Heavenly Monarch Mie Ri and Canghai Heavenly Monarch met up with several Nascent Soul True Lords who looked quite elderly, then brought Jiang Ding and the others to a place called Copperhead Street for a welcome meal at an open-air food stall.
Spicy crayfish, grilled fish, grilled eggplant... and cases of beer were ordered.
"Eight horses! Five chiefs!"
"Six sixes..."
Heavenly Monarch Mie Ri and the others shouted loudly as they played finger-guessing games, drank, and bragged about their alcohol tolerance. From time to time, they rolled up their sleeves to reveal tattoos, utterly ignoring the frowning expressions of nearby diners... their manners were truly atrocious.
"Uh..."
Jiang Ding did not like drinking, did not know how to play finger-guessing games, and felt somewhat uncomfortable. He looked toward True Lord Sea-Stabilizer and the other three.
Other than Lord Lu Ling, these three all possessed an intensely scholarly air and did not seem like drinkers either.
At ease, they ordered several pots of cold tea from the owner and tucked into the spicy crayfish and grilled fish, stuffing themselves without saying a word.
Whenever an elder asked them something, they paused to answer. The rest of the time, they simply ate.
And they ate whatever tasted good. Once they finished, they called the owner over to order more dishes. It was not their money anyway, so there was no need to feel the pinch.
Heavenly Monarch Mie Ri and the others did not urge them to drink either. It was as though they had brought a few children out for dinner; from time to time, they asked about cultivation and studies, offering encouragement and reminders.
Most of the remaining time, they boisterously drank and bragged with their own brothers.
They barely ate any of the dishes. True Lord Sea-Stabilizer and the