Three days later, the day of the appointment.
On this day, a drizzly rain fell, a rare occurrence in the north, where rain is rare in spring. The weather, however, was very appropriate for the location of the appointment.
Feng Yixian was very good at his job, waiting personally at the entrance of the Water Pavilion in this drizzly weather. However, the more he did so, the greater was what he was asking for. Excessive attentiveness was never free.
“Mr. Pill Master, this way please.” Feng Yixian sidled up and reached out to lead the way.
“And this is?” His gaze turned to Qing Yu.
“My good friend, Liu Xuande.” The Pill Master raised his hand to introduce himself, “A tiny little man of the Houtian realm, the Pill Master would not dare to go out so easily, after all, there are always an exceptional number of miscreants these days.”
This Liu Xuan De, who had suddenly appeared, was naturally Qing Yu. He still had the same plain face he had when he met with the Medicine Master before, in his thirties, dressed in black strong clothes, carrying two long swords behind his back.
He only saw Qing Yu clasp his fist and said, “I am Liu Xuan De, Master Feng Helmsman, do you mind if I come uninvited?”
“Haha —— of course I don’t mind, Mr. Pillager’s friend is my Feng’s friend.” Feng Yixian similarly returned the salute with a clasp of his fist.
“But Mr. Pill Master, you said just now that you are just a small person. In this Linchuan province, I will be the first to disagree with anyone who dares to say that Mr. Pill Master is a small person. As for the miscreants, if you come to my banquet, I will protect you no matter what.”
Feng Yixian’s face did not change as he spoke eloquently, as if he did not see the sarcasm implied in Pill Master’s words at all.
“I wouldn’t dare.” The Medicine Master waved his hands repeatedly.
“Please.” Feng Yixian reached out his hand and led it in an imaginary manner.
“Please.” Qing Yu similarly extended his hand in the same way, and then entered with Feng Yixian, with the Medicine Master slightly behind.
This front and back stance caused Feng Yixian’s gaze to twitch.
When he entered the Water of Hearing Rain, there were two people waiting inside. The two young men, both in their twenties, were dressed in brocade robes and had a noble aura about them, so they should both be people of a certain status.
“Let me introduce you,” Feng Yixian said, reaching out to introduce them, “Liu Xuande, Mr Liu, a good friend of Mr Yakushi. This is Mr. Yakushi, all of you should have heard of Mr. Yakushi’s great name.”
Then came the introduction of the two young men, the young man in blue on Mr. Hand’s left, “This is the second son of the Zheng family, Zheng Tu Zheng, a famous family of Lin Chuan Prefecture.”
“Pleased to meet you.” The blue-clothed second son of the Zheng family cupped his fist.
“And this one, from the East China Sea, is the young president of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, Prince Tian Pingji Tian.”
The first Tian Pingji from the East China Sea leaned his body slightly forward, but then immediately stopped, then like Zheng Tu, he clasped his fist and said, “Pleasure to meet you.”
Qing Yu raised his eyebrows lightly, his eyes secretly observing Tian Pingji. It always seemed —— that this young chairman of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce was behaving in a very odd manner, but it revealed an eerily familiar feeling.
”What’s going on ——” Qing Yu subconsciously was about to recall in detail.
But Feng Yixian interrupted his thoughts, “Come on, the food has been served for a long time, it will get cold if you don’t eat.”
Qing Yu had no choice but to stop remembering this familiarity, and together with the pharmacist, they dealt with Feng Yixian and the others.
As they exchanged gla*ses, Qing Yu pretended to be drunk and inadvertently asked, “I don’t know what I’m asking, but I’ve always felt a sense of familiarity with Mr. Tian.
Tian Pingji didn’t look drunk at all, but at Qing Yu’s sudden question, there was a subconscious flash of caution in his eyes, very subtle, but it couldn’t be hidden from Qing Yu’s “Tai Xu Eyes”.
The look of wariness flickered away, and Tian Pingji smiled, “I have always lived in the East China Sea before, and this is the first time I have come inland. If Mr. Xuan De had not been to the East China Sea, he would not have been familiar with me.”
“Is that so ——” Qing Yu’s face was getting drunk and he looked like he was completely drunk, “Then perhaps it is that I am as familiar with Lord Tian as I am at first sight ——”
“Come on, here’s to meeting each other at first sight ——” Qing Yu raised his gla*s.
Then again, they raised their gla*ses together and drank together.
Time pa*sed, seeing that everyone was half drunk, and the main topic that should be entered still did not have any interest in bringing up.
Qing Yu was confused, but was happy to keep pretending to see what the three were selling in their gourds.
As a result, until the clouds and rain cleared outside and the sun set in the west, Feng Yixian and the three of them kept their mouths shut about the Longevity San.
After that, the two half-drunk people, Qing Yu and Pill Master, stumbled away, holding each other up.
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The two of them had walked nearly half a mile after leaving the Rain-listening water pavilion, and were now approaching the more desolate area west of the city.
There was no one around, and the two men who had been bending and stumbling as if they were about to collapse at any moment suddenly straightened up, still smelling of alcohol, but with the drunken haze in their eyes dissipated to nothing.
“Good acting skills, my lord.” The medicine man gave a thumbs up in praise.
“You’re not bad either,” Qing Yu casually returned the compliment, “but you’re really good at drinking, you’re not even drunk after so much.”
With this praise, Qing Yu was sincere. Unlike Qing Yu, who could use his kung fu to force out the alcohol, a Houtian realm medicine master, his kung fu could not even suppress the strength of the alcohol, let alone force it out. He was literally maintaining his sobriety by virtue of his overwhelming alcoholic capacity.
“It’s all left over from —— the ridiculous years of the past,” said the pill maker, shaking his head.
“My lord, Feng Yixian invited us to the banquet this time, but he did not mention anything about the Longevity Pill, what do you think is the medicine he is selling in his gourd?”
“Who knows ——” Qing Yu shrugged, “The interest is to check our drinking capacity or to compare patience with us, who knows what he is thinking?
However, the initiative is in our hands with the Everlasting Life Pill prescription. This time, Feng Yixian invited us to go, and apart from drinking, it was not without a little gain. At least, it confirms that the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce in the Linchuan Commercial Union really has nothing to do with Feng Yixian, and if Feng Yixian’s side is not easy to tear open, he can use the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce to break into this circle of interests.”
The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce’s “Four Seas” means “business through the five lakes and four seas”, a false reference, and has nothing to do with the East Sea Chamber of Commerce. However, this small gain was nothing to be thankful for.
What Qing Yu was thinking about now was the young president of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, Tian Pingzhi. Tian Pingji’s mannerisms were out of character with the average Chinese. Although he hid himself very well, if he showed any hint of a fault, it would be magnified by Qing Yu’s “Tai Xu Eyes”, and he would be able to hide his face in plain sight.
