klisemfg Chapter 344: A table of side dishes, a spiritual feast
Chapter 344: A table of side dishes, a spiritual feast
Seeing that Uncle Jiu was still in a daze, Jiang Li hurriedly pulled Uncle Jiu's arm and came to his residence in Nanxi County.
Without doing anything else, she directly pulled him to the table, "Uncle Jiu, please sit down. You rushed all the way here, so I guess you haven't eaten yet!"
"I'll have someone prepare some dishes and we'll have a couple of drinks."
As he said this, he asked the chef to start cooking, while he, mysteriously, took out an extremely exquisite jade pot and gently placed it on the table.
Uncle Jiu came here originally for the treasures in the Dragon Palace that Jiang Li mentioned, and had no intention of eating. When he saw him holding the jade pot, he didn't pay much attention to it, and just thought it was some good wine!
"Ali, you don't have to do this. It won't be too late for us to eat later. Let's go see the treasures you brought back from the Dragon Palace first!"
Seeing Uncle Jiu's eagerness, Jiang Li also wanted to tease him, "Uncle Jiu, what are you talking about? It's not too late to look at the treasures in the Dragon Palace later. You should come and see my treasure first!"
As he said this, he handed over the jade pot at hand.
When Uncle Jiu heard what Jiang Li said, he immediately became interested in the jade pot that Jiang Li handed over. He thought that the jade pot might be some extraordinary treasure, even more precious than the things in the Dragon Palace, so he immediately took it and examined it carefully.
But after he took it, he found that this jade pot was just a little heavier, but essentially it was still an ordinary jade pot, but the jade was of better quality, made of top-grade mutton-fat white jade.
After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't see anything wrong, so he just asked directly, "Ali, your jade pot seems very ordinary, why are you so serious about it?"
Jiang Li chuckled and said, "The treasure I'm talking about is not this pot, but the thing inside the pot. Why don't you open it and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Jiu immediately looked at the jade pot. He had actually noticed before that the mouth of the pot and the lid were sealed very tightly.
I had always suspected that there might be wine in it, but the pot didn't have a spout, so I didn't ask too many questions. Now that Jiang Liming had given me a hint, I just opened the lid of the pot.
After tasting the wine, I quickly went to see the treasures obtained from the Dragon Palace.
However, when he opened the lid of the pot, a strange fragrance immediately rushed out of the pot, which was so refreshing that Uncle Jiu was so surprised that he immediately covered the lid and then carefully smelled the remaining wine aroma in the air.
After a long while, he finally opened his eyes with an intoxicated look on his face, "What kind of wine is this? Since it has such a strange fragrance, I just smelled it, and I felt that the anxiety in my heart was relieved a lot!"
Seeing Uncle Jiu's reaction, Jiang Li was not going to hide it anymore, "Uncle Jiu, you don't know, this wine is called Jade Liquid and Nectar, it's a magical wine I found in the Dragon Palace!"
"It is brewed from twenty-one kinds of spiritual fruits and has been stored in the Dragon Palace for hundreds of years. It is a treasure that is hard to come by."
"I have been seeing you for a long time and haven't been able to sit down to have a meal or a drink, so I just took it out!"
When Uncle Jiu heard that this wine actually came from the Dragon Palace, he valued it a little more. However, he felt that it was too precious. He held the jade pot in his hand and examined it carefully, but did not pour it out to drink.
Seeing Uncle Jiu like this, Jiang Li explained directly, "Uncle Jiu, you don't have to be like this. I got a lot of this wine in the Dragon Palace. After dinner, I will take out another thirty kilograms and let you take it back for Qianhe Simu, Zhegu and other elders to taste!"
Uncle Jiu was about to refuse upon hearing this, but was interrupted by Jiang Li.
"Uncle Jiu, there is no need to refuse. I know that your cultivation progress has been very slow due to the lack of cultivation resources over the years, so I thought of giving you some spiritual wine to help you improve your cultivation."
"If you can use this to break through to the Heavenly Master realm, that would be great!"
After hearing what Jiang Li said, Uncle Jiu couldn't refuse. "Since this is your intention, Ah Li, I won't be hypocritical!"
“If I can really use this to break through to the Heavenly Master realm, then my life as Lin Jiu will not be in vain!”
As he spoke, he opened the lid of the pot, then poured a cup for himself and Jiang Li each. After covering the jade pot, he picked up the wine glass, took a deep breath, and then took small sips to taste the spiritual wine in the glass.
After taking just a small sip, he closed his eyes and savored the wine, but Jiang Li directly picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Then he reminded Uncle Jiu, "Uncle Jiu, you should savor it later!"
"This wine is rich in spiritual energy. If the aroma of the wine drifts away, most of the spiritual energy in it will be lost!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Jiu immediately came to his senses and drank the whole cup of fine wine in one gulp.
Then he opened his eyes wide and said nothing. Several minutes passed, and when his face turned red, he let out a long breath.
But then he said with a pained look, "It's a pity that the spiritual power of this spiritual wine is too strong. It is impossible to refine it in such a short time. Just the breath I took just now is the spiritual energy that I could only absorb after practicing hard for half a day!"
Hearing Uncle Jiu say this, Jiang Li almost laughed out loud. He originally thought that Uncle Jiu didn't like the wine, but it turned out that he simply didn't want to waste the spiritual energy in the wine, so he held his breath and didn't want to spit it out.
Just when Jiang Li was about to hold back his laughter, Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu each came to the table with a tray and started serving the dishes.
"Uncle Jiu, these are a few side dishes that the chef just prepared. Because time is tight, they are not very good. You can just eat some of them. You have to wait for the other dishes!"
Uncle Jiu waved his hands quickly when he saw this. "Tingting, what are you talking about? These are fish balls, shredded chicken, and roast duck. They are already very good dishes. There is no need to spend more money!"
"Oh, by the way, come on, you and Zhuzhu, sit down and eat something, otherwise Ali and I won't be able to finish so much!"
Ren Tingting smiled softly upon hearing this, "Uncle Jiu, you guys eat, Zhuzhu and I have things to do, so we can't accompany you!"
"As for what you said about not being able to finish it, you're wrong. Brother Li has a big appetite, and these dishes are not enough for him alone!"
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Li with a smile, "Right, Brother Li!"
Jiang Li heard Ren Tingting's teasing and admitted, "Yes, yes, I am a glutton. I eat a lot!"
After these words were spoken, not only Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu couldn't help laughing, but even Uncle Jiu laughed out loud.
Once this joke came out, the atmosphere became lively. After Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu left, Jiang Li and Uncle Jiu started to eat and drink.
During this time, the two of them naturally chatted casually, sometimes talking about the interesting things that happened in Qingyun Temple, and sometimes talking about what they saw in Dragon Palace.
As the delicious dishes from the kitchen were served, the two of them drank glass after glass of wine and ate plate after plate of food. They really had a great meal.
This meal not only relieved Uncle Jiu's melancholy, but also eased Jiang Li's tense mood.
Over the years, he has been constantly expanding his territory, developing industry, and pursuing the path to immortality, all in order to have the power to resist when the world collapses.