The "Mephisto" Sandbag

Richard looked amusedly at The Ancient One. "Didn't I just drink a pot of your hot tea? Do you have to make such a fuss over it?"

"You... ugh!" The Ancient One put down the teapot with a heartbroken expression, picked up her beloved folding fan, snapped it open, and began to fan herself slowly.

"This Star Mirage is something I brought back from a foreign dimension where liquid starlight is the source of life..."

She gave Richard a disgruntled sidelong glance. "Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to get this tea?! I searched the entire foreign dimension just to find two Stellar Mother Trees..."

"These Stellar Mother Trees only survive in areas with the densest liquid starlight, and they grow extremely slowly, only being harvestable once every century!"

"Uh..." Hearing this, Richard couldn't help shrinking his neck.

"The pot you just drank was one-tenth of my entire collection!" After finishing, The Ancient One felt a pang of heartache so sharp her heart twitched.

Thus, she fanned herself faster and faster, clearly her liver fire flaring up again.

Seeing this, Richard quietly stood up. "Well... Teacher, I'll go handle the matter in the desert White Mist Zone first. We can chat again later, haha~"

With that, he directly tore open the Spatial Barrier and slipped inside.

The Ancient One: "You..."

Watching the rapidly healing Spatial Rift, she felt as though a breath of air was stuck in her throat.

At that moment, Mordo's voice came from outside the grand hall.

"Sorcerer Supreme, Mordo requests an audience."

A puff of hot air escaped The Ancient One's nostrils, and she called out with a hint of impatience, "Enter."

Mordo hurried in, respectfully bowing to The Ancient One. "Sorcerer Supreme, a high-tier demon has arrived outside the magical