Chapter 625

"Master, didn't you go to see Old Master Yang? When did you come back?"

Long Yao was pleasantly surprised.

"Hmm..." Liang Qu looked up at the starry sky, "Just came back?"

She Lianmei's eyes were deep: "I have been simmering the lotus seed soup in the courtyard for two quarters of an hour on low heat and haven't left for half a step. It seems I didn't hear anyone go out or come in?"

"Yeah, yeah." Long Yao widened her eyes, "Why didn't we see Master go out or come in?"

"Cough, a bad habit I learned from my companions when I was young—I don't like to use the door and love to climb walls."

"Bad habits should be changed."

Liang Qu: "..."

"You have no manners, look at how you've been spoiled." Long Eying patted Long Yao on the back of the head, stepped aside, and waved her sleeves, "It's cold on the mountain at night, and your clothes are so thin. Be careful of the cold, hurry into the room."

She looks quite beautiful, why is she so strange when she speaks?

She Lianmei thought to herself, carried the tray into the hall.

Long Li closed the gate.

It was suddenly warm in the room.

A faint fragrance wafted through the air.

"Achoo."

Tatta Kai sneezed and ran on all fours to another room.

Long Li served tea.

"How should I address you?"

"My surname is She, my name is Lianmei. I am a few years older than you, Master. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Mei."

"Good name!" Liang Qu praised politely, "I don't know why Sister Mei visited at night?"

"I boiled some red lotus seed soup at night..."

She Lianmei presented the tray and repeated her previous words, worried that the other party would refuse, saying directly that it would be a waste not to drink it.

Waste is shameful.

The words had already reached this point.

I have to see what medicine is sold in the gourd.

Liang Qu uncovered the round lid of the small cup, and rolling heat surged out.

"Nasal Consciousness Method" to sniff.

No strange smell.

Just a clear, sweet fragrance.

Non-toxic.

Can drink.

Stirred with a porcelain spoon, the soup in the small cup was stewed into a translucent gelatin, ruddy and shiny.

Took a sip.

【Water Essence +12】

Liang Qu's eyes lit up.

Good medicine!

"Delicious! Sweet but not greasy, producing heat in the stomach. Did Sister Mei add precious plants?"

She Lianmei smiled: "Brother has a good eye. The small lotus seed soup was all made with my heart—silver ear from Tongjiang in ancient Shu, precious dan lotus from Danchi County in Peng Ze, red paste from Department Magistrate, longan, and from Shixia in Pingnan!"

"All top-quality ingredients. If sold outside, wouldn't it be fifty taels a bowl?"

"How does brother know?"

"Hmm?"

Liang Qu was surprised.

Just said it casually.

For real?

She Lianmei said slowly: "I have a shop in my hometown of Chizhou that specializes in this red silver ear soup. People often buy it as a blood-nourishing soup! Some old customers even place long orders and send people to pick it up every day."

"Chizhou? Is Sister Mei from Chizhou?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I'm from Pingyang Prefecture! We are neighbors from north to south!"

Fellow villagers meeting fellow villagers, both eyes full of tears.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became enthusiastic.

She Lianmei was overjoyed: "Oh my, it's really a coincidence. As people from Jianghuai, we met on Mount Lushan. I said why brother speaks official language so well. We are really destined. Does brother like to drink it?"

"Like."

"If you like it, sister will send it to brother tomorrow."

"That's not very good." Liang Qu hesitated, "Fifty taels a bowl, it's too expensive for sister."

"What's wrong with that? Meeting on the road is fate. Brother doesn't look like a poor person. Just visit sister's shop more often when you have time in Chizhou.

To tell you the truth, I came to Mount Lushan this time because an older brother brought two fellow apprentices to Huangzhou to handle some business. Among the four, I am the only woman. I really have nothing to say on weekdays, and I am the only one traveling around Mount Lushan for the time being. I was just thinking of finding someone to travel with."

"That's not a coincidence." Liang Qu regretted, "I also came out with my fellow apprentices. We have already decided where to go tomorrow, so I'm not sure if I have a chance."

"It doesn't matter. Mount Lushan is not a one-day trip, no rush."

Slurp, slurp. The whole bowl of lotus seed soup went into his stomach.

More than two hundred water essences were easily obtained.

Seeing that the bowl was eaten clean, She Lianmei breathed a sigh of relief. It was not in vain that she soaked the lotus seeds for a day and stewed them for more than an hour.

Just about to clean up.

Liang Qu pressed down.

"Sister Mei worked hard to stew it, so I won't bother you anymore. I'll have someone wash it clean tonight and send it back tomorrow."

She Lianmei thought about it, didn't refuse, got up and said goodbye.

People left.

The lingering fragrance did not dissipate.

Tatta Kai drilled in, sneezed twice, and left again.

I don't know what kind of rouge and powder the other party used, why the smell is so lasting.

Long Eying sat opposite, silently putting the bowl into the tray: "The Elder is too unvigilant. It's fine today, but what if someone poisons it in the future?"

"It's fine. Whether it's poisonous or not, I can tell by smelling it with my nose."

Long Eying was thoughtful: "The Elder's talent?"

"No, a mysterious martial art. I'll teach you when I have time."

Long Yao took the tray and earnestly advised: "Elder, the woman next door is probably not a good person. She doesn't pull the screen when bathing, and she smells so fragrant after washing at night. She must have ulterior motives!"

"I don't know if she's a good person or not, but she definitely has ulterior motives."

Long Yao was surprised: "The Elder knows?"

"What do you think?" Liang Qu rolled his eyes, "Do you think I'm someone who can't walk when seeing a beauty?"

Soft hair, fine thorns, sharp needles.

In the "Eye Consciousness Method," these three progress in order.

Generally, only when the stinging pain of the third one is reached does it need to be taken seriously, meaning the other party really has the heart to harm people and needs to be more guarded.

Just now, I didn't feel the sharp needle killing intent in the "Eye Consciousness Method," but there were occasional fine thorns.

The other party is definitely not as kind as she looks.

If she's not kind, why come to send...

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover. If someone throws a sugar-coated cannonball at us, we'll eat the sugar and throw the cannonball back."

"What is a cannonball?"

"A kind of big firecracker."

Liang Qu was not afraid at all.

If the other party really had the ability, would they need to use a beauty trap and send him red water?

"Eying, your cultivation is high, and your ability to restrain qi is good. Pay more attention to the movements next door when you have time."

"Okay!"

Midnight.

She Lianmei wore black clothes, climbed over the wall, and quietly came to the cedar forest outside the temple.

"How is the situation?"

"Not good."

"Not good?"

"Liang kid has three maids by his side. Two of them are as good-looking as me, and one is even prettier. He's seen it all, so it's not easy to hook him. I don't know if I can lure him out alone."

"Prettier than you?" The bearded man was shocked.

The leader frowned: "Then what about the lotus seed soup you stewed? Did he drink it?"

"He drank it."

"That's good."

Everyone felt a little relieved.

Drinking it means it can still be contacted.

If there's really no way to lure him out alone, he can be poisoned in the end.

However, the four of them didn't do it this time.

Poisoning on the first meeting is too low-level.

Everything must be done step by step. First, eat two meals without problems, and after getting familiar, you can catch him off guard.

"The lotus seed soup can't stop. The more he eats, the more he relaxes his vigilance."

She Lianmei added: "The ingredients for stewing the lotus seed soup are not enough."

The bearded man said: "I'll go down the mountain to buy some."

"Remember to buy good ones." The leader warned, "The Dragon King would rather give up part of the eastern territory to exchange for the White Ape's news. All our expenses now are small money."

"Don't worry, Brother Ning."