C458 Drinking and Fighting (1/2)
Xiang Ying and the others never thought that and the Warriors in the Shimadzu Family would be so cunning to actually use a few bottles of sake to trap the stomach of sailors. Even if they knew, they didn't have the energy to manage it now.
On the tatami, Dao Jinzhongyi sat on the main seat, while his father, Dao Jinjiuguang, sat on the left side of the table along with him as the 'Regent', and the two old acquaintances from Ryukyu, Huashan Liyuan and Huashan Liyuan also sat together.
After all, Shimadzu Family was a name that had existed for four hundred years, and my presence and strength were strong as well. When Xiang Ying first entered the palace after discovering the Ryukyu's battleship, the tatami s were already filled with exquisite Japanese food.
Fresh abalones were ready to be served after boiling a bit of water. Sky woman made of bamboo dish prawns was still steaming as she sliced the square Japanese tofu, tuna fish and sashimi. There was even the rare puffer fish … All kinds of dishes were placed on the table, so that you couldn't find anything wrong with them, except that they were still small.
Shimadzu Family's intelligence agency was very well-prepared. As soon as the four youths went ashore, a ninja reported the identity of these few university students to Dao Jinzhongyi.
When the Master of the Island heard this, he realized that Xiao Letian's closest bodyguard who was known for his unparalleled national skills, his nephew, as well as Jin Changsen's biological grandson, his youngest son, and Cai Mao's youngest daughter, were all the children of the powerful faction in the Ryukyu.
Hearing about the identity of these children, Master of the Island immediately ordered the banquet to be held at a higher level. When Xiang Ying and the others sat down, the new dishes were already placed at the top.
”Esteemed guests, this is a small banquet and you have come from afar. Please enjoy!” The smile on Dao Jinzhongyi's face was incomparably brilliant, as he toasted the young man with a cup in hand.
”Patriarch, we came from afar this time …” How could Xiang Ying be in the mood to drink? He hurriedly tried to get into the main topic, but Dao Jinjiuguang, who was seated opposite him, laughed and said, ”No rush, no matter what, guests who have come from far must drink a cup of wine to wash themselves.
Huashan Liyuan, Dao Jinjiuguang and Zhu Zhongjingshang all toasted to the youths, and did not even give Xiang Ying a chance to speak. The youths still had no experience, so they only toasted to Xiang Ying one after the other.
After drinking three cups of wine, Dao Jinzhongyi nodded his head. Xiao Xing, who was behind him, clapped his hands and the screens opened.
Ah? The four young men were so angry that their noses were crooked. They thought, ”I'm on fire already, yet you want us to listen to music and watch a performance?” However, they did not dare to lower their heads under the low eaves. The four of them braced themselves to continue watching.
From start to finish, the Japanese geisha's performance revealed a faint sense of abuse. The slow tempo coupled with a rigid face, were completely out of character for a youngster. His voice sounded like he was crying, and in ten minutes, Lin Zhen's fists were clenched tightly.
The one who sat next to Lin Zhen and attacked him was Cai Bixia. She knew that Lin Zhen's temper was explosive, and she quickly raised her wine cup and touched it with his hand. ”Brother Lin, little sister offers you a cup …” Then she gave him a calm look.
Lin Zhen took a deep breath, raised his head and drank a cup of sake, suppressing the anger in his heart. However, when he saw Fatty Jin beside him, he was so angry that his nose became crooked. He was playing quite happily.
No matter how big or small it was, he would always be able to hide it in his heart and smile idiotically at you. But Xiang Ying and the others understood that this guy was extremely shrewd, he would be able to accomplish a lot of things without leaking any information.
He also looked at Xiang Ying, who came out from the private school after all. When he was young, he had his teacher hit him with the bamboo board quite a number of times, so his calmness was really good.
The four of them looked at the Shimadzu Family officials with admiration written all over their faces. They were only 18 years old, and yet they could still maintain their composure.
Just then, the paper screen behind Dao Jinzhongyi was opened, a Xiao Xing walked in and whispered a few words into the patriarch's ear, following that, Dao Jinzhongyi stood up and bowed slightly to the guest, ”Esteemed customer, I will take care of some chores later …”
When Dao Jinzhongyi walked to the corridor outside, Xiao Xing said anxiously, ”We already got the information from the soldiers downstairs. This group of Chinese people are here for help, they want gunpowder!”
Dao Jinzhongyi's face changed, ”Then what about the battleship? How could they have Western battleships? ”
Xiao Xing's face paled as his lips trembled, ”Yes... ”They were taken from France. These university students are really powerful. Two French cruisers, one sunk and one captured. How scary …”
”Hiss …” Dao Jinzhongyi took in a breath of cold air, he was forced to retreat four or five steps, and his waist suddenly struck the railing.
”How could that be? How could this be? I've looked at this battleship carefully, it's not any weaker than the battleship that shot down the pass all those years ago, how did they get it? What kind of students are they exactly!? ”
”What about the situation with the Ryukyu? What about the situation of the Bulbus Glazed Island? ”What did he say …” Dao Jinzhongyi asked.
”It's still in the hands of the Chinese. Now, only one village has been lost. The rest of the village is still intact!” Xiao Xing licked his lips: This information should be 90% reliable, the information that our merchants and the ninjas have sent back basically coincides with each other …
”Damn it!” Dao Jinzhongyi punched on the railings, ”How is it this strong? How come even the Westerners was not their match? How could this Xiao Letian be so powerful... ”