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Chapter 73: Volcano Ant Wine - A Chance Encounter at Changlaifang

On the map of Lizhou, Gravel Valley is just an ordinary little valley.

But within the territory of Cang Yan Sect, there is the famous Dafang City that has existed for more than three hundred years.

Many independent cultivators had become accustomed to coming here to trade supplies. Gradually, a small town developed outside the valley.

At its peak, there were thousands of monks living in these streets that were pieced together in a chaotic manner.

Even now, there are six or seven hundred people stationed here year-round.

Although most of them have very low cultivation levels, they are numerous, which leads to a booming business here.

Xiao Chen had just arrived and was looking at the various small stalls on the street with curiosity.

Perhaps it is because it is located in the southwest, closer to the volcanic group.

Nearly half of the items on the street are related to fire resistance or fire avoidance, and the prices are quite cheap.

After a walk around the streets, I found that in the center of the town was the largest local restaurant - Changlaifang.

Xiao Chen has traveled so many miles and has long been looking for a change of pace.

He walked directly into the restaurant and chose a small table by the window on the second floor. "Are there any special dishes?"

While helping pour tea, the waiter introduced: "If you want to talk about specialties, then you've come to the right place. We have two great things here that you can't find anywhere else."

"One is this volcanic ant wine. It's made from local volcanic fruit, and then soaked with volcanic ants."

"Buried at the foot of a volcano, it took more than twenty years to be unearthed."

"The second is our steamed sea bass, which benefits the spleen and stomach, nourishes the liver, and strengthens the kidneys."

The guy emphasized the last half of the sentence.

"Strengthening the kidneys isn't the main thing. I just want to eat some special dishes."

"Then bring both, add a plate of braised pork ribs, a serving of roasted squab, and a serving of cold dishes, and give me a bowl of plain noodles."

These dishes were not expensive. He ordered four dishes at once. Together with the spiritual wine, it only cost thirty-five grains of spiritual sand, which was equivalent to three and a half spiritual stones.

Xiao Chen was a little strange at first.

Why does spirit fish cost two spirit stones, but spirit wine only costs one spirit stone?

After the waiter brought the spirit wine up, he saw that the other party was using an extremely small silver pot, which only contained two taels of spirit wine.

As a person who doesn't usually drink, he specifically ordered spirit wine.

This is because generally speaking, many special spiritual wines can bring more or less benefits to monks if they are consumed for the first time.

But two taels is obviously a bit too little, and it won’t have any effect if you drink it.

"Wait a moment."

Xiao Chen stopped the waiter and said, "Why is this all you have? This is not enough for anyone to drink."

"Why didn't you tell me this earlier? It won't cost you any spirit stones. Give me another pot."

The waiter smiled and explained, "Oh, sir, you don't know. Each person can only buy one pot of this wine per day. No more."

"Otherwise, the Cang Yan Sect will come to arrest us."

"The main thing is that although the volume of our wine is small, it is very strong. One pot is equivalent to three pots."

Does the Cang Yan Sect have such wide-ranging jurisdiction?

Xiao Chen waved his hand and sent the waiter away: "Okay, go ahead and get busy."

He poured himself a glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Sure enough, after entering the mouth, there was a burning hot current that rushed along the chest to the dantian.

Then, it felt like there was a burning flame at the navel.

Hiss, this rule seems to make some sense. Xiao Chen put down his wine glass and quickly used his magic power to dispel the alcohol.

Just as he closed his eyes and concentrated, he heard the diners talking from behind.

"Have you all heard? This time, the Xiong family not only took out many treasures themselves, but also recruited independent cultivators at the valley entrance to send items for auction."

"I saw it this morning too. It's said that after the successful bid, only a 50% service fee will be charged. It seems that the Xiong family really takes this seriously."

"Yes, and they're also taking the opportunity to hold a competition. I heard it's to help Miss Xiong choose a husband."

"How can he not take it seriously? The Xiong family is in such a state now. If they don't attract more talents, hehe."

"Brother Zhang, what do you mean?"

"Haven't you noticed that the fish here have changed? The Xiong family hasn't brought any spirit fish from Hulu Lake here for over half a year. I've asked around, and everyone there is now from the Tian family."

Xiao Chen was listening intently when the waiter brought the dish: "Sir, your steamed sea bass."

He asked casually, "Hey, what species are these fish from?"

The waiter explained, "Don't worry, sir. These are all spirit fish from South Lake. The meat is guaranteed to be delicious."

"The Nanhu Su family in the north?"

"Yes, that's it. Since you know the Su family, you know that the quality of our fish is absolutely fine."

My goodness, I came all the way here, but ended up eating the fish from the Su family next door.

Oh, yes, the Su family has no shortage of fish.

Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that the last time he made fish soup for Su Wanqing, she seemed to have only taken a small sip.

I remember that she praised the fish soup for being delicious, but she never tasted it again.

I picked up a piece of spirit fish with chopsticks and tasted it. It was salty, fresh, tender and smooth, and it was many times better than ordinary fish.

The old saying is true: the more beautiful a woman is, the more deceptive she is.

At this time, two more people went up to the second floor and also chose seats by the window.

"Waiter, bring me ten catties of wine, ten catties of beef, and two side dishes."

After hearing the waiter's explanation, one of them immediately took out a spirit stone and said, "Two taels of wine is not enough for me to rinse my mouth. Just bring up the good wine. I have plenty of spirit stones."

Seeing the waiter in a dilemma, another person started to persuade him, "Forget it, Biaozi. Once you come here, you have to abide by the rules. Let's just drink the wine we brought."

He pulled out a wine gourd and said, "Waiter, it should be okay for us to drink the wine we brought with us, right?"

The waiter nodded quickly: "No problem, no problem. Please wait a moment, the beef will be here soon."

Biaozi also took out a wine gourd: "What kind of broken rules are these!"

Xiao Chen heard a familiar voice and looked up.

Hey!
He also has an identical wine gourd on him.

That was the trophy he got after killing Scar.

The two people in front of me are most likely Scar’s two brothers!
To be on the safe side, Xiao Chen secretly opened his storage bag and took a look, confirming that it was the same wine gourd, and even the condition was almost the same.

Moreover, the unfamiliarity these two people had just shown with the local prohibition laws showed that they were also outsiders.

The outsider is called Jiuhulu, and the second one is also called Biaozi.

The three clues are consistent, and it can be confirmed that it is them!
According to the clues left in Scar's diary, each of the brothers is likely to have a spiritual snow lotus on his body.

They ran after Ye Fei that day, and when Xiao Chen wanted to find him later, it was too late.

I originally thought that there were so many people and I didn’t know when I would see you again.

I never expected that I would meet an old friend in a foreign land.

(End of this chapter)