Chen Xu invited Wen Daoyuan to take a seat and poured him a cup of Jade Liquid Heart-Clarifying Wine.

This wine is not suitable for entertaining others.

If given to friends, it might harm them; if given to enemies, it might aid them instead.

So far, Chen Xu had only served this wine to the Monkey King and Chi Jie.

The Monkey King drank the wine, achieved enlightenment, and comprehended his true nature overnight.

Chi Jie, touched by this spirit wine liquid, had his Divine Soul turned upside down and his body exploded to death!

But facing Wen Daoyuan, Chen Xu was not afraid of any issues arising from him drinking the wine.

If any problem were to occur, the person in front might not really be Wen Daoyuan, but rather an impostor.

But the facts proved that Wen Daoyuan was indeed Wen Daoyuan.

With a heart full of excitement, he traversed countless mountains and rivers to reach Pingyang City at the fastest speed. Now facing Chen Xu, his previous urgency had subsided.

But when drinking, Wen Daoyuan's style remained decisive and sharp.

He lifted the cup, sniffed it briefly, and then drank it in one gulp.

After drinking, Wen Daoyuan sat on the mat in silence for a moment.

While he was silent, his eyes were slightly closed.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, and his gaze was frighteningly bright.

"Good wine! Suddenly drunk, suddenly awake... with no thoughts or worries, full of joy, hahaha!"

Wen Daoyuan laughed heartily and recited an ancient text:

"Listening quietly, one hears no thunder, watching closely, one does not see Mount Tai, feeling neither the cold of winter nor the heat of summer, nor the emotions of desires and gains.

Observing all things from above, turbulent like duckweed floating on the Jianghan River... floating duckweed!"

He stood up straight on the mat, the night wind fluttering his large sleeves.

Standing on the rooftop, he seemed to be riding on the intoxication, seeing beyond the glittering city, the high mountains, flowing waters, and all the landscapes.

Beside Chen Xu, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book opened, and a string of prompts flowed like a river.

[Likes +2000]

[Likes +1500]

[Likes +1000]

...

Wen Daoyuan's approval for the good wine directly added [2000] likes to Chen Xu!

Though the likes decreased after that, the overall number remained impressive.

Compared to the past Ji Weizi, Wen Daoyuan's single accolade was far superior in strength.

This might be because Ji Weizi had become a heroic spirit, while Wen Daoyuan was still in his prime.

Judging from the number of likes, Wen Daoyuan's strength was truly unfathomable.

Wen Daoyuan was filled with exuberance, and seeing this, Chen Xu poured him another cup of wine and raised his glass to drink with him.

The two clinked their cups, and Chen Xu also drank it all in one gulp.

The wine flowed like moonlight down the throat, filling him with boldness.

Wen Daoyuan laughed again and said, "Mr. Chen, by treating me with such fine wine, I understand your intentions.

Truly worthy of the young man who wrote the eternal literary piece 'The Plan to Subdue the Locust Demon'!

Such broad-mindedness is rare in the world.

As such, how could I lag behind?

Mr. Chen, would you be willing to join me in calculating the mountains and rivers to realize your literary ideals?"

Chen Xu was taken aback.

Wen Daoyuan's words just now sounded somewhat inexplicable at first.

What did it mean, "I understand your intentions"?

What intentions could Chen Xu have?

He merely poured two cups of Jade Liquid Heart-Clarifying Wine for Wen Daoyuan.

But the Jade Liquid Heart-Clarifying Wine, when consumed, could interrogate the Dao Heart, leading the drinker to enlightenment.

Wen Daoyuan came with great determination; he specifically wanted to see Chen Xu, not only to see what the person who wrote 'The Plan to Subdue the Locust Demon' was truly like, but also with another purpose.

This purpose mainly involved calculating the water routes of the mountains and rivers.

The disciples of Ziwei Academy were quite right; the South-to-North Water Diversion is not just about casually digging a few channels, but it must go through incredibly precise and extensive calculations.

Among the world's experts, there are indeed those extremely skilled in calculations.

For example, the Prime Minister Liu Shao!

Liu Shao was skilled in numerology and was the world's top expert in calculations.

Furthermore, he was proficient in water management; otherwise, the construction of the Yuan Cang River dike many years ago would not have been overseen by him.

But ten years ago, the great collapse of the Yuan Cang River dike completely ruined Liu Shao's reputation and credibility.

Even though Xie Huaizheng took the blame and admitted guilt in the end, the truth would not be buried just because the blame was shifted.

Wen Daoyuan wanted to realize the South-to-North Water Diversion in Chen Xu's article, and the first person he couldn't turn to was Liu Shao!

He even deliberately avoided Liu Shao and journeyed south overnight.

His first stop was to seek out Chen Xu because Wen Daoyuan's investigation revealed that Chen Xu should also be a master of numerology.

He wanted to see if this young man could surprise him once more.

To see whether Chen Xu only had theories or had both the extraordinary ideas on paper and practical ability.

Wen Daoyuan didn't expect Chen Xu to offer him such spirit wine.

Just by smelling the wine, Wen Daoyuan already understood its purpose.

Understanding it, he still lifted his cup and drank.

He was not afraid of having his Dao Heart interrogated because his Dao Heart was already perfectly harmonious and clear.

But after drinking, Wen Daoyuan believed it was a test from Chen Xu.

A young scholar interrogating a great scholar sounded absurd at first, but if seen as an invitation to talent, it didn't seem absurd anymore.

At this moment, Chen Xu was that "talent," and Wen Daoyuan was the one who came to "invite" him.

Originally, both sides had misunderstandings, but at this moment, their purposes coincided in a strange way.

As his thoughts raced, Chen Xu understood the meaning behind Wen Daoyuan's words, and an unexpected excitement surged within him.

He swept aside the small table and mat from the rooftop, cupped his hands, and said:

"This is exactly what I wished for, but dared not ask."

Wen Daoyuan laughed heartily and immediately raised a hand, summoning a white cloud from the sky.

The fish-white cloud transformed into a small boat under the moonlight, drifting over.

Wen Daoyuan stepped onto the cloud boat, with Chen Xu following closely behind.

The next moment, the cloud boat rose into the sky.

The entire Pingyang City, including the surging Yuan Cang River beside it, numerous tributaries, high mountains, and plains, was all at once captured beneath Chen Xu's gaze in an indescribable, marvelous manner.

Chen Xu could actually fly.

But with his previous Wind Summoning Skill, he had never flown to such heights before.

High enough that, standing on the cloud boat, he found he could almost touch the clouds beside him. And if he looked up, it was as if he could reach out and touch the moonlight in the sky.

Having formed the Golden Core, Chen Xu had not yet had the opportunity to test fly, so he didn't know his flight limits.

But at this moment, standing on the cloud boat, he felt an indistinct urge.

He wanted to jump off the cloud boat, spread his arms, and fly on his own!

Flying is truly an eternal dream etched into the bloodline of living beings.

Being able to fly oneself and relying on others to fly are entirely different experiences.

Chen Xu surveyed the rapidly changing scenes below him, then suddenly pointed with his hand, and a thin mist emerged gracefully from the surrounding clouds.

The mist settled before Chen Xu, forming a semi-transparent smoke and mist sand table.

On the sand table, the high mountains, flowing waters, city outlines, fields, and villages were all vividly portrayed.

Wen Daoyuan looked at Chen Xu in astonishment, only to see him pointing at the sand table and saying:

"The Yuan Cang River comes from Kunlun, and by the time it flows through Pingyang Prefecture, it has already experienced three significant drops.

The latest drop occurs at Cloud-Break Mountain, with torrents from the high mountains, frequently accompanied by silt erosion, and falling rocks blocking the flow.

After reaching Pingyang Prefecture, the terrain levels out, and although the river channel is wide, the force of the river during non-flood seasons is insufficient, sometimes even causing the water levels to lower, making irrigation difficult."

Wen Daoyuan listened intently and immediately asked, "So how should it be resolved?"

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