Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

"Brother Blue Sky, why aren't you drinking?"

Upon hearing this, everyone except Gui Zhong, Maxius, and Morax turned their attention to Lan Tian.

The fact that Lan Tian himself, who brewed such fine wine, doesn't drink alcohol surprised and intrigued everyone.

"Um……"

Upon hearing this, Lan Tian seemed to recall something, and his expression immediately became somewhat awkward, as if he was hesitating whether to offer an explanation.

"Gui Zhong, why are you secretly laughing?"

Seeing Gui Zhong secretly laughing, Heuria, who was next to Gui Zhong, couldn't help but lean close to his ear and whisper.

"Hehehe, I just remembered something happy."

Upon hearing this, Gui Zhong winked at Heuria, playfully keeping her in suspense.

"Ah...can't you just give me a hint?"

Heurelia pouted, looking somewhat disappointed.

"No~"

Gui Zhong reached out and tapped Heulia's forehead, playfully sticking out his tongue.

"hehe…"

Seeing Gui Zhong and Heulia playfully fighting, Morax chuckled softly, took a sip of tea, and then looked at Lan Tian beside him.

There, in Lan Tian's arms, Fukaros was tugging at Lan Tian's clothes, pleading and acting cute in a soft, sweet voice:

"Brother~ please tell me~ okay~"

Blue Sky was completely at a loss, because Fukalos was so charming and cute that it was impossible for anyone to refuse her.

After silently repeating the phrase "It's shameful to act cute" several times in his mind, Lan Tian reached out and grabbed Fukalos's head, interrupting Fukalos's spellcasting.

"Um, what's wrong, brother..."

With her head pinned down, Fukalos blinked her large, watery heterochromatic eyes and said coquettishly.

"Cough cough..."

Lan Tian coughed a few times tactically, rubbed Fukaros's head, and then turned to the crowd with a helpless expression:

"Actually, the reason I don't drink is very simple..."

The story begins several hundred years ago with Gui Xiuli.

"Come, Morax, Maxius, taste my wine!"

In the courtyard, Lan Tian carried a large jar of peach blossom wine to Marcus and Morax, who were playing chess.

"Wine? Master, could it be that your peach blossom wine is ready?"

Marcus, who had been somewhat dejected after being defeated by Morax in a few moves, suddenly perked up and stood up.

Morax also turned his gaze with great interest to the peach blossom wine in Lantian's arms.

"Of course, come on, let me fill your glasses!"

As he spoke, Lan Tian took out two cups and poured peach blossom wine for Morax and Maxius.

"Hmm... rich peach aroma, full-bodied, this is a fine wine."

Morax held his teacup, examined the pink peach blossom wine in his glass, and gave his assessment.

Upon hearing this, Maxius couldn't wait to take a sip and was immediately captivated by the taste of the peach blossom wine.

"Delicious...so good! It's smooth and creamy, with a rich peach blossom aroma and a subtle sweetness! Master! Another cup, please!"

Maxius praised the peach wine highly, and after drinking it all in one gulp, he couldn't wait to have Blue Sky fill his cup again.

"Hmm, this peach blossom wine is a top-quality fruit wine."

Morax somewhat subtly placed his glass in front of Lantian and commented.

"Haha, I'm glad you like it."

Lan Tian nodded slightly to the two of them, then filled their glasses.

After drinking several more cups of peach blossom wine, Maxius noticed that Lan Tian didn't seem interested in trying any, so he put down his cup and asked curiously:

"Master, we've already drunk most of the jar of peach blossom wine, won't you try some?"

"Does my old friend perhaps dislike alcohol?"

Morax also cast his gaze toward the blue sky.

Before Lan Tian could answer, Gui Zhong pushed open the door to his room, stretched, and groggily greeted the three people in the yard:

"Haa~ Good morning, blue sky, Morax, and Maxius..."

Gui Zhong greeted Morax as he approached from behind, casually placing his hands on Morax's shoulders, looking somewhat dazed.

Good morning, Gui Zhong.

Blue Sky and Maxius waved to Gui Zhong at the same time.

Good morning, Gui Zhong. Did you rest well yesterday?

Morax took the glass of wine from Blue Sky and said calmly.

"Hmm... Of course, if Lantian hadn't come and reminded me, I wouldn't have known that I'd been buried in researching mechanical arts in the Cloud Flower Sea for months..."

At this moment, Gui Zhong's tone was not as playful and lively as usual, but rather a soft and sweet tone with a slight nasal quality, which made her sound quite charming and cute.

Seeing Gui Zhong's somewhat dazed and listless appearance, Lan Tian chuckled and pulled over a small stool, pressing Gui Zhong down to sit on it.

"You look like you haven't slept yet. I bet you spent the last few days I told you to rest secretly in your room figuring out some tricks, didn't you? Here, have a cup of hot tea to wake you up. I added a few drops of mint."

Lan Tian teased Gui Zhong as he handed him a cup of brewed oolong tea with a few mint leaves floating on top.

"Hmm...Okay..."

Gui responded softly and gently, then took the oolong tea and began to drink it.

"Ah~ It tastes so good, I feel so much more energetic."

After finishing his tea, Gui Zhong looked noticeably more relaxed and cheerful, his tone returning to its usual playful self, and his eyes brightening.

"By the way, Blue Sky, I smelled a very special fruit wine aroma in my room. Is it the peach blossom wine you mentioned earlier?"

Gui returned the empty teacup to Lantian and asked curiously, then looked at the half-full jar of peach blossom wine on the ground.

"Yes, that's right. Would you like to try some?"

Lan Tian disassembled the empty teacup, poured wine, and chuckled softly.

"No, no, I still prefer fruit juice."

Gui waved his hand, refusing the peach blossom wine that Lantian offered.

"Alright then, I'll drink it."

Even so, after handing a glass of juice to Gui Zhong, Lan Tian looked down at the peach blossom wine in his hand and muttered to himself:

"I think my alcohol tolerance is pretty good..."

Lan Tian unconsciously recalled his previous life, when he and his comrades were drinking together on vacation, and he was easily knocked out of the table by a glass of baijiu. His lips twitched slightly.

"Um... Master, how about... I drink it?"

Seeing that Lan Tian's expression was somewhat hesitant, Maxius cautiously probed.

"No need, no need. To be honest, this is my first time drinking alcohol, so it's understandable that I'm a little unaccustomed to it."

After thinking it over, Lan Tian shook his head and rejected Maxius's suggestion. Then he looked up and drank the peach blossom wine in his hand in one gulp.

……

Lan Tian's story ends here.

"And then? Brother Blue Sky, what happened next?"

Seeing that Lan Tian suddenly stopped talking, Fukalos, who had been listening with great interest, couldn't help but whine.

"Cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, Lan Tian coughed a few times, somewhat embarrassed, and said helplessly:

"Afterwards, I heard from Gui Zhong, Morax, and Maxius that after I finished one cup of peach blossom wine, I suddenly became a completely different person. My face turned bright red, and I drank several more cups of peach blossom wine. Then... things just got out of control..."

At this point, Lan Tian felt embarrassed to continue, and couldn't help but rub his forehead, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

Lan Tian's performance whetted everyone's appetite, and they all stared at him intently.

But Lan Tian remained with an embarrassed and helpless expression. In the end, Gui Zong couldn't bear to watch any longer, chuckled a few times, and playfully covered her mouth, saying:

"Hehehe, as soon as Lan Tian finished drinking, he became full of fighting spirit and insisted on sparring with Morax. He even used a boxing technique that I had never seen before and fought Morax to a standstill."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood, but then they became curious about Lan Tian's boxing style and all looked at Morax, who had been calmly drinking the whole time.

"Hehe, to be honest, old friend, your Drunken Fist is truly unparalleled. Even I might not be able to gain much of an advantage in terms of fist and foot techniques."

Morax put down his glass and, unusually seriously, began to tease Lan Tian.

"Ahem, Morax, when did you start teasing me?"

Even someone as composed as Lan Tian couldn't help but blush and awkwardly touch his nose.

"There's no way around it, Master, your performance in the later stages was just too outstanding, I can't forget it."

Marcius seemed to recall something and couldn't help but chuckle.

Marcius's words immediately piqued everyone's curiosity once again.

Seeing Fukaros blinking her big, watery heterochromatic eyes in his arms, with an adorable expression that seemed to want to hear more, and seeing the expectant and curious gazes of everyone around him, Lan Tian reluctantly began to explain:

"As you have heard, I sparred with Morax in the courtyard for several hours using my Drunken Fist technique, and then... uh... I just collapsed and fell asleep right there... the kind of sleep that you couldn't wake up no matter how hard you tried."

After saying that, Lan Tian couldn't help but turn his head away, looking quite embarrassed, clearly finding his own behavior somewhat amusing.

"Blue Sky collapsed rather suddenly. Morax, Maxius, and I were stunned for a moment before we belatedly helped him up, only to find that he was already fast asleep and unconscious, haha..."

As he spoke, Gui Zhong couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle softly.

"Pfft!"

As Gui Zhong was the first to break down in laughter, the scene quickly became uncontrollable, and everyone burst into laughter.

Just then, Lan Tian deliberately mimicked the scene from before, crossing his arms in a serious manner and saying jokingly:

"So, no matter what, I'd rather go play with the monster tide than touch alcohol again."

Undoubtedly, Lan Tian's words brought the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere to a climax.