166 Partnership with the Prince (1/2)
”Master's wine is the best in the world! This disciple obviously never stood a chance against master's unrivaled expertise, and the disciple conceives it in heart and admits it in words.” Song Shang's tone was full of respect.
Even though Song Shang was far more accomplished than his young master, he didn't feel even the slightest of hesitation in talking to his master with humility since he was nothing in front of his master in terms of wine making abilities; in fact, his voice even harbored a strong sense of excitement and privilege with regard to his new status.
”You can go on and on about my skill and the superiority of my wine, but you'll always be wrong. You're mistaken from the start.” Jun Mo Xie stated unceremoniously: ”You earlier stated that you fermented this wine almost a decade ago, at the peak of your skills, and it's the best wine in the world. It sounded like you were very pleased with your work, and that's the reason which blocked your future progress, and if you continue to believe in that then it will also ruin any chances of progress in the future.”
”The moment you started believing that these two jars of wine were the best in the world, you lost; to yourself. You lost because you started to believe that you couldn't be beaten!”
Song Shang's forehead started to sweat the moment he heard this remark. [Yes, ah…. Master is right! Ever since I produced this wine a decade ago, I haven't made any progress, not even the slightest bit. I've lived every day believing that that no one can beat me… I got complacent…. I had never anticipated that I would ever lose in this manner…]
”It's almost like martial training; if a person says, 'I entered into Earth Xuan three years ago, then at this rate I will make it to the Sky Xuan sooner or later', then this person is unlikely to ever make it to the Sky Xuan realm till the end of his days… let alone any higher!”
”But the family of such people always puts pressure on them to improve their Xuan Qi as fast as possible, which is the reason they rarely ever lax. But if their practice slows down, then even they wouldn't be able to move forward.”
”Wine making however, is completely different. There's no pressure on you…. And you simply weren't persistent enough. Had you been persistent, then even if you had still lost today, you wouldn't have lost by such a huge margin.” Jun Mo Xie stated in an earnest tone: ”So persistence is the key.”
Song Shang had already accepted Jun Mo Xie as his master, and was willing to take his every word as a command. But the Solitary Eagle and the prince were still not convinced of this situation: [This guy just gave us some very eloquent examples to prove that persistence and devotion aren't that important, and he has actually overturned his previous conclusion in the blink of an eye!]
[He's turning colors faster than one can turn the page of a book… he's such a pretentious folk!] But then their eyes resettled onto Jun Mo Xie's two wine jars, and they both swallowed a mouthful of saliva down their throats.
”A wine fermented with the most ordinary of raw products can also be the best wine in the world; in fact…. that's real wine!” Jun Mo Xie leisurely stated: ”Just as in the world of martial arts, the most basic of moves are capable of producing the maximum amount of power, and can take a man to the peak of the world!”
The solitary Falcon suddenly stared at Jun Mo Xie as he stated this sentence.
A low-level martial artist may not have been able to understand the profound meaning behind this sentence, but to man of his excellence…. this sentence was nothing short of …..Enlightening!
[Punch… What is the most powerful kind of punch in the world? It's the most ordinary one… the tiger fist punch… and it's able to produce the most powerful effect. Even if one wraps all kinds of fancy flowers around their punch and hits the enemy, then the punch still won't be able to do the same amount of damage which a properly executed and concentrated basic one can!]
[This is basic law of martial arts!]
[In a duel between two experts, the most basic of moves often decide the victor!]
[The tiger fist undoubtedly focuses on strength, and is considered to be the king of all strokes, but even then it has a prerequisite: you have to hit the other party... and the simplest of moves is the solution to get away from it… agility…]
It seemed as if the Solitary Eagle had just been freed from his shackles, and would almost jump out at any moment! If he was able to get more clarity on this thought, then he could surely progress further! And progress a lot further! But he was still helpless since he couldn't really get the idea formulated properly in his head at the moment, and was busy thinking over it which was evident from the frown on his face.
Unintentionally or intentionally, this one sentence of Jun Mo Xie's had brought a great expert on the fringes of a great breakthrough!
While the Solitary Eagle was absorbed in his thoughts, the Prince was simply unable to wait any longer.
”Little Brother, this wine, ah, how much? It's…..”
”Well, I already addressed that earlier; it's like I said, this wine is eleven thousand taels of silver per jar… do you still think that it isn't worth it?” Jun Mo Xie quietly tossed the bait.
”Not at all!” the prince hadn't even opened his mouth yet, but Old Song simply couldn't resist the urge: ”This wine is a rarity in this human world! Measuring its value in gold and silver is a profanity to the wine's quality! Forget about eleven thousand silver, even eleven thousand gold isn't enough to purchase this wine!”
In his opinion, this wine was no longer just wine; it was an art….a masterpiece! Priceless! A priceless treasure!