"I am in the lower town of Weihou Mansion, Cao Kun. I don't know how to call this Taoist friend, but he looks very cool." Cao Kun said with a smile as he cupped his hands.
"Lu Xiaotian, Fellow Daoist Cao is a man who knows how to drink. I just took out the green bamboo wine, and Fellow Daoist Cao couldn't hold it anymore." Lu Xiaotian made a gesture of invitation.
"Haha, if we say that we know wine, Cao is not really a master of wine. However, he has done a lot of research on green bamboo wine. Apart from cultivation, most of Cao's remaining thoughts in this life have been focused on this thing. "When Cao Kun saw that Lu Xiaotian did not refuse him to sit down, and even praised him as a person who knows wine, he suddenly became a little excited. Judging from Lu Xiaotian's driving style, he probably would not refuse him to taste this fine wine together. Fortunately, he just He had come first, otherwise if someone else had taken the lead, wouldn't he have had to pass by such fine wine?
"Oh? In that case, Fellow Daoist Cao might as well tell you what the secrets of my green bamboo wine are. If it comes to the topic, there is no harm in sharing this wine with Fellow Daoist Cao." Lu Xiaotian said.
"Okay, then it's settled." Cao Kun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he folded his palms, looking a bit geared up, and sniffed slightly. "The taste is sweet and mellow, but it is not as heavy as the old green bamboo brew. It must have been brewed recently. It is a pity that it could not be aged for a few years."
"The aroma of this wine is so fresh and refreshing, without any astringent feeling. It should be taken from the heart of the young bamboo buds of Tianhe bamboo, and no old leaves are used to mix it. How can we put so much effort into brewing this pot of wine? Taoist friends can be regarded as extraordinary people. Is Cao right?" Cao Kun said with a smile.
"Yes, that's right, I'll give you a cup." Lu Xiaotian poured Cao Kun a glass of wine readily. The cup in his hand was not an ordinary porcelain cup or jade, but a small cup made of a bamboo tube.
"The wine glass is made from Tianhe bamboo that is at least 800 years old. Fellow Taoist, this is really a big deal." Cao Kun was shocked when he saw the wine glass that Lu Xiaotian took out. The hand that took the wine glass trembled slightly.
Tian He Bamboo is extremely rare. Even in the Heitian Mountains, it is occasionally encountered. However, monsters are rampant in the Tian Hei Mountains. Tian He Bamboo of this age is rare. Once it appears occasionally, it is taken away by other monks. Even if he As the chief steward of Zhenweihou Mansion, this is the first time I have seen this thing. Tianhe bamboo is an excellent material for refining weapons. It is a bit too extravagant to use it to make wine glasses. This is not what a foundation-building monk should do. When Cao Kun took the wine glass, the twists and turns in his mind had already gone through several circles.
"I got a small piece occasionally. It's too little for refining weapons. It's not suitable for anything else. I happened to make some wine. It's good to use it as a vessel for holding wine." Lu Xiaotian smiled and said, how could he tell the truth? , this wine-holding utensil was naturally made by sawing a small section of the Tianhe bamboo in the barrier.
"So that's it. Fellow Daoist Lu is a thoughtful person. It's perfect to use this green bamboo wine to hold wine. If it is replaced with ordinary utensils, it will lose a bit of flavor. In this case, Cao will be rude." Cao Kun took a sip and looked intoxicated, but also showed a bit of surprise on his face, "This, this is it!"
"Why, fellow Taoist Cao can only see this?" Lu Xiaotian held the wine bottle in his hand and looked at Cao Kun leisurely, with a look on his face as if he was taking a test.
"Even the green bamboo wine brewed from Tianhe bamboo should never be as good as this wine. Lu Daoyou, this wine is a new brew, but the mellow taste is no different from those nearly a hundred years old wine. ." Cao Kun showed doubts on his face.
"This is the special thing about the brewing of this wine. Fellow Taoist Cao also noticed that my Qingzhu Niang is a newly brewed wine. If it is aged for a few more years, the flavor will be even more unique. When I was brewing this wine, Some additional materials have been specially added, and both the materials and the brewing method are unparalleled by the ordinary green bamboo brew." Lu Xiaotian stopped talking and did not tell the secret.
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Lu is indeed very accomplished in the art of wine. Although Cao, the Dao Dao here, thinks that few others know about Qingzhu Brewing, when I met Fellow Daoist Lu today, I realized that there are people outside the world, and there is a world outside the world. It seems that this second glass of wine , Cao can no longer drink." Cao Kun said with a regretful expression.
"Actually, it's not difficult to drink this wine. Not to mention the second cup, it's not a bad idea to give this pot of wine or the secret method of brewing green bamboo wine to fellow Taoist Cao." Lu Xiaotian put the wine pot on the table and said.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Cao Kun said with some interest on his face.
"I have heard for a long time that the fire aura of Zhenweihou Mansion is very rich and very conducive to the cultivation of fire cultivators. I have admired you for a long time and want to get a job in Zhenweihou Mansion. As long as I can help you practice, that's what I should do. I will never be vague about my duties. Fellow Daoist Cao is deeply trusted by Marquis Zhenwei, so it must be a simple matter to arrange for someone to enter the mansion." Lu Xiaotian said simply and clearly.
"Is this just your intention to enter Zhenweihou's Mansion?" Cao Kun's eyes suddenly became sharp and he looked at Lu Xiaotian warily.
"Otherwise, what else can there be? If the master of the Zhenwei Hou Mansion is gone, I can be regarded as a late-stage Jindan cultivator. If I enter alone, I will have no way out. What's more, my cultivation level is mediocre." Lu Xiaotian said in a frank tone, "What's the real plan? , I am also looking for other opportunities to enter Zhenweihou Mansion, do I need to explain it to Butler Cao so openly and honestly?"
"That's true, but in the past few years, the Hou Mansion tree has attracted many winds and made many enemies, but Cao has to guard against it." Cao Kun heard what Lu Xiaotian said was somewhat reasonable. If Lu Xiaozhen had any intentions, find him If his relationship enters the Hou Mansion, isn't he just throwing himself into a trap? He just needs to arrange for someone else to pay attention to Lu Xiaotian secretly. However, when it came to Zhenweihou Mansion, Cao Kun was extremely cautious and did not let go easily.
"No matter what I say, my only intention is to enter the Zhenwei Hou Mansion to practice, and use the unique fire spiritual power of the Hou Mansion to practice a unique secret method. As for everything else about the Hou Mansion, I am not interested, and fellow Taoist Cao is not interested either. I need to be placed in an important position in the house, even if I am an ordinary handyman or taking care of some important spiritual objects in the backyard. As long as there are not too many mundane things that affect my cultivation, it is fine. How about I not step into the important area of the Hou Mansion?" Lu Xiaotian said directly. At first, he also thought about using the identity of a handyman to sneak into the Zhenweihou Mansion, but when he thought about it, he also felt that it was a bit inappropriate. After all, there were many masters in the Zhenweihou Mansion, and the handymen basically had their own affairs at hand. As a newcomer, if he is not in his position, it may not take long for his flaws to be revealed. And he may not have much chance of getting close to the abandoned dry well in the backyard of Zhenweihou Mansion.
