Dragon Saliva Wine

Three months passed.

The Bodhi tree had shown no movement since its last growth.

It was estimated that it would take another few years to grow just a little bit more... or perhaps it needed a certain opportunity to grow further.

However, Su Qing had long since grown accustomed to it and was in no hurry.

Over these past three months, her path of cultivation had been quite peaceful.

The monkey had not come to find her either, because during this time, the monkey had hardly even returned...

Su Qing did not care about this. As long as that fellow didn't bring her along when he was showing off and make her 'famous far and wide,' it was fine.

Everything else was irrelevant.

How many demon kings he fought or how many monsters he killed had nothing to do with her.

It would not interfere with her quiet cultivation.

As for other troubles... aside from the occasional minor bumps in daily life, what else could there be?

Flower-Fruit Mountain had been very peaceful in recent days.

At this moment, it was the peak of spring.

The fragrance of flowers permeated Flower-Fruit Mountain, and even the peach forest outside the door was in full bloom with peach blossoms.

Su Qing was sitting in the courtyard teasing the few sparrows that had just returned from the monkey troop when she suddenly heard a knock at the door.

Without needing to think much, Su Qing knew who it was.

Now that the monkey was not on Flower-Fruit Mountain, the monkeys and grandsons in the mountain did not dare to easily disturb Su Qing.

Therefore, who else could have come here besides Ao Ying?

In fact, in recent days, Ao Ying had been running over here frequently, so Su Qing had long since grown used to Ao Ying coming over to play.

Thus, Su Qing was now too lazy to even go to the door herself, letting her come in on her own, treating it as if it were her own home.

Ao Ying walked in carrying a medium-sized gourd.

She naturally sat down in front of Su Qing and handed the item to her.

"Big Sister Xiao Qing, don't you quite like drinking? So some time ago... or rather, a few years ago, I brewed some Dragon Saliva Wine from the Dragon Palace. Now that it's aged enough, I brought it over for you."

Ao Ying propped up her small face and said with a beaming smile:

"I don't know how it tastes or if it's better than that Plum Blossom Wine! However, the brewing method is ancestral, so it shouldn't be much worse, right?"

Hearing this, Su Qing's hand reaching for the gourd couldn't help but stiffen slightly...

If she remembered correctly... Dragon Saliva had two meanings: one was the saliva of a dragon, and the other was the excrement of a sperm whale...

If it were her previous life, the latter would be more likely.

But now...

"Pfft, what is Big Sister Xiao Qing thinking? How could I really use saliva to brew wine? Even if I wanted to, saliva wouldn't have that effect! Besides, if it really could brew wine, I wouldn't tell you so plainly, would I?"

Seeing Su Qing's expression, Ao Ying immediately looked like her trick had succeeded and said:

"This wine is just called Dragon Saliva Wine, so sister can drink it with peace of mind."

Hearing this, Su Qing sighed slightly and said, "I never thought that one day, I would actually be teased by you."

"Because I really wanted to see your surprised expression, sister!" Ao Ying propped up her hands and said with a smile, "Sister's expression just now was truly cute."

Su Qing looked helpless. Was this girl naturally this mischievous, or had she been corrupted by her?

"You little girl..." Su Qing couldn't help but reach out and pinch her small face, saying, "Watch out that I don't take my revenge one day!"

Hearing this, Ao Ying wore a smile, not looking afraid at all, and instead said:

"It doesn't matter! If it's brewed by sister, even if it really contains sister's snake saliva, I won't mind it."

"......"

Su Qing was speechless and helpless for a moment. She had encountered someone even more shameless than herself.

And when facing someone more shameless than herself, she really couldn't handle it.

But speaking of wine and saliva, Su Qing couldn't help but think of the Mouth-Chewed Wine from the land of cherry blossoms...

"I wouldn't do that kind of thing..." Su Qing said helplessly, "And Mouth-Chewed Wine is weird no matter how you think about it..."

Ao Ying giggled, again looking like her trick had succeeded, and then glanced at Gongsun Zhixue with a look of pride.

As for why she was staring at Gongsun Zhixue? It was because she was always being bullied into silence and yet kept losing and fighting again.

Of course, there was another reason—it was naturally because this fellow had been watching the whole time.

Gongsun Zhixue noticed Ao Ying's gaze and felt extremely depressed...

You won, so you won. Why show off to me?

If I could be as shameless as you two, would I still be constantly suppressed and bullied?

Gongsun Zhixue turned her face away, simply too lazy to pay attention to these two.

Truly, each one was thicker-skinned than the last.

Seeing this, Ao Ying only smiled...

She then took out a wine cup, poured a cup of Dragon Saliva Wine for Su Qing, and said, "Quick, try it!"

Su Qing took the wine cup and nodded slightly.

She propped up her head and said, "Speaking of which, how do you feel living here?"

Ao Ying tilted her head and replied with a smile:

"It's much more free than in the Dragon Palace! At sister's place, no matter what I do, I won't be scolded, and I can also do the things I want to do."

"In the Dragon Palace, everything has rules! It's very uncomfortable... looking back now, it was like being in shackles."

"Of course, compared to the Dragon Palace, the best thing here is having sister around..."

Listening to Ao Ying's words, Su Qing took a small sip of the Dragon Saliva Wine.

To be honest, the taste of this wine was indeed mellow, and it had an indescribable flavor.

It wasn't exactly unpleasant, but the texture was completely different from that of Peach Blossom Wine.

After savoring the fine brew, Su Qing said, "It's good that you don't hate staying here... after all, we might stay here for a long time in the future."

"What does that matter?" Ao Ying smiled, poured herself a cup of wine, and then said, "As long as the people I care about are here, as long as sister is here, it's the same no matter where I stay."

To Ao Ying, all she had left was Su Qing...

Su Qing smiled and said, "Yes, as long as the people around us are still here, isn't it the same anywhere? Don't worry, even in the future, everything won't change too much."

Ao Ying nodded slightly, also smiling happily.

The two drank a bit of wine, and before long, Ao Ying was already unable to handle her liquor.

"You brewed the wine yourself, yet you got drunk first?" Su Qing looked at the already drowsy Ao Ying and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

She then conveniently carried Ao Ying back to her room to keep her from sleeping outside.

As for sending Ao Ying directly back to her own home...

Su Qing expressed that she was a bit lazy.

After carrying Ao Ying back to the room, Su Qing sat in the courtyard drinking alone again.

Only after a while, she felt that the monkey troop in the distance was somewhat noisy...

Although the place Su Qing chose was secluded enough, whenever the monkey troop held a grand assembly...

Even Su Qing's side would hear the monkey cries echoing across the mountains and fields.

Su Qing was slightly helpless and asked, "Leng Xiang, do you know what happened on Flower-Fruit Mountain today? Why are those monkeys so noisy?"

Hearing Su Qing's question, Leng Xiang immediately pulled back her somewhat displeased expression and then indicated that she didn't know.

However, the sparrows on the side told Su Qing exactly what had happened.

After all, these little fellows often hung out with those monkeys.

"You mean to say that the monkey has returned and even brought back a group of demons and monsters? Among them are some demon kings, and they are calling the monkey their brother?"

Su Qing was slightly stunned for a moment.

Then Su Qing asked the sparrows about the appearance and forms of those demon kings, wanting to confirm if they were the same as she thought.

After all, the appearances and forms of most demon kings were quite easy to recognize... even these little fellows should be able to remember and recognize them.

Seeing Su Qing ask them, the sparrows naturally and honestly poured out everything they knew in one go.

"There are six demon kings in total!"

"That's right, that's right! They all look very strange."

"One has a bull's nose and bull's eyes, and another looks a bit like Sister Ao Ying, both having antlers, but he's much, much uglier, not as good-looking as Sister Ao Ying."

"Yes, yes! There's also a big bird with wings and a blue-skinned demon king who looks like a lion."

"And two monkey demons; one looks like a macaque, and the other seems to be a golden snub-nosed monkey."

The several sparrows each said a few words, describing all six demon kings.

Su Qing nodded slightly after listening...

She had originally thought that with the intelligence of these little things, being able to describe two or three would be good enough, but she didn't expect them to name them all.

It seemed that these little things hung around the monkey troop daily; they might not have recognized everything else, but they certainly knew many animals.

However, after hearing the words of the little fellows, Su Qing could confirm it.

The several demon kings who came to Flower-Fruit Mountain today were the remaining six of the future Seven Great Demon Sages.

"I see. No wonder the monkey is holding a banquet; it's to welcome his brothers." Su Qing shook her head slightly.

She couldn't help but think, "It seems... everything is proceeding steadily, just as it was originally."

As Su Qing was thinking, her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the sparrows.

The sparrows said, "Does Big Sister Xiao Qing want to go to the banquet too? That banquet is very lively!"

"Yes, yes! It's very lively! So many delicacies! They are very delicious!"

"We also ate a lot of good food!"

The little fellows seemed to really want Su Qing to go.

However, after Su Qing thought about it, she still shook her head and said:

"I won't go, I won't go, it's not very interesting! Just let them play by themselves. If you want to go, then go! Just remember not to play too late."

Hearing this, the little fellows couldn't help but try to persuade her again.

But Su Qing's attitude was firm, so they had to give up, and the little fellows then flew toward the direction of the banquet.

Su Qing looked in that direction, shook her head slightly, and said:

"Leng Xiang, how about we go for a stroll by the sea? The sound of the waves should be enough to drown out that noise, right?"

Hearing this, Leng Xiang nodded hurriedly, "Everything is according to Master's wishes."

Su Qing smiled, her body shook slightly, and Auspicious Clouds rose up, carrying Su Qing and Leng Xiang to the seaside.

Thinking for a moment, Su Qing took off her embroidered shoes and tossed them aside, stepping onto the beach with her fair little feet.

This feeling was exceptionally comfortable. She couldn't help but say, "Leng Xiang, you should take off your shoes too! Stepping on the sand like this is also comfortable!"

Leng Xiang obediently took off her shoes and then followed behind Su Qing, slowly walking along the coastline.

Su Qing walked in front with her hands behind her back, though one hand was constantly waving, as if signaling something.