After bidding farewell to Xu Tianhong and Zhou Qi, Hu Long returned to Chenghai County to meet with his father, detailing the contents of the bet between the two parties and explaining his plans for the matter.
Hu Longtu knew that his son always made decisions before taking action, which was most reassuring. Although he felt that there were inevitably some twists and turns, he also believed that his son's resourcefulness and martial arts could solve the problem. At that time, he agreed without hesitation to let him go. Do.
After Hu Long thanked his father for his trust, he talked about another thing: "In the early years, the boy once told his father about the story of King Chuang's treasure. Recently, news came from the 'Xuan' group to which 'Kilin Hall' belongs, saying that There has been movement in the Northern Sect of Tianlongmen in Liaodong, so I plan to settle this matter along the way. If done properly, it may add a peerless master to our 'Heaven and Earth Society' and a windfall that is no less than the Luding Treasure. "
Hu Long had already reported this matter to his father, and now that the old conversation was being brought up again, Hu Longtu didn't feel it was out of the ordinary. After thinking about it for a while, he only gave him a few more instructions and left it to him to make arrangements.
Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is still far away, Hu Long is not just a young helmsman. He also takes charge of the "Qilin Hall" that represents the power of the new generation in the "Heaven and Earth Society". A few years ago, when he wanted to learn art in Beimang Mountain, he could only control it remotely through a few capable subordinates. Now that he has gone down the mountain, he needs to go to the hall to inspect it in person. Therefore, he did not stay at home much, and after bidding farewell to his parents, he went to the inland residence of "Kilin Hall".
After settling some affairs in the hall, several months passed, and Hu Long finally rode a fast horse and chose the road north.
It goes without saying that we were hungry and thirsty all the way and stayed overnight, but on this day we arrived in Hengyang County in Hunan.
Hu Long had just led the horse into the south gate of Hengyang County. A middle-aged man carrying two baskets of vegetables walked across the street. As he passed by, a very low-pitched word fell into Hu Long's ears. : "That man has arrived in Hengyang and is currently at the 'Huiyan Tower' on North Street."
Hu Long didn't answer, but nodded slightly to show his understanding.
Along the way, the "Heaven and Earth Society" had planted hidden stakes everywhere to continuously pass on news, and today he arrived at Hengyang at exactly the right time.
After walking north along the county street for a while, a rather grand and grand restaurant appeared on the roadside. The sign with gold letters on a black background said "Huiyan Tower".
Hu Long dismounted in front of the restaurant, and a young waiter came quickly to greet him. He said with a smile, "Master Tao, you have worked hard, but you want to spend some food and wine in our restaurant?"
Hu Long nodded with a smile, threw a small piece of broken silver over and said, "Is there a window seat upstairs?"
The guy quickly caught the broken silver and said happily: "Since the Taoist Master has said it, there must be some!"
After saying that, he hurriedly took the reins from Hu Long, helped tie the horse to the wooden stake beside the door, and then led Hu Long into the door to the second floor above, and placed him on a seat near the window.
After Hu Long sat down, he casually ordered a few meat and vegetable dishes while looking around casually. He saw that the seats upstairs were already 70% to 80% full, and a man and a woman were sitting in another seat by the window. .
The man was nearly sixty years old, with a sallow complexion and a thin body. He had two rat-tailed beards on his upper lip. He wore a melon-skin hat and a sparse braid with more white and less black hanging from the back of his head. The woman only She is in her twenties, dressed as a married woman, with a very upright appearance, and a heroic spirit in her brows.
At this moment, the old man had a rather depressed look on his face, as if he had encountered something depressing. The young woman was trying to persuade him in a low voice. Judging from each other's demeanor and tone, they turned out to be a very loving old couple.
After the waiter wrote down the dishes Hu Long ordered, he asked with a smile: "Our store's 'Huiyan Wine' is famous far and wide. Do you want to have a few drinks?"
Hu Long said casually: "Since it's good wine, let's get ten kilograms first!"
"Ten pounds?" The man's eyes widened when he heard this.
Hu Long patted his round belly and said with a smile: "Why, you, a restaurant owner, are still afraid of a big-bellied man like Pindao?"
The waiter came to his senses and realized that it was the other party's business whether he could drink the ten kilograms of old wine, but it was his own business to collect the money as long as he served the wine. He hurriedly said with a smile, "Wait a minute, Mr. Dao," and then ran quickly. Go downstairs.
Not long after, two waiters came up one after another, one with several plates of dishes on a tray, and the other with a heavy wine jar in his arms.
The two arranged the wine and dishes neatly. One of them opened the wine jar, poured a full bowl into a big bowl, bowed and said: "Since Taoist Master has a huge amount, he must not be used to using small cups. Therefore, the villain made his own decision and gave it to you. Changed it to a big bowl.”
Hu Long nodded in approval, first picked up the wine bowl, brought the bright and clear wine to his nose and took a gentle sniff. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he said "Good wine!" Then he raised his head and swallowed it like a whale. Drink it all in one gulp like the sea.
"It's sweet and refreshing, with a long aftertaste. It's really a good wine!"
After thinking about it and praising him again, he waved his hand to the two waiters who were frightened by his drinking capacity to leave. He poured himself wine and drank two more bowls, then picked up his chopsticks and took a few bites of food at will.
He used a large bowl with a capacity of more than one kilogram. Three bowls were more than three kilograms, but his eyes were still clear and his face was as normal. Such a huge amount had already made the drinkers in the building forget to eat and drink, and just stared at him blankly.
The old man in the couple opposite was also a good drinker. When he saw Hu Long drinking freely, he was full of thoughts and couldn't help but twitch his index finger for a while.
The young woman knew the thoughts of her old man best, so even if she called out to the waiter, he would bring ten kilograms of "Huiyan wine" and a large bowl.
Hu Long stopped temporarily after hearing the young woman's request for wine.
When the waiter brought the wine, the young woman poured a full bowl for the old man.
The old man raised his bowl to greet Hu Yuan from afar, and said with a smile: "I have been fond of the things in the cup all my life, and I didn't expect that this little Taoist priest is also a fellow Taoist. Since we are destined to meet each other, we must not miss it. I will give you three bowls of respect for the Taoist priest!" "
After saying this, without waiting for Hu Long's reply, the wine reached his lips and he drank it down in one gulp.
The young woman was serving the old man some wine. As expected, the old man drank three bowls in a row. Except for his complexion turning a little yellower, he did not appear drunk at all, showing that he had a drinking capacity comparable to that of Hu Huan.
This was the first time in Hu Yuan's life that he met a fellow wine countryman. Even though he came here for something good this time, he couldn't help but feel happy. He immediately filled a bowl of wine, raised it and said with a smile: "Senior, I have a kind intention, I dare not not accompany you." ?”
Then he drank three bowls with his hands and mouth without stopping.
The old man laughed loudly, picked up the wine glass he had just used and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, 'wine meets a true friend, a thousand cups is less than a thousand cups.' This wine cup can hold two qian of wine, which should weigh about twenty kilograms compared to a thousand cups. But I don't know Is the Taoist Priest interested in drinking a thousand cups with me?"
Hu Long raised the refilled wine bowl and said with a smile: "A poor Taoist should sacrifice his life to accompany a gentleman!"
At that time, the two of them no longer toasted each other, but each kept pouring bowls of wine into their mouths like water.
In just a moment, the ten-pound wine jars on their respective tables were bottomed out.
"Ten more pounds!"
The two of them shouted loudly together, waking up the shopkeeper and waiters who had been crowding at the stairs for some time to watch.
The shopkeeper hurriedly ordered the two waiters to bring two more jars of wine and bring them over.
Hu Long and the old man drank one bowl after another, and soon they each drank ten kilograms of wine.
When the last bowl of wine went into their throats, the two of them laughed at the same time.
After laughing, Hu Long stood up, bowed his head to the old man and said, "Hu Long, a poor man, has seen his senior."
The old man was startled for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face. He stood up and asked Hu Long to take a seat, and then asked: "Is the little Taoist Hu Long the 'Drunken Immortal' who single-handedly defeated the Wuhu Gate?"
After this period of fermentation, Hu Long's reputation has spread through the Foshan battle, and he has been nicknamed "Drunken Immortal".
In the world of martial arts, there are always only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames. When Hu Long fought against Miao Cuihua, Fang Shiyu and her son, he used the footwork of "the wine fairy steps on the moon, walking drunk and loses his trace", which was revealed again. He has extraordinary and immortal light-weight kung fu, so some evildoers gave him the nickname "Drunken Immortal".
Hu Long didn't have any objections to this nickname. At that time, he held up his hands and said with a smile: "What's the 'Drunken Immortal'? It's just a compliment from friends in the world, and I deserve it. I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but I don't know what the seniors call it?"
When the other party asked about his identity, the old man shook his head and sighed: "I, Liu Hezhen, retired from the world many years ago. I'm afraid Daoist Hu has never heard of this humble name."
