Free Web NovelChapter 2121: Chapter 2076: The Old Beggar
Furthermore, analyzing from the perspective of the bet, I still have the advantage.
The bear meat was cut by me, without any distinctive features, and the old man also mentioned that it would be even harder to specify the species.
It looks like I have a greater chance of winning.
"So, what do you say, will you gamble?" The old man, noticing Chen Yang’s interest, immediately smiled and pressed on.
Chen Yang glanced at the old beggar and made up his mind, "Gamble, speaking of betting, I haven’t lost yet."
"Hehe, alright, it’s a deal then." The old beggar chuckled.
Seeing his reaction, Chen Yang couldn’t help but feel like he was being tricked somehow.
"What do you think this meat is? What species?" Seeing the old beggar just observing the meat in his hands without saying a word, Chen Yang prompted.
The old beggar pretended to ponder, twitching his nose twice, then smugly said, "If I’m not mistaken, this should be bear meat, frost bear meat!"
"And it should be from the one in the forest thirty miles from here at Xifengkou."
What the heck!!
Chen Yang was momentarily stunned.
This old man’s nose is this keen?
Not only determining the type of meat but even pinpointing the exact location!
How on earth did he do it?
"Hehe, looks like I guessed correctly. I’ll help myself then." The old man chuckled and, taking advantage of Chen Yang’s inattention, grabbed a piece of meat and started devouring it.
Chen Yang didn’t stop him.
I indeed lost.
"Mmm... the taste is truly delicious, probably even more exquisite than dragon meat." The old man praised as he devoured the food, smacking his lips constantly.
Chen Yang watched his eating manner, as if he had never tasted anything before.
But he was equally curious about how the old man guessed it.
He didn’t believe a nose could really discern that.
"Old man, how did you guess it?"
Chen Yang couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.
The old man continued eating, mumbling, "I can’t tell you that, it’s my unique skill."
"Tch, I don’t even care to know," Chen Yang remarked after seeing the old man’s mysterious demeanor.
Sitting down beside him, Chen Yang also started to eat.
The old man ate quickly, finishing the meat he won in a matter of moments.
But his appetite was huge.
Despite consuming such a large chunk, he still didn’t seem satisfied, looking over at Chen Yang with an eager expression.
Chen Yang smiled, pretending not to notice, eating slowly and mindfully.
The old man was getting restless, as if ants were crawling all over him, he was so tempted.
"Hehe, young friend, the frost bear is quite large. Surely, you have more than just these two pieces, right? You must still have some more, am I right?" The old man grinned and approached again.
Chen Yang knew this guy would never be satisfied and would come back for more.
"I do have more, but I only lost that piece to you. The rest don’t belong to you," Chen Yang replied with a smile.
The old beggar got anxious upon hearing that.
"Young friend, don’t just tease someone’s appetite, let’s feast to the fullest!"
"We’re not even close, why would I feast with you?" Chen Yang said.
"Once unfamiliar, twice acquainted. Don’t be stingy; let’s eat together. I’m not eating for free either, how about I treat you to some wine?" The old beggar offered heartily, patting the flask at his waist.
To be honest, while enjoying the delicious meat, Chen Yang did feel like having a drink.
"Okay, but with one condition," Chen Yang said.
"What is it?" The old beggar got excited upon hearing the offer.
"Tell me the secret of how you figured it out."
"No problem, as long as there’s enough to eat," the old beggar readily agreed.
Finding the old man quite interesting, Chen Yang said nothing more and took out some frost bear meat to roast.
The old man was someone who appreciated luxury.
Once Chen Yang brought out the body of the frost bear, the old man’s eyes fixated on the four plump bear paws.
Bear paws are considered a delicacy in this world, not to mention the frost bear’s paws.
Utterly delicious.
The old man and the young man sat around the campfire roasting meat, initially not saying much.
Once it was cooked and they started eating, they began chatting.
"Old man, you still haven’t said how you figured it out," Chen Yang prompted once again as he noticed the old man’s inattentiveness.
The old man casually replied, "Heh, my nose isn’t like a dog’s that can sniff everything out."
"It’s just that I’ve eaten this frost bear meat somewhere else before, so with a sniff, I knew."
"As for the location, that’s an even easier guess."
"In this area, only Xifengkou has a frost bear, I’ve had my eye on it for a while, just never found the time."
"I didn’t expect a lucky kid like you to beat me to it."
Hearing this, Chen Yang’s face immediately turned dark.
He originally thought the old man possessed some unique ability.
Turns out, he’s just a cunning old fox.
The feeling of being tricked earlier was real—he fell right into the old man’s trap.
"Hehe, the meat’s ready; I won’t be polite." The old man said as the meat finished roasting.
The gourmand old man grabbed it hungrily, devouring it practically in large mouthfuls.
After chewing a couple of bites, not yet swallowed, he untied the flask from his waist and drank from it.
He drank several sips before remembering he promised Chen Yang a share.
Then, he handed the flask to Chen Yang, saying, "Come, young friend, this is fine wine. I don’t let just anyone taste it; you’re in luck."
Chen Yang naturally dismissed such remarks.
Muttering dismissively, he said nothing and took the flask for a drink.
One sip and he found the wine really wasn’t bad!
The taste was extremely good, definitely fine wine.
"Hehe, how about it? I never brag. If I say it’s good, it’s definitely good wine," the old man noticed Chen Yang’s surprised expression and said matter-of-factly.
"It’s just okay," Chen Yang pretended to reply nonchalantly, unwilling to admit it.
"Hehe."
The old man, seemingly seeing through him, said nothing more and resumed drinking from his flask.
The old man and the young man ate and drank together for a long time.
During their feast, Chen Yang noticed that the old man’s flask, which seemed ordinary at first glance, was much more than it seemed.
No matter how much they drank, the wine inside seemed endless, never running out.
Could it be something similar to a Storage Silk Pouch?
Probably not; this item surely surpassed a Storage Silk Pouch.
One could feel it in the air.
Apart from the flask, Chen Yang also realized that the old man wasn’t an ordinary person.
The enormous frost bear was almost half eaten by him alone.
His appetite was astonishingly large.
Chen Yang couldn’t fathom how such a frail-looking body could contain so much.
Not to mention all the wine he drank...
What a loss.
A big loss.
For just a few sips of wine, he forfeited half a bear.
Possibly even more...
"Burp..."
After finishing the last piece of roasted meat, the old man finally let out a belch, patting his stomach, fully satisfied.
Seeing this, Chen Yang put away the remaining half of the bear.
"Satisfied? Are you this old sir’s trickster, swapping half a bear for a few sips of wine." Chen Yang remarked with some pain.
The old man laughed heartily.
"Young friend, you claim you lost out, but I think I did too! That few sips of wine was way more precious than your half bear."
"Tch."
Words like these didn’t convince Chen Yang in the slightest.
Tidying up his things, he was about to leave.
At that moment, a sudden loud explosion came from the west, deep within the Ferocious Beast Forest.
