The Peach Tavern

Fu Jie puts the red pouch in his pocket and they decide to keep on walking towards the peach tavern.

The peach Tavern was the most famous Tavern around here and its specialty for being so well known was their wine that tasted as if it was delicately made in the heavens.

Chen Qiao, "Brother Xia, let me tell you. Once you have a taste of their famous wine, you'll forget about all your worries and ascend."

Xu Lifen smacked Chen Qiao's head as she scolded him, "Don't spout nonsense. We are here to do a job, not to enjoy wine."

Chen Qiao rubbed his head as he smiled, "A righteous man should always be able to enjoy wine while working."

"..." Fu Jie was sure that this was just bullsh*t but he didn't dare refute this.

Dai Xiaobo was, like always, silent and kept on walking a few steps ahead of them.

Xu Lifen shook her head and sighed as she quickened her speed and caught up with Dai Xiaobo.

Chen Qiao, "Those two don't understand the three wonders of this world."

Fu Jie couldn't help but question, "The three wonders?"

He had heard about the seven wonders of the world, but he had never heard about the three wonders of the world.

The smile on Chen Qiao's face deepened as he answered, "The three wonders. The first is Music. The second is Fine wine and the third..."

"What's the third?"

Chen Qiao leaned in closer to Fu Jie's ear as he answered, "And third is beauty."

It took Fu Jie a whole minute to realize that Chen Qiao was referring to women with the term of beauty.

The three wonders of the world according to this man were: Music, Wine, and Woman.

Fu Jie couldn't help but sigh. He should've already guessed that it would be something like this.

"Does Xia Didi want me to help you get experienced with the three wonders?"

Fu Jie pursed his lips as he looked at the man with an unimpressed expression that was well hidden behind his mask. He didn't have the leisure time to listen to music, enjoy wine, and dance around with women.

"Let's just say that the three wonders don't interest me enough at this moment." Fu Jie left the man behind and caught up to the other two who were walking ahead of them.

"Eh?" Chen Qiao was a bit stunned, but he eventually recovered from it and ran after him as he shouted, "Wait for me!"

Peach Tavern wasn't as far as Fu Jie expected it to be but it was surely a lot more crowded than he had expected.

With just a single glance, Fu Jie was able to tell that this Tavern was pretty famous. It was basically flocking with people and most of them were drunk and looked as careless as ever. This really didn't look like a city that was haunted by a ferocious ghost.

When they entered the tavern, Fu Jie wasn't sure if they'd be able to get a table since it was so crowded, but when the waiter came up to them and saw the robes they were wearing, he immediately recognized them as disciples from the maple passion pavilion and the waiter smiled brightly as he led them to the second floor where there were a few tables empty.

Fu Jie felt that it was lucky of them to get a table that could accommodate all four of them.

Once they had been seated down, Chen Qiao excitedly placed an order.

"Bring us your special wine! Eight Jars!"

Fu Jie couldn't help but be a little shocked as he heard this.

Eight Jars of wine for the four of them?! Was this man planning on drinking till death?!

Fu Jie had a high alcohol tolerance level but if he drank more than two jars of wine, he was sure that he would be dead the next morning.

He looked at Dai Xiaobo and Xu Lifen. Both of them didn't look to be excited and Fu Jie was sure that these two would hardly be drinking anything.

At this moment, as Fu Jie wondered who'll be able to finish the eight jars of wine, his seat was knocked at and he turned around to look at the person who had knocked on his chair.

The one who sat behind him was drunk as hell and was swaying restlessly as he sat. Fu Jie let it go since he knew that the man hadn't meant to knock on Fu Jie's chair. He was drunk and so, picking a fight with him would be useless and Fu Jie didn't want to bother with it.

Fu Jie turned his head back and decided that Xu Lifen's face was much more eye-pleasing than the ugly face of the man who sat behind him.

The ugly-faced man suddenly said something a bit too loudly and grabbed the attention of both Fu Jie and Chen Qiao who sat beside Fu Jie.

"The Mayor is such a cold-hearted man."

The other guy who sat in front of this ugly man nodded as he responded, "To think that he would hold such a grand celebration at a time like this."

It seemed that they weren't the only ones who found the timing to be odd and the commoners who lived here were also shocked by what was happening.

"Maybe the rumors about his daughter were true."

"Which rumor?"

The man looked around as if making sure that nobody was overhearing them, "You know that one. They said that the Mayor hated his daughter since birth."

"That... The Mayor's wife passed away while giving birth to the young child so if he loved his wife, it wouldn't be shocking that he'll grow to hate his daughter."

"But that's still too cold-blooded... To celebrate your own daughter's death... Just how much hate did he hold for her?"

Fu Jie was shocked and even more interested to listen to what these two were gossiping about.

They were getting a lot of information from these two and it made Fu Jie wonder if this was all Chen Qiao's plan. Maybe he already knew that this place would be the most optimal for them to gather information since everyone here would be drunk and ready to spout out any nonsense they wanted.

"I heard that they didn't even bury her properly and her older brother didn't even attend her funeral."

"The hate is shared by both the father and son?"

Chen Qiao suddenly nudged Fu Jie, "Don't you want to join their conversation?"

"Eh?" Fu Jie couldn't understand what this man was trying to say.

In the next second, Chen Qiao suddenly turned his chair and literally joined in on their conversation, "Brothers, would you mind telling us about these rumors?"

The two men were shocked to see a stranger suddenly approach them like this and mixed along with that shock was another feeling called fear.

Fu Jie frowned, but he still followed Chen Qiao's lead and turned his chair to join the other table.

He looked at the ugly man who was previously knocking on his chair and asked, "The mayor's daughter died? How?"

The two men were super drunk, but they dare not say anything. They were still afraid and immediately put their heads down in silence as if by doing so, the two strangers would leave them alone.

Chen Qiao, "Aiya! Dear brother, don't be like that! We are not here to bully you. We are just normal travelers who are looking to feed on some local gossip."

The two men weren't convinced and continued to have their heads bowed down as they silently drank their liquor.

Fu Jie had the urge to kick this man's chair but he used all his strength to hold back and with a smile, he circled his hand around the man's neck and suggested buying them a drink, "Eh! Brother, if you don't want to answer, then don't answer. However, if we want to join you guys for some drinks, you won't refuse, will you?"

Chen Qiao was surprised to see that Fu Jie could deal with this man so well.

The man peeked at Fu Jie's face only to realize that it was covered with a white-mask and he was instantly even more afraid than he previously was, "N-no need," He stuttered.

Chen Qiao clicked his tongue as he circled his hand around the other guy and asked, "Are you guys going to turn us down just like that? We aren't here to hurt you."

Both of these men were afraid of them, but they still didn't dare say yes.

Suddenly Xu Yifen also walked over and pulled a chair to sit at this table.

"Big brother," Xu Lifen beamed as she used her hand to tuck her fringes behind her ear as she added, "Are you going to turn me down too?"

Fu Jie was shocked to see this flirty side of Senior martial sister Xu Yifen but it was refreshing and he almost wanted to laugh at how good she was at this.

The two looked up as soon as they heard the voice of a woman and their faces changed faster than a chameleon changed colors.

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