Wan Hongzhuang
Chapter 123 That Year, That Night, That Table
Wan Zhentian said with a chuckle.
"I didn't expect him to actually be able to subdue the Thunder Armor and get it to acknowledge him as its master.
I hadn't told him before that after each competition for the heir, the victor had to cultivate the Thunder Emperor's Manual and then try to get the Thunder Armor to acknowledge them as its master.
But for fifty thousand years, none of us have succeeded.
After he successfully cultivated the Thunder Emperor's Manual, the clan leader originally wanted to let him try the Thunder Armor, but then they ran into the Fang family.
After a great battle, Lei'er fell into a coma, and the clan leader asked me to bring the Thunder Armor over for Lei'er to try.
But then the Second Elder's family rebelled, and the matter was delayed."
Wan Hongxin said.
"Is that really the case? Then why was the Thunder Armor in the vault?"
Wan Zhentian had a playful smile on his face.
Wan Hongxin saw his old father's expression, smiled sheepishly, and said,
"For the Thunder Armor to acknowledge a master, it has to acknowledge them itself. Even if you cultivate the Thunder Emperor's Manual, you may not be able to get the Thunder Armor to acknowledge you.
It's all about fate. I put the Thunder Armor in the vault, and if Lei'er could see it and get the Thunder Armor to acknowledge him, then he would naturally be fated with the Thunder Armor.
If the Thunder Armor was unwilling to acknowledge him, then the Thunder Armor would hide itself and not even let Lei'er see it.
Now it seems that the Thunder Armor deliberately appeared in front of Lei'er."
As he said this, Wan Hongxin's lips curled up in a smug smile.
"Ah, the difficulty of getting the Thunder Armor to acknowledge a master is even higher than cultivating the Thunder Emperor's Manual. After all, it was the armor personally refined by the Thunder Emperor Ancestor after he became Emperor.
After so many years, our Wan family doesn't have much heritage left. We only have the Thunder Emperor's Manual and a Thunder Armor.
What kind of luck did Lei'er have to have a Congenital Thunder Body, cultivate the Thunder Emperor's Manual, and get the Thunder Armor to acknowledge him as its master?
Is my Wan family... really going to prosper?"
"The Thunder Emperor Ancestor left us the Thunder Emperor's Manual and the Thunder Armor because he was worried that one day the Wan family would decline, so that the Wan family members could rely on this to rise again.
He left behind good things, but what was lacking was a heaven-defying genius like him.
Now, we have a genius, and everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
We just need to give Lei'er time, and in the future, our Wan family will surely reign supreme again!"
"Yes, for the past fifty thousand years, no one has been able to cultivate the Thunder Emperor's Manual, and no one has been able to get the Thunder Armor to acknowledge them as its master. Who would have thought that the legacy left by the Thunder Emperor Ancestor would require a Congenital Thunder Body like him?
Ancestor... you really think highly of the Wan family."
"But the facts prove that the Ancestor's vision was not wrong, was it?"
Wan Hongxin laughed.
Wan Zhentian also laughed along.
What they were looking at was Wan Lei, and also the future hope of the Wan family.
At this time, the future hope of the Wan family was buying wine at a tavern.
"I've long heard that the Wan family's Drunken Immortal Brew is the most delicious. I say, Lei-shao, bring out the Drunken Immortal Brew! Why are we buying wine at this small tavern?"
Tiansuanzi said with a look of disgust.
Wan Lei was stunned when he heard this, grabbed Tiansuanzi and left the tavern. Then, without saying a word, he pointed to the sign above.
Tiansuanzi looked up and saw that the words "Drunken Immortal Brew" were written on it.
"I've been drinking this tavern's wine since I was a child. This is the only branch in South Prefecture City. How could I be wrong?"
Wan Lei snorted twice.
"That's right. When we want to drink, we just come here to carry two jars. We know the way very well."
Sui Xiaohang said carelessly.
Soon, the tavern filled ten jars of wine. The old shopkeeper personally put the wine in front of Sui Xiaohang and the others.
Wan Lei had said when he came that they would not return until they were drunk tonight, so he took a little more wine.
Wan Lei waved his hand and put all the wine away. Then, he took out two gold ingots and threw them to the shopkeeper.
He used to, no, to be exact, the former him, had never paid for wine.
But he also knew a little in his heart that Drunken Immortal Brew was famous throughout the Qishan Prefecture and its surrounding areas, and wine was sold by gold. People didn't even want silver.
The old shopkeeper held the gold ingots and knelt on the ground in fright, trembling as he said,
"Lei-shao, you can't do this, you can't do this. How can this old one take your money? Absolutely not."
The old man was afraid. When had the former Lei the wastrel ever paid for wine? This time, he suddenly gave money, and his first thought was that Lei-shao was planning to destroy his tavern.
Lei-shao was stunned when he heard this, and took out ten more gold ingots and put them on the counter, saying, "This is for the wine money from before. I was ignorant before. I'm sorry, old man. I'll make it up to you this time."
After saying that, Lei-shao waved his hand and left the tavern with his friends.
The old shopkeeper stared blankly at Wan Lei's departing figure and said to the young waiter,
"Everyone says that Lei-shao has turned over a new leaf recently. I didn't expect the rumors to be true. This old one can actually earn Lei-shao's money in this lifetime.
Let's go, close the door, and go home to celebrate with a drink."
Wan Lei and the others were not walking fast, and they had high cultivation, so they naturally heard what the old shopkeeper said behind them.
Wan Lei and Sui Xiaohang just smiled when they heard this. They would naturally not do the absurd things they had done before.
However, Qi Yao snorted twice after hearing this and said, "You two dead wastrels, you do all kinds of evil. I'll kill you two and offer you to the heavens sooner or later!"
Wan Lei just laughed when he heard this. He understood that even if he stretched out his neck for Qi Yao to chop, she would not be able to do it.
Sui Xiaohang was shameless and said with a smile, "That's right, that's right. When you chop Lei-shao, you must take advantage of your wedding night. At that time, his vigilance is the lowest, and it will be easy for you to succeed."
"Looking for a beating!"
Qi Yao shouted and threw her pink fist at Sui Xiaohang.
The four of them returned to the Wan family while fighting and bickering, and entered Wan Lei's small courtyard.
Wan Lei set out the snacks he bought on the stone table in the small courtyard and asked the cook at home to stir-fry some hot dishes.
When the dishes were all ready, Wan Lei placed four wine bowls and opened a jar of Drunken Immortal Brew, pouring a bowl for each person.
"Come, brothers, let's celebrate our victory in quelling the rebellion today. Cheers!"
Wan Lei raised his wine bowl, and the four of them drank it all in one gulp.
"Let's celebrate Lei-shao's breakthrough to the Core Formation stage today, and from now on, he will step into the ranks of the strong!"
Tiansuanzi said.
The four raised their glasses again.
Sui Xiaohang was not willing to be left behind, and shouted, "Let's celebrate Lei-shao killing seven Core Formation cultivators with his own strength today, creating a myth that has never existed in Qishan Prefecture before. Cheers!"
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes, everyone let go and chatted and laughed while drinking.
"Qi Yaoyao, we've all said our toasting words. Shouldn't you also say something?"
Sui Xiaohang looked at Qi Yao with a sly smile.