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Outside the tea banquet area, there were hundreds of guests and matchmaking staff who came to see the country after hearing the news.

Among these guests were monks, diplomats, artists, and Chinese who came specially from abroad.

The densely packed cameras focus on the young man and the old man sitting opposite each other in the center of the tea banquet.

The old man was wearing a dark brown kimono, and his back was slightly quiet as he sat upright.

The 97-year-old Nomura Ichiro does not have the old age at all. Although his delicate face is full of wrinkles, his skin is very clean without any spots.

What's even more amazing is that his brown eyes sunk deep in the eye sockets are bright and lively, brighter than any pair of eyes Ye Zhen has ever seen. They are the light that comes from years of hardening.

Even though there were a lot of guests in the hall, there was no noise at all, only the low sound of monks chanting sutras and the sound of boiling water on the stove.

The atmosphere was so sacred that Ye Zhen thought she was sitting at the "Fushan Tea Banquet" in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

After the passage of time, today's tea fighting conference has evolved into a tea banquet that focuses on tea tasting.

The young man got up and went to the "water house" on the left to take out the tea box, tea bowl, and tea spoon.

From this step on, the process of Japanese tea ceremony officially begins.

He held the tea set and walked slowly along the tatami mat. This way of walking with roots on the soles of his feet obviously easily followed the "Nine Appearances of a Gentleman" in the "Book of Rites Tamamo".

Since ancient times, Chinese gentlemen have behaved themselves, moved, sat and lied with proper manners.

However, there are not many young people who can notice the gift of nine looks now. Instead, the Japanese boy in front of him has a heavy face, a straight face, and a solemn demeanor. He looks like an elegant gentleman who came out of ancient books.

After placing all the utensils, the young man sat down at the table and took out a piece of silk to wipe the tea bowl and tea spoon.

By the time he slowly finished wiping the tea set, the water in the tea cauldron was almost boiling.

At this time, he suddenly said: "Please have some tea."

He spoke Chinese and his pronunciation was a bit jerky.

Duan Guolin looked calm.

Ye Zhen was a little surprised, but she didn't reveal it too much. After nodding her thanks, she took the tea and started to enjoy it.

When they have tea, they must put the matcha powder in the lacquer box into the tea bowl with a bamboo spoon. After adding boiling water, the boy starts to drink some tea.

The so-called ordering tea is to use a tea whisk to stir the matcha powder, hot water and air together to make the matcha create a layer of foam. This layer of foam is called tanghua.

The fineness and durability of the soup flowers are one of the key criteria for judging the quality of a cup of tea.

The better the raw materials of matcha, the more skillful the tea ceremony master, and the finer and longer the infusion will be.

Ye Zhen watched the young man's movements attentively, seeing how he mixed the ointment and manipulated the tea ceremony. This series of movements was the highlight of the tea ceremony, which emphasized speed, pace, and evenness. It took at least seven or eight years of practice to get started.

The young man's hands were very skillful, and he was very skilled in the technique of using the fork. As he circled his wrist with his fingers, white water flowers like clouds and snow began to appear.

Ye Zhen had to admit that during this process, she felt the integration of people, tea, and nature, and also felt the beauty of tea ceremony as an elegant art.

A few minutes later, the young man held the tea bowl with his left palm, held the edge of the bowl with the five fingers of his right hand, knelt down and raised the tea bowl, and respectfully delivered the tea to Duan Guolin and Ye Zhen.

The first cup of tea was given to Duan Guolin. The two seemed to be familiar with each other.

While Duan Guolin was sipping tea, the young man passed the second cup of tea he had ordered to Ye Zhen.

His bright eyes looked directly at Ye Zhen, as if paying attention to her expression.Under normal circumstances, the tea master will not pay attention to the guests' reactions. His eyes may seem subtle, but in fact they already reveal the meaning of provocation - an extremely subtle and restrained provocation.

Tea drinkers are very good at communicating feelings and moods through the actions of serving and drinking tea. Ye Zhen caught his eyes and received the message he conveyed. She took the tea cup and smiled slightly.

After all, young people are young and energetic. When they see their peers, they can't help but want to compete with each other.

A bowl of good tea is drunk with a peaceful spirit. If he makes tea with a fighting spirit, he has already fallen into the inferior category.

After Duan Guolin and all the tea masters present finished drinking tea, the tea ceremony ended.

It is customary for guests to praise their hosts.

All the tea masters present have begun to praise in the languages ​​​​of their respective countries, and the accompanying translators conveyed it to the young man.

Duan Guolin saw that Ye Zhen just bowed to express his thanks and said nothing, so he praised her on her behalf: "It's an honor to witness such an exquisite tea ceremony."

The young man nodded his thanks and looked at Ye Zhen.

However, Ye Zhen kept silent about tea, wiped the tea cup in her hand clean with silk, and started to enjoy it carefully.

Japanese tea drinking advocates Jian Zhan, but this one is not a Jian Zhan, but a celadon tea bowl.

This tea bowl is rough and uneven, the glaze color is not beautiful, and even the texture is not very straight, but Ye Zhen admires its purity and simplicity: "Is this Goryeo celadon?"

The boy did not wait for her comment on the tea, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes: "Yes, this is an old thing used by Master Sen no Rikyu."

Sen no Rikyu is the originator and master of Japanese tea ceremony. He can be called the sage of tea in Japan. I didn't expect that Nomura Ichiro would give such a precious antique to Master Duan Guolin and her.

If you look carefully at the tea bowls of the tea masters, they all seem to be different.

Ye Zhen was speechless, holding the cup with both hands and praising: "The thick hair and chaotic clothes do not hide the beauty of the country. This is the beauty of returning to nature."

The boy nodded his thanks again without expression.

"Are the paintings on the niche in Xing'an the work of Mr. Nomura?" Duan Guolin asked.

"It's the handiwork of my great-grandfather." Having said this, the young man bowed to them and introduced himself: "I am in Shimonomura Shinji."

It turns out that this young man is the great-grandson of Ichiro Nomura. No wonder he has such attainments and magnanimity.

Of course Duan Guolin knew this young man, it could be said that he was very familiar with him, because he and Nomura Ichiro were also old friends, and the young man said this to Ye Zhen.

As for the secret provocation, he must have known that he had brought a Chinese tea master of similar age to him on this trip.

Ye Zhen didn't want to discuss tea with Nomura Shinji, so she raised her hand and tapped the painting hanging on the tea table, and asked softly: "What does the circle on this painting mean?"

"This circle means the beginning and the end. If your country's Tai Chi diagram represents all things in the universe, this circle represents the world we live in."

"We all live in this circle and should coexist peacefully. This is also the core idea of ​​the Urasenke Tea Ceremony."

Ye Zhen nodded and thought to herself, isn't this still something based on Chinese culture?
Shinji Nomura's penetrating eyes fell on her face and he took the initiative to start the topic for the first time: "As we all know, the Japanese tea ceremony originated from the tea ordering method of your country's Song Dynasty. Why was the tea ordering method lost after the death of the Song Dynasty?"

"Perhaps it is precisely because there is no inheritance of Tao that China, as the birthplace of tea culture, has lost the right to speak about tea in the world."

"Excuse me, is this a great loss and regret for Chinese civilization?"