Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

In the blink of an eye, I stayed in Taohuayuan for three days. During these three days, several people from the outside world appeared one after another. From their skin color and language, I knew that they were all from different regions of the earth. , people of different races. Three of them were invited by Yan Lie just like me, and the other two were invited by other clansmen in Taohuayuan.The treatment these five people received was also different. The three of them received the same kind treatment as me. Not only were they rich in food, but they also had good vintage wines. But the only thing these five people have in common is that they are all very powerful. This can be seen from their eyes. Are more proud.This may be because they are not very old. According to my visual inspection, the oldest one is only in his thirties, and the youngest is in his twenties.They have extraordinary cultivation at a young age, and they must be respected and worshiped by their peers, so it is inevitable that they will be arrogant.

These five people are all ancient humans, they don't know each other, and they are usually relatively taciturn.Although I have the best temper among those invited, I am in a subtle hostile state with them because I am a newcomer. Especially the youngest of the five, since the day he came, he wanted to fight with me, but I avoided it calmly.Just kidding, how can I fight with others with the half-hearted alchemy I am practicing now?What's more, the five of them are all ancient humans, and no one can guarantee that if I win one, it will attract more people's interest in me. However, maybe I did a good job in rescuing Fengrou in the basement that day, which changed Qiqi's attitude towards me a lot. At least for these three days, she was my tour guide for free, and I got to know a lot of people in Taohuayuan , I also learned about the history of Taohuayuan that is difficult for outsiders to know. Of course, these are irrelevant histories.

Today is my fourth day in the valley. Early in the morning, Yan Lie showed up and brought us fresh fruits and vegetables.Although the three of them were usually a little arrogant, they all showed a certain degree of respect when they saw Yan Lie appear.The other two exchanged indifferent greetings, but still maintained the minimum etiquette, and then went back to their own room.Yan Lie didn't care, and still warmly greeted us. There are many people in this world, especially those with some power and talent, they often have the habit of being arrogant about their talents, and only those with stronger power can gain their respect from the bottom of their hearts.Yan Lie is such a powerful guy, while Qiqi can only be regarded as a simple little girl, and she usually only gets two results when she thinks about things, either right or wrong.In the adult world, however, there is never an easy way to get either of these two outcomes, because right and wrong are all entangled.

I also politely greeted Yan Lie and walked outside. Yan Lie said in amazement: "You don't want to go out so early, do you? I brought light fruit wine and a lot of good snacks. You are not going to drink with everyone while discussing some martial arts and alchemy techniques How do you feel?" I took a look at those three people, they didn't really care if I stayed in their eyes, they only cared about Yan Lie alone.I said apologetically, "Qiqi introduced me to the old Beiqianshan senior yesterday. Senior Meng thinks highly of it, and asked me to have morning tea together today."

Yan Lie said in astonishment: "When did the old man stop drinking? Since the day I was born, he has only been drinking." I smiled bitterly and said, "It's morning wine, but I'm not used to drinking in the morning." There was a strange expression on his face, as if he was wary, but also seemed to be a helpless smile, but he immediately said with relief: "The old man rarely invites people to drink, at least in my impression, there will not be more than ten people, you What a lucky guy. But if you like drinking tea, I can introduce another senior to you another day. She is the number one person on the planet in her study of tea ceremony. It would be a pity if you missed it. But She usually doesn't see any visitors, so whether you can see her or not depends on your luck."

When the other three heard that I was going to have a drink with a senior, they all looked disapproving, but when they heard that Yan Lie also respected this senior so much, the way they looked at me changed somewhat. "Brother Yan Lie, I'm going to see Grandpa Bei too." Qiqi stuffed the fruit basket in Yan Lie's hands, and ran up to me. Yan Lie smiled helplessly, and suddenly seemed to think of something, said: "Lan Hu wait a minute, you take this, his old man is not only unparalleled in the study of alcohol, but also unmatched in his drinking capacity, you bring him Take the 'Help the Alcohol Pill', be prepared, don't get drunk and pass out and need me to carry you back."

I held two orange-colored, ordinary-looking elixir in my hand, put them on my nose and sniffed, a fishy smell wafted into my nostrils faintly. I thanked Yan Lie, and walked towards the east side of the deep valley together with Qiqi.Yan Lie's warm greeting to the three dear friends came from behind. Qiqi said enviously: "Brother Yan Lie is so kind to you. This 'Jiejue Pill' is a three-turn pill. It took half a year just to collect the ingredients for alchemy. Thirty-six main ingredients, seventy-two Weifu medicine. I can only refine one-rank pills now, and Brother Yan Lie can refine five-rank pills."

I muttered to myself, since it is a three-turn pill, then I should be able to refine it too.However, it took him half a year to collect the medicinal materials, which was a waste of time.If it were me, I'm afraid it won't take more than a month at most to gather enough medicinal materials for me to practice two or three times.I feel a little proud in my heart, why don't people in Taohuayuan know how to exchange rare medicinal materials with beasts? But he has reached the level of Rank 5 Dan at such a young age, he can really be regarded as a genius.You must know that the mother-in-law only broke through the level of the fourth-rank alchemy a few months ago, and entered the fifth-rank realm of alchemy.Compared with him, the genius in my mother-in-law's mouth is really ashamed.

Listening to Qiqi introducing the scenery of the Taohuayuan we passed all the way, when the sun rose a little more, I saw Beiqian Mountain in a forbidden area of ​​Taohuayuan. As soon as Qiqi saw him, she jumped up happily and said, "Grandpa Bei." I looked at the drunk in amazement. Is this the unfathomable master Bei Qianshan that my mother-in-law said?The big man in front of him looked like he was in his fifties, he was in his prime, with a rough appearance, a vast sky, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was dressed in very simple clothes.His face was glowing red, as if he had just drunk a lot of wine, his eyes were half-opened and half-closed, like a drunk cat.

The moment he opened his eyes and looked at me, a sharp light flashed past, and suddenly I seemed to feel a huge threat, and my vellus stood on end instantly. Bei Qianshan glanced at me lightly, and said: "Is it you who want to see me?" Before I could answer, he continued, "Actually, I don't like the outsiders Yan Lie introduced to participate in the sacrificial ceremony, but Since you can ask Qiqi to help you introduce me to the old man, I will agree to see you for her sake. If you have any questions about martial arts that you want to ask me, just ask me, and get out of here after you ask."

Qiqi wrinkled her nose proudly at me, and I could see that Bei Qianshan liked her very much, but Bei Qianshan didn't seem to like Yan Lie very much, this can be seen from the fact that he didn't give Yan Lie any face in front of me. Guess one or two. I said: "You may have misunderstood me, I was not recommended by Yan Lie to participate in the sacrificial ceremony, it was Grandma Dan who asked me to come." "Ah, you are Lanhu!" Bei Qianshan suddenly changed his drunken appearance, his eyes were bright, and he showed a calm and majestic expression. "You know me?" I asked in surprise. "Hahaha..." Bei Qianshan laughed loudly, "I'm so drunk, I forgot even such an important matter. Xiaoru told me some time ago that she has an apprentice Lanhu..." "Xiaoru?" I was even more confused. Bei Qianshan said boldly: "Yes, don't you know that your master's name is Gao Yueru? Hehe, maybe she doesn't have the nerve to tell you, a junior. She entered Taohuayuan by mistake decades ago, and the foundation of alchemy is still I taught that our relationship is like brother and sister. She came to me some time ago and asked me for altar wine. Before she left, she told me that she had an apprentice who was coming to the sacrificial ceremony and asked me, an old man, to take care of you. But I I'm in a bad mood recently, I drank too much, and I forgot about it, um, I'll drink less in the future." Seeing him explain the cause and effect of the matter so readily, I immediately felt a lot more relaxed, and said, "Senior, there is actually something..." He waved his hand and said: "Don't call me senior in the future, according to seniority, I am your uncle." Before I could speak, Qiqi suddenly protested: "No, if he calls you uncle, wouldn't he be a generation older than Qiqi?" Bei Qianshan was obviously very happy, he pinched Qiqi's smooth and tender face with his big hand, and said: "I don't care about the affairs of you young people, but I'm definitely an uncle." Bei Qianshan laughed and said: "Boy, let's go in and say, haven't you had breakfast yet, the old man is happy today, and wants to bring out a jar of good wine to cheer up the fun." Master is happy, how can I not agree?I smiled wryly in my heart, he just said that he should drink less wine in the future, and now he wants to bring out the jar of wine to add to the fun, it seems that my talk about early drinking is really a prophecy. In this way, I followed Uncle Bei into a large forbidden area of ​​Taohuayuan, passing through a narrow and long valley that has been artificially renovated, and what appeared in front of me was a temple-like building.The building does not occupy a large area, but it looks simple and solemn as a whole, revealing a little bit of majesty. At the same time, there is a harmonious beauty hidden in it, which complements the surrounding mountains and forests. Through a neat square, we entered the main hall.There is a statue on the main hall. Unexpectedly, it is not a human-shaped statue, but an animal sculpture. It looks a bit like a wolf in appearance and shape, but its realistic demeanor makes me feel that it is not just as simple as a wolf. The indescribable chilling temperament contained in the statue makes people feel awe. Uncle Beiqianshan glanced at me, and while leading me to another side hall behind the main hall, he said: "That is the statue of Tanlang, the guardian god of the tripod god Xingxiu." After a short sentence, Uncle Bei changed the topic to wine again. It seems that Uncle Bei really likes wine very much. This side hall of less than 40 square meters seems to be the personal bedroom of Martial Uncle Bei. There are some daily-use things in it. It is no different from ordinary people's bedrooms, but although it is very clean, it smells very strong. After Master Bei let us sit down, he took out a wine bottle, shook it, poured out a glass, and swallowed it in one gulp.I saw Uncle Bei cheer up, and the red light on his face became more intense. Uncle Bei hehe said to me: "Boy, you have a good taste. This jar of wine is a good wine that the old man has preserved for more than 20 years. I brewed it myself. Usually, few people can drink the wine brewed by the old man himself. .” "Okay, okay!" Qiqi clapped her hands and said, "Grandpa's wine is the best, and Qiqi wants to drink it to her heart's content today." Qiqi's demeanor and words aptly proved to me the authenticity of Master Bei's words. Uncle Bei stared at him, and said: "Little girl, you can't drink too much, only drink three cups, otherwise it will affect your loyalty." "Ah, will this affect Danxin?" I said in astonishment, "Master, I am also practicing Danxin." Uncle Bei glanced at me and said nonchalantly: "Your loyalty has not yet been fulfilled, at most it is just a base of loyalty, it's all right, how can you suffer from the presence of an old man." Uncle Bei stopped talking, turned around and walked to the corner of the room.After a burst of mechanism sounds, a secret passage appeared in the corner of the room.Uncle Bei walked down, and it seemed that what was placed below was the good wine he was talking about. Qiqi excitedly lowered her voice and said: "Grandpa Bei's wine is the best drink in the world, and those who don't drink it are fools, but don't mention Brother Yan Lie in front of Grandpa Bei from now on." "Why?" Kiki's words made me very puzzled. Afraid of being overheard by Master Bei, Qiqi leaned close to my ear and said quickly in a low voice, "Brother Yan Lie used to be Grandpa Bei's apprentice, and he cultivated Jiuxin. Later, Brother Yan Lie abolished Jiuxin and changed to Danxin , Grandpa Bei is very unhappy." "Jiu Xin?" I frowned, "What is Jiu Xin?" "Shh, shhh, don't talk, Grandpa Bei is coming up." Qiqi immediately returned to her seat, kicked her feet, and watched with great anticipation that Uncle Bei came up with a big wine jar in her arms. Uncle Bei placed the wine jar lightly on the table we were sitting around, blushing with excitement and said: "Boy, did you bring the 'Plum Blossom Pill'?" I immediately gave the ten "Plum Blossom Pills" that my mother-in-law entrusted to me to Master Bei, together with the other ten pills that I have never used, a total of twenty pills and bottles to Master Bei. Uncle Bei poured out a "Plum Blossom Pill", sniffed it lightly, and said with a smile on his face: "That's the taste, now the old man is lucky. Alas, no one has made a 'Plum Blossom Pill' in Taohuayuan for so many years." Uncle Bei sighed, and took out several kinds of wine with different aromas.He put the "Plum Blossom Pill" in one of the wines, and immediately the rich plum blossom fragrance wafted out. Uncle Bei began to mix the wine skillfully, and poured the last mixed wine into the freshly opened wine jar after a while.Uncle Bei held the wine jar with both hands, waves of energy fluctuations that I have never seen before spread into the wine jar, and the refreshing aroma of the wine rose up in bursts. Qiqi stared at the wine jar excitedly, and explained to me: "Grandpa Bei is using Jiuxin to stimulate the elixir of 'Plum Blossom Pill'." About five minutes later, Martial Uncle Bei withdrew his hand, took a deep sniff, and said, "Xiao Ru's alchemy skills have become more and more refined. It's very rare that 'Plum Blossom Pill' can be refined to this level." "Uh... Uncle Bei, I made this 'Plum Blossom Pill'." "What?" Both of them looked at me in surprise.Qiqi's big eyes were full of disbelief: "You can actually make a three-turn pill!" Uncle Bei sighed, his face returned to normal immediately, and said: "You are really a genius in alchemy, it is not easy for you to refine the third-rank pill at such a young age, and it is not easy to refine the third-rank pill to such a high level. Years of experience in life is even more impossible. The old man can feel that the 'Plum Blossom Pill' is full of happy emotions." "Happy feelings?" Qiqi obviously hasn't reached the realm of understanding what her mother-in-law said about using love to enter the alchemy. Uncle Bei asked, and I couldn't help but briefly explained the whole process of refining the "Plum Blossom Pill" with some embarrassment, and then said: "Grandma told me to practice alchemy with love and compassion." Uncle Bei sighed: "Entering alchemy with love, I never thought you would have reached this level." Since I saw Uncle Bei, it was the first time he spoke to me in such a solemn tone: "I intended to I passed on the alchemy technique to you, but I didn't expect that your comprehension of alchemy has reached such a level, if you don't continue to learn it, it will be a great pity." Now it's my turn to be surprised. I really didn't expect that Master Bei, whom I met for the first time, would have the intention to pass on the art of refining wine to me.However, what is this alchemy... I was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, should I agree or not?Judging from Qiqi's shocked expression, alchemy seems to be a precious skill, but I am really interested in alchemy, and I have already practiced it to this level. It would be a pity to give up. Uncle Bei's face suddenly recovered as before and he smiled and said: "You have not yet made up your mind, and there is no obstacle to learning my alchemy, but you are a good apprentice trained by Xiao Ru, how can I compete with her? Don't talk about it, Come, have a drink! Drink one drink, and you will be so happy that you will forget all your troubles." Qiqi cheered: "Yes, grandpa, Qiqi wants to drink the first cup." Bei Qianshan said: "Ghost spirit, you are smart and know how to drink the first glass of wine. You can't drink this glass, let Lan Hu drink it. The first glass is the most vigorous, and you have to drink it all in one go to experience the beauty of it. place." I muttered: "Uncle Bei, I have never drank alcohol before." Uncle Bei said indifferently: "How can a man not drink? It's okay, you have a loyal heart to help, although the loyal heart has not yet been fulfilled, but drinking seven or eight cups will definitely be fine." After finishing speaking, Uncle Bei poured a full cup and handed it to me, saying: "Boy, drink it. As long as you drink it, everything is easy to talk about. I heard from Xiaoru that there is something wrong with one of your pet animals, and you need the old man's help." ,right?" "Okay, I'll drink it!" Originally, it was impossible for me not to drink the wine that Senior Uncle Bei poured himself, and now it was even more related to the future of the little dog wolf, so I quickly raised my glass.The wine poured into the mouth without stopping at all, and slid down the throat with a "gudong, gudong". A feeling of smoothness like silk comes, the wine is thick, and the aroma surrounds the mouth, like being in a plum blossom forest.Although the wine tastes bitter, but when it slides into the throat, there is a strong fragrance rushing into every corner of the body, making the whole body feel comfortable. In front of me, two tense faces looked at me, Uncle Bei said: "How do you feel?" I was intoxicated by the aroma, and I heard the words: "Okay..." Just after I said a word, a strong smell of alcohol rushed through my body. I couldn't control the tears and snot, and they flowed down together. I felt a burst of heat all over my body, as if I was in a steamer, especially my face, the heat came out through the skin.The next moment, I burped loudly, and the alcohol that made me uncomfortable suddenly disappeared, and my whole body was extremely comfortable, as if I had taken off a heavy shell. My head was dizzy, I lay down on the table, and murmured: "Good wine, master give me another glass." Uncle's bold laughter and Qiqi's coquettish giggles could be heard in his ears. Uncle Bei said: "This kid is very good at alchemy, but he is so bad at drinking." Qiqi clicked her tongue and said: "Grandpa, the wine you mixed is too powerful, I'm afraid that even Qiqi can only drink three glasses before she collapses." I vaguely heard Uncle Bei say: "Oh, I forgot to mix it with that bottle of fruit wine. This wine is too strong, so I'd better put it away and save it for the old man to taste it slowly." "Grandpa is stingy, and wants to put away the good wine and enjoy it secretly by himself. No, Qiqi must drink three glasses, um... two glasses, before I let you hide it. Otherwise, I will tell Grandpa Song that you have a bottle of wine in your possession." Altar of good wine." "Don't tell that old man, grandpa will definitely let you drink two glasses..." ... I just felt that it took me a long time to wake up. When I opened my eyes, I saw a sky full of stars, and it was already dark!I was lying on a piece of grass, and I thought to myself, didn't I drink in Master Bei's room, why did I sleep here? I got up, and a voice suddenly came from my ear: "Boy, wake up." It was my uncle's voice, I turned my head and saw Uncle Bei was grilling something on an iron rack, holding a wine bottle in one hand, taking a sip from time to time, it seemed like he was enjoying himself . I quickly said respectfully, "Master." Uncle Bei said: "Come here to help. You are too useless to drink, you will pass out after one drink, and you will have to practice more with Uncle Bei in the future." "Yes, yes." I nodded repeatedly and walked over to help. Uncle Bei looked up at me, then lowered his head to focus on the barbecue, and said calmly: "How do you feel?" I said: "It's a strange feeling, it seems that I have never been so relaxed, the wine of the uncle is really magical." "Don't flatter the old man, take this, sprinkle some cumin on it, and jam." Uncle Bei said without raising his head, "Although the old man's wine is very good, it's not as good as your 'Plum Blossom Pill'." This kind of effect cannot be achieved. If love enters the alchemy, it can also naturally enter the wine. If you learn the art of refining alcohol with me..., oh, forget it." Bei Shibo's tone was a bit sad. "Hey, what kind of meat is this?" I just felt the fragrant meat smell from the iron fork in my hand go straight into my nostrils. "There's still a lot of snake meat, just let go of your stomach and eat it," Bei Shibo said.