Master of Martial Arts, please enjoy a drunken revelry in the martial world.

Chapter 18 The Severed Finger of Xuanyuan

Gu Qianbei watched the live broadcast of the Tongfu Inn drama and nodded in satisfaction.

This story is about Li Dazui going home to visit his family. When he returned, he said that his elderly mother was seriously ill and almost passed away.

The inn's inhabitants didn't take it seriously, as they had heard this excuse many times before. Only the newcomer, Guo Furong, was unaware of the intricacies and stood up for him.

After the innkeepers explained that Li Dazui would ask for leave on the first and fifteenth of each month, and each time it was for no more than three days, he said he had to go home to see his seriously ill mother.

Guo Furong then realized with embarrassment that this was clearly just Li Dazui's excuse.

But Li Dazui changed the subject, saying that this time it was for real...

The innkeepers were embarrassed and were about to offer their condolences when Li Dazui said that his mother had almost passed away this time, only because he had predicted that she would become the martial arts champion, which caused his mother to sit up in shock from her deathbed.

Everyone was shocked.

Before anyone could react, Li Dazui immediately begged them to help him cover up his lie.

When everyone refused, Li Dazui threatened to cook for them, and only then did they reluctantly agree to play along with his elaborate deception.

This live broadcast left Gu Qianbei completely satisfied.

"It was such a wise decision to stay across from Tongfu Inn. This feeling of watching a show live is something most people can't experience."

Gu Qianbei stood up, clapped his hands to brush off the sunflower seed crumbs from his clothes, and then turned and went back to the tavern.

It's not too late for him to come out and watch the second show when Li Dazui's gambling queen mother arrives.

With nothing else to do, Gu Qianbei started studying the Thousand Wine Manual again.

"The best way to quickly improve your cultivation level is to brew better wine."

I just brewed Bihe Dew a couple of days ago. It's a fine brew, and it shouldn't change much without the addition of martial arts elements.

I imagine the reward for this fine wine won't be too good.

If the Dragon Tiger Wine hadn't had the double reward for the first brewing, it wouldn't have had the ten-year Golden Light Mantra internal energy.

Dragon Tiger Wine has already been brewed once, so there will be no reward even if it is successfully brewed this time.

"Then I should seriously consider brewing a wine of exceptional quality to try and win an even greater reward."

Gu Qianbei flipped through the list of rare wines in the Thousand Wines Manual.

The Thousand Wine Manual divides fine wines into five levels: Fine Wine, Superior Wine, Spiritual Wine, Immortal Elixir, and Divine Drink.

Now Gu Qianbei can only browse through the recipes for fine wines and rare and exquisite wines. The remaining three types are probably beyond his current skill level.

But for him now, these two recipes are enough.

"Aside from the martial arts spirit, which can enhance the quality of wine, to brew a wine of exceptional quality or higher, one needs a rare and precious person as the master."

But rare treasures are not so easy to find.

With my current abilities, finding even one of them would be extremely difficult, let alone the many rare treasures I would need later.

Moreover, besides rare treasures, good water is also essential.

The wine I brew now is already made with good water, but if I want to go a step further, it is clearly not enough.

The place where the best water in the world gathers the most is none other than the capital city, where tribute water is offered.

Apart from the imperial court, perhaps only the number one manor in the world has such resources.

It seems that joining a powerful force like the Number One Manor in the World is an inevitable step.

The easiest and quickest way for me to find rare treasures and good water for brewing wine is to rely on their help.

Moreover, the management of the number one manor in the world is extremely lax, and it does not force its retainers to do things, making it a truly good place to go.

Furthermore, if I were to join, it would certainly be as a brewer, and he couldn't expect me to do anything outside of brewing.

That's not a good match for your major.

With this in mind, Gu Qianbei had already put the trip to the number one manor in the world on his itinerary.

Once the Jade Lotus Dew is brewed and the reward is received, I will visit the number one manor in the world.

With the exceptional quality of sunflower-inspired brewing, becoming the world's number one brewer should be no problem.

After all, the current number one manor in the world is newly established, and there are not many talented people yet.

After that, once he brews the Spirit Wine, his title as the world's number one brewer will likely be unshakeable.

"Before heading to the Number One Manor in the World, brew plenty of wine at Thousand Sorrows Inn. When you return, you can open all the bottles and receive rewards."

Although it's just fine wine, the rewards are quite substantial when there's a large quantity.

Oh, and I also need to find someone to keep an eye on Qianchousi for me, in case anything goes wrong.

Thinking of this, the image of Xiao Zhao involuntarily popped into Gu Qianbei's mind.

"In Qixia Town, I don't know many people, only the people at Tongfu Inn, Xiao Zhao, and Constable Xing."

Needless to say, Officer Xing is not someone who can help me watch the shop.

Everyone at the inn has their own regular job and doesn't have much spare time.

What's more, Lao Bai is a heavy drinker, and it would be a huge loss if he drank all the wine.

After thinking it over, Xiao Zhao is the most suitable.

Next time I see Xiao Zhao, I'll talk to her about paying her wages; it shouldn't be difficult.

So, the task for the next few days is to brew a few more jars of fine wine.

It was afternoon.

Li Dazui brought his mother to Tongfu Inn, and a play pretending to be the residence of a top scholar began.

Gu Qianbei sat by the second-floor window, taking in everything.

When Gu Qianbei watched the TV series before, he didn't think about it in detail, but now that he's watching it again, he's noticed a lot of problems.

"This whole thing seems like everyone is just playing with the old lady, but actually the old lady wants to see what kind of people Li Dazui's friends are."

After all, given the old lady's abilities, she should have noticed the problem from the beginning.

If Aunt Li were just an ordinary elderly woman from the countryside, it would be normal for her not to notice anything wrong.

But this is the infamous Xuanyuan who severed his finger, so it's impossible that he didn't notice the problem.

First, Xuanyuan, who had severed his finger, was skilled in gambling, and his internal strength was naturally not bad either.

In the original storyline, she flicked her wrist and changed the number of dice in Bai Zhantang's dice cup without him noticing, which shows that her inner strength is far superior to Bai Zhantang's.

Secondly, the fact that Duanzhi Xuanyuan didn't let Li Dazui learn martial arts or literature shows that she only wanted Li Dazui to live out the rest of his life peacefully. How could she have thought that Li Dazui could become the top martial arts scholar?

That's obviously nonsense.

So, from the very beginning, Duanzhi Xuanyuan just wanted to find a reason to come to Tongfu Inn to see what kind of people Li Dazui's friends were.

Only then can she be completely at ease.

The reason she did this was most likely because she felt her lifespan was nearing its end, or perhaps a major crisis was about to strike, and she needed to leave temporarily, her fate uncertain.

Gu Qianbei leaned more towards the first possibility.

"It's a grand drama, with both sides putting on a show; it's truly spectacular."

When Gu Qianbei saw that in the backyard of Tongfu Inn, Duanzhi Xuanyuan was pretending to be frightened into fainting by Bai Zhantang's storytelling, he knew that this grand show was about to come to an end.

Unexpectedly, at nightfall, Li Dazui brought Duanzhi Xuanyuan to Qianchousi Si.

"Manager Gu, my mother said your Dragon Tiger Wine is delicious, so I came here specifically to get to know you."