The teahouse was bustling when suddenly, the light at the entrance dimmed.
Ye Xuan looked up to see a young man in a brocade robe, fanning himself, walk in. The man looked decent enough, but his shifty, triangular eyes darted around. Based on Ye Xuan's centuries of experience in the Immortal Realm, this man was clearly not a good person.
"This guest, would you like some tea?"
Ye Xuan wore a professional smile, but his brows were already furrowed. The man carried a faint Killing Intent, clearly directed at him.
"Nonsense, why else would I come to a teahouse if not for tea?" The young man snapped his fan shut, his tone unfriendly.
The Young Misses in the teahouse immediately shot him displeased glances.
Who was this man?
How dare he speak to Night Shopkeeper like that!
Ye Xuan wasn't angered and continued, "Our humble shop offers East Liao Mist Tea, Miao Frontier Singing Sprout, North Mountain Snow Lotus... May I ask which kind the guest would like?"
"What flowery names!"
The young man impatiently waved his hand, "Just give me any kind!"
As soon as he said this, the Young Misses in the teahouse erupted.
"Who is this man? So rude!"
"Exactly, Night Shopkeeper's teas are all rare treasures!"
"He looks decent, but why does he speak so unpleasantly!"
Bang!
Su Yue slapped the table and suddenly stood up, "Liu Yu! What are you doing!"
It turned out this young man was Liu Yu, the eldest Young Master of the Vice City Lord's manor in Ligecheng, and also a Cultivator of the Spirit Manipulation Realm. He had been pursuing Su Yue, but unfortunately, Su Yue paid him no mind.
He heard that Su Yue had recently become infatuated with Night Shopkeeper of the Worry-Free Teahouse, so he had specifically come to cause trouble today.
Seeing Su Yue protecting Ye Xuan, Liu Yu grew even more annoyed and said with a sarcastic tone, "Young Miss Su, this is a teahouse. What's wrong with me wanting a cup of tea?"
As he spoke, he turned to Ye Xuan.
"You agree, don't you, Shopkeeper?"
Ye Xuan sneered inwardly. How many years had it been since anyone dared to speak to him like this?
The last arrogant fellow like this had probably Reincarnated hundreds of years ago.
Ye Xuan's smile remained unchanged, "Naturally. We open for business, and all who come are guests."
After speaking, he turned to prepare tea. When his back was to everyone, a dangerous arc appeared at the corner of his mouth. He had already decided to secretly give him a good beating later!
We Cultivators, our Dao is to repay all grievances!
Kid, later you'll know what regret is!
Soon after, Ye Xuan returned carrying a set of celadon tea ware. The teapot contained North Mountain Snow Lotus, its petals unfurling in the hot water, emitting a refreshing fragrance.
"This tea is picked from the sheer cliffs of North Mountain. Only three liang are obtained each year, and it has the effect of calming the mind and delighting the spirit."
As Ye Xuan spoke, he poured tea for Liu Yu, his movements flowing like clouds and water, a pleasant sight to behold.
This was tea brewed by the dignified Immortal Venerable Ye Xuan. How many Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors in the Immortal Realm wished to drink it but couldn't!
Liu Yu had originally made up his mind to cause trouble, but as the tea's aroma entered his nose, his entire being involuntarily relaxed. He subconsciously took the teacup and took a sip, his eyes immediately lighting up.
This tea... it's too delicious!
With one sip, it felt as if his entire being had been cleansed, and even the inexplicable anger in his heart dissipated by more than half. Liu Yu couldn't help but take another sip, this time savoring it carefully, only feeling the lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth, with an endless aftertaste.
He looked up at Ye Xuan and suddenly felt that this Shopkeeper was indeed handsome. With sword-like brows and starry eyes, and an extraordinary temperament, standing next to Su Yue...
Wait a minute! What am I thinking!
Liu Yu suddenly snapped awake, almost mesmerized by the tea! He was here to cause trouble!
"Pfft!"
Liu Yu suddenly spat out all the tea in his mouth. Ye Xuan, having anticipated this, easily dodged by moving to the side.
"What wretched tea! It's awful!" Liu Yu stood up abruptly and swept the tea ware to the ground, with a crisp 'bang', the fine celadon tea ware shattered everywhere.
The teahouse instantly fell silent.
The smile on Ye Xuan's Face slowly disappeared. He looked down at the fragments on the ground, then looked up at Liu Yu, his gaze chillingly cold.
Good heavens, the tea personally brewed by him, the dignified Immortal Venerable, was actually spat out by someone?
This set of tea ware was also made by him personally to blend into his reclusive life, and it was smashed just like that?
Ye Xuan's fingers twitched slightly. He was already considering whether to make this guy explode on the spot, or make him wish he were dead.
Just then, Su Yue suddenly rushed over, "Liu Yu! You've gone too far!"
She pushed Liu Yu away and looked at the shattered tea ware on the ground with heartache, "Night Brother, this... this tea ware..."
"It's fine."
Ye Xuan waved his hand, his gaze still fixed on Liu Yu, "It's just a set of tea ware, not worth much."
Not worth much?
This set of tea ware, if placed in the Immortal Realm, would be fought over by those Fairies, wanting to exchange it for Immortal Treasures!
This was something he, Ye Xuan, had painstakingly made. Although his heart was bleeding, he had to maintain a calm exterior.
Liu Yu felt a chill run down his spine from Ye Xuan's gaze, but for the sake of Face, he still brazenly provoked, "What are you looking at? So what if I smashed a set of your tea ware? How much is it? This Young Master will compensate you!"
Ye Xuan suddenly smiled, "Compensate? Alright."
He slowly took out an abacus from under the counter, his fingers rapidly moving the beads, "North Mountain Snow Lotus, picked from a ten-thousand-zhang cliff, with an annual yield of only three liang. This brew used half a liang, so I'll charge you five hundred taels of silver."
"Celadon tea ware, personally made by this Venerable... Hmm, ten thousand taels, I suppose."
"Let's round it up, just ten thousand taels of silver!"
"Ten thousand taels!?"
Liu Yu's eyes nearly popped out.
The guests in the teahouse also gasped.
Ten thousand taels of silver was enough to buy a large mansion in Ligecheng!
"What? Can't afford to pay?" Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow.
Liu Yu's Face turned ashen with anger, then he suddenly sneered, "Good, very good! This Young Master will see today what ability your black shop has to extort people!"
As he spoke, he slammed the table, his spiritual Qi circulating, ready to make a move.
The pressure of the Spirit Manipulation Realm instantly permeated the air. Ordinary people in the teahouse immediately felt difficulty breathing, and several with weaker Physiques already had pale Faces.
Seeing this, Su Yue also circulated her spiritual Qi and stood in front of Ye Xuan, "Liu Yu! Do you dare to act in the city?"
Ligecheng had clear regulations that Cultivators were not allowed to fight within the city!
"Su Yue, get out of the way!"
"Today, I must teach this ignorant Shopkeeper a lesson!"
Ye Xuan looked at Su Yue, who was standing in front of him. The young girl was quite loyal. However...
When did he, Ye Xuan, ever need someone else's protection?
"Miss Su, thank you for your kindness."
Ye Xuan gently patted Su Yue's shoulder, "However, this is between Young Master Liu and me. Let me handle it myself."
Su Yue stamped her foot in agitation, "Night Brother! He is a Spirit Manipulation Realm Cultivator! You..."
Ye Xuan smiled, not speaking, but simply walked around Su Yue and faced Liu Yu directly.
"Young Master Liu—"
Ye Xuan slowly rolled up his sleeves.
"I'll ask one last time, this ten thousand taels, will you pay or not?"
"Pay your grandpa!" Liu Yu roared, a ball of flame condensing in his palm, which he fiercely struck towards Ye Xuan.
"He's actually a Spirit Manipulation Realm Cultivator!"
A guest exclaimed in surprise.
An ordinary person hit by that palm would either die or be crippled!
As the flames were about to scorch Ye Xuan's Face, the Young Misses in the teahouse were already terrified and closed their eyes.
"Bang!"
A muffled thud.
Everyone opened their eyes and were all dumbfounded.
Ye Xuan had, at some unknown point, moved behind Liu Yu, and with a casual hand, pressed down on Liu Yu's shoulder. Liu Yu himself was as if frozen, maintaining his striking posture without moving, the expression on his Face fixed in a moment of terror.
"This... what's going on?" Su Yue was dumbfounded.
Ye Xuan: "Perhaps Young Master Liu suddenly saw the light."
As he spoke, he leaned close to Liu Yu's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Kid, daring to act wild in my shop, are you tired of living?"
Liu Yu's mind was in turmoil at this moment. He found that he couldn't move at all, and even his spiritual Qi was locked within his body. What was even more terrifying was the oppressive feeling from the hand on his shoulder; even his master, a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator, had never given him such intense fear.
This... how is this possible!
He was a Spirit Manipulation Realm Cultivator!
Who exactly was this teahouse Shopkeeper?!
"Now, I'll give you two choices."
"First, obediently pay up and then scram."
"Second..."
"I'll pay, I'll pay!"
Liu Yu's will to live was at its peak.
Ye Xuan nodded in satisfaction, and Liu Yu immediately felt his body lighten, able to move again.
Liu Yu tremblingly pulled out a stack of silver notes from his in my arms, then ran off without looking back, not even daring to utter a single harsh word.
"Night Shopkeeper is too amazing!"
"What happened just now? How did Liu Yu suddenly become a coward?"
"Who cares! Night Shopkeeper is so handsome!"
Su Yue looked at Ye Xuan with a Face full of confusion, "Night Brother, you..."
Others might not know the strength of a Spirit Manipulation Realm Cultivator, but Su Yue, being in the same Realm, could truly feel Ye Xuan's terrifying power!
Ye Xuan mysteriously placed a finger to his lips, signaling Su Yue to remain silent.
He lowered his head and counted the silver notes. Good heavens, Liu Yu was indeed a rich fellow, carrying twelve thousand taels of silver with him!
Ye Xuan happily put away the silver notes, thinking that he could now buy his wife some beautiful clothes.
"Everyone, I apologize for startling you today. It's on me, all tea is free!"
Another cheer erupted in the teahouse.
Ye Xuan turned to clean up the fragments on the ground, but in his heart, he was thinking: It seems I need to be more low-key in the future. I couldn't resist exposing my strength today. However...
Seeing Liu Yu's humiliated expression was still quite satisfying!
No wonder that guy Zhao Wudi always liked to hide his strength and wait for others to provoke him...
At dusk, a familiar voice came from the entrance:
"Husband~ I've brought the washboard to pick you up and take you home~"
Ye Xuan's hand trembled, almost losing another piece of tea ware. He looked up to see Gu Jiuyou leaning against the doorframe, actually holding a washboard in her hand, smiling ever so sweetly.
It's over, tonight's ordeal will likely be difficult to get through...