ebookland Chapter 299: Tea tasting is an elegant thing...
Chapter 299: Tea tasting is an elegant thing...
The fox tribe’s settlements cover a vast area in the demon world.
The mountains and forests are endless, the spiritual energy in the forest is like clouds and mist, and magical herbs and fruits are everywhere.
Finally able to breathe freely, You Huang took a deep breath and suddenly said in confusion: "That's not right."
"What's wrong?"
Xue Zun asked, looking at the checkpoint in front of him.
You Huang said thoughtfully, "I remember the first time I came to Four Realms City, the rich spiritual energy allowed me to advance from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Void Pill Stage overnight. Why is it that now, in such a rich spiritual energy environment, my cultivation has not changed at all? You didn't put a seal on my body again, did you?"
"You are just at a bottleneck period. When the time is right, you will be able to form a pill."
Xue Zun answered nonchalantly, looking at the height of Cangshan Mountain with an anxious look, as if he was worried about something.
You Huang sensed something and said with a half-smile: "Xue Zun, you are so anxious, you must have left a peach blossom debt in Cangshan, and you are afraid that it will be embarrassing to see your old lover."
"The silencing spell I cast can last for up to seven days." Xue Zun turned his head and glanced at Youhuang.
"..."
Youhuang quickly closed his mouth and squatted on the ground to count ants.
I got bored of counting and felt hungry, so I took out a tea-flavored egg and ate it slowly, and also shared a piece of the egg yolk with the ants on the ground.
"Make a pot of tea."
Xue Zun waved his sleeves, and the stove and tea sets were placed at Youhuang's feet.
You Huang looked up in astonishment: "Senior, why do you want me to cook? Can't you cook it yourself?"
"You are better at making tea than I am."
After drinking the tea brewed by Youhuang, Xue Zun generously admitted that he was not good at making tea.
You Huang was stunned for a moment and said angrily: "When the younger generation doesn't want to cook, they will also say that their cooking skills are not good."
"I am serious." Xue Zun took out another jar and said, "This is the fairy dew from the fairy world. You can use it to make tea."
"Ordinary spring water is fine for ordinary tea leaves." You Huang did not take the jar, but took out the jar of snow water from the ring, poured it into the kettle and said, "Besides, firewood can't boil the fairy dew. Instead of wasting time boiling it, it's better to drink the fairy dew directly."
"It can be boiled using the true fire of a cultivator." Xue Zun took back the fairy dew helplessly.
"Water cooked with real fire from a monk is not as sweet as water cooked with firewood."
Youhuang stood up and retorted, then walked into the nearby forest without looking back.
Xue Zun was puzzled but did not stop him until Youhuang dragged out a piece of dry tree trunk, chopped it into pieces with the Wuji Sword, and then split it open and stacked it next to the stove.
Skillfully putting the firewood into the stove and lighting it, and fanning it gently with a fan, Xue Zun could no longer bear it and said, "Brewing tea is so tedious, and you are so slow, when can I drink tea?"
"Tea tasting is an elegant thing... how can we be in a hurry?"
Youhuang slowly laid out a set of tea sets and placed them one by one on the coffee table.
Xue Zun moved a flat stone, sat next to the coffee table, and looked at the tea sets one by one in his hand.
"Is it so troublesome for you to drink tea normally?" Xue Zun asked, looking at the dazzling array of gadgets. You Huang said slowly, "Tea tasting and tea drinking are two different things."
"Tea is like life, and tasting tea is like tasting life." You Huang took out a bamboo-shaped purple clay teapot and said, "Every cup of tea has its own unique flavor: one brew, two brews, three brews, four brews. Life also goes from light to strong, and then from strong to light, returning to nature."
“Tea tasting is a form of introspection, an examination and reflection of one’s inner self.”
"Every cup of tea has its own unique flavor, just like the wind and rain of the years. Only by experiencing it can you truly understand its deep meaning..."
"I want to drink tea, not taste it. I don't want to listen to your nonsense about life." Xue Zun interrupted You Huang impatiently and said, "Don't waste your time on useless things in the future."
"If Xue Zun is in a hurry to drink tea, he can just throw the tea leaves into the fairy dew and heat it with the palm of his hand. He can drink it. Why does he have to let the juniors cook it?" You Huang replied coldly. He thought that it was because the foxes were too arrogant and made Xue Zun lose his patience, which made him feel dry mouth.
I say all these clichés just to keep him calm and try not to offend those foxes who protect their own shortcomings and hold grudges.
Looking at Xue Zun who had lost his patience, You Huang gently fanned the fire and said, "The old fox is reluctant to show up. Is it because your bargaining chips are not enough, or is it because their tribe has not reached a consensus yet?"
"What do you know?"
Xue Zun said nothing, his eyes filled with frost.
You Huang shuddered and said, "How can you say Daji? No, Cangxi was once full of evil deeds, but now he has been cleansed by the power of the Thunder Spirit. Although there is a saying that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold, there is also a saying that "it is difficult to change a person's nature". It is normal for the Snow Fox Clan to have some concerns."
"That's not the reason." Xue Zun looked at her quietly for a long time before speaking: "They want to cancel your contract with Daji."
"Cancel it." You Huang was eager to cancel the contract as soon as possible, and said impatiently: "Who would be willing to bring a monster with only 800 years of cultivation around all day? Who knows when it will return to its beastly nature."
She was unwilling to sign a contract with the fox demon in the first place, so she would cancel it as soon as possible to avoid accidentally offending the snow fox clan.
"Daji is still refining the power of the Thunder Spirit. If you terminate the contract rashly, all your efforts will be wasted." Xue Zun looked at Youhuang meaningfully. The Snow Fox Clan's request was obviously contradictory to what he had said before.
"They want the Yang'a sacred bow."
You Huang understood everything as soon as he heard it. He said that he was not worried about Daji's nature, but he was in a hurry to terminate the contract.
To put it bluntly, they think that a magical artifact with stable effects is more cost-effective than a Cang Xi with a difficult temperament, so what they want is a magical artifact.
"Now that the divine bow has been repaired, only gods can use it. They hope..."
"They hope that the seniors will stay in the tribe..."
After all, he has more than 500 years of life experience. Youhuang immediately thought of the Snow Fox Clan's wishful thinking.
He sneered twice, and it turned out that the chief of the Snow Fox Clan was a female fox. Suddenly, he looked at Xue Zun's little face and said seriously: "You owe money, and you owe others a favor... You might as well tell her a white lie and pretend to agree to let her stay."
"Nonsense."
Xue Zun rebuked coldly, and then he saw Youhuang showing a cunning smile.
Damn it, I was fooled by the little girl again. Saying this does not mean admitting that someone in the Snow Fox Tribe is in love with me.
You Huang coughed twice and cleared his throat, saying, "It is the junior who needs the snow fox's heart blood. Otherwise, I will go in and ask for it myself. In addition to the Yang'a divine bow, I will grant them a favor, and I will repay them when I have the ability in the future."
"Returning the Yang'a divine bow to them is already a great favor..." Xue Zun thought for a moment and said, "Since they are being pretentious, we can just exchange the divine bow with someone else."
"Others..." You Huang thought for a moment and said, "Ghost Market?"
"Ah."
Xue Zun stood up, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the things on the ground, picked up Youhuang, and flew away on his sword without hesitation.
As soon as the two of them left, a six-tailed snow fox rushed out from the bushes, came to the place where the two of them had been sitting, and transformed into a human form. It stroked the stone that still had residual warmth, and frowned and said angrily, "This person is really a jerk. What's wrong with waiting a little longer? I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you."