Chapter 40: Compared to my Wine, the Others Are Garbage (2/2)

”What about you?” Bu Fang's gaze landed on Zhao Ruge.

Zhao Ruge narrowed his eyes and said, ”Give me the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs! If I am going to eat, I'll eat the most expensive dish!”

The others were surprised and that was when they realized that there was actually a new dish on the menu. Their attentions were all attracted by the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine just now.

”Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs? Hmm, alright.” Bu Fang nodded and went into the kitchen.

The Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs, which cost fifty crystals, was the most expensive dish within the store so far.

”Zhao Ruge, did you bring enough crystals?” Ouyang Xiaoyi could not help but ask. Even the princess of the Ouyang family was slightly shocked by the price of fifty crystals for a dish.

”I don't lack money, so what if it costs fifty crystals? You better not forget about our wager. Yanyu, just wait for our moon-viewing boat trip.” Zhao Ruge confidently smiled. As the son of the Minister of the Left, he had his personal properties within the imperial city. Fifty crystals was truly nothing to him.

Actually, when cultivators reached the level of fifth grade Battle-King, the crystals they needed for their cultivation were in the thousands. In order to achieve a breakthrough, they would even need to accumulate up to tens of thousands of crystals.

That was the reason why crystals were nothing to higher level cultivators. Even though Zhao Ruge was not a high level cultivator, he had a lot of properties. There was also the fact that the target market for his businesses were cultivators, so he did not lack crystals.

Zhao Ruge was faintly smiling as he sat down on a chair. He took out the sapphire jar, that contained the Bejewelled Nectar Wine, which he brought. He also brought his own wine cups and started to fill them. Then he beckoned toward Xiao Yanyu and the rest, and said, ”Come and sit down. Let's taste the Bejewelled Nectar Wine first.”

There was a reason why the Bejewelled Nectar Wine was selected by the emperor to be the royal wine and was rated as the number one wine in the Light Wind Empire. As soon as the cups were filled, a rich wine aroma instantly diffused into the air.

Xiao Xiaolong and the three barbarians of Ouyang were already close to losing their restraints on themselves.

However, just when they were about to taste the Bejewelled Nectar Wine, a figure slowly stepped into the store. It was as if the composed footsteps were filled with a strange magic.

Everyone's gaze was attracted by that figure at the entrance.

Dressed in a black robe, he was carrying a longsword wrapped in a rag and wore a black-veiled bamboo hat. His tall and slim figure was exuding a mysterious aura.

The moment that person stepped into the store, it seemed as if the atmosphere had turned slightly colder.

The muscles on the three barbarians of Ouyang suddenly constricted as they alertly looked at the mysterious man wearing a bamboo hat. They could feel an extremely terrifying aura from him.

The aura caused the true energy within their body to automatically circulate… That was the self-defense mechanism that occurs during a crisis.

Xiao Yanyu and Xiao Xiaolong were startled for a moment and they started to closely watch the man as well. They felt the gaze behind the black veil seemed to have landed on them.

”Who are you?!” Zhao Ruge knitted his eyebrows and coldly asked. He felt that the man was slightly strange.

With the current unstable situation within the imperial city, many experts from the sects were hiding within. Perhaps… this man was an expert from the sects as well.

”Me? I am just a diner.” A hoarse voice like sandpaper rang out. The mysterious man directly sat down at the table near the entrance and placed the longsword wrapped in a rag onto the table.

The rag was slightly decrepit and had lost its color and become stiff after numerous washing.

”You… What are you ordering?” Ouyang Xiaoyi shyly asked. She was frightened by the man’s aura.

”I reserved a jar of Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine from Owner Bu yesterday. I am specially here today to retrieve the wine,” the man continued to speak using a hoarse voice.

”Retrieve the wine?!”

Everyone was surprised for a moment, then weirdly looked toward Zhao Ruge. That fellow seemed to had said that he would throw money to buy the last jar of Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine from the person who reserved it.

Zhao Ruge was startled, then the corner of his mouth curled up. He elegantly sat down opposite to the man and confidently said, ”Sell the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine to me. I'll give you three times the price.”

”I am not selling,” the man indifferently replied.

Zhao Ruge frowned and continued to say, ”Five times the price.”

”I said, I am not selling.”

”Do you know who I am? Are you trying to offend me?” Zhao Ruge threatened with a cold expression. After his two consecutive offers were rejected, Zhao Ruge was furious as well.

Finally, the man seemed to lift his gaze and look at Zhao Ruge. His hoarse voice, as alarming as the sound of thunder, sounded out.

”Even if the Minister of the Left was here, he wouldn't dare to speak to me that way. Who… do you think you are?”