"Hm?"
Li Hao spotted the young man sitting alone atop the mountain from afar. Seeing him raise his wine in invitation, Li Hao was a little surprised and immediately approached.
"So it's you, the fellow with the youngest soul lifespan."
Once the young man saw Li Hao's face clearly, a smile crept onto his lips. Clearly, he had noticed the commotion outside the True Immortal Secret Realm earlier and remembered the youth well.
"Who are you?"
Li Hao looked at him in puzzlement.
The young man smiled. "In the mood for a drink? Come join me."
"Sure."
Seeing that it really was an invitation to drink, Li Hao stood on no ceremony and landed on the mountaintop.
The young man was rather surprised. He hadn't expected Li Hao to actually dare accept his invitation, much less share his leisurely mood. He laughed. "Aren't you worried I've poisoned the wine?"
"How dull would someone have to be to poison wine?"
Li Hao said, "I doubt someone that dull could make it here."
"True enough."
The young man laughed and tossed Li Hao his wine flask. "For saying that, this flask is yours!"
"Let me taste it."
Li Hao flicked off the stopper, tilted his head back, and poured. Yet this tiny flask held a world of its own, containing an entire miniature space.
Li Hao wiped the wine from his lips and exclaimed appreciatively, "Excellent wine. Did you brew it yourself?"
Even with his cooking skills, brewing wine this fine would be exceedingly difficult. It required numerous exceptional ingredients and a long time.
"As long as you like it."
The young man smiled. "Wine only releases its fragrance when it meets a kindred spirit. I'm Di Linchen. What should I call you?"
"Haotian."
Hearing his surname, Li Hao's heart stirred. He