The Ma brothers, Ma Cheng and Ma Chenggong, were extremely popular. When they led the army to war, their decisions determined everything, and no one ever dared act clandestinely against them.
However, with great popularity also came audacity. People weren't afraid to add some playful disobedience into their everyday interactions with them. Caned a few times? Who cares?
Ma Daocheng hadn't expected his men to be so without decorum, much to his irritation. He decided to call out some names: "Zhao Degong!"
"Present... I'm present," Zhao Degong stammered.
"Uhm? What?"
Zhao Degong stood up: "Divine Physician Nan, I... pay my respects with one bowl!"
He wore an expression of utmost bravery.
Feng Yin gave a nod, "Good! Thank you, General Zhao."
Before the echo of the words died, he picked up his bowl and drank it down in one go, just as before... gone in a gulp...
