Elm Sect

Fortunately, Chi Yan managed to steady himself in the end.

Li Yu no longer dared to tease Chi Yan. He lay quietly on Chi Yan's back, though his attention drifted to something rather strange.

Damn, those shoulders were broad...

Damn, that waist was narrow...

Li Yu could barely remember what Chi Yan had looked like before, but one thing was beyond doubt: Chi Yan had been handsome since childhood.

A minute passed quickly. As soon as time was up, Li Yu climbed down from Chi Yan's back.

"Ahhh! You guys were amazing!"

Shu Menglan was always incredibly supportive, screeching like a prairie dog from the side.

"Chi Yan was really calm just now. His expression was so serious, like he was in a company meeting," Yu Lin said.

"What calm? The moment I got on, Brother Chi started swaying. If I hadn't been afraid of falling, I would've kept teasing him." Li Yu casually patted Chi Yan's shoulder, then added with a grin, "Brother Chi really can't take a joke."

Chi Yan offered no further explanation and simply let Li Yu have his way.

In that situation, it was already impressive enough that he had managed to calm down.

Little Fish was terrible. He only knew how to bully him.

Just wait until later...

He would definitely bully him back hard.

"I think this game is pretty interesting. I'm suddenly interested in the art of tea," Liang Meichen said.

"Li Yu seems to know quite a bit about it."

At Zhou Yanqing's words, Li Yu walked over to the counter where the tea master had brewed tea earlier. "Yeah. Do you want some? I can make another pot."

"Of course! If you come to a tea house, you have to drink tea!"

Yu Lin quickly leaned over and was the first to take a seat. Shu Menglan refused to be outdone and sat directly beside him, while the rest gathered around the counter.

The proprietress brought over another kettle of hot water. Li Yu's tea-brewing movements were highly practiced; whether it was the height at which he poured the water or the speed at which he decanted the tea, everything was just right. The tea master beside him grew interested as well and stood behind Li Yu with his hands clasped behind his back, watching.

"It smells so good. What tea is that?"

Xie Jingming propped up his chin, his eyes never leaving Li Yu's hands.

"Phoenix Dancong. Want to try it?"

Li Yu served Xie Jingming first, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Xie Jingming accepted the teacup and took a sip. He did not know how to appreciate tea, but he still said, "It's good."

"Huh? Why does this Phoenix Dancong taste different from the ones I've had before? It actually tastes more like Raw Pu-erh," Xiang Zhinan said.

Though Xiang Zhinan was unfamiliar with the way of tea, he had drunk plenty of it at business functions.

"Tea is something with a thousand faces for a thousand people. Tea brewed by different people naturally tastes different, and each has its own distinct charm." Chi Yan raised his cup and took in its fragrance before saying to Li Yu, "It smells wonderful."

"You've got some skill, kid. How old are you this year?" The tea master had become interested in Li Yu. Few young people these days studied such things.

"Just turned nineteen," Li Yu said.

"Nineteen? You're that young?"

Liang Meichen raised her brows. He was even younger than she had expected.

"Nineteen is already an adult," Li Yu said with a smile.

Mm, an adult.

Those words took on an entirely different meaning in Chi Yan's mind.

[So amazing. Li Yu knows so much.]

[Pouring at an angle, steeping fast and pouring out fast—he really knows what he's doing.]

[Hahaha, I admit it, I'm useless. Are you satisfied now, production team? I'll never forgive you, never!]

[I feel like Chi Yan and Li Yu have such great CP chemistry... (Can I say that?)]

[Hard agree. That part where Chi Yan carried Li Yu on his back was incredible! That size difference, who gets it?!]

[Don't say it—actually, do say it.]

"Why am I getting hungry after drinking tea?" Shu Menglan rubbed her stomach. "Where are we going next?"

Li Yu picked up the task card and studied the other five pictures for a while. "I took a rough look. One of these five images looks like a restaurant. It should be the place the production team prepared for us to eat. We can go there first."

"Oh, heavens, our team cannot lose Li Yu, just as the West cannot lose Jerusalem!"

Shu Menglan wore an exaggerated expression, looking at Li Yu as though he were their savior.

"Long live Elm Sect!" Xiang Zhinan also raised an arm and shouted.

"Sister Menglan, the second you said you were hungry, Li Yu found you a restaurant. You should be secretly delighted."

The moment Yu Lin finished speaking, he very deservedly received a sharp knock on the head from Shu Menglan.

"You brat... Look at my memory. I was busy cleaning up the counter just now and completely forgot to deal with you."

"I was wrong, Sister Menglan, I was wrong..."

Yu Lin clutched his head and dodged to one side, accidentally bumping into Li Yu behind him.

Li Yu swiftly caught him and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine..."

Yu Lin immediately behaved himself. He secretly glanced at Li Yu again, his heart racing wildly.

Li Yu's voice was so alluring...

His ears were going to get pregnant.

Chi Yan's gaze immediately locked onto the hand Li Yu was using to support Yu Lin.

His expression turned cold at once, jealousy nearly consuming him whole.

"Brother Chi, let's go. What are you spacing out for?"

The others had already started walking toward the restaurant, but Chi Yan remained where he was, lost in thought.

Li Yu moved closer and slung an arm over Chi Yan's shoulders. Covering his microphone, he spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear. "Brother Chi, since we're here, cheer up a little. Don't keep such a stern face all day."

"Mm."

The gloom on Chi Yan's face instantly melted away. He obediently nodded and let Li Yu lead him along with an arm around his shoulders.

Xiang Zhinan turned and spotted Li Yu and Chi Yan at the back of the group. "Li Yu has such a great personality. He gets along with everyone."

"Mm. His smile is sweet, he knows so much, and he's easy to like," Zhou Yanqing said.

Yu Lin pursed his lips and silently thought, Zhou Yanqing was just standing there without saying a word earlier, and now he's rushing to praise him... He stole all my lines!

The group soon arrived at the restaurant Li Yu had mentioned—Eight Immortals Pavilion.

South Jade Mountain Ancient Town had no shortage of famous restaurants, and Eight Immortals Pavilion held the highest overall rating among them. When Li Yu saw production staff waiting outside, he knew he had guessed right.

"The production team has prepared Eight Immortals Pavilion's ten signature dishes for all the guests in advance."

The moment the on-site PD said this, Shu Menglan eagerly sat down. "Oh my god, it smells so good. I'm starving to death—I'm practically skin and bones."

Then the PD raised the microphone again and said, "However, before you eat, there is a game you need to complete."

"What?! Fine, fine, so that's how we're playing this..." Shu Menglan swept out a hand. "Go on! What game? Bring it on!"

"Please—send four of your members to complete a chain relay of the rapid-fire routine, Listing Dishes."