Chapter 97.2: Third Level pt. 3
“Great!” The rich merchant couldn't help but praise. With just a cup of wine, he felt his whole body light and floating, as if he was going to ascend to immortality, but his mind was so clear that he suddenly remembered many past events that he thought he had forgotten.
He remembered that when he was young, his parents asked him to learn the craft from a mason. On the first day, the mason asked him if he had any ambitions. He replied that he wanted to build a big house for his family and one for his master. After more than a year, the mason suddenly fell ill and became very sick. Then, the village was affected by the plague. His father took the entire family away when the plague first appeared. Later, the officials came to seal the village, and it was said that the entire village of people was burned to death.
As he grew older and went through several changes, he started a family, established a career, and had children. He gradually forgot this experience and the promise he made when he was young. Although by chance, the family also lived in a big house, his first master, who had only taught him for more than a year, who treated him like a parent and ruthlessly locked him out of the door for fear of infecting him, was buried in a sea of flames without even a lonesome grave.
The rich merchant's heart ached and his memory was as clear as yesterday. The corners of his eyes were a little moist, and he silently said that he would go back to his hometown and build a big house for Master so that his soul would have a place to return to.
The next moment, a word of ‘thank you’ rang in his ears, and it was the voice of the mason.
The wealthy merchant wondered if he was drunk, but still replied, “This disciple has promised you.”
He fell into a mysterious mood, but the other guests looked confused. They saw the rich merchant laughing and crying and muttering to himself after drinking only one cup of wine.
Someone said, “Is he down after one cup? How bad is his alcohol tolerance?”
Another burly man said, “Is the aftereffect of the wine so powerful?”