Chapter 328: Chapter 251 Memory of a Thousand Years_2
 

Jiang Cheng spoke respectfully, “Disciple has a small favor to ask of Master.”

“Oh? Let’s hear it, but keep in mind I’m quite busy and may not have the time to help you.”

“Of course. Actually, before this, the disciple went to the Task Hall…”

Jiang Cheng explained the cause and effect slowly but clearly to Yun Shu, and finally stated his purpose, “Disciple would like to ask Master to help promote Elixir Wine.”

Yun Shu frowned.

Frankly, she didn’t want to help. She felt it would definitely be troublesome.

However, as a master, she definitely couldn’t directly refuse Jiang Cheng; that would be too discouraging. She needed to hint for him to back off on his own.

“When it comes to drinking, I always insist on quality over quantity. If the wine you brewed isn’t up to par, then I definitely won’t promote it for you.”

“Of course, of course. Master, please come with me.”

Jiang Cheng led Yun Shu to an elegantly designed pavilion, then took out a jug of Elixir Wine and poured a full cup in front of Yun Shu.

“Please taste, Master.”

Yun Shu decided in her mind that no matter how the wine tasted, she would only say it was bad, allowing her to refuse Jiang Cheng’s request.

Yun Shu lifted the cup, not in a hurry to taste, but sniffed the wine aroma with finesse—a seasoned drinker could tell the type of wine just by its scent.

She was no exception.

“Hmm?”

The fragrant aroma whiffed into her nose, her eyes lit up, and then she brought the jade cup to her red lips, slightly tilting back her head, pouring the clear Elixir Wine into her mouth.

“What fine wine!”

Yun Shu couldn’t help but exclaim.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it. She should have disparaged it and then coldly refused!

“As long as Master is satisfied.”

Jiang Cheng said with a smile, then refilled Yun Shu’s cup without leaving a trace.

Yun Shu, looking at the clear wine in her hand, swallowed involuntarily.

“This wine is indeed not bad, but… um…”

“If there’s anything unsatisfactory about the wine, Master, please be forthright.”

“The wine is fine, it’s just that matter of promotion…”

Yun Shu hemmed and hawed.

Jiang Cheng chuckled, “If Master finds it inconvenient, the disciple can also seek help from someone else.”

Upon saying that, Jiang Cheng casually packed up the just-unsealed jug of Elixir Wine from the table.

Yun Shu:?

Yun Shu swallowed repeatedly, her inner turmoil immense, and said, “This matter isn’t out of the question… ”

“May I ask what Master requires?” Jiang Cheng was very eager to negotiate.

“If you want me to help promote the wine, you can’t just give me a taste of two cups, right?”

“Haha,” Jiang Cheng took out the Elixir Wine again, “If Master is willing to help with the promotion, I can give Master a hundred jugs as compensation!”

“Really!”

Yun Shu’s eyes shone.

A hundred jugs!

That would be enough for her to drink for half a year!

How many times would she have to rob Master Ban Que to get a hundred jugs!

“Indeed.”

“Good, good. Start with three jugs for your Master to taste!”

With a grand wave of her hand, Yun Shu got three jugs of fine wine from Jiang Cheng.

In her opinion, the taste of Elixir Wine was much better than Ban Que’s medicinal wine. If it weren’t for the fact she couldn’t beat the other wine-brewing masters, she wouldn’t have been settling for Ban Que’s wine.

But now things were looking up. Having Jiang Cheng’s Elixir Wine, she could finally drink to her heart’s content after a hundred years!

Seeing that Yun Shu wanted three jugs, Jiang Cheng didn’t overthink it and generously gave them to her.

If Yun Shu didn’t use her Cultivation Level to dispel the alcohol, three jugs of Elixir Wine would be enough to put her down twice over.

But Jiang Cheng wasn’t worried about Yun Shu’s capacity for alcohol. Although Yun Shu had an outstanding demeanor, she was also hundreds of years old—how could she not be aware of her own limits with drinking?

As expected, Yun Shu didn’t disappoint Jiang Cheng.

Three jugs and a pile of cups were scattered haphazardly on the stone table, and she drank cup after cup until the world spun around her.

Finally, having had her fill. she couldn’t hold out any longer and laid prone on the stone table, motionless.

Jiang Cheng and Liu Qing silently observed the entire process, and in the end, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help saying, “Why do I feel like she is less mature than you?”

Liu Qing didn’t think there was anything wrong with what Jiang Cheng had said.

After all, wasn’t it only natural for Yun Shu to be less mature than her, given her younger age?

Jiang Cheng looked at Yun Shu from a close distance and thought that leaving her here was not a solution.

So, he said to Liu Qing, “How about, you lend her your bed to sleep in for a while?”

“Okay.”

The next day, Yun Shu woke up groggily and saw that she was in an unfamiliar bed.

This scared Master Yun Shu terribly. She quickly checked her clothes and heaved a sigh of relief after discovering nothing amiss.

Master Yun Shu slapped her forehead and thought to herself that she really had lost control the day before. But if it were not in her own home, she wouldn’t have let herself go to such an extent.

With a sweep of her Divine Sense, Yun Shu found Jiang Cheng engrossed in studying talismans and Liu Qing silently accompanying him at his side.

“Tsk tsk, this kid really knows how to enjoy life. He even needs a beauty by his side just to draw a talisman. No wonder he can brew good wine.”

Yun Shu appeared next to Jiang Cheng and asked, “I am fine now, when do you plan to promote the Elixir Wine?”

Jiang Cheng put down the Talisman Brush and said, “The sooner the better.”

“Then let’s do it now.”

On the way, Yun Shu suddenly thought of something, “By the way, is your Elixir Wine just called ‘Elixir Wine’? That’s a bit stingy.”

Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and felt that Yun Shu was right. To make the wine sell for a high price, the name had to be more sophisticated, like “Mei under the Moon.”

Otherwise, it would be awkward for others even to recommend it.

“My wine uses elixirs as the base and has been perfected over a thousand years. Perhaps we should call it ‘Memory of a Thousand Years’.”

After hearing the name “Memory of a Thousand Years,” Yun Shu looked at Jiang Cheng in surprise.

“You have quite the knack for names! Won’t this name crush Ban Que’s ‘Mei under the Moon’ into the ground?”

Jiang Cheng said somewhat embarrassedly, “Master, please don’t put others down.”

Yun Shu curled her lip, “I’m putting him down, I’m putting him down! That stingy old Ban Que, I have to strain my nerves every time I ask him for some wine. Today, I must smash his pride with ‘Memory of a Thousand Years’!”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Had he let Yun Shu help promote “Memory of a Thousand Years,” was she planning to take the opportunity for a private revenge?

As it turned out, Yun Shu didn’t plan to mix private revenge with business because all she had in mind was personal grudges and retribution.

At the base of Long Peak, Yun Shu loudly called out, “Master Ban Que, Junior Yun Shu has come to visit.”

Upon hearing her words, instead of opening the gate to welcome the visitor, Long Peak firmly shut the mountain gate, pretending not to hear.

But this did not deter Yun Shu. She stepped right into the protective Formation of Long Peak and swiftly rendered its Formation ineffective.

Her smooth and adept operation left Jiang Cheng in awe.

He had never thought that this was a way to pay someone a visit.

“Master, your action counts as an intrusion into the mountain gate.”

But Yun Shu took it as a point of pride instead of shame, “Yes, indeed. How about that? Impressive, aren’t I? The restrictions my father used to entrap me were way harder than this Formation. Long Peak’s Formation is just child’s play.”

Jiang Cheng followed silently behind Yun Shu, not daring to respond.

Fearing being associated with the wrongdoing.

Halfway up Long Peak, the disciple Chang Lu stopped Yun Shu and said, “Master Yun Shu, my master uncle isn’t here today.”

But Yun Shu didn’t buy that at all: “All the better, I’ll help myself to the wine, no need to trouble you for any hospitality. Go back and rest.”

Chang Lu felt demoralized inside: But Long Peak isn’t a self-serve restaurant!

Regardless, Yun Shu proceeded straight to find Master Ban Que.

“Ban Que, I’ve come to return your wine. This is the new ‘Memory of a Thousand Years’ brewed by my disciple, a hundred times better than your ‘Mei under the Moon’! This flask is for you, and after this, we’re even!”

Jiang Cheng stood by and didn’t dare make a sound.

Good gracious, a hundred times?

Even as the brewer, he wouldn’t dare to claim a hundredfold difference, yet Yun Shu did.

Ban Que was very confident in his “Mei under the Moon” and didn’t believe for a moment that “Memory of a Thousand Years” could be a hundred times better.

“I’ll taste it right now to see how much truth this girl speaks!” Ban Que said.

After sipping a glass of “Memory of a Thousand Years” and pondering for a moment, Ban Que sneered, “A hundred times better? It is at best only slightly stronger!”

Yun Shu immediately objected, insisting on the hundredfold claim.

The two argued back and forth, but never reached an agreement. The focus of their debate became how many times better it was, inadvertently leading to a consensus that “Memory of a Thousand Years” was indeed better than “Mei under the Moon,” with the only question being by how many multiples.

It seemed that everyone tacitly accepted that “Memory of a Thousand Years” was superior to “Mei under the Moon,” only the extent of its superiority remained in question.