Chapter 0139 – Punishment of the Cowardly Alcoholic – Absolute Returns

by GreatBrother(위대한 다오 형제)

A thousand words that eventually turned into just a thank you.

I turned to leave, and behind me came the voice of the Blood Sky Demoness.

"Don’t forget what you promised me."

"Don’t worry, I will heal your injuries."

I walked out of the yard, vowing in my heart that I would never lose again, because behind me stood people who would give everything for me.

"It seems you still care more about your life."

The Drunken Devil had woken up, changed into clean clothes, and was sitting in the Drunken Dream House waiting for me.

"What did the old woman tell you? I’m sure she didn’t say anything nice, did she?"

"It doesn’t matter what she said."

"What? What do you mean by that? Are you going to help her out again?"

"This matter started because of me, so naturally it should be resolved by me."

"How do you want to fix it?"

I took out a jar of wine from my storage bag and placed it on the table.

Drunken Devil looked at me in surprise.

"You want to settle this with a drink?"

"That’s right, let’s not get drunk today!"

The Drunken Devil first froze, then burst into laughter, the most hearty laugh I’ve heard from him since I’ve known him.

"Good! That’s the Duke Li I know!"

The drunken devil summoned Lu Bin.

"Go on, bring out all those good wines I have in my collection!"

I began to drink with abandon, like the prodigal son who had strayed into the world without a care in the world back then.

"How did you hold your liquor so well all these years?"

"This Sect already has a Drunken Demon, there can’t be a second one, can there?"

The Drunken Devil laughed even more when he heard that.

Drinking at the Drunken Dream House is a completely different experience from being on a boat in the center of the lake.

The Drunken Devil rattled on about his glorious deeds, talking about everything from his youthful flings to the gossipy secrets of other Devil Sovereigns.

For my part, I poured out my heart and soul to him, from my childhood grievances of being bullied by my older brother to my complex feelings for my father, without reservation.

And so we did, gradually opening up, paralyzed by alcohol.

Even though I let go of the booze today, it’s still a far cry from a drunken demon.

"I finally understand why you jumped into the lake."

I said, and leapt into the lake as well, feeling much more comfortable after a swim.

"That lake is my downer."

"I’ve decided that from now on, I’m going to drink slowly."

"Just drink slowly, you’ve had quite a few anyway."

"You know what? You’re at your most handsome when you’re not forcing me to drink."

"That’s it? What’s so cool about that?"

"Isn’t that enough? You’re a drunken demon, it’s rare enough that you can do this. I can’t, I’m dizzy ……"

I said, falling headfirst onto the deck.

The Drunken Devil did not blame me for being rude, and still drank to himself, while I lay on the deck and listened to him bragging about his great accomplishments. Anyone else, I’m afraid, would have been unable to stand it, but I listened with great interest.

We were just drinking and talking when I suddenly suggested:

"Let’s compare wrists?"

"Compare wrist strength? With internal strength?"

"Of course you don’t have to, it’s a fight between men, how can you use your inner strength?"

"Good! However, there’s no point in just competing, let’s make a bet, whoever loses will promise the other a request."

"Isn’t it just a competition of wrist strength? As for being so serious?"

"This is the real contest! Imagine us betting on the fate of the entire martial arts world like the three giants of the righteous path and having an earth-shattering wrist-to-wrist duel, wouldn’t that be great?"

"Good! I promise you! However, you go to the lake first to sober up, so that you don’t have to renege on your debt if you lose later!"

We cleared the table and started competing in a wrist wrestling match.

Unsurprisingly, the Drunken Demon was no match for me at all, and just as I was about to win, he secretly used his inner strength.

"I knew you old drunkard would cheat!"

I also started to mobilize my internal energy.

Seeing that I had recognized his trick, the Drunken Devil stopped hiding and went all out.

"Bang!"

The table was shattered and the winner was decided.

"Evil can’t win! I win!"

I jumped up and down with excitement.

"Not counting! You’re cheating! It was clearly you who started it! And I’m in bad shape after all that drinking, I’m going to the lake to sober up and we’ll have another round!"

The Drunken Devil still wanted to argue, but I didn’t bother to pay attention to him, and walked straight to the side of the boat, looking at the beauty of the sunset in the distance.

"Actually, I enjoyed drinking with you."

"!"

Drunken Devil looked at me in surprise.

"I know a lot of people don’t like you and think you’re devious, but I find you interesting. I like to hear you brag, I like to see you pretend, and I even like to see the occasional look of despondency in your eyes. I used to be afraid that you were approaching me for another purpose. To be honest, even if you really have bad intentions, I don’t care, after all, who doesn’t have a little secret? I just hope that you can treat me sincerely and not treat me as a tool to be used."

The Drunken Devil fell silent, my words clearly touching him.

"You’re drunk and you’re starting to babble."

I turned and looked straight at him, seriously:

"Big brother."

The Drunken Demon’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"Let’s be brothers from this day forward, that’s what I want."

"Why did you agree to my demands when you won?"

"Because that’s what I want too."

The Drunken Devil froze, his eyes filled with complex emotions, there was surprise, there was emotion, and there was a hint of disbelief.

"You’re crazy!"

"I’ve heard that phrase too many times, even the Demon Lords say that about me, so it seems I’m really crazy."

"Your madness is chilling."

The drunken devil straightened his clothes, picked up his glass, and poured me a drink.

"Sage, please!"

"Thank you big brother!"

I took the glass and took a drink.

"Big brother, don’t be too touched, the reason why I recognize you as my big brother, besides sincerely liking you, there is another reason, and that is that I need you to help me become the Demon Sect Master. So, my sincerity is only half, let this cup of wine fill up the rest. It’s getting late, I’ll take my leave now."

I got up and was about to leave when Drunken Devil suddenly spoke up:

"It’s all because of me."

I turned around in surprise.

“The reason why the Blood Sky Demoness and the Sword Venerable have turned against each other is because of me.”

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