The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1428

Chapter 1428: Chapter 1424: Getting Wine Chapter 1428: Chapter 1424: Getting Wine In the days that followed, Shen Luo and Lu Huaming made their way back to Chang'an, walking and stopping, eating and drinking, which, indeed, allowed Shen Luo to spend a comfortable period rarely experienced.

However, as they neared Chang'an, Lu Huaming suddenly received a secret order from the government officials, instructing him to deal with other matters. This brought an end to the wonderful time of traveling together, leaving Shen Luo to continue the journey alone.

More than a hundred li outside Chang'an City, near the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, lay a Thousand Acres Peach Forest.

Come the sunny days of March, the peach blossoms burst into bloom over the entire mountain. The entire Thousand Acres Peach Forest dressed in pink make-up, the fragrance of flowers filling the wild, attracting countless phoenix butterflies.

Within Chang'an City, whether it be noblemen or common people, everyone would bring their families to this place for a spring outing during this time, to appreciate the magnificent scenery, and to buy a few jars of peach blossom wine brewed with petals from the previous year.

This had almost become a traditional Springtime custom for welcoming the season in Chang'an City.

Therefore, outside this Thousand Acres Peach Forest, a small town gradually formed, primarily engaged in wine making as its main business.

Naturally, it was not the season of late spring at the moment, but rather the period just after the height of summer and nearing the start of autumn. There were no tourists coming to Taolin Town for sightseeing and many businesses, like restaurants and inns, had closed up shop due to the lack of business.

At this moment, Shen Luo alone came to Taolin Town.

Certainly, he was not there to admire the flowers but was entrusted by Lu Huaming to find a bar called “Taohua Walls.”

The owner of this bar was a bit different from others, not only capable of brewing wine from peach blossoms but also able to produce a kind of fruit wine from the peach flesh. The taste was tart yet sweet, with a fragrant aroma, a unique product of Taolin Town.

However, the brewing cycle of this peach fruit wine was short, and it was not as mellow as other types of wine, so it couldn't be preserved for very long. It was only available during the current season, and once the time passed, one would have to wait until the next year to buy it.

For this reason, Shen Luo had agreed to help Lu Huaming catch the tail end of the season to buy two jars of the fruit wine.

Business in the town was quiet, with most of the shops either completely closed or with their doors partially shut. Following Lu Huaming's description, Shen Luo walked from one end of the town to the other. He finally saw the sign for “Taohua Walls” at a corner.

It was a small storefront specializing in selling wine, with no seating or tables for service, just a door and counter for transactions, wine for sale on the go, and fairly reasonable prices. Peach blossom wine was one tael per jar, ten taels per jar, and peach fruit wine one and a half taels per jar, fifteen taels per jar.

But on the signboard hung outside, in black and white, the words “Sold Out” were written large.

Upon seeing those words, Shen Luo sighed inwardly, knowing he might have made the trip for nothing.

But having come all this way, he still felt compelled to ask.

Before he could approach, he heard a crisp female voice coming from inside the shop:

“How can you be so unreasonable, customer? I have told you over and over again that these two jars of wine are reserved for a regular customer; I cannot sell them to you. Why won't you listen?”

“Miss, if you are keeping two jars for your regular customer, that's thirty taels in total. I'll give you ten taels of silver for one jar, surely that's acceptable?” said a man outside the shop window, wrapped in a snowy white fox fur, pleading unremittingly.

Hanging at his waist was an emerald jade pendant, misty with faint spiritual energy, clearly not a mundane item.

Shen Luo approached and stood beside the Fox Fur Man, seeing a sprightly young girl standing inside the counter. She couldn't have been older than fifteen or sixteen, her hair tied in twisted braids, dressed neatly, with a gray apron around her waist, looking very shrewd and competent.

“Shopkeeper, do you still have any peach fruit wine for sale?” Shen Luo asked.

The young girl heard him and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Realizing the situation, Shen Luo understood that a “Sold Out” sign was already posted outside the shop. His query was knowingly redundant.

“Umm… Is it possible to just sell me one pot, just one pot will do,” Shen Luo said, somewhat embarrassed.

“Here comes another, I won't sell, I won't sell. These last two jars of wine are reserved for regular customers, I've said I won't sell and I mean it,” the young girl said impatiently, waving her hand and making to fit the stall's shutter back on, ready to close for the day.

“Hey, don't do that…” The fox fur man quickly reached out to stop her but was stared down by the young girl's stern look.

The fox fur man awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Shen Luo turned to leave but then, a flash of spiritual light struck his mind, and he quickly asked, “Owner, these two jars of wine you're reserving, they wouldn't happen to be for a man named Lu Huaming, would they?”

“Eh, how do you know?” the young girl actually stopped what she was doing, surprised.

Hearing this, Shen Luo felt greatly relieved.

Previously, Lu Huaming had said that he came here every year to buy two jars of wine and had been doing so for seven or eight years; he was, by all accounts, a regular of regulars.

It's just that Lu Huaming hadn't mentioned how difficult it was to purchase the wine, which led Shen Luo to guess that the 'regular customer' the young lady spoke of might be Lu Huaming.

“Hi, he couldn't make it this year because of some matters, and he was worried about missing the wine season, so he asked me to come here and purchase the wine on his behalf,” Shen Luo quickly said.

“Oh? And how will you prove it?” the young girl looked Shen Luo up and down with suspicion.

“This… he really didn't give me any proof,” Shen Luo scratched his head, suddenly feeling a bit troubled.

“Then how can I believe you're not just someone who overheard a name and came to swindle me?” the young girl frowned, hands on hips.

After a moment's consideration, Shen Luo suddenly had an idea.

With a wave of his hand, water vapor rose from his palm, forming a water curtain barrier in front of the young girl. Flowing light moved across it, and Lu Huaming's image vividly appeared on it.

“Girl, please look. If I didn't know Lu Huaming, surely I couldn't do this, right?” Shen Luo asked.

The young girl glanced at the water curtain picture scroll, her eyes instantly lighting up, both because she recognized the man was indeed Lu Huaming and because she was impressed by Shen Luo's display of immortal mystic arts.

“It seems you do know Brother Lu. In that case, you can take the wine for him, but he hasn't paid for the wine yet,” the young girl nodded and said.

“It's no problem. I'll pay; I'll pay,” Shen Luo called out in haste.

After taking the silver taels, the young girl immediately turned and went to the back shelf. She moved down the last two jars of peach fruit wine and placed them on the counter of the stall, pushing them toward Shen Luo.

Just as Shen Luo was about to take the wine, two large hands suddenly extended from beside him, the man making a fist in greeting.

“Doaist friend, may I purchase one jar of this peach fruit wine from you?” The dignified fox fur man asked with a smile on his face.

“I am purchasing on behalf of someone else, I regret I cannot oblige,” Shen Luo returned the greeting, not wishing to get entangled in the matter.

“Not one jar, just one pot, one pot will do,” the fox fur man immediately changed his request, extending a single finger without a moment's hesitation.

Shen Luo turned to look and saw the man's handsome features filled with anticipation. His amber eyes sparkled with hopeful light, and his Adam's apple involuntarily moved up and down as he swallowed.

Seeing this, it was clear that the wine bug in his belly had been thoroughly enticed.

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