Another two months passed, in the renowned "Clear Breeze Teahouse" third-floor private room, in Qingshi County.
The carved wooden window was half-open, blocking the noise below, while wisps of tea fragrance rose gracefully from the purple sand clay tea pot, enveloping the blue porcelain cups on the table.
Inside the private room, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe stood respectfully, his waist bent very low, hands hanging beside him, speaking with utmost respect to the elderly man opposite him.
The white-haired elder sat in a chair, dressed simply, his hair and beard white, yet his complexion was rosy, his eyes murky yet deep as if he could see through people's hearts.
He was fiddling with two shiny walnuts in his hand, the soft "crack" sounds were unusually clear in the quiet room.
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, his fiddling with the walnuts suddenly stopped, he raised his eyes to the middle-aged man:
"Tiger demon? Tell me carefully!"
