Chapter 40: No Wine, No Acquaintance

The sun is empty, but it can't melt the snow in the vast land. The doubts in Hong Hanming's heart are like this snow, which cannot be melted away for a long time. Hong, Qin, and Feng ran for a long time, and arrived at a neighboring town, Fenghua Town, the gentle township of men in the world.

Fenghua Town is as lively as ever, and the figures of the sons and gentlemen who are looking for flowers and asking willows are also scurrying around in various small buildings, is it possible that they are comparing the good and bad of each family? A boy and brother have just come out of a small building and entered another small building, walking around, going in and out, and plunging into a place called Cuixiang Building, but they have not come out for a long time. Naturally, the business of Cuixiang Building is many times better than that of several surrounding buildings.

Although Hong Hanming looks like Sai Pan'an, he is not romantic, and he has never gone to Xunhua Lane to find some happiness, he only has the task given to him by his father in his heart. Hong Hanming kept thinking along the way: "Since the incident happened to that woman, it must be investigated from that woman." I met the woman with Second Brother Feng and Third Brother Tie in Li Jiaji that day, and then I said goodbye to Third Brother Tie, and if you want to investigate, you have to start with Li Jiaji. ”

Hong Hanming led the horse, walked on the street, and looked up at the big sun from time to time, muttering: "The sun is so big, but why doesn't it warm people? Two things have to be found out in seven days, the third brother Tie is inseparable from the woman's affairs, and the matter of burning the stables......" Thinking of this, Qi Ying'er's figure suddenly appeared in Hong Hanming's mind, "What if he set the fire? But why did he set the fire? The bride has something to do with him?" The more I think about it, the more chaotic it becomes, and the more I think about it, the more complicated it becomes, "In short, all these things seem to be inextricably linked." Hong Hanming quietly looked back at the two brothers, Qin Ping and Feng Yu, "It's important to find the third brother Tie first." ”

Qin and Feng led the horses behind, although they were anxious about the safety of their third brother, but their thoughts were always disturbed by the coquettish calls of those Qinglou women, like pebbles thrown into the calm river, rippling in a ring, and the sound was continuous, and it could not be dissipated. The two brothers Qin and Feng are already strong men, how can they not like women, especially the eldest brother Qin Ping, he is even more lustful for women, everyone knows that he can only be satisfied by hugging two women in one night. And at this moment, he entered this "paradise on earth" but tried his best to resist his desires, precisely because his brotherhood was deep and true.

Even Feng Yu couldn't help but secretly admire him when he saw his eldest brother ignoring the woman's call and walking forward without squinting.

Soon the three of them walked to a tavern, and a large-character sign hung on the door - "Drunken Country". Hong Hanming stopped, turned to the two brothers Qin and Feng and said, "Two brothers, why don't we rest here, sit down for a while after dinner, and then continue walking." ”

Qin Ping said: "What the young prince said is that no matter how anxious you are, you have to eat a full meal before you can have the strength to continue to do things." Feng Yu looked at the signboard and said: "Drunken country, presumably the wine here should be good, ten thousand taels of empty bags, thousands of miles to find a drunken country." Qin Ping smiled: "The second brother is really a good drinker." ”

Feng Yu also smiled: "Doesn't my brother love wine?"

Qin Ping smiled heartily: "How can a man not love wine?"

Hong Hanming said: "Then since the two brothers have no opinion, how about we go back to the drunken country?"

The two said yes, and the three tied the horses aside, and told the shopkeeper to feed the horses some forage. The three of them sat down in the store.

Although it was a drunken town, there were indeed not many people, and there were ten tables in the store, even if Hong, Qin, and Feng sat in, half of the tables were still empty.

Qin Ping was a strong man, so he was naturally hungry for a long time, but he still shouted to the shopkeeper to bring the wine first, and he couldn't wait to taste the drunken wine. Feng Yu couldn't help but smile when he saw his eldest brother like this, and said, "Since the eldest brother is hungry, why didn't he ask for some hungry food first, but asked for wine." ”

Qin Ping knew that Feng Yu meant that he should let Hong Hanming greet him, so he couldn't help but redden, and said with a smile: "Young boy, you see that I only care about drinking by myself, young boy, let's order some food first." ”

Hong Hanming said: "Hey, Brother Qin, don't be so polite, you and I are a family, Brother Qin is here." And in the future, how will you and my brother be commensurate, young sons and young sons, it is very awkward to hear. ”

Qin Ping and Hong Hanming usually don't deal with each other much, just because he is the third son of the gang leader, he has always treated him as a young master, but when I looked at it today, I didn't expect that this young son didn't have the frame of a young master at all, and he was very approachable, so he couldn't help but want to be closer to him. Qin Ping smiled: "Okay, young prince...... Brother Hong is willing to regard me as a brother, how can I not see the outside world like this? From now on, you will be my own brother!"

Hong Hanming knows Qin Ping's temper, this kind of person has always been a nail and an eye, and he will never adulterate. Even if the world is numb, when it comes to this person's mouth, it will probably taste different, and every sentence is true. Hong Hanming was naturally very happy, and thought: "I sent his third brother out, but I didn't hear from the third brother Tie, not only does he not blame me, but he also wants to be a brother with me, he is really a broad-minded man." I couldn't help but admire, nodded and smiled: "Good brother, hurry up and order some food, I heard your stomach growling." ”

The three of them all laughed, and the tavern, which had been plain, became lively at the moment, and the three of them became friendly, and after a while, a jar of wine was drunk by the three of them.

Qin Ping put down the wine bowl and said: "Good wine, it deserves to be drunk, it is really fragrant." I'm just not drunk, what's going on?"

Feng Yu smiled: "Isn't the eldest brother having a good time?"

Qin Ping smacked his lips and said with a smile: "Can't be drunk, can't be drunk, we still have to find the third brother, we can't drink and make mistakes." ”

Hong Hanming saw that this good wine man was not greedy for wine at this time, but because he was worried about his brother, the admiration in his heart spontaneously arose, so he called the shopkeeper and said, "Another jar of wine." ”

Qin Ping's face was shocked, and he said, "Brother Hong, what are you doing here? ”

Hong Hanming said: "I didn't let my eldest brother drink too much, I'm afraid that if I have two more jars of wine, Brother Qin won't be able to get drunk, so what's the harm in drinking another jar? ”

Qin Ping felt warm when he saw Hong Hanming so arrogant, Feng Yu was also smiling on the side, Qin Ping said, "Okay, then thank you Brother Hong." ”

This is Xiao Er brought two jars of wine to the table of three, and just put the wine down, Qin Ping asked, "Hey, don't move." If we only need one jar of wine, how can we give us two?"

Xiao Er said: "The three guest officers only need one altar, and the second altar is given to the three by the other guest officer." With that, Xiao Er pointed to the small table against the pillar.

The three of them saw that there was indeed a man sitting there with his back to them at the small table. This man was draped in hair, dressed in a white robe, but it was a little yellowish, and the bottom of the robe was a little worn, and on the table was a bright red sword, and on the scabbard was a golden dragon relief, which was very exquisite. Seeing that the man was drinking to himself, all three of them felt strange.

Hong Hanming asked, "Do the two elder brothers have acquaintances here?"

Qin and Feng thought about it and shook their heads. Hong Hanming said: "Then why did this person send wine for no reason?"

Qin and Feng shook their heads again. Hong Hanming looked puzzled, turned his head and asked, "This benevolent brother, can you get together at this table." ”

The man poured himself a glass of wine, then raised his head and drank it all. Qin Ping and Feng Yu glanced at each other. Qin Ping stood up and said, "This brother, thank you for your wine, can you come and sit down, let's drink together?"

The man still didn't move. Qin Pingjian was so rude, he immediately slapped the table, and shouted: "You guy, aren't you deaf?"

Although Qin Ping slapped the table without force, the sound was so loud that the two tables of guests hurriedly checked out and left, for fear of getting involved in the incident. At this time, in addition to the man and Hong Hanming, there was only one table left in the store, it was a pair of men and women, husband and wife, the woman was delicate like a flower, beautiful as a fairy, and the man was a dark-faced iron man-like image.

And the strange man still turned a deaf ear and didn't care about Qin Ping at all. Qin Ping was about to get angry again, but was stopped by Feng Yu, Feng Yu said: "Big brother, since people have sent good wine, how can we be rude? Since it is impossible to call him, then invite him to sit, brother, you sit down first, and I will invite him to invite." Feng Yu was just about to get up, when he saw Hong Hanming suddenly get up and said, "The two brothers sit down first, I'll go and invite." ”

Hong Hanming turned around and walked to the man's table, first hugged his fists and bowed, the etiquette was very respectful, and said, "Brother, don't blame my anxious brother, how about asking my brother to give him a thin noodle and drink together?"

The man stopped the wine glass on his lips and looked up at Hong Hanming, Hong Hanming also saw the man's appearance clearly, and felt as if he had seen it somewhere, this man's chivalrous spirit was all hidden in those eyes, with his hair draped, like a ronin, but he was dressed elegantly, Hong Hanming couldn't think of where he had seen this person for a while.

I only heard the man say, "If you want to drink with me, why can't you come and drink?"

Hong Hanming said: "Brother Tai said yes. With that, he sat down across from the man. The man really turned over an empty wine glass, filled it with a wine jug, and pushed it to Hong Hanming. Hong Hanming couldn't help but be surprised when he saw it, because it seemed that the man pushed the wine glass in front of him just now, but in fact, he only pushed the wine glass at the beginning, and then his fingers kept close to the wine glass but never touched it, if it wasn't for Hong Hanming getting close, it really wouldn't be clear. What surprised him even more was that the push was not only fast, but also steady, and although the wine was overflowing, not a drop was spilled. Hong Hanming secretly thought: "This man's martial arts are many times higher than mine, and the subtle mastery of the strength of this hand alone is far superior to all the masters I have ever seen." Then, when he saw the sword on the table, he couldn't help but mutter, "Is it a sword?"

When the man saw that Hong Hanming was distracted, he said: "I like to use a cup when I drink, but I don't like to use a bowl, just because I don't want to waste a drop of wine, and wine will inevitably leak out of the corner of my mouth with a bowl." After that, the man drank all the wine in his cup, then put down the wine glass, and looked at Hong Hanming, his eyes were as deep as the sea, others couldn't see through or guess it, but there was an incomparable suction power to suck you firmly.

Hong Hanming looked at the wine in front of him again, and secretly thought about what the man just said, "I don't want to waste a drop of wine", so he gently pinched the cup with his left thumb and index finger, held it up in front of him, and drank it all, although the wine was full, but not a drop flowed out.

Hong Hanming put down his wine glass and looked at the man. The corners of the man's mouth raised slightly, and he said with a smile: "The little brother's martial arts are indeed not low, he is a manufacturable material, but he is still almost." ”

Hong Hanming was puzzled, the man gave him a look, and then he noticed that there was a drop of water on the thumbnail of his left hand, and he sucked it with his mouth, not water, but wine, a drop that leaked out when he drank just now.

Hong Hanming couldn't help but admire the martial arts of the man opposite at this time, and even more admired the man's eyesight, because Hong Hanming's action just now was with full strength, and the speed was so fast, ordinary people must be surprised when they saw it, and this man can actually catch his mistakes at a glance, how can he not admire?

I heard the man laugh again: "It's not that the greater the strength, the faster the speed." With that, the man poured another glass of wine, which was slower than the one Hong Hanming drank just now, and it was about to overflow. Suddenly, the wine glass was empty, Hong Hanming couldn't help but shout "Ah", only to feel like a ghost, just now he was still pouring wine, he kept his eyes open and watched, but he didn't expect that the last drop of wine in the wine jug had not yet entered the glass, and the wine glass was already empty, which is the speed of a person? And the wine glass fell on the table without sound, and the position did not move, just like the wine in the wine glass disappeared out of thin air.

I saw the man smile and say, "Good wine." ”

The more Hong Hanming looked at this man, the more familiar he felt, and the more he looked at it, the more strange he felt. I couldn't help asking: "Brother Tai's martial arts are high, I really admire it below, I am clumsy and dull in my eyes, I see that Brother Tai is very familiar, but I can't think of Brother Tai's identity, and I hope Brother Tai can tell me below." ”

The man said: "Why should the third prince be so polite, just now I just changed a trick in front of the third prince, just a little trick of carving insects, and I hope the third prince doesn't want to laugh." ”

When Hong Hanming heard this, this person seemed to know himself. Qin Ping and Feng Yu on the side were also surprised that this man knew the identity of the young son, Qin Ping was about to walk over to ask what was going on, but Feng Yu secretly pulled his sleeves, Qin Ping looked at Feng Yu as if asking, "Why are you holding me?" Feng Yu gave him a look, and he saw that Hong Hanming was looking at him, and he didn't want to let him pass. Qin Ping sat down calmly and looked at the man all the time.

Hong Hanming said: "Listening to my brother's words, I know you now." ”

The man smiled but said nothing.

Hong Hanming shook his head and sighed again: "It's really bad." ”

The man said, "What's wrong?"

Hong Hanming said: "Brother Tai knows me, but I don't know Brother Tai, how can I be good?"

The man smiled and said, "I know you just because you are the third son, but the son doesn't know me because you are an unknown person." ”

Hong Hanming said: "Why did Brother Tai say this? Brother Tai's martial arts are far higher than mine, I don't believe that you are unknown in the rivers and lakes." ”

The man said, "How about being famous, and what about being nameless?"

Hong Hanming said: "If you are famous, you should tell Zaixia, so that Zaixia can make friends with Brother Tai." ”

The man laughed and said, "Can't you be friends with me if you don't know my name?"

Hong Hanming was so asked that he couldn't answer, at this time, Qin Ping really couldn't help it, and when he got up, Feng Yu didn't hold it, thinking, "Oh no." ”

Qin Ping stepped forward and said, "You person, how can you be so tricky, people make friends with you, but you are so stingy that you don't even let people know your name, how can this be reasonable!"

The man said unhurriedly, "If I am stingy, why did I give you three of you a jar of fine wine?"

Qin Ping saw that he actually lost on his tongue as soon as he came up, and he didn't get angry, so he smashed the table with his fist, but he didn't expect the table to be smashed by him with one punch. Hong Hanming immediately withdrew, and in the blink of an eye, the man was not seen in front of the table.

Looking at it again, the man was sitting at the original table of Hong, Qin, and Feng and poured out a bowl of wine, and looked up, still not spilling a drop. Feng Yu sat at the table, rubbed his eyes, and didn't see how this person suddenly came to him, Feng Yu was secretly surprised: "This table is ten steps away from that table, this person is so fast!"

Qin Ping also saw that this person must be a master, but he was so eccentric, but Qin Ping also had a strange temper, that is, any martial arts hero with a skill must have some respect for him. So Qin Ping smiled and clapped his hands, and the man also stood up and hugged his fists and smiled, and said: "Su Wen's 'Kaiyuan Pangu's double axe, the power can split the sky, I can see it today, it is really extraordinary!"

Qin Ping also seemed to smile proudly: "Thanks to Brother Tai's praise, it's really an award!"

This is Feng Yu's sudden realization, suddenly stood up, and said: "Could it be that Your Excellency is Ling Quanfei Ling Daxia, who is known as the 'Floating Son' by the people of the rivers and lakes?"

This person is Ling Quanfei, Ling Quanfei smiled: "False name, false name." ”

Qin Ping also reacted and said, "It turned out to be Ling Daxia, I said that if someone else is like this, how can someone else have such skills." ”

Hong Hanming was also thinking, "Ling Quanfei?" was suddenly startled, and said, "I don't know if Ling Zun is the Ling Kechen Ling senior, who is known as 'Feiyunyan'?"

Ling Quanfei said: "It's my father." ”

Hong Hanming suddenly said happily: "That's right, that's right, that's right." Ling Zun once had a relationship with his father, when he was seven years old, he had seen Ling Zun, Ling Zun said that he had a son who was seven years older than me, but his skills were extremely high, and he had already enjoyed a reputation in the rivers and lakes. ”

Ling Quanfei said: "A small fight, how can you enjoy a good reputation, it's all my father's boasting." ”

Qin Ping said: "Ling Gongzi is too modest, I'm afraid that if I want to do it with you just now, I will have to ask for my own hardship." ”

Ling Quanfei said: "Where, where." ”

Qin Ping said: "It's just that I'm in a hurry, and I hope that Ling Gongzi is not strange." ”

Ling Quanfei said: "Where is this, the names of the three brothers Qin, Feng, and Tie have already resounded in the northern Liaobei area ten years ago, how dare I get an axe in front of the three heroes?" Ling Quanfei asked again: "By the way, why don't you see the iron nameless iron hero?"

Hong, Qin, and Feng looked at each other, and Hong Hanming ate and said, "No, don't hide it from Ling Gongzi, we came out this time just for the sake of the third brother Tie." ”

Ling Quanfei said: "Something happened to the Iron Hero. ”

Qin Ping said: "This ......"

Feng Yu said: "Let's sit down and talk slowly." ”

The other three also nodded yes, Hong Hanming seemed to suddenly remember something, and said, "Ling Gongzi, your sword?" Hong Hanming looked at the rotten table paper again, Ling Quanfei lifted his robe and said, "The sword is here." ”

Qin Ping's swiftness just now was beyond the reach of ordinary masters, but he didn't expect that in this case, Ling Quanfei could still pick up the sword and put it on his waist, Hong, Qin, and Feng all admired it from the bottom of their hearts. The four of them sat around the table and drank wine, while Ling Quanfei drank with the other three while listening to Hong Hanming's story about Tie Wuming.

At this time, Ling Quanfei suddenly noticed that the table where the couple was sitting was empty, and he couldn't help but secretly wonder, how could he not notice?