Five more bottles of beer went down, and Yu Daochen felt something strange. He knew his drinking capacity best. If it were normal, his head would have started to get fuzzy, but today he felt nothing.
What impressed Yu Daochen even more was Qiangzi. Looking at the empty beer bottles under the table, which were twelve or thirteen more than his own, he didn't expect this guy to have such a good capacity for alcohol.
They drank until past one in the morning. Xu Yaya also went inside to sleep. After finishing all three cases of beer, Qiangzi finally slumped over the table and fell asleep.
Yu Daochen looked at Qiangzi, wondering how long it had been since this guy had a good night's sleep.
However, Yu Daochen was even more surprised. What was wrong with him today? Drinking felt like playing around, and he didn't feel anything at all.
"Alright, stop overthinking." A voice came from the back courtyard entrance.
Yu Daochen turned his head and saw a man in ancient costume leaning against the doorframe.
"Why did you come out?" Yu Daochen asked.
The man in ancient costume did not answer, but said, "Do you remember the bead I gave you to swallow?"
Yu Daochen then remembered that the last time he accompanied Xu Yaya to a classmate reunion, the man had given him a blue bead that was still sticky.
"So that bead isn't a one-time thing."
"Accompany me for a walk." The man in ancient costume said and walked towards the door.
Yu Daochen was a little confused. What was wrong with this guy? It was usually very difficult to get him to leave the well. Today, he took the initiative to go for a walk.
"Alright!" Yu Daochen stood up and walked out with the man in ancient costume.
Outside, they walked towards the small river in the old street.
The man in ancient costume looked at the road ahead: "Do you know how many years we've known each other?"
Yu Daochen nodded: "I've heard you mention it. We've known each other for over a thousand years."
When Yu Daochen was fifteen years old, after his grandmother, who had raised him alone, passed away, a fortune teller came to the village. To be precise, it was General Huo (as Yu Daochen later learned).
General Huo made Yu Daochen drink a bowl of dark green water, and it was with that bowl of water that Yu Daochen gained the memories of his previous life.
Not long after gaining the memories, this guy found him, and then Yu Daochen followed him to cultivate and learn spells. Speaking of which, his combat experience and some spells were taught by this guy, and even his Kang Long Jian was a gift from this guy.
Later, about half a year ago, the two of them came to Jiangdu and opened a midnight shop. After the battle with Huang Yong, Yu Daochen became famous in the martial world, known as Master Yu or Young Master Yu.
"Do you know why I set the rule of 'invitation tea'?" the man in ancient costume asked.
Yu Daochen shook his head. From the first day of opening the shop, this guy had set such a strange rule: "I don't know, why?"
The man in ancient costume paused and explained: "You also know that your fate is special."
Yu Daochen nodded. He was destined to be a life that suppressed Yin and banished evil, and could only eat "Yin" food.
The man in ancient costume continued: "Then you should also know that people in this line of work will get involved in karma."
People who eat "Yin" food carry karma. If you have something that others don't, you have to give up something that others have. In other words, it's an equivalent exchange.
In ancient times, there was the saying of "five flaws and three lacks" for those who ate "Yin" food. Although "five flaws and three lacks" no longer exist with the passage of time, karma cannot be escaped.
When you save someone, you will bear their karma.
The man in ancient costume explained the reason for setting the "invitation tea" rule: "To prevent you from getting involved in karma while still eating 'Yin' food, the only way is to use 'invitation tea'."
Yu Daochen couldn't help but wonder which life he had done something for this person to make him do this for him.
The man in ancient costume looked at the necklace on Yu Daochen's neck and instructed: "Never lose the necklace around your neck. With the Five Elements Technique combined with the Flame Devouring Technique and the Nine Reincarnation Eyes, as long as you don't encounter those perverts on the Black List and the Heaven List, others won't be able to keep you if you want to escape. What you lack are illusion and soul-related spells. This Evil Dispelling Stone is the nemesis of all illusion and soul spells."
Yu Daochen looked at the man in ancient costume. Why was this guy acting so strange today? It felt like he was making his final arrangements.
Before Yu Daochen could speak, the man in ancient costume knew what he wanted to say and said, "I might have to stay in the well for cultivation for the next half month."
Yu Daochen frowned. If it were any other time, it would be fine, but it had to be now.
The man in ancient costume saw Yu Daochen's worry and comforted him: "Don't worry, only you know about my seclusion. Moreover, with the character of the Zhenbao Gate, they wouldn't dare to come to Jiangdu if they couldn't gather the twelve people on the Black List."
Yu Daochen nodded. Although Zhenbao Gate could hold its ground in the martial world, its strength was far inferior to Huang Yong's. They wouldn't risk coming to Jiangdu to snatch the Soul Protecting Copper Ring.
"Alright, let's go back."
As soon as the man in ancient costume finished speaking, he turned into a wisp of green smoke and floated back into the shop.
Yu Daochen, standing there, was a bit bewildered. What did this guy mean? Was he deliberately playing with him? Did he come out just to say these few words?
Helpless, he could only walk back by himself.