"Be careful, it may be a trap …" Hua Xin stared at the boatman with a vigilant look. She then looked at the seemingly calm lake and reminded Xia Pingan in a low voice, "Our divine power is sealed here. We don't know if there are other things in the lake. If there are mermaids or other water monsters in the lake, we will be in danger once we get on the boat and sail into the lake. This may be a trap …"
Hua Xin's words were reasonable, but her reasoning was only based on her own judgment and understanding of the environment here, which was completely different from Xia Pingan's understanding of this place.
"I don't think there should be any danger. If we don't go and take a look, we may be trapped here!" Xia Pingan said with a smile.
Hua Xin warned, "You want to go? You may be walking into a trap. There are many incredible rooms in the Sacred Palace, many of which are hidden dangers. Those who enter these rooms may lose their lives if they are not careful … "
"There may also be special opportunities in these rooms. If Senior Sister Hua is worried, you can wait here. I will go and see what's going on!" Xia Pingan said. Without any hesitation, he stretched out his body and jumped up like a big bird. His whole body lightly touched the branch next to him, and he flew more than ten or twenty meters before landing firmly on the boatman's skiff.
Xia Pingan landed on the skiff and gently swayed up and down twice, causing a circle of ripples on the calm lake.
"Hahaha, Young Master, you have great skills!" The boatman praised Xia Pingan with a smile.
"You flatter me, I'm just trying to make a living!"
Hua Xin did not expect Xia Pingan to be so "rash". When she saw Xia Pingan fly onto the skiff, she thought of her master's words. She slightly gritted her teeth and also flew up. She landed on the skiff and stood at the bow with Xia Pingan.
"Young Master and Young Miss, please take a seat. This old man is going to row the boat …" The boatman said as he started to row the boat. The boat turned around nimbly in the lake and slowly sailed towards the misty island in the lake. The boatman then started to sing at the top of his voice as he rowed the boat.
"Nibbling the silver cloud, hoeing the jade moon, planting the cold flower to express sorrow. Yang and a little bit of Heaven wants, Jiangnan is full of spring, who will leak out? Coral as the tree, jade as the skin, deep water as the incense sandalwood shavings. The wild bridge was wide, the cold stream was clean, the slanting branches danced and broke the smoke from the corners of the houses, the old trees crushed the snow from the corners of the walls. Dissolute people refuse to accept Wang Xie Qiao, lonely and noble people laugh at the inferior people. Xiao Ran has no affinity with the secular world … "
Amidst the boatman's singing, the boat leisurely passed through the tranquil lake and the thin layer of mist.
Xia Pingan was experiencing the leisurely mood of watching the snow in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. At this moment, this scene, the indifferent mood of "… the shadow on the lake is only a mark on the dam, a speck of the pavilion in the middle of the lake, a speck of the boat, two or three people on the boat" was simply wonderful.
However, Hua Xin could not experience this. She was completely on guard. Her entire body was like a taut bow, staring at the water and the boatman, ready to attack at any moment.
A moment later, the boatman's singing stopped. The boat arrived at the edge of an island in the middle of the lake.
There was a pavilion in the middle of the island. There was a person sitting alone in the pavilion. There was tea, a stove, and all kinds of exquisite tea sets. The person was boiling water to make tea. Outside the pavilion, there were plum blossoms spitting out their stems. The person was watching the snow and also making tea. It was very elegant.
"Young Master and Young Miss, my master is in the pavilion. The two of you can go up by yourselves …" the boatman said.
"Thank you for your guidance …" Xia Pingan thanked him. He tapped his foot on the bow of the boat and flew onto the island. Hua Xin followed suit.
The island wasn't big. Xia Pingan walked a few steps and arrived outside the pavilion. Inside the pavilion, a green-clothed elder with snow-white hair was making tea. The green-clothed elder was wearing elegant clothes of the Ming Dynasty, but he had a luxurious temperament. His eyes were gentle and spirited. His every move had an indescribable charm.
This was Zhang Dai, the romantic Elder Gujian. If Young Master Qingji was the representative of Chinese nobles during the Spring and Autumn Period, and one could see the bravery and valiance of Chinese nobles from Young Master Qingji, then Zhang Dai was the representative of another style of Chinese nobles. From Zhang Dai, one could see the unyielding spirit of Chinese nobles when they were flourishing and the civilization of Chinese nobles when their country was destroyed.
The elder in front of Zhang Dai was a hedonistic son of rich parents. He loved prosperity. He had good houses, beautiful maids, fresh clothes, good food, good horses, good lanterns, good fireworks, good pear orchards, good drums, good antiques, good flowers and birds. He also enjoyed drinking tea and drinking oranges.
After the fifties, when his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed, the elder hid himself in the mountains. He broke his cauldron and sickened his zither. He lived with incomplete books and lacked an inkstone. His clothes and vegetables were his companions. He wrote history books for the Great Ming Dynasty.
"The water has just been boiled. The two of you can come to the pavilion to drink …" Zhang Dai gently waved his hand and invited Xia Pingan and Hua Xin into the pavilion.
"Sir, you are in such a good mood. It would be impolite of me to refuse!" Xia Pingan smiled and calmly walked into the pavilion. He sat opposite Zhang Dai. Hua Xin followed him in and sat beside Xia Pingan. However, from the way she looked at Zhang Dai, it seemed like she was ready to draw her sword and cut him in half at any moment.
Zhang Dai was brewing tea. His every movement was calm and pleasing to the eye. In just an instant, the tea was ready.
The tea boiled in the white porcelain cup, and the fragrance of the tea seeped into the heart. The color of the tea was like bamboo, and the green powder had just been evenly distributed. It was also like the first blooming of a mountain window, and it was pleasing to the eye.
To be able to drink a cup of hot tea in such a snowy lake was truly an elegant thing.
Looking at the beautiful tea, Xia Pingan's heart skipped a beat. He recalled some of Zhang Dai's past. Zhang Dai was not a hedonistic son who only knew how to eat, drink, and play. His epitaph was humble. In fact, Zhang Dai had extremely high attainments in all aspects, especially in the way of tea. When Zhang Dai was young, he liked to compete with others over tea. Later on, he gradually became a great master of the way of tea. He had once made a tea that was famous all over the world.
"The two of you, please …" Zhang Dai smiled and raised his teacup.
"Sir, please …" Xia Pingan also raised his teacup, blew on it, and took a sip.
When the tea entered his throat, it turned into a refreshing fragrance that spread throughout his body. Xia Pingan felt that the divine power in his secret mandala was boiling. The divine power limit in his secret mandala was originally 6,988 points. With just a sip, the divine power limit had increased by 5 points, reaching 6,993 points.
Xia Pingan was stunned for a moment. He thought that he was hallucinating. He carefully sensed that his divine power limit and divine power limit had indeed increased by 5 points. Xia Pingan could not help but take another sip. The divine power limit and divine power limit in his secret mandala had increased by 5 points, reaching 6,998 points. In the blink of an eye, drinking half a cup of tea was equivalent to fusing with half of the Realm Pearl.
However, Hua Xin did not drink the tea. She looked at Zhang Dai warily and secretly blamed Xia Pingan for being a little rash. She even signaled Xia Pingan with her eyes, telling him not to drink it.
Xia Pingan raised his head and drank the entire cup of tea. The remaining half a cup increased his divine power and divine power limit by 10 points. Xia Pingan's divine power suddenly broke through 7,000 points and reached 7,008 points.
A cup of tea for 20 points of divine power. Where in the world could one find such a good thing?
"Senior Sister Hua, have a cup too. This tea is hard to find in the world and has endless magical uses. It's very beneficial to you and me!" Xia Pingan said directly to Hua Xin.
Hua Xin was slightly stunned. She saw that Xia Pingan did not seem to be joking and kept giving her looks. Furthermore, Xia Pingan seemed to be fine after drinking the tea. She lowered her head and looked at the alluring tea. She gently picked up the teacup and took a small sip.
After a few seconds, Xia Pingan saw Hua Xin's eyes light up. She seemed to have finally experienced the wonders of the tea. She took another sip. After a few seconds, Hua Xin's face finally changed. She could not help but drink the tea in the cup in one gulp.
"Senior Sister Hua, how is it? I didn't lie to you, right?" Xia Pingan smiled.
"This tea is indeed extraordinary …" Hua Xin let out a long sigh, and a smile appeared on her face. There were great dangers hidden in the Celestial Palace, but there were also great opportunities. The situation in front of her was an opportunity. Hua Xin immediately reacted and apologized to Zhang Dai. "Hua Xin has just arrived here, so I was too careful. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me, Sir!"
"Hahaha, it's fine!" Zhang Dai laughed. Under the expectant gazes of Xia Pingan and Hua Xin, he poured another cup of tea for them. He looked at Xia Pingan and Hua Xin and said, "This young master's aura is majestic, like a fierce general. This young lady is wearing a black dress, which looks quite matching. However, if this young master is a scholar, you can wear a white dress today. If the two of you can perform 'Leifeng Ji' here today, it will be even more interesting …"
Hua Xin didn't understand why Zhang Dai would say that. She was completely confused, but Xia Pingan knew that Zhang Dai was comparing him and Hua Xin to Xu Xian and White Snake. He was joking with the two of them. Zhang Dai liked opera, and in the Ming Dynasty, after Chen Liulong wrote "Lei Feng Ji", White Snake also appeared on the stage of the overture.
"Ahem …" Xia Pingan coughed twice and quickly said to Zhang Dai with a smile, "If Sir likes it, please boil a few pots of tea for us to moisten our throats. Whatever Sir likes, this young lady and I will perform for Sir!"
Zhang Dai smiled and shook his head. "When watching a play, the most important thing is the first appearance. This lady is elegant and dignified, a peerless beauty. If she were to change into a white dress, she would be able to play the role of the White Lady. You are a bald man. No matter how you act, you will never be able to play the role of a weak scholar. Your bald head reminds me of that old monk who spoils the mood. You don't fit the role at all.
Xia Pingan was speechless. If he had known earlier, he would have turned into a pretty boy. At that time, he didn't know which nerve in his head had a different preference. He actually turned into such a bald man. He might have missed an opportunity.
Although he felt that it was a pity, Xia Pingan's hands were not idle. He picked up the cup and drank another cup of tea in one go. The upper limit of his divine power suddenly reached 7,028 points.
In the blink of an eye, he had drunk four cups of tea. The pot of water was also empty. Xia Pingan's divine power finally reached 7,068 points.
"Sir, may I ask what the name of this tea is?" Hua Xin asked, still unsatisfied.
"I haven't thought of a name for this tea yet. Why don't you give me a name? If I am satisfied with the name, I will brew another pot of tea for you!" Zhang Dai said with a smile and threw out a question.
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