As Cheng Xiaofan finished his first cup of Golden Tea, a loud screech of brakes echoed from the foot of the mountain.
There was no need to guess; it had to be Dao Dahai and Lu Shengming and their crew.
Normally, Cheng Xiaofan would have at least stood on the balcony to greet them.
But today, he decided against it!
As his gaze passed through the bamboo pavilion and landed on the slope below, he spotted a group of five people emerging from a car.
Dao Dahai led the way, followed by four others: Lu Shengming and his beautiful female secretary, Li Mingxi, and two individuals from the Land of the Sakura.
Usually, people from the Land of the Sakura were short, but these two were tall and stout, with the bearing of superiors, exuding an aura of dominance.
Upon closer inspection, the qi emanating from them carried a palpable sense of malevolence.
It was evident from these two that their skills far surpassed those of Miyazaki Tianye.
It was said that ancient martial arts cultivation had three realms: Ming Jin, An Jin, and Hua Jin.
Above these three realms was Xiantian, and anyone who reached the Xiantian realm could be considered a master in the martial world.
However, after entering Xiantian, there were further divisions into nine realms: Xiantian First Realm, Xiantian Second Realm, Xiantian Third Realm… Among Xiantian masters, a cultivator who reached the Ninth Realm could sweep the entire martial world single-handedly.
If measured by the standards of ancient martial arts cultivators, Cheng Xiaofan was unsure which realm he belonged to.
But he could discern that, by the standards of Chinese cultivators, these two from the Land of the Sakura could be considered Xiantian Seventh Realm masters.
These were the strongest opponents Cheng Xiaofan had encountered among cultivators.
However!
No matter how strong their skills were, what did it matter?
They say caution ensures a thousand years of safety, and it's best to develop slowly.
But Cheng Xiaofan was not that kind of person by nature!
Watching them enter the courtyard, Cheng Xiaofan withdrew his gaze and brewed himself another cup of Golden Tea. Its rich and unique fragrance immediately overflowed from the cup, filling the room and lingering unwillingly.
All cultivators were highly sensitive to such distinctive aromas.
*Bang bang bang!*
A series of knocks came from outside.
"Come in!" Cheng Xiaofan said slowly, reclining on his rocking chair with his eyes half-closed, swaying it like a young master.
*Creak.*
The door opened!
The five people swarmed in.
Lu Shengming, seeing Cheng Xiaofan with his eyes closed, looking so leisurely, almost exploded with anger.
What kind of attitude was this!
Then, the five froze, sniffed, and exclaimed, "So fragrant!"
Dao Dahai knew it was the scent of Golden Tea, but today's aroma was somewhat special.
Golden Tea brewed with energy water, the fragrance erupting from the cup, would be considered peculiar if one didn't notice it. Anyone without severe sinusitis would surely find it special.
"So fragrant!" the two from the Land of the Sakura exclaimed after sniffing a few more times.
"Who are you people?"
Cheng Xiaofan suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, glared at the two from the Land of the Sakura, and demanded, "Quickly state your names!"
"I am Inoue Shoichi!"
"My name is Yoshida Hideo!"
The two answered almost in unison.
As soon as they finished speaking, they both visibly faltered, thinking, "Why were we so obedient? When asked for our names, we just gave them!"
This was not the demeanor of officials from the Great Land of Sakura!
The two exchanged glances, feeling that they had lost the first round to Cheng Xiaofan.
It was truly humiliating.
Even Dao Dahai and Lu Shengming were momentarily stunned by the "honesty" of the two from the Land of Sakura.
Cheng Xiaofan pointed to three stools nearby and said to Dao Dahai, Lu Shengming, and Li Mingxi, "Don't just stand there. There are two stools here; you can sit down."
Lu Shengming glanced around the room. Just these three stools.
He wondered what this kid was thinking. Knowing that two important guests were coming, why didn't he prepare more stools?
He was deliberately trying to embarrass them!
"Gentlemen, please, have a seat!" Lu Shengming turned, a forced smile on his face, and said to Inoue Shoichi and Yoshida Hideo.
The two did not stand on ceremony. With imposing airs, they walked over and plopped down.
However, just as their buttocks were about to land on the stools, Cheng Xiaofan secretly waved his hand, sending a surge of energy towards the stools.
"Ah!"
"Oh my god!"
The stools were destroyed by the energy.
The exposed nails poked out and pierced the bottoms of the two men.
Inoue Shoichi and Yoshida Hideo clutched their bleeding behinds, screaming in agony.
They had already lost face, and now they had lost their buttocks too!
"Cheng Xiaofan, how could you let foreign friends sit on such broken stools?" Lu Shengming was furious.
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "Old Lu, can you blame me for this?"
"I originally intended for you to sit, but you insisted on inviting them. Don't you see they look like five or six hundred pound pigs? Can my stools withstand them sitting down so forcefully?"
"Do you know how difficult it was for me to make these two stools?"
"..." Lu Shengming was speechless.
Was this Cheng Xiaofan trying to extort them in front of foreign guests?
Why was this kid so clueless?
Did he know why they were here?
They already suspected him of being involved with the missing research team. Who would question him then?
However, after saying this, Cheng Xiaofan lowered his head and drank his tea. As he drank, he blew gently on the tea in his cup, making the aroma in the room even more intense.
Inoue Shoichi and Yoshida Hideo, inhaling the tea's fragrance, suddenly realized their buttocks no longer hurt, and even the bleeding had stopped.
Their hearts skipped a beat, and they both thought of the same thing: could this be the legendary cultivation tea?
"Beauty, you are Li Mingxi, Secretary Lu's assistant, right?"
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan put down his cup, brewed a cup of tea for Li Mingxi, and handed it over, saying, "This is my secret recipe Golden Tea. It's incredibly delicious, and for women, it also has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin!"
"I have always regarded men as worldly impurities, but women as precious flowers, always cherishing them. This is the tea I brewed for you, please try it!"
Cheng Xiaofan, completely disregarding the awkwardness of the other four men, lavished attention on the beautiful woman before him. If the "Flirtatious Boy" were here, he would be ashamed, feeling he wasn't worthy of being a sycophant!
Not only did he specially brew tea for Li Mingxi, but he also moved the remaining stool in front of her and said with a smile, "Beautiful lady, standing is tiring for the legs. Please sit!"
This level of flattery!
Anyone who saw it would have their teeth ache from envy!
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng!"
Li Mingxi accepted the tea, sat down, and took a small sip. "Ah, it's so fragrant!"
"After drinking this tea, I feel a mysterious power generating within my body!"
This was her honest opinion, without any exaggeration.
She just didn't know that this was a Golden Tea that was virtually impossible to find in the world, and it had been brewed with energy water.
Especially when Cheng Xiaofan handed her the cup, he had secretly infused a stream of spiritual energy into the tea.
Hearing her words, Inoue Shoichi, the Grand Sect Master of the Blood Demon Sect, secretly exchanged a glance with his assistant, Yoshida Hideo.
This was the legendary cultivation tea.
No matter what, they had to find a way to obtain some cultivation tea from this kid.