Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âIt all began like thisâ¦â
Everyone chimed in, describing how Chen Xiaobei saved Ning Yuchen to Sister Hua, so that she exclaimed in wonder.
âThe Demonic Beast really didnât attack? And it ran off just like that? I have never heard anything like that before!â
Sister Hua was an intelligent woman. She merely listened to the story and did not ask any questions.
When they had finished telling the story, Sister Hua smiled and said, âCultivation aside, courage to step forward like that deserves our praise! Zhufeng, I will drink to you!â
Sister Hua took out two wine bowls and shot Hu Ben a look.
Hu Ben picked up the wine jar and poured the pale green liquid into the bowls.
âI will drink first!â
Sister Hua raised the bowl and shot Chen Xiaobei a smile then downed the bowl of wine in one gulp.
âWow! Sister Hua, youâre quite the drinker!â Ning Yuchen and Liu Chen cheered animatedly.
Chen Xiaobei was impressed. She did not seem like a woman who could hold her liquor.
âAlright, my turn!â
Chen Xiaobei picked up the bowl and guzzled everything in one go.
âSweet!â Sister Hua praised. âThis brother right here is a true man! Iâm glad that Hu Ben got to know a rare friend like you!â
âHeh, youâre too kind.â
Chen Xiaobei smiled, his tone almost formal and he made no attempt at cottoning up to her.
This little act, or lack thereof, raised Sister Huaâs opinion of him.
Most of the men who visited the pub came specially to see this gorgeous pub owner. If she had made a toast to any of them, practically of them would take the opportunity to worm their way into becoming friends with her.
Chen Xiaobei, on the other hand, remained calm and unaffected. He was not one to be roused by mere beauty.
âGreat! Now that Iâve made a new friend, I will have to go take care of business. Go ahead and enjoy yourself! Drink and eat as you like! Remember to put it all on Hu Benâs tab! Donât be shy!â
Sister Hua bid them farewell and left them to make merry.
It was the busiest time of the night and she had a lot to do.
âCome! Come! Letâs drink to Zhufeng!â Ning Yuchen exclaimed and poured each person a bowl of wine.
âNo, we canât do it altogether at once! We have to do it individually!â
Liu Chen winked.
âYeah! Weâll take turns! I like that!â
Hu Ben grinned.
âHey! What about not making each other life difficult? The two of you are just trying to get me drunk!â
âOh, so itâs okay for Sister Hua to drink individually with you but itâs not okay for us to take turns drinking one-on-one with you?! Oh, that hurts!â
Liu Chen feigned a frown.
âZhufeng! Donât try to dawdle! We are all true men here! Oh⦠and a strong woman!â Hu Ben said, putting on a straight face. âIf youâre a man, you will not refuse us!â
âErâ¦â Chen Xiaobei was at a loss for words for a moment. âAlright! You can all take turns to drink with me! I will sacrifice myself today!â
âThatâs more like it! Iâll go first!â Liu Chen picked up a bowl. âFirst, I want to thank you for saving our best team leader! Second, Iâd like to apologize for insulting you! Hereâs to you!â
Liu Chen gulped down the entire bowl until there was not a single drop left.
Since this petite girl did it, Chen Xiaobei would have to honor that. So, he raised his bowl and did the same.
âIâm next!â
Ning Yuchen could not wait any longer. He picked up his bowl, thanked Chen Xiaobei for saving his life and guzzled down.
Chen Xiaobei honored the toast by downing another bowl.
Hu Ben was next.
The bugger picked up the whole jar and said, âWhen Iâm done, you follow!â
Gulp⦠Gulp⦠Gulpâ¦
Because of his giant body size, his tolerance was naturally better than the common folk. He finished the whole jar in a matter of minutes.
âYou⦠How can Iâ¦â
Chen Xiaobei picked up a bowl and drank.
âHey, Zhufeng, thatâs not how itâs done!â
Liu Chen chuckled.
âAlright! I wonât! Iâll drink till the end!â
Chen Xiaobei picked up the other jar and said, âBut, just to be clear, after I finish this jar, none of you are allowed to make a toast to me again! Letâs eat, drink and chat! Donât treat me like an enemy! Okay?â
âAlright! If you finish this jar without getting drunk, I, Liu Chen, will pay you the highest respect!â
Liu Chen looked at Chen Xiaobei, with a rush of excitement.
âIâll carry you back if you get drunk!â
Hu Ben smiled at Chen Xiaobei.
âMaybe we can just call it off⦠Iâve never seen anyone with an alcohol tolerance as high as Hu Benâ¦â Ning Yuchen sounded worried.
The liquors here were very different from the ones back on Earth. Even an elite could get drunk on them!
âGulp⦠Gulp⦠Gulpâ¦â
But before Ning Yuchen could finish his sentence, Chen Xiaobei had already raised the jar and was guzzling it down!
âMy god! Youâre really doing it!â Liu Chen stared. âI was just teasing you⦠Donât force yourself!â
âZhufeng! Thatâs enough. Liu Chen was just joking with you. Just drink what you can. You donât have to finish the whole thing!â Ning Yuchen said.
âIâve already finished!â
Chen XIaobei put down the jar and looked at them as if they were being overly dramatic.
âHeâ¦really finished it!â Hu Ben peeked into the jar and exclaimed, âBrother! That was impressive!â
Chen Xiaobei was a little slower than Hu Ben, but he did not stop to take a breath halfway. He finished the entire jar in one breath!
âWow! Zhufeng! You can really drink!â Ning Yuchen cried. âMy tolerance is only one-tenth of Hu Benâs. I would never dare drink like that!â
âZhufeng, are you alright? Do you feel dizzy? Or like you want to vomit? I can go buy some anti-alcohol drugs!â
Liu Chen was worried. She did not expect Chen Xiaobei to take her joke so seriously.
âIâm fine. Drinking alcohol is like drinking water to me. I just have to pee and Iâm fine.â
Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
âHow⦠How is that possibleâ¦â
The three next to him scratched their heads.
âThis is one of the purest starfield hard liquor! If I drink half of the jar, Iâd pass out immediately. How can you say that itâs like drinking water? Thatâs insane!â Ning Yuchen said.
Both of Liu Chenâs eyebrows were raised. âHu Benâs tolerance is the best among the three of us! Look at him, heâs already sweating and his face is beet red! Look at Zhufeng. He looks like he did not even have a drop of alcohol in his system! Thatâs incredible!â
âBrother! Thatâs some extremely good alcohol tolerance!â
Hu Ben praised. âIt looks like I have been demoted to 2nd place in the team!â
âThatâs normal.â Chen Xiaobei said. âItâs not just you guys. Thereâs no one else in the universe who can drink more than I can!â
Chen Xiaobei placed his hand on his chest as he said this. The secret to his alcohol tolerance lied therein!