Old Long's Creditor

Who would have thought that after Long Xuan said this, the man's eyes immediately lit up. He laughed. "So you're one of us! A pleasure, a pleasure! I was thin-skinned and only wanted to ask for a cup, but now I wouldn't feel embarrassed even if I drank dozens of cups."

"That old man owes me five million Spirit Stones. A master's debt is repaid by his disciple! Hurry and bring out the good wine!"

Long Xuan was dumbfounded on the spot. He had never imagined his words would backfire like this. It would have been fine if he had not mentioned Old Long, but the moment he did, the amount doubled!

Fortunately, judging by what the man meant, he was acquainted with Old Long. That was good news—it meant he would not cause Long Xuan trouble. Long Xuan's heart finally settled.

"Um... Senior may not know this, but this junior's wine is not something ordinary people can drink. My wine is simply too strong. Everything that reaches the extreme turns in the opposite direction; once wine becomes strong enough, it can kill people!" Long Xuan kindly warned him.

He was not boasting. Even the Wine Worm, with its monstrous alcohol tolerance, had nearly drunk itself to death. Let alone a human?

Back then, Long Xuan had nearly collapsed drunk just from taking a whiff. Even now, he did not dare touch a single drop.

Undistilled wine could be drunk, of course, but Long Xuan had his own calculations.

He knew there was no way he could avoid this ordeal today. Since he had to treat this man to wine, then he absolutely could not let him drink ordinary wine.

What if the man got addicted and came looking for wine every day?

He could only bring out wine strong enough to kill someone and make him retreat in the face of difficulty, so he would stop bothering him.

Sure enough, upon hearing Long Xuan's words, the man became even more interested.

"What? Wine that ordinary people can't drink? Wine so strong it can kill someone? What a boast! Kid, are you bragging?"

"Or are you looking down on me?"

"I've loved strong liquor since I was little. My drinking capacity is famous far and wide—I'm a publicly acknowledged God of Wine!"

"I'll drink wine humans can't drink! Come, come! I want to see just how strong your wine is. Wine strong enough to make me feel it hasn't been born yet!"

"Do you know my name? My name is Long Lie. I was named that because I'm especially good at drinking strong liquor! Today, I want to see what kind of strong liquor can knock me, Long Lie, down!"

Long Lie felt he had been provoked. No matter what, he had to challenge this strong liquor today.

Long Xuan's mouth twitched. So today he had run into a drunkard obsessed with strong liquor. The man had even put "Lie" in his name. No wonder his nose was so sharp—he could smell good wine on Long Xuan from so far away.

Could this man really be that incredible at drinking? Long Xuan had no confidence that his distilled liquor could knock him down.

But with the arrow already on the string, it had to be fired. He could only brace himself and say, "Fine. Let's go to that Qian Clan Tavern over there."

Long Xuan pointed at a Qian Clan Tavern ahead.

Naturally, he could not take out spirit wine in public. They needed to find somewhere secluded.

"Fine food to go with fine wine would be even better. Let's go!" Long Lie did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately strode toward the Qian Clan Tavern.

The two were not far from the tavern. Before they had taken more than a few steps, the waiter inside hurried over to greet them, saying fawningly, "Welcome, honored guests! What wine would you like? Our Qian Clan Tavern has everything!"

Now that he had Long Xuan's good wine, how could Long Lie possibly think much of the tavern's wine? He immediately refused. "No need. We brought our own wine!"

The waiter froze on the spot.

Bringing your own wine to a tavern—was this fellow here to smash their establishment?

Even Long Xuan could not bear to watch anymore. He immediately said, "Bring out all your signature dishes first."

The waiter's eyes lit up. He no longer dwelled on what had just happened. Ordering every signature dish was not cheap; even without buying wine, they could still make a handsome profit.

"Right away, honored guests! This way, please!"

The waiter led them to a private room by the window on the second floor. After the two sat facing each other, Long Xuan did not waste words and took out a small bottle of spirit wine containing bitter wine.

Though bitter wine had its own unique flavor, if the four wines had to be ranked, then according to Long Xuan's personal tastes, bitter wine came last. Naturally, it was the bitter wine he would give someone else to drink.

Who would have thought that Long Lie, sitting opposite him, waved his hand and said teasingly, "Don't be stingy! I smelled that you have four kinds of wine. Hurry and take them all out!"

Long Xuan's arm stiffened, and he cursed inwardly. Was this dog nose really that sharp?

Helpless, he could only take out the other three kinds of wine and place them on the table as well.

"Don't say I'm stingy. Ordinary people really can't drink my wine. To avoid waste, I'll only pour you half a cup of each for now. If you can really finish them, I can keep pouring later."

As he spoke, Long Xuan stingily poured him only half a cup of each wine.

He called it half a cup, but it was actually less than half a cup. Anyone who did not know better would think it was being used to rinse the cups.

Do not blame him for being stingy. His wine was truly too expensive. Just these four tiny cups probably cost ten thousand Spirit Stones.

He was already thinking about how to recoup the cost. He had always been someone unwilling to suffer losses. How could he let this thick-skinned fellow drink for free?

Long Lie looked at the four tiny portions of wine and revealed a disdainful expression. "What? You're doubting a God of Wine's capacity? I used to drink straight from the bottle. Is this little bit of wine for brushing my teeth?"

As he spoke, he fiercely inhaled the wine's fragrance through his nose. A gurgling sound immediately came from his throat as he could not help swallowing.

"Damn it! Why is this wine so fragrant? It's unbelievably fragrant! What on earth is it made from?"

He had originally wanted Long Xuan to fill his cup at once, but now he could not bear to waste another moment. He grabbed the spicy wine, tipped back his head, and drained it in one gulp.

Good heavens, the spicy wine was the strongest of them all, and he had downed it in one mouthful. Long Xuan subconsciously shrank his neck.

The strong liquor entered his throat, and Long Lie immediately felt as though his throat had been set ablaze. His entire stomach became a sea of flames.

His whole body turned scorching hot, his pores opening as steam rose from him.

Long Lie's face was flushed red, his nostrils looked as though they were about to breathe fire, and his eyes were opened round.

"Delicious! Delicious! So fucking delicious!"

"I've traveled north and south for so many years, yet this is the first time I've drunk liquor this strong. It's so strong I'm about to burn up! This is wine for men! What I used to drink was practically water! I've lived all these years for nothing!"

Long Lie shouted wildly in excitement, his eyes growing brighter and brighter. His loud cries drew the attention of people downstairs and pedestrians on the street. All of them grew curious—what kind of wine could possibly taste so good?

Long Lie had only shouted for a short while when he suddenly felt dizzy, as though he were about to collapse drunk. He had to press both hands against the table to stop himself from falling.

Long Lie was instantly shocked. It was actually drunkenness. How many years had it been since he had felt this?

He had never expected that he would be able to get drunk again in his lifetime, and he had only drunk less than half a cup. What domineering wine.

No, I can't get drunk yet! There are still three kinds of wine left...

Long Lie's tiger eyes widened as he immediately looked at the remaining three cups on the table. Relying on his powerful will, he forcibly suppressed the urge to collapse drunk, then sent the three cups into his mouth one after another and drained them all.

Long Xuan was left gaping. He had to admit, this man was truly fierce!