Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 411 The Rice Is Already Cooked, the Beauty's Pass
Just as everyone was enjoying themselves and getting into a good time, a voice suddenly reached Jin Renfeng's ears.

"Nephew Renfeng, during today's competition, my Muyuan used the Falling Treasure Divine Light multiple times, but it had no effect on you. I wonder what kind of technique you used?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Renfeng suddenly woke up.

He squinted and secretly glanced at the Qing family patriarch in the main seat, only to see that his expression was serious and there was no trace of drunkenness on his face.

"So that's why they kept trying to get me to drink! They were waiting for this!"

Upon seeing this, Jin Renfeng suddenly realized what was going on.

"So they deliberately wanted to get me drunk so they could ask me the secret of how to subdue the Qing family."

"How cunning!"

As the saying goes, people speak the truth when they're drunk!

When you're drunk, prying into secrets is indeed a good option.

If a drunk person is not careful with their words, they might just blurt out what's on their mind.

However, the other party was unaware that Jin Renfeng possessed the dual skills to counteract the effects of alcohol.

Even if it's his first time drinking, he can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

"To take advantage of someone's drunkenness to gather information is truly despicable."

"If I were to reprimand them now, I could definitely make them lose face."

"However, in that case, there will be no room for maneuver with the Qing family."

Jin Renfeng pondered to himself.

Now that the Qing family knows he can ignore the Treasure Drop Technique, they will be hostile and wary of him, whether they like it or not.

After all, he had shaken the foundation of the Qing family.

"It would be better to take advantage of being drunk and explain things clearly to avoid future complications."

Jin Renfeng's eyes darted around, and he made up his mind.

Seeing the Qing family head ask such a question at the table beside her, Huai Zhu clenched her fists and frowned slightly.

Regardless of how Senior Brother managed to ignore the Qing Family's treasure-dropping technique, that method is his own family secret. It's not for others to steal.

The girl was prepared to interrupt her senior brother the moment he showed any sign of revealing a secret.

She was willing to risk a falling out with the Qing family.

"Dharma?"

Jin Renfeng shook his head; his face was flushed, and he was completely drunk.

He rested his arm on the table and said haltingly,

"I...what...method?"

"If there is no way to counter the Treasure Drop Technique, then why can you ignore the Qing family's Treasure Drop Technique?"

The old lady of the Qing family asked again.

How would I know—

Jin Renfeng waved his hand, mumbling indistinctly.

"From the very first time I fought with Miss Ruoyan, your Qing family's magic... has no effect on me."

"The Treasure Drop Technique is...your family's magic, not...mine."

"None of you... know the specific reasons, so how... would I know?"

"If you hadn't insisted on pressing me, I wouldn't have bothered to explain."

Upon hearing this, the elders exchanged glances, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Could it be that he truly possesses a unique ability that allows him to ignore the Treasure Drop Technique?"

The head of the Qing family had some doubts, but seeing the man's drunken appearance, those doubts slowly dissipated.

They're so drunk, they can't hide the secret no matter what.

"In that case, it really is a problem of my Qing family. Nephew Renfeng, please drink a full cup first."

Old Madam Qing picked up her wine glass and smoothed things over.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together.

Seeing this, Huaizhu breathed a sigh of relief.

. . . . . .

After the banquet, Jin Renfeng drank himself into a stupor and collapsed to the ground.

Madam Qing intended to send someone to escort her back to her room, but Huai Zhu and Mu Chen politely declined.

The two wary women placed Jin Renfeng between them and led him out of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

"This guy is really heavy!"

"Knowing he can't drink, he still drank so much."

Li Muchen draped the man's arm over his shoulder and complained.

"He looks just like a big, fat pig!"

"It was the Qing family who insisted on urging me to drink; otherwise, my senior brother wouldn't have acted this way."

Huai Zhu supported the man's waist and said softly.

“When that fool attacked the Deng and Mu families before, he didn’t give them any face at all.”

"They curse without warning and hit without hesitation!"

"When they arrived at the Qing family's place, they didn't even dare to refuse a drink. They were clearly bewitched by those little vixens of the Qing family."

Li Muchen muttered to himself.

Just as the girl was complaining, the drunken man suddenly tilted his head and smashed it onto Li Muchen's forehead.

thump—

"It hurts!"

After a crisp sound, Li Muchen clutched his forehead and cried out in pain.

"Little sister Mu Chen, are you alright?"

Seeing her like this, Huaizhu was both worried and amused.

"That idiot! He's sleeping like a log and still won't sit still!"

Li Muchen rubbed her forehead and muttered a wronged curse. Then she raised her small fist, ready to punch the man's forehead.

However, before she could make a move, the tall and strong man's body fell into Huai Zhu's arms.

"Sister Mu Chen, my senior brother was drunk and it was unintentional. Please don't blame him!"

Huai Zhu rested the man's head on her shoulder and raised her hand to shield him.

"I think this guy is faking being drunk, otherwise what are the chances of such a coincidence?"

Li Muchen said indignantly.

"I just said something to him and he hit my head. He's never been so decisive when he's sober."

"Sister, you are joking. We both saw how much wine my senior brother drank."

Huai Zhu comforted her.

"After drinking so much, even if the god of wine descended to earth, he would be completely drunk and unconscious."

"Besides, this is my senior brother's first time drinking alcohol."

Hearing this, and recalling how the simpleton had accepted everything at the banquet, Li Muchen couldn't help but believe it.

"I'll let him off this time, but if there's a next time, I'll definitely teach him a lesson."

The girl said bitterly.

After being persuaded by Huaizhu, the girl gave up the idea of ​​taking action.

In the shadows where the two women couldn't see, a faint smile appeared on the man's lips.

. . . . . .

After much fuss, the two women finally stumbled into the room.

thump!
Reaching the bedside, Li Muchen threw the man onto the bed.

"If he does this again, let's just throw him into the latrine!"

The girl said angrily.

"If that senior brother wakes up, he'll probably fight his sister to the death!"

Huai Zhu chuckled softly.

"He's just a fool, I'm not afraid of him at all."

Li Muchen raised her small fist.

"That little vixen, she's really wicked."

On the bed, listening to the girl's words, Jin Renfeng, who was pretending to be drunk, thought to himself.

"I'll let it slide this time since you brought me back."

On the other side, seeing the man's legs dangling over the edge of the bed, Huaizhu bent down, took off his shoes, and put a pillow back on for him.

She then stood up and said to Li Muchen, who was standing to the side.

"I'm really sorry to trouble you this time, Sister Mu Chen!"

"It's getting late. Sister, you should go home and rest early!"

"Sister Huaizhu, aren't you coming with me?"

Li Muchen asked.

"My senior brother is drunk, so someone needs to take care of him."

Huai Zhu shook her head.

"No way! Junior sister is planning to stay? Does that mean I have to pretend all night?"

On the bed, Jin Renfeng felt a tightness in his chest.

"Sister Huaizhu, are you planning to take care of that idiot all by yourself?!"

Li Muchen looked surprised. "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's wrong?"

Huai Zhu straightened her skirt and sat on the edge of the bed.

"If a man and a woman are alone in a room, outsiders might gossip about it."

Li Muchen said.

"My senior brother and I grew up together since childhood, we were childhood sweethearts."

Huai Zhu reached out and stroked the man's cheek, her beautiful face filled with tenderness.

"I'm used to staying in the same place all the time, so I don't care what others say."

Feeling the warm touch on his face, Jin Renfeng's heart skipped a beat, but he immediately dismissed it.

Huai Zhu turned her head to look at the girl beside her.

“Sister Mu Chen has a clean reputation, unlike me, who stayed here.”

"Let's go and rest first!"

Upon hearing this, Li Muchen's expression changed, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and sat down on the wooden chair next to her.

"Since Sister Huaizhu is staying, how can I leave?"

"I'll spend the night with that idiot tonight too."

"Little sister Mu Chen, aren't you tired after a long day?"

Huai Zhu frowned and asked.

"It wouldn't be right for Sister Huaizhu to do all the hard work alone!"

Li Muchen said firmly.

"With me here with you, there will be less gossip from others."

The two women exchanged a glance, both seeing the unspoken understanding in each other's eyes.

"Speaking of which, how should you take care of a drunk person? Should you take off their clothes?"

Looking at the unconscious man, Li Muchen asked.

"I don't know either!"

Huai Zhu shook her head.

Few people drink alcohol at Shenhuoshan Manor, and as the eldest daughter of Shenhuoshan Manor, she naturally didn't know how to handle the situation.

"Now what?"

The two women were dumbfounded.

Both of them were pampered young ladies who had never lifted a finger in the kitchen, and they had very little experience in taking care of people, let alone a drunkard.

"How about we invite the Qing family over and have them send someone to take care of our senior brother?"

Li Muchen said in a low voice.

"That's all it can do."

Huai Zhu looked embarrassed.

She never expected that her act of taking care of her senior brother, disregarding appearances, would ultimately be stopped at the point of taking action.

. . . . . .

After the banquet, the elders and the head of the Qing family gathered in a large hall.

"Master, do you think what that boy said at the banquet was true or false?"

An elder in a gray robe asked.

"I don't know either."

The head of the Qing family shook his head.

"However, judging from his drunken state, it seems somewhat possible."

"But we can't be sure. Maybe that kid is just pretending to be drunk to fool us."

"So what should we do with Jin Renfeng?"

The gray-robed elder said with a troubled expression.

"We can't move, and we haven't found out the specific method."

"Are we just going to let him take my Qing family's prestigious status for granted?"

After a moment's thought, Old Madam Qing raised her head, looked at a woman in white robes, and asked,

"How is Jin Renfeng doing now?"

He was lying in the east wing, fast asleep with his head covered.

The woman in white responded.

"Are the two young girls from Shenhuo Mountain Manor and the Yang family with him?"

Madam Qing asked again.

"Those two little girls can't take care of people!"

The woman in white robes laughed.

"At first they wouldn't let us in, but eventually they had to call our people over when they were really pushed to the limit."

"After that, I arranged two separate rooms for those two girls. They're probably resting in their own rooms now."

"Yes, this is a good opportunity."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Old Madam Qing's eyes.

"A great opportunity? What great opportunity?"

The crowd didn't react for a moment.

"A good opportunity to turn raw rice into cooked rice."

"Old Madam Qing smiled."

"Now that the kid is unconscious, it's the perfect time for us to make our move."

"Could it be that the patriarch intends to..."

The gray-robed elder suddenly thought of something, and his face showed excitement.

"That's right!"

Madam Qing nodded.

"Since that kid holds the secret to countering the Treasure Drop Technique."

"Let's go all the way and send a girl over while he's asleep."

"Make that kid a true member of the Qing family."

"One of our own?"

Upon hearing this, the elders' eyes lit up.

Yup!

How could they not have thought of that!
Regardless of whether there is a method to counter the Treasure Drop Technique, and regardless of whether what he said is true or false, the method to counter it lies with Jin Renfeng.

Once they are turned into one of their own, the secret will essentially fall into the hands of the Qing family.

Wouldn't everything then be easily solved?

Furthermore, even disregarding the methods of restraint, Jin Renfeng is still a talented individual.

Not only is he powerful, but he also possesses a great demon king's magic weapon.

If they were to marry into the Qing family, they would gain two top-tier combatants in one fell swoop.

No matter how you calculate it, they're not at a loss!
"The patriarch is far-sighted and strategic, far superior to us."

An elder began to offer a compliment.

"If we really manage to keep that kid here, our Qing family will have hit the jackpot."

The woman in white robes said happily.

"That kid possesses a powerful demon king's magic weapon. With such a weapon joining our family, our Qing family could even rise to the ranks of top-tier families."

"Could it be that the patriarch had such a plan in mind from the beginning, which is why he accepted that kid's challenge?"

The gray-robed elder spoke up and asked.

"Of course! I've had my eye on this kid for a long time."

Old Madam Qing smiled and said,
“I once asked someone to go to Shenhuoshan Manor to propose marriage for Mu Yuan, but as soon as the matchmaker arrived there, he was sent back.”

"That old devil from the East is very shrewd; he absolutely refuses to let his disciple marry into our Qing family."

“This time, that old devil from the East plotted against our Qing family, and his eldest disciple walked right into the trap.”

"How could I let such a good opportunity slip by?"

The elders burst into laughter.

"Our Qing family may not have much else, but we have many beautiful women."

The woman in white robes laughed.

"A son-in-law like Jin Renfeng, who is both capable and handsome, is hard to find even with a lantern."

"This time, the younger generation actually benefited."

"However, if our schemes against them get out, it could damage the reputation of the Qing family!"

An elder looked worried.

"You can't say that!"

The gray-robed elder waved his hand.
"This challenge wasn't initiated by us; it was Shenhuo Mountain Manor that offered themselves up."

"Since that brat dares to challenge our Qing family, it's only reasonable for us to set a trap for him with a beautiful woman."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)