Chapter 1: The Yang Family's Trash

  Yang Lei pushed open the door, stretched out a lazy waist, and had an urge to shout loudly. However, if he shouted, it's estimated that everyone in the city would hear it, so he held back.

  "It smells so good, it smells so good, the wine fragrance is spreading from here." At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

  Yang Lei furrowed his brow, it seemed that he had drunk too much good wine and attracted some unwanted attention.

  Then he saw an old man with a red face and a wine gourd on his waist, jumping down from the wall. Yang Lei couldn't help but roll his eyes, this guy actually climbed over the wall to get in.

  "Ah...... little brother, that...... that...... hello!" He translated himself into the wall and was caught by Lao San who was also quite embarrassed.

  "Hello there, old man! You've climbed over the wall to get in, what do you plan on doing?" Yang Lei looked at the old man with interest, but secretly used an appraisal technique.

  "Ding, player level is too low, appraisal failed."

  The appraisal failed, and it was actually an appraisal failure, which surprised Yang Wei. The old man's cultivation was unfathomable, and the capital of Qianyuan Country had suddenly become a gathering place for many masters. Several people who couldn't be appraised appeared, and it seemed that the selection of Xuanji Gate had attracted many people, making Qianyuan Country lively.

  "Me... this... little brother." Wine Old Three rubbed his hands and said: "Just now, were you drinking?"

  Yang Lei nodded: "Is that so, old predecessor you jumped in just to ask me this?"

  "Not this, that... this younger brother, can you make a deal with me? Can I have one of the jars of wine you just drank?" Wine Old Three heard this and immediately found the right place, suddenly like taking stimulants, his face turned red, excited to the point of being unable to speak, he lifted his head and stared at Yang Lei with eager eyes.

  Yang Lei shook his head and said, "That wine is gone, I just finished drinking it."

  "Is it gone? How can it be gone, yes, yes, how can such good wine be given to others casually? Little brother, rest assured that I won't take your wine for nothing. Wine Old Three still has some value, what do you want, and I'll go get it for you, even if it's a divine artifact."

  "Treasures, Yang Wei was shocked by the old man's words. This old man actually spoke of treasures so casually, it seems that his background is truly terrifying. I estimate that in the entire Qianyuan country, there isn't anyone who dares to say they would use a treasure to buy wine to drink. This guy must be an old drunkard, and a very wealthy one at that."

  "Elder, it's not that I'm unwilling, but this wine really is gone." Yang Lei smiled bitterly. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't take it out now. The accumulated points on his body were only 3 million left, and the Drunken Life and Death wine required 3.5 million points to exchange. So even if he took out a divine artifact, he still wouldn't be able to give him the wine.

  "I, Old Three, definitely won't cheat you. You want a divine artifact? I can really give it to you, as long as you give me that kind of wine just now. Yes, there's still fragrance on it, I can smell it." Old Three was not giving up, and casually pulled out a fan. The fan looked ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, its extraordinary nature would be revealed.

  "Look at this, it's a divine artifact, the Qiankun fan. You're so handsome and elegant, paired with this Qiankun fan would be perfect, I'm sure many young girls will fall in love with you. If you give me a jar of that wine, I'll give you this fan, what do you say?"

  Yang Lei was shocked and identified it as a top-grade, priceless weapon.

  Qian Kun Fan

  Heavenly First-Rank, Lower-Grade Divine Artifact, made from Heavenly Silkworm Silk and Tenth-Grade Golden Carved Bone Wings. Impervious to swords and guns, immune to water and fire. When unleashed, it can emit golden light and powerful gusts of wind blades, dealing massive damage to enemies.

  Yang Rui really wanted this Qian Kun fan, but there was no way, he didn't have that many points to begin with. He had just appraised the Qian Kun fan and got 20,000 points, adding up to only 320,000 points. Moreover, even if he had 350,000 points, he wouldn't exchange them all like this.

  "I would naturally want a divine instrument, but unfortunately I really don't have any wine left." Yang Lei said with a helpless gesture.

  "It's impossible, little brother you must be fooling me." Seeing Yang Wei not responding, Jiu Lao San shook his head and said: "I can smell the wine already, or else I'll add one more thing to it, well, how about this?"

  Lao San took out another bell, which was no ordinary object either.

  "This is a top-grade spiritual artifact, its effect is no worse than the Dry Sky Fan. What do you think of these two things? Exchanging them for a jar of wine would be a good deal."

  Yang Lei's heart was racing, but he still shook his head and said: "Really didn't, old predecessor, if you don't believe me, then come with me, I just had a drink, the wine jar is still there."

  Jiǎo Lǎo Sān followed Yang Lei into the room.

  "Look, it's just that," Yang Lei said, pointing to the empty wine jug on the table. "I drank it all earlier, just an empty wine jug, there really is no more wine."

  Seeing the wine jug on the table, Old Three immediately grabbed it as if he had seen some kind of treasure.

  "Delicious, good wine! It's really good wine." He said, picking up the wine jug and bringing it to his mouth.

  A few drops of wine had trickled into his mouth.

  "This is truly a fine wine! I've wasted my life on inferior wines. This is what real good wine tastes like."

  After drinking, Old Three Wine closed his eyes in a daze and muttered to himself.

  Looking at him like this, Yang Lei couldn't help but laugh and cry. This was just a little wine, completely unnecessary. Although the wine was very good, there were better wines on Chongwu Continent.

  Lao San slowly opened his eyes and looked at Yang Lei: "Is there any more of this wine?"

  "Senior, it's not that I'm unwilling, but this wine really is gone!" Yang Lei said, "This wine only has one jar, which I inadvertently obtained in a senior's cave."

  "Where is the cave? Take me there, and I'll give you this bell, how about that?" Wine Old Three was addicted to wine, having just tasted the intoxicating flavor of the Drunken Life and Death wine, he wouldn't let Yang Lei go.

  Yang Lei's headache was getting worse, and he thought to himself that there was no such thing as a "Dong Fu" (cave mansion), so he said: "Senior, the cave mansion collapsed and was destroyed after I left, where do you want me to go find it? Besides, there was only this one jar of wine inside, and I brought it back because I thought it could enhance my root bone by one star."

  "What did you say? This wine can improve one's congenital bones?" Wine Old Three grabbed Yang Wei's hand, something that can improve a person's congenital bones is extremely rare, all are heavenly treasures and earthly jewels, very precious. And this wine can actually improve a person's congenital bones, it can be seen how extraordinary this wine is, don't know how many precious medicinal materials were used to brew it.

  Yang Lei nodded: "Not bad, this wine can indeed improve the cultivator's root bone, I was able to upgrade my one-star root bone after drinking this Drunken Life and Death Wine."

  "This wine is called 'Drunken Life, Dream Death'? Indeed, it's worthy of the name! Only this name can match such a great wine!" Wine Old Three exclaimed excitedly after hearing it, but then hung his head in despair. "What a pity, what a pity that I couldn't even have a sip..."

  Yang Lei is full of black lines, this old wine ghost, is invincible.

  "Senior!"

  "Little brother, is the wine really gone? Have some pity on me!" Suddenly, Old Three grabbed Yang Lei's arm and said.

  Yang Lei was crying and laughing at the same time, this drunkard really used every trick in the book.

  "I'm telling you, senior, this wine is really gone."

  "Don't call me senior," said Jiu Lao San, his expression somewhat agitated. "I'll call you senior, and only then will I be your senior. Do you still have that intoxicating wine of life and death? Give me a jar, no, just a cup will do. Don't mention calling you senior, I'd even call you ancestor if you let me."

  "Cough... Senior, it's not that I won't give you a drink, but there really isn't any left. At least, not for now."

  "You're saying it's gone now, but there will be in the future, is that right?" Lao San grabbed Yang Wei's arm like a lifeline.

  Yang Lei had no choice but to nod: "Indeed, I have no way now, but after some days, I can personally brew some. However, that wine is too precious and difficult to brew, and the materials are hard to find."

  "Really, can you really brew this intoxicating wine? What materials do we need? Just tell me and I'll get them for you, even if it's dragon liver and phoenix gallbladder." Wine Old Three was so excited to hear that Yang Lei could brew this kind of wine that he didn't care about anything else and started bragging wildly.

  "Dragon liver and phoenix gall, can you really get this stuff? Are you kidding me? If you can really get dragon liver and phoenix gall, I'll brew a hundred kilograms of Drunken Life Dream Death wine for you." Yang Lei said with a slanted gaze and a smirk.

  Jiu Lao San looked a bit embarrassed and said in a low voice, "That... that... little brother, I got too excited, it's just something I said, don't mind me. Although we can't get dragon liver and phoenix gall, we might be able to get some so-called sacred beasts or tenth-level divine beasts, or other precious medicinal herbs and spiritual grasses."

  How many sacred beasts are flying? What's the origin of this old wine ghost, several tenth-level divine beasts. Yang Lei couldn't help but open his mouth wide and said that these tenth-level divine beasts were like domesticated pigs and sheep, which could be slaughtered at will.

  "How can you still not believe me, little brother? Although my cultivation is not great, I do have some patience." Seeing Yang Lei's appearance, Jiu Lao San was slightly dissatisfied and raised his voice.

  Yang Lei slowly regained his composure from the shock, looked at the old drunkard and said: "I'm asking, senior, what's your background anyway? My little heart can't take it."

  "Don't call me senior anymore, you can brew such good wine, you are my senior. You are my parents, from now on I'll hang out with you. You are my elder brother, my senior, as long as you give me wine to drink, that's all that matters. I don't care about anything else, just a good glass of wine. Today, after smelling this 'Drunken Life and Dream Death' wine, I realized that I had been living in vain before, the stuff I drank before wasn't even as good as horse piss."

  Yang Lei felt a bit embarrassed listening to this, but if this guy were to become his follower, it wouldn't be bad. Having a super powerful expert as a bodyguard would be a great thing. Anyway, after he had accumulated enough points, he could exchange them for a jar of Drunken Life and Death wine. At most, he would give him one jar per year. After all, once he became more powerful in his cultivation, it would become easier to obtain points. He just hoped that the price of the Drunken Life and Death wine wouldn't increase. After all, one jar of Drunken Life and Death wine required 3.5 million points, and if the system's upgrade rate was any indication, the price of a jar of wine would likely skyrocket from 3.5 million to over 10 million points, which would be disastrous.

  "Senior."

  "Still calling me senior, one more time and I'll turn against you." Wine Old Three glared.

  "What's your name?" Yang Lei said with a hint of annoyance.

  "Just call me Old Three from now on. From now on, I'll be your follower, Young Master. As long as there's wine to drink, that's all that matters." Wine Old Three chuckled.

  Now that you mention it, Yang Lei thought that there might be other wines in the system. If he could exchange some cheaper wines, it wouldn't be bad either. Also, since there was a life profession system, was there also a winemaker as one of the life professions? If so, how would he unlock it?