The deer antlers must have been from old stock. Li Xiang had seized them from a medicinal herb market warehouse—several tons of them, all finely processed and exquisitely packaged as medicinal slices.
"Master, allow Yuki to attend to you in your bath." Chiba Yuki came up behind Li Xiang, gently massaging his shoulders and patting his back with considerable skill.
Li Xiang nodded, standing up and allowing Chiba Yuki to help him undress.
Amid the sulfur-scented steam of the hot spring, Aoi Monshou answered the summons. The one-eyed, beautiful nun shed her monastic robes, revealing a dark gold lace bustier and black garter stockings beneath. As she bowed her head to pour wine, the sutra tattoos at the edge of her eyepatch were faintly visible. "My Lord, please enjoy this thirty-year-aged Kiku-Masamune."
