Feng Hai looked at Ye Xiao and Jiang Miaoke standing together, and moreover, Jiang Miaoke was so happy, he immediately became even angrier. However, Feng Hai was no ordinary person. Although he was very angry inside, his face still appeared very calm. He hated it when others could see through his thoughts.

Feng Hai was already standing at the bar at this time. He turned his head to look at the bartender, who was busy with the bottles, and asked, "Hai Bo, what is this Nine Dragons Play Pearl?"

The bartender was called Hai Bo. Hearing Feng Hai ask, he looked up at Feng Hai, then glanced at Ye Xiao over there, and said, "The Seven-Colored Divine Dragon is a simplified version of the Nine Dragons Play Pearl. However, as far as I know, within the entire Yan Country, there are only three people who can mix the Nine Dragons Play Pearl, one in Suihai, one in Shi City, and the other in the capital."

"Oh? Whoever gets to drink Nine Dragons Play Pearl must be incredibly lucky, right?" Feng Hai also enjoyed tasting fine drinks, so he was very surprised by Hai Bo's words.

"Yes, indeed," Hai Bo replied, "Even I have never tasted Nine Dragons Play Pearl before."

Hai Bo was a very famous bartender in Bird City, a loner by nature. The Seven-Colored Divine Dragon was his signature mix, but few had the privilege to taste it. No matter how powerful or wealthy one was, if Hai Bo was unwilling to mix it, nobody could order him around.

Hearing Hai Bo's words, Feng Hai smiled subtly, a plan forming in his mind, and he walked towards Ye Xiao.

"Ye Xiao, you are really impressive, even beating Wu Pinliang. It seems that in the future, the number one expert at Black Mood is going to be you, Ye Xiao," a bit of a brown-noser said with a chuckle to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, upon hearing that person's words, immediately wanted to respond humbly. After all, Ye Xiao understood a principle: one should never be too ostentatious.

Just then, Feng Hai's voice came over.

"Brother Ye, you truly have exceptional abilities. However, about the Nine Dragons Play Pearl you mentioned earlier, I wonder if you have forgotten about it?" Feng Hai had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.

Jiang Miaoke, seeing Feng Hai take the initiative to come over, immediately looked unhappily at Feng Hai and said, "Feng Hai, what else do you want? Ye Xiao has already won. Are you still unwilling to acknowledge it?"

"How could that be?" Feng Hai, seeing Jiang Miaoke defend Ye Xiao again, felt even more irritated, but still said with a smile, "I think Brother Ye is a talent. Of course, I would want to make friends with him."

"Make friends?" Jiang Miaoke, hearing Feng Hai's words, immediately gave him a suspicious look, clearly doubting Feng Hai's intentions.

At this moment, Ye Xiao gently patted Jiang Miaoke's shoulder, smiling, "Coco, why so tense? Do I really seem to be that feeble in your eyes? Besides, Brother Feng just wants to be friends. You wouldn't want one less enemy and one more friend, would you?"

Jiang Miaoke hadn't expected Ye Xiao to actually take the initiative to befriend Feng Hai and said with a puzzled face, "But..."

"Let's not 'but' anymore." Ye Xiao interrupted Jiang Miaoke and then smiled at Feng Hai, "Brother Feng, you mentioned Nine Dragons Play Pearl just now?"

Seeing Ye Xiao did not reject him, Feng Hai became even more pleased and laughed, "Yes, just now I heard about the Nine Dragons Play Pearl from Brother Ye, and I'm really interested. I asked Hai Bo and found out it's not something common people can concoct. Hai Bo can only make the Seven-Colored Divine Dragon; he has never even tasted this Nine Dragons Play Pearl you mentioned. Brother Ye said that if you won, you wanted Hai Bo to mix you a Nine Dragons Play Pearl. Don't you know it's incredibly difficult to make, yet you still want Hai Bo to try? Are you intentionally making it hard for Hai Bo? As a friend of Hai Bo, I really want to know the reason."

Ye Xiao, hearing Feng Hai's words, smiled faintly and said, "Mixing the Nine Dragons Play Pearl isn't difficult."

These words from Ye Xiao made Hai Bo, who was still bowed down, suddenly raise his head, looking at Ye Xiao with a face full of shock and disbelief.

To Hai Bo, Nine Dragons Play Pearl was the pursuit of a lifetime. In his view, concocting a Nine Dragons Play Pearl was fraught with difficulty, yet there was Ye Xiao claiming it wasn't hard to mix.

"You say it's not hard to mix?" Feng Hai spoke while glancing at Hai Bo and took in Hai Bo's expression. He immediately let out a cold laugh, "But Hai Bo still can't mix it. Do you think your bartending skills are stronger than Hai Bo's? We, as Coco's friends, naturally have to weigh up whether you are worthy of her."

Jiang Miaoke, hearing Feng Hai once again bring her into the conversation, glared at Feng Hai and said, "Who I choose as a boyfriend is none of your business. Why are you meddling?"

Jiang Miaoke's words were very unkind and sounded even harsher in Feng Hai's ears, but he wasn't angry because he knew there was an interesting show ahead.

Ignoring Jiang Miaoke, Feng Hai looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "What do you say, Brother Ye?"

How could Ye Xiao not see Feng Hai's implication? He responded with a smile, "You're right, Brother Feng. But I'm not sure what I should do to prove I'm worthy of Miaoke."

"It's simple," Feng Hai said to Ye Xiao. "To prove your character, you can't just casually trouble others—that would be poor character indeed. Of course, if you can mix the Nine Dragons Play Pearl, then it proves your bartending skills are better than Hai Bo's. Since you are so skilled, naturally you can look down on others, and that would satisfy us completely."

Ye Xiao replied, "Do you mean I should mix a Nine Dragons Play Pearl, Brother Feng? But the Nine Dragons Play Pearl isn't something that can just be mixed casually; it requires the best ingredients."

"It's okay, Black Mood has a lot of booze, and moreover, you can get anything as good as you want it," said Feng Hai with a smile. "As long as you can mix it up, I'll acknowledge you as Coco's boyfriend. But if you can't, it only proves you're someone who brags without substance and has a poor character. Such a person cannot exist in Black Mood."

Feng Hai's meaning couldn't be clearer. If Ye Xiao failed to mix the 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls,' he'd have to leave Black Mood. Naturally, he could no longer fancy himself as Jiang Miaoke's boyfriend.

"Feng Hai, you're deliberately making things difficult," Jiang Miaoke was no fool. She could see right through Feng Hai's intent, so she immediately retorted, "You're being petty. Wu Pinliang has already lost, which proves Ye Xiao has the right to stay in Black Mood."

"That's not necessarily true!" Feng Hai said with a soft laugh.

At that moment, Ye Xiao suddenly chuckled and said, "Alright, even though I'm quite the amateur, I still have to try to avoid being kicked out."

"I have high hopes for you, don't let me down, eh!" Feng Hai looked at Ye Xiao, a sly smile on his face.

"I hope not to disappoint you either," said Ye Xiao as he walked towards the bar.

By this time, Hai Bo had been watching Ye Xiao intently. He still couldn't believe that this young man named Ye Xiao could actually mix the legendary 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls.'

"Can I use your liquor bottle?" Ye Xiao asked Hai Bo with a smile.

Hai Bo nodded slightly and said, "You can use anything here as you please."

"Hm, do you have Red Star Erguotou here?" Ye Xiao looked at the liquor shelf, which indeed held many expensive spirits such as vodka and brandy.

"What?" Hai Bo's face showed absolute astonishment at Ye Xiao's question, as if he had misheard.

In fact, not just Hai Bo, everyone present was extremely surprised. For a high-end cocktail like 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls,' would Red Star Erguotou be necessary? Was that really a proper match?

"We don't!" Hai Bo said through clenched teeth.

"Then I can't do it," Ye Xiao stated.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, everyone was astonished. Did this guy even know how to mix drinks? They had never heard of high-end cocktails using Red Star Erguotou.

"It looks like Ye Xiao is admitting defeat," said Feng Hai gleefully when he heard Ye Xiao say 'I can't do it.' "Brother Ye, don't blame me for being unsympathetic, we had an agreement."

However, just then, Hai Bo stared at Ye Xiao with a serious expression and asked solemnly, "If... I mean if we had Red Star Erguotou, could you really mix 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls'?"

"I could at least give it a try," said Ye Xiao.

"We can go buy it now," Hai Bo immediately replied. "As long as you can mix it."

Hearing Hai Bo's words, Feng Hai frowned slightly. He just wanted to kick Ye Xiao out, without considering how; but now, Hai Bo had become an obstacle to ejecting Ye Xiao.

Nevertheless, Feng Hai didn't want to appear desperate to expel someone by any means necessary, so he chuckled and said, "It seems I misunderstood. If Red Star Erguotou is needed, Liangzi, go and buy it."

Wu Pinliang immediately nodded in agreement, reluctant to serve Ye Xiao, but he dared not disobey Feng Hai's command.

But at that moment, Hai Bo unexpectedly said, "I'll go."

Everyone was shocked to hear Hai Bo's offer to buy alcohol for someone—this was unprecedented.

But Hai Bo had his own thoughts. He had never even seen 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls,' let alone tasted it. He only knew of it from master-level bartenders. He was confident that one look was all he would need to determine if it was the real deal or not.

Without waiting for anyone else to speak, Hai Bo had already left Black Mood.

When Hai Bo stepped out, Ye Xiao moved behind the bar, selecting the spirits he needed—vodka, brandy, and so on—placing them all beside the liquor bottle. Clearly, as soon as the Red Star Erguotou was brought to him, he would get to work.

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