Meeting Dugu Again
"Young Ling, getting a meeting with you is going to be quite difficult—"
In Ling Yi's courtyard at Mountain Sea Estate, Dugu Bo stared intently at Ling Yi with his deep eyes, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.
Hearing this, Dugu Xin became anxious and was about to step forward to persuade him, but before he could take a step, he was stopped by the quick-witted Li Zhishu.
"Brother Shu, my father..." Dugu Xin turned to look at Li Zhishu, who was grabbing his arm, and said anxiously, as if he wanted to say something.
Li Zhishu didn't say anything, but shook his head at Dugu Xin, then raised his chin and gestured in the direction where Ling Yi and Dugu Bo were.
Dugu Xin subconsciously turned his head and looked in that direction.
Ling Yi stood by the stone table, reached out and tapped the "Ruyi Hundred Treasure Purse" at his waist, taking out a wine jar the size of a human head and two jade white wine bowls.
He broke the red seal on the wine jar and poured amber-colored, mellow wine into two jade-white wine bowls, filling each bowl about seven-tenths full.
Ling Yi picked up one of the jade-white wine bowls, took two steps forward, stood in front of Dugu Bo, bowed slightly, leaned forward, and said solemnly:
"Senior Dugu, thank you so much for taking care of ' Blue Silver Territory ' over the past few years. Ling Yi is deeply grateful!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ling Yi held the wine bowl with both hands, tilted his head back, and drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp.
Listening to Ling Yi 'Ling Yi words and watching his actions, Dugu Bo remained silent, but the coldness in his eyes intensified as he looked at Ling Yi indifferently.
Ling Yi paid no attention to this. He stretched out his left arm, took the wine jar from the stone table, and poured wine into the bowl in his right hand again.
Filling the bowl to seven-tenths full, Ling Yi set down the wine jar, held the bowl with both hands again, bowed deeply to Dugu Bo, and sincerely thanked him:
"Senior Dugu, it was Ling Yi broke my promise back then and was unable to wait for you at ' Blue Silver Territory '. Ling Yi deeply ashamed that you did not hold a grudge!"
After speaking, he drank the wine in the bowl in his hand in one gulp.
Upon seeing this, Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly, and the cold expression on his face thawed a little.
Then, Ling Yi took the wine jar and poured wine into his bowl for the third time.
Just as Ling Yi was about to bend down for the third time, Dugu Bo moved.
With a large stride, Dugu Bo walked past Ling Yi, who was holding wine in both hands, and arrived at the stone table. He looked down at the jade white wine bowl on the table and the amber-colored wine inside, which was as sweet as honey and as rich as oil.
He picked it up casually, sniffed it, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Setting down his wine bowl, Dugu Bo didn't look at Ling Yi beside him, but simply snorted and said, "The wine is indeed good wine—"
Ling Yi ignored Dugu Bo's cold words, instead flashing a smile, downing his drink, and chuckling as he said:
"I'm glad you like it, senior. This is the first batch of ' Blue Silver Rice Blossom Fragrance ' that I personally brewed five years ago after returning from the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Back then, because the yield of ' Blue Silver Rice ' was still low, I only brewed three batches. I originally planned to wait for you, senior, to come to ' Blue Silver Territory ' so we could drink together."
"Who knew that times would change, and this delay would lead to today..."
At this point, Ling Yi shook his head, his handsome face filled with unspeakable sighs.
Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, Dugu Bo lowered his head and unconsciously looked at the empty jade wine bowl in his hand.
Without even glancing at Ling Yi, Dugu Bo held out the jade-white wine bowl to Ling Yi, tilting his head and saying, "Since it was prepared for me, why don't you fill it up for me!... You're drinking first..."
The last sentence was spoken very softly; if Ling Yi had extremely sensitive hearing, he almost wouldn't have heard it.
A hint of a smile flashed in Ling Yi's eyes, and he quickly picked up the wine jar and poured wine for Dugu Bo.
The arrogant Dugu Bo reminded Ling Yi of the finance major girl from his past life—equally arrogant, equally tsundere, and equally easy to coax...
Of course, unlike the romance he deliberately created in his previous life, the "Blue Silver Rice Blossom Fragrance" in Ling Yi's hand was indeed brewed by him five years ago.
Indeed, he had planned to have a drink with Dugu Bo when he came to the Water Wood Duchy.
There was one thing, though. Ling Yi brewed three pots of "Blue Silver Rice Blossom Fragrance" at the time. Apart from one pot to entertain Dugu Bo, the other two pots were intended to be used with Dugu Bo to research how to combine various poisons and herbs to make medicinal wine.
Who knew that Ling Yi's reputation was too great in the Water Wood Duchy at the time, which made some powerful people, led by Grand Duke Mu Feng, feel that he was an eyesore. They directly issued a transfer order and sent him to the battlefield between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
Therefore, Ling Yi did not think he was trying to trick Dugu Bo; he was simply showing his sincerity instead of keeping it to himself.
As we all know, sincerity can be combined with anything to create a powerful weapon. As long as it's not the only thing that matters, it's almost always effective, whether it's towards men or women.
Coincidentally, both Ling Yi's past and present lives possessed looks comparable to the readers, along with talent, wisdom, and a small amount of money that wasn't worth a fortune...
Given all these factors, it would be difficult for anyone to refuse Ling Yi's sincere offer of goodwill.
After a few more bowls of fine wine, Dugu Bo was already sitting at the stone table, listening quietly to Ling Yi's introduction of his past five years.
Li Zhishu was very perceptive. He took out several snacks from the medal-shaped Storage Soul Tool that Ling Yi had given him, arranged them on the stone table, and pulled Dugu Xin to sit down together to enjoy the wine.
Today it was Long Yin and Qingqiu Xin's turn to lead people to inspect the territory. Zhang Mufeng followed behind Zhang Lei, learning how to handle various affairs of the territory. Ling Shan, Zhang Miao and others were working hard to cultivate. Ah Yin and Yang Shelly went to the large warehouse to conduct practical exercises in the "Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Diagram".
Li Zhishu, the head chef of Mountain Sea Estate, is usually quite leisurely. The meals are prepared by his two disciples, Chen Tianqi and Gao Yanlun, along with other chefs. He himself, along with Dugu Xin, who is on leave, comes to chat with Ling Yi.
Who knew that by such a coincidence, they would run into Dugu Bo Dugu Bo returning and bring him to Ling Yi's courtyard.
"... So, you're not going out again anytime soon?"
Dugu Bo put down his wine bowl, letting Ling Yi pour him more wine. He picked up a fried peanut covered in salt, put it in his mouth, and asked as he chewed.
"That should be it." Ling Yi put down the empty wine jar, took out another jar of "Blue Silver Rice Blossom Fragrance" from his "Ruyi Hundred Treasure Purse," and said, "My strength is still too weak. I plan to stay home and cultivate diligently until I'm stronger, then I'll go out and explore the continent..."
"Could you possibly stay a little longer this time, senior?"
"It's been a long time, and Ling Yi has accumulated quite a few ideas about various herbal combinations, which he wants to discuss with his senior—"
Upon receiving Ling Yi's invitation, Dugu Bo paused, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.
Seeing this, Ling Yi asked curiously, "Senior?"
"Young Ling~" Dugu Bo put down his wine bowl and said, "It's not that I'm making excuses. I came here this time to take Xin'er away from here and head to the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, ' Heaven Dou City '."
"What?!"
Before Ling Yi say anything, Dugu Xin immediately stood up upon hearing this, looked at Dugu Bo, and asked, "Father, I've been doing just fine here, why are you suddenly taking me to ' Heaven Dou City '?"
Still writing. The next chapter will be after midnight, and I'll try to finish it before 1 a. m.