Heaven-defying Phoenix

Just as Jiu Muli was about to close the last door, a girl who looked to be around thirteen to fourteen years old walked over timidly.    

The girl's clothes were very coarse. There were even quite a few patches, but they were all washed very cleanly. Her bright eyes were as clear as water and spotless.    

"Eh?"    

Jiu Muli's hands paused, this was the first time someone had called her aunt, an old title, but when it came out from the girl's mouth, it made people unable to get angry.    

"What wine do you want? How much do you want?"    

Jiu Muli asked, his voice sounded exhausted, both mentally and physically injured.    

"In the Apricot Flower Village, just two cups will do. But auntie, I don't have enough money, can I owe you one first?"    

She explained, "My father is sick and can't eat, my mother said that he has a Liquor worm in his stomach and that it would be fine to give him two mouthfuls of wine. However, I don't have any money right now, so I'll have to wait for him to leave, but don't worry, my home is right next door, I won't run away."    

As the girl spoke, her eyes reddened, making her look extremely awkward and helpless. It was obvious that she was very afraid of being rejected.    

"Alright."    

Jiu Muli thought for a moment, but still nodded in the end, and said: "Have you brought a wine jug?"    

"I've brought a bowl." The girl was overjoyed as she took out a clean bowl from her pocket.    

The bowl was very small. Jiu Muli scanned it and found that it could only hold 3 taels of wine, but that was enough. She expressionlessly received it, opened the wine vat, and poured 2 taels of wine into a winecup and handed it over to the girl: "Alright, take this."    

"Yes!"    

The girl was very excited and nodded solemnly. "Thank you, auntie. How much money is this? I will definitely give it to you the day after tomorrow."    

"One tael."    

Jiu Muli said casually.    

"Oh, thank you Auntie." The girl left gratefully. She couldn't read, so she didn't know it would cost six taels of silver.    

On the first day of the winery's opening, the only customer was a little girl.    

On the second day, as usual, there were not many people around, Jiu Muli did not care about it, but sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun, with his eyes closed.    

On the third day, the little girl came to pay him back. She still came late, but she was in a good mood when she saw Jiu Muli.    

"Mm, put it on the table." Jiu Muli casually replied.    

"Oh, auntie, my father's illness has healed. My mother was right, the Liquor worm is really causing a ruckus. Once he drinks your wine, he will be cured the next day."    

The little girl did not care about Jiu Muli's attitude, she talked to herself, and then, she tiptoed to thank Jiu Muli, and like a sparrow, disappeared from the door.    

Seeing that, Jiu Muli drank another mouthful of Spirit Wine, his mind drifting.    

Time always slipped away by accident. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.    

During these three months, the business of the winery gradually improved. It wasn't because of how good her wine was, but rather, how big the end was. Many people gradually began to like her.    

As for Jiu Muli's distillery, he did not need to personally manage it at the moment, as there was an extra waiter. It was precisely that little girl.    

Maybe because she was familiar with Jiu Muli, or maybe she wanted to talk to someone, a few days ago, the little girl came to the shop again, and told Jiu Muli that her original owner had moved away, and now she did not have anywhere to work.    

Coincidentally, the business in the wine shop had improved a lot, so when Jiu Muli saw this, he directly hired the little girl.    

The little girl's surname was Mu. After she was born, her parents had named her Mu Dan, which was a very beautiful name.    

Mu Dan was very sensible and diligent. Not only did he sell wine, he even took the initiative to help clean up, making Jiu Muli have nothing to do other than brewing wine.    

Time passed peacefully.    

Only, no one knew that as time passed, the longing for Qin Zheng in her heart grew day by day. The hatred in her heart was like a fierce tiger, struggling to wake up.    

Gulp!    

The fiery spirit wine entered his throat, yet he didn't feel intoxicated at all. Instead, he felt intoxicated.    

"Qin Zheng, do you like drinking?"    

The moon was shining bright in the sky. Jiu Muli sat in the courtyard and looked at the cold moon as he muttered to himself.    

It had been one year, and today was the day of Qin Zheng's death.    

"I can't do whatever I want, and I'm afraid you don't want me to do anything unnecessary either. I'll toast you with wine, and wait for me. One day, I'll come back and find you."    

Her emotions were surging, her thoughts flowing like a spring.    

The warm wine dripped onto the ground, sparkling and translucent like tears.    

"Cough, cough …"    

Suddenly, Jiu Muli started to cough violently. The deathly aura on his face was unbearably thick and chilling to the bones. Even the surrounding vegetation had instantly been frozen in a layer of white frost.    

The injury had started, and it was a side effect. Although the female fairy had suppressed the assassin with the aura of death, it was not completely done, the rest required Jiu Muli to polish them up daily, it was a long process that was normal for her, but she could not lose too much focus, because her spiritual sense was already heavily injured.    

But today, because it was Qin Zheng's day of sacrifice, her heart was sad, her excited emotions, caused her injuries to worsen.    

Gulp!    

Another mouthful of wine entered her throat. A boundless life force like a sweet rain was poured into her body, nourishing her dried up Dantian, suddenly erupting under the pressure of death.    

Whoosh!    

He had finally survived.    

Jiu Muli took a deep breath and laughed at himself as he said softly, "Qin Zheng, did you see that? I can't even cry for you right now."    

"Cough, cough …"    

As she mumbled to herself, her expression became increasingly exhausted. Her forehead was filled with indescribable pain.    

Other than female fairy, no one else knew that even though she had a calm expression all day, she was constantly suffering extreme pain.    

Because of the death aura, her body was used as a battlefield and formed a giant millstone. It continuously circulated and ground through her body until it finally reached a balance. However, this balance was extremely unstable and could go berserk at any time.    

Right now, her entire body was like porcelain that could crack at any time, and this was all thanks to her "mixed indestructible body" having reached the third level!    

"You don't control your emotions."    

It was unknown when, but female fairy had already arrived beside her and spoke with a clear voice.    

"Senior."    

Jiu Muli turned his head, looking at the magnificent female fairy, he was extremely surprised.    

She knew that the female fairy cared about her and treated her well, but she did not expect her to appear so suddenly.    

Could it be that she had always been by his side?    

Jiu Muli was shocked.    

"There's no need to think too much about it. I left an imprint on your body and sensed that your injuries had changed, so I came over." female fairy said, frowning he said: "Remember, you must control your emotions well. But in a few years time, can you still resist it? How can you temper yourself like this? "    

"Senior, I …" Jiu Muli was at a loss for words, then said with a gloomy expression: "Today is the annual tribute."    

"Eh?"    

The female fairy was slightly stunned, but he quickly followed with a sigh, "Don't think too much. He might still have a chance to survive. Even if he doesn't, there's still you, right?"    

"What?" Jiu Muli's eyes lit up as if he had heard wrongly.    

"I remember when senior Nuwa formed the Star of Desire, she was able to resurrect cultivators whose cultivations were not yet at the Star God level. Don't you know that?" female fairy was surprised.    

"Star of Desire!"    

Jiu Muli's heart violently shook, to the point of even ignoring the first half of the female fairy's sentence, because she thought about the Flower of Desire s within the glazed palace lamp.    

How could I have forgotten this!    

Her heart was thumping with excitement. Ever since she knew that Qin Zheng had died, she had been so sad and she almost never thought about reviving. Now that female fairy's words were as if she was enlightened, it immediately gave her hope.    

"Take good care of your injuries!"    

When female fairy saw this, he sighed in his heart, then his body suddenly disappeared.    

"We'll be leaving now!"    

Jiu Muli was helpless. female fairy's way of handling things was the same as Water God's back then.    

However, Jiu Muli's mood was very good, because she saw hope.    

"Qin Zheng, even if you die, I will let you live again!"    

She swore in her heart that she had never felt Qin Zheng was so important like this year before.    

When they first met, Qin Zheng was cold and domineering, but his personality was ever-changing after that. In the end, he accompanied her all the way as he grew up, unhesitatingly accompanying her, even giving up his life to protect her.    

Qin Zheng had planted a seed of her emotions into her body, but now, she had to admit that this seed had already begun to blossom and bear fruit.    

"Master, I miss her …"    

Right at this moment, Blacky staggered over to Jiu Muli's shoulder, and rubbed his hands on her neck.    

"Where did she go?"    

Jiu Muli's mood had improved a lot, but she was still speechless. Ever since Blacky said that she was in a relationship, she did not know how many times she had tried to beat around the bush.    

"I don't know." Blacky shook his head. Seems like he drank too much.    

Jiu Muli had never realized that the Blacky actually liked to drink. Furthermore, in this past year, most of the wine she brewed had fallen into the stomach of this Bitch Bird, and would be snatched away if they were given or not, but would instead be stolen if they were unable to snatch anything away from her.    

However, Blacky had a sense of propriety. She knew that Jiu Muli was in a bad mood and there were many times when she didn't mention the past.    

"Recuperate, I will definitely be fine!"    

In the end, Jiu Muli cast aside all distractions and allowed his emotions to return to normal.    

When the new day arrived and Jiu Muli once again sat lazily in the courtyard, Mu Dan came back to work. However, this time, she was not alone.    

Mu Dan's mother, the Liu Family, was someone that Jiu Muli had met more than once. An ordinary person, like Mu Dan, did not step foot on the path of cultivation.    

When Lady Liu saw Jiu Muli, she laughed: "Innkeeper, you're not busy today?"    

"Right." Jiu Muli remained cold as usual.    

"May I know where is the owner's house? It won't be easy for me to live here by myself, right? " Mrs Liu did not mind Jiu Muli's attitude, and enthusiastically asked as before.    

"Not bad."    

Jiu Muli shook his head, cherishing his words like gold.    

Um, shopkeeper, I have a nephew who is visiting from afar today. I wonder if he can come over for a quick meal. You've been taking care of my girl for half a year, and I haven't thanked you properly yet." Mrs Liu smiled like a flower. Facing Jiu Mu Li, she always had a sense of reverence.    

Jiu Muli was startled, then immediately understood Mrs Liu's thoughts, and decisively rejected: "There is no need, my husband has not been long dead, and is still in his filial days, let's not talk about formalities anymore."    

"Huh?"    

Mrs Liu was surprised, but soon seemed to understand something, and said awkwardly: "Alright, then do what you need to do."    

Seeing this, Jiu Muli revealed an unnatural smile, and did not say much.