pushed away?

His wrist deftly twisted, locking the crew-cut man’s hand, which was as strong as a vice.

Then, he flicked the jar lightly with his fingers.

Crash!

The wine jar shattered in an instant, and the white liquor spilled all over the ground.

"My! My fine liquor! What a waste, what a waste!"

The crew-cut man gave Ye Fei a profound look.

But just then, he heard a hissing sound.

Looking down, he saw the liquor that had spilled on the table had, in just a few seconds, corroded a big hole through the tablecloth, emitting a trail of black smoke.

The crew-cut man was immediately startled and glared at the waiter.

The waiter was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Big brother! I’m sorry! I didn’t want to do it either!"

The crew-cut man wasn’t willing to listen, took three steps and in two, hoisted the waiter above his head, and threw him down hard onto the floor.

"Ah!"

The waiter screamed, thinking he was surely dead.

But immediately, he found himself spinning in mid-air, then landing steadily on his feet.

It was Ye Fei who had saved him.

The crew-cut man was quite displeased and glared at Ye Fei, "Kid, you saved me, but now you won’t let me kill this bastard, what are you up to?"

Ye Fei clasped his hands together in a polite gesture, "This brother, the man was coerced into doing this. There’s no need to be harsh on him."

The crew-cut man sneered, "Fine, considering you just saved my life, I’ll owe you this favor."

Ye Fei responded with a light smile, "Thank you."

However, the crew-cut man then grabbed Ye Fei with a swift move.

"Looking at your moves just now, it seems you’re a well-trained fighter."

"I love making friends through martial arts. Come on, let’s spar and liven up our spirits."

Saying this, the crew-cut man rolled up his sleeves.

"Come on, let me see how strong you pretty boy really are."

Ye Fei, who was too busy to bother with him, responded with a smile.

"Aren’t you going to ask who’s trying to poison you?"

The crew-cut man laughed heartily, "Is there a need to ask? Since I sat down here, I’ve noticed that bunch hiding in the shop across the street."

"Since a fight is inevitable, warming up with you first might as well be a good idea."

Ye Fei too could feel the faint aura of killing intent coming from across the street.

But the matter didn’t concern him, and he didn’t feel like getting involved.

So he shook his head and continued to sit down and eat his noodles.

But for some reason, the crew-cut man was insistent on having a round with Ye Fei.

Seeing that Ye Fei refused, he changed tactics and tried to provoke him, "Kid, you’re not scared of losing, are you? Come on, act like a man, don’t be like a woman."

Ye Fei still paid him no attention.

The crew-cut man laughed coldly, "Kid, enough with the act. You think I can’t tell you’re in cahoots with the ones trying to kill me?"

"Pretending to save me was just a way to get close, to gain my trust, and to extract information from me, wasn’t it? If you can’t get the information, are those lackeys supposed to take action then?"

It turns out the buzz-cut man mistook Ye Fei for one of the assassins’ group.

Ye Fei was speechless.

As the buzz-cut man spoke, he swung his fist to smash.

Wham!

A fist as big as a clay pot hurtled towards Ye Fei’s head.

Ye Fei let the breeze from the punch blow through his hair, not dodging in the slightest.

The buzz-cut man was pleasantly surprised and laughed, "Kid, I didn’t see you as tough stuff. Alright, just for your guts, big brother here appreciates you!"

"Come on, since we’re going to have a big fight later anyway, why not have a good drink before the action starts, how about it?"

Ye Fei was helpless and just about to explain.

But the buzz-cut man waved his large hand: "Come! Waiter, bring the drinks! Bring out all your homebrewed liquor, I can afford it! Just don’t add any extra ingredients this time!"

"The servant dares not, I’ll fetch it right away!"

Soon, the waiter fetched four jars.

"Not enough! More!"

"Aye!"

The waiter brought over a dozen jars in one go, setting them aside.

The buzz-cut man sat down next to Ye Fei in a carefree manner: "Brother, how about a drink?"

Ye Fei wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but when it came to drinking, he was somewhat interested.

Bang!

After bumping fists, the buzz-cut man lifted a jar and started guzzling it down.

Ye Fei saw this and thought, so you’re going to down it in one go.

If he chugged, it would be rude not to follow suit.

So, in one breath, an entire jar went down into his belly.

Keep in mind, that jar held a full two jins!

After drinking, Ye Fei felt no adverse effects but instead felt refreshed and invigorated.

"Indeed, a good drink."

The buzz-cut man was also taken aback when he saw this.

"Huh? Brother, you’ve got a huge capacity?"

"Not bad," Ye Fei modestly responded.

"After drinking for so many years, there haven’t been many who Duan Meng sees as rivals, but you, brother, are definitely one. How about we have a drinking contest, what do you say?"

Since Ye Fei loved fine liquor and had a good impression of the buzz-cut man, he immediately agreed.

"Sure. But let’s stop at the right time. Otherwise, if you drink too much later, you won’t be able to deal with those guys."

Duan Meng laughed heartily, thinking to himself that this kid was pretty cocky.

"I’m known as ’Thousand Cups Unfazed’; I’ve never met a match in drinking all my life."

You think you can get me drunk? What a joke!

Seeing the young man’s full confidence, Duan Meng’s fighting spirit intensified.

"Come on! Drink!"

Saying so, the two of them lifted their jars and downed another one.

...

Meanwhile, in a shop across from the noodle house.

Over a dozen Pangu Sect experts were lying in ambush.

"Boss! We didn’t expect that brat to ruin our plan. Why not just rush them and chop Duan Meng and him into mincemeat?"

"Wait a bit longer. Anyway, that fool Duan Meng doesn’t look like he’s leaving. So, why not wait until they’re tipsy and muddled before we make our move? It’ll be twice the result with half the effort."

"Right, right! Boss is far-sighted and wise indeed! Admirable, admirable."