Long Chen entered the Drunken Pavilion which looked quite different than what he imagined it to be.
The whole place seemed like it was made in glass which made it look a lot different compared to the other buildings. Long Chen tried but he couldnât see inside the place through the glass.
He stepped towards the doors and pushed the doors open as he entered the place.
The inside looked much fancy as well. The floor was also made of glass, but it still provided some friction and didnât make him slip.
There were around 200 glass tables inside as well. The only thing in that place that wasnât made of glass were the fancy chairs.
Long Chen found an empty table in that place and walked towards it.
Coincidentally, from a different location, another man was walking towards the same table.
The man had long blonde hairs that matched the color of his eyes.
He looked twice the age of Long Chen. There was also a girl beside him who was slightly younger and looked like she was in her early 20s.
The girlâs face had a few similarities with the face of the boy. She also had blonde hair and similar color eyes.
There were 3 chairs around the table they were walking to. Both, Long Chen and the man, got to the table at the same time as they touched the chairs on their side.
"Hey, little kid. This table is mine. Go play someplace else," The man said as he glanced at Long Chen for a short second.
"Whatâs your table doing in this place? Canât you keep your table under your control?" Long Chen smilingly said.
The blonde-haired girl couldnât help but laugh at Long Chenâs words.
"You can use sharp words. Leave this place before I make you unable to use your sharp words," The man said in full seriousness.
"Really? How do you wish to achieve that?" Long Chen said with an amused smile on his face.
"By cutting your tongue off," The man said as he glared at Long Chen.
"Pfff... Hahahaha," Long Chen couldnât control himself from laughing out loud.
"Do you think Iâm joking? Donât make me prove my words kids. I donât want to use violence in front of my sister," The man said.
"Wanna give it a try? Long Chen said as his smile disappeared.
"You!" the man glared at him as he tried stepping towards him, but the girl caught his hand.
"Please donât fight. Let him have the seat. We can sit elsewhere," The girl said.
"But..."
"You guys donât need to leave. You can have the table. Treat it as a gift from me to the beautiful lady behind you," Long Chen smilingly said as he turned back and went to the table that was right beside.
"You!!!" The man could feel his temper rising as he struggled to find words to respond.
"Brother, Let it go. We already got the table," The girl said to the boy as she sat on the chair.
"Hmph, Iâm leaving him only because youâre asking for it," The man grumbled as he sat down on the chair.
Long Chen gave his order to the waiter and the blonde-haired man did the same.
"Brother, You still havenât told me. Why are we selected to go to the North Moon Empire? What are we supposed to do there?" The girl said in a low voice.
"As I said, Iâll tell you later. We still have a few months after all. So many top talents from our Beast Hall have been selected. Iâm just glad that the elders trusted us and made us join the team as well," The man replied. He kept his tone down as well.
"The Elders trusted you, not us! They didnât even tell me anything. All they said was that I need to be in my best condition when itâs time to leave," The girl said with an unhappy look on her face.
"Donât worry about that. They didnât tell me anything extra either. I think weâll be given a brief about everything a few days before itâs time to leave," The man said to her.
"They didnât tell you either? Then how do you know what itâs about?" The girl asked.
"Well, someone special told me a few things about this," The man said with a proud smile on his face.
"Someone special? Who?" The girl inquired with a confused look on her face.
"I canât tell you who it is, but I can tell you that the person who told me is going to be the vice-captain of our team. Thatâs why he knew. Now donât ask more. Youâd find out soon enough. Just be patient," The man said smilingly.
"Youâre so bad. You wonât even tell your little sister. Fine, I wonât ask anymore," The girl said with an annoyed look on her face.
The man didnât say anything. He didnât even look at her since he didnât want to be defeated by her pleading eyes and end up telling her everything.
In a few more minutes, the wines arrived for everyone.
The waiter placed 2 wine bottles and glasses on the table of the man. He placed 1 bottle and 1 glass on Long Chenâs table.
âSo theyâre from the beast hall. Interestingly, it looks like the beast hall is preparing something as well. I wonder if Lang Jingâs plan had something to do with that. He also said that he needed me after a few days,â Long Chen thought with a frown on his face as he glared at the wine bottle.
The blonde-haired man glanced at Long Chen and saw him looking at the bottle intensely.
"Why are you staring at it? Is this your first time seeing an expensive wine? I wonder if you even have the money to pay for it," He said in a mocking tone.
"Canât you come up with something better than these childish taunts?" Long Chen responded to him.
"Brother!" The blonde-haired girl glared at the man as she called out.
"Hmm, Since my sister is not happy with me messing you up, I will let you go again," The man again shook his head as he said.
âSigh, He is so weird,â Long Chen thought with a frown on his face.
He opened the bottle of the wine and poured the wine in the glass.
He picked up the glass and took his first sip. He quite enjoyed the taste of it and took another sip. In less than a minute he had emptied the whole glass.
As he put the glass back on the table, he felt something inside his body. His Qi was somewhat stimulated. He could feel his cultivation had also increased slightly.
âThis wine can increase my cultivation? That would be so amazing. Iâd buy all their wine,â Long Chen thought as he filled the glass with wine once more.
He picked up the glass and emptied the glass once more and waited for his cultivation to increase even further.
More than 5 minutes passed, but nothing happened. There was no reaction and no increase in cultivating.
He couldnât help but frown as he filled the glass to the brim and drank the wine. He waited for some time, but it was the same. Nothing happened.
âWhat is wrong with it? Itâs the same bottle of wine and nothing is different. Why isnât my cultivation increasing like the first time though?â Long Chen thought as he looked confused.
He didnât notice that the blonde-haired man was looking at the change in his expressions with an amused smile on his face.
"Itâs your first time in this place, isnât it?" The man asked as he looked at Long Chen.
"Yeah," Long Chen replied.
"I guess you donât know the secret of this wine yet. Thatâs why youâre acting so strange," The man chuckled as he took a sip of his wine.
"Secret of the wine?" Long Chen asked with a perplexed look on his face.