Lu Qiji's climbing speed was very fast.
Her footsteps were light and her body was graceful. As she moved up and down, the jagged rocks that looked difficult to cross were trampled under her feet.
The birds in the forest were startled, flapping their wings and shrieking as they flew away. There were also some poisonous snakes or other monsters that sprang out from the bushes or the crevices of the rocks to attack her, punishing her for invading their territory — — The sword in her hand flashed, its trajectory was almost indiscernible, the poisonous snakes, poisonous shoes, poisonous toads, poisonous centipedes and other things were chopped into countless pieces by her.
Her heart was filled with hostility, so she showed no mercy when she attacked.
"Sister Qiji — — Sister Qiji, wait for me — —" The round-faced fat man shouted from behind. Lu Qiji climbed too fast, even with all his strength he could not keep up.
Lu Qiji ignored him, sprinted all the way to the summit of Nameless Mountain.
She must reach the summit as fast as she could.
At least she must reach the summit before that idiot Li Muyang.
As the young lady of the Lu Family, she had long heard people say that on the way up the mountain, one must encounter the four obstacles of wine, women, avarice and temper. She simply did not take these things to heart.
For ordinary people, wine, women, avarice and temper are the four walls, how many people with a weak will were blocked outside the door by these four walls? For Lu Qiji, what kind of test is this?
The scene before her eyes suddenly changed, Lu Qiji had entered into another world.
A bamboo forest, a solitary pavilion.
An old man, a jar of strong wine.
A kind-looking old man dressed in a grey robe was pouring himself a cup of wine, as though he was disturbed by Lu Qiji's footsteps, he lifted his head and beckoned to her: "Little girl, come drink a cup with grandpa. My wine is called Bamboo Heart wine, bamboo has no heart, after drinking my wine you will not have any worries. Getting drunk will solve a thousand worries, life will be free — — How about it? "
Lu Qiji walked over, calmly and gracefully sat down on the stone bench in front of the old man.
She took a wine bowl from the basin next to her and placed it in front of the old man. "Pour the wine."
With a smile on his face, the old man poured the wine into the bowl and said: "Bamboo Heart wine is pure and strong, it also has the reputation of 'falling in one cup'. Drink half a bowl first, try the taste. "
The old man poured half a bowl of wine and pushed the bowl in front of Lu Qiji.
Lu Qiji picked up the bowl and drained it in one gulp, and then placed the empty bowl in front of the old man again. "Fill it up."
A smile blossomed on the old man's face as he said, "Miss, you have a good capacity for liquor."
He picked up the wine jar again, poured a bowl full of bamboo wine and pushed it in front of Lu Qiji.
Lu Qiji once again picked up the wine bowl and gulped it down, letting the wine trickle down the corner of her lips. "Fill it up again."
The old man looked at Lu Qiji's face and filled the bowl again.
Lu Qiji picked up the big bowl, and without the slightest hesitation, gulped down the whole bowl of liquor.
She placed the bowl on the stone table and said again, "Fill it up."
The old man did not budge, looked at Lu Qiji and said: "Girl, although this is a test. However, if you fail this test, you will also fail in reality. If you get drunk and die in the test — – then you won't be able to come back to life in reality. I am not the real me, but you are the real you. This was not an illusion, nor was it a dream. It is an illusion, but it is also reality. "
"Nagging like an old woman, really annoying." Lu Qiji snatched the jar of bamboo wine from the old man's hand, tilted her head back and gulped it down.
In one breath, more than half of the jar of bamboo wine was drunk by Lu Qiji.
She threw the empty jar onto the table and yelled: "Bring more wine."
The old man hugged the empty jar with a heartache, his eyes red as he said: "What a waste. What a waste. It takes thousands of bamboos to make this jar of bamboo wine, but you just wolfed it down like a wolf — — Is there such a terrible treasure like you? "
"This wine is good. Do you have any more? If you do, hurry and take it out. "Lu Qiji ignored the old man's tearful complaints and asked.
"No more. Not a single jar. Go, go quickly. "The old man began to chase her away." Don't let me see you again. Too unlucky, really too unlucky — — I wasted a jar of bamboo wine. This is my one month's worth. "
"Stingy." Lu Qiji wiped her mouth with her sleeve, tossed her purple hair and turned to walk out of the bamboo forest.
She was cold and proud, like a little princess who had been spoiled by the world.
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Chu Xun was arrogant and casual, he wholeheartedly wanted to catch up with Lu Qiji in front of him, but he did not know if he was chasing in the wrong direction, the faster he ran, the more he could not see Lu Qiji's figure. Even Fatty, who had been running in front of him, had disappeared. It was as if everyone had suddenly disappeared.
It was as if you were the only one working hard to climb up the mountainside. In the eyes of those with great power, they were like ants on the mountainside. An ant that wants to conquer the mountain.
Chu Xun is an extremely proud person. He does not like to be an ant, and even more does not like to be seen as an ant.
Therefore, Chu Xun, who was climbing the mountain, was in a bad mood.
Just as he was lost in his thoughts, Chu Xun suddenly stepped on empty air.
It was midsummer before, but now it's winter with heavy snow swirling around.
This was a barren field, a vast expanse of darkness in the distance, and only a brightly lit hut at the foot of the mountain ahead. The chimney above the hut was emitting black smoke, it seemed the owner of the house was cooking.
Chu Xun hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to walk over to the hut.
He knocked on the door and shouted: "Is anyone there?"
After a while, a young man dressed in a green robe, full of scholarly aura, pulled open the door, looked at Chu Xun with a puzzled expression and asked: "Are you going up the mountain?"
"That's right. I'm tired from walking and it's snowing heavily outside, so I came to borrow a bowl of wine to warm up my body. "Chu Xun took the initiative to say. He knew what he was looking at, so he might as well clarify his background first.
"Please come in." The scholar in green robe moved aside to let him in.
After Chu Xun came in, he hurriedly closed the door and bolted the door. This way, the snowflakes and cold wind outside were blocked outside.
The house was simple and crude, with only a few pieces of furniture.
This is the poorest family that little prince Chu Xun has ever been to.
The pot was bubbling, and a burst of sweet potato and rice fragrance wafted over. Chu Xun's stomach rumbled, he suddenly felt hungry.
The green-robed youngster looked a little embarrassed, explaining: "Sweet potato porridge, there's only this at home — — If you don't mind, let's eat a bowl together?"
"Okay." Chu Xun said.
So, the green-robed youngster scooped two bowls of sweet potato porridge and placed them on the table, then washed two pairs of chopsticks and sat on a chair with Chu Xun, each holding a bowl of porridge and drinking noisily.
The green-robed youngster scanned the surroundings, noticing that the walls of the house were all gone, even the pickled vegetables were all eaten by him yesterday.
His gaze swept to the corner, where there was a dusty jar.
His eyes lit up, saying: "Big brother, it's not good to treat a guest without food — — There's also a jar of sweet potato wine at home, I brewed it myself. Let's drink it with rice? What do you think? "
Chu Xun nodded, saying: "It's too late to drink a cup of wine. In this world of ice and snow, eating sweet potato rice and drinking sweet potato wine, it's an elegant thing. "
"Well said." The green-robed youngster hurriedly ran over to carry the wine jar out, cleaned the surface of the jar, and then washed the two teacups, one of which had a large crack.
Then, he used the two pitch-black teacups to drink the wine.
The aroma of the wine was strong, even before it entered the mouth, a mellow aroma assailed the nose.
Chu Xun took a deep breath of the wine, saying: "Good wine."
Being praised by the guest, the green-robed youngster's face flushed red, saying happily: "It really is good wine. Usually I can't bear to drink it myself, but it's perfect for entertaining guests. "
The two raised their cups and drank together, Chu Xun said in a praising tone: "Although it's the most common sweet potato wine, and the taste is a bit rough, but it's fresh and natural, and with this heavy snow as a meal, even the Taibai wine in the palace is far inferior."
"Ah? Brother has drunk Taibai wine before? "
"That's right. Taibai wine is sorghum wine, made from rice from Suxi, the fullest grains are removed, the skin is removed, the rice is sieved three times and stir-fried. It is then soaked in the water of Heavenly Spring. After a series of tedious processes, sealed fermentation, and finally this wine is produced. "Chu Xun explained.
The green-robed youngster gulped as he listened. "Although I have not personally tasted it, but it must be the best wine in the world."
"Although the wine is good, but it is not the best wine in the world." Chu Xun said: "The best wine is called Drunk Beauty. During the plum snow season, the flowers in the garden are stained with dew or first snow — -Using the lips of the beauty to collect the dew and snow, and then with the wine brewed from the flowers, it is fresh and clean, strong but not harmful. That is the best wine in the world. "
The green-robed youngster's face was full of yearning. "I hope I can taste Drunk Beauty in this life."
"Of course there is a chance." The corner of Chu Xun's mouth curved into a smile, looking at the green-robed youngster. "I see you have a book on the table, do you want to take the imperial examination?"
"Books have their own house of gold, books have their own beauty like jade. Riches can be obtained from books, student is willing to work hard for this. "The green-robed youngster said in a clear voice.
"And after the imperial examination?"
"Then you can taste the best wine in the world." The green-robed youngster said with a face full of anticipation.
"I am the little prince of the West Wind Kingdom, surnamed Chu Xun, a member of the royal family — -If I recommend you to enter the palace to be a wine taster, to taste all the famous wines in the world, would you be willing?"
The green-robed youngster's face was full of excitement, he hurriedly rose from the chair, tidied his clothes and knelt down. "Gan Yuan will follow little prince's lead. As long as little prince has any instructions, Gan Yuan will do it ten thousand times. "
"Get up." Chu Xun sat upright in front of the window, raised his cup and looked at the wind and snow outside.
He knew that he had broken the wine barrier.
Temptation is a double-edged sword, either it will hurt you or it will cut me. It depends on which side is more skilled and has more capital.
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