Gao Xinjian studied Chen Chuan intently for a moment upon seeing him, then smiled. "Director Chen, you seem to be a very punctual man. I'm Gao Xinjian."
Chen Chuan nodded in greeting. "Mr. Gao, it's a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for the invitation."
He could sense that, aside from the security team outside, there were no powerful Fighters nearby. The Profound Cave Observation Fighter suspected to be from Origin Company was nowhere to be seen either. There were only the two people before him.
Gao Xinjian extended a hand toward the table beside them. "Director Chen, please take a seat."
Chen Chuan nodded. He and Gao Xinjian moved to the table and sat down opposite each other.
At that moment, the black-haired woman walked over, picked up an exquisite porcelain bottle, and slowly poured its milky-white drink into an ancient-style tall cup.
There was already a layer of clear liquid at the bottom of the cup. The instant the two merged, it became crystalline and snow-white, smooth and lustrous as cream, a pleasing sight to behold.
Gao Xinjian smiled. "This is Jade Cream, something rarely seen nowadays. It was the Ming Emperor's favorite. Every drop had to be gathered from Cai Peng Leaves at the precise instant day and night intersected in the Convergence Zone. Not even half a minute's deviation was allowed.
"A single Cai Peng Tree takes more than a century to mature, and a hundred trees yield only one such bottle. These trees were hard to find in the Old Era, and their cultivation requirements were extremely demanding. Before drinking it, it also had to be mixed with Elixir Water prepared by a Profound Scholar. Before his daily mystical cultivation, the Ming Emperor drank a cup of this every day. It was quite an undertaking.