BLOODLINE TEMPERING: Transforming From Worm To Dragon

Chapter 25: Meadow Spring Wine

"Elder. Here's the bottle of Meadow Spring you've asked for." Chen Tu said with a pained heart.

Unsure if the elder would've come down from the tree, he simply lifted his hand higher for the elder to reach.

**Poof!**

The bottle was gone from Chen Tu's hands, but he had not realized that.

"Ah... What a good wine. It is indeed the Meadow Spring Wine coming from Little Spring Town. Only the water there could produce such an exquisite taste from their brewery." the elder said.

If he didn't smack his lips after a mouthful, Chen Tu would likely stay oblivious about the wine and its whereabouts. But as Chen Tu was about to ask the elder again to teach him, he was interrupted.

"How unfortunate." that single sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured onto Chen Tu.

He had gotten what he asked for, tasted it, and showed his satisfaction. In that case, what was so unfortunate here?

Chen Tu was slightly speechless while staring at the elder, who stayed where he was. The only difference between then and now is the bottle in his hand.

"You took too long and shook the bottle too much on your way here. Although the wine is great, the taste has deteriorated too much, making it hard to swallow on the second mouthful..." said the elder. But after that comment, he poured the wine into his mouth the second and the third time.

(Say... Didn't you just say it was hard to swallow? How come it doesn't look like that at all?)

Chen Tu wanted to get angry at the elder, but he remained calm and collected. After all, this elder is still one of the seniors in Blood Refining Grotto. Plus, he was the one who asked for a favor and not the elder.

The wise once said, "One won't be able to catch a tiger if he wasn't willing to sacrifice his son." And that's precisely what is happening to Chen Tu right now.

"Come back tomorrow with another bottle of Meadow Spring Wine. If I am happy with that... I would consider teaching you how to read and write. I'll even answer you one question monthly, for doing me that favor." the elder said and turned his head away.

It was a sign that he was too lazy to speak with Chen Tu anymore.

Chen Tu was made speechless. He had no idea he would come across such a shameless elderly that expects him to buy him a bottle of wine for the second time.

Knowing that it would be pointless to continue asking, he prepared to leave. But that wasn't before he quietly paid another respect to the elder and left.

(This child... Let's see how long you can keep up...)

The elder smirked and couldn't wait to see what would come to him tomorrow. Regrettably, he wasn't at the level of an immortal who could, perhaps, speed up the time to tomorrow afternoon.

Chen Tu had a stomach full of anger after returning to his room.

The fury was hard to bear. And especially when it touched his Contribution Tokens, which are equivalent to money. But at the same time, he was the one who asked for a favor.

Luckily, the anger lingers just for a while.

Using the opportunity while the Sun was still up, Chen Tu sat down calmly and conducted a cycle of Sun and Moon Condensation Art. The same bloated sensation quickly came before completion and broke his concentration.

Still, it was unable to make Chen Tu give up.

Knowing that he's less fortunate than the rest of the disciples here, Chen Tu's only persistence was that he gave more effort than the others. As long there's a slight improvement, he'll take it without a second thought.

That day, Chen Tu conducted the Sun and Moon Condensation Art four times. One during the Sun's intensity and the rest with the Moon's intensity.

Not realizing, Chen Tu has been living here for nearly a week. And it was his fifth day today. Waking up much earlier than usual, he decided to put the matter of checking the fowl's house first on his list.

When Chen Tu came for an inspection, the two hens rested in the house. As for the cock, it looks incredibly proud while standing guard on the roof. This male fowl now had the aura of a male, as if it had completely conquered the two hens and added them to its harem.

When Chen Tu arrives, the cock doesn't behave as rebellious as it was on the first day. The changes could also be due to being fed and sheltered. As the only male fowl of this nest, won't all the hens become its lust reliever whenever it demands?

It allowed Chen Tu to touch the hens.

Meanwhile, Chen Tu also had a face full of a smile after his hand rummaging around. He noticed that there were already six eggs inside the coop. The first hen had four, while the second one had two.

Both hens seemed to concentrate on incubating the eggs until they hatched. And that was the best news Chen Tu could ask for.

After that, Chen Tu immediately made his way to the canteen and stuffed himself before going to work. And as everyone expected, they're still responsible for reclaiming the land and preparing it to grow Spiritual Herbs.

Once again, Chen Tu was paid six Contribution Tokens as his daily salary. But instead of keeping them, Chen Tu went to the canteen without getting asked and bought a bottle of Meadow Spring Wine again.

Without getting distracted, he headed towards the Book Pavilion carefully.

"Elder! This is the Meadow Spiring Wine you asked for today!" Chen Tu said and raised the bottle above his head. And just like yesterday, the bottle vanished and appeared in the elder's hand.

Like yesterday, the elder took a sip and smacked his lips from the spicy yet addicting taste. The alcohol burned its way down the elder's throat, but unable to defeat this human from its intensity.

"Slightly better. But still far from my expectation. Did you forget that the wine was warm when the waiter brought it to you? How can you serve me a cold and stale wine like this?" the elder once again complained about the wine.