Chapter 81: On Wine

  Upon seeing this, Su Ying's face immediately turned pale, but she quickly regained her composure and responded to the man's puzzled gaze with a series of "tsks". With a hint of regret in her expression, she said...

  "Nothing, just regretting these wines!"

  When Long Huaixuan heard Su Ying's words, he was taken aback for a moment.

  Perhaps it was unexpected, Su Ying would say something like this, so inexplicable.

  But then came interest.

  Because he knew that this young man wouldn't say such things without reason, his eyes gleamed with a hint of interest as he hooked his lips and said.

  "Oh, you mean to say that I, the king, am not worthy of drinking these wines?!"

  The man spoke in a low tone, as if discussing the weather today, but the intangible pressure emanating from his tone made it impossible to ignore.

  However, Su Ying didn't put her mind on the intangible aura emanating from the man's body at all, but instead hooked her lips and shook her head, laughing.

  "No, no! With your esteemed status as a king, even the finest wine in the world would be suitable for you to drink, only that..."

  "What's going on?!"

  The young man's words trailed off at the end, and he didn't say anything else, but instead piqued Long Hao Xuan's curiosity.

  It seems he has lived for so many years and never been this curious about something.

  Maybe it's because of this young man in front of me!?!

  Long Hao Xuan thought in his heart that those narrow and long, strange and eerie blood pupils were tightly fixed on Su Ying.

  Su Ying saw the man's attention was on her and couldn't help but curve up the corners of her lips in a smile.

  "What a pity! Such good wine, and the prince is drinking it like water. You say, isn't this a waste?"

  "Oh? Hearing you say that, it seems like you have a lot of knowledge about wine?"

  Upon hearing Su Ying's words, Long Hao Xuan couldn't help but slightly raise his handsome eyebrows and smile.

  Then, as if thinking of something, he raised the pot of fine wine in his hand and began to speak.

  "What's the right way to drink this jar of wine?"

  Upon hearing Long Hua Xuan's words, Su Ying unconsciously took a step forward, her beautiful eyes lightly closing before she forcefully sniffed the wine aroma again.

  The fragrance of the fine wine surrounded her nose, causing Su Ying's mouth to curve up slightly as she smiled.

  "This is white wine, lacking the fragrance of flowers. It's best to serve it in a rhinoceros horn cup and drink from it, then it will be incomparably mellow. Note that jade cups enhance the color of wine, while rhinoceros horn cups enhance its aroma!"

  Su Ying sniffed the fragrant wine aroma and smiled with a raised eyebrow.

  Long Hao Xuan heard Su Ying's words and his originally richly expressive eyes suddenly lit up.

  Because he had just seen something on the boy's face, but he couldn't think that the boy also had so much research on wine.

  Thinking of this, Long Huaixuan couldn't help but speak out.

  "You're quite a connoisseur of wine, aren't you? You're so familiar with these!"

  "Hehe, I don't dare, I'm just a connoisseur of good wine, and that's all the research I've done on these things."

  Su Ying smiled and said.

  She actually loved drinking from a young age.

  That's from her old man.

  When I was younger, I saw her father drinking like he was drinking plain water, what a heroic spirit.

  So she quietly followed and learned to drink too.

  When she was young, she drank beer. After growing up and entering society, there were all sorts of social gatherings and whatnot, and she drank so much that even she herself wasn't clear about it.

  Because of her love for wine, Su Ying had previously searched for knowledge about wine online when she was bored, so she also has some research on the ancient way of drinking.

  Long Hao Xuan became thoroughly interested when he heard Su Ying's words.

  Then, Long Huaixuan put down the wine jug in his hand and immediately pointed to one of the fine wines on the table, asking.

  "What's the right way to drink this wine?"

  "This pot, let me take a look."

  When the man said this, Su Ying picked up the jar of wine he was pointing at, opened the lid and sniffed it. Then, she curled her mouth and smiled.

  "Haha, this is indeed grape wine! This grape wine, of course, must be served in a night-glowing cup! The ancient poet said: 'Grape wine and night-glowing cups, wanting to drink, hurry on horseback.' You know, the grape wine has a bright red color, we men should drink it with boldness, or else it's not enough. After pouring the grape wine into the night-glowing cup, its color is no different from fresh blood, drinking it is like drinking blood. As Yue Fei said: 'Ambitious heroes eat barbarian meat for dinner, laugh and talk while drinking Xiongnu blood, isn't that heroic?'"

  Su Ying chatted fluently, after all, she had read through these ancient drinking knowledge several times and already had a certain understanding.

  However, she did not know that her words had struck the man like a thunderbolt on a clear day, stunning him on the spot.

  The gaze looking at Su Ying was even more shining, as if it had discovered a new and precious treasure, and was greatly shocked!

  "Great, great, great! Haha, really good!"

  Long Hao Xuan said three good words in a row, and he appreciated the young man in front of him even more.

  Because he found that the young man in front of him was a rare treasure, and each time this young man appeared, it would bring him an indescribable shock.

  Long Hao Xuan thought to himself and then stretched out his hand to point at the wine jars on the table, asking one by one.

  Su Ying also answered them one by one for him.

  In the end, Long Hao Xuan was shocked and his mood also became clear.

  "Haha, great! Great! You're truly a connoisseur of wine! Since you've delighted this king so much, what reward do you want? Just speak up!"

  Long Hao Xuan supported himself with one hand on the wall, while using his rich and seductive gaze to look at Su Ying.

  Su Ying heard the man's words and was slightly stunned.

  After all, she said so much, not in order to get some reward.

  However, since the men have already spoken up, it's not for nothing, is it!?!

  Thinking of this, Su Ying's beautiful eyes fell on the fine wines on the table, and her face showed a drooling expression. She stretched out her tongue to lick her slightly dry lips, and opened her mouth to laugh.

  Since Your Highness has spoken and offered a reward, I won't be polite either.

  I see that the wine smells great and has even awakened the wine worms in my belly, so I'll put on a thick face and plan to ask King Wang for a cup of wine to drink!

  When Su Ying said this, the man was taken aback.

  After all, even if he knew how big the boy's guts were, he wouldn't have thought that he would actually dare to ask him for a drink!

  Hehe, what an interesting young man!

  Leng Yixuan thought to himself, however, he found that his originally gloomy mood had dissipated a lot after the young man arrived.

  Moreover, he also felt that he liked being with this young man.

  Because this young man doesn't care about etiquette, being with him is free and easy, just like being with a friend.

  He hadn't felt so relaxed in a long time.

  Leng Yi Xuan thought to herself, and then, pursed her red lips, smiling.

  "You're the first person who dares to ask me out for a drink!"

  "Hehe, I wonder if Master Wang will reward this wine worm with some wine or not?"

  At this point, Su Ying blinked her bright and beautiful eyes, staring straight at the man in front of her. His appearance was a bit mischievous, but extremely cute.

  At the sight of the young man's awkward appearance, Long Huaixuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

  It was as if something had violently struck his heart.

  Only saw the young man in front of him, with dark skin, but his facial features were delicate, and his eyebrows were full of unrestrained heroic spirit.

  Those eyes were black and white, unusually large, and shining brightly, like a pair of beautiful black agates, extremely beautiful.

  At this moment, the young man stuck out his tongue and licked those tender lips, that movement was like a greedy and lazy Persian cat, very cute and playful!

  Have to say, this young man is really to his taste!

  He doesn't guess someone's identity like others, but says whatever comes to mind, as if, to him, he is just an ordinary person.

  Ordinary person!?

  Hehe, interesting, interesting!

  Thinking of this, Long Hua Xuan's mood became even more relaxed, and the huge stone that was originally weighing on his heart had also disappeared into thin air.

  Every year on this day is his most feared and missed day.

  This day was simply a nightmare for him.

  Because every year on this day, the nightmare of eleven years ago has been entwined in his mind, vivid and clear, making it impossible for him to forget even if he wanted to.

  But at this moment, in his heart, there was no longer that gloomy boulder, only joy!

  Long Hao Xuan's mouth curved up slightly as he smiled lightly at this thought.

  All that can be seen is the smile at the corner of the man's mouth, without a hint of evil, just like the green lotus that rises from the muddy water yet remains unsoiled, so elegant and refined.

  Also because of the man's mouth corner that light smile, softened his face icy expression.

  Making men look more handsome and extraordinary, like an immortal descending to the world, a banished immortal, only beautiful...

  This was Su Ying's first time seeing a man smile like this.

  Before, this man had a handsome face that was as cold as ice and snow for thousands of years. His eyes were calm and tranquil, making people dare not approach him.

  Even if it's a smile, it's a cold smile that doesn't reach the bottom of one's eyes, making people feel chilled to the bone.

  But now it's different.

  The man actually laughed!

  And his smile is so good-looking!

  At this moment, the sunlight outside is bright and beautiful, like a layer of golden gauze, softly pouring into the room.

  It just so happened to splash on the man's body.

  The dragon carving is at hand. Only the man in front of him was seen, wearing a red dress and leaning lazily on the imperial chair.

  Black hair like a waterfall, face like jade, a body of enchanting beauty.

  Even if the man was quietly lying on the noble chair, he still couldn't hide his extraordinary elegance and noble aura that was overwhelming!

  Such a man is truly rare in this world, and can overturn the city!

  At this sight, Su Ying's heart couldn't help but tremble violently.

  It was as if someone had taken a huge hammer and struck her heart heavily.

  The sound of 'boom boom boom' heartbeat, is even more violent jumping, can't calm down for a long time.

  However, Su Ying also knew that her intense heartbeat was not because she liked the man in front of her.

  But was captivated by the extraordinary elegance of this man before her!

  After all, she who had been hurt by love for a long time and was covered in scars no longer hoped for love.

  But occasionally appreciating handsome men is still okay!