From Joy of Life to Becoming a Saint

Chapter 46 Li Chengze

In order to celebrate finding a close friend, Fan Ruoruo asked the waiter to serve a table of delicious food and even ordered six jars of fine wine, as if she was going to have a big drink with Chen Qiye.

Chen Qiye twitched his lips and said, "Miss Ruoruo, didn't you say that it's not suitable to drink during the day?"

Fan Ruoruo held the jar of wine and poured half a bowl into the bowl in front of Chen Qiye and herself. After putting it down, she clapped her hands and returned to her usual lively and cheerful state.

The corners of her mouth were raised high, with the temperament of a lady from a noble family, and also with the unrestrained and elegant characteristics of a modern woman. Chen Qiye, who had been calmly following the route he had set, could not help but stare at her in amazement for a while.

"Didn't you just say that everyone can be their own master? As long as it doesn't harm others or touch the bottom line, I can do whatever I want. What's wrong with drinking a little?"

"Besides, if I learn the 'Bacchus Spell' from you, Master Chen, I must practice my drinking capacity. Otherwise, if I get into a fight with someone, I will get drunk first after taking a sip of wine instead of improving my strength."

"Pfft...cough cough..."

Chen Qiye choked, coughed, and gave a thumbs up.

"That makes sense."

"But... you ordered six jars of wine. You don't want me to share half of it, do you?"

Fan Ruoruo nodded when she heard this: "Yes."

Chen Qiye was a little surprised: "Could it be that Miss Ruoruo is also born with a special physique and can drink more than ordinary people?"

"No, I basically never drank it."

"I know what you want to say. If I can't finish the drink, don't you have me? Didn't you say the other day that three jars is just for gargling?"

Seeing that a beautiful woman is so generous, what kind of man would you be if you keep hesitating?

"Okay, Chen will drink first as a sign of respect."

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Just as Chen Qiye and Fan Ruoruo were drinking and chatting, in an attic not far from Zuijinlou, three men were looking at the situation in Zuijinlou through the window in a room.

Although the leading man was wearing luxurious clothes, he was dressed very casually, with a loose collar, half-worn shoes, a tuft of hair on his forehead, and he was leaning against the window sill with a wine glass in his hand.

The two people standing on the right behind him were much more normal. The one on the right looked like a graceful gentleman, and the one on the left was a swordsman holding a sword with a cold expression.

The leading man said lazily, "Fan Ruoruo is Fan Xian's sister. The two lived in Danzhou for a period of time when they were young and have a very good relationship. If you can get closer to Fan Ruoruo, you can slowly guide Fan Xian to lean towards me."

"Unfortunately, they don't seem to be interested in your title as the Prince of Jing. Every time you invite someone, you find a reason to refuse, but now you turn around and find another man."

"You don't even know when a love rival will appear. You are such a failure as a prince!"

Li Hongcheng looked at Zuijinlou across the street with an ugly expression.

"This man suddenly showed up in Kyoto. After he first came into contact with Ruoruo, I sent someone to check his background. He was just the son of a wealthy businessman from a small place. I didn't take him seriously at first."

"Even before today, Ruoruo seemed to be simply grateful to that person, but I really don't understand why Ruoruo suddenly changed her attitude towards him today."

"As a woman, she met a strange man alone, and they drank and talked together. Although Ruoru is different from other women, she would not go to this extent. She must have been deceived."

"My people have inquired from Fan Sizhe and they said that this man named Chen Qiye used a technique that made him stronger by drinking alcohol, which made Ruoruo very curious about him."

Li Chengze laughed: "Haha, it's really interesting."

"Xie Bian, is there really such a skill that can make you stronger by drinking? Just hearing about it makes me curious. No wonder girls like him so much."

Xie Bian held the sword and shook his head.

"Your Highness, there is no such skill." Li Hongcheng gritted his teeth and said, "Then Ruoruo was deceived."

"You know your sweetheart has been cheated, but you haven't taken any action yet?"

"This... this person seems to be quite skilled. I'm afraid that acting rashly may cause unnecessary trouble."

"Ah?"

Li Chengze sighed and shook his head, raised the wine glass in his hand, drank it all, and then threw it back.

"Just a small role."

"Xie Bian, if I ask you to take action, how confident are you?"

"Your Highness, if what His Royal Highness said is true, then it is 100% certain."

Li Chengze turned around and gave him a thumbs up: "Domineering."

Then he waved his hand.

"Then kill him. Remember to do it cleanly and send everyone around him to the road together. We can't be so bad as to let others be lonely on the road."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Just when Xie Bian responded to the order and was about to ask when to take action, a loud noise suddenly came from Zuijinlou across the street. An extremely powerful energy burst out from the second floor of Zuijinlou and swept across the street in the blink of an eye.

Not long ago, in Zuijinlou...
The scene that followed was just as Chen Qiye had expected. Not to mention three jars, Fan Ruoruo's face turned red after taking a sip. She admitted defeat before even finishing a bowl and gave all the remaining wine to him.

Fan Ruoruo is not stupid. No matter how happy she is and how much she advocates freedom, she cannot get drunk with a man. When she finds out that she cannot handle the alcohol, she gives up in time.

But even though she was sober enough, she still took a few sips, and gradually became a little bolder than usual.

He supported his chin with his hands on the table and stared at Chen Qiye, who drank more alcohol than water, with his eyes blinking. From time to time, he stood up to see if the other's stomach was bloated.

"Hey, you drink so much, where did you put the alcohol? This is so weird!"

Chen Qiye smiled and said, "Didn't I say before that the wine and water were transformed into true Qi when they entered my body? Of course, there were still a lot of impurities and water, but they were all evaporated by my true Qi."

As he said that, he demonstrated it to her on the spot.

He continued to drink with the bowl in his left hand, raised his right hand with five fingers spread out, exerted force from his wrist, circled his palm in a half circle and then pushed out suddenly. A stream of water-colored true energy rushed out like a giant dragon, rolling from the second-floor terrace to the street outside.

In an instant, the entire street was filled with dust as if hit by a strong wind, and countless roof tiles on the houses were blown away and scattered.

Fortunately, this force was exerted from the second floor, otherwise many pedestrians on the street would have been affected. But the situation was not much better at this time. The street where Zuijinlou was located was already in chaos.

Water droplets began to float on the streets, and people thought it was raining. However, these raindrops smelled of alcohol, which puzzled countless people.

Fan Ruoruo looked at the scene with shining eyes.

"Is this the power of the Dionysus spell?"

"No, count it as one third. I'm afraid of hurting others if I use my full strength."

In the attic on the other side...
The expressions of the three of them changed drastically. Li Chengze frowned and said, "Xie Bian, are you still 100% sure now?"

(End of this chapter)