I am a living immortal.

Chapter 311 Contest

The old goat shook his head: "Not really."

Isn’t it almost the same?

"Then are you still drinking?" the old goat asked. He didn't like drinking, and chewing a piece of tea leaf was more comfortable than drinking alcohol.

"Are you sure this is drinkable? Your friend..." Chen Tao wanted to drink it, but when he thought about it, it was not from the old goat. It would be a serious sin if he ruined the friendship because of a momentary greed.

From this, it can be seen that Chen Tao still has some sense of propriety. This is also the reason why the old goat did not drive the other party out.

"It's okay, drink it if you want, he won't mind. After all, this wine has been sitting there for a while and hasn't been touched. Besides, I dare to sell it as an ornament, so I'm not afraid of him causing trouble."

It's okay to cause trouble, just let Su Mu beat you up. But he didn't say this.

Chen Tao thought about it and agreed: "Then I will really drink it!"

"Would you like a drink?" He opened the lid, and a rich, unrestrained aroma of wine wafted out, intoxicating him. He found a bowl and looked at the porcelain bowl with gold accents, his eyes twitching. There weren't any normal bowls here. It felt like they weren't for eating, but for looking at. This bowl was already the most plain one among them; he wouldn't even dare touch the jade bowls and the like.

"Don't drink."

After Chen Tao became familiar with the old goat, he also knew that he did not drink alcohol, but liked to chew tea leaves, which was another quirk of his.

I poured myself a bowl of good wine, and tore off a chicken leg from the roast chicken, taking a sip of the wine and a bite of the delicious chicken.

"Even the emperor didn't enjoy this day so much."

"That's still more enjoyable than you."

"Have you been to the palace?" Chen Tao asked casually.

"You've seen it, right?"

The old goat thought about it. He had seen Su Mu uproot the entire palace, and he had also seen the big monster razing the palace to the ground.

"You still say you're not a relative of the emperor, but do you think you can enter the palace whenever you want?"

“You can really get in whenever you want.”

"........."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's drink." He raised a glass of wine and toasted the old goat.

An eerie silence descended on the air. Fortunately, Chen Tao was resilient enough to remain unfazed even after the silence. As for the old goat, he had never experienced embarrassment since birth. He couldn't even spell the word "embarrassment." Now, with a composed expression, he pulled out a box containing fresh tea leaves.

The old goat took out a few pieces of tea leaves from the box and put them in his mouth and chewed them for a few times.

Chen Tao drank two cups before slapping his head and saying, "Look at my memory! I have something important to tell you. I was just too surprised."

"You said."

"Tsk... We've known each other for so long. If I didn't know your personality was like this, I would have wanted to hit you."

"You can't beat him." The old goat stated as if it was a fact.

This made Chen Tao extremely regretful. Why did this idiot bring it up?

"The truth is like a knife, it cuts through the blood."

"........."

"Let's get down to business. Do you remember the group of wanderers you met when you went to the pawnshop before?" Chen Tao tried to be as specific about the time and place as possible so that the old goat would remember.

"I have some impression. What? They want revenge? That's no big deal. If I can beat them once, I can beat them twice."

"So domineering!" As a qualified supporting actor, Chen Tao immediately took up the conversation.

"But if it's that simple, I won't come here. Do you know how hard it is to buy roast chicken at Zui Man Lou?"

"They knew they couldn't defeat you, but they couldn't let go of their anger, so they came up with a dirty trick and revealed your identity. There's a peerless master living in seclusion in Jiading Prefecture, and many people saw you when you attacked. So, they're using your name to invite everyone to a duel."

"Under my banner?"

"What else? They've already said they've completely surrendered. But they're not stupid. They didn't directly say you were arrogant. They just said you wanted to make friends through martial arts. In order to trick you this time, they spent a lot of money to make you look like a god."

"But blowing alone is useless. Your skills before were so quick and agile that I didn't even react before the people fell to the ground. You should have killed them directly at that time, but now you are in trouble." Chen Tao sighed regretfully.

"I was, in fact, rushing to the pawnshop."

"So, why did you go to... the pawn shop? You don't look like someone who needs money, do you?"

"I don't carry any money."

All the money was paid by Su Mu, where did he get the money from?

"So what are your thoughts now? You've been invited, and two Grandmasters are already preparing to come. How are you going to respond?"

"Fight, it's not like I'm going there." The old goat didn't care, just thought of it as a warm-up to help digest the food. To him, it really meant the same thing.

"By the way, who are those people?" The old goat was calm, but he wasn't stupid. Inviting these masters wasn't something you could do just by talking, and they caused such a big commotion.

"I thought you wouldn't ask." Chen Tao swallowed a mouthful of roast chicken and explained to the old goat.

"They may not be anything special, but they have connections behind them. Although Dayu's martial arts world has suffered a heavy blow in the past, it is not without foundation. With foundation comes connections. These people are not actually true martial artists. They are backed by aristocratic martial arts families. Although they have declined, their connections are still there."

"As long as we can influence one Grandmaster, the others won't mind coming to watch the fun. Another thing is, I've heard rumors that the Imperial Court wants to vigorously support the development of martial arts, and I've heard that there will be major actions in the future, so the Imperial Court is also behind this. You might just be an excuse, and the Imperial Court wants to explore the bottom line of the Jianghu martial arts world."

"Oh?" The old goat didn't expect that there was such a thing here.

"Rumor has it that the imperial court seems to want to expand the third yamen, so they want to test the waters and see how many talented people there are in the martial arts world. Although I don't know why they want to expand, something big must be happening. And the current emperor seems to be preparing to abdicate the throne to the prince." Chen Tao said in a low voice.

"You don't have to be so careful, do you?" the old goat said, looking at him.

"Be careful, there are ears behind the walls. This is no small matter. If you talk about state affairs without permission, you will be beheaded."

"You're worrying too much, aren't you? If even you know about this, then the news is probably no longer a secret. It's probably spread everywhere. If you say it, then you're going to kill everyone?"

Chen Tao snorted, "That's true, but why do you sound like you have something else to say? Why do I feel so uncomfortable listening to you? What do you mean even I know it? I'm telling you, if it weren't for..."