bookrandom Chapter 131 The human heart is sinister
Chapter 131 The human heart is sinister
"steal?"
Zhong Ming was stunned. So the boy's reward wasn't from a legitimate source? He came to me to sell stolen goods?
"Stealing is not a good idea, I do all legitimate work."
The boy immediately became anxious and explained through teary eyes, "It's not stealing, it's not stealing! Master said that if you want to learn how to brew wine well, you must first learn how to drink wine. You can tell which step of the brewing process went wrong just by tasting it. Only then can you graduate. He makes me taste it myself every day and write a tasting summary. It's so spicy, I wish I could just throw it all away. I'll secretly bring you some when I taste it tonight."
Zhong Ming thought for a moment, unsure if he could upgrade the wine vat's grade on time, so he said, "Don't rush to get the wine yet. Show me the wine vat first. Also, don't take the bounty. Maybe there's a more reliable cultivator than me who will accept the challenge."
The little guy immediately looked around warily and whispered to Zhong Ming, "That's a heavily guarded warehouse. Don't tell anyone I took you there."
After saying that, he walked to the other side of the small room, pressed a button, and the wall behind him slowly rose up, revealing a long corridor behind him.
"Someone patrols here every half incense stick's time, so we need to hurry." The boy jumped into the corridor, moved forward a few steps, took out a seal, pressed it against the wall, and a brand new door opened.
"Hey, come here quickly."
Zhong Ming used his newly acquired Flowing Cloud Movement Technique to reach his side in a few steps.
"Young boy, is there no guard in this important storeroom? Also, what is your name?"
"My name is He Guang, and I am the guard." The little boy blinked, looking at him like he was an idiot.
If the wine cellar isn't managed by apprentices, can it be managed by outsiders?
As Zhong Ming stepped inside, his eyes were met with containers of all shapes and sizes used for storing wine. Some were pure, intact white jade carved into the shape of wine jars; others were wooden barrels made from trees whose species were difficult to identify; still others were earthenware jars...
Without exception, each one appeared to be quite valuable.
At this moment, the boy led him to a corner where what appeared to be a wine vat was actually broken into large pieces if you turned it just a little bit.
The little boy said, "Turn around and take a look. Can it still be fixed?"
Zhong Ming grasped the wine vat, slowly turning it around, carefully feeling the spiritual patterns on the broken magic artifact with his palm, and then said, "I am not a wine vat repairman, but I can upgrade the grade of a low-grade magic artifact wine vat to a mid-grade."
"Oh, I see~"
The young boy was somewhat disappointed. He turned around and went to a platform, where he respectfully bowed to Zhong Ming.
"sorry."
"What?"
Just as Zhong Ming was confused, the little guy named He Guang suddenly kicked the table, pressed the button hidden behind it, and shouted loudly:
"Help! Someone's broken a wine jar!"
The little boy shouted with great effort, and Zhong Ming responded...
"Have you forgotten that I came here after taking the bounty? Not only do I have a record of this, but the authorities also have a record of it. Do you have the ability to erase the official record?"
“No way,” he said, his big, bright eyes meeting Zhong Ming’s question again as he quietly pulled open a cabinet.
"But it doesn't say which wine vat you need to repair."
There was a very low-grade wine jar lying in the cabinet. Even if it were broken, it wouldn't be worth much money. The master wouldn't be so stingy as to punish him excessively. It seems that this little boy had planned this all along.
Only then did Zhong Ming realize that he had fallen into a trap. He should have realized it sooner; he should have asked the questions first.
How could a mere pageboy break a wine vat that was a mid-grade magic artifact?
This thing is a magical artifact.
"It seems you have no intention of resolving this matter."
“Go talk to my master. As long as I didn’t break it, it’s fine no matter what.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than the door was kicked open.
"Which shameless bastard dared to break my wine jar? I'll chop you into eight pieces today!"
The newcomer was "broad-shouldered and burly," dressed in simple linen clothes. His round face was contorted with a murderous expression, and he carried a spiked club. He walked with an astonishing aura.
At this moment, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her incredibly strong arms, raised her spiked club and pointed it at Zhong Ming, shouting sharply, "So you're the one who broke my wine jar? You're coming with me, today I'm going to treat the white hats to some good wine and give you a good beating."
Zhong Ming remained calm and composed.
It wasn't that he wasn't flustered, but rather that the opponent's speed was so fast that he simply couldn't react in time.
A sudden gust of wind swept towards him, and Zhong Ming felt dizzy. His feet left the ground, and his abdomen was pressed uncomfortably. When he looked down, he saw that he was being easily held under the armpits of this burly woman, who was about to strike him on the head with a stick.
"If you kill my wine jar, no one will fix it."
A single sentence stopped the spiked club that was swinging above his head. Even so, the terrifying spiritual power ignited his hair, and a burst of flames appeared on the top of his head.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, my head."
"Speak! What's going on, or I'll pour some good wine on your head." She deliberately slowed down her speech so that this Qi Refining junior, whose cultivation level was still very low, could understand.
Zhong Ming took out the bounty slip from his storage bag. It clearly stated that he had come because of the incident involving the wine vat.
The bounty notice had barely appeared when it slipped out of Zhong Ming's control and floated in front of the person, who then slowly released her grip.
"Oh, you're here to fix the wine vat? Sorry. Which guy broke that vat?"
"It's him!" the boy jumped up. "It's him! He said he wanted to see the whole thing, so I showed him the wine vat we'd be using tomorrow. I never expected him to smash it!"
The little boy burst into tears, crying heartbrokenly, "Master, that's the last mid-grade magic artifact wine vat! If we don't have a replacement, how are we going to brew wine tomorrow?!"
The woman was furious upon hearing this. With a sudden burst of strength, her powerful muscles clamped tightly around Zhong Ming's poor waist, squeezing him so hard that his eyes widened as if he were about to fly out of his body.
"You, aren't you good at fixing water tanks? Fix it for me right now, or I'll use you to make liquor!"
Zhong Ming was thrown violently to the ground, where a few drops of warm blood dripped onto the cold floor.
The spiked club slammed down in front of the fallen man's eyes, and the sparks that flew up almost flew into them.
"Get up right now and get to work!"