Although He Feng noticed something, he didn’t say much. After all, he wanted to see how Ji Yang would handle it.
Ji Yang had actually seen through Bao Geishan and the others’ intentions long ago. In this situation, if his alcohol tolerance was poor, Ji Yang would have to admit defeat and could pretend to be drunk or even make himself pass out; it was just a matter of losing face.
However, today’s circumstances were special. Ji Yang knew that Bao Geishan and his group certainly had other tricks up their sleeves to use against him, so getting drunk was out of the question.
Looking around at everyone eager to try, Ji Yang checked his internal condition.
Ji Yang had always been good at holding his liquor, and ever since he had unlocked several meridians, he made a noticeable discovery: his Inner Qi had some sort of effect. The alcohol he’d just consumed was actually being neutralized by his Inner Qi.
With this in mind, Ji Yang was relieved.
Gao Chonglin didn’t even wait for Ji Yang to take a bite of food before standing up and saying, "County Chief Ji, with your arrival, our county has someone to rely on for economic construction. I believe under your leadership, we can achieve great development. I toast to you, and this represents the respect of all the county’s residents. I hope your arrival will bring positive change to Chunshui County, making it better and better."
While speaking, he exhibited a demeanor of serving the country and the people, but Ji Yang knew his toast marked the beginning of the battle.
"The support of Vice County Chief Gao is the key to our good development. In the days ahead, I will still need Vice County Chief Gao’s support for my work. I toast you as well."
Both men downed the wine in their glasses straightaway.
This made Ji Yang’s feelings grow even stronger. With his deliberate guidance, not only was the drunkenness neutralized, but he made another discovery: the Inner Qi within him, which was actually True Yuan, had slightly increased.
The wine even had that effect!
Ji Yang was somewhat surprised.
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Everyone at the table began lifting their glasses to toast.
All were secretly observing Ji Yang, wanting to see how many glasses it would take to make him fall.
What Ji Yang didn’t know was that there were quite a few people who had made spectacles of themselves by being taken out for drinks on their first day in office.
At this point, He Feng was also toasted, and the atmosphere at their table suddenly heated up.
After a few glasses, He Feng was done for, sitting there with a drunken haze in his eyes.
Bao Geishan had thought toasts from just their table would be enough to take Ji Yang down. However, after a few rounds of toasting, everyone at the table started showing signs of intoxication.
This was unexpected for Bao Geishan. Though the people at their table were not the best at holding their liquor, they were each seasoned drinkers. But when he looked back at Ji Yang, the kid seemed to be in high spirits, pulling people in for conversations and toasts.
Listening to Ji Yang’s words, Bao Geishan felt another pang of admiration. This new young man was not like the usual entitled gentry but someone with rich grassroots experience. The things he said were just what local officials liked to hear, and he could even bring in some saucy jokes to liven up the ambiance.
This was going to be tough!
Bao Geishan’s mood took a nosedive, realizing that the whole situation was slipping from his control.
But that was just a passing thought. Looking at the other tables of officials, Bao Geishan thought that if this table couldn’t do it, then he would mobilize everyone to bring Ji Yang down.
"Comrades, you’re not up to it! Look at County Chief Ji, his tolerance is too great. So many people can’t outdrink County Chief Ji. From now on, our county’s officials can no longer boast about being good drinkers."