"Don't!!"
Unfortunately, Annie only curled her lip in disdain and took another step back, shaking her little head like a rattle.
"Anyway, I'm not drinking it. Hurry up and take it away!"
ε=(ˇεˇ))) Ptooey!
A tonic?
Would it even come close to the nine-thousand-year Flat Peaches, Ginseng Fruits, and Grass Returning Pills?
Annie the Great Immortal had eaten her fill of delicious nine-thousand-year Flat Peaches and Ginseng Fruits. Why would she care about this foul-smelling lotus seed soup made with three-hundred-year-old ingredients?
If it had been prepared a little better, that would have been another matter. If something tasted good, she'd be willing to try it at least once. But this soup smelled like it would punch her right in the head, with its overpowering medicinal-herb aroma. There was no way she'd drink it.
It was like her Little Bear, who only picked out tender young human females to eat. He wouldn't even look at old, tough meat. Both kinds were edible, of course, but the texture and taste were worlds apart.
(...)
(;￢￢)
"Are you really not going to have any?"
At that, Xueyan's eyes lit up, and she instinctively looked toward her mistress.
When she saw Lin Daiyu give a slight nod, with no sign of displeasure, she immediately hugged the tray with the white jade bowl to her chest, overjoyed, as if she'd just received some priceless treasure.
"Then I-I'll take it out right away!"
"I won't disturb you and the Great Immortal while you talk!"
Afraid Annie might change her mind, she hurriedly carried the bowl out of the cabin, her steps light. She had probably gone to find somewhere else to enjoy this rare tonic.
"Ha!"
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Once only Annie and Lin Daiyu remained in the room, Annie plopped down on the edge of the