Vol 2 Chapter 14 (1/2)
Book 2 - Fame Spreads
Chapter 14 - Xie Family Of Fire Crow Country
“Please have a seat, you two.” He Yiming said with a wave of his hand.
Although this group consisted of a tenth layer, peak Houtian expert, He Yiming neither felt happy nor sad about it. He didn’t care much about it at all.
Relying on his two Xiantian battle skills, even if a fight erupted between the two sides, he definitely wouldn’t be at the bottom end of it.
The middle-aged man’s eyes exuded a strand of strange light, which lingered on He Yiming’s body for a moment. Subsequently, he first started, then blankly stared before a.s.suming his normal appearance and saying with a smile, “Many thanks, little brother.”
After saying these words, he immediately patted his dress, and imitating He Yiming, placed his bottom on the ground without the slightest hesitation.
The youngster at his side and the attendants dumbfoundedly looked at him with expressions of disbelief. Despite following him for so many years, this was the first time they had seen him behaving in such an unbridled and casual manner.
“I am Xie Grace, and this is my son Xie Mingjin. May I ask little brother’s name?” The middle aged man asked with a face beaming with smiles.
The youngster and the attendants were inwardly alarmed. If the man’s previous words had surprised them, then these words simply left them appalled.
They all knew what sort of person this man was. Therefore, when they saw him treating the youngster before them with such respect, going as far as to a.s.suming him as an equal, the astonishment they felt was not small.
He Yiming faintly smiled before speaking without the slightest hesitation, “He Yiming.”
After rus.h.i.+ng through the forest for three months, only heavens knew where he’d ended up. In any case, he was certainly not anywhere near the Tai Cang county, and thus, he’d no misgivings about revealing his real name.
Xie Grace’s smile didn’t falter at all but his mind operated at a lightning fast speed. However, he couldn’t recall if he’d heard about this young expert before.
He Yiming pointed at the fox bear on the ground and said, “Everyone, please help yourselves. No need to be courteous.”
Xie Grace heartily laughed and said, “Many thanks for your gracious invitation. Everybody, go on.”
His words were like a command. Two men immediately walked out. Their actions were hundred folds more skillful than He Yiming’s. Holding sharp small knives, they quickly and efficiently skinned the entire fox bear, stringed the meat, sprinkled seasoning, and slowly roasted it over the fire. Just after a few moments, a dense, alluring smell spread around.
He Yiming’s nose slightly shook before he felt quite ashamed inwardly.
Looking at these mens’ actions, they would be considered as professionals, and looking at the half-baked meat slices produced by his own hands which seemed no different than stones again, he could no longer swallow them past his throat.
With a faint smile, Xie Grace extended a bottle gourd towards him, “Little brother, this Xie can’t thank you enough for your kindness. Here is some good wine. If you don’t mind, try it.”
He Yiming eyes brightened. He felt a bit ashamed in replying. He’d heard the fame of a fine liquor. However, the rules of the manor were extremely strict. Before reaching the age of eighteen years, even he wasn’t permitted to drink wine, and he could also be considered as a type of obedient child. Thus, he’d never tried wine before.
With a slight hesitation, He Yiming accepted the bottle gourd from Xie Grace’s hands. As he uncovered it, a fragrant aroma pervaded the air. The tip of his nose faintly twitched two times before he pretentiously said, “Good wine.”
Subsequently, he raised his head high and fiercely took a big gulp.
As the wine entered, he suddenly felt a burning sensation, as if being cut apart by a knife, in his throat. His chest and abdomen further felt as if been set ablaze.
He Yiming blinked his eyes. His only feeling was that of the internal heat inside his body before he almost threw up on the spot.
Fortunately, his Internal Energy was incomparably profound. After it circulated in his body once, the troubling sensation immediately turned a lot better.
He let out a deep sigh. He Yiming had so boldly drunk the wine because he’d the support of his Internal Energy. He couldn’t be unwittingly poisoned. As long as he prepared beforehand, he could always expel out the poison from his stomach.
However, although this feeling felt strange to him, it didn’t feel like that of poisoning at all. Instead, it seemed almost the same as his eldest brother and the rest had described about the feeling one would have after drinking wine for the first time. Thus, he also eased his concerns.
However, this wine was too intense- so much so that he almost couldn’t endure it.
Xie Grace astoundedly observed He Yiming as he took a huge gulp, then forced down his throat and eventually exposed miserable appearance as his face turned a shade of red.
He couldn’t help but ask, “Little brother He, don’t tell me this is your first time drinking wine.”
He Yiming said with a slightly red face, “Hehe, I drink occasionally. However, this wine is a bit too different. Mr. Xie, you can enjoy it yourself.”
Xie Grace heartily laughed as he took the bottle gourd back from He Yiming’s hands.
While Xie Mingjin and the rest simultaneously revealed expressions that contained a bit of contempt.
This bottle gourd wine was an exceedingly reputed wine in Fire Crow country. It’s price was simply that of gold. Just by looking at He Yiming’s appearance, they could tell that the latter had no appreciation of wines and was certainly not a character from a big, powerful family.
However, since they had seen Xie Grace’s amiable behaviour, they would obviously not dare to be presumptuous.