Chapter 131

Evening, the bright moon hangs high.

Red Fox Castle, in the study lit by candles.

"Your Highness, all the black markets in Twilight City have been identified, and from the account books confiscated from the Twilight Chamber of Commerce, it has been confirmed which citizens' homes still have Twilight Tea and the approximate number."

The old butler Silas respectfully presented the report to the black-haired young man in front of him with both hands.

Xia Mingyu took the thick stack of paper and flipped through it casually, and his brows furrowed fiercely.

Undoubtedly, even after banning the sales of the Chamber of Commerce, the number of Twilight Tea leaves still stored in Twilight City was still an astronomical figure.

Because of the low price of one Copper Thor per tea bag, too many tea leaves had been sold in the past week or so, especially on the last day when it was one copper coin, which triggered crazy panic buying throughout the city.

"It seems that there must be a 'Fox Gate Tea Burning,' but there is no sea in this place, so how to destroy so many tea leaves is also a problem..."

Xia Mingyu supported his chin and thought.

He didn't want to be like a principal in a school on Blue Star who confiscated cigarettes and burned them, directly causing all the teachers and students in the school to smoke free secondhand smoke together.

"Professional things must be handed over to professional people to do. I'll go ask Youde later, and by the way, see if he has analyzed the Twilight Tea."

Knock, knock.

Just as Xia Mingyu was about to set off, the door of the study was suddenly knocked.

Silas walked over and opened the door. Outside the door was a servant who whispered a few words to Silas and then waited respectfully outside the door.

"Your Highness, a handsome silver-haired young man came to Red Fox Castle to find someone, saying that a person wearing a black top hat allowed him to come."

Silas relayed. Having served His Highness for so long, he naturally knew who the person wearing a black top hat referred to.

The silver-haired young man should be the bard named Damien from the Nightingale Tavern, right?

Coming to find him so late, it must be a very urgent matter!

"Let him in." Xia Mingyu said.

"As you wish." Silas bowed slightly and said.

A moment later, in the castle reception hall.

"Taste it, this is excellent Twilight Tea."

Xia Mingyu poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to the silver-haired bard sitting on the sofa opposite, who was full of caution and sitting upright.

"Thank you, Lord Spark."

Damien took the teacup with both hands, took a light sip, and put it down again.

He looked around at the luxurious decorations in the living room and the world-famous painting on the wall that recorded the last moment of the legendary Red Fire before his death, "The Knight's Last Whisper," and felt even more uneasy.

This was undoubtedly the highest-grade reception hall in Red Fox Castle, and Lord Spark, who was qualified to use this venue to entertain him, had a noble status that was probably far beyond his imagination...

Could Lord Spark be the third son hidden by the Southern Region's strongest knight, Red Fire?

No, how could he presumptuously speculate on his benefactor's identity? Calm down, calm down.

"This guy is really nervous, as if I were some man-eating demon king."

Xia Mingyu looked at the thin bard in front of him who kept taking deep breaths and had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and couldn't help but feel a bit funny.

"Tell me, what difficulty have you encountered that you came to find me?" Xia Mingyu took the initiative to speak.

Damien's expression froze; he hadn't expected that he hadn't even said it yet, but he had already been guessed.

"I don't think you're the type of person who would visit late at night to reminisce, so you must have encountered something urgent." Xia Mingyu shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Rest assured, if it's another matter of a man crazily showing love and pestering you, I will help you solve it."

"No, no, no, it's not that." Damien stammered.

"My sister has a high fever, and the pharmacist concluded that her chance of living is slim. She is my most important family member, and the haggard look on her face makes my heart ache like a knife! If the gods permit, how I wish I could use my life to exchange for her safety!"

"Respected Lord Spark, I want to beg you for a chance for her to survive. In return, I am willing to offer you everything I have. From now on, whether it is loyalty or my soul, they belong to you..."

After taking a deep breath to force himself to calm down, Damien knelt on the ground and requested with words as clear as possible.

"If you refuse me, that is also reasonable. After all, you have already saved me once, but I am shameless and want to use your kindness and benevolence again."

Pausing for a moment, Damien continued to add, his pretty, woman-like face full of sincerity and guilt, and he even lowered his head, not daring to look at Xia Mingyu's expression.

After silently listening to his request, Xia Mingyu pondered for a moment, then grabbed the bard's shoulder and lifted him up from the ground.

"I will help you, but I cannot ensure that I can definitely let your sister survive. As for the return... just play a few songs for me by then."

Xia Mingyu said calmly.

Although he could not help every suffering person in this world for now, at least he didn't mind extending a helping hand to the suffering person who appeared in front of him.

"Gods above, Lord Spark, thank you for your compassion and helping hand. I swear by my soul, no matter whether my sister can recover or not, I will become your loyal servant from now on and offer my humble life to you."

Hearing this, Damien swore without hesitation.

Since this kind lord was willing to extend a helping hand, no matter the result, he should offer his only life.

It's just that he wanted to swear by his honor, but as soon as the words came out, he realized that as the son of the only lord who ran away in the Battle of the Dragon and Lion in the Southern Region, he had long since lost his honor...

"Let's go, I'll take you to find a pharmacist; he might be able to save your sister, but remember not to show a look of surprise when you see him."

"Yes, Lord Spark."

Morning Wind Street, No. 13 Potion Shop.

Xia Mingyu carried an oil lamp and took Damien to the front of this potion shop with a monkey-face sign.

"Lord Spark, could this be the monkey-faced pharmacist's shop?"

Looking at the sign on the wall, Damien said with uncertainty.

"Do you know him?"

"I heard guests mention it when I worked at the tavern, but most of them are some not-so-good rumors..." Damien said cautiously.

In fact, his way of saying it was already quite euphemistic. Many guests in the tavern even claimed to have seen the monkey-faced pharmacist eat children with their own eyes!

"Before truly talking to the other party, it is best not to rely on rumors to judge a person. After all, it doesn't mean that just because many people follow the crowd, it represents correctness."

Thinking of the horrifying scene where countless people on the street cheered for the conscientious merchant Erkus, Xia Mingyu felt deeply.

Knock, knock, knock.

He knocked on the door of the potion shop lightly.

No response.

"Could it be that he's already asleep... I thought a pharmacist was also a profession that often stays up late like a programmer."

Xia Mingyu pushed the door lightly. Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open directly.

So he carried the oil lamp across the threshold and entered the pitch-black potion shop.

Not long after, he found Youde, who was lying on the floor with his eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep, under the illumination of the lamp.

And Damien, who followed closely behind, was scared into a stumble and almost fell after seeing the "monkey" on the floor.

Fortunately, he still remembered Xia Mingyu's instructions, hurriedly pinched his arm hard, and used the pain to make the expression on his face quickly return to normal.

"Youde, wake up..." Xia Mingyu placed the oil lamp on the table beside him and called softly.

A moment later, Youde on the ground moved, and that monkey face, which was a bit cautious under the light, revealed a pair of yellow amber-like eyeballs.

"Sorry, interrupted your sweet dream..."

Xia Mingyu was just saying, but saw Youde jump up from the floor excitedly and grab his hand with those long arms that were almost dragging to the ground.

"Sage, I have finally analyzed the effect of Twilight Tea!" Youde shouted excitedly.

(End of chapter)