NOVEL WEB Chapter 76.2
With her, Lin Beifan had already recruited two Innates but was still one short.
However, a week had passed, and still no one came.
Lin Beifan frowned and looked distressed: “In this vast sea of people, where can I find a master?”
Just at that moment, someone suddenly fell from the sky and with a booming sound, created a huge crater.
Lin Beifan: “…”
Lin Beifan gazed into the pit at the person below, falling into deep thought.
The people around finally came to their senses, and they started to call out in a flustered manner.
“Protect him! Protect the Emperor…”
Eunuch Liu stepped in front of Lin Beifan.
Even Bai Zhu, who had been sneaking around, showed herself and spoke with a grave expression, “Be careful, this person is very dangerous!”At that moment, the person in the pit stood up, his face weathered, his body covered in dust and reeking of alcohol.
He stretched out in a big yawn, looking around in a daze, “Where is this place… it looks kind of like an imperial palace… Drinking really leads to trouble… I’ve been drinking, and now I don’t even know where I’ve flown off to! Haha…”
Then he took out a flask from his waist and started to drink heartily, completely ignoring the people around him.
After finishing his drink, he looked at Lin Beifan with a smile and said, “You must be that famously foolish emperor, huh?”
Lin Beifan was furious, “How dare you call me a foolish emperor… Guards, seize him!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The crowd immediately drew their swords.
The middle-aged man laughed calmly, “Although you may be foolish, you do look quite handsome!”
Lin Beifan immediately shouted, “Everyone, hold on, stand down!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The crowd immediately sheathed their swords.
“But good looks can’t fill your stomach; you need substance inside!”
Lin Beifan grew angry again: “Dare to mock me as a fool? Guards, seize him and tear him apart by five horses, execute him by slow slicing!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The crowd drew their swords once more.
The middle-aged man said, “Actually, I’ve come to pledge allegiance to you!”
Lin Beifan said, “Everyone, stand down. Hero, please take the seat of honor!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The crowd sheathed their swords once again.
Not to mention the middle-aged man, even the most composed person was bewildered by Lin Beifan’s fickle orders!
Utterly speechless, they looked towards Lin Beifan, “what do you want to do?”
The middle-aged man burst into hearty laughter: “Interesting, so interesting! I’ve traveled far and wide, yet I’ve never encountered someone as fascinating as you!”
Lin Beifan gestured with his hand: “Hero, please come over here and take a seat!”
“Well said, well said!”
The man made no attempt to avoid the crowd, walked through the human wall, and sat down on the stone bench in front of Lin Beifan. He casually picked up the wine pot from the table and began to drink directly from it.
While drinking, he exclaimed, “Excellent wine! Truly excellent!”
Lin Beifan laughed and said, “As long as you sincerely join me and serve me, you can drink as much as you like!”
The other party set down the wine jug, his voice full of boldness, “Well, that’s a promise then. If I join you, the wine must flow freely! But the question is, do you dare to take me in?”
“Why do you say that?” Lin Beifan asked with a smile.
“At this point, there’s no use hiding it from you. My real name is Mo Junhao, but in the rivers and lakes (martial art world), I am known as the Wine Sword Immortal!”
“So you’re the Wine Sword Immortal?” Bai Zhu exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Beifan was puzzled, “Is this person famous?”
Seeing Lin Beifan’s confusion, Bai Zhu explained, “Indeed, he is very famous because he has offended both the Liu Family and the Zhao Family, two noble families, at the same time. Therefore, a bounty has been placed on his head, reaching the price of 3 million taels!”
Lin Beifan was surprised, “Wow, the bounty is even higher than mine!”
“Trivial, trivial…”
Wine Sword Immortal said with a cupped-hand salute and a smile, but in his cloudy eyes, there was a hidden deep-seated hatred.
“Fellow sufferers of the same fate, I toast to you!”
“Good! Little Emperor, I find you more and more pleasing to the eyes!”
At this point, Bai Zhu continued to explain.
The reason Wine Sword Immortal managed to offend both the Liu and Zhao families was all because of love.
In his youth, Wine Sword Immortal fell in love with a woman from a collateral branch of the Liu Family, but she had already been promised to a young man from the Zhao Family. In the end, the two lovers were cruelly separated, and the woman was even driven to her death because she rebelled against the family.
Consequently, Wine Sword Immortal went mad with grief and killed many members of both the Liu and Zhao families, which led to a bounty being placed on his head.
Fortunately, Wine Sword Immortal later encountered a stroke of fortune that allowed him to advance to the Innate level of strength, becoming stronger with each battle and impossible to kill.
However, the hatred between them only deepened.
Lin Beifan shook his head and sighed, “What is this thing called love; that it compels people to pledge their lives for another?”
“Well said! Let’s have a big toast!” Wine Sword Immortal raised his cup to Lin Beifan and then began to drink deeply from his wine.
Deep inside, he found himself reminiscing about the old days of his youth.
At this moment, Lin Beifan fully understood the purpose of the Wine Sword Immortal’s visit.
The Liu and Zhao families were also enemies of Lin Beifan. They had clashed several times, with Lin Beifan always emerging victorious.
Thus, the Wine Sword Immortal sought refuge with him, hoping to join forces against those two noble families.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Holding his wine cup, the Wine Sword Immortal spoke in a flippant tone, half-drunk and half-sober: “Do you dare to take me in now? By accepting me, you will surely offend the Liu and Zhao families, and they are actually much more formidable than you can imagine!”
“Moreover, I’ve killed many people over the years, including more than a dozen Innates; I have enemies all over the world! To accept me is to make enemies with the entire world. Have you thought this through?”
Lin Beifan declared loudly, “What is there to fear? Since you dare to come, I dare to accept!”
Liu Eunuch and Bai Zhu were shocked and pale with fear.
“Your Majesty, you must not do this!”
Liu Eunuch was extremely worried. Accepting Bai Zhu would make them enemies with the great Xue Kingdom.
And now, to accept the Wine Sword Immortal would mean making enemies with two great noble families as well as the entire world…
How can the country continue to develop?
It’s already good enough if we’re not wiped out!
Bai Zhu was also very worried; Wine Sword Immortal was even more troublesome than her!
What if his issues affected her own grand quest for revenge?
This foolish Emperor really knew how to create chaos!
He was even more reckless than she had imagined!
Lin Beifan gave a slight smile: “You don’t need to worry, I have everything under control! This Wine Sword Immortal, I am determined to take him under my wing!”
The two were utterly exhausted. There was a limit to what they could take!
You act so recklessly, you foolish Emperor!
“Brave indeed, I admire your courage!”
Wine Sword Immortal gave a thumbs up: “However, let’s get some things straight first! Although I’ve killed countless people, I still have my principles!”
“What principles do you have? Let’s hear them!”
“My principles are as follows: I do not engage in pillage, I do not kill those who are righteous and loyal, and don’t bother me unless it’s something important, as I need to focus on my drinking!”
Lin Beifan laughed and said, “None of these are a problem, I agree!”
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