Parting on Bad Terms, News of Zhou Liang!

Yu Ke and the others made their way up to the sixth floor of the Good Fortune Merchant Association.

They stepped into an elegant chamber, where tea fragrance curled through the air.

Inside the room.

A square table, exquisitely carved from yellow chenxiang wood, stood prominently before them. A delicate tea set rested upon it in an orderly arrangement, displaying refined elegance.

Liu Xing and Xia Youlan sat side by side at the head of the table.

At one side of the table, divine incense burned softly, wisps of smoke coiling upward as fine ash drifted down.

It was utterly refreshing.

Liu Xing, the dragon head of the Good Fortune Merchant Association, brewed tea. Her blue gauze dress slanted to reveal a fragrant shoulder; though her bearing was proper and her expression frosty and aloof.

She nevertheless radiated vivid, living charm.

"Thank you, Fairy Liu!"

Xie Wanwan cradled her tea cup, her gaze falling upon the bright crimson tea within. A slight shock rose in her heart.

Blood Tea!

This tea possessed extraordinary effects, able to strengthen one's foundation and nourish one's vitality.

It was not actually blood. It earned its name only because, after being boiled three times, its color became as red as fresh blood.

It was immensely beneficial to cultivation. Especially for Second Heavenly Ladder cultivators seeking to awaken the triple divine wonder of Mercury Blood and Silver Marrow, it was a spirit tea they could only dream of. It had no side effects, yet a single tael cost over a thousand Spirit Stones. Among Outer Disciples, it was scarce even at a price, and difficult to obtain even for one taste.

Hearing this, Liu Xing smiled faintly. She leaned forward slightly and passed over a cup with her slender jade hand, her ten fingers delicate and