My apprentice is a little weird?

Those who lose, abandon or damage the Immortal Order will also fail to pass the assessment, and the same applies to those who fail to arrive at the Immortal Gate on time.

To put it simply, if you haven’t reached the right place, then you have no destiny with my sect and I won’t accept you.

But arriving there doesn't mean everything is fine. You still have to go through a series of screening and selection.

"This little girl wants to become an immortal, right? What a pity! It's so rare to encounter a true immortal. It's a pity that I have to go back to the Ancient Immortal Sect, otherwise I wouldn't mind helping you secretly on the way."

Jiang Yan paused slightly when he thought of this, his expression a little strange, then he gently shook his head and smiled silently.

"It can't be that he is going to my sect. How is that possible? My sect hasn't accepted any disciples in ten years since I gave up, and we haven't produced any new versions of the Tongxian Order."

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan unknowingly walked to a restaurant and stopped to look inside.

This restaurant is quite grand, with three floors high. It is called Tianxianglou. The overall scale and decoration are quite luxurious, and it is unique in this bustling street market.

There were brand new red couplets posted on both sides, the door to the first floor was open, there was a constant stream of people coming and going outside, it was bustling and noisy inside, the faint aroma of wine filled the floor, adding a bit of liveliness to this cold month.

The waiter had a towel on his shoulder, seven or eight dishes in each hand, and served the customers with steady steps.

Some customers order a lot of dishes, and the waiter will shout out the names of the dishes, making the restaurant more lively~

"Qianli breast, crispy bone fish, steamed goose, spicy braised pork, plus half a bucket of half-year-old Baihua wine"

The waiter spoke the names of the dishes one by one, and no two were the same. The aroma wafting from the dishes made Jiang Yan unable to walk.

"Hmm~ It smells so good, the food smells good, and the wine smells even better~"

“I didn’t expect there was good wine here”

Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, sniffing the faint aroma of wine, and couldn't help but step into the restaurant.

A tall waiter had already noticed Jiang Yan. There was nothing he could do. After all, who wouldn't pay attention to such a unique person standing outside for a long time?

Seeing Jiang Yan come in, the waiter greeted him with a smile on his face, without any attempt to make things difficult for him or show any contempt for him.

Nonsense, I have a silver ingot in my hand! Even if I am a stinky beggar, I have to greet me with a smile!

"Sir, please come in. What's your name? What would you like to order? This is a famous restaurant. You can stay and eat. We have everything, including braised pork, boiled pork slices, steamed goose, Qianlipu..."

"Hahaha, waiter, there's no need to tell me about the dishes. I have a silver ingot here, about two taels. Use half of it to serve me your signature dishes. What about the other half~"

Jiang Yan chuckled and spoke, then narrowed his eyes slightly and twitched his nostrils, as if he smelled something, and spoke.

"As for the other half, just give it to me, the top red bottle hidden deep in your cellar."

After hearing this, the waiter froze in place, frowned and scratched his head, then said awkwardly:

"Um... that, sir... the Zhuangyuanhong in our cellar has been sold out... how about you... choose something else? Our other wines are also first-rate."

"Oh~ Really? I feel like there's another jar in your cellar, and it's very old~"

Jiang Yan looked at the bewildered waiter meaningfully.

.........

Shopkeeper Lu, who was behind the counter on the first floor, leaned against the counter with one hand on his forehead, feeling a little irritated. He had been worried for half a month, but he still couldn't find a way out of the situation.

He couldn't help but look up at the bustling restaurant in front of him, sighed softly, and the anxiety in his heart became even stronger.

But suddenly someone passed by him, bringing a breeze that blew on his face, but it was not cold.

On the contrary, this breeze calmed his anxious mood a little.

I couldn't help but look sideways.

I saw a young man wearing coarse cloth, with a rough wooden hairpin on his head, and with a casual and relaxed temperament, quietly listening to the waiter introducing the dishes to him.

Shopkeeper Lu's eyes lit up when he saw this. Based on his many years of experience in the underworld, he knew that this person's background was definitely not simple. His clothes were shabby, so it was impossible for him to have delicate skin. His figure was sloppy, but his back was not bent, so he was unlikely to be an ordinary person.

"Is this person from outside the area? I have never seen this kind of person before."

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard the young man's words, which made him stunned.

……

"Sir...how did you know there was a jar of Zhuangyuanhong in the cellar? Could it be that you are..."

Shopkeeper Lu walked up to the waiter at some point, and the waiter was so frightened that he almost jumped up.

Jiang Yan turned sideways to face Shopkeeper Lu, his gaze rested on his brow for a moment, then naturally moved away, smiling and pointing at his nose.

"My nose is very sensitive. No wine within a few miles can escape its tracking."

"So I naturally know there is a jar of Zhuangyuanhong in the cellar."

Shopkeeper Lu was already a little lost in thought when he saw Jiang Yan up close. The person in front of him gave him an indescribable feeling. He had never seen him before, but he felt close to him. Then he heard what the other person said, and he came back to his senses in an instant, and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah? You smelled it? Aren't you sent by the Li family?"

Jiang Yan looked at Shopkeeper Lu in confusion. "What Li family?"

Shopkeeper Lu saw that Jiang Yan's puzzled look didn't seem fake, and his brows furrowed even deeper. After thinking for a while, he waved away the waiter and personally went to meet Jiang Yan in a relatively quiet place before speaking.

"I think you are from another place, and you don't know the situation in the city."

"Lianshan City is the junction of three major domains. It is a mixed bag of people and has various forces. The three strongest ones are the Xu, Wu, and Li families, who control all industries in Lianshan City."

"And I have always been friends with the head of the Li family, so when his daughter was born, I brewed a jar of wine for her, named Daughter's Red, which is what you call the No. 1 Scholar's Red."

Jiang Yan understood after hearing this. So that's why the wine was so rich and mellow. It turned out that this was not a mass-produced girl's red wine.

It's just a pity that he can't drink such good wine. After all, this kind of wine will probably only be opened when she gets married, and it will not be given to someone like him easily. It's really a pity.

"In that case, the shopkeeper can just give me a few jars of good wine."

Jiang Yan smiled calmly without any hesitation. If you don’t have it, then don’t have it. It’s not like you really need this wine.

But Shopkeeper Lu just shook his head and waved his hands.

"Forget it, since you know about this today and have smelled the wine, I will just sell it to you."

Jiang Yan smiled, and he knew in his heart that this Shopkeeper Lu must have something wrong, but he didn't care, as long as he had wine to drink~

"Shopkeeper, this is~"

Shopkeeper Lu sighed softly and said with some melancholy:

"The Li family today is no longer the same as it was back then. The head of the family died suddenly, and his descendants all met with accidents for no reason. Only the only daughter survived, but she is also bedridden and her health is deteriorating..."

"The Xu and Wu families also took the opportunity to cause trouble. They bribed the Li family members in the name of helping them. Some of them quietly entered the Li family and began to eat into their assets."

"The Li family is now in name only... Alas~ It's a pity for my niece. She has encountered this before she even reached the age of marriage... Even if she wants to leave the Li family now, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to survive..."

"If we can rescue her, it will comfort Brother Li's spirit in heaven..."

At this point, Shopkeeper Lu looked a little lonely, but he quickly adjusted his state and continued in the same tone as before:

"So, instead of keeping this wine sealed, it is better to give it to the guest."

When Shopkeeper Lu said this, he paused slightly, then looked up at Jiang Yan with complicated eyes.

"What do you think, sir?"

There was no expression on Jiang Yan's face and his attitude was normal.

"Okay, let me taste this wine."