Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 670 - 666 Let’s Get to Know Each Other

Chapter 670: Chapter 666 Let’s Get to Know Each Other

Chapter 666 Let’s Get Acquainted

"Everyone, please stay calm. Usually, we have one party setting questions and another party rushing to answer. This can sometimes be unfair. Some people clearly know the answers but react a bit slower and miss the opportunity. This time, we will change the rules. We’ll set our own questions and designate someone to answer. If the other party answers your question, it means they understand wine better than you do, and the qualification to taste wine will change hands. Of course, you can also respond to a question from the other party. If you can answer, you may take back the chance; if not, you completely lose the qualification. This process will continue until we decide on five people who will then share the fine wine. How does that sound?"

Li Zhengyi smiled contently and waved his hand again, announcing his own rules.

"This idea is very good!"

"But who gets to ask the first question?"

"......"

The crowd below was momentarily stunned, then they started applauding, but soon they noticed a loophole in Li Zhengyi’s rules. Clearly, the person asking first would have an advantage.

"That’s easy, we’ll draw lots."

Li Zhengyi seemed well-prepared for this question and smiled faintly as he brought out a small bottle and placed it on the table. He continued with a smile, "Actually, it doesn’t matter who asks first because the other side will also have a chance to ask a question in return. So, those who are picked to answer needn’t be disheartened. Now, let us begin."

Even though Li Zhengyi’s words were meant to be reassuring, they didn’t seem to have much effect. Everyone still rushed to the front, eager to draw a slip of paper. Each person hoped to get the right to ask first, as that would allow them to choose the weakest opponent!

Xiao Yi and Zhao Yuhua did not move but stood quietly to the side, watching the others.

"Aren’t you going up?"

Xiao Yi looked at Zhao Yuhua, who remained still, and smiled.

"Not interested."

Zhao Yuhua said indifferently.

Lafite is decent, but she has absolutely no interest in wine. If she wanted to drink, she could afford it without having to scramble for it. She didn’t care about Li Zhengyi’s wine meeting or about Li Zhengyi himself, so there was no need for her to flatter him by participating.

Xiao Yi chuckled and said nothing more, just touching his nose as he curiously wondered what could possibly pique Zhao Yuhua’s interest. However, the question was too profound and elusive; he found it wasn’t something he could figure out. So, he returned his attention to Li Zhengyi, who was standing onstage.

Seeing the smug look on Li Zhengyi’s face and the sneer at the corner of his eye, which he thought was well-hidden as he looked at him, Xiao Yi’s lips curled up in a barely noticeable smile. If he hadn’t figured out what Li Zhengyi intended with his game rules by now, he might as well hit his head on a block of tofu.

It had to be said that Li Zhengyi’s tactic was rather underhanded, yet brazenly so.

If Xiao Yi were a complete country bumpkin who hadn’t seen the world, he might indeed have been caught out this time, to be humiliated in front of everyone with such a legitimate scheme.

Regrettably for Li Zhengyi, he knew far too little about Xiao Yi, certainly much less than Xiao Yi knew about him.

Xiao Yi wasn’t particularly fond of drinking, but when it came to wine, he was very confident that he would not lose to anyone. His only relative or teacher, the old man Xiao Yi often felt like thumping, was unfortunately a man who loved wine more than life itself. His infatuation with wine wouldn’t matter much, but the old man was also a showy and pretentious person. Casually holding a glass of wine, he loved to show off his flamboyance in front of Xiao Yi, speaking windily about what Xiao Yi found to be utterly boring nonsense. There didn’t seem to be any earplugs in the world capable of blocking the old man’s voice soaking in. So in terms of understanding wine, there weren’t many people in the world who knew more than he did.

Unexpectedly, coming here today turned out to be an opportunity to have a glass of Lafite.

Xiao Yi glanced at the sealed bottle of Lafite in the ice bucket, suddenly feeling that his visit this time was worthwhile even if he could not completely take down Li Zhengyi.

Although he wasn’t particularly fond of alcohol, thinking back to the taste of the Lafite the old man had poured him when he was in a particularly good mood, he couldn’t help but savor the memory.

It was a pity that the rules had set five winners. If it were permissible to eliminate competitors continuously until only one remained, he could have won the entire bottle and taken his time enjoying it. Then, he could have also boasted about it to the old man.

"Xiao Yi, why won’t you go up and draw lots?"

Xiao Yi had completely guessed it right. Li Zhengyi set up this rule precisely to make Xiao Yi look foolish. He wanted to show everyone in front of the crowd just how ignorant and non-competitive this kid was, to make Zhao Yuhua realize that choosing Xiao Yi was an absolute mistake.

Watching Xiao Yi remain calm without going up to draw, Li Zhengyi instantly felt unsettled. Could it be that this guy was so cunning that he saw through his intentions, attempting to dodge the situation? Or perhaps, he knew his own ignorance and simply chose not to make a fool of himself?

If that were the case, wouldn’t his plan fall through?

This was something he definitely did not want to see, so he felt he had to push Xiao Yi a little, not letting him dodge so easily.

"I don’t need to draw. My luck has always been bad. I’m guessing that even if I go up, I won’t be able to draw a good lot. I might as well just wait to answer the question directly," Xiao Yi said with a smiling face, about to enjoy someone else’s fine wine. He couldn’t be too stingy and didn’t forget to flatter Li Zhengyi, "Young Master Li is truly worthy of his reputation, to be able to get a hold of Lafite and even share it with all of us. I admire such magnanimity and spirit."

Relieved that Xiao Yi wasn’t giving up, Li Zhengyi let out a breath and his heart settled down. He didn’t take Xiao Yi’s praise to heart at all, his eyes revealing a trace of contempt. Such generic flattery had already been lavished by countless others before Xiao Yi; his remarks lacked any uniqueness. He didn’t believe that Xiao Yi truly understood Lafite, its quality or what made it special. He was even surer that Xiao Yi might not even know why Lafite was called Lafite and was certain that Xiao Yi was a country bumpkin without any real knowledge or understanding of wine.

But thinking about it, a bumpkin like Xiao Yi, although possibly a bastard child of Chen Jianguo, had never lived in a big city and was only recently accepted by Chen Jianguo. Moreover, even if Chen Jianguo was involved, in the eyes of a Noble Family Young Master like Li Zhengyi, Chen was merely a vulgar businessman with no real depth. He held lesser status in his heart than the Li Family. To someone of sudden wealth like them, who wouldn’t know how to enjoy life in high society, Xiao Yi’s attire gave it all away; he couldn’t possibly understand taste.

After casually replying with something along the lines of "Good things should naturally be shared," Li Zhengyi turned his gaze fervently towards Zhao Yuhua, saying, "Miss Yuhua, you look absolutely beautiful today."

"Oh."

Zhao Yuhua nodded and responded with an "Oh," as a reply to Li Zhengyi.

Li Zhengyi hadn’t expected Zhao Yuhua to be impervious to his charms, remaining cool regardless of his maneuvers. His face couldn’t help but show a trace of embarrassment, feeling for the first time at a loss for how to handle a woman.

Fortunately, at this moment, the drawing of lots had ended. Those who secured the right to ask questions were exclaiming joyfully, while those who hadn’t were downcast and hoping that the person asking their question wouldn’t be too tough.

This lively atmosphere naturally smoothed over some of Li Zhengyi’s embarrassment.

"Zheng, haha, I’ll ask you..."

"Wang, let me ask you..."

"..."

After the excitement, those who had the right to ask questions quickly sought out the weakest known opponents they were familiar with, fearful that someone else would snatch up their preferred easy target.

The whole hall was in a state of chaos.

"Young man, you seem quite unfamiliar. How about we get to know each other?"

After a round of choices, the publicly acknowledged weaker opponents were instantly picked off, and that’s when a handful of alert individuals finally noticed Xiao Yi, who was dressed simply and obviously appeared the weakest. They cast their gazes over him, and one man, who was closest to Xiao Yi and whose face bore a smile akin to Maitreya Buddha’s, took the initiative to approach Xiao Yi, claiming his right.

Watching the man smiling like Maitreya Buddha choose Xiao Yi, Li Zhengyi nearly burst out laughing with glee.

If it had been anyone else, he might have been slightly worried. But with this man stepping forward, he felt completely at ease. This time, Xiao Yi was definitely in for trouble!

Although he had mentioned earlier that everyone in the hall was a connoisseur of fine wines, the truth was that the number who truly met Li Zhengyi’s standards, who actually knew about wine, could be counted on one hand. The man bearing a smile like the Maitreya Buddha’s was undoubtedly one of them, and a rare person among them on whom Li Zhengyi looked favorably.

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