When Qi Yuan heard the woman yelling and scolding in the distance, his heart suddenly moved and he turned around to look over.
Among the crowd in the distance, I saw a tall woman with an angry face. She pulled the young man's ears with one hand and hit him hard on the buttocks with a broomstick in the other hand. It was obvious that she was very angry.
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The young man's face was flushed, his eyes were blurry, and he smelled of alcohol.
He obviously drank too much and was half drunk and half awake. Even though I was beating and scolding him, he didn't even know how to cry out in pain. Instead, he just kept giggling there.
After the woman was beaten a few times, although she was very angry, she was not willing to hit him harshly again, but she still couldn't help scolding the child.
Qi Yuan looked at the young man carefully, but he was twelve or thirteen years old, had an average appearance, small eyes and a high nose, and there was nothing surprising about him.
Looking at this young man's bones, he can only be regarded as a middle-aged man.
According to the current standards of the Emei Sword Sect, such a child would not be accepted into the sect under normal circumstances.
Because most of the Emei disciples are outstanding children reported by the gods below, this child named Liu Ling, judging from his bones, obviously has no outstanding qualities.
However, Qi Yuan doesn't care too much about the quality of his bones.
What really touched him was the child's name.
"Liu Ling? That's interesting."
Qi Yuan laughed secretly in his heart and pulled his junior sister towards the crowd.
Naturally, this Liu Ling was not a famous figure in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, nor was he the Zuihou, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest.
It's just a person with the same name.
However, because a name can attract Qi Yuan's attention, this can be regarded as a kind of fate.
So Qi Yuan didn't mind testing this young man.
Nowadays, various affairs in the Kitchen God Division are on the right track. More and more spiritual chefs have been trained, and the income brought to the Kitchen God Division is even greater, because there are subordinate gods to take care of it, and a group of elders from the masters to look after them.
It won't be a problem even if he quits often.
However, the position of Bacchus in the Kitchen God Division has always been vacant.
Moreover, over the past hundred years, Qi Yuan has focused most of his energy on cultivating his disciples, and has not been very dedicated to the affairs of Kitchen God Division. Of course, he has no energy to study other immortal wines.
In recent years, other forces have also produced some fairy wines. Although they are far from comparable to the Kitchen God Division in terms of fame and output, in the long run, it will definitely affect the Kitchen God Division's income.
Although Qi Yuan also consciously trained several disciples to learn brewing, they did not have any special talent in this area. In addition, due to their insufficient cultivation, it was difficult to brew immortal wine with a better taste.
So he wanted to test this young man named Liu Ling. If he was suitable, he wouldn't mind taking him under his wing.
As for average qualifications, as long as he has a lot of resources to train him, it won't be a problem. The key lies in whether the young man himself can catch Qi Yuan's attention.
The two of them calmed down their auras and stood outside the crowd quietly in front of the melon-eaters.
Although they still looked extraordinary, they no longer had the aura of immortals, just like two ordinary mortals.
After a while, they learned something from everyone's comments.
This village makes a living by making wine, and most families make wine for sale. Currently, the family that makes the best wine in the village is Liu Ling and his family.
"Hey, Liu Ling is a genius. He can help the family make wine at a young age. It's a pity that he has developed the habit of drinking since he was a child. He often gets drunk. If things go on like this, what will happen?
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"Yeah yeah."
Someone next to him said: "It's true that this child dares to secretly go to the wine cellar to drink even though he is not allowed to drink at home. What if the wine sent to the government is not enough?"
A group of people talked a lot, some lamented that Liu's wine was clear and fragrant, while others lamented that Liu Ling was ignorant.
Fortunately, we were all fellow villagers in the same village. After Liu's mother got angry after beating and scolding for a while, they all gave words of advice one after another, and some people gave advice to Mrs. Liu and taught her how to discipline her children.
After Qi Yuan listened for a moment, he suddenly reached out and took out a yellow-skinned gourd.
The gourd is not big, only about the size of a palm.
After Qi Yuan opened the stopper of the gourd, a faint aroma of wine suddenly spread out.
This is the spiritual wine he brewed in his early years, but since the advent of fairy wine, these spiritual wines have been forgotten by him in the corner.
If he hadn't been on a whim today, he would have probably forgotten that he still had a few gourds of spirit wine on him.
After just a few breaths, the young man who was drunk and confused and whose ears were being pulled by his mother suddenly lit up and raised his head and sniffed around.
Just when he was about to look towards Qi Yuan in the direction from which the aroma of wine was coming, his mother pulled his ear and pulled him back.
"It hurts, it hurts, mother, please spare my life, my ears are about to fall off..."
Liu Ling suddenly woke up and immediately felt pain. He felt that his mother's hands were like iron pliers, pulling his ears painfully. After grinning for a while, he quickly begged for mercy.
"Humph, you little brat, you still know how to cry out in pain?"
Although Liu's mother was still angry, she let go, rubbed his ears and scolded him relentlessly: "If you dare to steal wine from the cellar in the future, believe it or not, I will lock you in the wine cellar."
Soaking in the vat?"
"Hey, that's a good relationship. Then I'll save you the trouble of picking the lock and sneaking in."
"you……"
Liu's mother angrily raised her hand and raised the broom in her hand. Before it could fall down, Liu Ling had already scurried away with her head in her arms. Amid a burst of laughter, she got out of the crowd and came to Qi Yuan and the others.
However, he did not look at Qi Yuan, but stared directly at the yellow gourd in Qi Yuan's hand.
From the day he was born, his father used chopsticks to dip some wine into him and fed him. Even now, he doesn’t know how much wine he has drank. He has also tasted the wine in other people’s homes in the village, but he has never smelled it.
I have never experienced such a charming wine aroma.
Just smelling some flavor made him feel relaxed and happy. If he took a sip, he would be better than a god.
Before he could recover, he saw the yellow-skinned gourd being picked up by a slender jade-like hand and put into a person's mouth.
A grunt.
As Qi Yuan drank a sip of spiritual wine, Liu Ling couldn't help but swallow her saliva and looked eagerly at the gourd lifted by Qi Yuan.
It wasn't until Qi Yuan put the gourd down and breathed out the faint aroma of wine that Liu Ling came back to his senses and looked at Qi Yuan.
Only then did the other villagers realize that there was an outsider present. At the same time, they also noticed the alluring aroma of wine, and were immediately surprised.
Most of the people in this village make a living by making wine at home, so they are naturally familiar with the taste of wine, but they have never seen such an alluring aroma of wine.
They looked at the white-haired but young-looking Taoist priest and the beautiful woman next to him, secretly guessing where these two people came from.
"Chang Immortal, what kind of wine is in your gourd?"
Liu Ling asked softly what all the villagers wanted to know.
Qi Yuan chuckled: "This is a kind of wine that Pindao brewed in his early years. What, you want to try it too?"
"May I?"
Liu Ling looked at Qi Yuan in surprise and joy. He didn't expect that this Taoist with a celestial spirit would be so approachable.
"hehe……"
Qi Yuan smiled and said: "It's just some wine. If you want to drink it, what's the problem with me giving you some!"
"Thank you, Immortal, thank you, Immortal."
Liu Ling smiled happily, almost dancing.
Qi Yuan smiled softly, stretched out his hand and handed the gourd over: "Here, here you go, have a taste!"
Liu Ling quickly wiped her hands on her clothes twice, then stretched out her hands to carefully take the yellow gourd, brought it to her mouth, and took a careful taste.
Then, the man froze and didn't react for a long time.
The villagers on the side were anxious, and someone asked: "How about it, Mr. Liu, how does this wine taste? Compared with your peach blossom wine, which one is better?"
Liu Ling did not respond, but put the gourd into his mouth and took another sip.
He squinted his eyes and felt it carefully. The clear wine flowed down his throat and into his stomach, and then turned into a hot breath, which seemed to flow through his limbs and bones, making his whole body feel a little elated.
After a while, he came to his senses and reluctantly handed the gourd back to Qi Yuan.
Although this young man was good at wine, the wine was good. Even though he wanted to drink a few more sips, he did not regard other people's things as his own, so he returned the gourd.
He said: "Xianchang's wine is a hundred times better than our peach blossom wine. I wonder how Xianchang's wine is brewed?"
Qi Yuan naturally knew that this young man was a good drinker, but when he saw that he could control his desire and return the gourd, he nodded with satisfaction.
He didn't care about this spiritual wine, it was just an ordinary spiritual wine brewed in the early years.
But this young man is just an ordinary person who doesn't know how to practice. After drinking it, he can naturally feel the extraordinaryness in it. At such a young age, he is not greedy and takes a few more sips. Instead, he seems to understand the rules. This makes Qi Yuan a little bit
What a surprise.
He looked at the young man's eager eyes and asked instead: "Your peach blossom wine is probably the best in this village. Have you ever thought about spreading the brewing method of this wine?"
Liu Ling was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and bowed: "You're rude, I'm sorry."
Yes, I am not willing to teach anyone about my home brewing method. I just met this Taoist priest for the first time today. Why should I ask him to tell me about the brewing method that is hundreds of times stronger than my own wine?
Qi Yuan once again discovered to his surprise that this young man was far more intelligent than ordinary children.
Generally, young people of his age rarely hear another meaning from Qi Yuan's words, but this young man can react immediately.
It seems that this man is not only a good drinker, but also quite intelligent. What is even more rare is that he can guard his heart and has no intention of coveting things that do not belong to him. This is especially rare.
Qi Yuan is now also in the realm of Taiyi Xuanxian. Although he has never learned the art of fortune-telling, he has reached the realm of Taoism and can roughly analyze the character of ordinary people at a glance.
Judging from Zi Shicai's behavior, Qi Yuan thought he was pretty good.
So Qi Yuan asked: "Would you like to learn how to make wine with me?"
"ah?"
Liu Ling was stunned for a moment, but he kept asking in surprise: "The Taoist Master is willing to teach me this brewing method?"
"Hehehe..."
Qi Yuan laughed loudly and said: "The wine you drank just now is just an ordinary spiritual wine. Among the various drinks developed by Pindao, there are many that taste better than this spiritual wine. I
I’m not afraid that you will learn, but I’m afraid that you won’t be able to learn.”
After Liu Ling heard these words, her first reaction was that the Taoist in front of her was bragging.
But then he thought that the drink he just drank was indeed not like ordinary things. Even now, he can feel the warm current in his body still exists.
The peach blossom wine brewed by his family is considered to be a very good wine. Even the officials in the government have specified that they be allowed to brew wine. Therefore, among the wines brewed by ordinary people, even if there are better ones than theirs, they will not.
As for being so strong.
From this point of view, the Taoist in front of me should be a Taoist being.
Only those Taoists who know magic can brew such amazing wine.
Qi Yuan continued: "However, you have to consider one thing clearly. Pindao is a foreigner and it is not convenient for him to stay here for a long time.
If you want to learn how to make wine with me, you must become your teacher and follow me back to the mountain."
If this young man didn't follow him back to the mountains, he wouldn't be able to teach him. It would be impossible for this ordinary small mountain village to have the materials to brew spiritual wine and fairy wine.