283: Talented (Update 25)
Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment, “I’ll stay outside with you!”
“Won’t you go in and have a look?” the mute servant asked.
“I won’t go; I don’t understand wine anyway. I’d only add to the chaos if I went in. It’s better for me to stay outside with Ayi!”
Xie Zhinuan scooped a spoonful of the prepared cake and fed it to Xie Yi, who opened his mouth and munched away, clearly delighting in the taste.
The mute servant watched and felt joy as well.
“Then we won’t go in. Let’s wait outside!”
“Mm!”
People swarmed toward Li Hengyi’s location, all arriving in carriages. Lian Sheng’s expression changed slightly upon seeing them.
Self-proclaimed as “this king”… not sure which prince it is.
He pulled Lian Huai aside and asked, “Who is that prince?”
“Prince Kan!”
Prince Kan?
Lian Sheng stared at Lian Huai, lips quivering in anger, wanting to curse a few obscenities, but this was his own father.
His eyes reddened with fury as he suddenly bellowed, “Why have you come back? You stirred up trouble in the capital all those years ago, you abandoned your wife and child, you you…”
Now returning, he brought yet another trouble.
Had he known it was Prince Kan, he would never have been so confrontational.
Giving Lian Huai a fierce glare, Lian Sheng stepped forward a few paces to Li Hengyi, “This one has seen Prince Kan. Please forgive my earlier rudeness; may Your Highness be magnanimous and overlook my ignorance!”
“Heh!”
Li Hengyi chuckled lightly.
There was a hint of inquiry in his eyes as he looked at Lian Sheng.
And a touch of perplexity.
“Your Highness, there are hidden mechanisms inside the wine cellar. Please lend a hand to break them. In return, take half of the wine inside, and I shall not ask for a single coin!”
“…”
Li Hengyi was perplexed.
Lian Sheng knew it would take time to explain.
If there’s a chance in the future, he will recount it all.
If not, it will be buried in his heart for a lifetime!
“Please, Your Highness!” Lian Sheng extended his hand, filled with the utmost respect.
Li Hengyi glanced at Lian Sheng and began to walk inside.
Xie Zhinuan suddenly called out, “Li Hengyi, be careful!”
Upon hearing this, Li Hengyi turned back to look at Xie Zhinuan, his eyes filled with indulgence, and he nodded slightly.
“Wait for me to come out!” he stepped into the wine cellar.
Yuanbao immediately followed, with four black-clad, masked men trailing behind.
Xie Zhinuan had never seen these few, nor knew when they had appeared.
She bit her lip.
Although she possessed formidable inner strength, keen ears, and sharp eyes, she lacked combat experience, rendering her akin to a decorative pillow.
Pleasant to look at but of little practical use.
Li Hengyi, followed by the others, entered the wine cellar. Yuanbao immediately took out a pouch, opened it, and poured out a fist-sized Luminous Pearl, instantly brightening the cellar.
Even with the Lian Family’s vast wealth, Lian Sheng knew they could never possess such an item, nor would they dare to use it if they did.
Li Hengyi eyed the Inner Gate, smooth all over, running his hands across the stone, finding no roughness, no recesses anywhere.
He then examined the ceiling, which was also extremely smooth.
Next was the floor.
Li Hengyi stepped slowly, guessing a spot, and with a click, the sleek wall began to reveal several buttons.
“…”
After contemplating a moment, Li Hengyi reached for a button, pulling it gently, followed by a click.
He pulled a second button, adding a bit more force, pulling five times, producing another click.
Li Hengyi moved on to the third button, then the fourth, until the final one, where with a click, the stone door opened.
A scent of richly fragrant wine gently wafted out; just a whiff made one crave to immerse in it, unable to extricate oneself.
“Fine wine!” Li Hengyi exclaimed in admiration.
Chapter 284