THE LING TIAN LEGEND
episode 140

Oh, as the saying goes, ‘Since ancient times, Saints have all been aloof; only those who drink will leave their names’ [1]. Thus, the person who knows the eight pleasures of drinking is not much and it is not strange that Master is not aware of them. You cannot be blamed.” Ling Tian's words made Ye QingChen's face alternate between red and white, awkward beyond belief. “However, I'm sure Mister knows eight drinking orders?”

“... err! I've never heard of this, tell me more! ” Ye QingChen felt a grain of cold sweat dripping down her face, more than half due to her drunkenness.

“Umm~ then, I'm sure Tuan will know about ‘Eight Man Wine!” Ling Tian spoke in a confident tone, seemingly reassuring himself.

“This ..” Ye QingChen turned into persimmon color, brilliant red colored with purple.

“Aiii, to think that Master will also not realize this, I really feel alienated!” The regret in Ling Tian's voice became more and more prominent, as well as disappointment. Shaking his head, he seemed unwilling to continue speaking. Only after a long time did he whisper with his last hope, “Then, Master must have known about ‘Eight Drinking’ Locations, right?” This sentence carried a hint of reproach, as if reproaching him for boasting that no one was more knowledgeable about wine when compared to him, but he could not even answer such a simple question! At least he should be aware of such a simple question, right?

Ye QingChen had reached a point where she was completely embarrassed, afraid to show her face! His face was red, bordering on purple, his expression carried a subtle sign of begging for mercy, his originally proud head slowly slipping inside! He looked like he was looking for a hole to throw himself!

To be able to reduce the ‘eternity of wine’ in this era, an unrivalled expert from the boxer community, to such a stage in just a few sentences, most likely, only Ling Tian could do such a thing! Now, and in the future!

Ye QingChen let out a long sigh, despair beyond belief. He snatched the wine jar, poured himself a cup, intending to take it down to drive away his grief. However, he thought of how he had acted so arrogantly, arrogantly looking down on a junior whose random phrase had left him far behind in the dust. How could he deserve such heavenly wine? As this thought permeated, he could not help but slowly put down the wine cup, sighing deeply.

“!!!” Ling Tian seemed to have suddenly jolted back into the real world, his face showing an embarrassed expression as he said, “Junior didn't pay attention to his mouth, please don't take my words seriously. Since we are all wine lovers and just compare notes, if any area I offend you, please forgive me!” Ling Tian lifted his cup to pay his respects, as if wanting to make up for his mistake.

Just comparing notes?! Ye QingChen almost jumped out of her chair. You have just destroyed this old man's pride for decades as a wine connoisseur, making me seem so worthless, and you are actually saying that this is just a comment! If this was heard by the other wine-loving population, where would this old man have to put his face?

Ye QingChen was already prepared to jump out and rampage. But after realizing that his knowledge was indeed far below the other party, what harm did Ling Tian scold him for? It was not that he had the knowledge to answer every question Ling Tian asked. Furthermore, things that he did not know, there was a high chance that most wine lovers would not even notice! Moreover, Ling Tian had a valid point, which was the fact that they were comparing notes, so on what basis should he be angry? What could he be angry about? He could only smile desperately, subconsciously sipping on his wine cup. The original fragrant wine now suddenly felt so bland and tasteless. It was like a mute man fed with golden threads of china [2], bitter but unable to convey it!

What kind of person is Ye QingChen? To meet someone who truly understood his feelings towards wine, to be able to have a conversation with himself, and furthermore become even more knowledgeable, how could he easily let that person go? Furthermore, after hearing the Eight Pleasures Wine, Eight Locations Wine, and others, he had long felt an itch in his heart for an answer. So, in the voice of ‘whoosh’, he had stood up and grasped Ling Tian's sleeves to stop him, saying hurriedly, “Noble Young, please hold on!”

His back was facing Ye QingChen, Ling Tian's eyes were flashing with a barely visible light, as he turned around slowly. However, his eyes turned into questioning gazes, “I wonder what Master gave me?”

Ye QingChen's eyes bulged, her beard trembling as she tried to speak, but it turned out that she could not speak. With his status, does he really have to say something like, ‘Will the young noble please tell me about the matter of grape’? If that was the case, then he might as well kill himself by slamming his head against the wall! Although it was already customary for someone who wanted an answer to beg first, Ye QingChen was after all a sixty-year-old man! How could he throw his face away just to ask a fifteen year old child to educate him?

However, if he wanted to keep his face, this meant wasting the opportunity to find out the mystery of wine! What should he do now?

Ling Tian silently grinned to himself after seeing the dilemma on Ye QingChen's face. For an otherworldly man like Ye QingChen, Ling Tian would never dare to look down on them, and moreover have no thoughts of playing around with them! So, in order to reduce one of them to this point, Ling Tian was very pleased with himself, but …

Until now, Ye QingChen was still a mystery to Ling Tian at the moment! Mysteries that are very confusing, difficult to decipher, and perhaps unsolved!

Where'd he come from? What's the purpose here? How many secrets does he have? How much does he know? Questions popped up one after another in Ling Tian's mind, before this question was answered, even if Ye QingChen wanted to leave, Ling Tian would not let him do it!

However, Ye QingChen was not someone who would give in to power, wealth, or charm! In order to get the news from his mouth, Ling Tian had to take a different path; since Ling Tian had asked Ling Chen to take the Azure Bamboo Leaves from his own collection, it had to be different, Ye QingChen had fallen into Ling Tian's plan!

So, Ling Tian just put on a difficult expression, as he lamented, “Master, it's hard to find someone as pleasant as you and I'm sorry that we haven't passed each other sooner. The master is someone with extraordinary abilities, and further learned in nature. This amazed Ling Tian. At first I wanted to talk more with you, but it was getting darker. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but with the Sky Bearing's current state, if I were to be out for too long, my family would be worried. ”