Soon the two of them had assigned rooms, with Dorian living on the east side of the second floor and Qingjiu living opposite him on the west side.
By the time they tidied up their rooms, it was already getting late.
"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook it for you." Dolin came to the alcohol-free room and asked.
"Anything is fine, you have to have meat!" Jijiu said with a smile.
"Let's go then, we have to go shopping."
Dorian just went to see the kitchen. There was nothing in the kitchen, so they needed to buy a lot of necessities.
After asking passers-by, the two found a nearby vegetable market. Necessary seasonings and ingredients can be purchased here. If they need rare ingredients, they can only go to the farmers' market in the center of the city.
Both of them have storage devices, so they don't care about the quantity of things. They will buy them directly as long as they need them.
Daolin mainly bought kitchen supplies, knives, ingredients, etc., while quitting drinking bought some grain, wine-making equipment, and wine jars, saying he wanted to make wine at home.
By the time they finished shopping, it was already getting very late. If the vegetable market hadn't been closed, they might not have stopped.
After returning home, Dorian got into the kitchen to make dinner. After quitting drinking, he discovered a secret door in the yard that led to the underground. For him, this was an excellent location for making wine.
"It's time to eat!" Dolin shouted at the top of his voice to quit drinking.
The stone table in the pavilion was already filled with steaming meals.
"Wow, your skills are so good!" Jingjiu couldn't believe it and leaned forward to sniff her.
"That's natural, otherwise how could I cook for the emperor." Dolin said with a smile.
"The young monk has almost finished the brewing process. It won't take long to brew endless amounts of wine." Jijiu took out a wine gourd and handed it to Daolin, and took out one himself.
"Wish us success in settling down!" Daolin and Jijiu touched the wine gourd, and then they drank heavily.
"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables. I used to cook more casually on the road. Now there is a suitable place. You will be in a good mood in the future." Dolin picked up a piece of braised pork and put it into the drinking bowl.
I couldn't wait to quit drinking. I stuffed the braised pork into my mouth in one bite, and my eyes widened immediately. The braised pork was so delicious, the fat meat was not greasy, the lean meat was not sticky, it melted in your mouth, and left a fragrant aroma in your mouth.
"Satisfied... I have never eaten such delicious braised pork before!" Jijiu exclaimed excitedly.
"Hahaha... Look how you still look like a monk." Dolin said with a smile, and then he started eating too.
After the storm, the two of them ate everything on the table.
"It was fate that I met you, little monk. Thank you Buddha and Bodhisattva." Jijiu said with emotion.
"Meeting you is also my fate." Dolin remembered that when he was desperate, he quit drinking to save himself. He also remembered that quitting drinking killed the leader of the Xie Zang Guild in order to avenge himself.
At night, Dolin tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. After all, he had just arrived in a new environment, and he felt unreal in his heart.
Opening the door, Dolin came to the corridor. There were stars and clouds outside, and the bright moon disk hung in the sky.
"Why don't you sleep?" The door to the west side of the room opened and the alcoholic monk came out and asked.
"Can't sleep." Dolin replied with a wry smile and shook his head.
"What's bothering you?" Jijiu walked around the corridor and asked.
"I'm a little confused about the future path. Although I've arrived at the Imperial Capital, I have no direction." Daolin sighed as he lay on the guardrail.
"Major schools will be recruiting students soon. I'll go and inquire about it tomorrow." Jijiu patted him on the shoulder and said.
"I'm tired. I'm fine. You should go and rest early." Dolin said with a grateful smile.
Back in the room, Dorian forced himself to lie on the bed and fall asleep. He no longer wanted to practice cooking in his dreams tonight, he just wanted to have a good sleep peacefully.
Early the next morning, Dorian got up and quit drinking and went out.
In the small courtyard, Daolin practiced five sets of boxing techniques. Now he has entered the Kaiyuan realm, and the "Evergreen Jue" has also broken through to the second level. He started refining the body on the basis of bone refining, and more impurities were removed from his body. After being discharged, waves of stench emanated from his body. In desperation, he could only choose to take a quick bath.
Coming out of the bathroom, the alcoholic had returned, and he had good news.
"In one month, the admissions competition will begin. There are a total of five colleges and universities recruiting students around the imperial capital."
"The first place is Shenwu Imperial College, the second is Chongming College, the third is Langyuan College, the fourth is Jinshan College, and the fifth is Qianyuan College."
"This enrollment is different from the past. It is a collective competition. All students who want to apply for the exam pass a competition and the top 200 are admitted. Shenwu Imperial College can select the 10 students with the best performance, and Chongming College can select the 20 students. Langyuan College selects 30 students, Jinshan College selects 60 students, and Qianyuan College selects 80 students.”
Daolin listened carefully and memorized the names of the major colleges.
"Quit drinking, Qianyuan College has such a great name, so why is it ranked fifth?" Daolin asked curiously.
"I heard that it was inexplicably wiped out decades ago. All the masters were killed overnight, leaving only a bunch of less powerful teachers. Therefore, the academy's ranking dropped again and again, and it has become the current No. 1 Five." Jiujiu explained.
"Then entering this kind of academy is better than not entering. Ranking fifth is too bad."
Jijiu shook his head and continued: "There are more than these five schools around the imperial capital. Being able to become an enrollment college shows that it has certain strength."
Dorian nodded in realization.
"I don't know what this competition is about. I'm a little better. You must work hard and strive for this month to improve a little bit." Jijiu said softly.
Daolin also agreed to quit drinking in his heart. He was a serious master and peak martial artist. Even among the younger generation in the imperial capital, he was also top-notch.
I heard Wei Zhengyang say before that the younger generation in the imperial capital is the strongest but Qi Dynasty, and this young monk has reached the peak of the master, which is almost two realms away.
"After hearing so much, do you have any college you want to go to?" Qingjiu asked while drinking.
"I don't know. Of course, the better, the better. It's probably difficult to achieve my level of strength." Daolin shrugged and said helplessly.
"You have to have some confidence in yourself. After all, you are already in the Kaiyuan realm now." Jijiu comforted him as he handed over the wine gourd.
"It's okay. At worst, I won't go to college." Dolin smiled and took the wine gourd and took a sip of wine.
"How about you open a restaurant, you're responsible for cooking, and I'm responsible for making wine. If you and I work together, it will be a big hit." Jijiu comforted him in another way.
"You have a good idea, haha..." Dolin laughed while pulling on the cassock of the alcoholic.
