Chu Feng: What a Talent!

Wang Baole looked at the crowd kneeling before him, a thoughtful expression on his face. After a while, he finally spoke:

"I'll spare you this time because the Ancestor and the Wang Clan once took me in. But if you offend me and Yufei again, even if the Ancestor begs for mercy, I will still suppress you all!"

Upon hearing this, everyone kowtowed and expressed their gratitude:

"Thank you, Baole!"

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

"..."

Wang Baole waved his hand and said, "You can all leave now."

"Yes!"

Only then did everyone leave, filled with trepidation.

After bidding farewell to the Wang Clan patriarch, Wang Baole also left the courtyard.

Watching Wang Baole's departing figure, the Wang Clan patriarch thought to himself, "Flood Dragon Emerges from the Abyss; Baole is about to soar to the heavens!"

In the Dao-Seeking City.

A drunken man was holding a wine jug and was about to take a sip when he discovered that the wine in the jug was all gone.

He rubbed his eyes, then walked outside with disheveled hair.

As soon as he stepped outside, a disciple from the Dao-Seeking Academy approached him. "Deacon Nie, Elder Bai requests your presence in the main hall."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man casually replied, "I understand. Go tell him I'll get a jug of wine and head over."

"Yes."

The inner disciple responded and then turned to leave, not having much affection for this senior uncle.

In his view, someone as self-destructive as Martial Uncle Nie had no right to stay in the Dao-Seeking Academy. Who doesn't want to cultivate and spends all their time thinking about researching fine wine?

A short while later, Nie Xiuyuan arrived in the hall. He looked at Elder Bai, who was sitting in the main seat, and bowed slightly, saying, "Greetings, Martial Uncle Bai."

Elder Bai smiled and said, "Junior Brother Nie, there are no outsiders here. Calling me 'Uncle-Master' is too formal."

Upon hearing this, Nie Xiuyuan didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on a chair nearby, asking, "Senior Brother Bai, have you finished your wine again?"

"No."

Elder Bai waved his hand and said, "I've come this time to point you to a good place."

Nie Xiuyuan's eyes showed no emotion upon hearing this. He wasn't stupid; he knew that many deacons in the External Affairs Institute had long disliked him. If he hadn't entered the Dao-Seeking Academy with the Dao-Seeking Token, he would have been expelled from the sect long ago.

Which sect do you plan to send me to this time?

Upon hearing this, Elder Bai's face quickly showed displeasure. "Junior Brother Nie, what do you mean by this? With me here, do you think you can leave the Dao-Seeking Academy?"

Nie Xiuyuan's eyes showed a look of doubt. Although he used to often invite Senior Brother Bai to drink and have fun, that was hundreds of years ago.

"Senior Brother Bai, then tell me, what place is more suitable for me than this Dao-Seeking City? At least no one will dislike me there."

Elder Bai smiled and said, "It's naturally a place where you can brew wine to your heart's content. If I hadn't gotten drunk that day and given my assurance, I wouldn't have recommended you there."

???

Nie Xiuyuan more puzzled. When did a sacred cultivation ground like the Dao-Seeking Academy have a place where one could brew wine at will?

"Senior brother, are you sure you're not joking with me? If such a place really exists, I'd be happy to pack up and go there myself without you even having to invite me."

"Stop saying so much, just pack your things and come with me. I won't let you down."

Elder Bai looked at Nie Xiuyuan's unkempt appearance and was genuinely afraid that he would embarrass him if he went to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute with him.

"Alright, give me the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

Nie Xiuyuan was also curious about where Elder Bai would take him.

Half an hour later.

Looking at the empty Miaomiao Mountain before him, Nie Xiuyuan turned to Elder Bai and said, "Senior Brother, you wouldn't be suggesting that I become a disciple of Chief Chu to rekindle my fighting spirit, would you?"

Elder Bai rolled his eyes at him. "You're always thinking about nothing. Chief Chu is short of someone to brew wine, and since you love wine, I recommended you. With Chief Chu here, you won't have to worry about being expelled from the Dao-Seeking Academy for the rest of your life."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother. I will Xiuyuan."

Nie Xiuyuan may seem muddle-headed on the surface, but that doesn't mean he's brainless. He knows exactly who's good to him.

"Stop talking nonsense. We're about to see Chief Chu. Don't act like a dead fish, or you'll embarrass me."

Elder Bai gave a special instruction, knowing better than anyone that his junior brother had long since become indifferent to everything, and that he thought of nothing but drinking every day.

If he hadn't gotten straight to the point and brought up the wine today, Junior Brother Nie might not have come with him at all.

"I see."

Nie Xiuyuan spoke, he murmured, "I never expected that Chief Chu and I are kindred spirits."

"Um?"

Elder Bai rolled his eyes at the boy, annoyed. "You brat, look at yourself! How could you say something like that?"

The two walked straight towards Chu Feng's villa, and met Qin Qin just as they reached the gate.

Elder Bai.

Qin Qin bowed indifferently.

"Martial Niece Qin, please inform us that I, Bai, have arrived with my disciples who specialize in brewing wine."

Elder Bai didn't put on any airs in front of Qin Qin, speaking with a smile.

This left Nie Xiuyuan oblivious to everything around him, feeling confused. When did his senior brother become so easy to talk to? Oh well, none of this concerns me.

Before long, Elder Bai and Nie Xiuyuan entered the courtyard.

Chu Feng's gaze immediately fell on the white-robed cultivator with flowing hair standing next to Elder Bai.

Even though this person is middle-aged and his eyes are filled with endless vicissitudes, his unrestrained and free-spirited temperament is quite unique.

Coupled with his sharp features and handsome, otherworldly appearance, Chu Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart: If I met this person when he was young, I would probably have to give him a wide berth; he was just too handsome.

"Elder Bai, please be seated."

"Chief Chu."

Elder Bai tugged at Nie Xiuyuan's sleeve, gesturing for him to sit down.

Nie Xiuyuan then realized that his gaze had never left the young chief before him.

He was strong and handsome enough; in the entire Dao-Seeking Academy, only he himself, in his youth, could rival him in appearance.

Chu Feng, unaware that he and Nie Xiuyuan had already formed a mutual respect, went straight to the point and asked, "Elder Bai, who is this gentleman?"

Elder Bai smiled and said, "Chief Chu, this is the master brewer of our External Affairs Institute. It can be said that in the entire Dao-Seeking Academy, no one below the Saint Rank can brew spirit wine better than him."

"What a talent!"

Chu Feng praised directly, "You sent such a talent to my Miscellaneous Dao Institute, aren't you afraid of getting a beating from Senior King Hengjiang?"

"..."

Elder Bai, his face full of black lines, smiled and said, "Chief Chu, please rest assured. If the Chief knew that Xiuyuan had come to your Miscellaneous Dao Institute, he would be happy for him. Xiuyuan, why don't you quickly pay your respects to Chief Chu?"

Nie Xiuyuan immediately stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Xiuyuan greets Chief Chu."