"Really? Then it must have been an illusion. I'm certain I'd never met you before..." Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.
"An illusion? It probably was an illusion indeed!" Young Master Hai chuckled and did not press the matter any further.
After finishing his conversation with Young Master Hai, Lin Chuan found himself a seat and waved over one of the Immortal Allure Inn attendants.
"Senior, how may I be of service?" A young man stepped forward and asked respectfully. He was only at the Golden Core stage. Before a Nascent Soul cultivator like Lin Chuan, he could only address him as Senior. Even if he was older than the youths present, cultivation level took precedence.
"Bring me a pot of Immortal Allure Brew," Lin Chuan said softly.
"A pot... of Immortal Allure Brew..." The young man's mouth twitched, feeling as though he had misheard.
"What? You don't have any?" Lin Chuan frowned.
"We do, but... our Immortal Allure Brew is sold by the cup. One cup costs one hundred thousand spirit crystals. A whole pot would likely cost several million spirit crystals... so..." The young man spoke awkwardly. After all, he had never heard of Azure Dragon before. What if this man ordered the wine and could not pay the bill?
"Are you afraid I can't afford it?" Lin Chuan saw through the young man's thoughts at once and pointed at Young Master Hai with his right hand. "He said all my expenses today would be put on his tab. Are you looking down on Young Master Hai?"
"No, no, no... that's not what I meant..." The young man hurriedly waved his hands and looked toward Young Master Hai with an embarrassed expression.
Not far away, Young Master Hai was chatting with several other prodigies. However,