Xiao Yan leaned against the gilded, carved railing, watching the crowds moving back and forth below. In the distance, the Pill Tower's glazed dome shimmered with sunset hues. He flicked the white jade wine cup in his hand with a finger, and the amber medicinal wine rippled in circles within the cup.
"Drunken Reed Tower's Three Thousand Stars Brew is an unmatched delicacy found nowhere else in all of Holy Pill City. Are you guests satisfied?" The scantily clad maidservant stood to the side with a wine pot in hand, introducing it respectfully.
"The wine is good." Xiao Yan took a sip, letting its rich fragrance spread down his throat. Naturally, he had deliberately suppressed the Heavenly Flames within him. Otherwise, with the power of the Red Lotus Core Flame, this wine would probably have evaporated completely in an instant.
"But one pot costs the equivalent of a sixth-tier medicinal pill. It only has such a reputation because of Three Thousand Burning Flame."
"How can Young Pavilion Master Xiao Yan care about something as insignificant as a sixth-tier medicinal pill?" The maidservant deftly diverted Xiao Yan's criticism.
The commotion Xiao Yan had caused while challenging the Nine Dragons Flame Trial had been far too great. By now, practically everyone in Holy Pill City knew of him. Countless people regarded Xiao Yan as the man of their dreams, and this maidservant from Drunken Reed Tower was no exception.
Had Xiao Yan come alone, she would have risked being thrown out just to let him know how she felt. Yet now, she did not dare overstep in the slightest and dutifully remained only a maidservant responsible for attending to him.
The reason was simple. Once Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin removed their veils, their beauty left her feeling utterly ashamed of