Chen Qingyuan didn't believe that a mortal could see through his origins, and he didn't take it seriously.
"Huang Xingyan, what do you call me brother?"
As Huang Xingyan spoke, he poured himself a glass of wine and asked in a low voice.
This man was wearing a light-colored cloth with many balls of thread on the clothes. His hands were very rough and his hair was messy.
"Laojiu."
Glancing at the drinks on the table, Chen Qingyuan gave himself a random title.
"It is a great blessing in life that I can meet my ninth brother today."
After drinking several glasses of wine, Huang Xingyan said polite words with a smile on his face.
Not long after, Huang Xingyan drank both bottles of wine on the table.
Huang Xingyan gently shook the empty wine bottle, and put the wine glass in his hand on the table with a slight embarrassment. He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and was about to get up and sneak away.
"Waiter, some more bottles of wine."
Chen Qingyuan didn't have any dislike for Huang Xingyan, but wanted to get to know him.
After a while, the waiter came over with three bottles of wine. Before leaving, he bent down to Chen Qingyuan and whispered: "Sir, this man is a famous scoundrel. Don't be deceived by him."
The waiter gave a kind reminder, not wanting Chen Qingyuan to suffer a loss or be fooled.
"You little boy, you are talking nonsense."
Although Huang Xingyan had no cultivation level, he had an excellent ear, so he quickly scolded him.
The waiter didn't dare to refute and walked quickly to the backyard.
"Brother Ninth, don't believe those rumors easily."
Huang Xingxian was afraid of being driven away by Chen Qingyuan, so he stared at the drinks on the table, his throat unable to stop rolling.
"Of course not." Chen Qingyuan smiled slightly: "I will be your host today and treat you to a nice drink."
"Brother Ninth is generous, I admire you."
Hearing this, Huang Xingyan was overjoyed and started drinking heavily.
People around him looked at this scene and thought that Chen Qingyuan was a little stupid for actually having a good conversation with such a drunkard. However, this was Chen Qingyuan's own business. Others could only watch the fun and not come forward to harass him.
After three rounds of drinking, Huang Xingyan became a little tipsy and had a drunken look on his face.
"To be honest, I did say polite words to many people just to drink. However, I really think that Brother Ninth, you have a good temperament and you are definitely not an ordinary person."
There were quite a few strangers in the restaurant. Huang Xingyan noticed Chen Qingyuan in the corner at first sight and stepped forward to chat.
The moment he saw Chen Qingyuan, Huang Xingyan felt like looking up at the clouds.
"Brother Huang, you're welcome."
Chen Qingyuan didn't take it seriously and chuckled.
"If Ninth Brother doesn't give up, you can go to your home as a guest and have a cup of tea."
The sun is setting, and if you don't plan to stay in the hotel, the restaurant will be closing.
"Okay." Chen Qingyuan accepted the invitation.
Maybe it's because I have nothing to do, or maybe it's fate.
Chen Qingyuan wanted to get to know Huang Xingyan well.
The scene changed to the west corner of the city.
It was a simple wooden house with blackened walls and dust. It looked like it had been there for some time.
"Creak, creak..."
The evening breeze blew, causing the door to swing back and forth, making a harsh sound.
Huang Xingyan moved a stool over and wiped the dust off the stool with his sleeves.
Then, he hurried to boil water and prepare to pour Chen Qingyuan a cup of hot tea.
Chen Qingyuan didn't dislike it and sat aside quietly waiting.
Soon, Huang Xingyan came over with a cup of hot tea and placed the tea on the table beside Chen Qingyuan: "This is a cup of coarse tea. I hope Brother Ninth will not dislike it."
"No, I think it's fine, thank you."
Chen Qingyuan said thank you.
"The place is so simple that I have no choice but to share the same room with Brother Ninth." Huang Xingyan said, "Of course, if Brother Ninth is not used to it, there is an inn nearby that will definitely be much more comfortable than mine."
"It doesn't matter."
Chen Qingyuan is not so particular.
Besides, he can sit there all night and doesn't need to rest at all.
"That's good."
Huang Xingyan washed himself and lay on the hard bed, covered with a thin quilt.
In the room, Chen Qingyuan sat aside and took a sip of hot tea: "Brother Huang has practiced martial arts before, right?"
"I've been practicing for a few days."
Huang Xingyan looked out the window, as if remembering what happened a long time ago, and said softly.
"You are in great shape, why don't you find a job to make a living?"
Chen Qingyuan asked.
"I've looked for it before, but I was too tired. My life now is more comfortable, free and carefree."
Even so, there was clearly a complicated look in Huang Xingyan's eyes.
It seems that his past is not that simple.
The two chatted for a while, and a slight snore sounded in the room.
Huang Xingyan drank the wine and suddenly fell asleep.
"Let me see where you come from."
Chen Qingyuan became more interested in this person, and used Taoism to prepare to deduce Huang Xingyan's past.
He formed a seal with his hands, and a slightly blurry picture appeared in front of him.
The person in the picture is none other than Huang Xingyan.
Born into poverty, he joined the army as a young man.
He performed outstandingly on the battlefield and made many military exploits. He became famous in the Southern Chu Kingdom when he was only in his twenties. Then, when foreign enemies invaded, he led the troops on an expedition and defeated the powerful enemies, and his reputation spread far and wide.
After returning, he was named the general of the country. He had unparalleled glory and was loved by the people.
Unfortunately, because of his great achievements and military power, the royal family casually gave him a disrespectful title, deprived him of his power and honor, and demoted him to a commoner.
Then, he came to the border town and stayed here permanently.
"He is also a poor man."
Chen Qingyuan sighed softly after finding out Huang Xingyan's past.
Lack of interest and ready to leave.
At this moment, Chen Qingyuan seemed to have touched something unknown. He suddenly turned to look at Huang Xingyan, who was sleeping soundly. He frowned and said to himself: "The moment the deduction ended, there seemed to be a strange power.
Gone in a flash."
Could it be an illusion?
Chen Qingyuan was suspicious.
"You'll know if you try again."
Later, Chen Qingyuan used Taoism again to deduce Huang Xingyan's cause and effect traces.
When the deduction was about to end, Chen Qingyuan's expression changed. This time he could confirm that it was definitely not an illusion.
"How could a mortal be contaminated by such weird cause and effect?"
That trace of cause and effect made Chen Qingyuan feel palpitated and even suffocated.
If you try to capture that trace by force, you may get into trouble.
"This guy is a little weird."
Chen Qingyuan sat all night, studying Huang Xingyan and thinking about the terrible cause and effect.
The next day, Huang Xingyan woke up and found that Chen Qingyuan was still sitting in the same posture as last night. He was surprised and said: "Brother Ninth, didn't you rest last night?"
"I am not tired."
Chen Qingyuan replied with deep eyes.
"I don't have any food left at home, so I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain my ninth brother."
Huang Xingyan got up and said a little embarrassedly.
"It's okay." Chen Qingyuan whispered.
The room was very quiet and the atmosphere was slightly depressing.
"With all due respect, Brother Ninth should not be a mortal, but a practitioner!"
Huang Xingyan broke the silence with a serious look on his face.
I was drunk yesterday and didn't think much about it.
Looking back now, Chen Qingyuan is different from ordinary people in both temperament and conversation, which makes Huang Xingyan make a guess. The most important thing is that Huang Xingyan has a strong intuition that is innate.