"Of course, there are benefits, for example, being able to trick me into a cup of wine..." Shen Xiaoyan said meaningfully.
"Uh!"
The old man was somewhat speechless, muttering to himself.
The young man from before was hard to fool, and was also cold and distant.
How could this little girl, smiling sweetly, be so difficult to fool?
The old man thought to himself, his gaze began to drift around at the other people and the wine cups in front of them.
As soon as he entered, he had already drunk two cups of wine.
One cup was from the young man. Judging by his appearance, he seemed easy to fool, but unfortunately, the wine had already been drunk by him, so there was no point in trying to fool him anymore.
The second cup was from another girl. This lass seemed gentle and easy to talk to.
As for the rest, after careful observation, the old man realized that the rest seemed rather difficult to fool.
Either their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot and they were cold all over, or they smiled like old rogues.
After looking around, the old man's gaze returned to Shen Xiaoyan.
Compared to the others, the little girl in front of him was still the easiest to talk to.
"That lass, you can't say that. When you formally take a master, you have to toast, don't you?"
After speaking, the old man looked at Shen Xiaoyan expectantly.
Shen Xiaoyan smiled gently, "Then you have to introduce yourself, don't you?"
"That's easy, easy." The old man said, beaming with joy.
Did Shen Xiaoyan's words mean there was hope?
"This old man has no name, no surname, no family, no relatives. If you take me as your master, you will be this old man's only family. You can just call this old man 'Master'. If you don't want a name, then call me 'Hundun'."
Uh, at such an old age, could he have dementia?
This was ancient times, there was no medicine to save him!
Thinking of this, Shen Xiaoyan looked at the old man with pity.
"Nizi, why are you looking at me like that?" the confused old man asked curiously.
"It's nothing. You said your name is Hundun, right?"
"Yes, yes. Can I formally take you as my master now?" Hundun, the old man asked Shen Xiaoyan expectantly.
"Naturally..."
Shen Xiaoyan deliberately stretched out her tone, seeing the increasingly happy expression on Hundun's face, and then continued, "No!"
After hearing what Shen Xiaoyan said, the smile on the old man's face froze.
"Why?"
Shen Xiaoyan shrugged, "Why is there a 'why'? I just don't want to." Hundun looked at Shen Xiaoyan dejectedly for a while, then said hesitantly, "But why don't you want to?"
Shen Xiaoyan shrugged again, indicating that she was also very helpless.
She wasn't a novice who had just stepped out into the world, so why should she take a stranger she had just met as her master?
Moreover, it was under the premise of knowing that this old man intended to take her as a disciple just to trick him out of some wine.
Seeing that although Shen Xiaoyan's attitude was not very firm and she still had a slight smile on her face, her heart was unusually resolute, the old man couldn't help but become a little anxious.
He took a deep breath, and the scent of wine swirling in his nose went into his stomach.
But this did not make the old man feel satisfied; on the contrary, it made him even more anxious.
Hundun scratched his ears and cheeks, thinking for a long time. With a thick skin, he smiled at Shen Xiaoyan, "I say, lass, why don't we discuss it again? How about I prepare a betrothal gift for you?"
Hearing Hundun mention preparing a betrothal gift for her, Shen Xiaoyan became a little interested.
"Oh? What kind of betrothal gift is it?"
Seeing that Shen Xiaoyan was interested, the old man knew there was hope. Thus, after rummaging in his embrace for a long time, he mysteriously took out something.
"Lass, look, what do you think of this bracelet?"
As he spoke, the old man extended his hand towards Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan looked down and saw a jade-green bracelet in the palm of the old man's hand.
The bracelet was entirely jade-green, emitting a faint glow.
Judging by its material, it did not seem to be jade or agate.
"Does this bracelet have any special origin?"
Shen Xiaoyan looked at the bracelet for a long time but could not figure out anything, so she had to ask Hundun.
The old man chuckled a few times, stood up, moved closer to Shen Xiaoyan, and whispered in her ear, "You mustn't underestimate this bracelet. It's made with special materials and a special method. Once you wear it, I guarantee you'll become more beautiful day by day."
Shen Xiaoyan: ...
Why didn't you just say it grants eternal youth and reverses aging?
Seeing that Shen Xiaoyan clearly didn't believe him, Hundun became a little anxious.
But for some reason, he was extremely anxious, yet he couldn't bring himself to explain.
Shen Xiaoyan was too lazy to wait for him to speak. Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, she intended to stand up and leave with them.
"Master, Master, don't go, don't go, promise him."
As soon as Shen Xiaoyan stood up, Luoluo's anxious voice echoed in her mind.
This sudden voice, so loud, startled Shen Xiaoyan.
After finally calming her mind and not making a big reaction, she didn't expect Luoluo to speak again.
"Master, this bracelet is a good thing, quickly take it."
Luoluo's words surprised Shen Xiaoyan a little.
This was the first time Luoluo had shown such interest in something from the outside world.
She looked at the bracelet again but still couldn't see anything different.
However, since Luoluo wanted it, she should get it.
But then, where did this master come from out of nowhere...
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Hundun for a while, then reached out and picked up the bracelet.
After carefully examining the bracelet in her hand for a while, she said with emotion, "Although this bracelet doesn't look like a valuable item, it suits my taste. Since that's the case, I'll accept you as my master."
What Shen Xiaoyan said made everyone present try to suppress their laughter.
The old man, however, didn't care.
He only knew now that he would finally get to drink wine.
Since the wine was now guaranteed, Hundun was no longer in such a hurry, and his expression became much calmer.
Seeing that Hundun had sat down properly, Shen Xiaoyan understood what he was waiting for.
She then put the bracelet on her hand, picked up the wine cup with both hands, and respectfully handed it to Hundun.
Although the master-disciple relationship between the two came about strangely, and each had their own motives.
However, since it was a formal master-disciple ceremony, it had to be done earnestly.
Deep down, she was unwilling to kneel, so this toast had to be solemn.
The old man clearly thought similarly to Shen Xiaoyan. He didn't mind Shen Xiaoyan not kneeling, but he felt very satisfied seeing Shen Xiaoyan's solemn gesture of toasting.
After handing the wine cup to Hundun, Shen Xiaoyan straightened up and watched him drink the cup of wine.
After the wine went down, Hundun closed his eyes, his face filled with extreme satisfaction.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoyan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
He was truly a wine fanatic; just a cup of wine could elicit such an expression.
"Since I've already recognized you as my master and accepted your betrothal gift, my disciple naturally has to give my master some betrothal gift as well," Shen Xiaoyan said with a smile.
This statement indeed piqued Hundun's interest.
He opened his eyes and looked at Shen Xiaoyan with a slight surprise, waiting for her to continue.
"This disciple doesn't have anything good, but since Master loves wine so much, I can satisfy Master's small hobby."
As Shen Xiaoyan spoke, she turned around and looked at Yizhixie.
Yizhixie saw Shen Xiaoyan looking at him and pointed at himself, "Why me?"
"If not you, then who? Isn't my wine stored with you?" Shen Xiaoyan said matter-of-factly.
Yizhixie opened his mouth, looked at Hundun again, and finally could only sigh helplessly, lowered his head, and said, "Fine, fine, it's yours."
As Yizhixie's voice fell, he also stood up and quickly walked over to Shen Xiaoyan.
The old man was somewhat bewildered by this, but in the next second, when he saw eight identical wine pots suddenly appear on the table in front of him, his eyes immediately lit up with a faint green glow.
Seeing him like this, Shen Xiaoyan thought to herself, could this guy be an old rogue?
The old man stood up and carefully picked up each wine pot, sniffing it cautiously.