si-mexico Chapter 413 The wine actually tasted better
Chapter 413 The wine actually tasted better
Xu Ning touched his chin, unsure whether he should tell them what he had just been thinking.
To this day, it remains unproven what exactly lies inside the entrance to this secret realm, and revealing it beforehand would only increase unnecessary worry.
Xu Ning thought for a moment and simply said, "I just feel that something is wrong with this cave, like something is watching this place. I want to find it here."
However, Xu Ning regretted it as soon as he said it.
This statement was far more damaging than simply telling them about the dubious origins of the secret realm; at least Xu Ning noticed that Paimon and Yan Fei's faces turned pale.
But the most wretched thing was the desolate Ichidou, which even Xu Ning couldn't have imagined. This old man Ichidou was clearly about to become "the old man who keeps shaking".
"Boss, people will notice if you do this," Hisahito kindly reminded him of the Arataki faction's reputation from behind.
"Cough cough, what do you see? That flickering thing, how could I be afraid of it? Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Ning looked at the guy who had just given himself a bombshell. While it's human nature to be afraid of ghosts, if you're a ghost yourself, then don't be so afraid!
Paimon mocked Araki Ichito without restraint, then turned to Xu Ning and asked, "But you're not coming with us. If the portal suddenly disappears after we go in, how will you get out?"
Xu Ning patted his gourd and laughed, "It's alright. With this gourd, I can stay here for three to five months without any problems. If you find a way out, just let Ningguang know, and she will definitely come to save me."
Ye Lan glanced at Xu Ning, knowing he might have discovered something, and said, "Be careful," before turning and walking directly into the portal. Everyone knew time was precious and dared not linger, so they each gave Xu Ning a word of advice before going inside.
After everyone went inside, Xu Ning sat down cross-legged in front of the teleportation gate and drank a few sips of wine. Seeing that the teleportation gate remained unchanged, he placed the Dust Concealment Gourd and then flashed into the cave.
The cave was no different from the ordinary place.
Shen He sat cross-legged in the corner, practicing his martial arts with a serene expression.
Master Ji was squatting beside her, examining his own photo, and he looked very happy.
Moyu Fengshen lay by the wine spring, whether drunk or asleep, it was unclear. Qingyi stood beside the stove, stomping her feet on the ground.
Ok?
Xu Ning focused his gaze on the little snake's feet. Was this guy's anxiety acting up again?
Could it be that he has done something bad behind my back again?
"Why are you looking at me?" the woman in green said, trying to remain calm.
Xu Ning walked to the dining table, picked up the wine jar on the table, poured a bowl of wine into it, and said indifferently, "I can tell you're very agitated! Tell me, did you cause trouble again while I was away?"
The woman in green stubbornly retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? What did I do? As for you, you seem to have been drinking non-stop all day. Um, are you alright?"
Xu Ning, holding his wine bowl, laughed and said, "Keep being stubborn, I'll catch you sooner or later. But to be honest, today's wine tastes exceptionally good compared to usual. Although the flavor hasn't changed much, it just feels so much better, indescribably wonderful. Has your power broken through?"
The woman in green didn't dare to respond, but Xu Ning's expression changed immediately after taking a sip of wine.
This wine doesn't taste right!
It's not that it's wrong, but rather that this isn't the kind of wine we drank today.
Xu Ning looked at the wine jar on the table. It must have been some wine they had left over from yesterday's meal. In other words, it was yesterday's wine, and it tasted very different from today's wine.
The wine tasted very good today, but the taste seemed to improve little by little. Xu Ning didn't notice it at first, but by the time he could clearly feel it, he had already memorized the taste.
But suddenly drinking yesterday's wine here feels completely different.
Recalling the little snake's feet that left afterimages as it slapped its feet, Xu Ning knew that something must have happened in Jiuquan.
However, Xu Ning did not press Qingyi for answers. This little snake was like a duck; even if you beat it to death, it would still be stubborn.
It's faster to find out for yourself than to waste your energy asking her.
What did I do today that might be related to gourds?
It was in that upside-down city that Qingyi collected some samples of the purified water from the pool, and then...
Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Qingyi, "Where did you put the water samples we collected in the stone hall?"
Upon hearing this question, Qingyi's feet immediately stopped slapping.
Xu Ning knew Qingyi very well; he could tell at a glance that something bad was about to happen.
That's how little snakes are; once they see that things are beyond saving, they instantly go into a "lie-down" state, as if they're completely at your mercy.
"It was poured into the Ganlin Spring."
"What did you put it in there for!" Xu Ning asked in surprise. "I just wanted you to store a sample so that Belial could take it and study it when he had time. You put it in there. By the way, will we still be able to wash up in that pool in the future?"
Qingyi pouted and spread her small hands, "You've been drinking with me all day, isn't it a bit late to ask if I can wash up now?"
Xu Ning's face stiffened. "I was drinking alcohol..."
"Alcohol is made of water."
The woman in green put on an expression as if she wasn't afraid of being scalded by boiling water, "Otherwise, do you think there are already so many springs in the cave, why would you deliberately create a spring there? Because those springs are the foundation of these wine springs. Since the water samples from those pure waters have been mixed in, all the wines will definitely gradually change."
"As for whether these changes are good or bad, I can't say for sure, but you seem to have said that the wine tastes better now, so that should be a good change."
Xu Ning stood up expressionlessly, poured the wine from the jar in his hand into the flower bed, then walked to the "Qianyan" wine spring and brought back another jar.
When Qingyi saw Xu Ning suddenly stand up, she was already preparing to run away, but when she saw him go to get the wine, she immediately relaxed and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
However, a sudden tightening sensation on the back of her neck made Qingyi realize, without even turning around, that she had been careless.
Xu Ning brought the jar close to the girl in green's face and said coldly, "Drink!"
The woman in green gave a bitter smile, "Xu Ning, don't be like this. Even if you're just collecting corpses, you have to leave someone behind, right... ton, ton, ton, ton..."
Xu Ning poured half a jar of liquor down Qingyi's throat before letting her go, then sat alone at the table, sulking.
I can't even remember what I came in here to do!
Qingyi was forced to drink a lot of alcohol and it took her a while to catch her breath. She glared at Xu Ning by the table and then ran to Wendy.
Wendy, who was even more of a drunkard than Xu Ning, kicked him in the lower back and yelled, "It's already late. If you don't get up and drink soon, your life will have a day without wine and song. Do you want that kind of shameful stain?"