Chapter 71

Su Yang shook his head.

He didn't much like drinking alcohol.

Of the other five students, two showed interest in alcohol, and Wang Tianlang poured each of them half a cup.

Grain liquor was definitely a luxury.

Many commoners couldn't even fill their stomachs!

Qixing City banned all private brewing of grain liquor; the only official distillery produced liquor exclusively for Beast Tamer and powerful figures.

"You two, drink half a cup first—I'll pour more after you finish!" He set down the bottle and pulled out another glass bottle, "I prepared juice for you four—Red Cherry Bloodfruit juice!"

The Red Cherry Bloodtree is a Bronze-rank plant-type beast, fond of sucking prey's blood; its Red Cherry Bloodfruit, when consumed, slightly enhances physical constitution, and is said to taste excellent!

After filling the cups of Su Yang and the other three, Wang Tianlang stood up, raised his cup, and the others rose with him.

"First, let's drink to our fallen brother Gu Lihong—he was a hero, a true man!"

Everyone silently clinked cups and drained their drinks.

Su Yang had no strong impression of Gu Lihong; in memory, he was a cold, quiet man who seemed hard to approach.

Yet now he was Heavy-hearted.

After all, Gu Lihong was also his comrade!

"Second cup—we toast to Brother Su Yang! This time, Brother Su Yang didn't just save me—he saved the villagers of Jin Chang Village and Qiongshan Village in Baiyi Town, and others too…" Wang Tianlang shouted loudly, "During this Sparrow Plague, Qixing City suffered minimal losses; the worst-hit was the southern safety zone. They received the alert, but the plague arrived in just three minutes—they had no time to warn anyone, and entire villages vanished!"

"Baiyi Town suffered the least among all towns east of Qixing City, thanks to timely warnings—all seven villages under our jurisdiction remained largely intact. Of our entire town's three thousand-plus people, only twenty-four went missing and one Beast Tamer died!"

Wang Tianlang: "Let's raise a cup to Brother Su Yang!"

All Baiyi Town patrol members and First Middle School members stood and clinked cups with Su Yang.

Especially Zhou Hai—he nearly shattered Su Yang's cup…

"Brother Su Yang, I will report your achievements truthfully to Qixing City!"

"I'm also a member of Baiyi Town—it's my duty!"

"Don't be modest—eat, eat!" Wang Tianlang pointed his chopsticks at the pot before them, "It's all mutated sparrow meat—we're feasting today!"

And what of Su Yang's family?

Soon after Su Yang left, several townsfolk knocked on his door.

Each carried gifts.

"Zhang Xiuru, is your Su Yang home? We've come to thank him for saving our lives!" The middle-aged man at the front shoved a basket of cabbage into Zhang Xiuru's hands.

Zhang Xiuru hurriedly replied, "Aunt Liu, Brother Xu San, Uncle Chen San… you're too kind—we all know each other well, we see each other every day. My son grew up under your eyes; you're his elders. He saved you because it was his duty, his duty!"

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