"Then go give it a try. I'm heading out to sell some pills and buy a few things, and I'll leave you two some private time while I'm at it."
Xie Shiniang chuckled mischievously, tucked several bottles of freshly refined pills away, and prepared to head out.
"What are you buying?"
"Those spirit melons you brought back last time. Aren't there a bunch of cultivators growing them in the city? They tasted pretty good."
Xie Shiniang hummed, "I make money but don't spend it, I'll buy Tang Yu a melon instead. I can't afford a big spirit melon, but a little one will do just fine."
Watching her leave with such a happy expression, Tang Yu glanced at Huang Yuezhao, who was still downstairs drinking alone, and felt that little sister Yuezhao was rather pitiful by comparison.
Ever since he had detoxified her last time, she had been gloomy all the while.
Tang Yu more or less understood this situation.
It was like how some girls would start sulking the day after they had their first time with their boyfriend.
Once Xie Shiniang left, only Huang Yuezhao and Tang Yu remained in the cave abode.
Dressed in a pale yellow robe, Huang Yuezhao sat by the window, drinking with a sorrowful look on her face.
Tang Yu walked over, took the wine bottle from her hand, set it aside, and smiled. "If you keep drinking like this, the little stash in my storage ring is going to run dry."
"Cheapskate."
Huang Yuezhao muttered, her gaze carrying a hint of resentment. Her cheeks were slightly flushed with drunkenness, and the scent of alcohol mingled with her fragrance. Tang Yu could not help leaning closer to take a sniff.
"Other people reek when they smell like alcohol, but it actually smells rather