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Ding Jian and the other man smiled slightly, turned sideways and made way aside.

Seeing this, Xiang Wentian walked into the door, and Yi Huawei followed closely behind him.

Several people walked through a large patio, with an old plum tree planted on each side of the patio. The branches of the plum tree were like cast iron, with a rough and hard texture, and looked extremely vigorous.

The two walked through the patio and came to the hall. Shi Lingwei extended his hand and invited the two to sit down, while he stood aside to accompany them, and Ding Jian turned around and went into the inner room to report.

Xiang Wentian saw Shi Lingwei standing while he was sitting, and he felt that if he remained seated, it would be disrespectful to Shi Lingwei. However, Shi Lingwei was a servant in Mei Manor, so he couldn't just ask him to sit down.

Then, Xiang Wentian said to Yi Huawei: "Brother Yi, take a close look at this painting. Although the ink on the painting seems to be only a few strokes, the momentum is truly extraordinary."

As he spoke, Xiang Wentian stood up and slowly walked to the large central painting hanging in the hall.

Yi Huawei had been walking with Xiang Wentian for many days and knew that although Xiang Wentian was very smart, he was not good at calligraphy and painting. Seeing Xiang Wentian suddenly praising the painting, Yi Huawei understood what he meant and responded immediately and walked to the front of the painting.

Yi Huawei looked carefully and saw that the painting depicted the back of an immortal. The ink color was distributed naturally on the painting, and the brushstrokes were strong and powerful, full of momentum. He also saw the inscription on the painting: "Danqingsheng splashed ink after being drunk", with eight characters written in a rigorous and regular style, and each stroke was as powerful as the stab of a long sword.

Yi Huawei stared at the painting for a while, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled: "When I saw the word 'drunk' on the painting, I liked it very much. The words and the posture of the immortal in the painting seem to contain a very advanced swordsmanship."

The brushwork of these eight characters, as well as the gestures of the immortal and the depiction of folds in his clothes, are quite similar to the sword techniques carved on the stone wall of the cave behind Siguo Cliff.

Before Xiang Wentian could answer, Shi Lingwei spoke from behind them, "This Master Yi is truly a master of swordsmanship. Our fourth manor master, Dan Qingsheng, once said that he painted this picture after getting drunk that day, and inadvertently hid the meaning of swordsmanship in the painting. This is one of his proudest works in his life. After he sobered up, he could no longer paint such a painting. Master Yi was able to see the sword meaning in this painting. When the fourth manor master finds out, he will definitely treat you as a close friend. I'll go in and tell the fourth manor master now."

After saying that, Shi Lingwei walked in quickly with a happy look on his face.

Xiang Wentian coughed lightly and said, "Brother Yi, it turns out that you know something about calligraphy and painting."

Yi Huawei smiled and said, "I don't really know much about calligraphy and painting. I just made up a few words. I didn't expect it to hit the mark by chance."

Suddenly, I heard someone outside the door say loudly, "He can actually see the sword techniques from my painting? This person's vision is really amazing!"

Amid the shouting, a man walked in. He had a very long beard, almost reaching his abdomen, and was holding a wine glass in his left hand, with an obvious look of drunkenness on his face.

Shi Lingwei followed behind him and introduced, "These two are Master Tong from Songshan School and Master Yi from Taishan School. This is Dan Qingsheng, the fourth owner of Meizhuang. Fourth owner, when Master Yi saw your ink-splashing brushwork, he said that it contained a set of advanced swordsmanship."

The fourth village owner, Dan Qingsheng, squinted his drunken eyes and looked Yi Huawei up and down for a while, then asked in a somewhat rude tone, "You know how to paint? And you can use a sword?"

Yi Huawei saw that he was holding a jade cup that looked as if it was dripping with water, and smelled the aroma of pear blossom wine in the cup. He smiled calmly and said, "Bai Juyi wrote in his poem about Hangzhou: 'Red sleeves weave silk to praise persimmon leaves, green flags sell wine to take advantage of pear blossoms.' Pear blossom wine should be drunk from a jade cup. The fourth owner is indeed an expert in drinking."

When Dan Qingsheng heard this, his eyes, which had been narrowed, suddenly opened wide. He suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged Yi Huawei, shouting, "Aha, a good friend has arrived. Come on, let's drink three hundred cups together. Brother Yi, I like fine wine, painting, and swordsmanship. People say I have three unique skills. Among these three unique skills, wine ranks first, painting ranks second, and swordsmanship ranks last."

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

Yi Huawei bowed slightly and followed Dan Qingsheng into the inner room, while Xiang Wentian and Shi Lingwei followed behind them.

After passing through a corridor, they came to a room at the west end. The moment the door curtain was opened, a strong aroma of wine wafted into their noses.

Yi Huawei had heard Green Bamboo Old Man talk about wine culture in detail, and had been shown various kinds of fine wine by Green Bamboo Old Man. When he smelled the aroma of wine, he immediately said, "Great, here is Sanguotou aged Fenjiu that has been stored for many years. Well, this Baicao wine is probably seventy-five years old, and that Monkey Wine is even rarer in the world."

After hearing this, Dan Qingsheng clapped his hands happily and laughed, saying, "Excellent, excellent! Brother Yi was able to accurately name the three best wines in my collection as soon as he entered my wine room. He is truly an expert in wine tasting. Incredible! Incredible!"

Yi Huawei looked around the room and saw that it was filled with all kinds of wine utensils, including wine jars, wine bottles, wine gourds, and wine glasses. He then continued, "The fine wines collected by the predecessors are more than just these three top-quality wines. This Shaoxing Nv'erhong is undoubtedly the best wine, and this Western Region Turpan wine, after four distillation and four brewing processes, is also the best wine in the world today."

Dan Qingsheng was surprised and delighted when he heard this. He asked, "My Turpan wine, which is four times distilled and four times brewed, is sealed in a wooden barrel. How did you smell it?"

Yi Huawei said with a smile: "This kind of high-quality wine, even if it is hidden in a cellar several feet underground, it cannot conceal its overflowing aroma."

Dan Qingsheng said loudly: "Come, come, let's taste this wine that has been distilled and brewed four times."

As he spoke, he walked to the corner of the room and brought out a large blackened wooden barrel. There were many Western characters written on the barrel, and the cork was sealed with wax, and there was a seal on the wax, which looked very solemn. Dan Qingsheng held the cork in his hand and pulled it out gently. Suddenly, the whole room was filled with a strong aroma of wine.

Shi Lingwei never drinks alcohol, but when he smelled the strong smell of alcohol, he couldn't help but feel a little tipsy.

Dan Qingsheng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Go out, go out, don't get drunk by the smell of wine." Then he placed three wine glasses side by side on the table, picked up the wine barrel and poured wine into the glasses. The color of the wine was as red as blood, and the liquid level was higher than the edge of the glass, but it didn't overflow at all.

Seeing this scene, Yi Huawei nodded secretly and thought to himself, "Dan Qingsheng's martial arts skills are really amazing. He can hold this large wooden barrel weighing more than 100 kilograms and pour wine into this small wine glass, and he can actually make the wine just fill the rim of the glass without spilling."

Dan Qingsheng held the wooden barrel under his armpit, picked up the wine glass with his left hand, and said, "Please, please!"

He stared at Yi Huawei's face closely, carefully observing his expression after tasting the wine. Yi Huawei raised the glass, drank half a glass, then frowned slightly, carefully distinguishing the taste of the wine. However, he had a thick layer of powder on his face, and looked indifferent, as if he didn't like the wine very much.

Dan Qingsheng's expression became a little uneasy, as if he was afraid that this expert in wine would think that his barrel of wine was just ordinary and nothing special.

Yi Huawei closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them and said, "Strange, strange!"

Dan Qingsheng asked quickly: "What's strange?"

Yi Huawei smiled and said, "This matter is really hard to understand. I really don't understand it."

Dan Qingsheng's eyes flashed with joy, and he said, "What you want to ask is..."

Yi Huawei said: "I have only drunk this wine once in Luoyang City in my life. Although the taste is extremely mellow, it has a slight sour taste. According to a senior, it is because the wine barrels were shaken along the way. This Turpan wine, which is distilled and brewed four times, will lose quality every time it is moved. From Turpan to Hangzhou, I don't know how many tens of thousands of miles there is, but your wine has no sour taste at all. This..."

Dan Qingsheng laughed loudly after hearing this, looking extremely proud, and said, "This is my secret that I will never pass on. I exchanged three sword techniques for this secret from the Western Region swordsman Mo Huaerche. Do you want to know?"

Yi Huawei shook his head and said, "I am already satisfied to be able to taste such fine wine. I dare not ask more about your secret, senior."

Dan Qingsheng said, "Drink, drink." He poured three more glasses of wine. Seeing that Yi Huawei did not ask about the secret, he could not help but feel itchy and said, "In fact, this secret is not worth a penny. It can be said that it is not surprising at all."

Yi Huawei knew that the more he acted like he didn't want to listen, the more Dan Qingsheng wanted to say it, so he quickly shook his hand and said:
"Senior, please don't tell me that these three sword moves of yours must be extraordinary. If I, a junior, easily learn the secret that I have paid such a heavy price for, how can I feel at ease? As the saying goes: No merit, no reward..."

Dan Qingsheng said: "You accompany me to drink, and you can also tell the origin of this wine, which is a great contribution. You must listen to this secret."

Yi Huawei smiled and said, "I am grateful to you for receiving me and giving me such a fine wine. How can I..."

Dan Qingsheng waved his hand and said, "I am willing to talk, just listen carefully."

Xiang Wentian advised from the side: "Brother Yi, there is no need to refuse the kindness of the Fourth Manor Master."

"exactly!"

Dan Qingsheng had a smiling expression on his face and said, "Let me test you again. Do you know how old this wine is?"

Yi Huawei drank the wine in the glass, paused for a while, savored it carefully, and said: "There is another strange thing about this wine. It seems to be 120 years old, but it also seems to be only 12 or 13 years old. The taste of the new wine has the charm of the old wine, and the taste of the old wine has the flavor of the new wine. Compared with ordinary wines that are more than 100 years old, this has another unique flavor."

Xiang Wentian frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "This is really embarrassing. There is a difference of more than a hundred years between one hundred and twenty years and twelve or thirteen years. How can they be compared?"

But Dan Qingsheng burst into laughter, and even his long beard was blown straight. Dan Qingsheng laughed and said, "Good brother, you are really amazing. My secret lies here. Let me tell you, the Western Region swordsman Mohuaerche gave me ten barrels of 120-year-old Turpan wine that had been distilled and brewed three times. It was transported to Hangzhou with five good horses from Dayuan. Then I followed a specific method and added one distillation and one brewing process. Ten barrels of wine were finally brewed into this barrel. Counting on my fingers, it was exactly twelve and a half years ago. This wine has traveled thousands of miles without becoming sour. The wine tastes new in the old and old in the new. This is the reason."

Xiang Wentian and Yi Huawei clapped their hands together and said, "So that's how it is."

Yi Huawei said: "Being able to brew such good wine is worth it even if I have to exchange it for ten sword moves. And I only have to use three sword moves to exchange for this secret, which is really a huge bargain."

Dan Qingsheng was even happier after hearing this and said, "Brother, you are really my confidant. That day, my eldest brother and third brother both complained that I exchanged sword moves for wine, saying that I brought the Central Plains' unique skills to the Western Regions. Although my second brother just smiled and said nothing, I'm afraid he didn't agree with my approach in his heart. Only you, my brother, understand that I got a great deal. Let's have another drink." He looked at Xiang Wentian and saw that he obviously didn't know how to drink, so he ignored Xiang Wentian.

Yi Huawei drank another glass of wine and said, "Fourth Master, there is another way to drink this wine, but unfortunately there is no way to do it now."

Dan Qingsheng asked quickly: "How do you drink it? Why can't you do it?"

Yi Huawei said: "Turpan is the hottest place in the world. I heard that when Master Xuanzang went to India to seek Buddhist scriptures, he passed by the Flaming Mountain, which is now Turpan."

Dan Qingsheng said: "Yes, the heat there is unbearable. In the summer, you can soak in a bucket of cold water all day and still feel the heat is unbearable. In the winter, it is freezing cold. It is because of this special climate that the grapes produced are unique."

Yi Huawei said: "When I was drinking this kind of wine in Luoyang City, the senior brought a large piece of ice and placed the wine glass on the ice. After being chilled, this fine wine has a different flavor. Now it is early summer, and the wonderful taste of this chilled wine cannot be tasted."

Dan Qingsheng said, "When I was in the Western Regions, it happened to be summer, and Mohuaerche also talked about the beauty of iced wine. Brother, this is easy. You can stay with me for half a year, and when winter comes, we can taste it together." He paused for a while, frowned, and said, "It's just that it makes people wait for such a long time, which is really anxious."

Xiang Wentian rolled his eyes and said, "It's a pity that there are no people in the Jiangnan area who practice pure Yin Kung Fu such as 'Ice Palm' and 'Yin Wind Claw', otherwise..."

Before he could finish his words, Dan Qingsheng suddenly shouted happily: "Got it, got it!" Then he put down the wine barrel and walked out quickly with excitement on his face.

It was obvious that Xiang Wentian's words just now had a specific meaning. Yi Huawei glanced at Xiang Wentian, but saw that Xiang Wentian had a smile on his face and did not say anything.

Yi Huawei thought to himself, knowing that Xiang Wentian must have some plan. He stood there, looking around the room filled with the aroma of wine, waiting for Dan Qingsheng to come back.

(End of this chapter)