Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 574 - 454: Go Ahead and Drink_2

Chapter 574: Chapter 454: Go Ahead and Drink_2

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The moon rose above the branches.

In the east of the city,

at the West Wind Restaurant.

Elder Chen Kuisheng, a martial master from the City Lord Mansion, held a welcoming ceremony for the newly-joined Kuang Dao Shen Yuan.

Kuang Dao Shen Yuan was a renowned swordsman known to all.

When he first started his career in the jianghu, he once challenged thirty-two horse bandits in one breath, saving the people of eighteen villages, and then went alone to the border city to kill several fleeing evil martial masters.

——What a great reputation indeed!

In the Class A private room on the third floor of the West Wind Restaurant,

everyone was toasting and drinking until their necks turned red, and the sound of toasts never stopped.

"Elder Chen, I really didn’t expect you to be able to invite such a distinguished person as Kuang Dao."

A Boxer laughed.

Elder Chen raised his cup and smiled at Wu Xiaode:

"I have long heard of Kuang Dao’s reputation and have always wanted to make his acquaintance. Thank you, Master Shen, for gracing us with your presence."

Wu Xiaode smiled.

This Elder Chen was from the Destruction Council. As soon as he entered the city, Chen stood up to lift him in status, naturally because Li Chengfeng was his immediate superior.

As for the several cultivators brought by Elder Chen, they each had different expressions, seemingly having their own plans.

But where did he have the time to care about them?

It was more important to quickly understand how to use that "confrontation."

"Confrontation"—

Did it mean he had to confront others?

"Brother Shen’s saber skill is unparalleled, Chen has always admired it," Elder Chen once again fully expressed his admiration.

"Not at all, my saber skill is terrible," Wu Xiaode said.

——Does this count as a confrontation?

In the air, everything was as usual, with no reaction whatsoever.

Right,

perhaps that should be considered modesty.

Wu Xiaode pondered for a moment, then suddenly lifted the chopsticks in his hand and suggested with a smile:

"Why don’t we have a competition in letters to spice up the drinks?"

"How do you propose we compete?" a Martial Artist joined in jestingly.

"Using chopsticks as weapons, not activating Soul Power, just comparing moves. Whoever loses drinks," Wu Xiaode suggested.

"I’m in!" Elder Chen was the first to lift his chopsticks.

"Excellent!" Wu Xiaode said.

The two sat on chairs, and after a few exchanges of moves—

there was still no reaction.

Wu Xiaode felt disappointed and purposely exposed a weakness, allowing Elder Chen to knock his chopsticks away.

"Haha, Elder Chen, this drink should be mine."

He raised his cup and drank it down in one go.

"Brother Shen, I’d like to drink that cup of yours too," Elder Chen chuckled.

Everyone burst into laughter.

——They had assumed this great figure would display his prowess, but as it turned out, he just wanted to drink.

The atmosphere immediately became lively.

Wu Xiaode looked around and felt that today was not the appropriate occasion for confrontation.

They were throwing a welcoming ceremony for him and had invited a bunch of friends to elevate his status.

And then he would confront others?

Forget it.

Better to settle scores after the banquet.

——After all, both attempts to confront had been unsuccessful.

With this thought in mind, Wu Xiaode relaxed, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating.

Suddenly,

the door to the private room was pushed open.

A burly man with a scar on his face peeked in, looked around at everyone with a mocking expression, and said:

"Elder Chen, you people still have the mood to drink here, don’t you know that on the river thirty miles outside the city, the Evil Flood Dragon has already killed many people?"

Wu Xiaode glanced at Elder Chen.

Elder Chen sent a message telepathically:

"This is Li Tiannan—leader of another armed squadron in the City Lord Mansion, who has always been at odds with me. Just ignore him."

He replied coldly, "Friend Li, it doesn’t seem to be our squad’s turn to act tonight."

The man named Li Tiannan pushed open the door, came in, and looking challengingly at everyone, said:

"They say the most useless people in the City Lord Mansion are all under Elder Li’s command, and now at a glance, it seems to be true."

The crowd immediately bristled.

"You!"

"Damn it!"

"Captain Li, you’ve gone too far!"

"We must report this to the City Lord!"

Everyone was talking at once.

Wu Xiaode listened quietly and suddenly realized a problem.

——These people seemed to fear Li Tiannan.

"Is he very strong?" Wu Xiaode asked Elder Chen through a transmitted message.

"Yes, even I have been defeated by him, that’s why he dares to trample on me today," Elder Chen replied, fuming.

As the two exchanged words, they saw Li Tiannan standing with his arms crossed, looking over at Wu Xiaode.

"Kuang Dao Shen Yuan, right? I’ve heard of you. Didn’t expect you to start mingling with this trash as soon as you arrived. Seems like your saber isn’t all that either," he said.

Wu Xiaode chuckled and responded, "You could try my saber if you want."

He held his breath and waited.

——Still, there was no movement.

Maybe the word "怼" was misspelled.

I’ll have to watch the replay again tonight.

Upon hearing this, Li Tiannan shook his head and said:

"Today, the Evil Flood Dragon is causing trouble outside the city. If I were to bully someone like you who hasn’t even grown all his hair yet inside the city, the City Lord would be furious."

Just then, someone outside shouted:

"Captain, it’s time to go, the City Lord is calling us to assemble."

Li Tiannan burst into laughter and said, "See? In times of war like this, it’s still up to us. You spineless shrimps might as well stop eating and go home to hold babies!"

With that, he flipped the table over.

"Li Tiannan, don’t you go too far!" Elder Chen yelled angrily.

Li Tiannan stood at the doorway and sneered:

"Nothing but snitches and wimps."

Facing a sea of angry glares, he chuckled and said:

"If you can kill that Evil Flood Dragon, I’ll drink all the water in that river!"

"A bunch of clueless fools."

He snorted coldly, placed his hand on the saber at his waist, and swaggered out.

At that moment, everyone in the private room stood up, fuming with rage, but they were helpless and could only watch Li Tiannan leave.

Wu Xiaode remained seated, unmoved.

He seemed to think of something, his eyes flickering as he muttered to himself:

"...It might be worth another try."

Before the words ended.

A sudden change occurred——

A violent gust of wind swept through the entire private room.

Everyone only saw a blur, as a shadowy figure dashed forward, grabbed Li Tiannan by the neck, crashed through the restaurant ceiling, soared into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, flew far away.

A cacophony of clattering utensils, women’s screams, wind, and breaking rooftops intertwined——

The next instant.

Someone shouted loudly, "Not good! Captain Li has been kidnapped!"

The entire restaurant fell silent.

All the cultivators looked up at the hole in the roof together.

Everyone was paying attention to the commotion here——

Thinking it was just a normal affair.

No one expected it to escalate to this extent.

"Kuang Dao... Shen Yuan..."

Someone murmured quietly.

...

Elsewhere.

Tens of miles outside the city, by the riverbank.

A Flood Dragon’s head was placed neatly on the sand.

Wu Xiaode wiped the blood off the Butterfly Soul saber, not even looking at Li Tiannan, he simply said softly:

"Someone just said they’d drink the entire river dry if the Evil Flood Dragon was killed—"

"Well, go on and drink."

Li Tiannan glanced at the head of the Evil Flood Dragon, then at Wu Xiaode.

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

The next instant.

A loud "clang" resounded, and a star appeared in the Void before Wu Xiaode.

A row of ice crystal letters emerged along with it:

"Congratulations."

"You have performed an outstanding mockery."

"You have caught the attention of a certain card."

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