Longevity through Upgrading Buildings-Chapter 255 - 157: Closed-door Disciple

Chapter 255: Chapter 157: Closed-door Disciple
Hua Yaoyue picked up the wine and glanced at it, then gently shook it.
The smile on her face gradually disappeared, turning back to her previous expressionless look.
She was silent for a moment this time before drinking the second sip of the Heart’s Desire Wine.
After drinking this sip, there was a trace of inescapable melancholy in her eyes, and even a bit of gentle charm, with a tinge of poignant elegance.
Wait, wasn’t Master just happy a moment ago... Ji Yuan suddenly realized something in his heart. Could it be that Hua Yaoyue can control her own emotions?
Is this... Is she even human?
Feel happy if she wants, feel sad if she desires?
After waiting for a moment like this, the sadness on Hua Yaoyue’s face faded away, and she returned to her initial expressionless look.
In disbelief, she took another sip of the Heart’s Desire Wine.
This time after drinking, she felt nothing, and when she wanted to drink more, she found the wine pot was empty.
"Is there more?"
Hua Yaoyue naturally reached out her hand towards Ji Yuan.
"There are three more pots."
Ji Yuan handed over three pots, leaving one for himself in his Storage Bag.
Leaving some room in transactions is wise, though during these ten days out, the home Wine Cellar hadn’t stopped producing; by now, Tu Yue probably had over a dozen pots of Heart’s Desire Wine.
But that’s all to be said after I get them.
Hua Yaoyue took the pots, stored two, and then drank a whole pot in one gulp.
After drinking, she closed her eyes, slightly tilted her head, exposing her snow-white neck, as if savoring carefully.
After a whole half incense stick of time, she slowly opened her eyes, with a trace of golden light flashing through, disappearing quickly.
"This wine... Did you brew it yourself?"
Hua Yaoyue asked softly.
"Indeed."
What the Wine Cellar produces is naturally equivalent to brewing it myself.
The efforts of the panel are my efforts.
"What about its yield?"
Hua Yaoyue asked persistently.
"Mm, this wine needs to be brewed and then adjusted, which is quite difficult. At most, it can only produce a pound a month."
One ounce a day, the Wine Cellar can produce three pounds a month, but Ji Yuan habitually keeps some back.
Hua Yaoyue stared at Ji Yuan for a few moments, "I’ll give you 100 Mid-grade Spirit Stones a month; can you make more?"
"What?!"
Ji Yuan looked up in surprise at Hua Yaoyue in front of him, so... even Master can need something so badly?
And even mentioned trading.
Ji Yuan figured Hua Yaoyue might be indulging a bit this time; perhaps this wine has some other effect for her. If it was just for the good taste, she wouldn’t propose to trade with her disciple.
But can this trade be agreed upon?
A hundred spirit stones a month sounds like a lot... Okay, actually, it is quite a lot.
But if agreed, wouldn’t the mentor-student sentiment between Hua Yaoyue and myself end here?
Not to mention the Jade Cup she gave earlier that can withstand Golden Core Stage attacks, and that exceptional "Concealing Breath Spell."
’If today Master asks me for help and I accept Spirit Stones... I probably won’t need to ask her for help in the future.’
Interpersonal communications are inherently reciprocal.
’Besides, if I take the Spirit Stones today, giving the Heart’s Desire Wine would become a transaction, losing all sentiment, but if I don’t take the Spirit Stones, Hua Yaoyue would owe me a favor.’
’A favor from someone who seems to be at the Late-stage Golden Core, isn’t that worth more than those spirit stones? Not to mention I’m her personal disciple.’
With this thought, Ji Yuan gave Hua Yaoyue a deep bow again.
"Master, you’re too kind to your disciple."
"Being able to brew wine that Master likes is my honor as a disciple, where’s the talk of greed for money... Please rest assured, Master, from now on, even if I don’t eat, drink, or cultivate, I’ll brew a pound and a half, no, two pounds a month of this Heart’s Desire Wine."
Ji Yuan gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Hua Yaoyue stood with her hands behind her back, looking at Ji Yuan expressionlessly for quite a while before she said, "Stand up."
"Yes."
Only then did Ji Yuan straighten up.
"Go close the door."
After saying this casually, Hua Yaoyue turned around and sat down on a chair by the side, this time sitting... quite upright.
Ji Yuan didn’t know why Hua Yaoyue suddenly wanted him to close the door, and isn’t closing the door just a thought for her?
But since she said so, Ji Yuan could only comply, turning to close the door.
After he closed the door and returned to Hua Yaoyue, she said:
"From now on, you, Ji Yuan, will be my closed-door disciple."
"What?!"
This surprised Ji Yuan even more than hearing that I would be given Spirit Stones earlier.
By offering wine, I was accepted as a closed-door disciple?
And since when did closed-door disciple mean this, well, I really am a closed-door disciple now... Ji Yuan was delighted, though he could not help but jest internally.
"Not to deceive you, the Heart’s Desire Wine you brewed... is aptly named, and beneficial for my cultivation."
Hua Yaoyue casually revealed the truth, solving Ji Yuan’s inner doubts.
So, it seems he drank the wine actually for cultivation?
What kind of cultivation technique is this, so peculiar.
Ji Yuan nodded very seriously, "Please be assured, Master, from now on, this disciple will certainly brew this Heart’s Desire Wine diligently."
"Mm, you’ve been working hard. If you have any issues in the future, feel free to tell me as your teacher, I will help you as much as I can."