At the dinner table of the Chen Clan's leader, Chen Ping'an sat down in Zhang Shanfeng's original spot and briefly explained the situation to Xu Yuanxia, telling him that the young Daoist priest had been brought away by his master.0

To the big-bearded martial artist, this was nothing more than an ordinary parting. During his earlier years on the battlefield, he had become accustomed to eternal partings with his companions. Thus, even death was a common occurrence to him; how could anything less than that upset him?0

Chen Ping'an accompanied Xu Yuanxia and drank a few cups of wine. In fact, before entering the dining room and sitting down at the table, he had already taken out two pots of osmanthus wine, one for the clan leader and one to enjoy with Xu Yuanxia.0

The elderly clan leader had drunk sorghum liquor his entire life, so his impression of alcohol was that it should burn the throat and light up the belly. He was also a direct person, so he asked the village teacher sitting beside him to translate his comments for Chen Ping'an. 0

Using the official dialect of the Eastern Treasured Vial Continent, the village teacher repeated the elderly clan leader's words to Chen Ping'an, saying that this wine was most likely very expensive. However, its taste was very mellow and not impactful enough, meaning that it lacked some flavor. That being the case, it would be just right for the women in the village. 0

Chen Ping'an felt slightly helpless upon hearing this. Xu Yuanxia was also well aware of just how valuable this osmanthus wine was. This was a wine that could genuinely extend the lifespan of ordinary mortals. In fact, just one cup of this wine was worth more than all of the sorghum liquor in this village combined. Yet, the elderly clan leader had such a low opinion of it? Xu Yuanxia almost choked on his wine.0

After dinner, Chen Ping'an and Xu Yuanxia strolled around the tranquil village. Chen Ping'an returned the short saber to Xu Yuanxia, and the latter put his weapon away as he listened to Chen Ping'an describe Zhang Shanfeng's master. 0

Xu Yuanxia was slightly astonished by what he heard, and he exclaimed, "The land-shortening technique of Qi refiners is actually derived from the astral steps of Daoist priests. Zhang Shanfeng is an external Daoist priest of Mount Longhu, so it isn't strange that his master is skilled at this technique. At the end of the day, this is a technique originating from the Daoist Sect, after all. 0

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