In the Blade

Du Chengfeng himself rarely drinks.

The reason is simple. Drinking gives you a headache, and when you are drunk, you will also make mistakes. Compared with being unrestrained after being drunk, he still prefers to relax peacefully.

For example, reading two books and drinking a cup of tea, this kind of leisure time entertainment is what he is more accustomed to.

So when preparing his belongings, Du Chengfeng did not count the wine. If he had to have something with alcohol, it would only be the cooking wine used in the kitchen.

Obviously, the big knife in his hand does not need something of this level.

So, even though it was already the middle of the night, Du Chengfeng had to go out and go straight to Carpenter Li's house.

"Brother, open the door, brother needs help with something."

"Is it Brother Du? What's wrong?"

Although he was still a little sleepy, after hearing that it was Du Chengfeng's voice, Carpenter Li ran out in a hurry to open the door.

Seeing that Carpenter Li had opened the door in front of him and didn't even have time to put on his shoes, Du Chengfeng felt more and more guilty, but since he was already here, he could only bite the bullet and get the job done first.

After listening to Du Chengfeng's needs, the anxious Carpenter Li finally relaxed.

"So you want to borrow wine, I thought it was a big deal... But if Brother Du really needs wine, can't you just tell the Yang family?"

This is not that Carpenter Li deliberately refused, but there is indeed a gap between the wines. Just like Carpenter Li, as an ordinary citizen, his income can only stock up some cheap wine, and he can drink a few cups on weekdays to satisfy his cravings. But if it is replaced by the cellar of the Jizhou Yang family, even if it is not as good as the top palace jade liquid, it is much better than the cheap wine that the common people drink.

Since wine is needed, it must take a long time. This cheap wine that will give you a headache after drinking it is too...

"It's different, brother, it's different."

Faced with Li Mujiang's doubts, Du Chengfeng just shook his head.

He had thought about asking Yang's family for wine. After all, he wanted Yang to do something now, and it was just a matter of a word. But he always felt that, let alone the Yang's cellar wine, even if it was replaced with real palace jade liquid, it might not be as good as the few pots of Sanbai handed over by Li Mujiang.

Du Chengfeng couldn't tell whether the wine was good or bad, but he knew that these pots of Sanbai were found by this old brother who didn't sleep late at night.

"Thank you, brother! I'll go first!"

Take a deep breath, Du Chengfeng, who was speechless, could only clasp his fists and walk out with the wine pot.

It was at this time that Li Mujiang followed him out all the way.

"Brother Du, it's so boring to drink alone in the middle of the night. If you want to drink, drink in a lively way!"

Du Chengfeng was speechless when he heard what Carpenter Li said. It turned out that the elder brother mistakenly thought that he came here to borrow wine to relieve his sorrow.

It's no wonder that Carpenter Li thought so. The main reason was that Du Chengfeng was indeed weighed down by things. The shadow of death was still hovering over his head. God knows when the monster named He Xiqing will attack him, and God knows whether he can survive in that life-and-death duel.

But what Du Chengfeng didn't expect was that the pressure hidden in his heart was even reflected on his face.

This is not a good thing.

At this moment, Du Chengfeng inexplicably remembered the memory of sharpening the Broken Horse Long Sword before. The swordsman named Liu Qingyun was like this. Although he looked calm, before dueling with the swordsman Cui Yuan, he still chose to run and sharpen the sword in his hand to ensure that there was no mistake.

Indeed, this can be seen as a sign of careful planning before action, and a symbol of adequate preparation, but to some extent, it is also a reflection of Liu Qingyun's uncertainty.

Because there is still pressure in the heart, because the subconscious mind has clearly realized that he can't do it, so he will put his hopes on external things, and will want to grasp that illusory sense of security in various ways.

Even if that sense of security is so illusory.

"It seems that I am still a long way from being a true genius."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but open a pot of wine and take a sip.

Drinking will delay things and hurt the body, but a little bit of wine can indeed relax his tense spirit for a while.

Although it was just cheap wine, it also made Du Chengfeng feel a little energetic, so with the help of the wine, Du Chengfeng simply went to fry two more side dishes and chatted with Carpenter Li in the courtyard while drinking.

Under the bright moonlight, in front of the wine table, one person, one knife, and one confidant.

Du Chengfeng suddenly felt that his current life seemed okay.

"So, Brother Du, you want wine to sharpen your knife."

Seeing Du Chengfeng take a pot of wine and pour it all on the big knife, Carpenter Li realized that he had thought wrong before.

But this time, looking at the fierce big knife in front of him, Carpenter Li inexplicably lost his fear.

Although he had stood up when facing this big knife last time, but at that time he believed more that Brother Du in front of him was not a bad person and would not swing the big knife to kill him - as for this big knife that killed many people, he always kept a distance from it, and it was precisely because of the fear of this big knife that he even dared not come to visit often.

But now, Carpenter Li always felt that after pouring a pot of wine on it, this big knife seemed to suddenly become less scary.

It was as if the whole knife fell asleep at this moment.

Even the fierce murderous aura on the blade became softer, but this softness did not mean that the murderous aura had dissipated. Carpenter Li always felt that it was more like brewing something, brewing something more dangerous.

In order to suppress the tension of facing danger, Carpenter Li could not help but drink two more cups.

Then he lay on the table.

Carpenter Li himself was a two-liang drinker, and two cups were considered a binge for him. Fortunately, he still remembered what he was doing, so he was still holding on and did not fall asleep.

"That... Brother Du."

After three rounds of drinking, Carpenter Li was much more relaxed in his words.

"I also know your worries. Although I still don't understand why you always feel that the Hu people will attack, if you really have such worries, why don't you ask for help?"

"Who? The Yang family?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

It is better to rely on the Jizhou Yang family to improve his strength. After all, ordinary people are not qualified to intervene in this inhuman battle.

In fact, the intervention of these ordinary people may make He Xiqing stronger.

After all, the principle that killing people can make you stronger was originally discovered by He Xiqing. That terrifying man has even begun to promote this method to his soldiers. If the two sides really fight, the people of Yangjiabao will not only be of no help, but will even become the food for He Xiqing to become stronger.

Therefore, the only one who can face this battle is himself, and only himself.

As for other people, it is...

"If the Yang family can't do it, you go to find Governor Liu."

Just when Du Chengfeng was about to continue drinking, Carpenter Li spoke.

"Governor Liu has been in charge of Jizhou for so long, he must have a way to deal with those Hu people."

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