Chapter 8: Idle Talk at the Wine Tavern

  For the rest of the time, until midnight, no one else came to the Double Moon Valley. This was somewhat disappointing for Yan Zhen, if a few more people had come and let her kill them to get the treasure, wouldn't that be great!

  Yan Zhen finally left the Double Moon Valley and headed towards the Wind Cloud Mountain, at this time the sky had gradually brightened. Yan Zhen walked while humming a soft tune, feeling quite delightful and in high spirits. Having killed Ou Yang Song's old servant and obtained the Celestial Food Scroll and the Mustard Seed Ring, how could he not be in a good mood?

  Life's joys should be savored to the fullest, don't let the golden cup be empty when facing the moon.

  Yan Zhen planned to go drinking. On the Wind and Cloud Mountain, there was only one wine house, called Idle Chit-Chat Wine House. It was said that it was opened by a certain elder's nephew who had no talent for cultivating immortality. The prices of various dishes in the wine house were slightly expensive, but the quality of the food and wine was really nothing to complain about. Many people came to this wine house to eat and drink, making it quite lively.

  Yan Zhen had not walked a few steps when he ran into a group of people, about six or seven in total. Among them was one who seemed somewhat familiar - wasn't it that Zhang surname male disciple who wanted to invite Lin surname female disciple to Shuang Yue Valley to admire the moon? Just then someone nearby asked about Zhang surname male disciple's performance yesterday.

  A Zhang surname male disciple said somewhat irritably: "Don't mention it, that Lin surname little girl, water and fire do not enter, thinking of pursuing her is not easy."

  Yan Zhen listened and secretly smiled to herself, fortunately last night on the full moon night you and Lin's female disciple didn't go to Double Moon Valley, which saved me a lot of trouble.

  Yan Zhen was secretly laughing when those six or seven outer sect disciples happened to see him. The one in the lead said, "Huh, isn't that Yan Zhen?"

  Another outer disciple said: "Is that the stupid Yanzhen who issued a life-and-death challenge letter to Ouyang Song for the sake of a woman?"

  The nodding guy at the beginning of the conversation said, "That's right, it was that stupid and limitless Yan Zhen."

  At this time, six or seven male disciples all looked at Yan Zhen with a curious expression, including the Zhang surname male disciple who had just been rejected by his sister.

  Yan Zhen let out a helpless sigh in his heart, as the protagonist of the most popular event recently, Yan Zhen often encountered such treatment wherever he went. Being gossiped about by people was not something new to him either. Everyone thought that Yan Zhen was courting death. Yan Zhen couldn't possibly go and argue with each of these people one by one. He could only let them gossip, of course, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "These sparrows don't know the ambitions of the swan."

  Yan Zhen thought of something when he was passing by these people, if he went to the wine house like this, he would be talked about by others before he even had two drinks. It seemed that he still needed to get a bamboo hat, with the hat covering his face, no one would know his identity, and he could drink freely. Yan Zhen casually got a bamboo hat and headed towards the wine house.

  After a rugged mountain road, bypassing a bamboo forest, finally arrived at the Idle Talk Wine House.

  What's the hurry? Drink my fine wine, 100 words for a cup. Where are you going? Listen to him lay out the Dragon Gate array, and have three more cups.

  Inside the wine house, the decoration is simple, with a wine counter, a cashier's desk, and several dozen wooden tables on the upper and lower floors.

  Yan Zhen sat by the window, which was one of his small habits. Then he ordered half a catty of beef and half a catty of pig's tongue, and also came with a bottle of Niangjiu Red. After a while, the wine and dishes were served, and Yan Zhen also started drinking the wine happily, feeling that the wine was entering his stomach, comfortable and relaxed to the extreme. The beef had a good texture, and the pig's tongue was extremely tender.

  At this time, there were still many people in the wine house. When these people got together, they couldn't help but discuss the gossip of the immortal world. Yan Zhen sat on one side, drinking wine and listening to the gossip of the immortal world with a tilted ear, most of which was about the Southern Immortal World.

  The Southern Immortal Realm of the Great Ji Dynasty is the orthodox sect that opposes the Demon Gate. The orthodox sect is led by the Four Great Immortal Sects, which are: the Luo Huang Immortal Sect, famous for its powerful and overbearing swordsmanship; the Jiu Zhuan Immortal Sect, famous for its mysterious and unpredictable swordsmanship; the Qing Feng Immortal Sect, famous for its elegant and agile sword techniques; and the Su Nu Immortal Sect, famous for its defensive sword techniques. The demonic path is led by the Yan Huo Demon Sect, whose leader is one of the four great demon overlords, Yan Chong Tian.

  For example, on the first floor east side of that table, there were several male disciples discussing among themselves. One of them said: "Actually, if we're talking about it, among the young disciples of the four major sword schools in our Southern Cultivation Realm, the most beautiful one is Fu Yuqing Shijie from the inner sect of Su Nü Xianmen. It's said that Fu Yuqing Shijie's face is as lovely as a fairy descending to the mortal world, so she has the nickname 'Descended Immortal Maiden Fu Yuqing' in the cultivation realm." This male disciple had seen Fu Yuqing once and was still amazed by her beauty, his eyes dazed with infatuation.

  "I've heard that Song Lingbing, the junior sister of the Su Nü Xianmen, is also very beautiful. Her temperament is like a secluded valley orchid, and she's a bit cold, truly a stunning beauty." Another male disciple disagreed, he often sang opposite tunes with the outer sect disciple who had seen Fu Yuqing.

  "We have a beautiful junior sister in our sect, Murong Xiaoyi." A male disciple on the other side argued, Murong Xiaoyi was almost the number one beauty among the young disciples of Qingfeng Xianmen this generation, whether they were inner or outer door disciples. She was extremely pretty and had an unparalleled beauty, with many male disciples in Qingfeng Xianmen wanting to pursue her. Therefore, in the Southern Cultivation Realm, although her reputation was not as great as Fu Yuqing and Song Lingbing, she was also very influential in Qingfeng Xianmen.

  Many disciples quarreled over this, and the orthodox girls in the immortal world were always worth paying attention to. When it came to which sect had a few stunning beauties, most people in the immortal world could recite them like counting their family treasures. Even recently, some heavy-taste ones began to study what kind of stunning beauties each sect had. Of course, the first beauty girl recognized by the four major sword factions was still the banished immortal Fu Yuqing, and others were slightly inferior in fame.

  On the west side of the first floor, a group of people were discussing the young masters of the Four Great Immortal Sects. A young man with a slight mustache said: "If we talk about the most powerful inner disciples of the four great immortal sects in the Southern Cultivation Realm, it's still Meng Bai of the Luo Huang Immortal Sect. He's known as the undefeated sword master Meng Bai, and his reputation is truly impressive. It's said that he has cultivated the Earth-Shattering Sword Technique to a considerable level, and with one swing of his sword, he can split the earth and create a ravine."

  "It's not necessarily so, the eldest brother of the Jiu Zhuan Xian Men, Qu Ao, is known as the Seven Turns and Eighteen Changes. His swordsmanship is unpredictable and difficult to measure. Before Qu Ao had a fight with Meng Bai, it was not certain that Meng Bai would be the first." A blue-clothed outer disciple said.

  "Yes, we have a senior brother in our Qingfeng Xianmen sect, Linghu Xiao, who is also an extremely formidable figure. Two years ago, he lost to Meng Bai due to a slight difference in skill, but now that he's back, it's not necessarily certain that he'll lose to Meng Bai again."

  "Master Leng Hu will surely win."

  A group of disciples were discussing and debating, suddenly saying that Meng Bai had some ultimate move, then a moment later saying that Qu Ao's Seven Turns Eighteen Changes Sword Technique was powerful, and another moment later saying that the senior master of their sect, Ling Hu Xiao, was the most powerful. They each argued with each other, recounting the past achievements of various figures. For these outer sect disciples, the world of cultivation was very far away and vast, and these figures were all legendary characters from afar, so they would discuss and gossip to satisfy their own curiosity.

  Yan Zhen listened to the discussions and disputes of these people, and also secretly thought in her heart, today they are arguing about who is more powerful, one day, I Yan Zhen will also become an object of dispute among the crowd.

  The west wind whispers through the courtyard, the cold fragrance is hard to come. If I were the Green Emperor next year, I would report to the peach blossoms and open together.