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Outside Yundu City, by the roadside tea stall, a jujube-red horse stood obediently by the road and grazed on the grass.
The tea sold here was a local blend made from handmade black tea grown in the nearby mountains, brewed together with plums and green tangerines. A bit of salt and sugar was added, though if you didn’t taste it carefully, you could barely tell whether it was salty or sweet.
The salt seemed to serve only to accentuate the fruity tartness of the plums and tangerines in the tea, just like how some regions sprinkle salt on fruit. The sugar, on the other hand, softened the sharp sourness, giving the tea a more mellow flavor.
It cost only three wen for a large bowl.
The Daoist already had a bowl in front of him.
“Huff…” He picked it up and took a sip.
The tea leaves hadn’t been processed with much finesse, so the tea was not particularly clear in color. But since it was served in a coarse bowl with a dark brown interior, clarity didn’t matter, even the clearest tea would look muddy in it.
Nonetheless, the fragrance was remarkably strong. The fruity and honeyed aromas inherent to the tea blended perfectly with the scent of plums and tangerines. A touch of sweetness from the sugar made the taste match the smell almost exactly. Even someone like Song You, who was...
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