On the other side.
With the system prompt announcing that the mission had reached two-thirds completion, Li Zhōujūn had already returned to the Jade Tea House.
However, the atmosphere in the tea house had become somewhat frozen.
A disheveled old man with white hair was slouching in the chair by the window.
Beside him, a petite and adorable maid had red-rimmed eyes. Looking like a little bundle of grievances, she glared at the disheveled old man and said, "Senior, you already ran out on your bill once. Why are you back? Isn't this bullying?"
"Aiya, you little brat, I just love the tea at your tea house. When the old man's fortunes turn, I'll pay your tea house back." The disheveled old man grinned, revealing his yellowed teeth.
"Senior, if you don't settle your previous bill, I'm calling someone!" the little maid said angrily.
She was practically becoming a scapegoat. Ever since word spread that the Immortal Flower had appeared, all sorts of people had flocked to the Phoenix Arrival Continent. Quite a few of them drank tea without paying, though many were taught a lesson by the experts hidden within the tea house.
Even so, there were inevitably a few shameless yet powerful beings who ran off without paying before the hidden experts of the tea house could react. Perhaps those beings had simply forgotten.
But every time someone drank tea without paying, she could only helplessly use part of her wages to cover the bill. If this continued, she would soon be working for the tea house at a loss!
"Go ahead, call them. No one can catch up with this old man." The disheveled old man smiled smugly. As he spoke, he revealed a trace of Ninth-Rank Saint aura.
When the little maid sensed this aura, she