The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 79 Danger
” Hic's. The wine is great~ Hic.” The fifth princess muttered with a drunken look. His face was flushed red and he could barely open his dazed eyes.
Beside him was the fourth prince who had much better skin. Even though he was in a much better condition compared to his sister, he still looked drunk after drinking Frozen Origin. ” Hehe. My head feels heavy. I think I want to sleep here.” He said while leaning his head on the table.
Prince Arslan's eyes sparkled as he saw that the two were slowly losing consciousness. He then whispered something to one of his soldiers. The soldier's eyes became grim when he heard the second prince's words and he immediately walked out of the shop with an invisible dark aura surrounding him.
Prince Arslan smirked one last time before he continued talking to his other men with his usual friendly expression.
The customers inside laughed when they saw that the two were already drunk after only drinking a bottle of wine. They did not know what wine they were ordering, but the customers had an idea which after seeing the state of the fourth prince and the fifth princess.
“With their strength, they couldn't spend a bottle of Deep Sea Spring Dew. Then, they must have ordered a new wine! This was the second most expensive wine sold at the moment, so it was definitely strong considering how it felt. knocking down Prince Dante and Princess Sylvia who had a considerable cultivation level.” Liu Xiufeng muttered in amusement as he glanced at the fourth prince and the fifth princess who were now laying their heads on their tables.
“Let's try it ourselves next time.”
“Sure!”
The mercenaries talked and laughed while continuing to drink their wine.
Sitting in front of Jiu Shen was an old man wearing a straw hat and a thick gray robe. He sighed as he looked at Prince Dante and Princess Sylvia who were slowly drifting into their dreamland.
“You must bring them back to the imperial palace before it is too late.” Jiu Shen glanced at the man in front of him as he spoke. He knew that the man was an undercover Duanmu Defender.
“Mata Wine Master Jiu is really sharp, but..I don't understand you mean.” Defender Duanmu lifted his straw hat to look at Jiu Shen's expression only to see Jiu Shen's usual indifference.
“You will know soon. Now, take them with you so that their seats will be empty. There are still more customers waiting outside.” Jiu Shen added calmly.
Defender Duanmu smiled and shook his head. The former was already used to Jiu Shen's uncaring nature so he was no longer bothered by it. He then bowed to Jiu Shen and went straight to the fourth prince and the fifth princess.
Prince Arslan looked at him with a cold gaze, but he hurriedly retracted his gaze when he felt that Defender Duanmu was going to glance at him.
Defender Duanmu looked at the second prince for a moment before he ordered his men stationed outside the wine shop to obtain the fourth prince and the fifth princess.
Ice glanced at their retreating figures with disinterested gazes and wriggled his fat butt to get a much better position as he spoke. “They will definitely die if you let them. The warrior who left earlier was an 8th rank divine realm demon whereas the old man was only at the peak of the 7th rank emperor realm. Meow. “
Jiu Shen ignored Ice, but he thought to himself. ‘If I leave them alone, I will lose some customers. This is not good for my business.’
“Hestia, come here.” Jiu Shen called out telepathically.
Hestia was surprised by Jiu Shen's sudden call, but she still walked towards him.
“Master, what can I do to help you?” Hestia lowered her head as she asked in a respectful tone.
“Hestia, follow the old man and protect them from harm. Make sure they return to the imperial palace safely.” said Jiu Shen.
Hestia furrowed her brows and was curious on the reason of her master's order. His cultivation level was already at the mid stage of the 8th rank celestial realm. Since his master told him to protect someone, then there must be an enemy at least on his level.
“I understand, Sir. Leave this to me. I will make sure that they will return to the imperial palace safely.” Hestia said confidently.
Jiu Shen nodded and warned him. “Be careful. You are not facing a human.”
Hestia's expression turned grim as she nodded her head.
“You can go.” Jiu Shen closed his eyes as he said those words.
Hestia bowed as she quickly left the shop.
“Will he be okay? He was not just facing an ordinary demon. That person should have been a demon general given how thick his demonic aura was. Meow.” Ice said as she looked at Jiu Shen's face with her round eyes.
Jiu Shen's lips curved upwards and said. “Hestia is also not just an ordinary human being.”.
“Stop acting mysterious, stinking human base! Meow.” The ice swung its claws but was easily blocked by Jiu Shen.
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“Huh! These two children will definitely get another reprimand from His Majesty. But at least not much is happening inside the.” store Defender Duanmu muttered to himself as he urged his horse to walk forward.
Beside him was the imperial carriage where Prince Dante and Princess Sylvia were resting. A group of imperial guards also protected the carriage, their expressions stiff and cautious.
These warriors could be considered as elites even among the imperial guards and there were over ten of them surrounding the carriage. Each of them possessed the strength of a 5th rank Spirit realm expert!
Jiu Shen's shop was located in a remote alleyway and there were almost no people passing by. It was just around Jiu Shen's shop where there were many people wandering around.
Defender Duanmu frowned as he looked at the quiet environment. He had an unpleasant feeling when he felt the cold wind. “This sensation... An expert? Everyone, prepare for battle! We have friends!” Defender Duanmu shouted while glaring in a certain direction.
“Pap! Clap it! Clap it! It's impressive! Your title as one of the defenders of the Silver Wing Kingdom is not just for show.” A man wearing a long black robe walked forward as he spoke in a condescending tone after clapping his hands cynically.
Behind the man were ten other people wearing similar clothes.
Duanmu's defenders and the imperial guards hurriedly surrounded the imperial carriage while glaring at the newcomers warily.
“Who are you? Since you already know our identity, then please go!” Defender Duanmu said as he got off his mount.