"COUGH COUGH... COUGH COUGH..."
"Caught a chill?"
"Indeed."
"Warmer weather brings its own infections. You should be careful."
"Hmph. Looking back, it might have been better to pass away in winter, free and unburdened, rather than being reduced to this state by a dog-like thing like you."
"Unreasonable! So unreasonable! After all these years, I come home for the first time, and you greet me with such harsh words. Wouldn't this dishearten the thousands of Tianhu Mountain disciples?"
After placing a chess piece, Xue Yi picked up the teapot beside him and took a sip directly from the spout.
The tea was from Tianhu Mountain. Tianhu Mountain's two biggest businesses were talismans and tea.
It was hard to say whether Tianhu Mountain's talismans were effective. Some people drank water infused with a talisman and were miraculously cured, hailing it as divine. Others drank it and promptly kicked the bucket, which was then attributed to their lack of sincerity.
