The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 228 Parents Visiting the Second Floor
Suddenly, the old man heard a stifled laugh behind him. He turned around and saw Emperor Elyk throw a face without an innocent expression. “You brat! So that's why you didn't say anything about the secrets of this wine shop! You're dying to see your parents fooling themselves, aren't you ?! See how I teach you a lesson after we return to the imperial palace !” The old man's friendly face changed as he raised his right hand as if he wanted to hit this son of his.
Emperor Elyk's expression turned stiff and he immediately calmed the old man down as he said. “Oh, come on, Dad! How could I do that? I've been too busy these past few days. How about we go to the second floor? Let me show you something amazing.” The emperor's eyes shone with an invisible cunning after saying those words. He could not wait to see his father's reaction after seeing what was on the second floor for him.
The old man felt that something was amiss, but he was also curious as to what the second floor of the shop would look like. If the first floor is already very good, then the second floor should be more exaggerated, right?
Hmph!
“See how I hit you later.” The old man muttered.
Emperor Elyk chuckled at his words. He then led his father upwards, his eyes shining with excitement.
The old man observed everything around them as he walked up the stairs.
The wine shop had a warm and serene atmosphere which made it feel amazingly great. It was as if he had regained his youth.
‘That chandelier looks so fancy and I don't even know what precious crystals or gems it's made of. Crazy one! Everything inside this wine shop is a treasure!’ He cried out in his heart.
As the old man scanned the surroundings, he suddenly heard Emperor Elyk greeting someone respectfully, so he focused his attention on the man in front of them.
“Greetings, Mr. Ren Shuang.” Emperor Elyk said with a smile.
Ren Shuang remained silent and his eyes were still closed as if he had heard no one. The Emperor was not offended as he was already used to Ren Shuang's cold demeanor and lack of expression. He then dragged his stunned father into the second floor.
‘What what?! That man..I can sense that he is on the verge of breaking through to the Nascent God Realm! His true essence was so strong and stable and he should have no problems if he wanted to break through to the next realm, so why would he intentionally suppress his breakthrough?’ He muttered as he let Emperor Elyk drag him along.
As the old man was deep in thought, he suddenly felt that his sleeping true essence was slowly awakening.
Hm?
The old man closed his eyes and checked his dantian.
‘How? I think I will no longer be able to me my true essence after that injury! This ...’ He was so shocked that he did not realize that everyone on the second floor was already staring at him.
Emperor Elyk patted his father's shoulder lightly, making the old man suddenly open his eyes. His gaze was still unfocused as his attention was fixed on the surroundings. “This! The true essence here is very condensed!” He subconsciously said what was on his mind due to his shock.
Emperor Elyk faked a cough to get his father's attention.
“Elyk, you bad boy! Why don't you say that such a place is in our Silver Wing Kingdom?! Fucking shit! I'll beat you up really well!” The old man was preparing to beat up his son, but he suddenly found many people looking at them while holding their laughter.
The old man slowly pulled his fist. He then smiled at everyone as if nothing had happened, but inwardly he was shocked. ‘What the fuck?! Everyone here was at least a 7th rank Emperor realm expert! And the most surprising thing was that there were at least thirty of them here! Crazy!’
He scanned everyone inside the second floor and saw the familiar silhouette of a man with long silver hair. A short white-haired little girl is seen sitting on her lap sucking on a bottle of milk.
Looking at this couple who looked like a typical father and son pair, the old man still could not believe that the two were already experts of the Nascent God Realm …
“Greetings, Jiu Wine Master. I brought my parents here because he wanted to see you. I hope you don't mind.” Emperor Elyk said as he cupped his fists at Jiu Shen who was sitting down.
Jiu Shen nodded his head calmly and looked at the old man behind Emperor Elyk. “Old boy, you might want to see those paintings. One of them might be able to help you.” He said mysteriously.
‘Old boy? He spoke as if he was much older than me. I'm sure he's only a hundred years older than me.’ The old man chuckled softly in his heart when he heard Jiu Shen's greeting form.
“Wine Master Jiu, what do you mean this painting on the wall can help me?” He asked confusedly.
Everyone inside the second floor was also confused, so they were curiously waiting for Jiu Shen's reply.
“You will know if one of these paintings is aimed at you.” Jiu Shen replied faintly.
The old man was puzzled by his answer, but he still turned his gaze to the painting affixed to the wall. Each painting looked plain and ordinary, but he felt that there was something incomprehensible within it.
The old man furrowed his brows as he approached one of the paintings. It was a depiction of a towering mountain with tall trees and powerful looking ferocious beasts living on it.
The old man stared at the painting deeply as if he was fascinated by it. Among all the paintings on the second floor, this was the only one that made him feel a connection.
“What's with him? He's been standing in front of the painting for over ten minutes.”
“Quiet. He's in a state of enlightenment.” Jiu Shen muttered as he looked at the old man. His pair of golden eyes shone with a hint of hope.