After hearing Yuan Jue's explanation, Feng Fei blinked and tilted his head slightly, saying, "Um, if the women of the Azure Dragon Kingdom saw my menstrual blood, would they also faint?"
Feng Fei seemed unaware of how shocking his question was in the ancient environment of the Four Directions Continent. Upon hearing this, Jin Ming immediately spat out all the food in his mouth, while Da Bao and Xiao Bao stood frozen in place as if they had been greatly frightened, not even caring about the food Jin Ming had spat on them.
Yuan Jue touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, pulled over Ming Feng who was standing to the side oblivious, and said calmly, "Yes, they're fine."
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Feng Fei simply nodded in satisfaction, then continued, "So they all faint at the sight of blood? From what you've said, aren't all the people of the Azure Dragon Kingdom monks and nuns? How pitiful!"
Jin Ming wiped his mouth and nodded in agreement. Tsk tsk, they really are pathetic.
"Alright, let's continue with Su Cheng's banquet tonight," Yuan Jue said seriously, his face hardening.
Feng Fei sat up straight immediately, thought for a moment, and continued Yuan Jue's words: "Just now you learned about the special physique of the people of Qinglong Kingdom, and Su Cheng hosted a banquet for Yu Ming tonight, so Yu Ming is from Qinglong Kingdom. In addition, what Yuan Jue, Ming Feng, and I saw in Yangliu Lane this morning was that Su Cheng took two jars of 'Bone and Blood Wine' back to the Su residence. Does that mean that Su Cheng is planning to use 'Bone and Blood Wine' to harm Yu Ming in order to seize the rare treasure?"
After listening to Feng Fei's analysis, Yuan Jue nodded in agreement; it was almost exactly what he had thought.
"But do you know why Su Cheng wanted to retrieve that extraordinary treasure?"
This question, however, put Yuanjue and Jinming in a difficult position. If they knew the answer, they wouldn't be guessing here.
"If we knew about the extraordinary treasure Yu Ming possessed, we wouldn't be wasting our time here," Jin Ming said weakly, resting his chin on the table.
"Hmm, that's true. So what should we do next?"
Yuan Jue picked up where Feng Fei left off and slowly said, "We can only find out by going to the Su residence to investigate. After all, we know nothing about Yangzi Town. Some things seem to be hidden by some strange things, making it impossible for people to see clearly."
When they reached the "strange thing," a cold wind suddenly swept through the room, making Feng Fei shiver.
"What happened?"
Yuan Jue suddenly stood up, frowned as he looked around, and after a while sat down with a gloomy expression: "There's nothing there."
Yuan Jue had the highest cultivation level among them, but he couldn't detect anything, which immediately made everyone in the room feel a little scared.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Feng Fei stood up with a smile. "Alright, let's not think about this anymore. Let's eat something first, and then we'll go to the Su residence to investigate later."
After finishing, Feng Fei called Da Bao and Xiao Bao downstairs to ask the innkeeper for some food.
"Miss Fengfei, I wonder if you could help this old man summon the spirits of Xuan'er and his wife? This old man misses them terribly, and feels that if I don't see them tonight, I'll never have the chance again."
The innkeeper helped prepare the food, so I made a request.
Feng Fei thought it shouldn't be a big deal, so he agreed: "Okay, then boss, please come upstairs with us in a bit."
Having gained Feng Fei's trust, the innkeeper's face immediately lit up with a beaming smile: "Thank you so much!"
Feng Fei just smiled and quickened his movements.
The innkeeper, sensing Feng Fei's movements, felt even more grateful. He knew why Feng Fei had sped up, so he quickly suppressed his excitement and joined Feng Fei in preparing dinner. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit (.). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter 39 Azure Dragon Yu Ming (Second Update) - Various Requests
“Yuanjue, is there any way to find Xuanlang and Yuanqing? Look, it’s getting dark.”
As soon as he entered the room, Feng Fei brought up the promise he had made to the innkeeper to Yuan Jue.
This matter was not difficult for Yuan Jue. Since Feng Fei had asked him to do it, he had no reason to refuse. He immediately smiled and replied, "This should not be a big problem. Let's start after Jin Ming and I have eaten something."
Then, Yuan Jue turned to the innkeeper: "Please go and prepare some things, innkeeper."
The innkeeper readily agreed to everything, as long as he could see Xuan'er and Yuanqing one more time, he would do anything.
Watching the innkeeper's departing figure, Feng Fei sighed with a touch of melancholy. She thought, "This innkeeper has his pitiable side. Although he has taken several lives, but..." Thinking this, Feng Fei realized her perspective differed greatly from that of the Celestial Empire. According to the Celestial Empire's education, this innkeeper would be an utterly wicked villain. Even if he had the motive of avenging his son and daughter-in-law, it wouldn't justify his disregard for human life. But if this were the Four Continents, not even far away, just in Yangzi Town alone, seeing the reactions of Yuan Jue and the others, Feng Fei knew they approved of the innkeeper's method of killing one person for another.
Sigh, I've been assimilated without even realizing it.
Yuan Jue noticed the sudden look of distress on Feng Fei's face, but not knowing the source of her distress, he asked, "What's wrong?"
As if startled by Yuan Jue's voice, Feng Fei's expression froze slightly, but then a gentle smile bloomed on her face: "It's nothing, I was just overthinking."
After finishing, Feng Fei carried the food into the house.
Seemingly aware that Yuan Jue was still confused, Feng Fei playfully turned around and stuck out her tongue at him: "Don't you know that overthinking is a woman's talent? Hmm. And there's also being unreasonable, making a fuss, and pestering her relentlessly." Seeing Yuan Jue's dumbfounded expression, Feng Fei chuckled happily before turning back around.
Before long, the innkeeper returned, and by then Feng Fei and the others had just finished their dinner.
"Well, this old man has already prepared everything. I wonder..." The innkeeper's face was full of eagerness, but also a little hesitant.
Feng Fei understood the meaning behind the innkeeper's words. He smiled and turned his gaze to Yuan Jue.
Yuan Jue did not refuse, and after exchanging a glance with Jin Ming, he began to act.
As Yuan Jue and Jin Ming's men began their actions, the entire room darkened, with occasional gusts of cold wind blowing through, causing Feng Fei, who was watching from the side, to shiver involuntarily.
But time passed second by second. The burning incense was about to burn out, but Xuanlang and Yuanqing still hadn't appeared.
The moment the agarwood burned out, the light in the room suddenly flickered. Then all the ashes from the burned agarwood were blown into the air and vanished without a trace.
The lights in the room came on, and the innkeeper slumped into a wooden chair leaning against the door, his face filled with disappointment: "Are Xuan'er and Yuanqing unwilling to come out and see me? Is it because my sins are too grave?"
Such a question was impossible to answer. Feng Fei racked his brains but couldn't think of any suitable words to comfort the innkeeper.
The innkeeper stood up dejectedly and walked out, rocking back and forth in his chair.
Inside the room, Feng Fei and the others overheard the innkeeper's fragmented words: "Sin... all wrongdoings... hell... no hope of redemption..."
"What should we do now?" Feng Fei couldn't help but look at Yuan Jue, completely unprepared for this situation. Had Xuan Lang and Yuan Qing encountered some unavoidable event, preventing them from even showing up?
Yuan Jue hadn't expected this either. He was frowning, trying to figure out if he'd overlooked anything, when he heard Feng Fei's question and said in a deep voice, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We'll stick to the original plan. In a little while, Jin Ming, Ming Feng, you two will come with me and Feng Fei to the Su residence. Da Bao, take these dishes downstairs and try to comfort the innkeeper. Xiao Bao, guard this room; we'll need to use some methods."
Having received Yuanjue's instructions, everyone nodded firmly, indicating that they would definitely complete their tasks.
"Let's go."
While Da Bao was taking the things downstairs, Feng Fei and the other three quietly disappeared into the night, heading towards the Su residence.
The backyard of the Su family mansion—
"Oh dear, Young Master Su, if you hadn't invited us, we probably wouldn't have had the chance to enjoy this fine wine and food!"
"Yes, yes, tsk tsk, Young Master Su is really infuriating. He got the Bone Blood Wine and still doesn't forget about us."
Loud conversations echoed through the backyard of the Su residence, and the words, tinged with the smell of alcohol, reached the ears of Feng Fei and his three companions who had sneaked into the Su residence on the evening breeze.
Su Cheng's banquet tonight was set up in the flower garden, with all the low couches placed among the flowers, fireflies fluttering around, and fragrant flowers all around, making those who came to Su's residence for this banquet feel intoxicated.
The person sitting in the main seat was naturally Su Cheng, and the person to Su Cheng's left was Yu Ming.
Yu Ming was quite different from the others, always wearing a dignified smile, occasionally returning a smile to those who looked at him.
Feng Fei and his companions evaded the layers of guards at the Su residence and hid in the flowerbeds and bushes. The dim moonlight could not illuminate the earth, and even the lit lamps flickered uncertainly in the darkness.
There were quite a few people attending the banquet. Merchants are usually sharp-eyed and shrewd. When they saw Yu Ming sitting below Su Cheng, they guessed that he was the main character of the banquet that night.
"Young Master Su, may I ask if you could introduce us to that young master?" The first to stand up was a middle-aged fat man sitting opposite Yu Ming. He was round all over, and even the hand holding the wine glass had round, fleshy fingers.
This middle-aged fat man is named Zou Wen. He is a staunch supporter of Su Cheng, or to put it more politely, an ally. In reality, he is just a lowly steward who runs errands for Su Cheng.
Su Cheng leaned back against the cushion, a handsome smile on his face: "It was my oversight. This is Young Master Yu Ming from the Azure Dragon Kingdom, the son of the richest man in the Azure Dragon Kingdom."
After that, Su Cheng picked up another cup of wine. He raised it slightly to Yu Ming, "This is Zou Wen, a wealthy merchant from our Yangzi Town. And that is..." Su Cheng introduced everyone present to Yu Ming one by one before continuing, "Young Master Yu Ming, our Su family's famous bone and blood wine has not yet been served, so we'll have to trouble you for now."
On everyone else's table lay only a seasonal fruit and some appetizers. Yu Ming's table had even less, yet it appeared far more refined.
Yu Ming stood up, bowed slightly to everyone, and said gently, "Hello everyone, this is also my first time traveling so far. Fortunately, I have the care of Young Master Su Cheng. This toast is for you all."
After that, Yu Ming tilted his head back and drank the entire glass of fruit wine. He then displayed the empty glass to everyone.
Everyone present laughed and drank a glass.
Seeing that everyone had drunk alcohol, Yu Ming sat back down in his seat.
"I wonder if Young Master Yu Ming has come to our Yangzi Town on some important matter?" Zou Wen was the first to speak, his small eyes squinting at Yu Ming. He wore a friendly smile, but Yu Ming could see that there was no warmth in that smile.
Yu Ming naturally had no intention of getting close to Zou Wen, but Zou Wen's actions displeased him somewhat, though he didn't show it on his face: "Besides the world-famous Tao family porcelain, Yangzi Town only has this Bone Blood Wine. Tao family porcelain is extremely valuable, but it's not something we need. As for Bone Blood Wine, it's said to have excellent nourishing effects on the body. I'm sure everyone knows the constitution of our Qinglong Kingdom's people, so I came here to buy some Bone Blood Wine from Young Master Su Cheng to take back, hoping it can remove the shackles on our people."
Those present nodded in agreement. As merchants, they had all heard about the physical condition of the people of Qinglong Kingdom to some extent, and for a moment, an atmosphere of sympathy and pity flowed through the place.
Yu Ming was not offended at all, and stood quietly in place, smiling as he looked at Su Cheng, who was sitting in the main seat.
Su Cheng gave a wicked smile and waved for someone to bring over the drinks.
Maids dressed in brocade entered in single file, each carrying a tray with only a pot of wine on it.
"It was I who neglected you all. So please don't be angry, let me offer you a taste of the oldest brewed bone and blood wine."
Although those who were willing to come for this meal were also afraid of the turbulent Yangzi Town, they could not resist the temptation of the bone and blood wine, and Su Cheng sent people to repeatedly assure them of their safety, so they came to the Su residence with a few servants.
At this moment, the bone and blood wine was served, causing a terrifying fervor to blaze in the eyes of these people.
"Young Master Su Cheng is really infuriating! He always makes us eat bone and blood wine at every banquet. You know, bone and blood wine is incredibly expensive outside. It's such a bargain for us!" Zou Wen excitedly poured himself a glass of bone and blood wine. When was the last time he drank it? About half a year ago. Tsk tsk, that kind of strong liquor that makes people's blood and energy vigorous but doesn't make them drunk is really great, not to mention bone and blood wine, which has an excellent taste.
"Young Master Su, I, Zou, would like to offer you a toast."
Then, Zou Wen gulped down the bone and blood wine. As the wine entered his stomach, a satisfied expression slowly appeared on Zou Wen's face.
Yu Ming looked at the wine in the cup on the table, which was glowing with a faint red light, and thought to himself with surprise: "I didn't expect this to be the famous Bone and Blood Wine. It doesn't look very appealing, but the aroma is really attractive."
"How can Young Master Yuming not drink?"
Su Cheng's soft words fell on Yu Ming's ears like a thunderclap.
Yu Ming was startled.
Yu Ming's expression remained unchanged; he simply held the wine glass and gently swayed it, saying, "This fine wine should be savored slowly."
Feng Fei, who was lurking in the flowerbed, transmitted a message to Yuan Jue: "Should we go out and stop them?"
Yuan Jue shook his head slightly. He always felt that Yu Ming wouldn't have drunk the wine so easily; he probably had something else to say.
However, Yuan Jue did not receive Yu Ming's farewell, but instead received a very familiar voice.
"Hehe, this bone and blood wine is truly something to savor!"
A somewhat dejected figure slowly emerged from the darkness. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit (.). Your support is my greatest motivation.)