Zhang Feng walked into the Drunken Cloud Building, and was immediately greeted by a wave of noisy sounds.

  This Drunken Cloud Building receives all sorts of people on its first floor, including yamen runners, soldiers, and idlers; all nine categories of the three teachings are present.

  The yamen runners finished their day's work and came here to drink and chat, telling stories about the strange cases that had happened in Beijing. The loafers would often gather in groups, listening to someone tell rumors and gossip about certain families, but most of it was fabricated nonsense.

  "Zhang, brother, come here quickly!"

  Chen Hua and his group were drinking and playing rock-paper-scissors, when Xiao Liu, with sharp eyes, spotted Zhang Feng who had just walked in through the door, and quickly got up to call him over.

  One of the people at this table has already fallen, Zhang Feng walked over and opened one to see that it was Big Cow. He saw Big Cow's face flushed red, his eyes tightly closed, and his mouth murmuring something unknown.

  Zhang Feng bowed his head and listened for a while before he could make out that he was muttering "drink, drink". Seeing that Da Niu would not wake up for the time being, Zhang Feng called over a servant to bring some sobering soup, and at the same time supported Da Niu and moved him to the window.

  "Alas, this is what happens after drinking so much... it's only been half an hour and he's already drunk to this extent..."

  Chen Hua muttered to the side, "What's with drinking so much? He only had a small half tank of Qingniang wine, and it's even one of the lighter varieties in this Drunken Cloud Pavilion. Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect a big shot like him to have such poor alcohol tolerance."

  Zhang Feng also felt speechless, Qingniang had also tasted it before, the flavor was fragrant and sweet, a type of rice wine, even women could drink one or two jars without getting drunk, how did Daniu only drink half a jar and end up like this, he waited for the young servant to bring over some sobering soup and fed it to Daniu.

  "Come on, come on, never mind him, let's keep drinking." Chen Hua urged Wang Ping and the others to continue playing rock-paper-scissors.

  Lao Gu didn't join in, just sat on the side eating peanuts, occasionally taking a sip of wine from his bowl and watching the lively crowd with a knowing smile. It's been many years since I've seen such a scene.

  Xiao Liu Zi is a master of Chinese wine, and the three big bowls of Huo Lian Chun can be drunk in one go without any problem. This Huo Lian Chun is not something that Qing Nian can compare to, haven't you seen Xu Jia lao er already being put down as the second?

  Xu's eldest brother saw his younger brother being put down by Liu Zi and was very dissatisfied, so he took the wine jar and came over to take revenge. After drinking three bowls, the eldest brother had no strength to fight again. Liu Zi drank a full bowl and shouted at the table, "Is there anyone else?"

  This stirred up the hornet's nest, and others clamored to fight Sixzi to the death. Just as everyone was about to speak, they heard a "thud" sound, and Sixzi himself rolled under the table. Looking down, it turned out that this kid couldn't stop either, and directly fell to the ground. Everyone burst into laughter at the sight, but continued to find others to drink with.

  Chen Hua carried a wine jug to Zhang Feng's side, poured two bowls of wine and directly toasted Zhang Feng: "Zhang brother, I'll drink a cup with you, to thank you for helping me win the first place in the Grand Competition, and also to congratulate you on becoming the top one among the six hundred people."

  "Brother Chen, that's not right. The new recruits' first place was the result of everyone's joint efforts. I just lent a little help. Come on, let's finish this bowl!"

  "Alright! I'll drink first!" Chen Hua didn't say anything else and directly tilted his head back to finish the wine in the bowl.

  "Brother, earlier when the hundred-household leader kept you behind, was there some good news? Did you go see the thousand-household leader? Quickly tell us." Chen Hua asked after finishing his wine, remembering the reward for the head.

  "Hmm, Lord Hyakusho took me to meet Lord Senko, and then Ryū Hyakusho tested my martial arts skills, after that..."

  "What's the outcome? Didn't General Qian reward you?" Chen Hua saw Zhang Feng being secretive and unwilling to speak, so he hurriedly urged him.

  "Haha, finally, brother, I've been promoted to the position of General Flag, and it's under Wang Zhen's command." Zhang Feng saw Chen Hua's anxious look and stopped teasing him.

  Chen Hua heard that Zhang Feng had been promoted and hadn't even transferred yet, so he was overjoyed and immediately downed a bowl. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, stood up and shouted: "Brothers, Brother Zhang has been promoted to General! Let's drink to the bottom of this cup!"

  "Good!" All the soldiers were delighted for Zhang Feng and toasted him with wine to congratulate him.

  At this time, a group of young masters in brocade clothes came down from the second floor. Among them, one had a greenish tint at the bottom of his eyes and his footsteps were light and floating, obviously having been indulging in the pleasures of the flower house for a long time. He looked at Chen Hua and the others with disgust as they drank and played dice, and couldn't help but say: "A group of rustic bumpkins, so coarse and repulsive, utterly nauseating."

  Zhang Feng's ears were sharp and his eyes were bright, he heard his voice, but only looked up at him for a moment before ignoring him. After all, the brothers were in high spirits, it wouldn't be good to spoil the mood because of this kind of person.

  But the young master seemed to be intentionally picking a fight, and when he passed by a drunken soldier, he kicked him hard. The soldier was directly kicked to the ground, knocking over a table of wine. This scene was not only seen by Zhang Feng, but also by Chen Hua and others who were drinking happily.

  The soldiers rushed over and surrounded him. Chen Hua, with a face full of anger, questioned him loudly: "Why did you kick my brother for no reason and make him fall? Today, you won't be able to leave the Drunken Cloud Building without giving me an explanation!"

  "Hah, he blocked my way and I kicked him, what's wrong with that? Don't even mention if I had knocked him down, or even if I beat him up, what business is it of yours?" The worker said disdainfully while fanning himself.

  "You!" Chen Hua and others were furious, how could there be such a arrogant person, they immediately wanted to pick up the tables and chairs beside them and smash them towards them.

  The two sturdy men behind the young master immediately stepped forward to guard him, and quietly protected a young man in green clothes behind them. The green-clothed youth had a delicate face, a pair of bright eyes like black jade, skin as white as snow, and a smooth neck without any Adam's apple, clearly a girl disguised as a boy.

  It's not clear what the woman's background is, but many young masters seem to be taking her as their leader, as if they're intentionally trying to curry favor with her. At this moment, she's watching the confrontation in front of her with an excited expression, as if asking why they haven't started fighting yet.

  The young master who had just kicked the person thought that the girl was so excited, and he thought that his heroic appearance had won the beauty's attention. He immediately puffed out his chest and stood stiffly in front of Chen Hua.

  Chen Hua was also stunned, didn't you see that Lao Zi's chair is already in his hand? In such a tense atmosphere, how can this person walk in front of me like an idiot? Is he trying to admit his mistake voluntarily?

  "Cough... You're just a group of soldiers, can't even climb to the second floor. I see that the biggest among you is just a captain, a minor seventh-rank military officer. And my father, Li Quan, is the Left Advisor of the Grain Director of the Northern Capital's Governor's Office, fourth rank. Do you still dare to hit me?" The young master proudly introduced his father.

  Chen Hua and the others were also speechless, being bullied by such an idiot was also helpless, they couldn't even fight back, after all, the other's father was a genuine fourth-rank official, but their own brother was kicked in the head like that, it was somewhat unbearable.

  Zhang Feng saw Chen Hua's embarrassed face and patted Chen Hua's shoulder, hinting that he should handle it.

  "This brother, we are under the command of Qiu Fu, the guardian of a thousand households in Yanshan. You kicked my brother, don't you think you should apologize?" Zhang Feng said calmly to Li Quan.

  "Hmph! You still want me to...” Li Quan's words were cut off as he was interrupted, and the green-shirted girl directly pushed him aside and walked in front of Zhang Feng. The two guards were startled and quickly followed up to protect their young master, with two knives again crossing over, almost reaching Zhang Feng's chest.

  The blue-shirted girl scolded the two men impatiently, and the guard dared not disobey, so he put away his sword, but still stared at Zhang Feng with wide eyes, ready to draw his sword and chop him into pieces if he made any move.

  The girl directly asked Zhang Feng: "Hey, you with a bun face, are you really my sister's husband's relatives?"

  Zhang Feng was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but touch his own face. His face had indeed become rounder, but where did it resemble a steamed bun...

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