Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

(Extra update... three chapters...)

(Anyway, I updated three chapters today, so I guess that's a big update.)

Chapter 391! We're quite destined to meet.

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"No need, they've already ordered the food."

Shen Ye shook his head, walked over and sat down opposite Zhang Zifan, while Lu Linxuan sat down opposite his senior brother, sulking.

"May I ask your honorable name, brother?" After Shen Ye and Lu Linxuan were seated, Li Xingyun cupped his hands and asked Zhang Zifan.

"Hey! Not tall at all. My surname is Zhang, and my given name is Zifan."

Although Zhang Zifan was quite drunk, he still retained some sobriety. Upon hearing Li Xingyun's words, he, being a fellow expert at the Lesser Heavenly Realm, slightly circulated his internal energy, exhaled a strong breath of alcohol, and his eyes brightened considerably. He then responded to Li Xingyun's question.

"Oh, it's Brother Zhang." Upon hearing this, Li Xingyun patted Zhang Zifan on the shoulder, then pointed to Shen Ye and Lu Linxuan and said, "This is Brother Shen Ye, and this is my junior sister Lu Linxuan."

"I have admired you for a long time."

As expected, Zhang Zifan was someone who hit it off with Li Xingyun at first sight, and immediately bowed to the two of them.

Shen Ye and Lu Linxuan both twitched their lips at the same time, exchanged a glance, and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes, but still returned the greeting by clasping their hands in a fist salute to Zhang Zifan.

Afterwards, while Li Xingyun was chatting with Zhang Zifan, Lu Linxuan moved closer to where Shen Ye was sitting and whispered, "Brother Shen, I feel like these two guys must have been brothers in their past lives. They think the same way."

As she spoke, she pointed to her head, as if to say that the two of them had something wrong with their brains.

"That's possible." Shen Ye nodded with a smile, thinking to himself that no matter how the plot changes, these two brothers are a perfect match!

As they talked, various dishes were served in a continuous stream, and then the waiter placed a wine jar labeled "Chongbi Wine" on the table.

"Twenty-year-old Chongbi wine, a unique delicacy in Chongqing. The other dishes have also been served. Please enjoy yourselves." The waiter bowed as he finished speaking and then left.

"Come, come, let me pour wine for the three of you."

As soon as the waiter left, Li Xingyun picked up the wine jar and filled the wine bowls of the group. Then he raised his wine bowl to Shen Ye and Zhang Zifan and said, “Brother Shen, Brother Zhang, although we are strangers, it is an honor for my junior sister and me to get to know you two brothers so well. Come, junior sister, let’s toast them together.”

Lu Linxuan was picking up a piece of fish with her chopsticks when she heard Li Xingyun's words. Reluctantly, she put down her chopsticks and picked up her wine bowl.

However, she didn't clink glasses with Zhang Zifan, but only with Shen Ye, and then took a small sip.

But she didn't like drinking and wasn't good at it. After taking a sip, a blush crept onto her cheeks, causing Zhang Zifan, who had only glanced at her occasionally, to stare at her frequently.

Shen Ye, Li Xingyun, and Zhang Zifan naturally drank it all in one gulp. Having grown accustomed to strong liquor, Shen Ye wasn't particularly interested in this rice wine, which was at most only a dozen degrees. However, since it was touted as a twenty-year-old vintage, its smooth taste still made him nod in satisfaction.

After finishing the bowl of wine, Li Xingyun became more talkative, muttering a lot. Although Shen Ye and Lu Linxuan weren't very interested in what he was saying and only gave him a few perfunctory replies, with Zhang Zifan, his brother with whom he had hit it off at first sight, by his side, the two of them soon put their arms around each other and chatted about all sorts of things while drinking from large bowls.

"Brother Shen, this fish tastes good, you should try it."

Lu Linxuan was still a young woman in her prime, and she was far more interested in the food than in the wine. After tasting a piece of fish, she thought it tasted good, so she picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and put it in her bowl.

Shen Ye was taken aback at first, then nodded and picked up the fish from the bowl and ate it.

To be honest, even though this world is an alternate history, due to the lack of some essential seasonings, the steamed fish, which only had scallions and ginger added to remove the fishy smell, tasted only so-so, except for the decent texture.

However, when he noticed Lu Linxuan looking at him with his bright eyes, he could only nod and say, "The taste is indeed good."

"Then Brother Shen, try these too." Seeing Shen Ye nod, Lu Linxuan started putting other dishes into Shen Ye's bowl, and then continued to look at him with his bright eyes.

Girl, are you feeding a pet?

Looking at the food gradually overflowing in his bowl, Shen Ye was speechless. However, he was indeed a bit hungry, so he didn't say anything. He would eat as much as Lu Linxuan put on his plate.

So, the four people at the table, two drinking and chatting, and two eating quietly, created a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere.

Glancing at Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan, who were already quite drunk, Shen Ye felt that eating in silence was a bit boring, so he started to find a topic to ask Lu Linxuan: "Miss Lu, I heard Bai Wuchang say that the cultivation technique you practice is called Qinglian Sword Song. May I ask where you and Brother Li are from?"

“My senior brother and I are taught by Master Yang, who lives in seclusion at the Sword Pavilion,” Lu Linxuan replied directly, seemingly without any suspicion towards Shen Ye.

"So it was him. I've heard of his great reputation before." Shen Ye nodded slightly, knowing the answer already, and then picked up the wine bowl and took a small sip.

After Shen Ye put down his wine bowl, Lu Linxuan asked curiously, "Then who is your teacher, Brother Shen?"

"No sect or faction." Shen Ye said hesitantly. He originally wanted to use a homonym for "system," but after thinking about it, he gave up.

"So Brother Shen is self-taught!" A look of admiration flashed in Lu Linxuan's eyes. She had clearly seen Shen Ye's action of summoning a sword from a distance, something that even her master, Uncle Yang, might not be able to do.

Shen Ye blushed. He wasn't self-taught; the system had given him all his talents. But seeing the look of admiration in Lu Linxuan's eyes, he coughed lightly and said, "You're just a little talented. You can't compare to Brother Li. You're so young, yet you've already reached the Lesser Heavenly Realm. Given time, you'll surely achieve great things."

Lu Linxuan curled his lip: "I don't think he'll amount to anything."

In fact, Lu Linxuan and Li Xingyun had a good relationship, but when she saw Li Xingyun with his arm around a drunkard of unknown origin, she was furious.

However, she didn't want to bring up Li Xingyun, so after a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, "Brother Shen, when did you and Sister Xue meet?"

Shen Ye didn't understand why she asked that, so he looked at her curiously. Seeing that she looked normal, he said, "Not long ago, we met three days ago, and she's also in Yuzhou."

"Only three days?" Lu Linxuan's eyes widened. She had thought they had known each other for a long time because of their intimate behavior.

"Yes, it's only been three days. But my meeting with her was just an accident, and we even bumped into each other three times in one day. It's quite a coincidence." Shen Ye wasn't lying, because his acquaintance with Ji Ruxue was indeed incredibly unexpected.

"I see." Lu Linxuan nodded, then said with a bright smile, "Then I have quite a connection with Brother Shen, since we met in Chongqing and even had a meal together."

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(This should also be the third update today.)

Chapter 392! Personal Belongings

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Hearing this, Shen Ye was slightly surprised. He glanced at Zhang Zifan and then said, "It seems he's someone you just met..."

“He doesn’t count. He’s a drunkard who almost took advantage of me.” Lu Linxuan immediately interrupted Shen Ye, then glanced at Li Xingyun, who was arm in arm with Zhang Zifan, with some dissatisfaction. This senior brother of hers really makes friends with all sorts of people.

To be honest, Shen Ye wasn't surprised by Lu Linxuan's reaction. After all, in the original story, if Zhang Zifan wasn't the second male lead, his behavior when he first met Lu Linxuan would have already aroused the audience's dissatisfaction.

"Alright then... In that case, Miss Lu, let's drink to our destiny." Shen Ye raised his wine bowl and said to Lu Linxuan.

"Alright, Brother Shen." Lu Linxuan raised his wine bowl and clinked it against Shen Ye's, then drank it all in one gulp.

However, Lu Linxuan was not good at drinking and had a low alcohol tolerance. After drinking this large bowl, her face became even rosier, and her eyes began to become hazy.

Shen Ye thought that Lu Linxuan would not drink anymore after finishing this bowl, but to his surprise, as soon as he put down the bowl, Lu Linxuan picked up the wine jar.

"Brother Shen, let's drink some more."

Lu Linxuan filled Shen Ye's and his own glasses with wine, then continued to hold up his bowl and speak.

Shen Ye frowned and advised, "Miss Lu, please drink less."

"It's nothing." Lu Linxuan waved his hand forcefully.

"It'll be troublesome if you get drunk," Shen Ye continued to advise. "Be careful not to get taken advantage of by bad guys when you're drunk."

Lu Linxuan rested his chin on his hand and looked at Shen Ye: "With Brother Shen here... you'll protect me, right?"

"What if I were the bad guy?" Shen Ye pinched the bridge of his nose, deliberately trying to scare her.

But Lu Linxuan said, "I believe you're not that kind of person, Brother Shen."

"..." Shen Ye was speechless.

"Come on, Brother Shen, have some more!" At this point, Lu Linxuan was already feeling the effects of the alcohol and actually started to act coquettishly towards Shen Ye.

"Sigh! Alright! If you want to drink, I'll have a drink with you, just this once." Shen Ye sighed and picked up the wine bowl.

Immediately, Lu Linxuan beamed and shouted, "Brother Shen, cheers!"

Shen Ye gave a helpless wry smile: "Cheers."

However, in less than an hour, Lu Linxuan, who couldn't hold his liquor, collapsed onto the table. As for Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan, they were already drunk and had rolled under the table, fast asleep while hugging the table leg.

Shen Ye pursed his lips: "You guys should go to the kids' table from now on... Well, come to think of it, you're still kids yourself."

He then took out a silver ingot, slammed it on the table, and shouted, "Waiter, bring four superior rooms, all connected together."

"Okay!" the waiter replied and hurried over.

However, upon seeing the three drunk people, he looked at Shen Ye with some difficulty.

"Sir, these three..."

At this moment, Shen Ye had already picked up Lu Linxuan and said upon hearing this, "Don't worry about it, take me to the room first, and I'll come down later to take them to the guest rooms."

"Alright." The waiter replied again, then turned and led Shen Ye upstairs.

Inside Room No. 1 (Tianzi No. 1).

Shen Ye placed Lu Linxuan on the bed, smelling the strong smell of alcohol on her. He wanted to help her undress so she could sleep more comfortably, but remembering what Lu Linxuan had just said, and considering that she was only sixteen years old, he simply covered her with the blanket and left the room.

However, he had barely closed the door when Lu Linxuan opened her eyes and looked towards the doorway. She murmured, "Brother Shen..."

Then she closed her eyes again, but her face, which was already flushed from drinking, seemed to turn even redder.

Shen Ye had no idea that Lu Linxuan had remained sober despite drinking so much alcohol.

As he came downstairs, he saw Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan sitting on the same bench with their arms around each other, shouting that they wanted to continue drinking.