Chapter 358: Drinking Causes Trouble

Under the welcome of Dan Xiongxin, Duan Fengyun arrived inside Juxian Manor.

At this moment, the bigwigs of Juxian Manor, having heard that an honored guest had arrived, also arrived in the main hall one after another.

Dan Xiongxin pointed at the various bigwigs and said:

"This is You Junda, this is Wang Bodang, this is Xu Maogong..."

Dan Xiongxin introduced all the heroes of the Sui and Tang eras to Duan Fengyun one by one.

After finishing the introductions of the Juxian Manor bigwigs, Dan Xiongxin then realized that he did not even know the name of the man beside him.

He opened his mouth to ask:

"May I ask how to address you, young brother?"

Duan Fengyun laughed and said:

"Shubao and I share the same surname; my name is Qin Shuang!"

Dan Xiongxin laughed and said:

"So it is Brother Qin Shuang.

Someone, quickly notify the kitchen to prepare some dishes; I want to have a few drinks with Brother Qin Shuang to properly apologize."

Duan Fengyun smiled slightly and said:

"Brother Dan, you are joking. As the saying goes, one does not get acquainted without a fight.

This way of meeting has left a deep impression on me."

"Hahahaha, Brother Qin Shuang is truly witty and humorous.

Come, please come inside. Since you are Shubao's brother, then you are my, Dan Xiongxin's, brother.

Feel free to treat this place as your own home; do not stand on ceremony."

You Junda, Wang Bodang, and the others also said enthusiastically:

"We have long heard Brother Dan speak of the matters regarding the 'Little Mengchang' Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao.

It is a pity we have no opportunity to meet him today, but we imagine Brother Qin Shuang must be the same kind of person as Brother Qin Shubao.

The brothers of our Juxian Manor are all men of loyalty, so you must absolutely not stand on ceremony with us.

Later, we shall all eat meat and drink wine to our hearts' content, and we will soon become familiar with one another."

You Junda, Wang Bodang, and the others were also men of great loyalty who had lived as outlaws for many years; their enthusiasm for brothers and friends was certainly beyond reproach.

Dan Xiongxin sat in the host's seat, Duan Fengyun sat in the guest of honor's seat, and You Junda and the others also sat in their respective seats in an orderly fashion.

This group of men from the greenwood were all very particular about their standing in the pugilistic world, so their respective seating positions were very clearly distinguished.

Before even half the dishes had been served, Duan Fengyun had already finished half a pot of wine.

Dan Xiongxin pointed at the wine pot, his face slightly flushed, and said:

"Brother Qin Shuang truly has a great capacity for liquor.

To have finished half a pot of wine without even a change in complexion, that is truly a great capacity."

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"My little bit of capacity is nothing worth mentioning, nothing at all."

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere began to liven up.

You Junda spoke up:

"Brother Qin Shuang, we have heard of Brother Qin Shubao for a long time, but we have never seen him in person.

Since you and Brother Qin Shubao share the same surname, why not tell us about Brother Shubao?"

Duan Fengyun shook his head and laughed:

"Although I share the same surname as Shubao, I do not actually understand him well.

My acquaintance with Shubao was purely a matter of fate."

Dan Xiongxin heard this and asked in confusion:

"Oh, I saw that Shubao's surname is Qin and yours is also Qin, so I thought you were kinsmen. I did not expect that you are not.

Just now you said you and Shubao met by fate; why not tell us about it?

Let us also see what a great bond of fate exists between you and Shubao."

Duan Fengyun smiled and began to recount:

"Eighteen years ago, I happened to be passing through a forest when I encountered Shubao, who was still a child at the time, along with his mother and their servant, while they were being hunted by the Sui Army; I happened to run into them.

Seeing them being hunted by the Sui Army, I took action to save them.

That is the reason for my acquaintance with Shubao."

This was the true story of how Duan Fengyun and Qin Shubao met, and Duan Fengyun had no intention of hiding it.

In any case, when Qin Shubao comes to Juxian Manor in the future, he will certainly be asked about how he met him.

This group of people had all killed Sui Army soldiers, so there was nothing wrong with him saying it.

You Junda and the others sighed:

"We thought you and Shubao were kinsmen; we did not expect that you were actually Shubao's savior. It was our rudeness."

Duan Fengyun waved his hand and laughed:

"Seeing injustice on the road and drawing one's sword to help is what I ought to have done.

I also did not expect that the Shubao I saved would one day become such a hero of great loyalty."

And when Dan Xiongxin heard Duan Fengyun speak of eighteen years ago, he also felt nostalgic for eighteen years ago.

Eighteen years ago, he had just started his career after inheriting his father's business, and the eight brothers who followed him died tragically on the road while they were out robbing.

At that time, it was the first time the eight of them had stepped into the pugilistic world; he did not expect that before they had even truly begun, they would lose their lives.

These eight people could be said to be Dan Xiongxin's childhood playmates, but now they had long since become dry bones, buried deep underground.

Their parents also could not bear the shock and passed away early.

The murderer who killed these eight people could be said to have indirectly caused the deaths of the people in eight families.

Dan Xiongxin hated this murderer to the bone; whenever he thought of this murderer, he would grit his teeth, wishing he could eat his flesh and drink his blood.

For these eighteen years, Dan Xiongxin had been searching for the murderer who killed his brothers, but he had never found any clues, which made Dan Xiongxin feel deeply guilty toward his brothers in the underworld, as well as their parents.

Having just heard Duan Fengyun speak of saving Qin Shubao, Dan Xiongxin also wished so much that there had been someone like Duan Fengyun at that time to save his eight brothers.

Thinking of this, Dan Xiongxin picked up his wine cup and drank a cup of melancholy wine alone.

Seeing Dan Xiongxin suddenly looking dejected, Duan Fengyun asked suspiciously:

"Second Brother Dan, what is the matter?

Why do you look a bit dejected?"

Seeing Dan Xiongxin's appearance, You Junda knew that Dan Xiongxin must have thought of those eight brothers again.

You Junda spoke up:

"Second Brother Dan recalled some past events, so his mood is a bit low.

It is fine, he will recover in a moment."

You Junda knew that Dan Xiongxin did not like to talk about his personal private matters, so You Junda did not state the specific reason for Dan Xiongxin's sudden depression.

"Oh, so that is how it is."

Duan Fengyun wore an expression of "so that's it."

Duan Fengyun silently picked up the wine pot and followed Dan Xiongxin's example, drinking wine in melancholy.

After this exchange, the scene actually became awkward, and the group did not know where to start chatting.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Xu Maogong spoke up:

"Brother Qin Shuang, you just said that you killed the Sui Dynasty soldiers and saved Shubao and his mother.

I think with your skills and personality, Brother Qin Shuang, you must have done many acts of drawing your sword to help the weak and punishing evil to promote good in your daily life; why not share them with us and let us broaden our horizons?"

Xu Maogong did not yet know what a terrifying scene his suggestion would cause in a moment.

If he knew what a terrifying consequence his suggestion would cause, he would definitely not have made this proposal.

And Duan Fengyun, having drunk more than half a pot of wine on this side, slowly began to feel it.

Sometimes one has to say that drinking ruins things; wine is a thing that can harm many people.

One has to say, the wine here in Juxian Manor is quite potent.

Duan Fengyun, who had always had a good tolerance for alcohol, actually felt a little tipsy.

Under the anesthesia of alcohol, Duan Fengyun began to talk freely.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"Of course, I have done plenty of such acts of drawing my sword to help others in my daily life.

When the old ladies in the village go home alone, I will help them back.

If the children in the village accidentally fall into the water, I will go to save them.

When the widows in the village are home alone, I will also go to their doors to help them."

As they chatted, Duan Fengyun began to make suggestive jokes with them.

And Dan Xiongxin, who was originally full of gloom, gradually recovered in the cheerful atmosphere.

Dan Xiongxin laughed:

"I didn't expect that you look so serious, Brother Qin Shuang, but your jokes are truly catching people off guard.

Truly, the capable have more work to do, haha!"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Second Brother Dan, you flatter me.

We are all people of the greenwoods; let me tell everyone about an encounter I had eighteen years ago, and may everyone take it to heart and learn a lesson."

Duan Fengyun thought that this group of outlaws would be the core troops of Wagang Fortress in the future, so he had to give them a good lesson to let them know the importance of right and wrong.

Duan Fengyun did not yet know what a sensation his next words would cause; his next words would completely overturn his plans.

Dan Xiongxin and the others also looked at Duan Fengyun with anticipation, and Wang Bodang laughed:

"Brother Qin Shuang, please speak.

Our group should learn more so that we won't be left behind by this era."

As the person with the most noble background and the most profound knowledge among this group, Wang Bodang naturally wanted to hear Duan Fengyun's explanation.

Duan Fengyun said:

"Eighteen years ago, after I saved Shubao and his mother, I prepared to leave.

Not long after I left, I ran into eight robbers.

These eight robbers looked like they had just started out; not only did they want to plot against my wealth, but they actually wanted to take my life.

After some persuasion from me, they still wouldn't listen and moved against me; seeing that they were stubborn, I fought back and killed them.

So, I still feel to this day that we people of the greenwoods should only seek ill-gotten wealth.

We are all forced to become bandits; why should we go and bully those commoners who are in similar situations to us?

So, I ask all you brothers to keep my words in mind to avoid the same thing happening in the future."

Hearing Duan Fengyun mention eighteen years ago and eight people, Dan Xiongxin had an answer in his heart.

He looked at Duan Fengyun and said with a calm face:

"Then do you still remember what those eight people looked like?"

After Duan Fengyun thought about it, eighteen years had passed; how could he still remember what those eight people looked like?

However, Duan Fengyun suddenly remembered that the person whose sword he had seized at the time only had four fingers and no thumb.

So he opened his mouth and said:

"I cannot remember what those eight people looked like.

I only remember one of them, the person whose weapon I snatched away only had four fingers, he was missing a thumb."

After hearing this, Dan Xiongxin was struck as if by lightning; among his eight brothers, there was indeed one person with four fingers.

Dan Xiongxin stared fixedly at Duan Fengyun; the murderer he had been searching for for eighteen years was now right before his eyes.

It seemed that Heaven truly had a spirit, delivering the murderer right to him.

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