Lin Xiao saw Dongfang Yuebai and with a wave of his hand, a surge of true qi caused the departing Dongfang Yuebai to turn back.
"Drinking is more fun together," Lin Xiao said.
"You brat, this is wine offered by Zhao Yuanchao as an apology, I never said I'd drink it now!" Dongfang Bai said, clapping his hand and removing the cork from the wine.
"I believe Senior Dongfang wouldn't be so stingy as to not generously share his fine wine with us two juniors." Lin Xiao could tell this wine wasn't from any luxury brands he recognized, and it didn't even have a label.
He was curious what kind of red wine Dongfang Bai liked so much.
"You sure know how to talk," Dongfang Bai clapped his hands, and someone placed a decanter and three glasses on the table.
"Isn't that just the truth?" Lin Xiao chuckled.
Afterward, Dongfang Yuebai picked up his notebook and made another entry.
Lin Xiao's mouth twitched stiffly. He then glared at Dongfang Yuebai, wondering if the young man was too literal.
He now understood why Dongfang Bai had said Dongfang Yuebai ranked first in school.
How could he not be first? He was clearly the type of person who meticulously recorded everything.
"It is indeed the truth... Yuebai, try it carefully. This wine isn't something you can buy with just money," Dongfang Bai said.
He held the bottle, examining it closely, as if it were a treasure in his hands, utterly captivated.
"Then, what kind of red wine is this?" Dongfang Yuebai was also quite curious.
Red wine that his grandfather cherished so much must be extraordinary, and the bottle itself was likely of remarkable origin.
"This, this is something Zhao Yuanchao brewed himself. He used to be unwilling to give it to me, but only now did he bring a bottle for me," Dongfang Bai said. "That old man is so stingy!"
"Elder Zhao personally brewed it?"
Lin Xiao became even more curious. So Elder Zhao knew how to brew wine?
"Indeed. That old man, like me, doesn't want to drink strong liquor anymore as he's gotten older. Look at us, though we've entered the peak of late Mingxin, over a hundred years have passed. Age has truly caught up, and we can't be like we were in our youth," Dongfang Bai mused.
He looked at the wine in his hand, then at Lin Xiao, his gaze filled with complex emotions.
"Actually, this time, after your key emerged, we discovered that the main system had reached its limit. It's impossible to enter the Divine Realm anymore, and one reason is that we old fellows are too old," Dongfang Bai sighed. "We're simply too old! All our potential has been squeezed out by ourselves, so it's impossible to advance to the Divine Realm any further."
Indeed.
Lin Xiao wholeheartedly agreed. He had speculated from the beginning that a significant reason the gate had been shut was because of the elders.
They were advanced in age and could no longer progress further.
Unless there was something that could truly make them revert to youth, rather than just appearing as middle-aged men in their forties or fifties.
But in this world, were there any methods for true rejuvenation?
If there were... it would be utter chaos.