506: Ye Xiaoying: Your Highness, just how rich are you?

"My Lord, this is just coarse tea, please bear with us." Ye Xiaoying's attitude was extremely humble.

Although he was a General of Northern Li, he was completely unqualified in front of Duan Zhengchun.

What's more, he wanted to board Duan Zhengchun's great ship; this way, the Ye Family would be completely secure.

"Since General Ye feels this is coarse tea, there is no need to drink it."

"I happen to have something different here. General Ye, would you like to try some?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Ye Xiaoying with a smile.

Hearing Duan Zhengchun's outright refusal, the smile on Ye Xiaoying's face immediately froze.

However, Duan Zhengchun's subsequent words made the expression on his face instantly melt away.

"Haha... that's wonderful. Anything My Lord brings out must be good stuff."

"This time, I, Ye, am truly blessed."

Seeing her father acting so inexperienced, Ye Ruoyi felt as if she were meeting her father for the first time.

Even when Emperor Taian bestowed gifts, her father was never this excited. Why, when facing Duan Zhengchun, was he fawning like a... well, a simp?

Ye Ruoyi felt too embarrassed to face anyone. Her father was actually so respectful to Duan Zhengchun, who was just a junior.

Originally, Ye Ruoyi felt contemptuous of her father's attitude.

However, the moment Duan Zhengchun poured out the contents, Ye Ruoyi realized she was wrong.

Truly wrong, ridiculously wrong.

Because at that instant, a rich fragrance permeated the air, causing her to take a deep breath involuntarily. Instantly, she felt all the pores on her body open up.

Previously, she had always felt a dull heaviness in her chest, but in that moment, she felt that dull feeling in her chest had significantly lessened.

This scene deeply shocked her heart.

Ye Xiaoying, meanwhile, was utterly astonished, his eyes fixed intently on the wine cup before him.

That's right, what Duan Zhengchun brought out was Spirit Wine, an item rewarded by the System.

This Spirit Wine can not only regulate the body but also enhance strength.

It is something even a Cultivator would become addicted to, let alone an ordinary Martial Artist.

Nothing else was needed; Duan Zhengchun could cure Ye Ruoyi's Innate heart meridian defect just by using the Spirit Wine.

However, that method would take a long time, unlike the marrow cleansing pill, which was fast and thorough.

"Th-th-this... what kind of wine is this? Why is it so fragrant? Why do I feel like my Realm is loosening just from smelling this fragrance?" Ye Xiaoying was so shocked he was incoherent.

He was stammering as he spoke.

"It's nothing, just a type of Spirit Wine. Want to try it?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Ye Xiaoying with a smile.

"Spirit Wine? This is Spirit Wine? Heavens, is this the kind of Spirit Wine rumored to have been lost for a thousand years?"

"It's too extravagant! To actually use this kind of thing to brew wine! My Lord, just how wealthy are you?"

"Do you realize that if word of this gets out, the entire Jianghu will fall into chaos? At that time, you will face endless trouble." Ye Xiaoying watched Duan Zhengchun in shock, his Adam's apple involuntarily bobbing.

Clearly, he had been conquered by the fragrance. He was relying only on his remaining rationality to keep himself calm—he absolutely had to stay calm.

This item was too precious. If it wasn't handled carefully, it would lead to disaster.

"It's fine, it's just a small item. Since I dare to bring it out, naturally I am not afraid of anyone trying to seize it."

"Opportunity and risk coexist. Do not try to force things that do not belong to you."

"Once you force it, you must pay the equivalent price. What do you say, General Ye?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Ye Xiaoying with a smile.

His tone showed no concern for the Spirit Wine, but rather revealed a message.

That is, if someone wanted to steal what he held, they could—but they first needed to weigh whether they had the strength.

Without strength, they would only lose their lives in vain.

"Yes, Opportunity and danger coexist. One should not force things that do not belong to them, otherwise, they will have the life to take it, but not the life to spend it." Ye Xiaoying nodded.

"General Ye is an astute person, able to maintain rationality under these circumstances. This proves I did not choose the wrong person."

"Please..."

Duan Zhengchun motioned for Ye Xiaoying to taste it.

Ye Xiaoying looked at Duan Zhengchun, then looked at his daughter, only to find that she was still staring intently at the wine cup on the table.

He felt a wave of depression. His daughter was usually quite shrewd, so why was she losing composure at such a critical moment?

However, since it had been offered, he had no reason not to drink it.

Moreover, today he did not have the right to refuse.

Ye Xiaoying raised the wine cup, placed it near his nose, took a deep breath, and wore a look of intoxication.

He then drank it down in one gulp.

"Refreshing... comfortable."

With the Spirit Wine in his belly, Ye Xiaoying comfortably closed his eyes and couldn't help but utter those simple words.

At the same time, Ye Xiaoying felt his strength rapidly increasing. Previously, he was only at the Middle Stage of the Grandmaster Realm, but after drinking this cup of wine, his strength quickly reached the Late Stage of the Grandmaster Realm, and then Peak Grandmaster.

"Buzz..."

An even stronger aura erupted, the terrifying Qi shooting straight into the sky, stirring up the clouds above.

This sudden appearance of aura startled Ye Ruoyi out of her trance. Only then did Ye Ruoyi realize that the Spirit Wine in the cup was gone.

Meanwhile, her father across from her had his eyes closed, his aura unprecedentedly powerful and terrifying, causing her, a Grandmaster Realm Master, to feel a sense of suffocation.

A look of shock appeared on Ye Ruoyi's face.

"This, this is the Grandmaster Realm? That is the Carefree Heaven Realm. The Sword Immortal Realm is the Great Carefree Realm, and above that is the Divine Roaming Profound Realm. The current Li Hanyi has just entered the Divine Roaming Profound Realm." Ye Ruoyi watched everything happening before her in shock.

Beside her, Duan Zhengchun held a folding fan, smiling as he quietly watched everything unfolding before him.

This powerful fluctuation of Qi immediately attracted the attention of all the Masters in Snow Moon City.

"Hmm? This aura... did someone Break through to the Carefree Heaven Realm? Who could it be?"

"Eh, Senior Brother, this aura feels somewhat familiar. Looking at the direction, could it be General Ye who Broke through to the Carefree Heaven Realm?" Sikong Changfeng looked towards the direction of the Ye Family in shock.

"Calm down, what's all the fuss about?" Baili Dongjun spoke with a calm expression.

"No, Senior Brother, aren't you shocked? Given Ye Xiaoying's condition, he should never have been able to Break through to the Carefree Heaven Realm in this lifetime."

"He should only ever have been in the Zizai Earth Realm, but now he has suddenly reached the Carefree Heaven Realm. This is a massive Realm leap."

"Could it be that General Ye obtained some heaven-sent Opportunity?" Sikong Changfeng asked in surprise.

"Stop making such a fuss. Use your brain—what has happened recently?"

Baili Dongjun irritably rolled his eyes at his Junior Brother.

He was already the Third City Lord and a man who had seen the world, so why was he still so flustered when encountering such a matter?

At this, Sikong Changfeng became even more puzzled. What exactly had happened?

Judging by his Senior Brother's reaction, it seemed he had known about this for a long time.

Why didn't he know?

What happened recently? Nothing particularly major had occurred, right?

Wait, there was one thing: the appearance of Prince Kaoshan of Dali.

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