Episode 1 recap: An Unexpected Guest Arrives at the Tavern
15 years ago, the kingdoms of Beiyue and Xiluo were both conquered by Beliian forces, and their lands became part of Beliia. Some people from Beiyue fled to the Icefield beyond their borders, hoping to rebuild their strength and eventually reclaim their nation. The people of Xiluo, on the other hand, largely integrated into Beliia. Among them, the Yan clan rose to become one of the most powerful forces in Beliia's southwestern region, vying for influence with another prominent Beliian family, the Gu clan.
In the 15th year of the Taihe era, the head of the Gu clan, Gu Luoli, suddenly passed away. This sparked an intense power struggle in the southwest. Seeing the Gu clan now leaderless, the Yan clan head, Yan Bietian, sought to forcefully arrange a marriage between his family and the Gu clan's second son, Gu Jianmen. This incensed the Gu clan.
Just then, Gu Jianmen received word that the Yan clan planned to replace their white banners with red ones, a brazen act of provocation. Feeling his ambitions had yet to be realized, Gu Jianmen angrily threw down his wine pitcher and grabbed the sword his brother had given him, resolving not to accept the proposed marriage.
Meanwhile, in Chaisang City, a man named Bai Lidong Jun ran a tavern, hoping for good business. But to his surprise, he had no customers. When he went to the neighboring shops to invite them over for drinks, they all turned him down. Returning to his tavern, Bai Lidong Jun found his assistant, Si Kong Changfeng, still asleep, wondering why there was not a single person around.
Suddenly, Bai Lidong Jun heard the sound of a carriage and thought he might have a customer. To his surprise, it was Yan Bietian. Bai Lidong Jun invited him in, as it was about to rain. Once inside, Yan Bietian mistook Si Kong Changfeng for a customer, and Bai Lidong Jun quickly explained that he was just a staff member. Bai Lidong Jun then brought out all the wine in the tavern to serve Yan Bietian, who, despite the high prices, paid for it all.
Yan Bie Tian was drinking and boasting that he had had better wine, and then he threw his wine cup towards Si Kong Chang Feng. Surprisingly, although Si Kong Chang Feng was sleeping, he reacted extremely quickly and caught the wine cup.
The two began to compete, and Bai Li Dong Jun watched in astonishment. Before leaving, Si Kong Chang Feng smelled a woman's fragrance and guessed that there was a woman in Yan Bie Tian's carriage.
This woman was Yan Bie Tian's sister, Yan Liu Li, and Yan Bie Tian was planning to kill them both, because he had already controlled this street, but he was unsure about the background of this tavern.
He poured wine for his sister to drink, and his sister felt it was good wine, but it was a pity that it could not become famous.
Bai Li Dong Jun was still thinking about how to make the tavern famous, while Si Kong Chang Feng was worried that they would be dragged into the conflict between the Gu family and the Yan family. As they were just leaving, the sky suddenly darkened, and they saw a man with an umbrella approaching Gu Jian Men's house.
Gu Jian Men guessed that this was Su Mo Yu from the underground, and invited him to drink. Su Mo Yu said he came to help Gu Jian Men deal with the Yan family, but Gu Jian Men said he did not need his help. The two started fighting on the rooftop, but Gu Jian Men was just trying to compete with him, not intending to kill him.
After Su Mo Yu left, the weather became colder, and Si Kong Chang Feng felt something was wrong. He wanted to take Bai Li Dong Jun and leave, but they were blocked by Su Mo Yu and his subordinates. Su Mo Yu told them to leave quickly, and they hurriedly left. As soon as they returned to the tavern, there was someone causing trouble, and Si Kong Chang Feng started fighting with the intruder. Then a butcher also showed up, and they got into a fierce battle, completely destroying the tavern.
Lei Meng Sha also came to help, but the situation was still very tense.
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