NOVEL NEXT Chapter 805: Jadescent Nectar
The feeling was just like the way Yi Zheng appeared when he was fooling those outsider little demons.
However, Yi Zheng was fooling a bunch of little demons, while Jidian was clearly fooling a bunch of divine beasts. Their audiences were different, the pressure was different, but Jidian's performance was obviously much better than Yi Zheng's.
Yi Zheng clicked his tongue and said, "Masterful!"
Yi Zheng followed Jidian to three tables, where a man, a rabbit, and a dog each took their seats.
A maid brought over a large pork knuckle, and Jidian waved his hand: "Amitabha, this poor monk is a man of the cloth, bring two servings."
Poof!
Yi Zheng spat out a mouthful of wine, thinking to himself, "If you want two servings, don't claim to be a man of the cloth, okay? You're constantly giving monks a bad name!"
The maid noticed the rabbit's unusual expression and asked, "Dear King, you..."
"Two servings!" Yi Zheng raised two fingers.
The maid smiled, then looked at the barks-at-heaven dog, who said, "Same as them, two."
The maid withdrew, and shortly thereafter, two servings of pork knuckles were placed in front of each person.
Yi Zheng looked around. No one else was using chopsticks, so he didn't care and rolled up his sleeves to start eating.
With the first bite, Yi Zheng was amazed; the taste of this pork knuckle was incredibly delicious! It melted in his mouth, fragrant but not greasy, especially with its unique aroma, Yi Zheng had never tasted anything like it in his life!
While eating, Yi Zheng asked, "What kind of meat is this? It smells so good!"
The barks-at-heaven dog grinned and said, "Tasty, huh? Eat more then... This kind of rabbit meat is only found on Mount Tai."
Yi Zheng took a big bite and the next moment froze, "What meat?"
Seeing Yi Zheng's reaction, the barks-at-heaven dog felt delighted, finally able to gross out the rabbit a bit, so he let out a creepy laugh, "Rabbit meat, didn't you hear clearly? I'll tell you again, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit meat!
Special rabbit meat from Mount Tai!
Don't glare at me, I'm not lying, if you don't believe it, ask Jidian."
Jidian nodded, "Indeed, it's rabbit meat, specifically black cloud rabbit from Mount Tai, their leg meat is particularly delicious."
Both of them thought Yi Zheng would be disgusted or at least upset, but instead, Yi Zheng's eyes lit up and he said, "Then I need to eat more..."
And then this guy inhaled the two plates of pork knuckle like a whirlwind!
The barks-at-heaven dog was dumbfounded: "You really are something, huh? Eating your own kind?"
Yi Zheng glared at him, knowing full well himself that he was no ordinary rabbit!
He's just a person in a rabbit's disguise!
What's wrong with eating rabbit?
In his last life, his favorite dish was rabbit stew with chicken and potatoes, but in this life, he's surrounded by rabbits all the time, so it's inconvenient to start eating them.
He took a big swig from the wine jug...
Poof!
Yi Zheng spat out another mouthful of wine, shaking his head and saying, "This wine's no good."
As soon as he spoke, he attracted quite a bit of attention, with some people looking especially fierce, even hostile.
What Yi Zheng feared most were those who could suppress him with a wave of their hand, what he feared least were those glaring eyes; whoever glared at him, he'd glare right back, whoever cares!
Several of the more domineering divine beasts were glared back by this rabbit, feeling somewhat displeased.
One bald old man snorted coldly: "Rabbit, the wine you're drinking is a fine wine from Cloud Mist Mountain, made with dew mixed with a special flower unique to my Cloud Mist Mountain, the Big Mist Three Pure Flower.
One sip invigorates you, two sips gather power, three sips can quickly help one enter the path, it's a top-grade fine wine.
Yet to you, it's no good?
I'm really curious, you mere thirteenth-tier rabbit, could you have ever tasted better wine?"
Yi Zheng didn't even bother to argue, he directly took out a silver wine jug from his spatial bag, then raised it high, pouring the wine out which splashed into the cup...
At the same time, a refreshing aroma spread around, and just a sniff energized those nearby quite a bit.
Some old wine enthusiasts even licked their lips, exclaiming, "What is this wine? It's so fragrant?"
"This wine, so pure!"
"Slurp..." Someone sucked back their drool, staring dead set at the wine glass in Yi Zheng's hand.
Jidian's eyes lit up as well, the barks-at-heaven dog couldn't sit still, shouting, "Holy cow, rabbit, where did you get the Jadescent Nectar from?! This is only found in the heavenly court!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding divine beasts were all astounded.
"Jadescent Nectar?" A woman holding a peach blossom branch exclaimed in shock.
"How's that possible?" An elderly man in linen clothes couldn't believe it.
A supposedly man with gigantic eyes and dark circles around them clicked his tongue and said, "That's supposed to be in the Immortal Realm, right? The Underground Immortal Realm shouldn't have such a thing, how did this rabbit get it?
Could it be he's been to the Immortal Realm?"
"No way, he's only thirteenth tier, none of us have been to the Immortal Realm, why should he?"
A group of divine beasts exclaimed and discussed in low voices.
Yi Zheng, however, ignored them and poured a glass for both the barks-at-heaven dog and Jidian, then raised his glass and said, "Good dishes go with good wine, cheers!"
The barks-at-heaven dog looked at the envious glances around him, feeling extremely proud, even looking at Yi Zheng with newfound friendliness, downing his cup of wine in one go, smacking his lips and saying, "That's the taste, spot on! Rabbit, another cup."
Jidian also squinted his eyes with delight after drinking: "Mm... Good wine, good wine... what a fine wine this is!"
The other divine beasts couldn't tell if the wine was truly Jadescent Nectar, but the aroma was so enticing that even if it weren't, it was definitely top-grade, making them all salivate.
But they also knew that the finer the wine, the more precious it was.
Without a deep relationship, stepping forward to scrounge for wine would most likely end up in embarrassment.
However, watching those three drink, the craving in their bellies was getting restless.
Just then, the rabbit grinned and said, "Everyone, don't just watch, care for a drink?"
The divine beasts were stunned: "What?"
Then they saw the rabbit take out more than twenty wine jugs and place them on the table, gallantly saying, "Today's gathering is for the heroes of the world, this round's on me!"
The divine beasts understood, then got excited, with an old wine enthusiast being the first to rush forward, grabbed a jug, drank a sip, and then with eyes glowing shouted, "Good wine, good wine indeed! This is truly fine wine!"
Someone else burst into tears: "To think I, the Hundred-Year-Old Immortal, claimed to have tasted all the fine wines in the world, only to realize today that all I've been drinking was horse urine! This is the real wine, this is what wine is!"
That hundred-year-old immortal, looking like a white-bearded old man, was moved to the point of holding Yi Zheng's hand tightly and saying, "Rabbit, today you fulfilled my dream of drinking fine wine. If you ever need anything, just say the word, the Hundred-Year-Old Immortal will not frown."
The other divine beasts who tasted the Jadescent Nectar were also very emotional, though not as much as the old wine enthusiast Hundred-Year-Old Immortal, they were nonetheless very grateful: "Rabbit, with this jug of wine, I owe you a favor!
When attending gatherings in the future, I promise not to ambush you!
If I go against my word, may I be struck by lightning, with the system as my witness!" Fair Peach Branch smiled sweetly as her beautiful eyes twinkled.