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The furnishings inside were simple but tidy.

A square pearwood table stood in the main room, several landscape paintings hung on the walls, and a medicine cabinet half a person's height stood in the corner, giving off a faint, delicate fragrance.

"Please sit, young master. This is wild mountain tea I picked myself. It may not compare to the expensive varieties, but it has a flavor all its own." Tang Shan's Mother brought out the tea set, her fair hands moving deftly as she brewed a pot of clear tea.

Li Chen accepted the teacup, his fingertips inadvertently brushing hers.

Her skin felt warm and smooth as jade, drawing a few extra glances from him. "You have quite a touch, madam. The tea is clear, and its fragrance lingers. You must have timed the picking perfectly."

"You know tea, young master? Indeed, the leaves must be picked between five and seven in the morning, before the dew dries, to be at their freshest and most tender." Surprise flickered in her eyes before she smiled softly behind pursed lips.

A beauty's smile truly could refresh the heart and lift the spirits.

Seeing how well they were getting along, Dai Xiaoyao, their wingman, rolled his eyes thoughtfully. "Godmother, Young Master Li knows quite a bit about medicinal herbs too! He even helped me identify several rare spirit herbs last time."

"Oh? You understand medicinal properties as well, young master?" Her interest piqued, Tang Shan's Mother unconsciously leaned forward, her neckline opening slightly to reveal a tempting sliver.

Li Chen smiled calmly. "A little. Those stalks of seven-star grass in your courtyard are arranged in the pattern of the Big Dipper. I imagine you use them to refine Pure Heart Pills?"

Her body trembled, and the teapot nearly slipped from her hand. "How