"That's right, finger-guessing. Don't tell me you don't know how."
"I do... I know a little, but..."
"No buts! If you want this Jade Linglong, you have to beat me at finger-guessing. Otherwise, don't even think about it."
Just then, Yu Manwen walked in from outside and said to Shi Fenglan, "You are a Hall Master. Is it really appropriate for you to play such a vulgar game with a disciple from another hall?"
"What does it matter? We're just playing for fun." Having said that, Shi Fenglan looked back at Jiang Beiran. "Well? Are you in or not? Once I've spoken, even four galloping horses can't pull my words back. If you don't beat me at finger-guessing, forget about taking the Jade Linglong."
"Since that is the case, how shall we determine victory and defeat?"
"Ah!" Hearing that Jiang Beiran had actually agreed, Yu Manwen hurriedly said, "Beiran, why are you joining the Hall Master in this nonsense? You... mmph, mmph, mmph."
Before Yu Manwen could finish, Shi Fenglan reached out and covered her mouth. Looking at Jiang Beiran, she shouted, "Excellent! You really are an interesting little disciple. The rules are simple: whoever drinks until they collapse first loses!"
Finger-guessing and drinking were practically inseparable, so Jiang Beiran was not surprised at all when he heard they would be drinking. He directly agreed, "Then I shall do as Hall Master Shi says."
"Good, let's play outside!" With that, she dragged the helpless-looking Yu Manwen out of the room.
One table, two chairs, a jar of fine wine, and two cups—those were all the preparations finger-guessing required, simple and unadorned.
"Sigh..."
Looking at the two already seated at the "wine table," Yu Manwen sighed, having no idea how things had developed into this.
Pouring herself a cup of Sugarcane