A knock sounded slowly from outside the room. Jiang Lin tucked Niannian's blanket in properly, then walked to the door.
"Who is it?!"
"Heavenly king covers earthly tiger!"
A deep, muffled voice drifted in from outside, and it actually sounded rather pleasant. Was that what his voice sounded like?
But no matter what, the passphrase still had to be answered correctly.
"Eagle Eats Mushroom!"
Jiang Lin replied slowly, then asked in return, "How much is one dudou?"
"Buy two, get one free—no charge!"
"That's not right, Senior Chen. What happened to your throat? Why does your voice sound a little strange?"
"Oh... I caught a chill. It's nothing."
"I see."
Although the other person's voice was somewhat off, since he had answered the passphrase correctly, there should not have been any problem.
Yet just as Jiang Lin let out a breath of relief and opened the door, the instant he saw the person outside, he nearly collapsed to the ground...
Two days ago, when he had returned, a new masked customer had come to buy the dudou of the Wine-selling Lass of the East in Sun Moon City.
Though the man had covered his face, the Fist Aura emanating from him was similar to Chen Jia's, making Jiang Lin suspect that he was Chen Huo, the Chen Family head. Especially those eyes—they looked incredibly alike...
Though his eyes carried a hint of lecherousness, unlike Chen Jia's innocent, foolishly pure gaze, they were still alike!
Since everyone in the Chen Family was a Pure Martial Warrior—especially Madam Chen, whose realm was said to be even higher than her husband's—and Jiang Lin happened to want a Pure Martial Warrior as his teacher, Jiang Lin had pressed down Chen Jia's father Chen Huo's hand as he reached for the dudou and softly called,