Chapter 2: The Brewmaster Conference
Winefairy Conference. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The Tianxiang Empire, the annual feast of wine immortals, will immediately gather the royal relatives and nobles of the entire empire, capable people, as well as the most noble wine masters, and immortals.
Immortals, in the wine industry is a profession as famous as the wine master, anyone who can become an immortal, he can turn the spiritual power of heaven and earth into use, beyond ordinary people, in the mainland is very popular with big families and big forces, as long as there are immortals in charge, its strength can be improved to a height, the more immortals the family, the more forces, the higher the strength and status.
As long as a family has a strong winemaker, there will naturally be a steady stream of immortals, so on this continent, the winemaker is still at a peak height, and no profession can surpass it.
The Wine Immortal Conference is held in the Wine Immortal Pavilion every year, and this kind of feast is naturally not something that ordinary people can participate in, only the forces above the three grades of the empire are eligible, and the grade of the imperial family is based on how many wine tasters your family has, or the immortals who match it, one grade is the lowest, and the ninth grade is the highest, so it is the wine master and the immortal who determine the family rank.
"Miss, do you think this bottle is really wine?" Xiao Yu took the small bottle he had just gotten and shook it curiously in front of him.
The beautiful cheeks of the woman in the red dress did not show any expression, as if she had not heard the words of her maid at all.
"I think that guy is a liar, if he is a winemaker, then I, Xiaoyu, am at least an immortal. β
"I'm guessing it's just a bottle of water. Xiao Yu talked to himself all the way.
"Well, don't speculate about who he is and what we have to do with him. The woman in the red dress whispered, and then stopped and looked at Xiaoyu: "Can we bring our family's wine?"
Xiao Yu carefully took out a glass wine bottle from his arms, and said with a smug smile: "Don't worry, miss, even if I lose myself, I won't lose our family Qingxianglu." β
The woman in the red dress breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the glass wine bottle was safe and sound, and immediately knocked the small fish, and said, "You are poor, take it, this is our ticket to participate in the Wine Fairy Conference." β
The ticket to the Sake Sen Festival is to bring at least three tastings of sake to participate.
"Miss, can our Qingxiang Dew really pass the same wine inspection table?" Xiao Yu cautiously held the glass bottle, looked at the woman in the red dress, and said worriedly: "I remember that last year, our Qingxiang Dew only happened to reach the third grade, this time, Master Qingyun was injured, I am afraid that the Qingxiang Dew refined, I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet the standard." β
Hearing Xiao Yu's words, the woman in the red dress was obviously worried, her family was just a very ordinary three-grade family, and there was only one kind of three-grade wine that could be refined.
"Leave it to fate. The red lips of the woman in the red dress sighed softly, and the stopped steps moved again, and rushed to the Jiuxian Pavilion with a hint of nervousness.
.....
"I heard that there will be seven tastings of wine at this wine fairy conference, and I don't know which master will come from it. β
"How is it possible, even if the royal family is only a six-tasting wine master, who else in this Tianxiang Empire can refine seven-tasting wine?"
"Could it be that the royal family can't break through the six grades?"
"Not necessarily, it may also be the Pavilion Master of the Wine Immortal Pavilion, I heard that his old man is also at the peak of the sixth grade. β
On the periphery of the Jiuxian Pavilion, many shirtless men were discussing gossip from nowhere, which aroused the envy of others, and the listeners were relished, and they could only listen to these gossip when they could not enter the conference.
At this time, there was a sea of people gathered around the Brewmaster Pavilion, although most of them could not participate, but no one wanted to miss such a huge feast, and everyone was proud to be able to enter the Brewmaster Conference, because every year, the Brewmaster Conference would gather all the important people of the entire empire, and it was the wish of all ordinary people to be able to witness these big names at a glance.
It's a pity that they can only wait outside forever, looking at these big shots.
"Senior Sister Meng, you're finally here. As soon as the woman in the red dress appeared in the Jiuxian Pavilion, a man in green clothes beckoned to her, and at the same time, there was a group of young children behind him.
"Senior Brother Song. Looking at the voice, the woman in the red dress also showed a different smile after seeing the person who came.
The man in Tsing Yi showed a bright smile, looking at the woman in front of him who was still so moving, and said happily: "Senior Sister Meng, you are quite punctual on weekdays, why are you a little late today, did you encounter something on the way and need the help of senior brother?"
"I see that she dreams of Hongchen, and eighty percent knows that she will not be able to participate in the Wine Fairy Conference this year, so she doesn't dare to come. Behind the man in Tsing Yi, a scantily clad woman said harshly.
"Mob. Before the revealing woman's voice fell, the man in Tsing Yi said in a deep tone, and the latter reluctantly snorted before shutting up.
The woman in the red dress, known as Meng Hongchen, was not angry because of this, showing an excellent repair, in her eyes, it seemed that except for the man in Tsing Yi, everyone else did not exist, her cheeks were a little ruddy, I don't know if she was worried about the next wine inspection table, or because the person she liked was in front of her.
And the name of this man in Tsing Yi is Song Qingshan, his identity is also one of the few in this Tianxiang country, his father Song Zhan is the first military commander of the empire, mastering forty percent of the empire's military strength, and the entire empire even the emperor is afraid of his father's three points, so it is conceivable that his status in the younger generation, except for a few princes, almost no one can match, and at the same time he is also the senior brother of the Jiuxian Academy, he has cultivated to the Qingxian at a young age, with unlimited prospects, coupled with a prominent background, he is the white horse prince in the hearts of almost all young women in the entire empireγ
The rank of the immortals, from low to high, is distinguished by color, white, blue, cyan, purple, black, red, gold, and purple gold.
As long as you reach the level of the Brew Immortal Tournament, you can also participate.
"Senior Brother Song, let's go. Meng Hongchen's moving cheeks were filled with a sweet smile, and he didn't know whether to pretend or not, so he walked towards Jiuxian Pavilion very calmly.
In front of the gate of Jiuxian Pavilion, countless people are crowded, and there are three passages to enter, one is the fairy road, as long as the cultivation reaches the Qingxian Shi, the other is the wine master channel, as long as it is the wine master verified by the wine fairy pavilion, you can participate, even if it is a wine taster, because this is the dignity and treatment of the wine master, and there is also a person who holds three wine tastings can also participate, so this channel is also the most people, among which there are some people who want to fish in troubled waters, and take unknown wine to get through the customs, but in front of the accurate wine testing table, no fake can hide
VIP wine tasting table, this is a passage specially set up for the imperial emperor and nobles, Meng Hongchen was not qualified to enter, but under Song Qingshan's relationship, she was lucky to enter the VIP wine tasting table.
And although there are not as many people outside as this VIP channel, almost all of them are figures with heads and faces in the empire, all the way down, there are no less than ten waves of people greeting Song Qingshan, obviously everyone knows that the son of the first military commander of the empire is still very needed, at least don't let others hate it.
Song Qingshan also enjoyed the treatment of this public eye, returned the gift all the way, and introduced Meng Hongchen one by one.
"Brother Song, this is. A handsome young man, holding a paper fan, appeared in front of Song Qingshan and pointed at Meng Hongchen beside him and smiled.
Song Qingshan also smiled when he saw someone coming, and said with a cold smile: "It turned out to be Brother He, don't come unharmed." β
After greeting each other, Song Qingshan introduced each other: "This is Miss Meng Hongchen, the junior sister of our Jiuxian Academy. β
"And Brother He's name, I believe you have also heard of Hongchen, he is He Bufan, the son of the current national teacher. β
After listening to Song Qingshan's brief introduction, both sides have a preliminary understanding, but it is relatively comparative, the identity of the former can only be said to be low, I originally thought that the person next to Song Qingshan must be a lady from a dignitary family, and it doesn't hurt to get acquainted, but this kind of Cinderella role can't arouse He Bufan's attention at all, after listening to the introduction, He Bufan just greeted politely, and then ignored it directly.
"Dogs look down on people. Beside Meng Hongchen, Xiao Yu stared at He Bufan angrily, obviously this kind of ignorance made her very unhappy, and scolded in a low voice.
Meng Hongchen can see it, her beautiful cheeks are very calm, the disparity between the identities of the two sides is obvious, one is the son of a national teacher, a woman from an ordinary family, how can she attract the attention of the other party
Therefore, he simply remained silent and quietly watched the two important sons and brothers of the empire shudder each other.
"Brother Song, with your identity, why do you need to come to the wine inspection platform, you can directly enter the Wine Immortal Conference with your Qingxian cultivation. He Bufan smiled and said with a chic smile.
Song Qingshan also smiled when he heard this, and immediately pointed to the badge engraved on the latter's chest with three wave-like gold patterns, and said with a smile: "Then with Brother He's identity as a three-taster, he shouldn't appear here." β
"Haha. The two looked at each other and smiled, obviously both of them could easily enter this wine fairy conference, but they both came to the most troublesome wine inspection table.
"Brother Fanfan, passed, passed. "A woman in a light blue dress came from the wine testing desk, her cheeks filled with excitement that she had just passed the wine testing table certification.
"Senior Brother Song is also here. When she saw Song Qingshan, the excitement of passing through the wine table just now suddenly evolved into the shyness of a little woman, and that appearance was pitiful, but when the corner of her eyes drifted to Meng Hongchen beside the latter, her eyes changed again, as if she had met a public enemy, and she looked at her with hatred.
"I'm here for my cousin. Brother Song, this girl is very cruel to you. He Bufan lovingly modeled the woman's head and joked to Song Qingshan.
"Cousin, you're making fun of Ming Shi again. The woman lowered her red cheeks shyly, obviously unable to stand He Bufan's teasing.
"Brother He, it's really funny, Senior Sister Yan's admirers in the academy can form a legion, don't you push it down to the tip of the gun. β
"Haha, it's just pushed on the tip of the gun, is Brother Song still afraid. He Bufan smiled heartlessly, in the Tianxiang Empire, there are only a handful of people who can compete with him Song Qingshan.
"Next. β
While they were chatting happily, a lazy voice came.
"Miss, it's our turn. Glancing up at the wine testing table, Xiao Yu said softly.
"Senior Brother Song, you chat, Hongchen will go over first. Meng Hongchen whispered, I don't know if he was worried about the results of the wine inspection table, or because he couldn't be confident in front of this group of high-ranking officials.
However, Song Qingshan seemed to see her nervousness, and said considerately: "Don't worry, it will pass, I will accompany you." β
In the face of Song Qingshan's thoughtfulness, Meng Hongchen showed a shallow smile, and immediately walked towards the wine testing table, and Song Qingshan followed closely behind.
And it was precisely because of Song Qingshan's thoughtfulness that when Yan Mingshi's eyes fell on Meng Hongchen's body, he was like a poisonous snake, and he couldn't wait to bite a few bites.
"I want to see how this slut passed this wine test, and immediately see what kind of face you still have against Senior Brother Song. The corners of Yan Mingshi's small mouth cracked into a sinister arc.
They followed suit.
"Bring the wine. At the wine testing table, a lazy old man didn't even bother to raise his head, directly stretched out his dry palm, and said in a hoarse voice.
Meng Hongchen didn't dare to say much, and carefully took the glass wine bottle from Xiaoyu's hand, and then handed it to the old man.
Holding the wine bottle, the old man didn't say anything, and came directly to the wine testing table, where there is a crystal clear crystal stone, just drop a drop of wine, the wine stone will show the corresponding color, and distinguish the grade of the wine.
The colors of the first to seventh tastings correspond to: white, blue, cyan, purple, black, red, and gold.
The old man opened the cap of the bottle and shook his head, as if he already knew the answer, and a drop of cyan wine dripped from his hand and fell directly onto the tartar.
Meng Hongchen's hands were clasped tightly together, cold sweat was overflowing from his palms, his eyelashes were motionless, staring at the wine test, and the next scene would determine whether their family could participate in the Wine Fairy Conference.
When the light cyan drop of water fell on the tartar, the tartar did not move at first, and after a few breaths, a deep blue with a little light cyan light lit up from the tartar.
"Not qualified. "Seeing this scene. The old man's hoarse voice didn't show any emotion, as if the result was within his expectations.
"Haha, it's just a bottle of second-tasting wine, and I dare to use it to participate in the Wine Fairy Conference, this cheeky is really thick-skinned. Yan Mingshi smiled sarcastically.
At this moment, Meng Hongchen didn't have the slightest intention to pay attention to Yan Mingshi's sarcasm, she only knew that what she had been worried about had happened, and if she couldn't participate in the Wine Fairy Conference, the strength of the family would definitely be greatly reduced in the coming year, and she would immediately face an opponent who had been hated for a long time.
"If you don't have any other drinks, you can leave. The old man at the wine table said hoarsely.
Meng Hongchen smiled bitterly, although it was very beautiful, but unfortunately it was very helpless, her family's best wine could not pass, let alone other wines.
"Senior Sister Meng, if you don't have any other backup wine, Senior Brother has a bottle of violet here. Song Qingshan didn't know when there was an extra bottle of purple bottle in his hand.
Meng Hongchen's eyes pondered for a while, this wine inspection table does not clearly stipulate where the wine comes from, as long as you can take out three wine tastings, you can participate in the Wine Fairy Conference, so Meng Hongchen is very hesitant, I don't know whether to accept Song Qingshan's favor, after all, as long as they carry this Wine Fairy Conference, their family can pass this year's hurdle.
And just as she hesitated, Yan Mingshi came with a slight sneer: "It's rare that Senior Brother Song can hold you, don't hurry up and take it, so as not to be embarrassed here, you must know that you are shameless, Senior Brother Song still wants it." β
"You, you deceive too much. Xiaoyu couldn't get used to Yan Mingshi's face, and she really couldn't bear the latter's insults to her young lady.
"Presumptuous, where is your place to speak. Yan Mingshi glanced at the little fish, and the blue spiritual power of the jade hand popped out directly from the hand, if it hit, I believe that it was just an ordinary person's small fish, and it would die directly.
In the face of Yan Mingshi's disagreement, Meng Hongchen was not polite at all, and the dark blue spiritual power also rose from her hand and was directly punched out with one palm.
The attacks collided in mid-air, and with a sound, the two of them took several steps back at the same time.
Both of them are blue immortals, although they seem to have the same strength, but from this fight, Meng Hongchen has taken three steps back, and Yan Mingshi has taken four steps, obviously Meng Hongchen is even better.
"Stop, if you want to fight outside, this is the Wine Fairy Pavilion. "The old man who has not squeaked, when he lifted the Jiuxian Pavilion out, even Yan Mingshi was afraid at this moment that he would rise from the soles of his feet to the Tianling Gai, if he was blacklisted by the Jiuxian Pavilion, I believe that this life would be over.
Meng Hongchen was also afraid for a while, fortunately it didn't make a big mistake, otherwise she would offend Jiuxian Pavilion, and she believed that she would be scolded to death by her father when she went back, so she quickly apologized to the old man and said: "It's the juniors who are reckless, and I hope the seniors will forgive me." β
The old man nodded, not delaying on this topic, and changed his voice: "If you don't have other drinks prepared, then please leave, there are still many people waiting in line behind." β
Seeing this, Meng Hongchen glanced at Song Qingshan apologetically, she didn't want to accept other people's favors for no reason, because she also had her own arrogance, and immediately prepared to take Xiaoyu and leave.
And just as they were about to leave, Xiao Yu suddenly grabbed Meng Hongchen and took out a white vial from his cuff, which was the bottle given by the beggar man just now.
"Little fish, you. Meng Hongchen was also surprised when he saw Xiaoyu's actions, but at this time, the wine bottle was already in the old man's hands.
At this time, everyone is also curious, is this girl not embarrassed, if there are really three tastings of wine, why didn't she take it out just now, making herself so embarrassed.
"Hmph, I really think that garbage can be used to participate in the Wine Fairy Conference. Yan Mingshi sneered.
The old man at the wine testing table was also curious about the behavior of the girl in front of him at this time, just now he was sad and didn't look like pretending to be out, and now he suddenly took out a bottle of wine, could it be that this girl still has this unique hobby of abuse?
With curiosity, the old man looked up at the wine bottle in his hand for the first time, but unfortunately he shook his head at first sight, as the saying goes, the better the wine, the better the wine bottle, and the white bottle in front of him, even a taster will not use it, because good wine must use a good bottle, this is a recognized thing for all winemakers, because the carrier of wine is very important, in addition to beauty, they also have the effect of storing medicinal properties, and some unique wines also need some special wine bottles to store, otherwise the medicinal properties will become a puddle of wastewater, therefore, as far as visual inspection is concerned, I am afraid that this white bottle cannot be a bottle of three-tasting wineγ
However, the old man didn't care whether it was a bottle of three-tasting wine or not, he would also test the wine as usual, so when he walked in front of the wine test, people's eyes followed, but most people looked at it with a sneer.
"Self-inflicted humiliation. Yan Mingshi looked at Meng Hongchen with disdain and snorted.
However, when everyone thought it was a joke, the tartar made a big joke with them.
The old man opened the cap of the bottle, tilted his hand slightly, and a drop of black and red liquid slipped from the mouth of the bottle and fell from the tartar.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the tartar stone at this time, and the black and red water droplets quickly seeped into the tartarometer, and in the next moment, a dark black light reflected the entire lobby.
And this light represents: five products!