Star Iron: Maple of Reincarnation

Every tavern in Changletian, whether it is an old brand or a new one opened after the war, is packed. For many people, the best way to turn strangers into good friends is to get them drunk and become drunken brothers.

At this time, people from all kinds of forces were mixed together in Luofu. For some people who valued personal connections and expanding relationships, this was indeed a rare opportunity. This was true for some employees of the company, and also for some masked fools who liked to play pranks.

And in such an inconspicuous little corner, when everyone else was making a lot of noise, a person was sitting quietly at a small table in the corner, looking down at the muddy wine in a small cup.

The white dress was particularly eye-catching, but there were so many people in Luofu, especially at this time, almost no one paid attention to this somewhat isolated existence.

Except for a certain hands-off boss.

"Miss, are you waiting for someone?" Jing Yuan smiled as he sat in front of the desk of the masked woman.

Perhaps anyone would think at first glance that the woman in white is just an ordinary masked fool, but Jing Yuan is Jing Yuan after all.

"Maybe." Chu Qing didn't comment. "I wonder what Mr. Jing Yuan wants to see me about?"

"Hey, I just like you, so I want to come and sit with me. I wonder if I have the honor to be the one you are waiting for."

Just listening to the conversation, I thought it was some bad uncle trying to hit on a decent girl. Chu Qing was a little overwhelmed and curled her lips: "Mr. Jing Yuan, you are really joking. I don't think I am qualified to be in your eyes."

"No, you do. You are not the Masked Fool, are you?" Jing Yuan chuckled, "Come here, young lady, this wine is not of high quality. This is the wine I brought specially, just taken out of the wine cellar. Would you be so kind as to try it?"

"Then I will respectfully obey your command."

You are really worthy of me... You noticed my abnormality earlier than I thought... Chu Qing looked calm on the surface, but a trace of uneasiness flashed through her heart.

I guess it's just a test. If you come to me later, maybe I will confess. But now, the time is not ripe yet.

"The finest Baili peach blossoms and Fanghu's fine wine." Jing Yuan smiled, as if he had no intention of continuing the previous topic, but his eyes never left Chu Qing's every move.

Somewhat nostalgic...

After a flash of disappointment, Chu Qing drank the wine in the glass.

"how?"

“It’s missing a little flavor.”

"Please tell me in detail, young lady."

“If ordinary wine lovers drink it, they will feel that the aftertaste is good. But it is still not mature enough, lacking a little bit of the vicissitudes of time.”

"I didn't realize that the girl is an expert in wine. Indeed, this wine should have been stored for another ten years. It was opened a little too early." Jing Yuan said. "Where did the girl's knowledge of wine come from?"

"That's a past event that I have to mention. My teacher was also a person who loved drinking. When I was three years old, he fed me two sips of Que wine when my mother wasn't paying attention." Chu Qing recalled the happy events that she hadn't recalled for a long time.

"Oh? Then you are not qualified as a teacher. You are too bad and should be judged by the Land Observation Department." Jing Yuan said with a smile.

"There was no trial... but my mother found out later and hunted down half of Changletian..." Chu Qing responded.

The topic went off track without us noticing.

The two chatted about wine, people, and wine. They were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. Their brain waves were so in sync, but in fact they had never said a word before today.

"Your teacher's point of view does have some merits. A person's character can be seen in his wine. Although it may be biased sometimes, it is true most of the time. The girl seems to be a native of Luofu. Why would someone who is not the Masked Fool wear a mask?" Finally, the topic got to the point.

"I have nothing to say... How did Mr. Jingyuan determine that I am not a masked fool?" Chu Qing said with a smile.

"I've been watching you for a long time. The Masked Fool is not as honest as you. Moreover, the mask is the only thing on your body that carries the aura of joy. This is not the destiny you believe in, but a disguise." Jing Yuan said incisively.

Now that the truth has been revealed, there is no need to hide it.

The conversations just now were just to test the depth of the person in front of him. But Chu Qing's answers were flawless, and even when chatting about family matters, it felt like a conversation with a friend, without any tension or stagnation.

Or maybe she really didn't have any bad intentions.

Or, she is an extremely cunning and terrifying person.

Or maybe both. But in any case, it is impossible not to value such people.

"Why are you paying attention to me? I didn't do anything, did I?" Chu Qing didn't understand why she attracted Jing Yuan's attention. Since she came to Luofu, she has been living a secluded life and has done basically nothing.

"Perhaps, others really won't pay attention. But if you've been a general for a long time, you'll always have a sense of spiritual perception. This feeling is hard to explain. Although you haven't done anything, you've been paying attention to the two current generals." Jing Yuan said.

"So many people are paying attention to this pair of generals. What's a humble girl like me?" Chu Qing said with a smile.

"Yeah, it's nothing. It's just that my intuition tells me that you are not ordinary. Forget it, I have no interest in finding out other people's secrets. Today I just want to make friends. It's okay if you understand that I am criticizing you. I have always had only one principle. As long as you are not here to harm Luofu, I will not interfere."

Jing Yuan said, then waved his hand and left.

Even Jing Yuan could not have imagined that the person sitting in front of him was the daughter of Mo Feng and Fu Xuan, at least at some point in time. And the so-called teacher she mentioned...

"What a waste, teacher! The taste of this wine has dropped by half after it was opened. I don't even have the nerve to scold you." Chu Qing couldn't help but complain.

But when I thought about how he had called me a bastard several times just now, I felt very happy.

"Hanabi, you've been invisible next to me for so long, why don't you come out?" Chu Qing looked at the empty seat next to her.

Of course, Jing Yuan didn't realize that his conversation with Chu Qing was being listened to by a third party, and that this third party knew a lot that Jing Yuan didn't know.

After losing the power of the Commander, it was impossible to sense the completely hidden Hanabi. At most, she had a vague intuition that she was being watched.

Hanabi was laughing so hard that she almost had a split in her side. "It's so funny. I have reason to believe that you are quite amusing as the Masked Fool."

Hanabi had no intention of deceiving Chuqing by hiding. Chuqing's order was more powerful than hers, and she should be one of the more advanced orderers in the end.

"You're so noisy... I should have pulled out your tongue back then." Chu Qing said. After drinking the wine in the glass, she casually produced another jar.

"Oh, good wine." Hanabi's social terrorist ability was no less than that of the Star Core Spirit, and she didn't care at all that the man in front of her had almost taken her life. "Does this wine have a name?"

"The white clothes are like snow." Chu Qing answered briefly.

"Better than that Baili Peach Blossom. Want a drink?"

"Am I familiar with you?"

"Very familiar. After all, your father and I are very familiar with each other, which is almost the same as I am very familiar with you." Hanabi said with a smile.

Chuqing knew that Hanabi knew a lot. After all, she also learned a lot from the God of Fun. As the Commander of Joy, it was easy for her to come up with the answer based on the intelligence, but she didn't plan to do it. After all, people of the Joy faction wanted fun, and betraying her would not bring much fun.

"I hope you won't be too noisy. Otherwise, I will consider poisoning you and making you mute now." Chu Qing still threatened.

"Don't worry, the God of Fun means that He has reserved the audience seats. Before that, I am just a spectator." Hanabi said with a smile, "We Masked Fools understand best, don't we? Hehe."