Chapter 943 - 522: Miss Yun Will Not Comprehend the Heavenly Dao (Double-Length)

Zhu Pingniang suddenly realized that she was as unpromising as those worldly people outside.

A bit of Enlightenment Tea, to Ah Bai, is just ’tastes okay’ tea leaves, nowhere near her ’Ms. Yun.’

Feeling a bit jealous.

Zhu Pingniang shook the porcelain bottle in her hand, frowning.

"Ah Bai, do you think this stuff can be used to brew wine?"

Li Zhibai: "What are you talking about?"

Wasn’t it meant to use the essence of Enlightenment Tea for Yun Qian?

Zhu Pingniang said nothing.

Her mood had plummeted, thinking that something meant to satisfy a craving couldn’t possibly have any importance.

Ugh.

Picked the wrong thing to test Yun Qian’s significance.

Zhu Pingniang felt relieved that her earlier probing of Li Zhibai’s thoughts was known only to herself; otherwise... using such a thing to test would be utterly embarrassing.

In her blushing state, she disregarded even the previously valuable Enlightenment Tea.

"Ah Bai, you’re giving such a thing to Yun Qian?" Zhu Pingniang frowned, "Why not... choose something else?"

"..."

Li Zhibai gave Zhu Pingniang a deep look, helplessly, "Wasn’t it you who asked for this?"

"I thought it was important to you." Zhu Pingniang muttered, "Who knew... miscalculated."

Forgot that Ah Bai was a girl who liked to drink tea.

During her speech, Zhu Pingniang’s mind was rapidly calculating.

The Enlightenment Tea was unreliable.

So, to Ah Bai, what truly is precious? What item should be used to test Yun Qian’s importance in Li Zhibai’s heart...

Zhu Pingniang thought seriously.

Li Zhibai shook her head, temporarily ignoring the somewhat peculiar sister before her, poured herself a glass of wine, and glanced toward the banquet hall.

The Sect Leader once valued Tong Jun, yet probably never imagined she would end up like this.

"So, how did the Enlightenment Tea offend you? Didn’t you say it was perfect for Ms. Yun?" Li Zhibai asked.

"It can be used, but it must be kept secret from Chang’an." Zhu Pingniang replied, "Otherwise, if he knows it’s precious, he’ll keep it in his heart and feel pressured."

"Precious?" Li Zhibai pondered.

Is this thing really precious?

Not at all.

Xu Chang’an has had those elixirs she personally refined, and each one is far superior to this unrefined tea.

Enlightenment Tea, essentially, is a weaker version of Dao Rhyme. If approached by Dao Rhyme, Enlightenment Tea becomes meaningless, so to Li Zhibai, it truly holds little value.

If not for its bitter taste and unique flavor, she wouldn’t have kept it.

Seeing Li Zhibai’s indifferent expression, Zhu Pingniang sighed softly.

Indeed, as a poor woman like herself, her vision can’t match that of a wealthy lady who stays behind closed doors... yes, compared to Li Zhibai’s status and seniority, what is a bit of Enlightenment Tea?

The limited elixirs she refines yearly with her heart flame, each one is far superior to any Enlightenment Tea.

Apparently, Li Zhibai truly doesn’t care about how others perceive such things.

"That’s why Ah Bai is Ah Bai." Zhu Pingniang murmured, "Turns out I’m the unpromising one, but that’s normal... I’m just a lousy sister."

——

This girl really has a peculiar mind.

Li Zhibai thought this, but didn’t consider Zhu Pingniang to be lousy; the faint rouge scent on her, catalyzed by the wine aroma, was pleasantly fragrant.

"I don’t care, I’ve never done a losing deal before, Ah Bai, I have a question for you now." Zhu Pingniang said earnestly, "You have to answer me instantly, no hesitation allowed."

"Why?" Li Zhibai put down the wine cup, "Can I not respond?"

"I’ll cry for you." Zhu Pingniang glared at her.

"..." Li Zhibai.

Who taught Tong Jun to speak softly yet in such a fierce, threatening manner?

Is this supposed to be intimidating?

Still, would Li Zhibai be afraid of Zhu Pingniang crying?

Not at all, in fact, she was a bit curious.

Would Tong Jun shed tears?

Throughout the years, apart from when she was groggy, she had never seen her cry.

"...Ah Bai, your current expression doesn’t seem like you’re thinking something good, I’m really going to get angry." Zhu Pingniang said with a twitching eye.

"You."

Li Zhibai drank a bit of sweet wine from her cup, then looked at the sweet sister before her, fragrant with wine, and said: "Just ask what you want."

"No thinking required, answer quickly."

"Got it."

Upon hearing Li Zhibai’s confirmation, Zhu Pingniang brewed for a moment, took a deep breath.

She was prepared to ask directly, no longer speculating, otherwise... conjuring up something utterly unimportant to compare to Yun Qian’s value would mean her mind wasn’t just off but intentionally diminishing Yun Qian’s worth.

Humph.

Even if Yun Qian were a dumb girl with nothing to offer, just based on Ah Bai’s affectionate calling her Ms. Yun, her value surpasses any treasure.

"Ah Bai." Zhu Pingniang gestured to focus Li Zhibai’s attention, and then asked in one breath: "What do you consider precious, quickly! Don’t think, just tell me!"

Li Zhibai indeed kept the promise and responded without pause:

"Mei Hua."

"Eh?"

Zhu Pingniang was startled: "What?"

"Mei Hua."

Li Zhibai asked calmly: "You know I like Mei Hua, right?"