Chapter 124

Twilight Chamber of Commerce, third floor.

"She actually wants to prohibit the sale of Twilight Tea, damn it, I sent her a piece of Lei Mojing that can be considered high-grade even among the Firefly Rank, she could sell it and earn at least five gold Thors!"

"She must want to collect more bribes, greed, it's truly greed!"

Erkus cursed repeatedly; he picked up the teacup on the table, wanting to smash it to vent his anger, but after considering that it was worth one silver Thor, he put it down silently.

"My lord, Lady Rosa Masha, the lord of the Southern Region, doesn't seem like someone who would solicit bribes in the rumors. Could it be that she discovered the secret of the Bewitching Tea?"

Raphael thought for a while and said.

Hearing this, the anger on Erkus's face suddenly stalled; he supported his chin and fell into deep thought.

"That shouldn't be... This is a gift bestowed upon me by my God. Unless they are fellow believers in pain, how could a mere mortal discover it? Could it be that that lord has returned to the Southern Region?"

Following his inner thoughts, Erkus's complexion changed rapidly; doubt, surprise, fear... various emotions flashed by.

The three vampires in the room all looked puzzled, not understanding why the merchant's complexion had suddenly become so complex.

"That is impossible. My grace originates from an existence whose status is far beyond your imagination. How could a mere mortal discover it?"

After regaining his senses, Erkus explained to everyone.

"My lord, does this have any impact on your plan to launch the Disaster of Bewitchment and destroy Twilight City?"

"No matter, selling a cup of tea to the whole city, I have already achieved a great cause, even if the sale is suspended, it will not affect my promotion to Crescent." Erkus waved his hand and said.

"And..." Erkus's mouth rose slightly, and a weird smile appeared on his face.

"Letting those ignorant people experience the hell of wanting but not getting in advance is not necessarily a bad thing."

Looking at the cold smile on the merchant's face, even Raphael and the others, who were vampires, had a feeling of horror.

Red Fox Castle, bedroom.

"Miss Anliya, how many cups of Twilight Tea have you been drinking lately?"

After popularizing the definition of drugs to Rosa, Xia Mingyu hurried to Miss Anliya's room and asked urgently.

After understanding the problem with Twilight Tea, he almost wanted to give himself, who had recommended Twilight Tea to the girl at the time, two fierce slaps.

"Your Highness, apart from taking a sip of tea at the very beginning, I haven't drunk Twilight Tea again." Miss Anliya said.

Hearing this, Xia Mingyu finally let out a long sigh of relief, and his whole person was obviously much more relaxed.

Great, if Miss Anliya had become addicted to an unknown tea because of him, then he would really be afraid that he would want to cut that merchant into a thousand pieces.

However, while rejoicing, he was also a bit puzzled. After all, the girl didn't have noble blessings; how did she resist the beautiful fantasy dreams brought by Twilight Tea?

It seemed that she saw the doubt on the face of the person she admired, and Miss Anliya stood on tiptoe and hugged the man's waist gently.

She pressed her ear against the other's chest, listened to the thumping heartbeat, and said softly:

"Compared to those fake fantasy dreams, I still hope to lie on your chest like this and listen to your real heartbeat."

After all, no matter what, I can't marry you, can I?

The girl said silently in her heart.

"Your Highness, I miss you very much." She raised her head, her azure eyes full of admiration.

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew, the window curtains fluttered, and the sunlight poured down and flowed through her scattered blonde hair, dyeing every strand of hair into a honey-like color.

Looking at this beautiful scene, Xia Mingyu didn't say much, just gently lifted the girl's chin and kissed those petal-like beautiful lips.

He wanted to give this girl, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, a suffocating kiss.

At dusk, the twilight gradually deepened, and the distant skyline was gradually dyed into a gorgeous orange-red.

After spending the afternoon with Miss Anliya, Xia Mingyu left Red Fox Castle reluctantly; he had to go find Youde to get the medicine.

There were still many people on the street, but unlike the full smiles and cheers at noon, now almost everyone was frowning, and every second someone was sighing.

"Sigh, how come Twilight Tea was banned just after the price dropped? I haven't even bought a cup yet, and the stock at home has run out."

"I don't know when it will be unbanned. Why would the Lord do this?"

"The kind Lord must have a reason for doing this, but it's really tormenting to suddenly have no tea to drink..."

People complained to each other with bitter faces.

Although they didn't understand Count Masha's decision to ban Twilight Tea, out of trust in this kind lord, no one questioned it.

This scene of huge contrast before and after made Xia Mingyu feel a bit uneasy. After all, he was the real decision-maker.

"It seems they can still maintain their sanity now, but I don't know if they will fall into withdrawal symptoms in a few days."

Along the way, Xia Mingyu thought worriedly.

This time, there was no kind-hearted person to invite him to drink tea; perhaps the kind-hearted person was also worried at this moment.

Morning Wind Street, No. 13.

Xia Mingyu stopped in front of an unremarkable potion shop, looked at the monkey face on the sign, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Knock, knock, knock.

After knocking on the door a few times, the wooden door slowly cracked open, and a thin face resembling a monkey poked out from the darkness, with two bright, surprising yellow eyeballs embedded in the deep eye sockets, as terrifying as a killer doll in a movie.

Xia Mingyu was almost scared into taking a step back, but fortunately, he was still calm and stopped his pace in time.

Otherwise, that would have really hurt the other person's heart.

"Sage, you've come!"

Youde, who didn't notice his abnormality, flashed a look of joy on his face and hurriedly welcomed him into the potion shop.

"Lord Mingyu, please sit down, I'll go get the Bear Skin Magic Potion for you right away."

Youde hunched his waist, carefully wiped the chair that had no dust, and said rather cautiously.

"Thank you."

Xia Mingyu didn't refuse the other's kindness; he sat down and looked around this potion shop.

On the layered wooden shelves were all kinds of herbs: sage, rosemary, mint, marigold, and many herbs he didn't recognize.

And on a long wooden table were all kinds of strange-shaped containers and tools.

The shelves on the back wall also had some pottery jars with various labels written on them, such as fox tail, bat blood, scorpion poison... and so on.

Although this potion shop was not large in area, it gave Xia Mingyu a feeling of having everything one could wish for.

He could imagine that Youde must be in this small cabin, dispensing herbs day and night alone, with no friends, no family...

Hiss, he wouldn't also become addicted to Twilight Tea, would he!

Xia Mingyu's heart panicked.

"Lord Mingyu, this is the Bear Skin Magic Potion I've dispensed."

At this time, Youde walked over and respectfully handed over a small box.

"Are you drinking Twilight Tea? If so, how many cups a day?"

Xia Mingyu grabbed Youde's shoulder and asked urgently.

"My lord, I don't drink tea, but it seems that the Lord previously gathered many famous pharmacists to test the Twilight Tea leaves. I thought I would be recruited at the time."

When saying this, a look of obvious disappointment flashed in Youde's eyes.

For him, who had been shrouded in malice since childhood, what he valued most was others' recognition of him.

Hearing this, Xia Mingyu finally let out a sigh of relief, took the box, and opened it gently.

In the soft cushion in the box, a bottle of potion was lying quietly, and a section of bear skin with dense brown hair was soaked in the brown potion.

That piece of skin stretched and curled into a ball from time to time, as if it still possessed vitality.

"Bear skin, cat tail, snake belly, eagle eye... looking at it this way, if you want to be a hunter, you must first have a good stomach."

Xia Mingyu said to himself in his heart. Fortunately, he chose the noble path of a mage; otherwise, having to swallow these magical beast tissues raw, thinking about it, is really not just generally disgusting.

"Thank you for your hard work, can you do me another favor?" Xia Mingyu put away the box and said.

"Your will is the goal of my life from now on, please feel free to order me." Youde said solemnly.

For the person in front of him, even if he wanted him to offer his life, he would not hesitate, let alone just helping.

"I need you to use your grace to help me analyze the effect of Twilight Tea and how to resolve it, but the problem is that commoners will see the fantasy dreams they long for in their hearts after drinking Twilight Tea, and it is very easy to become addicted to tea, which brings danger."

"If you want to refuse, it is also reasonable."

Xia Mingyu took a tea bag out of his pocket; his expression was hesitant and carried a trace of guilt.

Because he knew Youde couldn't refuse.

The fact was just as he expected; Youde agreed without hesitation.

This also made the expression on Xia Mingyu's face even more guilty, and he didn't even dare to look at the other person.

"Sage, please rest assured, I am a pharmacist and have resistance to any medicine, including tea leaves."

It seemed that he saw his guilt, and Youde said softly to comfort him.

Afterward, under Xia Mingyu's nervous gaze, Youde carefully picked up a few tea leaves from the tea bag and put them in his mouth to chew.

(End of chapter)