Chapter 54: No Face
"Well, well said! You are indeed worthy of being a scholar!" Everyone applauded when they heard the words, except Nangong Yue who had a somewhat ugly expression.
"Haha, junior brother, good luck! Good luck!" Zheng Xinghan laughed heartily and raised his head to drink the wine in the glass.
After toasting the birthday boy, the rest of the day became much more casual.
Everyone was drinking and talking and laughing.
Qin Ziling had only been in the inner courtyard for a few months, and it had been a long time since he came to the boxing academy. He didn't have much friendship with the inner courtyard disciples. In addition, his situation was the worst among everyone, and he had a feud with Nangong Yue, so except Zheng Xinghan, almost no one took the initiative to talk to him.
Qin Ziling was happy with the quietness and just focused on eating and drinking.
It just so happened that he was a little short of money recently, and these were all very nutritious things, so he would naturally eat more if he could.
Seeing that Qin Ziling was just busy eating and drinking, Lu Taiqiang and Nangong Yue looked at him with a hint of sneer and contempt, while Luo Yuke had a look of disgust on his face. However, Shen Xiujing, Yu Yan and Mu Xuan realized it later and quietly increased the frequency .
Relatively speaking, the family conditions of the three of them are worse than those of Nangong Yue and Luo Yuke.
"Zi Ling, this is your first time drinking with us since entering the inner courtyard. Today, as your senior brother, I would like to suggest that you toast each of the senior brothers and sisters present here." After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zheng Xinghan suddenly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said to Qin Ziling.
"Yes, yes, Ziling, usually when new people enter the inner courtyard, they are treated to a meal. We all know your situation, so there's no need to treat you to a meal. But today, since Senior Brother Zheng has proposed it, you have to toast us senior brothers and sisters." Mu Xuan started to make a noise.
Yu Yan and Shen Xiujing also nodded in agreement. Lu Taiqiang looked like he was watching a show, Luo Yuke had a subtle expression, and Nangong Yue looked at Qin Ziling with a leering look, as if he was out of his reach.
Qin Ziling looked at Nangong Yue's bird-like appearance, and although he felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly, Zheng Xinghan had good intentions. Today was his birthday party, so Qin Ziling naturally couldn't not give him face, nor did he want to ruin the atmosphere of the birthday party. Besides, this wine was good wine, so why not drink more if he could? So he quickly stood up with a smile and said, "Haha, Senior Brother Zheng, now that Pastor Sister said that, I was really wrong. Then I will borrow Senior Brother Zheng's wine today, and I will toast to Senior Brother Zheng first."
Seeing this, Zheng Xinghan laughed and drank the wine in his glass.
After toasting Zheng Xinghan, Qin Ziling then toasted Lu Taiqiang.
Lu Taiqiang didn't stand up. He sat on the chair and accepted the toast casually with the arrogant demeanor of a young master.
Qin Ziling didn't take it as an offense at all, but smiled and filled his own glass again. This time, before Qin Ziling opened his mouth, Zheng Xinghan said with a smile: "Ziling, Nangong Yue is now a martial artist at the Iron Skin level, so this glass should be toasted to Nangong Yue first."
"Okay!" Qin Ziling agreed straightforwardly.
"Senior Brother Zheng, forget it on my part!" But Nangong Yue did not give Zheng Xinghan any face. Seeing Qin Ziling nodded, he simply agreed and waved at Zheng Xinghan nonchalantly.
Except for Qin Ziling who still had a faint smile on his face, everyone else's expression changed on the spot, even Lu Taiqiang was no exception.
Although Lu Taiqiang has always behaved like a rich young man, with an arrogant and condescending attitude, he still has a sense of belonging to the Hantie Fist Academy.
"Nangong Yue, we are all brothers from the same sect. It would be boring if you were to do this!" Lu Taiqiang couldn't help but frowned.
"Brother Lu, this is my business!" said Nangong Yue.
Upon hearing this, Lu Taiqiang almost overturned the table, but he finally held back.
Times have changed. Now Nangong Yue is a recognized genius disciple of Hantie Dean and is highly valued by Zuo Le. He is very likely to be the next powerful martial artist.
Zheng Xinghan took the opportunity of the birthday banquet to make Qin Ziling and Nangong Yue shake hands and make peace. In fact, it was because of this that he was worried that Qin Ziling would suffer a great loss in the future.
"Hmph!" Lu Taiqiang snorted coldly, his face gloomy and he stopped talking.
Seeing that Nangong Yue didn't even give face to Zheng Xinghan and Lu Taiqiang, Yu Yan and others naturally wouldn't ask for trouble.
The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became depressing.
"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, this is actually quite good." Qin Ziling suddenly smiled and said, then raised his glass to Yu Yan as if nothing had happened and said, "Senior Brother Yu, I toast to you."
Yu Yan, as his name suggests, is relatively taciturn among his fellow disciples in the inner courtyard. His facial expressions rarely change, just like a rock.
"Okay!" Yu Yan picked up the wine, stood up and drank it all in one gulp.
After toasting Yu Yan, Qin Ziling toasted Shen Xiujing and others one by one, and Luo Yuke also toasted.
Because of Qin Ziling's behavior, the atmosphere in the private room eased a little, but after this incident, everyone's mood became very subtle.
Zheng Xinghan and Lu Taiqiang were annoyed, while Yu Yan and others felt heavy and depressed.
Although the situation of Yu Yan and others is better than Qin Ziling, it is not much better. If they cannot break through to the Iron Plate level in the future, the same experience of being humiliated in person as Qin Ziling today may very likely happen to them one day.
Luo Yuke was in a complicated mood. On the one hand, she felt that Nangong Yue's actions were indeed a bit too much. On the other hand, Nangong Yue's arrogant behavior made her heart beat.
This is a truly capable man, unlike Qin Ziling who only has a good appearance and can show off some poetry and writing. In fact, he is nothing in front of Nangong Yue. He can only endure being humiliated in person and lives a humble and cowardly life.
Among the crowd, Qin Ziling, the person involved, was the most calm, as if nothing had happened. After a round of toasts, he sat down and started eating and drinking.
Having lived two lives as a human being and integrated the residual soul consciousness of a generation of demon master, this little humiliation of face is nothing. It's just like a child playing house. It doesn't hurt or itchy, and how can it affect his state of mind?
Besides, Nangong Yue is a vindictive person who shows all his thoughts on his face without any scheming. To Qin Ziling, he is just a small flea and poses no threat at all. If he really jumps around and has any bad intentions, he will just slap him to death.
Before that, let him jump around as much as he wants.
Zheng Xinghan and others looked at Qin Ziling eating and drinking, and naturally had different thoughts. Their mood became more complicated, while Nangong Yue had a smug look on his face.
What should have been a happy and lively birthday banquet ended quickly in a relatively dull scene because of Nangong Yue.
"Zi Ling, I'm sorry, I didn't expect that Nangong Yue would..." On the way back, Zheng Xinghan patted Qin Ziling's shoulder with a look of self-blame on his face.
"Haha, senior brother, please don't say that. You are doing this for my own good, and I understand that. And it's good this way, as it can make things clear." Qin Ziling interrupted Zheng Xinghan with a smile, but when he said the last sentence, a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
He would not be affected by the birthday party incident, but after the birthday party, he no longer had any concerns or ties with his fellow disciples.
Otherwise, since we all have the same master, there will be some concerns and constraints in our hearts.
