owlsbooks Chapter 43 The Taoist Asks About Wine
Chapter 43 The Taoist Asks About Wine
"Okay, I agree!"
Bai Yuechan bit her lip lightly and said in a crisp voice.
"Brother Lu is willing to sell me Bai family rice seeds, so Yuechan will accept Brother Lu's kindness and will naturally not make things difficult for him."
"However, I hope Brother Lu will take these spirit stones back and not return them to Yuechan. Consider it as Yuechan making Brother Lu her friend, how about that?"
With that, Bai Yuechan returned the spirit stones to Lu Qingyun.
Her face was sincere, and her eyes were bright.
The Bai family owns half of the market, so they naturally have no shortage of spirit stones. For her, the real question is how to make every spirit stone spent by the family more valuable.
Moreover, she certainly understands the principle that one must give before taking.
"Then thank you very much, Miss Bai."
Lu Qingyun didn't stand on ceremony; if he didn't accept the spirit stones offered to him, then it was his problem.
He had already taken a great risk by selling the rice seeds to the Bai family, so he naturally wouldn't refuse Bai Yuechan's offer to be her friend.
However, not refusing does not mean completely siding with the Bai family.
He simply preferred to consider the Bai family more under the same circumstances.
Lu Qingyun smiled slightly and left Yunxia Sect, having already put away his former naivety.
In this life, apart from a few people from the Liang Kingdom, he will never have any friends again.
For the rest of my life, I will only pursue the Way.
"Brother Lu, Yuechan offers you a cup of tea instead of wine."
Bai Yuechan raised her teacup and smiled gently.
Although this trip did not completely sway Lu Qingyun towards the Bai family, her goal had already been achieved.
Despite the long journey ahead, she believed that Lu Qingyun would change his mind.
……
Bai Yuechan left.
Master Chen came out carrying a wine gourd. He looked sleepy, as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"Master Chen woke up rather early today."
Normally, Master Chen would only wake up in the evening.
After waking up, he would seek out Lu Qingyun for a drink. If Lu Qingyun was not there, he would go directly to the casino in the market.
However, Lu Qingyun did not take it to heart.
They assumed that Master Chen had something important to do today.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, come, let's drink together!"
With disheveled hair, Chen Daoren took a swig of wine and said in a carefree manner.
Lu Qingyun smiled and let him in.
After a few drinks, Chen Daoren, slightly tipsy, said, "I've drunk a bit too much today. I wonder if I'm hallucinating, but how did that Bai family demoness end up with Fellow Daoist Lu?"
"He just wanted to buy some rice seeds from me, but I couldn't afford to offend either the Zheng or Bai families, so I sold him half."
Lu Qingyun took out a cup from his storage bag and drank it all in one gulp.
He doesn't drink other people's wine, and Master Chen knew that too.
Chen Daoren took another sip, and, emboldened by the alcohol, said with a hint of deeper meaning, "I saw that Bai family witch looking quite pleased with herself when she left. I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Lu sold her more than just rice seeds."
Lu Qingyun smiled slightly and took a small sip.
"Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
"Blame me, blame me!"
Chen Daoren suddenly realized his mistake, knew he had talked too much, chuckled, and didn't ask any more questions.
The two drank for about half an hour, and as the sun set, Chen Daoren went to the gambling den in the market.
"Gambling is like a bone marrow, deeply damaging, and the same applies to cultivators. Fellow Daoist Chen should exercise moderation."
Lu Qingyun offered well-intentioned advice.
"Life is too short; what's the point if you're not happy?"
"Besides, are we cultivators going to gamble away our entire fortunes?"
Master Chen chuckled.
He waved and left the spirit field.
After walking a few steps, he arrived at the gambling den in the market, exited through the back door, and disappeared into a secluded alley.
……
"The path of spiritual cultivation is long and arduous."
"We must guard against our own complacency and also be wary of others' schemes."
Back in the quiet room, Lu Qingyun shook his head.
Chen Daoren's talent was far superior to his; he grasped the techniques instantly.
Unfortunately, he was ruined by wine and women.
Now in his forties, he is still at the fourth level of Qi Refining.
"I should take this as a warning."
Lu Qingyun calmed his mind and began to circulate the "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique".
Although he could have lived a carefree life for one lifetime, he still had a hundred lifetimes to cultivate.
But even in this world,
The path to immortality is even more worthy of pursuit.
Only by reaching a higher realm can one truly see the reality of the world and attain true freedom.
He hadn't forgotten that day when, simply because his spiritual root was primarily wood and secondarily metal, he had been forced by the black-robed deacon to be used as a cultivation material.
However, because he participated in an unremarkable sect mission, he was hunted down by Young Master Cui and almost lost his life.
Find joy in mortal life and abandon the path to immortality.
Spending all day in gambling dens and brothels is not called being carefree; it's just a form of depravity.
Once they are used as food by other cultivators, they won't even have a chance to struggle.
……
Practice quietly for a few days.
Zheng Tianxuan still has not sent anyone to purchase rice seeds.
Lu Qingyun opened his eyes, no longer waiting.
They contacted Li Fulai and sold him the rice seeds.
half a month later.
Chen Daoren sought out Lu Qingyun for drinks again, but this time, he seemed preoccupied, and as he drank, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I'm getting a little tired of drinking your green corn wine every day. Recently, I've managed to acquire a brewing technique. I wonder if you'd be interested?"
Chen Daoren, slightly drunk, yawned and mumbled incoherently.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, please speak."
Lu Qingyun smiled and awaited Chen Daoren's insightful opinion.
Regarding the art of Lingjiu (a type of Chinese liquor), Master Chen certainly had insightful views.
Lu Qingyun's idea to brew wine from green corn was inspired by this person.
Having a few drinks occasionally can indeed be enjoyable and enhance one's cultivation.
Therefore, the other party said they had some brewing techniques.
He certainly believed it.
"This is simple. Just bring the fresh, thousand-year-old sandalwood vine from Pingyang Mountain and add it to the spirit wine. This will greatly enhance the wine's fragrance."
Chen Daoren's eyes lit up as he saw Lu Qingyun respond, raise his wine gourd, and take a big gulp.
"The delicate fragrance of ancient sandalwood vines paired with the mellow aroma of green corn wine would be a perfect match."
"I discovered a hidden treasure trove, possibly left behind by the Zheng family, beneath the ruins a hundred miles away from Zhuye Mountain."
"A thousand-year-old sandalwood vine?"
Lu Qingyun pondered for a moment.
He had indeed heard of this item. There was plenty of sandalwood in Pingyang Mountain, but thousand-year-old sandalwood was equally rare, as it was already a material that could be used to refine low-grade magic artifacts.
And the thousand-year-old sandalwood vine is something that grows alongside the ancient sandalwood.
However, this was the first time he had ever heard of a method for brewing wine.
Lu Qingyun took a sip of the jade wine: "As a connoisseur of wine, there must be another reason why you haven't brought it out directly. Please speak frankly."
"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist Lu understands me best!"
Master Chen laughed heartily, clearly delighted.
He stared intently at Lu Qingyun: "Actually, if it were an ordinary item, I would have already taken it to brew wine with you, fellow Daoist."
"But fellow Daoist should also know that there are many demonic beasts in Pingyang Mountain. I am only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and I really have no confidence in entering the mountain to retrieve the vines."
"However, if Fellow Daoist Lu is willing to help me, the two of us at the mid-stage of Qi Refining will surely be able to easily enter Pingyang Mountain and retrieve that thousand-year-old sandalwood vine."