Chapter 147: Dragon Tongue Honey Water

"So sweet, so delicious~~ I've never in my life drunk water this good!"

"haha, I still taste sweetness in my mouth; later I'll definitely go to that shop."

"Wow, I'll buy some for my Wife Master; she'll surely like it."

"Sweet…"

The stall was taken down, and some Beastfolk who had come to the Wushen Temple to buy potions lingered; they started chatting.

Among the crowd, Xiong Kui's slightly rounder ears twitched, catching the word "sweet," and his eyes instantly lit up.

"What! Sweet water?"

"Where, where??"

Xiong Kui's eyes gleamed as he stood still, his brown eyes scanning around, his gaze filled with longing for sweetness, making his mouth water just hearing about it.

Suddenly, Jia Jian ahead of him turned his head, "Xiong Kui, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow."

Xiong Kui swallowed, moving toward Jia Jian.

Only Jia Jian's composed face was seen, a faint trace of tiny scales flashing at the edge of his slightly protruding mouth, his small eyes widened cautiously in the crowded Wushen Temple, looking rather uncomfortable.

He waited for Xiong Kui to approach, then exhaled slowly, "You see, raw potions are really hard to snatch; tell him to take less, a hundred vials is too many."

Xiong Kui spread his hands, "He said, since there are no raw potions to offset this time, the split changes to seven for him, three for you."

Jia Jian: "…"

He looked at the towering Xiong Kui beside him, restrained, and took another deep breath—"Hmph, a 6:4 split, isn't that enough to satisfy the appetites of you greedy lot?"

Fine, take the gold coins to Sajin City for food; a 7:3 split is still better than leaving it stacked in the Kuangsha City warehouse.

At worst, he'll raise the price for the other four districts again; in any case, he won't take a loss.

Jia Jian's mind was clogged with the hassle of a hundred raw potions; with another stall at the Wushen Temple, he had no mental energy to listen to the individual Beastfolk's chatter.

Only Xiong Kui beside him listened attentively, piecing together the exact address of the sweet shop, his eyes flicking as he began to plot.

What a coincidence—it's right in Central City District, directly opposite Jia Jian's shop building.

He rubbed his chin, planning to send Jia Jian back, then find an excuse to patrol the shops for a while, and swing by the new shop to buy some sweets.

Hmm, perfect.

Xiong Kui's mind was already on the sweets; trailing Jia Jian he unusually didn't complain about the queue for potions at the Wushen Temple, waiting for Jia Jian to gather the six raw potions this time, he proactively cleared the way to escort the Leader of Central City home.

After a short while, Xiong Kui slipped out through the side gate of the Leader's residence, sprinting along the familiar route toward a shop two streets away.

This is the most bustling street in Kuangsha City, its ground paved with yellow rock, eight meters wide to accommodate Beastfolk in Beast Form walking on it, with rows of five‑story buildings lining both sides.

A six‑story domed building sits at the very center, the most affluent and ornate shop in Kuangsha City; the whole street circles it, and the neighboring shops look like a Cinderella scene.

In fact, the shops on this street are all run by merchant caravans that travel between continents; even ordinary storefronts are highly sought after, business is brisk, and there are no shops for sale on the whole street.

But everything in Xicheng Qu belongs to Mo Lie, including several shops in Central City.

Lin Manzhi chose a shop nearest to Jia Jian's store; this shop sells jewelry and accessories. She doesn't have many goods now, nor does she need people to tidy up, so she simply set up a counter to serve as a Dragon Tongue Honey Water counter.

Regarding Dragon Tongue Water, she intends to make a business of it, so the packaging is very exquisite; the display cabinets are not made of ordinary wood and earth but of white ceramic.

The Agave isn't stored in ordinary pottery; it's placed in precious crystal, a translucent glass that makes the pale‑yellow honey water look even more costly, instantly signaling its price.

Everyone likes first impressions; the first look matters, so Lin Manzhi put effort into the packaging.

Opening her own new shop, Lin Manzhi even patronized it today to give herself a boost, because only one Agave was taken out, producing just a few liters of water each day, and she didn't hire Beastfolk as promoters.

Mo Lie stood nearby.

He wore all black, his features handsome and eyes deep, shoulders broad, legs long; merely standing simply without any guards, he gave off a powerful aura.

He lifted his gaze, his icy‑blue eyes scanning the surroundings indifferently, his sight intermittently landing on Lin Manzhi beside him.

Lin Manzhi quickly toured all five floors of the shop, then returned with Mo Lie to the second‑floor Dragon Tongue Honey Water counter: "How's it going, has Hua Zheng returned from the Wushen Temple?"

Mo Lie pointed at a figure near the stairwell, "He's back, over there."

Hua Zheng is blocking people.

Thanks to his promotion, the male Beastfolk who followed back to the shop were shouting to buy; the white porcelain bottles holding Dragon Tongue, sized like 150 ml perfume bottles, cost six gold coins each, yet that price didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd downstairs.

So annoying.

Dragon Tongue Honey Water is prepared for "bears," not for you; what are you fighting over?

Hua Zheng smiled, baring his teeth, "That's all, come back tomorrow…"

"What are you doing, did you think this was some raw potion? Why are you trying to get a bottle of honey water…"

Someone in the crowd voiced discontent, and before he could finish, Hua Zheng had him thrown out of the shop.

Seeing the staff's strong combat ability, the dissatisfied murmurs gradually faded as they left the shop.

Hua Zheng dealt with the group in a few moves, then hurried toward the two of them.

Lin Manzhi looked at the suddenly empty second floor, then turned to the row of counters behind her, where only twenty bottles of Dragon Tongue Honey Water remained.

Hua Zheng looked at Lin Manzhi, flatteringly waving, "Lord Mu…"

Before he could finish his greeting, Mo Lie lowered his eyes toward the stairwell and said coldly, "Here they come."

Arriving faster than expected, Xiong Kui's Beast Form is a roughly five‑meter‑tall brown bear; if he refuses, they'll go straight to battle—

Facing a hostile male Beast, Mo Lie didn't want to expose Lin Manzhi to the opponent's sight.

Mo Lie withdrew his gaze, lifted his hand and pulled Lin Manzhi into his arms, striding upward with her, saying, "Good girl, go wait for me upstairs."

The opponent's legs were long; Lin Manzhi had to hurry to match Mo Lie's pace, her feet moving hastily.

Knowing the current situation, she found even catching a ground chicken difficult, and didn't speak up to stay as a burden to him.

She nodded, silently quickened her steps, soon reaching the third floor, then turned anxiously to watch Mo Lie's figure descend the stairs, vanishing at the stairwell.