"I think this little guy should be my disciple!"
"After all, he's simply too perfect for me!"
As he spoke, his face carried an utterly self-righteous expression.
"I just left the outer battlefield and was planning to return to Chaos City quickly."
"My original plan was to take him as my disciple once I got back to Chaos City."
"After all, based on the path this little guy is walking, he'll definitely end up choosing my lineage."
"Heh heh, once he enters Chaos City, I'll seize the chance before the other old fellows react and take him as my disciple!"
"That was my original plan."
"But now that you've said all that, what are we waiting for?"
"Hurry and bring our precious disciple over!"
At this moment, Grando was on the verge of exploding with anger.
He hadn't expected that this time, he had actually invited a wolf into his own house.
And that wolf was even his good brother!
Not only that, he had paid a bottle of Ninefold Primordial Wine as the price!
Even though most of that bottle had gone into his own stomach...
Still!
That didn't mean his good brother could covet his precious disciple!
At this moment, he only felt as if a hat had been placed on his head.
Recalling how the King of Tidal Blades had just been earnestly guiding Luo Fan,
And combining that with his earlier words,
Grando immediately understood why that pair of "uncle and nephew" had gotten along so well earlier.
And right in front of him, no less!
How was that any different from doing it right to his face?
"You old bastard!"
"You dare set your sights on my disciple, die!"
As he spoke, Grando grabbed a wine bottle and hurled it toward the King of Tidal Blades.
The throw even carried the power of the Wood Origin Law and the Space Origin Law.
But since the King of Tidal Blades had long been stationed on the outer battlefield, his combat power far surpassed Grando's.
Moreover, Grando hadn't used his full strength.
So, he easily caught the wine bottle.
"Ahem, well, actually, I just thought, as Luo Fan's good martial uncle, it's only right that I personally guide him, right?"
"That makes sense, doesn't it?"
"Since you've brought it up, then let Luo Fan come over. You're doing this for his sake too, aren't you?"
The King of Tidal Blades held the bottle carefully as he spoke.
"How about this, I'll buy you a drink to make up for it?"
Grando stared silently at the King of Tidal Blades.
He kept staring for a long time before speaking faintly.
"Drink? What drink?"
Hearing this, the King of Tidal Blades gritted his teeth.
"Refined Divine Spring Dew."
Refined Divine Spring Dew was a wine worth over 100 million Mixed Yuan Units.
However, in the Virtual Universe, it only cost a million.
"Hm?"
"That's it?"
"Heh."
A mocking smile curved at the corner of Grando's lips.
"You…"
"Sigh, let me think, who should I find to be my precious disciple's teacher in the Laws?"
"How about Ninefold Primordial Wine?"
The King of Tidal Blades spoke with a pained expression.
"Five bottles!"
Grando stretched out his hand, showing five fingers, beginning to bargain.
"Kill me instead, two bottles at most!"
By now, the King of Tidal Blades' eyes were red, his wolfish face completely dark.
"It's a deal!"
As he spoke, a sly glint flashed through Grando's eyes.
He slung his arm around the King of Tidal Blades' shoulder and pulled him toward Hong Alliance City.
"Come now, don't be like that."
"Let's go drink. After we're done, I'll call over our precious disciple."
Soon, the two of them arrived at the same tavern as before.
"Winemaster!"
"Bring two bottles of Ninefold Primordial Wine!"
Grando said grandly.
"Well, well, Grando, you struck it rich again so soon?"
The Wine Storage King looked at him with some surprise.
Hearing that, Grando flashed a bright grin.
"Didn't strike it rich."
"But… I'm treating a big spender tonight!"
As he said that, he slung an arm around the King of Tidal Blades' shoulder.
"Blade, you're not backing out, right?"
The Wine Storage King had a faint feeling he'd seen this scene before.
The King of Tidal Blades said gloomily,
"Winemaster, bring two bottles, I'll pay."
He hadn't expected this. Wasn't it Grando who had begged him before?
He had even been treated to a bottle… no, a cup of Ninefold Primordial Wine he'd long coveted.
But now, somehow, he was the one paying.
Although the Wine Storage King felt something was strange,
He wouldn't turn down money.
He quickly fetched two bottles of Ninefold Primordial Wine and opened them both.
"Here you go, your drinks."
While pouring, Grando secretly swapped his own cup for an oversized one and comforted the King of Tidal Blades.
"Come on, lighten up."
"It's just a few Mixed Yuan Units of currency."
"You've gained a genius disciple, haven't you?"
That last line he transmitted directly with divine sense.
The King of Tidal Blades snorted and turned away, refusing to speak.
Seeing this, Grando quickly filled his huge cup and downed it all in one go.
At the same time, he discreetly swapped the small cup back.
When the King of Tidal Blades saw Grando quiet, he turned, and found the guy already lost in the flavor of the wine.
Remembering how fast Grando had chugged a whole bottle last time, he hurriedly poured himself a cup too.
The bottle did feel a little light…
But he still downed the cup quickly.
When he came to his senses again, Grando was still savoring the wine.
Assuming Grando had poured himself another cup, he hurriedly poured another one for himself and drank.
Soon, Grando sobered up.
Seeing the King of Tidal Blades' state, he quietly pocketed the still-untouched bottle.
Then he asked the Wine Storage King for an identical empty bottle.
Finally, he drained the rest of the wine into that bottle, emptying it completely.
The Wine Storage King was stunned by this shameless act.
Soon after, the King of Tidal Blades woke up.
Just as he was about to pour another cup, he noticed the bottle was empty.
He turned and glared at the man still savoring the flavor.
Then he hurriedly grabbed the other bottle.
Only to discover, it was empty too.
"Bastard!"
"Couldn't you leave me even a sip?!"
As he shouted, the King of Tidal Blades grabbed Grando by the shoulders and shook him violently.
But then he realized... Grando was drunk again.
"Damn it! When you treat me, I get two cups!"
"When I treat you, I still only get two cups, damn it!"
At this point, the King of Tidal Blades had no choice but to do what he did last time: drag his useless drunk friend home.
Technically speaking, in the Virtual Universe, this drunkenness could be dispelled.
However, any wine strong enough to intoxicate a King-ranked Immortal wasn't cheap.
Even in the Virtual Universe.
So, no one would bother to remove it.
…
After returning to reality, Luo Fan didn't immediately begin cultivating.
He planned to first collect the rewards he had accumulated recently.
He was quite curious to see what "Blade of the Tide" was.
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