"Is the glass attractive? Or are you trying to shatter the glass with your stare?" Di Fuyi sarcastically asked while swirling the glass in his hand.
She pulled herself out of her thoughts and took another careful look at the glass. Swiftly, she praised, "The glass is indeed attractive."
"It isn't just good. It is unique, the one and only. There won't be another set of these glasses in the entire world." Modesty did not exist in his dictionary. He displayed his glassware collection to her - there were a jar and two glasses, looking incredibly complementary.
Gu Xijiu responded in a low and weak hum as approval and fell back into silence.
Di Fuyi looked at her again, and a thought suddenly struck him, so he decided to join her in silence. Nonchalantly, he just sat there with one of his legs folded.
This little girl had always been smart and watchful with a high guard when she was around him. She had always been prepared to escape anytime, and she did successfully run away from him for several times, breaking his record for the number of times that he had to catch her. However, she seemed to have resigned herself to destiny this time and did not bother to do anything.
He assumed that it was all because of Long Siye. He was sure about it. Slowly, he poured himself another glass and tasted it.
Opposite him, Gu Xijiu was suddenly a little conscious. She stretched out her hands to pour herself a glass of drink too. Just when the glass was about to touch her lips, he placed a finger at the edge of the glass and said, "You can’t drink it."
Gu Xijiu looked at him frustratedly and asked, "Why?" The fragrance of the drink was pleasant, so she was confused.
"Hmm, a child shouldn’t drink this, it’ll affect your brain," Di Fuyi said while trying to take the glass away from her. "I’m the only one here who deserves to use these unique glasses," he continued, icily.
Gu Xijiu passed the glass back to him indifferently.
Di Fuyi remained in silence. It took two to have a conversation. If one of them sat idly without any acknowledgment, the other one would evidently be displeased.
"Master! Master! Please don’t be so distracted anymore, how can you be so inattentive in front of him? Don’t you want to live another day?" There was a sudden wake-up call from the Firmament Stone in her head.
Gu Xijiu finally came to her senses. She held her head high and looked at Di Fuyi who was sitting opposite her. Her heart skipped a beat.
Di Fuyi's gaze locked on her with a pair of black eyes. There was something in his gaze that was unexplainable. It was almost tangible!
Gu Xijiu then closed her eyes for a while. She reopened them and looked around, only to realize there were masses of clouds around her.
She could not help but laugh at the thought of people referring to them as 'the golden couple.' The golden couple was a fairytale that she knew of in her previous life and there would inevitably be conspiracies if it were real.
"You’re wide awake now, aren’t you?" Di Fuyi spoke to her while he tapped his fingers on the table.
"You’re the only one who dares to daydream in front of me," Di Fuyi continued.
"I’m sorry," Gu Xijiu replied.
"Was it because of Long Siye? Or was it because of the ice palace?" Di Fuyi asked curiously.
Gu Xijiu raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is there any difference between the two?"
"Absolutely. If it was because of Long Siye, you were distracted because you were sad. But if it was because of the icehouse, you were distracted because you were deep in thought trying to figure out how to get rid of it, weren’t you?"
Gu Xijiu did not say another word.
"Why don’t you answer me?" Di Fuyi asked. He was determined to find out the real reason.
"This has nothing to do with the heavenly gift, right?"
Gu Xijiu closed her eyes and continued, "I have the right to remain silent for all questions which are irrelevant to the heavenly gift."
Di Fuyi remained silent. He has had quite a few ‘first-time' experiences throughout his interactions with Gu Xijiu. This was the first time he found someone who was not afraid of him, the first time that a girl was rude to him, and the first time he got poisoned by someone! Besides that, it was also the first time he realized that there was a girl who was not captivated by him and instead tried her best to escape from him! It was the first time he realized that his heart beat differently. He realized that he could not let go!
His fingers tapped gently on the table as he replied, "Fine, I won't ask you any questions. But how about we sing a song? It will be extremely boring to endure such a long journey doing nothing. I found your singing quite good."
Gu Xijiu opened her eyes and replied, "Aren’t you afraid that I will poison you again?"
Di Fuyi laughed, "I’m not sure. I guess you’re not that dumb!?" She must be stupid if she did that to him again.
He picked up his glass and took a sip of the drink. He then suddenly retrieved a jade hammer and began to knock on the wine glass to compose a melody. It was amazing! "I’ll accompany you."
Gu Xijiu took a glance at his glass and learned that it good jade was used to make it! Due to the hollowness of the glass, it produced different tones when he knocked it with different forces. It was as good as an instrument!
Celestial Master Zuo undoubtedly had a miraculous life; even this wine glass must cost a lot.
Gu Xijiu then looked at the small wine bottle he took out. Its size was considerably small, but the bottle looked as though it was still full even though Di Fuyi had drunk more than 10 glasses from it. The fragrance of the wine smelled familiar even though it was not same as the alcohol he drank earlier!
Did he change his drink? What was that? The alcohol in the bottle smelled very similar to the one Long Siye brewed.
"It smelled good, I liked it! That’s why I got another one!" Di Fuyi explained.
"I thought there’s only one bottle left?" Gu Xijiu frowned as she asked.
"You’re right; there’s only one bottle which he was willing to share with me. This one is probably from his private collection. It was not easy to find this though! I searched the cellar for quite some time and found it in a hidden corner."
In fact, the place where Long Siye hid the drink was way more hidden than what Di Fuyi described. It was buried in the ground under the cellar with a series of secret mechanisms to protect it.
Initially, he did not know about the hidden 'Drunken Universe,' The secret mechanisms had merely caught his attention. He tried to solve the puzzles and finally found a surprise after breaking the codes. He was really happy about it.
He was mad that he was left to drink alone, however, all his anger was gone when he found the second bottle. After that, he decided to wander around the Tianwen Mountain.
"Can’t believe he even had to lie on this…" Gu Xijiu sighed.
Di Fuyi took a glance at her. A moment later, he smiled, "It's normal for men to behave like that. It's not a big deal though. Overlord Long is a gentleman; he hardly hides things."
"True, true. Long Siye used to be a gentleman and always looked polite and nice in everyone’s eyes." Gu Xijiu thought in her mind. She was probably the only person who saw his other side and even experienced it!
Gu Xijiu did not want to hear anything else about Long Siye and tried to distract herself. The fragrance of the alcohol triggered her senses, and she retrieved a nice glass from her storage bag, "I also want a drink."
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