368 Sacred Law Qi

"Ah, so it's Lord Sheng."

Marquis Kuaiyi chuckled softly. He raised the wine cup in his hand and gave the crystal luminescent cup a swirl.

"This is grape wine abundantly produced in the Great Xiye Kingdom. Grapes are not widely grown across the Nine Provinces of Central Huan, nor does anyone use them to brew wine, so it can be called a rare sight within Great You. The Tiele people of the northern border do enjoy this sort of wine. I only had the chance to plunder an entire batch after attacking the Golden Lion Tribe, one of the Tiele's ten great tribes, killing several hundred Tiele masters of Daoist arts, and taking the head of Khan King Fa Aku-zhe, lord of the Golden Lion Tribe."

As he spoke, a trace of nostalgia flickered through his eyes.

"Khan King Fa Aku-zhe was quite a fine opponent. I fought him no fewer than thirty-two times. Before I entered the Dao, he hunted me down seven times and defeated me seven times. After I entered the Dao, I beat him eighteen times and hunted him down six times myself. Until the very last time, when I charged alone into the Hanxia Grassland, struck down the Golden Lion Tribe, then, while being pursued by three Dao-entry masters of the Dragon Worship Sect, turned back for a killing countercharge and finally took Khan King Fa Aku-zhe's head."

The seemingly young marquis turned his head and asked with a smile, "Lord Sheng, I wonder whether you enjoy wine. If you do not mind, I shall give you a few barrels of this fine wine, produced only in the ancient kingdoms of the Western Regions."

He Ping was somewhat surprised to hear this. Though the Tiele of the northern border were regarded as barbarians, these peoples