[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-11":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550376,2014,"Chapter 11 - Chapter 11 – Students at Shrek Academy, Each One More Disgusting Than the Last! Royal Brew of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-11",11,"\u003Cp>When the girl in the white dress spoke, the blond youth who had just displayed three Spirit Rings stared at her intently, his gaze like a wolf sizing up prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing followed the line of students—she was next in line for her test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, the blond boy turned greedy eyes toward her. Others followed his gaze, glancing curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired boy looked her over appraisingly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And was promptly pinched hard by the scorpion-braided girl beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing's face turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already formed a very bad impression of this academy—not just the place itself, but its students too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The testing proceeded as usual. Through conversation, Zhu Zhuqing learned the identities of the others: the black‑haired boy was Tang San; the scorpion‑braid girl was Xiao Wu and tand the girl who had caught the teacher's attention was named Ning Rongrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for that blond-haired youth—his name was Dai Mubai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing's brows tightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now knew who this Dai Mubai was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder where Li Zhexian is now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has he found good wine yet? He must be drinking freely and indulgently by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai's presence didn't stir even the slightest ripple in her heart. Her thoughts had long since drifted to that carefree, unruly youth in white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group continued toward the next assessment point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a fragrant breeze swept by. The girl in the white dress came over, extended her hand, and said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, you're Zhu Zhuqing, right? I'm Ning Rongrong—pleased to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing shook hands with her, replying coolly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong looked slightly embarrassed but kept smiling, seeking conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up ahead, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai were talking. Tang San teased:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were you staring at earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying to charm another girl again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai rubbed his chin, his evil eyes flashing faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just feel…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Zhu Zhuqing gives off a familiar aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wu clicked her tongue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What aura? Just say you're lusting after her. Stop trying to make it sound noble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai looked a bit embarrassed, but still said confidently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any case, I've taken a liking to that Zhu Zhuqing. No matter what, I'm going to make her mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were approaching the next test point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, drawling voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sausages for sale! Sausages for sale!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't miss out as you pass by—Oscar's signature sausages, only five copper coins apiece!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong looked over in confusion and saw a burly man with a full beard and peach blossom eyes hawking sausages enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up ahead, Tang San was about to buy one for Xiao Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong turned to Zhu Zhuqing and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhuqing, you want some?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won't either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tang San was about to make the purchase—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai quickly stepped in to stop him, shouting at the bearded man,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oscar, you're really embarrassing the academy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've warned you more than once—don't sell sausages within the academy grounds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai explained further,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be fooled by his appearance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. His name is Oscar, fourteen years old, and he's also a student of Shrek Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the reason I don't want you eating his sausages…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oscar, show them how you make one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar looked at the pretty girls in front of him, sighed helplessly, raised his right hand, and with a lewd, shy tone, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, your father, have a big sausage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai's expression was full of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang San's face turned angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sausage was supposed to be for Xiao Wu! How could something so suggestive be said aloud?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wu looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were both baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang San leaned in and quietly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wu's pretty face turned bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong frowned at Oscar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raised with the decorum of a noble, she could hardly imagine a Spirit Master this vulgar existing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disgusting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing went a step further and cursed outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is the so-called Shrek Academy that only accepts monsters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt about it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really are monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one more lewd and obscene than the last!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing found herself missing Li Zhexian even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even considered leaving Shrek Academy behind and roaming the continent with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a path suited for Li Zhexian. She couldn't interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to become strong through her own efforts—only then, when they met again in the future, could she stand proudly before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Zhu Zhuqing spacing out, Ning Rongrong asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhuqing, what are you thinking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing replied frankly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was thinking about a friend of mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong leaned closer to Zhu Zhuqing's delicate face, teasing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it a he or a sh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing answered straightforwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohhh~~~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong raised a dainty brow, a mischievous, ambiguous smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a lonely, proud figure in white flashed across her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong's heart skipped a beat, flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did I think of him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He and I… already live in two different worlds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly dismissed the chaotic thoughts in her mind and turned back to Zhu Zhuqing with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhuqing, I'm curious. What kind of exceptional young man could earn your thoughts like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll have to let me meet him someday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanxiang Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian couldn't wait. He picked up his wine gourd and gulped down a hearty mouthful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smacked his lips and frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Examined honestly—this was disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though strong, the wine lacked fragrance; it was too murky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even close to matching the wine from Zhu Zhuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized later—after he parted ways with her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the wine she'd offered had been an heirloom Daughter‑Red from her family, centuries old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drank it ahead of time to express her rejection of a political marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wine tasted bad—so even the food lost its flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waiter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter hurried over like sprung springs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You called, young master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there better wine in Heaven Dou City than what you serve here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter's face froze with hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he dare say his own tavern's wine was inferior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else—even a noble—he might have rolled his eyes in private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this young master had given him a gold spirit coin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking that no one was paying attention,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned in, wiping the tablecloth, speaking quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, sir—there is better wine than ours in Heaven Dou City, but those are palace‑only brews.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard the imperial family's finest wine is called Yaoguang Brew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Legend says its ingredients are starlight fallen to earth, mingled with dewdrops at the tips of plants—thus its name, 'Yaoguang'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some storyteller even said: 'Yaoguang is not wine, but a poem spilled from the night sky.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Zhexian left Shanxiang Pavilion, he muttered, \"Yaoguang Brew… Yaoguang Brew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a wine fanatic like him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing such a mysterious, divine brew existed…and not being able to taste it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was almost more painful than dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something only the royal family has.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The waiter said even royal households produce only three small jars per year, and only serve them at each year's founding ceremony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I'll just have to take it slow. Heaven Dou City is beautiful—staying here for a while won't be wasted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian rented a small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he unpacked, the phrase \"Yaoguang is not wine, but a poem spilled from the night sky\" repeated in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He imagined starlight trickling under the night sky, flowing like water—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his Qinglian Sword soaking in that starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian stood there in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imprint of the Qinglian Sword on his forehead flickered uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first move of my self-created swordsmanship...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I have an idea now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1337,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","47f80f34c3fb4b1142bed6a0d178b54978eff07cd662e9b3c5fb3b6b5ae4618d","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-12","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-10",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]