As a result, the two of them, who were like old friends at first sight, immediately set up a banquet in the inn. It was already nighttime. Wang Chenglong ordered his subordinates to buy several jars of aged wine. He said to Jiang Cheng in a heroic manner, "Little brother, don't stand on ceremony with me today. I don't usually have much time to drink. This time, I have to drink to my heart's content. After all, I won't have this opportunity tomorrow."
Jiang Cheng was speechless. His alcohol tolerance was not unparalleled. It seemed that he would be drunk to death tonight. However, after thinking about it, he thought that it might relieve a little pressure if the two of them drank with Wang Chenglong. He immediately smiled and said, "In this case, why don't I ask the First Miss to come down and drink with us?"
Wang Chenglong looked troubled, "That's not a good idea. It won't look good if I reek of alcohol tomorrow."
"Is there a rule that states that we have to meet the Emperor tomorrow?" Jiang Cheng guided him patiently.
"Well, the Emperor did not specify a time, but …" Wang Chenglong seemed to be a little tempted.
Oh, that's not a problem. I heard that many of the candidates from the prefectures and counties have not arrived yet. Why are we in such a hurry? Otherwise, we won't be able to drink to our heart's content tomorrow. Isn't that right? " Jiang Cheng saw a ray of hope and hurriedly chased after him.
"Fine, let's drink to our heart's content today. Little brother's words make sense. If we have something on our mind, we won't be able to drink to our heart's content. Haha."
Wang Chenglong lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, he said happily, "The Emperor has given me full authority to receive the candidates. Of course, this is a good job. There are also people in charge of the security of the Imperial City. I feel that my days off are coming to an end."
"No problem, no problem. One day at a time is one day at a time." Jiang Cheng laughed heartily. The two of them began to prepare the food and wine.
When everything was ready, Miss Yue's lazy voice came from upstairs, "Little Jiang, my food is not ready yet."
The two men looked at each other in dismay. It had to be said that there was nothing wrong with addressing Jiang Cheng as Little Jiang. Jiang Cheng was now a bodyguard and servant, so this form of address was more amiable and natural, with a bit of playfulness. Jiang Cheng said with a wry smile, "Reporting to Miss, the food has been prepared, but there are other entertainment items today."
What kind of entertainment? Miss Yue asked curiously as she walked down the stairs.
Yes, that's all. Jiang Cheng pointed at the wine jars on the table and looked expectantly at the young miss's reaction. He originally thought that the Young Miss would show a frightened expression and then turn around to leave. He didn't expect that the Young Miss would show an extremely surprised expression, as if she would pounce on the wine in the next second. She said excitedly, "There's wine to drink?
At this time, Wang Chenglong's mind was also a little confused. Shouldn't this kind of missy not touch a drop of alcohol? For a moment, he also looked at Jiang Cheng with some doubts. Jiang Cheng spread his hands innocently, indicating that he had nothing to do with this matter.
Seeing that Miss Yue's face gradually became gloomy, Wang Chenglong hurriedly laughed and tried to smooth things over, "It seems that Miss Yue is also a sentimental person. Fine, fine, how about the three of us get drunk today?"
Miss Yue snorted and walked over to sit on the main seat. She smiled lightly and said, "I don't think Brother Wang is an ordinary person. I'm sure he doesn't care about such formalities. Isn't the purpose of life to be happy? Why do we have to be restrained? Why don't we call each other brother and sister?"
That's fine. " At this time, Wang Chenglong was really a little stunned. Was this still a Young Miss? She was clearly an overly amiable and approachable big sister.
However, what surprised him even more was yet to come. Once the banquet started, they naturally had to drink to their heart's content. Originally, Wang Chenglong thought that he was already a rare overlord at the banquet table in the Imperial City. He never expected that this Miss Yue was even more ruthless. She was so ruthless that even if Jiang Cheng and Wang Chenglong worked together, they could only look at her and sigh.
Come, drink. One cup of wine disappeared.
Don't be shy, drink quickly. After a glass of wine, he disappeared again.
Today, we must drink to our heart's content. By the time he said this, the jar of wine in front of Miss Yue had already been emptied.
Seeing that Miss Yue was not drunk at all and still in high spirits, Jiang Cheng burped and asked in a low voice, "Is this wine of yours fake?
Bullshit! " Wang Chenglong's face turned red, "What are you talking about! Who dares to sell fake wine to me! " Then, she looked at Jiang Cheng, who still had a puzzled expression on his face. Speechlessly, she explained, "This is the authentic Drunken Immortal, the best wine in the Yun Dynasty. I had to pull some strings to buy it. It is said that an ordinary person without any cultivation would be dead drunk after drinking this jar. Who would have thought that this Miss Yue would be so ferocious? This is really something I have never seen before."
Jiang Cheng nodded in agreement and said, "Forget it, forget it. Anyway, we have to drink to our heart's content."
So the two of them started to touch each other's wine jars. Since they had decided to get drunk, they naturally had to seal their cultivation. However, what made Jiang Cheng very depressed was that his cultivation was not ordinary, how could he seal it? After drinking for a while, he found that the Fighting Souls and Fighting Souls in his divine sense did not have any reaction, so he did not care about them and just continued to drink. Anyway, this was a first-class wine, it would be a waste not to drink it. If he missed this opportunity, he might not be able to find it again.
After three rounds of drinking, more than half of the dozen jars of wine were gone. The three of them were obviously drunk, but Jiang Cheng was the least drunk one. He looked at Wang Chenglong, who had suddenly become silent, and asked tentatively, "Brother Wang, is there something on your mind?
Something on my mind? " Wang Chenglong thought for a while, "I have no worries, why would I have anything on my mind?
Why do I have no worries? " Jiang Cheng felt a faint sadness in the atmosphere and continued, "As the saying goes, as a man, the ideal life is to be in control of the world and lying on the lap of a beautiful woman. Brother Wang, you are now the commander of the Imperial City's Nine Cities Military Department. I dare not say that you have all the power in the world, but you can be considered to be in a high position. May I ask if this worry has anything to do with women?"
Wang Chenglong's expression was a little sad, "Sigh, it has been a long time.
At that time, my family was still poor and could not afford to support me and my brother. My brother still had to study, so I thought of joining the army to make a living. At that time, the imperial court and the Mobei Desert were at war, so I signed up to go to the Northern Borderline. At that time, I was actually very reluctant to leave. "
Speaking of this, Wang Chenglong's face showed an extremely happy smile, "I just found someone I can spend the rest of my life with, and just had a wedding. I can totally be considered a newlywed, and I am about to go to the frontline. What do you think I am thinking?
Hmm, I can understand. " Jiang Cheng nodded, feeling a little envious as well.
At the beginning, I was just an ordinary soldier. Later, I was promoted to a centurion through my military exploits. Thanks to the love of my commanding officer, I went home to visit my family when the war was a little easier. " Wang Chenglong's voice still carried a dreamy sense of happiness and intoxication, "At that time, I found out that I actually had a son!
It has been more than a year and a half, and my son had just turned one. Looking at that little fellow staring at me with his round, black eyes, coming up to rub against my stubble from time to time, smelling the intoxicating milky scent on his body, looking at the gradually improving family because of my salary, looking at the comforting parents, looking at my brother who participated in the court examinations, and looking at my blissful wife, I really felt that this was enough for my life. "
Jiang Cheng said emotionally, "If I had such a blessing, I would be satisfied."
As he spoke, Wang Chenglong's expression suddenly changed fiercely, and his voice also became incomparably venomous, "But I never thought that when I returned, what I would see was not a successful younger brother, healthy parents, and love at first sight, but a house full of corpses and white silk!"
Jiang Cheng was instantly shocked. This turn of events had indeed exceeded his expectations. At that time, his expression also became solemn, and he asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"
Wang Chenglong's voice was a little more desolate and indignant, "Later, I asked around and found out that while I was fighting at the frontline, a young thug in the Imperial City took a fancy to my wife's beauty. Unable to take her by force, he flew into a rage out of humiliation and killed my entire family!"
Hiss, Jiang Cheng immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. This person was a little too ruthless. Even if it was just a simple act of making things difficult for him, it would have been fine. After all, he was in the wrong, but no matter what, he should not have slaughtered his entire family. This matter was simply too cruel.
From then on, I began to think, "Why are we fighting at the frontline, but protecting such a group of trash, and even killing our loved ones?"
Wang Chenglong said hatefully, "So I simply left the army during the critical period of my promotion and returned to the Imperial City. Coincidentally, the Emperor was also considering the issue of restoring order in the Imperial City. After understanding the whole story, he had a secret discussion with me for an entire night, and decided to appoint me to the Imperial City's Warden's Office.
So, you found that young thug and massacred his whole family as well? Jiang Cheng said with incomparable shock.
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