Three days later.
Xiao Chen took Tiedan with him and prepared to go to Taoyuan City.
Sang stayed in the village, just in case.
Qi Ye asked Xiao Chen to take Tiedan with him to see the world. As for Qi Ye himself, he declined Xiao Chen's invitation and did not go with him.
Carrying more than ten bottles of Cangyue brewed by Master Qi, half a bottle of Burning Heart, and the expectations of the whole village, the two of them galloped away on their horses.
"Tiedan, have you been to Taoyuan City?"
"I've never been there, but I heard it from Master Qi. There are peach blossoms everywhere, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, it's like a fairyland."
Tiedan seemed quite excited about going out to see the world.
Xiao Chen also had some expectations in his heart. He had been in Huanghai for such a long time and his stay in the city was very short.
As for big cities like Taoyuan City, I have almost never been there.
Spending most of his time in the village, away from the warriors, was an experience he had never had before for Xiao Chen.
It has been a long, long time since he had such close contact and lived with an ordinary mortal.
After the horse galloped for seven full days, under the scorching sun, the two of them smelled the strong aroma of wine.
You can smell the aroma of wine, so Taoyuan City is naturally not far away.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked far into the distance. At the end of his field of vision, an oasis appeared.
It is difficult to see such a vast oasis in the deserted sea with thousands of miles of red land and harsh environment.
Many cities are built directly on the wasteland.
In the oasis, you can see large tracts of peach groves, with pink peach blossoms covering the ground.
There are clear rivers running through the peach forest, and there are green mountains on both sides. Among the thousands of miles of peach trees, the landscape is picturesque, fresh and elegant. But the peach forest, which is thousands of miles away, I think is vast, but I feel it is boundless, deep and vast, which is shocking.
This place is Taohuawu, which is famous for its deserted sea.
Taoyuan City is located behind the thousands of miles of peach trees.
Withdrawing their gaze, Xiao Chen and the two men worked hard and finally arrived at the peach forest before sunset.
In the peach grove, many warriors gathered under the peach trees, played the piano and played music, accompanied the peach blossoms with wine, and talked loudly, attracting attention.
In the past, Xiao Chen had only watched from a distance.
But he had never been to Taoyuan City. He was trapped in the peach forest for a while, with his horse's hooves trampling the flowers on the ground, and he couldn't find the way into the city.
I found out after asking around.
It turns out that there is only one waterway to enter the city, and it can only be taken in by a boatman.
If you want the boatman to sail the boat, no matter how much primitive heavenly elixir you give him, you must offer him a glass of fine wine.
If the boatman thinks the wine is good, he will lead you into the city.
Otherwise, no matter how much resources we have, we will not be able to use it. We can only smell the aroma of wine in this peach forest, and we will not be qualified to participate in the cocktail party.
It turns out that there are still such rules, which can be regarded as a threshold.
The two of them led their horses and wandered along the river. When they saw a boat parked on the shore with no one in line, they hurried over.
The boatman was dressed in a raincoat, sitting on the bow of the boat, holding a fishhook and fishing.
Xiao Chen took one look and was secretly shocked. This seemingly ordinary boatman's cultivation was somewhat invisible. He felt that he was at least at the level of Wang Dacheng.
Tiedan couldn't feel it, so he stepped forward and said, "Uncle, can you drive the boat?"
Xiao Chen suddenly felt a little strange, but it was the first time he heard the human king being called uncle.
The old man in coir raincoat was obviously stunned for a moment. After looking at Tiedan, his eyes fell on Xiao Chen. Fortunately, he didn't get angry.
He retracted his fishing rod and took off his hat, revealing a very energetic old face.
"Haha, it's not easy to ask me to sail the boat. There were a few waves before, but I sent them away. If you two are interested, you'd better find other boat operators."
The old man in coir raincoat touched his beard and said with a funny smile.
Xiao Chen thought about it and realized that there were indeed many warriors who wanted to enter the city just now, and they directly avoided the ship.
He didn't even look at her, his eyes looked disgusted.
"Haha, uncle, you really know how to joke. Seeing how kind you are, why don't you let us pass? Brother Xiao, give uncle a drink of our wine."
Tiedan laughed loudly and got on the boat without any scruples.
Xiao Chen secretly said something bad, this is against the rules, and he was about to stop it. The old man in coir raincoat waved his hand, indicating that it was okay and let Xiao Chen get the wine.
Now that Tiedan had made his choice, Xiao Chen didn't want to interfere anymore, so he got on the boat and took out a pot of Cangyue and handed it over.
"Look, someone is on Cui Jiugui's boat!"
The actions of the two people attracted the attention of many warriors in the peach forest.
"Someone is going to be in trouble again! He even dares to board Cui Jiugui's boat. If Cui Jiugui is not satisfied with his drink, he will directly drive people away."
"Hahahaha, I'm laughing so hard. What kind of crappy wine bottle is this? The two of them are not from the countryside. They can't even afford a better wine bottle."
"Anyone can come to Taoyuan City these days. They don't even pay attention to the wine pot, and the good wine will be spoiled!"
The warriors on the shore saw that the wine bottle Xiao Chen took out was extremely ordinary, just like the clay sculpture in the countryside.
Seeing that Tiedan had no cultivation at all, he suddenly had a look of contempt on his face.
Tiedan immediately became unhappy and stood on the boat and shouted loudly: "A bunch of lunatics, talking about what they are talking about. It's none of your business what boat I choose. What's wrong with the country people? They can still attend the cocktail party."
"Let me go, this brat actually dares to talk back! Just wait, when you are thrown away by this drunkard Cui, I will beat you until you don't even recognize your own mother."
Seeing Tiedan's dirty look and being so arrogant, a group of people in the distance suddenly became unhappy.
It's a pity that the old man in coir raincoat didn't dare to come over because of the face of the old man in coir raincoat, so he could only scream on the shore.
"Bah, you are a bunch of rubbish. They just bully me for not having any cultivation. If I had been practicing since I was a child, I would have beaten you to the point where your ancestors wouldn't even recognize me. You would have known that I was screaming. If you have the guts, come over and beat me now!"
A group of people quarreled with Tiedan, but suffered a big loss. After a while, they were so angry that they gritted their teeth.
But he didn't dare to get on the boat, so he could only wait, clamoring that he would be beaten after he got off the boat.
The old man in coir raincoat didn't care so much. After pouring himself a glass, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
Waves of water mist rose above the wine glass, and a blood moon loomed in the cold air.
The eyes of the old man in coir raincoat suddenly lit up, and he saw that he took a gentle breath, and the water mist formed by the alcohol turned into a crescent moon and was sucked into his mouth.
Xiao Chen was shocked. This old man was really not simple. Even he didn't know how to drink like this.
Then he closed his eyes and drank the wine in the glass.
When he opened his eyes, he breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed: "The waning moon, the waning moon! I haven't drunk this wine for decades, but it still feels as cold as ever, but there is a little more joy, and it will not be heartbreaking... Old Qi’s craft is becoming more and more sophisticated.”
"sail!"
I saw him shouting loudly, with great pride, and with a wave of his hand, the boat galloped away in the river like a sharp arrow, causing huge waves and splashing out.
The ship just set off!
The warriors on the shore were all shocked. Old Ghost Cui, who was famous for his bad temper, actually sailed the boat.
My whole body was soaked by the spray, and I didn't even feel it.
This old ghost's boat has been parked by the river for decades and has never been started. Anyone who goes up will be scolded and beaten with a stick no matter what kind of wine they serve.
As time went by, Cui's reputation as a drunkard became more and more bad, and no one asked him to sail.
But today, two bumpkins from the countryside actually let Cui Jiugui sail the boat. It is really unbelievable and completely unimaginable.
Those warriors who were waiting to beat Tiedan were all soaked in the rain. They watched Tiedan slip away and stomped their feet angrily.
Tiedan on the boat saw this and was very happy. He laughed and said: "A bunch of trash, they still want to beat me, just watch it, I'm gone, hahahaha!"
More and more people gathered on the shore. They all looked surprised as they watched Cui Jiugui's boat sailing further and further away.
In the peach forest, someone played the piano and sighed: "The peach blossoms on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are blooming every year, and there are no ancient people coming with the wind. After thirty years of searching for old dreams, I can only get a glass of wine in a gold bottle. The old ghost has also set sail... This cocktail party finally has something Got it.”
I haven't sailed for thirty years. What I'm waiting for is not a glass of wine, but a person.
But in the end no one arrived, only waiting for a glass of wine from the ancients.