As soon as the inn proprietor left, Chong Chong hurriedly closed the door. She turned around, picked up the teapot from the round wooden table, and poured herself a cup of tea.
Then she took a tiny sip.
Hmm, the tea is a bit cold.
Seeing Chen Xiaoyan standing motionless in place, she carried a wooden stool over next to herself, patted it, and said with a smile, “Come sit, Xiaoyan-jie.”
“How come I feel like you’re acting strange today?” Chen Xiaoyan said as she sat down.
Chong Chong took a small porcelain cup and poured tea for Chen Xiaoyan as well.
“How am I acting strange?” she asked, opening her large, confused eyes wide and blinking repeatedly.
“What kind of treasure needs to be seen at an inn? Couldn’t we look at it at the courtyard? And also, where did you, this girl, get the silver?” Chen Xiaoyan fired off a double question.
“I didn’t want Xianyun and A Curtain of Dreams to see this treasure. As for the silver, I definitely earned it from doing commissions.”
“Commissions?”
“Right, Xiaoyan-jie, didn’t you know NPCs randomly issue commission quests?” Chen Xiaoyan shook her head.
She truly didn’t know. She hadn’t been to Shangjing City this whole time, rarely left the sect, and interacted mostly with the Tianxiang NPC disciples.
At least within the sect, she hadn’t seen any NPC disciple issue a commission quest. “Where did you accept your commission quest?”
“Shangjing City.”
“No wonder. I didn’t find any in the sect.”
“There probably aren’t any in the sect. Commission quests are random. Commoners have the highest chance of refreshing them.”
Shangjing City was the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. Naturally, there were far more commoners here than in other counties, so commission quests naturally refreshed more often.
“After we see the treasure, I’ll take you to accept a commission to try it out.”
“Okay.” Chen Xiaoyan nodded with a smile.
Immediately, she seemed to remember something and began looking around. “Right, where is the treasure you mentioned?”
“No rush, it’s not too late to look after we eat. Let’s try this ancient cuisine, see how it is.”
Chen Xiaoyan nodded slightly, not objecting. She picked up the small porcelain cup and took a sip of tea, her brow instantly furrowing.
Seeing this, Chong Chong’s eyes darted, a hint of a smile curling at the corner of her mouth. She pretended not to understand and asked, “What’s wrong? Your frown is so deep it could crush a fly.”
“This tea is cold.” As she spoke, Chen Xiaoyan placed the small porcelain cup on the table, not planning to drink any more.
The Immortal Realm wasn’t as hot as reality; it was even somewhat chilly. So, she wasn’t very accustomed to drinking cold tea.
“No problem, I’ll go change it. I’ll also check when the food will be ready.”
Chong Chong pulled open the door, took the entire tea tray, and left, not giving her a single chance to speak.
“This girl…”
Chen Xiaoyan couldn’t help but smile and shake her head. She got up and walked to the window to admire the scenery outside. The streets were bustling with pedestrians, and vendors carrying goods on shoulder poles often passed by, hawking their wares.
There were also players coming and going.
As a new player hub, Wangyue Inn frequently had players visiting.
However, she noticed one very interesting point: on the street right in front of the inn’s main entrance, a vendor had set up a stall.
An ordinary vendor setting up a stall wasn’t surprising, but the interesting part was that this vendor was a player.
As for which sect or faction he belonged to, he wasn’t wearing any sect uniform, so it wasn’t clear for now.
Chen Xiaoyan really wanted to go down and see what this player was selling, as there were even NPCs stopping at his stall.
That player, for some reason, suddenly started shouting his wares with great effort, attracting quite a few more players and NPCs over.
“Xiaoyan-jie, I’m back!”
The door was pushed open, and Chong Chong walked in carrying the tea tray, her face full of smiles.
Steam rose from the teapot; it was clearly just brewed with boiling water.
“You’re back, so you’re back. Why shout so loudly?” Hearing her voice, Chen Xiaoyan withdrew her gaze and turned away from the window.
—
The peddler player glanced up at the second-floor window of Wangyue Inn. Seeing the person had already left, he quieted down again.
“Damn, bro, what are you selling?”
“Look for yourself,” the peddler player replied directly, his tone very impatient.
“Aren’t you going to introduce it?”
“Don’t know.”
“Huh?” The player was taken aback, feeling instantly bored. He dropped the item and left.
After that, no matter who came to buy, he repeated these few phrases.
Look for yourself. Don’t know. Pay what you think it’s worth.
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Second floor, Wangyue Inn.
Chong Chong returned with the hot tea.
As soon as she sat down, she slowly poured Chen Xiaoyan a cup of tea with the small porcelain cup.
Then, she raised her own small cup, which had been filled earlier, and took a sip.
“Xiaoyan-jie, the taste is really good, huh? Feels even more fragrant than in reality.”
“Is that so?” Chen Xiaoyan sat down, raised her small cup, and took a sip as well.
Hmm, a very special tea. It leaves a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.
In reality, she hadn’t drunk any high-end teas, so she couldn’t make a good comparison.
But it definitely outclassed the low-grade teas on the market.
“How is it? Very fragrant, right?” Chong Chong proudly curled the corner of her mouth.
She had gone to ask the inn proprietor for this tea. If it weren’t for her status as a Tianxiang disciple, he wouldn’t have given it.
“Mhm.” Chen Xiaoyan nodded, then continued, “Although the taste is good, I don’t really like drinking tea.”
“You’ll start liking it the more you drink.”
“I hope so.” Chen Xiaoyan smiled slightly, rotated the small porcelain cup, and looked at the engraved pattern on its surface.
She looked for a long time but couldn’t make out what was carved on it.
“Another cup.”
“Coming right up!” Chong Chong smiled so hard her eyes turned into slits, quickly picking up the teapot to refill it for her.
Drink up. The more you drink, the better.
Not long after, the food arrived.
Chicken, duck, fish, meat—it had everything, covering the entire table. It seemed the purchasing power of silver in the Great Song must be quite strong.
“Two Immortal Maidens, please enjoy your meal slowly.” The waiter who brought the dishes bowed and slowly retreated from the room, then pulled the door closed, his demeanor extremely respectful.
Chong Chong paid no mind to others. As soon as the dishes were served, she kept putting food on Chen Xiaoyan’s plate, looking very eager.
“Xiaoyan-jie, eat this.”
“This is also delicious, try it.”
“And this duck leg.”
Looking at the palm-sized bowl piled high with food, Chen Xiaoyan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She hurriedly raised her chopsticks to stop the girl’s food-adding behavior.
“Alright, alright, stop right there. My bowl is already overflowing.”
“Besides, we players can’t get full, we can only taste the flavors. What’s the point of eating so much?”
“Oh, okay then.” Chong Chong replied with an awkward smile and began tasting the food herself.
As soon as she tasted it, an expression of disappointment immediately appeared on her face.
What’s this? The food here isn’t that great either. It feels particularly bland. It’s not inedible, but it doesn’t have that eye-opening feeling. Just average.
After a few minutes, Chen Xiaoyan stopped moving her chopsticks.
This whole table of dishes couldn’t compare to a single finger of Yaoyao’s cooking.
Not only that, she also started feeling something was off. Her head seemed dizzy, and her body felt unusually hot.
“Why is it getting so hot?” Chen Xiaoyan fanned herself with her hand, trying to lower the temperature.
Her charming, pretty face had now turned a vivid, dripping red, and her gaze was gradually becoming dazed.
Seeing this scene, Chong Chong was overjoyed. She knew the medicine was taking effect.
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