The hovercar soon landed in the parking area outside the Nightless Sky Family estate.
Then, guided by the familiar masked maids of the Nightless Sky Family, Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Huo Le entered a guest room.
The guest room was decorated in the same elegant style as the Nightless Sky Family: a small wooden square table, bamboo-woven floor mats, and an ink-wash-style screen, with a guqin and calligraphy paintings hanging on the walls. It possessed the beauty of a classical courtyard.
Through the bamboo-and-wood lattice window replacing the wall on his right, he could vaguely see a courtyard with a small bridge over flowing water, orchids, and a stone path.
A decorative waterwheel stood over an artificially arranged, clear stone stream, adding a few altered rhythms to the peaceful sound of the flowing water.
A maid dressed in a plain, elegant robe served hot tea and refreshments. The white porcelain tea set was as fine as jade, and the tea's fragrance was rich.
"Have some tea and rest here for a while. I'll go negotiate with my mother first, then I'll be back."
As she spoke, Nightless Sky Huo Le left with the maid, leaving Lin Yu alone in the guest room as she went to the tower where the Nightless Sky Family Head was staying.
Only Lin Yu remained in the empty guest room. He sampled the tea brewed by the maid and took a sip before sighing with feeling...
"It's not as good as last time."
That was what he thought.
And it had not directly granted him any useful BUFF like last time, either.
Indeed, although Arthur's identity was already highly valued, it clearly was not valued enough for them to serve him the fine tea they had previously used to entertain Fu Luo.
Of course,