Mu Shiyue was completely stunned. She had never brewed wine before, how did they have so much confidence in her?
"I don't—"
"Master is so capable, you definitely can!"
The moment Mu Shiyue appeared, the disciples were like chicks that had found their mother hen. Their sense of security instantly surged as they surrounded her, chattering excitedly.
"Didn't you say before that brewing wine is very simple? You can definitely do it!" Qin Yiwei added with a smile.
Mu Shiyue's eyes widened, when did she ever say that?
Then, she fell silent.
Right… she had said something like that before.
At the time, the several cubs had accidentally drunk too much wine and started acting drunk.
She grabbed them and forcibly sobered them up.
The cubs resisted and struggled.
So she had said, "If you don't behave, then when I brew wine in the future, you won't get a single drop!"
It's just that she never expected that offhand remark would actually be overheard by the disciples.
And not only heard, they even took it seriously!
Heaven and earth bear witness, she'd just said it casually!
"Don't worry! Once our master brews wine, we'll return it to you!" Ke Chongbo even shouted loudly at the monkeys.
Mu Shiyue: "..."
She looked at Ke Chongbo in disbelief.
She hadn't made any promises!
And since when did she become his master?!
But once he said that, the others immediately chimed in.
"Yeah! Our master is amazing, just give her some time and the wine she brews will be even more fragrant!"
"That's right!"
"Our master definitely won't have a problem!"
Looking at her proud disciples, Mu Shiyue went completely numb.
She really wanted to shout that she didn't have that ability at all!
But facing their eyes full of admiration and absolute trust, she couldn't say it.
And on the other side, that entire group of monkeys was also staring at her.
If she didn't come up with a reasonable solution, this wouldn't be easy to resolve.
After thinking for a while, Mu Shiyue sighed inwardly, then forced out a smile, "You all know that brewing wine isn't easy, it takes time. How about this, give me some time, and I'll do my best to give you a satisfactory explanation, alright?"
She treated the monkeys like humans, explaining in a very serious manner.
What no one knew was that she was already thinking, if brewing failed, what would she do then?
Other things were fine, but she really couldn't brew wine!
Well… it wasn't entirely true that she had never brewed wine.
A thousand years ago, she had brewed a few jars of grape wine.
Well it's just grape wine, brewing it was very simple.
Wash the grapes, dry them, crush them in a jar, add an appropriate amount of sugar, seal it, and let it ferment on its own.
The process was simple, it just required some manual labor.
At the time, she didn't even use spiritual power, relying purely on physical effort.
But later, due to various circumstances, she never opened the jars.
So she didn't even know what her grape wine tasted like.
With only that one experience, it's useless now!
Mu Shiyue didn't dare guarantee she could brew good wine, let alone something better than monkey wine.
But the situation was tense, so she could only stall for now.
—First suppress the monkeys' anger, then slowly figure out a solution later.
After all, besides wine, there're other delicious things in this world!
At worst, she could have her disciples find better food to substitute for monkey wine.
If one type of fruit wasn't enough to placate them, then bring several types!
There would always be a way.
While thinking this, Mu Shiyue kept her smile the same, appearing calm and reliable, giving off a strong sense of reassurance.
The disciples looked at her with even more admiration.
As expected, once Master stepped in, what couldn't be solved?
Mu Shiyue had no idea the disciples admired her so blindly, if she knew, she'd probably flip the table.
—Whoever wanted to be the master could go ahead and take the job!
"Roar~"
After hearing Mu Shiyue's words, the monkey king hesitated, clearly very reluctant.
"I can't provide compensation right now…"
"Ang!"
A familiar sound interrupted her, followed by heavy footsteps approaching.
"Senior Da Yuanzi!"
"Senior!"
Everyone turned and saw the Iron-Eating Beast carrying a large bundle of bamboo as it walked over.
Da Yuanzi saw so many people and beasts gathered and looked a bit confused.
It tilted its head, staring at them.
What's going on?
Seeing its silly expression, Mu Shiyue immediately grew irritated.
"I told you to come pick them up, where exactly did you go?!"
If Da Yuanzi had come earlier, she wouldn't have needed to come herself.
With Da Hei, Hu Niu, and Da Yuanzi, they would've been enough to handle these monkeys.
If she hadn't shown up, she wouldn't have had to make any promises!
—As long as she didn't appear, she could pretend nothing had happened.
"Ang~"
Facing Mu Shiyue's anger, Da Yuanzi simply dropped the bamboo from its shoulder.
The bamboo hit the ground with a loud thud, kicking up dust.
Da Yuanzi bared its teeth in a grin, looking very pleased.
Everyone: "..."
Mu Shiyue's face darkened.
She finally understood why Da Yuanzi had taken so long, it had gone off to dig bamboo!
Really unreliable!
And when the Iron-Eating Beast appeared, the monkeys visibly became restless.
They looked nervously at the spirit beasts opposite them.
Those spirit beasts were all stronger than them!
A fourth-rank Iron-Eating Beast, a Black Abyss Falcon, and a fifth-rank Soul-Devouring Tiger, they're all powerful combatants!
These monkeys were called Golden-Eyed Jade Monkeys, their fur shimmered between gold and silver, and their eyes gleamed golden, very striking in appearance.
Individually, their combat power couldn't be said to be strong. The monkey king was fourth-rank, while the rest were third-rank.
Their reaction and movement speed was very fast, normally they relied on group tactics.
But facing these large powerful beasts, even they felt uneasy.
If a fight really broke out, the casualties would be severe!
Sensing the unease of its group, the monkey king decisively agreed to Mu Shiyue's proposal.
"Roar~"
It agreed to give her some time. Once she brewed wine that satisfied them, the matter would be settled.
Seeing this, Chu Jingzhuo immediately brightened, "That's great!"
The others were also relieved, they finally had a temporary truce.
Only Mu Shiyue felt miserable.
She turned with a dark expression toward Da Yuanzi, who had already started munching on bamboo. With a wave of her hand, she collected half of the bamboo.
"Ang?!"
Da Yuanzi's eyes widened.
Mu Shiyue gave it a smile that didn't reach her eyes, "This bamboo can be used to brew wine."
"Ang?"
Da Yuanzi thought it had misheard, bamboo could be used to brew wine?!
Was she fooling it?
Humans were too cunning!
The others were also shocked, "Bamboo can be used to brew wine?"
"Yes," Mu Shiyue said calmly. "There's a type of wine called Zhuyeqing, it tastes quite good."