novelhk #637 - Drinking like a cow
#637 - Drinking like a cow
"What's wrong, Registrar Luo?"
"Registrar Luo himself isn't the problem; the problem lies in your attitude towards him," Lu Jing said. "His identity is very sensitive. He was previously the Registrar of Shizhou, holding many secrets of the Tongtu chieftain. His leaving Ganding County and returning... if the Tongtu chieftain finds out about this, he will definitely send people to arrest him. Read М"
"So, as soon as he entered the city, he separated from you and found a place to hide on his own," Tuole said.
"That's right. But the problem is he might be able to evade the Tongtu chieftain's search, but he can't escape your eyes. Judging from the terrifying intelligence capabilities you've shown, every move we've made since entering the city has been under your watchful eye. No matter what we do, you're always one step ahead of us, so there's no way you wouldn't know about Registrar Luo's existence.
"This is almost our biggest weakness. I've been wondering why the people hindering our investigation haven't directly targeted Registrar Luo."
"Because, years ago, when I wasn't yet part of the Aku tribe, he once saved my life," Tuole explained. "I am not an ungrateful person, so I can't bring myself to harm him."
"That's the only explanation I could think of," Lu Jing said.
"It seems that your finding this place really isn't a coincidence," Tuole finished his third bowl of wine, but this time he didn't pour himself a fourth.
Instead, he looked up again, gazing at Lu Jing across from him, "If we were following the tropes of those storybooks, I should now be telling a tragic tale of my youth, telling you how I became enemies with the Tongtu chieftain and why I want to take revenge on him, targeting his only daughter."
"Although my time is always precious, if you're willing to tell it, I'm willing to listen attentively."
Tuole shook his head, "Let's forget it; let's not make the story so cliché."
After a pause, he continued, "You said earlier that my problem is being too cautious, and it was caution that made me reveal my flaws. Do you know what your problem is?"
"What is it?"
"Carelessness. You shouldn't have come here alone to find me," Tuole said calmly.
"I came here alone not because of carelessness, but because I don't think we've reached a point where we have to fight to the death."
Lu Jing said, "If you hadn't knocked out my companion in that alley earlier, but had chosen to kill him, then without you saying so, I wouldn't have let you leave here alive tonight. But now, at least we can try to talk first."
"How do you want to talk?"
"Honestly, I don't really care about the grudges between you and the Tongtu chieftain, nor do I care about any private deals you have with Bogle, or who will become the next master of Shizhou. As long as you promise me two things, I can promise not to tell anyone what I know about you."
Tuole quietly waited for Lu Jing to continue.
"First, and most importantly, you must first return my companion and Tong Qianxi to normal, and stop them from continuing to binge eat.
"Second, you must hand over the thing that caused their binge eating to me. That thing is too dangerous and shouldn't be in your hands."
"You want that thing?" Tuole raised his eyebrows, then the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a hint of sarcasm, "Unfortunately, you're one step too late. That thing already belongs to the Fire God."
He was still wearing only a single layer of clothing, standing barefoot in the mud, his small figure shivering in the cold wind, very pitiful.
He opened his mouth pitifully, "Teacher, I'm hungry..."
"Don't worry, don't worry, dinner will be served soon," Tuole said.
Hearing the word 'dinner,' the little Aku tribesman's eyes lit up immediately, "Dinner, where is the dinner?"
"Isn't dinner right in front of you?" Tuole sneered.
The little Aku tribesman's gaze swept around, finally landing on Lu Jing, but he quickly lowered his head again, somewhat embarrassed, and said softly, "Um... can I eat you?"
"It's best not to; I'm quite unappetizing," Lu Jing replied.
"It's okay, I'm not picky."
"No, you misunderstood me. When I say unappetizing, I don't mean in terms of taste, but rather that it's quite difficult for you to eat me."
"I can try," the little Aku tribesman clenched his fists, looking eager to try.
However, before he could pounce on Lu Jing, he saw Lu Jing flick his sleeve, and a glittering object shot towards him with a whoosh.
The glittering object came too fast, so fast that the little Aku tribesman didn't have time to react at all.
The next moment, the object pierced into his chest, and then its momentum didn't decrease, carrying his body backwards, actually pinning him alive to the ground!
Lu Jing himself was a little surprised, seemingly not expecting the opponent to be so easily defeated, but when he turned his head to look at Tuole beside him.
He found that the latter's expression had also changed after seeing his flying sword, but he still didn't show too much panic.
So Lu Jing also knew that tonight's battle was not over yet.
Sure enough, he then saw the little Aku tribesman, who should have had his heart pierced, staggering and sitting up from the ground again.
His face looked very painful, as if he had been seriously injured by this sudden sword.
But then he made a move that surprised everyone.
He stretched out both hands, grabbed the flying sword, and pulled it out of his chest little by little.
Then, seemingly wanting to break this small sword that had just hurt him, he tried twice but failed, and instead cut his palms again.
In the end, he could only angrily throw it aside.
On the other side, Lu Jing had already subdued Tuole, tapping several major acupoints on the latter's body, preventing him from moving.
However, because he still needed to ask him how to restore Qi Wenren to normal, he didn't immediately kill him.
When Lu Jing turned back, the little Aku tribesman had already rushed to the front of the tavern.
This time, Lu Jing didn't release the flying sword again, because he also wanted to test the opponent's skills, but then the little Aku tribesman didn't rush towards him.
Instead, he turned and ran towards the wine rack not far away, picked up a jar of yellow wine from the rack, and began to pour it into his mouth.
Clearly, his body looked so thin and small, but he drank the wine with amazing boldness, like a whale swallowing water, and in less than a few breaths, that large jar of wine was all in his stomach.
However, his lower abdomen hardly changed, but the terrifying wound on his chest began to heal continuously at a speed visible to the naked eye.