Chapter Forty-Three: A Moment of Joy in the Tavern
"Look at your face, it's like a pig's head, and you're still wise!" Kelly leaned over and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe the blood from the corner of Elvis's mouth.
"Young man, come here and let the old man look at the injuries for you. The old man over there beckoned to Elvis.
"No, old man, I can bear this little injury. Alas... Don't pinch my ears. Before Elvis could finish speaking, Kelly was already tugging at his ear and walking towards the old man.
The old man gently touched the red and swollen half of Elvis's face with his hand.
"A small injury! just use a pill!" said the old man, taking out a white pill.
"Thank you, old doctor, I'd better rely on my body to recover on my own. The more Elvis looked at the little pill, the more it looked like the Tongshun pill of the scar man just now, where did he dare to take it, and waved his hand again and again to refuse the old man's kindness.
"Not for you to take!" the old man shook his head, laughing as he poured some rum from his glass on the table, then put the pill into the drink on the table, twisted it with his thumb, and dipped his fingers in the foam and smeared it on Elvis's face.
As the old man's fingers slid over Elvis's cheeks, a slight coolness penetrated from the old man's fingers into the hot flesh, and the feeling of swelling and pain was greatly reduced in an instant. This made Elvis feel that the old man might not be in vain and boastful.
"Alan, when did your fire-based magic get so advanced that even the fireballs could be instantaneous?" Elvis's face was coated with the old man's medicinal wine, and the swelling had mostly disappeared, and he returned to the wine table to drink with his classmates.
"It's that this stone is a little weird, the old man said that it has a fire-based magic amplification function, it doesn't seem to be lying to me" Alan took out the strange stone from his arms, and several people looked at each other, but they didn't see any doorway, and everyone didn't know that there was a natural prop for magic amplification in the world.
Elvis studied the stone for a moment before placing him back in front of Alan.
"It's indeed a little strange, I've heard of a magic array that can increase magic, and it's the first time I've seen a stone that can increase magic! But there are a lot of magical things on that old man, and it's not surprising to make such a stone. Alan, you've got a treasure too!"
Hearing this, Alan looked up at the old man who sold him the stone, thinking that since the old man was here, he had helped him deal with the man in gray just now, and even saved his grandson's life, how could he have some class feelings, why not take this opportunity to step forward and ask for an understanding, so he stepped forward and saluted the old man slightly, opened his mouth and said:
"Sir, this stone was sold to me by you, and it does have the function of increasing fire magic as you said, but the reason for this is not clear, I don't know if the old gentleman can tell me a thing or two. ”
"This stone?" the old man looked at Alan with some inexplicability and said, "Didn't you make it clear yesterday? A stone is a stone, a function given by God, how many stones are there in this world, do you want to know the function of each stone? Not to mention that it is only a primary magic amplification, it is not impossible for a high-level magic amplification stone to appear one day." ”
When Alan saw that the old man's answer was like nothing, it was better to make it clear at noon! When he wanted to ask again, Elvis was already calling out that he had gone over to drink with Sean and them, so he returned to his seat.
A few young people were full of youth, and after a while they left what had just happened behind them, and a few bottles of mule were a little drunk.
Alan saw that Felicia's face was like a peach blossom, and the tavern lights were beautiful and moving, and his slightly convex chest trembled slightly with his breathing, and he felt a little intoxicated for a while.
At this time, the barkeeper and a waiter walked out, one holding a bagpipe, the other holding a harp, in an instant, the sound of the piano in the tavern, the sound of the flute melodious, thinking that David went south and north, I don't know how many lonely times with this bagpipe to pass the time, now it is played quite a kind of vicissitudes of the world.
"The boss changes a joyful tune, it's time to dance!" I don't know which guest shouted, and the bar suddenly became noisy, many drinkers put down their glasses, walked from the wine table to the open space in the center of the bar, I don't know which one took the lead, and one after another everyone danced the favorite swing dance of the mainland commoner class gathering.
Alan's eyes looked at Felicia, and saw that Felicia's starry eyes were shining, and his heart seemed to float in the starry sky with the sound of bagpipes, and he saw himself and Felicia running hand in hand in the field, whispering in the shade of the trees, and forgetting all the troubles for a while.
Seeing Alan looking at him stupidly, Felicia blushed slightly, and said a little shyly:
"Alan, why are you looking at me like this?" asked, blushing even deeper.
"Your eyes are like the brightest stars in the starry sky. Alan said seriously.
Felicia giggled, but said no more, drank the muller from her glass, stood up, and invited Alan to dance.
Eren had never danced with a girl, and was so overwhelmed that Felicia took Alan's hand and put it on her waist and danced merrily to the sound of the piano and flute, ignoring the gaze of the others in the tavern. Kelly saw that Alan and Felicia were dancing happily, and also dragged Elvis's ears to the middle of the field, Elvis screamed in his mouth, and he didn't know how many chairs and wine glasses were knocked over along the way, causing a burst of laughter and scolding at the wine table that was hit, and suddenly the atmosphere in the whole hall became more lively.
Alan hugged Felicia tighter with the upsurge of wine, only to feel the slenderness and softness of his hand, and nervously overwhelmed. Felicia danced lightly, but Alan was wrong eight out of ten, and Elvis was no better, either stepping on Kelly's foot or bumping into someone, staggering like a drunken monkey.
Seeing that these young people were full of youth and vigor, the people at the nearby wine table also joined in the dancing, pushing the atmosphere of the whole bar to the first **. After the dance, Felicia and Kelly brought little Rick, who was watching the excitement and applauding, to the stage, and little Rick pulled his grandfather again, so the dance hall became even more lively. Felicia and Alan danced a song, and then danced with the old man, to her surprise, the old man danced skillfully, the movements were free, the posture between the dances was like flowing water, and the sleeves of the interspersed were like the breeze blowing the moon, and he was actually an out-and-out master of dance skills. The crowd around the dance hall applauded when they saw the old man and Felicia dancing beautifully.
Alan watched the heat of his eyes on the side, and when the song was over, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask the old man the tricks of dancing, and the old man was generous enough to pull Alan to dance for a while, and instructed him a few times by the way, and sure enough, when Alan and Felicia danced together in the next song, Alan was still clumsy, but at least he would not step on Felicia's feet. This made Allen have a great impression of the old man, he and the three male classmates took advantage of the break in the middle, took a wine glass to salute the old man, and the old man did not refuse to come, the wine was dry, and when the five of them drank to the end, they ran to the center of the hall together, jumping and swaying the dance from nowhere. Touched by their emotions, almost everyone in the bar joined in dancing to bring the atmosphere to the highest level of the night. In the end, the boss David came to play a flute solo, changing the cheerful rhythm just now, and becoming as gentle and lyrical as gurgling water.