Chapter 81 Why Not Stroll and Silently Sigh? (2/2)
While it was unknown if there could be some hidden restrictions in the hills, Zhang Ruoxu's Tiandi Jian would be able to scan through the entire Mount Qing Xuan easily, without missing out on even a single bit of information. If any trespassers were detected, there was no way they could escape from the hands of the headmaster.
The land was protected by an invisible shield. Shen Lian could feel the rhythmical flow of Qi. He stepped in and yet he did not feel any resistance and brought with him some raindrops. It was as if he walked into a bubble and that this huge bubble did not pop.
The man laughed. ”Good boy, your Qi is rather solid now.”
”Sir, do you know me?” Shen Lian asked.
”For two months you were drinking my wine, how could I not know who you are?” The bearded man smiled. He had really thick facial hair on his chin and cheek. With his thick build, he could scare anyone even without needing a knife.
”Are you Yan Bugui?” Shen Lian did not imagine that the boss from the small tavern in town would be on Qingliang Hill. What was his relationship with Qing Xuan? Or was he a student of Qing Xuan?
”Are you surprised?”
”No, not really. You look just like your name, a true man in Jianghu.” Shen Lian looked at Yan Bugui – his beard and his name, Shen Lian could not help but laughed.
”I am originally from Jianghu and there is nothing weird about that. Someone forced me to pursue cultivation and I couldn't beat him. As a result, I followed him into the mountain, but who knew how boring life in the mountain could be! So I started a small business in Nanke town. There is one more thing that I want to tell you.” The bearded man looked at the direction of Shen Lian, made a few gestures in the air and pointed at something next to Shen Lian. He smiled.
Shen Lian looked down and he saw a small timber pier next to him, which worked perfectly as a stool. It looked like it grew from the ground out of thin air. He understood that it was the gestures of Yan Bugui that triggered the Qi of the world, which led to the appearance of this timber pier.
The wonders of the Dao technique always impressed Shen Lian.
”What?” Shen Lian sat down.
”The wine you were drinking was just water. I simply planted a talisman in an old well. Since then, the well water entered the mouth of men as wine.” The bearded man laughed.
”Then that is actually better. It has the taste of wine and it doesn't harm the body. I already knew that it was fake,” Shen Lian looked at the bearded man and explained in a serious tone.
”Perfect. Let's drink another cup.” The bearded man pointed and a stream of wine flew out and stopped in the sky. The stream formed a swirl and was swallowed by him in a mouthful.
The Qi in the world behaved as if they were his property, all at his will.
Shen Lian could not guess the seniority of the man. He got a gut feeling that he was very senior, but it was not due entirely to his cultivation experience.
”Now this is real wine. My treat,” the man finished his mouthful and spoke to Shen Lian.
Shen Lian did not use any Qi, or any special techniques to suck out the wine. If the bearded man was messing with him, it would be so embarrassing if he failed. He went straight for the bottle and poured the wine into his mouth. It was warm and smooth the moment it entered, but then it turned to flame as if it wanted to use the Qi in his body as fuel.
He activated The Mastery of Senses - the power of his spirit went around his body circulation hungrily to swallow the flame.体 (body) 虚 (weak) 则 (thus) 气 (Qi) 运 (circulates) , 心 (heart)死 (dies)则 (thus) 神 (psyche) 活 (alive).