Floating Orchid Pavilion.
It was said that this teahouse had been founded by one of the Qin Emperor's wives and was renowned for its elven flower tea.
Tea drinking had always flourished in the East Dragon Empire. As spirits of nature, the Elf Race cultivated flower teas that were highly sought after by tea lovers. Moreover, legend had it that the Qin Emperor himself had once served as a zither player at Floating Orchid Pavilion in his youth.
Ever since then, every Floating Orchid Pavilion in the world had hired a divine music zither player to preside over it. The Qin Emperor was also the idol of divine musicians everywhere, so many zither players considered it an honor to perform at Floating Orchid Pavilion.
East Dragon City was the capital of the East Dragon Empire, and its Floating Orchid Pavilion enjoyed an especially lofty status. Its patrons were either rich or noble, and its resident zither player was Qin Xiaoxiao, the most outstanding successor of her generation in the Zither Sect, one of the Eight East Dragon Sects.
Floating Orchid Pavilion was a three-story building with an antique elegance, eight upturned eaves, and dark green glazed roof tiles. Verdant trees surrounded it, lending the place a refreshing air.
At the center of the pavilion, an enormous tree joined with the building. The pavilion seemed to have been built around it, and a layer of small blue flowers crowned the treetop, giving off a faint fragrance reminiscent of orchids and musk.
Jianan led Jiang Hai toward the entrance. Above it hung a plaque bearing the words "Floating Orchid Pavilion." At the sight of those words, however, Jiang Hai froze. The three large characters, their strokes soaring like dragons and dancing like phoenixes, bore a seventy-percent resemblance to the writing of his