Such words could only come from Lin Xiao.
"That's true. That old man, I have no interest in pouring tea for him. He has so many good teas himself. Last time I asked him for a can, you should have seen how pained he looked!" Old Zhou began to grumble about the Dragon Lord. "If people didn't know, they'd think he was some stingy old man. How could he have the bearing of a Dragon Lord with that attitude?"
"This… Old Zhou, if I recall, you said the same thing the last time I visited… I heard that you seem to get a can of tea from the Dragon Lord every week?" Lin Xiao coughed dryly and said cautiously.
He had just picked up the tea brewed by Old Zhou. After saying this, Old Zhou's hand directly grabbed Lin Xiao's.
"You brat! What nonsense are you spouting? If you don't want to drink this tea, then don't!"
Old Zhou glared at Lin Xiao, while Qi Tian, who was nearby, had just picked up his tea and was taken aback.
He could sense the spiritual energy within the tea. This tea was a rare treasure even in the inner realms!
Qi Tian's mind immediately recalled that his master also had such tea, treating it as a precious item. He had only drunk it two or three times in his life, and each time, his master would emphasize how good the tea was. Even his master dared not say he drank several pots daily.
If Old Zhou really took a can of this tea every week, it was understandable that the Dragon Lord wouldn't be willing to pour him tea. In the inner realms, this kind of item was much rarer than ordinary spirit stones.
Speaking of which, a can a week? Where did so much spirit tea come from?
"Drink, of course, I'll drink. I just heard rumors and felt someone was slandering you, so I wanted to ask you what's going on. If someone is spreading false rumors, I'll certainly teach them a harsh lesson!" Lin Xiao quickly put on a smiling face and hurriedly brought his mouth to the tea, downing it in one gulp.
Seeing Lin Xiao's action, Old Zhou snorted and withdrew his hand.
He tapped his cane on the ground and continued, "Of course, it's a rumor. How could I go to old man Long every week for this tea? There isn't much of it. I only drink a little each day. At most, I ask old man Long for a can after I've finished mine. A week, absolutely not."
"That's it, it's just rumors. We… don't believe rumors, and we don't spread them! I'll go and have someone arrest the rumor monger for you immediately!" Lin Xiao put on a righteous demeanor and got up to leave.
"Go, go quickly!" Old Zhou didn't stop Lin Xiao, but instead strongly agreed with his statement. "If you encounter any resistance, tell me, and I'll help you! Absolutely, we must catch this rumor monger and educate them properly."
"Yes!"
After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he turned to leave. But then he thought, why did Old Zhou's attitude feel so strange?
He subconsciously asked, "By the way, Old Zhou, do you know who is spreading the rumors?"
"Yes, of course, I know. It concerns this old man, how could I not know?" Old Zhou poured himself a cup of tea as he spoke.
"Then can you tell me who it is? So I can save some effort investigating," Lin Xiao quickly said.