313: Brew Enlightenment Tea

“Heh, it's not a big transaction. I just came to your Merchant Guild to buy a detailed introduction to the major powers of the Seven Star Continent, along with some information about dangerous Secret Realms and their opening times.” Night Owl replied upon hearing Xiao Si's inquiry.

Hearing that Night Owl had already spoken, Gu Chen and the others remained silent, sitting calmly in their chairs, waiting for Night Owl to finish the discussion.

Originally, they were only buying a few documents and hadn't planned on coming to a Reception Room, but seeing how enthusiastic Xiao Si was, they had no choice but to follow him.

“Huh? Just buying a few documents?” Hearing this, Xiao Si looked completely dumbfounded.

He had been bowing and smiling profusely, guiding Night Owl and the others into the VIP Hall, thinking they would conduct a large transaction, allowing him to earn a decent commission to spend lavishly in the city.

Now that Night Owl and the others were only buying a few documents, it wasn't worth much money, and he wouldn't get any commission.

“What? Don't tell me your Wang Bao Merchant Guild doesn't even have these things?” Seeing Xiao Si still standing there stunned, Night Owl asked coldly.

Feeling the air around him turn cold, Xiao Si shivered and snapped back to reality, quickly bowing and smiling as he said, “Yes, yes! Honored Guests, please wait a moment. I will go and retrieve the items for you right away.”

After speaking, Xiao Si left the Luxury Reception Room, wanting to cry but having no tears.

He was now suffering in silence. Based on the items Night Owl and the others were buying, they were not qualified to enter the Reception Room and sit down at all.

If the Manager found out that he had invited guests only buying documents into the Reception Room, his entire year's salary would be forfeited.

But this problem arose because he had misjudged them. Now, he only hoped to finalize the transaction with Night Owl and the others quickly before the Manager found out.

As for the service Rank of Night Owl and the others, it had to be lowered to the absolute minimum, meaning they wouldn't even get water to drink.

Because based on what Night Owl and the others were buying, they should only be purchasing while standing in the main hall. They didn't even have the qualification to enter the Luxury Reception Room and sit down. Letting them experience the tables and chairs of the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild's Luxury Reception Room was already excellent service.

Seeing that no one had brought even a cup of water after Xiao Si left, Gu Chen sat in his chair and grumbled discontentedly, “Hmph, what kind of rubbish Merchant Guild is this? They bring us to a Reception Room but don't even serve a cup of Spirit Tea. They're too stingy.”

“Heh heh!”

Hearing Gu Chen grumble with dissatisfaction.

Huyan Xiaoyao, who was nearby, laughed and chimed in, “Senior Brother Gu, stop complaining. Based on what we are buying, being invited into such a Luxury Reception Room is already a dereliction of duty on that Xiao Si's part.”

Mu Xueqing also smiled and agreed, “That's right, Senior Brother Gu. Even if they served their tea, you wouldn't drink it. Why bother with a cup of low-Rank Spirit Tea? How about I take out some enlightenment tea and brew it for you instead.”

As Mu Xueqing spoke, she took out several Jade Cups, preparing to brew the enlightenment tea for Gu Chen and the others.

Although she said she was brewing it just for Gu Chen, she couldn't actually brew it for him alone. She had to brew a cup for everyone present; that was only reasonable.

“No, no, Junior Sister Mu, you don't need to brew it. I didn't actually want tea; I just thought this Merchant Guild had a terrible attitude. Who truly cares about a cup of their tea?” Seeing that Mu Xueqing was actually going to brew the enlightenment tea, Gu Chen quickly waved his hands to stop her.

It wasn't like he didn't have enlightenment tea leaves in his Storage Ring; why would he need Mu Xueqing to brew it for them?

Furthermore, they were only buying documents about the Seven Star Continent. The transaction would likely be finished as soon as the tea was brewed. They couldn't exactly walk out carrying the enlightenment tea and drinking it on the go.

Seeing Gu Chen wave his hand and say no, Mu Xueqing didn't stop. Instead, she took out the enlightenment tea leaves, placed one leaf in each Jade Cup, then took out some Spirit Water, boiled it, and poured it into the Jade Cups.

While pouring the water, Mu Xueqing said to Gu Chen, “Senior Brother Gu, since the teacups are already out, there's no reason to put them away. Let's all stay here, drink a cup of enlightenment tea, and then leave.”

After pouring all the Spirit Water into the Jade Cups, Mu Xueqing sent the Jade Cups flying one by one to Gu Chen, Night Owl, and the others.

Looking at the brewed enlightenment tea in front of him, Gu Chen said awkwardly, “Well... thank you then, Junior Sister Mu.”

Since the tea was already brewed, it couldn't be undone. They could only drink it before leaving.

“Thank you, Senior Sister Mu!!”

“Many thanks, Senior Sister!!”

Chu Feng, Huyan Xiaoyao, and the others picked up the Jade Cups in front of them and thanked Mu Xueqing with smiles.

Although they all possessed enlightenment tea, these cups were provided by Mu Xueqing, so thanking her was appropriate.

While the group held their teacups and savored the tea.

Xiao Si, who had gone out to retrieve the introduction to the Seven Star Continent's powers and the information on dangerous Secret Realms, rushed back in.

However, the moment he stepped through the doorway, he smelled the fragrance of the enlightenment tea coming from the cups held by Night Owl and the others.

“Hiss, this... are these enlightenment tea leaves?” Watching Night Owl and the others calmly sipping their tea, Xiao Si swallowed hard, his face full of shock.

Although he had never drunk enlightenment tea leaves, he had smelled them once before.

That time, a Half-step Great Emperor expert from nearby came to the Merchant Guild to discuss a major transaction, and the Merchant Guild Head served him a single enlightenment tea leaf.

That day, he happened to pass by the Reception Room, and the moment he smelled the tea fragrance, he felt refreshed and immediately achieved a minor Breakthrough in his Realm.

Now, all eight people with Night Owl were drinking enlightenment tea. This was truly a grand gesture.

Seeing Xiao Si standing at the doorway, swallowing saliva repeatedly with a look of horror.

Mu Xueqing smiled faintly and asked him, “We were a bit bored waiting, so we casually brewed some tea to drink. I hope this hasn't caused any trouble for your esteemed Merchant Guild?”

Hearing Mu Xueqing's voice, Xiao Si recovered, replying with a face full of smiles, “No, no! This is your own tea, Honored Guests. Please drink as much as you like. I will just wait here on the side.”

He now felt no regret about not serving Night Owl and the others tea; instead, he felt it was a wise decision.

If he hadn't failed to serve Night Owl and the others even water, how would they have taken out enlightenment tea leaves to drink? Where else could he smell such a rich fragrance of enlightenment tea leaves?

As Night Owl and the others slowly and deliberately savored the enlightenment tea in their cups.

The fragrance emitted by the enlightenment tea leaves, along with faint threads of Dao Rhyme, spread quickly, wafting directly toward many nearby Reception Rooms, causing the people discussing transactions there to cry out in surprise.

“Hiss, this is the fragrance of enlightenment tea leaves! I smelled it once when I was with my Grandfather back then. This scent is just as intoxicating as I remember.”

“Holy crap! This is actually the fragrance of enlightenment tea leaves! Which Expert is drinking such rare tea?”

“Heavens! What kind of scent is this? Just smelling it for a moment has made my Peak Earth Venerable Realm feel slightly loosened. It is truly miraculous.”

As cries of surprise rang out.

All the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild Clients in the nearby Reception Rooms gathered toward the Reception Room where Night Owl and the others were, wanting to stand by the doorway and inhale a few more breaths of the enlightenment tea fragrance.

Even the Minor Persons in Charge of the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild who were receiving these Clients, along with the other Xiao Sis, all gathered at the doorway of Night Owl and the others' Reception Room, just to snatch a whiff of the enlightenment tea fragrance.