As Xiao Yu fell into a deep sleep, Luo Qing realized that he was trapped in the valley, because there was no entrance and exit in the valley, and he couldn't fly, and it was impossible to get out of the valley to kill demon beasts.

Xiao Yu fell asleep like this, he wouldn't wake up in two or three months, in order not to make himself seem idle, Luo Qing decided to explore the entire valley.

So Luo Qing carried a medicine basket on his back every day, and while collecting medicine, he explored every inch of the valley. Fortunately, the valley is not small, according to Luo Qing's calculations, it will take him an hour to walk straight from one end of the valley to the other.

According to Luo Qing's walking speed, he could walk thirty miles per hour, that is, the size of the valley was at least fifteen miles in circumference.

Luo Qing went all the way to collect medicines, and felt that the medicine he had picked was almost over, so he began to refine the pill, and at night, he attracted star power into his body to practice, and he did this every day.

A month passed in a hurry, and in the past month, he had refined a lot of pills, and his alchemy technique had made a lot of progress, and his cultivation was slowly improving, and he was close to the peak of the early stage of enlightenment, and he believed that in another month, he would be able to reach the middle stage of enlightenment.

Today, Luo Qing, as usual, carried the medicine basket from last night's stop and prepared to continue to look in other directions, although the valley is not small, but it is also so big, so Luo Qing is not worried about getting lost at all, he will stay there overnight wherever he goes every day, and continue to move forward or change directions on the second day.

Because it was dark yesterday, Luo Qing didn't see the surrounding environment clearly, so he found a big boulder and jumped on it to meditate and practice, and spent the night like this, until he woke up in the morning, only to find that he was not far from an apricot forest in front of him.

In the early morning, the valley is filled with fog, looking at the apricot forest in the distance, it is even more beautiful, the white mist lingers between the apricot trees, and the pink and white apricot blossoms in the garden are just like a fairyland.

Luo Qing got up, picked up the medicine basket and walked towards the apricot forest. Due to the barrier of the mist, he walked to the front of the apricot forest, and Luo Qing found that the apricot forest was surrounded by a ditch about three zhang wide, looking at the water in the ditch, the aura was compelling, and Luo Qing knew that this ditch was also formed because of those spiritual springs.

After walking along the ditch for a while, Luo Qing realized that there was a wooden bridge in front of him, which was across the ditch, and he could directly reach the apricot grove on the opposite side through the wooden bridge.

After walking across the wooden bridge, Luo Qing realized something, and muttered: "Wooden bridge, man-made wooden bridge, which means that there are other people in it, or there have been people who have lived in the valley." ”

Luo Qing walked into the apricot forest with his suspicions, this flower is in bloom, so he can't eat apricots, but the beautiful scenery can be enjoyed.

A few steps into the apricot forest, there is a smell of wine in the face, the aroma of wine is rich, refreshing, just smelling is attractive.

"It seems that there are really other people in the valley, this place is like a paradise, and it is normal for high-ranking people to live in seclusion. Luo Qing smiled faintly and said to himself.

Luo Qing searched for the source of the aroma of wine all the way, and soon walked to the other end of the apricot forest. At this time, what caught Luo Qing's eyes was a bamboo house, which made Luo Qing feel strange that the bamboo house was not standing against the ground, but floating.

A plank road twists and turns, and it took several turns to get to the door of the bamboo house, Luo Qing couldn't help but think in his heart, this is really the place where a certain master lives? He can't be a brain problem, right? He has to get a floating bamboo house, and he also has a plank road that turns around.

Pushing open the bamboo door, Luo Qing walked into the bamboo house, there is a living room in the house, the tables and chairs are all bamboo products, there are three rooms, one should be the master bedroom, one should be the guest room, and one is needless to say, the aroma of wine is wafting out of it, it is definitely a storage room or kitchen.

I wanted to come here as a guest, but after entering the house, I found that it was empty, since the owner was not at home, then Luo Qing had to leave first, but just after going out, I heard a voice.

"Boy, who are you and why are you here?" was the voice of a man close to a middle-aged man.

Luo Qing looked around, but he didn't see anyone, so he replied: "Boy Luo Qing, a native of Qingming Town, you have been trained here, if you disturb the senior Qing Xiu, please forgive me!"

"Even if you are honest, if it weren't for the fact that you have behaved in a proper manner for more than a month, you would have been blasted out of the valley by me a long time ago. The middle-aged man's voice sounded again.

"It's the kid who is ignorant, and he disturbs the seniors, and the kid leaves. Listening to what the middle-aged man said, Luo Qing knew that he had been discovered when he first entered the valley, but because he behaved in the rules, he was not regarded as an enemy.

Although he was not harmed, he didn't know whether the other party was friend or foe, and what his real temper was, so Luo Qing decided that it would be better to leave here first, go back to the cave to find Xiao Yu, and leave the valley when it woke up.

"That's it, it's rare for me to have someone come, since you are here, stay and drink a glass of apricot blossom wine made by my old man. After speaking, the person who spoke appeared in front of Luo Qing out of thin air.

This person is not a middle-aged man, but an old man with gray hair, but he is very neat, with a gray beard hanging down, and a white shirt, like an immortal.

"Your kid's concentration is not bad, if someone else sees me appear out of thin air, they will definitely be shocked, but you have a normal face. Seeing Luo Qing's normal appearance, the old man said with a slight approval.

"The seniors praised falsely, the kid just didn't know how to express his emotions for a while, so he didn't seem shocked, in fact, he was very excited in his heart. Luo Qing smiled faintly, but in fact, he was thinking in his heart, Master, I am a person who has fused the memories of the Immortal Emperor, and I have also seen gods, you old man is a fart.

"Hahaha... Regardless of whether what you say is true or not, anyway, old man, I rarely have a guest here, so you can come and drink a glass of my new wine and give me a review. The old man pulled Luo Qing and went directly to the bamboo house.

In the bamboo house, the old man poured a generation of wine for Luo Qing, Luo Qing stretched out his lotus finger, raised the wine glass gently, and then drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and then put the cup heavily, gently closed his eyes, stretched his eyebrows, and felt the wild rush of wine in his abdomen.

"Boy, it seems that you are an expert! I didn't expect that no one would come for hundreds of years, and as soon as I came, a companion came. The old man looked at Luo Qing's demeanor and exclaimed.

Gently opening his eyes, Luo Qing smiled and said: "The predecessor has a good reputation, the kid is just learning from his father, and he is not an expert." ”

"Oh... Ling Zun is also a good drinker?" the white-haired old man asked softly.

"My father is good at wine, and he also makes wine, just like his predecessors!" Luo Qing said softly.

"No wonder your drinking trick makes you look good. The old man laughed.

"I learned it all from my father. Luo Qing smiled and said: "My father said that drinking wine and tasting wine are two different things, drinking wine is for love, there is no need for too many rules, and if there are too many rules, you can't drink heartily." ”

"But wine tasting is different, that is the respect for wine and the person who makes the wine, so you should use the lotus finger, because the wine is more fragrant than the flower, so the cup is like a twisted flower, the cup is full of gifts, not overflowing for respect, so it is a light toast, first literature and then martial arts, first salute and then soldiers, called the gentleman deep into the throat, and then stretch the eyebrows, feel the wine rushing and sweeping, so that you can sweep away a thousand autumns and relieve a thousand sorrows, and finally reset the cup, on behalf of a drink and exhaustion, not a drop left. ”

"Well, a good wine is more fragrant than flowers, a good one is a salute before the soldiers, and a good reset cup. The old man was in a good mood, and said "good one" three times in a row, and then asked, "What does Xiao You think of my apricot blossom wine?"

"This wine is a good wine, mellow, sweet in the throat, refreshing, and perfect. Luo Qing smiled, and then said calmly: "But it's a pity, it's too perfect, so the wine is not intoxicating!"

"What does this mean, isn't it good to be perfect?" the old man wondered.

"Is it perfect, is life full of regrets, how can it be perfect?" Luo Qing asked back with a smile, but without waiting for the old man to answer, Luo Qing then asked: "It's too perfect, there is no room for growth, so do you say this is a good thing?"

"Apricot blossom is an ordinary thing, nourished by the aura here, has tended to perfection, when you make wine, and add the spiritual liquid in the ditch, the apricot blossom has been left to make up for the few defects left, this wine is perfect no longer has room to grow, the extreme must be reversed, you should understand!"

After listening to what Luo Qing said, the old man suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and asked, "Then how do you think this wine should be transformed?"

Luo Qing smiled, took out a pot of wine from the storage ring, picked up a clean cup on the table, poured a full glass, and said, "You can also drink the wine brought by the kid." ”

Although the old man thought it was strange, he still did as Luo Qing said, and drank a full cup.

"Good wine. The old man didn't make any comments after drinking, but just shouted, and then asked, "How is this wine made?"

"It's just the most common sorghum wine, and the process of making wine is about the same, so there's nothing to discuss. Luo Qing smiled faintly, and then said: "The key is the material for winemaking. ”

"What do you say about the materials for winemaking?" asked the old man.

Luo Qing laughed softly: "Other people use the best materials to make wine, but my father uses the most coarse grains, do you know why?"

"Why? It stands to reason that the better the thing, the better it is!" said the old man.

"Senior, you are a fan of the authorities, you should know better than me the truth of this road to simplicity and the road to the ordinary. Luo Qing looked at the old man and said with a smile: "Actually, wine is a very ordinary thing, just use the simplest and most ordinary things to brew, with too good materials, the wine will become flashy." ”

"Just like your bamboo house, it is an ordinary thing, you just let it float to the sky, it is still a mortal thing after all, and if it is made extraordinary, it will be nondescript. Wine is also a mortal thing, but you have to make it into a jade wine, and although it is good, it has lost its taste. ”

"Moreover, your heart is not here, you can see from the bamboo house, although you live in seclusion here, you are not willing to be ordinary, your heart is no longer here; from the point of view of wine, although you strive to pursue perfection, you have made perfect wine, but when you make wine, what you think in your heart is not winemaking, it should be a competition. ”

"Xiaoyou really woke up the dreamer with a word, I was bent on pursuing perfection, but I forgot the simplicity of the road, and the thoughts in my heart were also seen by you, what a shame!" the old man sighed again and again.

"The seniors praise falsely, the kid also said nonsense, the seniors don't blame, the kid is already content, he really doesn't dare to take credit!" Luo Qing said embarrassedly.

"Even if you are talking nonsense, but you must have understood these words, so you don't need to be too humble. The old man patted Luo Qing on the shoulder and said, "It seems that I have been in seclusion for too long and have forgotten my original intention, maybe it's time to leave." ”

"Senior is leaving?" Luo Qing said in surprise.

"You woke me up with a word, so I think it's time to leave. After speaking, the old man took out a storage ring and a jade plate, handed it to Luo Qing, and said: "This is some of the treasures I obtained in my early years, and I have no use for it, so I will give it to Xiaoyou as a thank you, and this jade card, if you are lucky enough to go to the Peach Blossom Spring, you can enter with this jade card, you can avoid a lot of trouble." ”

After that, the old man's figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.