Su Mu saw Su Han go out but hadn't returned with the wine for a long time, so he stood up and walked outside.

There, he saw Su Han standing by the wooden railing, pulling hard on a rope whose end was submerged in the lake.

Seeing Su Han struggling with reddened face, Su Mu asked: "Brother Han? Need a hand?"

Upon hearing this, Su Han, panting, replied: "No need, Junior Brother Mu, I stored the wine in the silt at the bottom of the river, it's not easy to retrieve."

Just like this, it took Su Han over ten minutes to finally pull a jar of wine out of the water, still panting as he carried it back into the wooden house.

.....

This jar of wine was Su Han's treasured old wine, buried at the river bottom after being sealed, at least fifty thousand years old.

Su Han himself had always been reluctant to drink it, but upon meeting Su Mu today, he took it out.

Su Han opened the wine jar, and instantly, a rich aroma spread throughout the wooden house.

After pouring a large bowl for Su Mu, he smiled and said, "Junior Brother Mu, try this wine."

With that, Su Mu picked up the bowl and took a small sip.

He found this wine even more astringent than the previous tea, and importantly, it had a sour, bitter taste as it went down his throat.

Su Han stared intently at Su Mu, and seeing him take a sip, quickly asked: "How is it? It should be fine, right?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mu also chuckled awkwardly: "Good wine, indeed it's good wine."

When you're a guest at someone else's home, no matter how bitter or astringent the wine is, you can't say it's unpleasant; that's basic courtesy, at least not to reject the other's goodwill.

Su Han also poured himself a small bowl.

He picked up the bowl, took a large sip, and after clicking his tongue in satisfaction, showed a pleased expression.

On regular days, he wouldn't bear to drink it alone.

Seeing Su Han's expression of enjoyment, Su Mu was quite puzzled as well.

Could it be... his taste was peculiar?

Why did this wine... and the tea just now both taste so bitter and astringent to him?

Su Mu usually made some tea and brewed fruit wine himself too, using simple ingredients, just some wild fruits from the riverside, but the resulting wine turned out to be quite good.

"Junior Brother Mu? Why aren't you drinking the wine?" Su Han asked puzzled when he saw Su Mu stop after one sip: "Is the wine not to your taste?"

"No, I prefer sipping slowly, good wine should be savored apart." Su Mu replied with a smile.

He also graciously finished the wine.

Seeing this, as Su Han prepared to pour more, Su Mu quickly said: "No need, Brother Han, any more and I'll get drunk, I'm used to drinking lightly."

Hearing this, Su Han also chuckled and said: "Alright, this wine indeed has a strong aftereffect, one shouldn't drink too much at once."

.....

"Junior Brother Mu loves wine, you must have quite a collection of good wine." Su Han said.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu waved his hand: "I've only brewed some, can't call it good wine, I just drink it casually to quench my thirst."

"Next time I have the chance, I'll bring some for you, Brother Han."

"Brother Han, do you always live here?"

Seizing the opportunity, Su Mu shifted the topic and began probing into Su Han's identity.

"Not really."

"I sometimes stay here for a while to fish and relax." Su Han answered.

His true identity was actually a transmigrator, having crossed over from a normal urban world to this mystical world a hundred eras ago.

As the standard equipment of a transmigrator, he naturally had a system, his named the "Longevity System."

The sole function of this system was to live long enough.

So, relying on this Longevity System, Su Han constantly cultivated, growing stronger little by little; if he encountered an adversary he couldn't beat, he simply outlasted them!

Since this Longevity System's only function was literally just "living long," Su Han had always cultivated in a low-key manner, following a steady path.

After living for over a hundred eras, he had reached a certain level of cultivation and had successfully set foot in the River of Time, even establishing his own abode above it.

This small tributary, along with this lake, was completely under Su Han's control, so... in a sense, he was the master of this small tributary.

This is why when Su Mu arrived here, he found the small tributary thoroughly cleaned and well-organized, managed by Su Han.

...

Su Han hadn't seen the main river; he considered this tributary to occupy a large part of the River of Time, thinking himself the River's manager, striving to conquer the entire River of Time soon!

Little did he know... this little tributary he controlled was just one of the countless insignificant tributaries among the whole River of Time.

Before seeing a broader world, one always assumes the sky they see is the entirety, just like a frog at the bottom of a well, where its "whole sky" is just a corner.

...

"What about you, Junior Brother Mu?"

"Where are you from?"

Su Han asked Su Mu, curious to know which world he hailed from, or which Immortal Domain he belonged to.

To be able to set foot on the River of Time, one must at least have the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal; although he couldn't gauge Su Mu's exact cultivation level, he guessed at least a Celestial Immortal, or even above, at the Immortal King Realm.

...

Hearing this, Su Mu was momentarily stunned, finding it challenging to answer.

He couldn't possibly say... he had always been stuck on this river, right?

Moreover, he would never reveal anything about possessing the River Guardian System.

After pondering for a while, Su Mu casually mentioned a place name: "Evergreen."

Hearing this name, Su Han's eyes widened!

Evergreen Immortal Domain?

Or Evergreen Divine Realm?!

It should be the Evergreen Immortal Domain because the Evergreen Immortal Domain is already a powerful Upper-Rank Immortal Realm.

"So you come from Evergreen, Junior Brother Mu." Su Han said with a smile.

Su Mu, hearing this, was also taken aback, not realizing such a place actually existed; he had just made it up.

"Brother Han, how are the fish resources in this lake? Are there big fish?"

Su Mu asked the question he cared about most.

To Su Han, this simple question from Su Mu took on another meaning.

Everyone understood that, on the surface, asking if your pond has big fish is actually inquiring about the strength of your realm and the number of powerful beings under your command.

But actually, Su Mu was genuinely just asking about the fish.

.....

"It's alright."

"There are quite a few big ones, my pond is still in development, I'm working on raising more large fish." Su Han replied modestly.

"Brother Han, I have a small favor to ask." Su Mu said.

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