"Knock, knock."
A knock suddenly sounded from outside. Le Yu glanced at the figure beyond the door. "Come in."
Qin Yueyang pushed open the door, carrying a tray with an alloy wine bottle and a cup of something to drink.
"I was cultivating in the courtyard and saw that you hadn't gone to sleep yet, so I took the opportunity to pour you something." Qin Yueyang placed the Honey Five-Flower Tea and the wine bottle on the table. Le Yu thanked him, then asked in puzzlement, "You're cultivating this late at night?"
Body-tempering and spirit-refining were generally done during the day, when the sunlight was strong. Although there were lamps and moonlight at night, their intensity was visibly lower, so the efficiency naturally wasn't very high either.
"I haven't cultivated much these past two days. I'm just warming up before bed tonight, so it'll be easier to get into the groove tomorrow." Qin Yueyang said, "It's not just me. Third Sister hasn't bathed yet either. She's practicing her combat arts in the courtyard."
"She's finally realized that men can't be relied on, or maybe I annoyed her so much that she wants to vent by hitting the air." Le Yu chuckled as he picked up the alloy wine bottle and unscrewed the cap. After sniffing it, he asked, "Why is there red juice again? Hadn't we finished it?"
"...I found another crate of supplies on the ship."
"Is that so?" Le Yu sniffed it again. The scent of blood and tomatoes was both fresh, but it lacked the richness of the previous batches. "Don't make any more after this is gone. I don't need this drink anymore."
"Okay." Qin Yueyang did not ask further.
Le Yu would not say much about the precise process of making the red juice. He