It seems the young apprentice has quite a refined taste; he's not capable of such elegant and romantic pursuits.

However, the young apprentice should be able to do it well.

"Master, please come in."

Although they moved to a larger courtyard, Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu's room was not furnished or decorated in a complicated way.

Neither of them liked these things, so Xiu Qiyu simply made a few lifelike ice sculptures, while Ye Xiruo dug out a few jade basins and planted some spiritual herbs in them, adding a touch of life to the whole room.

"Master, the house is rather simple, please make do with it."

"Little apprentice, where is the spirit wine?"

Xiu Qiyu carried out a jar of spirit wine from the back kitchen. It was still unopened. When Xue Junhan saw the spirit wine, his eyes widened and he kept rubbing his fingers to hide his excitement.

Ye Xiruo took out three cups and a wine bottle. Xiu Qiyu slapped the wine jar open, and a pure aroma of wine wafted out. Xue Junhan took a deep sniff.

"How was it, Master?"

With a light tap of his fingertip, Xiu Qiyu sent the clear, colorless liquid flying from the wine jar into the bottle.

Ye Xiruo poured Xue Junhan a cup: "Master, please try it and see how it tastes."

After Xue Junhan took a sip, the wine bottle on the table disappeared. Ye Xiruo was speechless: "Master, could you be any more shameless?"

Xue Junhan's eyes were already fixed on the wine jar, his gaze sparkling with excitement.

"Master, please drink slowly. This is all a gift for you."

Ye Xiruo took out a few dishes from her spatial ring: "Master, would you like something to eat?"

"Great, little girl, your winemaking skills are getting better and better, and your cooking skills are getting better and better too."

"Master, have you forgotten that my alchemy skills are getting better and better?" Ye Xiruo was really going all out and being shameless.

"When you reach the level of Zishu, even the Holy Master might be tempted and want to compete with me for your disciple."

Ye Xiruo immediately deflated. "Master, isn't this nonsense?" She had just broken through to the eighth-grade alchemist not long ago. It's the same principle as cultivation: the further you go, the more difficult it becomes to advance. Master, you actually fantasize that she can advance to the tenth-grade alchemist in a short period of time? That's absolutely impossible.

"Master, you know that Senior Brother's talent is beyond my reach." The ethereal body is practically a cheat code for cultivation. He can increase his power just by eating, sleeping, and doing nothing. I'm really desperate.

Compared to her senior brother's ethereal body, Ye Xiruo increasingly felt that her divine master bloodline was useless, or rather, too worthless.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Your potential hasn't been fully developed. The key issue is that you haven't worked hard enough."

Ye Xiruo: Σ(°△°)︴

This huge accusation made her want to die; what did they mean by saying she wasn't trying hard enough?

“Master?” Ye Xiruo looked at Xue Junhan with great resentment: “Master is right. I will definitely stop brewing wine and cooking from now on. I will focus on refining pills in seclusion. I believe I will succeed.”

Xue Junhan was completely speechless. Was this a case of shooting himself in the foot? It really hurt.

"Little apprentice, can't we talk about this? Brewing wine and cooking can also train your mental strength, so don't give up so easily."

"Master, didn't you say that the Haoqi Alliance has a special place to train mental strength? Compared to those more professional places, cooking and brewing wine is simply a waste of time. Master, you don't need to say anything more, it's decided."

Xue Junhan sighed softly, "Little apprentice, do you know?"

"What?"

"If you stop brewing wine, your Drunken Immortal Pavilion will go bankrupt." After all, most people were initially attracted by the delicious food, but gradually, their attention began to shift to the spirit wine.

After all, compared to food, spirit wine is easier to absorb, contains purer spiritual energy, and is incomparable in quantity to food.

In addition, the people of Mo City are not stupid. Although the owners and chefs of other restaurants have become fans of Zuixianlou, it is absolutely impossible for them to close down their businesses directly.

Survival in Mo City is no easy feat. Once the taverns close, what will they eat and drink? Sell themselves into slavery? Ha! They're not stupid. Or go hunting monsters in the forest? They're not some peerless martial arts masters capable of taking on ten enemies at once. Going there would just be feeding the beasts; there's no other option.

At the corner of Zuixianlou, they gave up; Baiqi would show them why the flowers were so red in no time.

However, even the White Flag cannot cut off their livelihood. There are so many restaurants in Mo City. If they were all closed, it would harm the interests of many people. The White Flag cannot possibly exterminate them all.

The chefs at other restaurants aren't stupid either; when it comes to a critical moment of life and death, they need to be innovative.

So these chefs tasted it every day, figuring out how the chefs at Zuixianlou made it, and then they copied it perfectly—yes, perfectly copied.

Although it's impossible to imitate it 100%, it's about 60-70% accurate. Even though only 40-50% of the spiritual energy is retained, we can lower the price. We'll definitely make money then.

Then, all sorts of high-quality imitations of Zuixianlou were freshly produced. Some old customers gradually returned. With the support of the forces behind the restaurants, these restaurants survived and began to innovate on the basis of high-quality imitations. They even managed to come up with some interesting ideas.

Food can be imitated, but spirit wine has no recipe and is impossible to imitate. That's why the spirit wine from Zuixianlou is becoming more and more popular.

In the entire city of Mo, there is only one branch, and even though Zuixianlou often has limited availability, it cannot stop the enthusiasm of these drunkards.

If the spirit wine is gone, Drunken Immortal Pavilion will lose its unique characteristics. Xue Junhan is right, but do you expect Ye Xiruo to back down and admit defeat?

Absolutely impossible.

"Master is too kind. I have my own way of dealing with this, and it certainly won't interfere with my cultivation."

Xue Junhan was truly on the verge of tears. His little disciple was already so incredibly talented, yet he had to provoke her. Now his little disciple had completely turned evil. What was he going to do?

His elixir.

"Little apprentice, where is my spirit wine?"

"That's right, Master's spirit wine is naturally purchased from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's stock."

The white jade peach wine she brewed this time was indeed excellent, with a touch of the clarity and lingering taste of jade, as well as the sweetness of peaches. In addition, the space was rich in spiritual energy, and she added some divine spring water during the brewing process, making all the wines of the highest quality.