On the edge of the cliff, under a crooked pine tree, there are a quaint stone table and two stone benches.

There was a steaming tea stove on the stone table, with a few light brown tea leaves tumbling inside.

Zhao Yunsheng sat on one of the stone benches, waiting for Qin Zi to arrive.

"Brother Zhao, are you looking for me?"

Finally, a hearty voice sounded.

Zhao Yunsheng turned his head and saw Qin Zi walking towards him with a sunny smile on his face, walking like a dragon or a tiger.

Full of confidence!

Zhao Yunsheng looked at Qin Zi like this, took a deep breath silently, and his heart seemed to be heavier.

He stood up from the stone bench and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on breaking through the Nirvana Realm. You are the first disciple of our Seven Martial Sect to break through the Nirvana Realm in this generation. Congratulations!"

"Haha, it's just luck. If it weren't for the generosity of the sect that allowed me to enter the Nirvana Pool, I don't know how long it would have taken."

Qin Zi smiled modestly.

"You have earned this through your own strength. If you are not strong enough, you will never get such a good thing even if you wait your whole life."

Zhao Yunsheng said.

“Ahem.”

Qin Zi coughed twice and stopped talking.

At a time like this, he couldn't be too proud, nor too humble, because if he wasn't careful he would irritate Senior Brother Zhao.

He has a high EQ.

Although Senior Brother Zhao was known for his good temper, he must have felt uncomfortable after having his position as the sect's number one genius for so many years been taken away from him suddenly - even if he didn't show it.

"Sit down."

Zhao Yunsheng gestured for Qin Zi to sit down, then looked at the stove and said, "Not long ago, I found a rare tea tree in a valley. It is over 200 years old, but only as tall as the knees, and has produced hundreds of tea leaves."

"This kind of good stuff is hard to come by. I think if I show some mercy, it might be picked by someone else in a few days."

"So, I made up my mind and plucked all the leaves off this tea tree that had been growing for more than 200 years!"

"Even though all the leaves were peeled, there were actually less than two kilograms of tea leaves. I thought I didn't know much about tea and it would be a waste to keep them, so I gave all the young leaves to my grandfather and kept a few old leaves for myself."

"These old leaves are a bit hard. It's useless to brew them with boiling water. I can't get the essence out of them. I have to use a tea stove to boil them."

"Yeah, almost."

After Zhao Yunsheng finished speaking, he grabbed the handle of the tea stove, lifted it up, and poured a cup for himself and Qin Zi respectively.

“It’s really good tea.”

Qin Zi smelled the fresh and unworldly tea aroma, smiled and exclaimed in admiration, then picked up the teacup.

But when he was about to his lips, he suddenly stopped, because he remembered the principle his father had taught him.

Don’t eat anything given by others!

"Junior Brother Qin Zi, what's wrong?"

Zhao Yunsheng picked up his cup, took a sip, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"ah?"

Qin Zi came back to his senses, then smiled awkwardly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I suddenly remembered something and was a little distracted."

"I see."

Zhao Yunsheng smiled. He saw Qin Zi put down the teacup, so he asked, "Junior Brother Qin Zi, why don't you drink it? Are you dissatisfied with my tea because it's too bad and hard to swallow?"

“No, no.”

Qin Zi quickly argued.

"Then why don't you drink it? Do you suspect that I poisoned you?" Zhao Yunsheng said in feigned anger.

Pretending to be angry!

This is a magical expression, you never know if the other person is really angry or joking.

Sometimes this expression is joking with you, sometimes it is half joking, and sometimes it is very serious. You may be talking and laughing in the last second, and suddenly your face turns against you in the next second!

So, facing Zhao Yunsheng's expression, Qin Zi suddenly felt a little lied and was at a loss.

This kind of helplessness came from his good impression of Senior Brother Zhao, and he didn't want to lose such a friend.

He had heard a long time ago that Senior Brother Zhao had tried his best to protect him in Tianmu Mountain. Even when facing the questioning of King Nan, Senior Brother Zhao still defended him under the pressure. It can be seen that he is a good senior brother.

Because I care, I am nervous.

If it was someone he didn’t like, hehe, you said I doubted you, so I doubted you, so what!!

"Ahem, how can Senior Brother Zhao think like this? Can't I trust Senior Brother Zhao's character?"

Qin Zi smiled, then picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp!

He had weighed the pros and cons in a short period of time. Not to mention whether Senior Brother Zhao would want to kill him, even if he wanted to kill him, it was impossible for him to be so blatant and poison him in the sect, right?

Who would be that stupid?

Moreover, he asked his master to check secretly and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with the tea. Besides, he still had his father if anything went wrong.

Of course, even so, there is still an element of gambling.

Maybe the other party didn't play by the rules and really wanted to poison him, and he had some kind of poison that even his master couldn't tell...

but.

He is willing to take a gamble!

Senior Brother Zhao, it’s worth his gamble!

Zhao Yunsheng had been staring at Qin Zi, and naturally witnessed all the subtle changes in Qin Zi's expression.

He looked at his junior fellow apprentice's eyes which flashed with hesitation, struggle, and wavering, and finally only trust and determination remained, and he drank the tea in one gulp!

Wow!

At this moment, his heart suddenly contracted, and his right hand in his sleeve clenched unconsciously.

Then, slowly release it.

He exhaled lightly, smiled with relief, and asked, "How is the tea? Is it delicious?"

"Well, it's a bit bitter at first, but then it starts to taste sweet, and eventually turns into a light fragrance with an endless aftertaste."

Qin Zi smacked his lips and said with a smile.

"Haha, since you like it so much, I'll give you the remaining tea leaves as well, just to celebrate your breakthrough to Nirvana!"

Zhao Yunsheng said enthusiastically, then took out a small paper bag from his space ring and handed it to Qin Zi.

Zhao Yunsheng at this moment was completely different from before. It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and he felt relaxed...

"Isn't this... not good?"

Qin Zi declined with a dry laugh.

"What's wrong with that? Just take it if I tell you to. Haha... If that tea tree hasn't been discovered and dug up by someone, I'll go dig it up again next year and pick another pound or two of tea leaves."

Zhao Yunsheng smiled freely.

"Then...thank you, brother."

Qin Zi hesitated for a moment, then nodded. This tea was indeed good and he could take it back for his father to try.

"Haha, between brothers, what's the point of saying thank you?"

So the two of them started chatting.

You and I talked about trivial matters, as if trying to piece together the years when the two of them had never met each other.

It is said that...it is a pity that we met too late.

After a long time, Qin Zi left.

At this time, it was gradually getting dark and Zhao Yunsheng was the only one standing on the edge of the cliff.

He stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the setting sun of the army in the distance and the golden outlines of the surrounding mountains.

After a long time, he smiled.

This kind of laughter, with a certain kind of relief and deep self-mockery, eventually turned into a similar flirtatious low laugh.

"Haha, you're young but very brave!"

He threw his right hand towards the setting sun, and a dark blue pill turned into a ray of light and disappeared into the distance.

In the end, he couldn't bear it.

Especially when Qin Zi drank the cup of tea, he felt extremely grateful and even scared.

Fortunately, fortunately...

His foolish junior fellow apprentice, although he had doubts, still chose to trust him and was willing to gamble his life on him.

How could he betray such trust?

"Grandpa is right. I shouldn't be obsessed with being number one among the Seven Martial Sects. Compared to the entire world, what is the Seven Martial Sect? Even the Nine Sun Dynasty, what is it?"

He took a deep breath and looked up at the fiery red sky, his dark eyes revealing an unprecedented longing and fighting spirit.

"The world is so big, I should go see it..."