"Luna greets Young Master!" The girl bowed.
[I have to look cool] Trevon thought to himself. He took his expensive dragon fan and started to fan himself. He put one hand in the back, puffed his chest, and look into the sky.
[Damn, there is no sky inside this closed room.] Trevon stopped the last part. He acted as if the girl was not in front of him. This was one the trick that he learned from his young master friends. If he was inside a room with a girl, he should show off to make the girl chase him first. Was it correct?
[What a young master. Look at your funny pose!] Luna thought. "This servant was the VIP salesperson for this shop. Do I have the right to introduce to you our famous products?" She continued.
"The Moon..." Trevon started to speak a poem. He had learned about the moon lately.
[Eh...? Why he made a sudden poem at this time?] Luna thought to herself. [Why do he need to use moon in his poem? There had been too many perverts who used this trick to me.]
"...What a beautiful shine you gave to my world." Trevon ended his poem. [Well, that should increase my elegance in front her. Hahaha.]
"What a beautiful poem, Young Master." Luna commented. No matter what this young master was a big fish if she could handle him. [What poem is that? It is not like I can eat with Poem. I prefer you give me money if you want my attention.] The last part what most young masters made mistake with Luna. Most young masters thought that buying a girl's attention with money directly was an inelegant thing to do. This made those young masters couldn't make any progress with Luna.
"This poem is for you." Trevon fanned himself. [Wait, you will fall head over heel in love with me after you heard my next poem. Hahaha.]
"Then, this Luna could only express my thankfulness to young master...." she elongated her sentences.
"McArthur." Trevon completed her sentences. He played a supporting actor role. [I can't wait to see your surprise face. Hahaha. Wait! She wears a veil, stupid me. How could I see her expression?] Trevon didn't think it was the time to say his first name. He should promote his background first. [Who could beat McArthur family? Hahaha.]
Of course, most servant and lowly people didn't have a family name. Only noble people have their last name, this was their Heavenly Phoenix custom. Trevon knew that surrounding country also had a similar custom. The noble people were high ranking cultivators, people from a cultivator family, and people who had a contribution to a country.
Low-rank cultivators wouldn't be able to have their own family name. They would need to provide some service to the country before they could be bestowed with a family name. The name would protect their descendants in that country. Of course, a king would also intentionally accepted a family name for a cultivator family. Unlike rogue cultivators, the family would produce numerous cultivators every year. Those would be a pillar of the country. They represented huge power. The king also often bestowed a family name for the head of sects, top academy principals, or for a very strong cultivator.
The family name also had another use. When 2 people knew each other family name, there would be deterrent in case things go wrong. Not everyone would mess with a cultivation family.
[McArthur? That great family?] Luna was a bit surprised. While she was new to Heavenly Phoenix. It was a huge cultivation family on the continent. She had heard the name before.
[I may need to rethink my plan to milk this young master.] She started to think. That was not just any cultivator clan. McArthur family was the top of the 5 Great Family in the continents. [No, this was a big fish. I can trick him.] She calmed herself. She bowed herself to show her gratefulness.
"This humble servant, thank Young Master McArthur to grace our shop with your presence. What herbs would you like to purchase?" She asked Trevon. [At the least I should make him return the cost of tea and cake first.]
[Buy?] Trevon was surprised. He only wanted to check the new strange store. [You want a purchase, I will show you the power of my family. Hahaha.] "Everything!" Trevon stated.
[Eh? Is he serious? ****! This is a real problem.] Luna thought to herself. She rarely lost her cool. [What should I do?] She thought. [Delay it] She quickly made her decision.
While this deal was good and any other store would love that. It was actually very problematic for her family's store. Most of their products came from her country. It would take 1 months to replenish her store. If this young master purchased all their products, she couldn't sell anything for next 1 month. At least until the next batch of product delivered. This empty store would make her family store lose customers.
The problem was this young master definitely capable to purchase all their products. This store only sold non-cultivator herbs, most were tonic and normal medicine ingredients. At best, they could get 500 spirit stones for all their products. As a new store, what they need were frequent customers. It was not about short-term profits.
"I must thank young master for this purchase." She could only sweetly talk. "It would need some time to repackage all our products. What does young master think if we send it in batch? 1 small cart every day for the next 6 days. Would that suit young master need?" [At least father would be back in 5 days. He can handle the rest. Worst come worst, we could purchase common herbs from other herb stores to quickly replenish our store.]
"Every day?" Trevon shocked. He didn't consider there would be so many herbs in the store. [I can't say I only want those in the front store, right? That would be too embarrassing after I said everything.]
What made Trevon afraid was what would happen if his father found this purchase. The last time he purchased an entire store to win a tea-time with a beautiful salesperson like today was in a female clothes store. After his father found out, he was ordered to wear all those clothes. It took him 2 days to wear all of them. He didn't dare to get out of his room for 2 days. If his father found out about these herbs, he might be forced to eat all those herbs. He would die in the case that happened.
He planned for Jerry to share these herbs with poor people after this. [If they send it to the pavilion, Father will know this from my uncle.] Trevon thought. [This can't do].
"No way! I need it now!" Trevon acted unreasonably. This matter truly concerned his life and death, there was no room for negotiation. "Why did I knock your door at this late night? It is because I need it now." Trevon complained.
[Seriously? You didn't plan to drink all herbs tonight, right? If this person dies after he drinks our products, it might not only impact our store but also our family and our employees' lives.] Luna thought to herself. [What should I do?] She started to think of a plan.
Luckily someone moved faster than she was.
"Please don't, Young Master!" Suddenly Jerry stopped his young master. [I didn't know our young master was this frustrated. Our young master might want to kill himself. Master Alvaro really pushed young master very hard this time. He removed most of their young master's benefits. How could their spoiled young master accept this? He must plan to kill himself by drinking these herbs.]
"Please consider Miss Margareth and Miss Cecillia!" Jerry continued. If his young master killed himself, he, Jack, and their families might need to accompany his young master to greet King Yama.
"Yes, Young Master. They will miss you if you do it." The silent Jack even talked this time.
[Why did both of my bodyguards interfere? Why do you need to talk about Margareth and Cecillia here? Don't you see it was a forbidden thing in front of another lady? Wait... They didn't think I would drink all these herbs to death. Right?] Trevon thought to himself.
"I want to share these herbs with the people tonight." Trevon fanned himself again. [I will act as a good Samaritan. Girl loves them.]
"Look! There are people weeping. There are too many people in needs. These herbs could save them." Trevon continued. He showed a serious expression in his face.
[Where? We didn't hear anything. Well, at least this young master didn't plan to kill himself.] everyone thought. Everyone would get implicated if this young master died because of these herbs.
"There might be countless people die if they didn't get the herb quickly." Trevon continued his monologue. "I couldn't stand their weep, those poor souls. I wish to give them hope, to cure them. This is why I need the herb now. I will pay more if you could do it fast! 10% more. No. 20% more." [Come On! Just work non-stop, I need it today, tomorrow I had to follow my uncle.]
[20% Sweet. Hm... This might be a good idea. Would people pay more money if we sell herbs on the night? I will think about this later. I couldn't imagine this young master had a good idea. Even monkeys could make poem if there were many. Wait! So, he wants to give the herbs to other people.] Luna smiled. She had found a way out. [I don't think he really hears those people. He only wants to act. Well, as long as it was received by those people, right?] She made some revision to her emergency plan. "Young Master McArthur, who are those people?"
"The people in need. I don't need to know them, I know they need these herbs." Trevon looked like he was a saint.
[You don't know? Who would you give the herbs to?] Luna was more confident about her plan.
"This would be too exhausting for your noble master!" Luna exclaimed. "Our store herbs are enough for fifty thousand people. I don't know that there are many people crying. Luna is blind." Her eyes showed teary eyes. They seemed like a partner in the show, one helped the other.
"No worries! As long as I can, I will do it!" Trevon tried to imagine a sky. His eyes showed a deep intention. It was a rarity for people as young as Trevon. He tried to remember how hurt was that thundercat's scratch. His eyes also turned teary. [50.000 people? I am in a mess. That is too many. Where could I find that many people to give these herbs?] After this thinking, Trevon almost started to cry for real. [What would happen if my father finds out? Father will definitely find this out.]
"This can't do, young master noble goal, I also want to help." Luna continued her acting. "Manager, we need to help this young master." Luna bowed to Manager Jerome.
"Yes, Yo... Luna." Jerome almost broke her cover. He almost said young lady Luna. "We should help as much as we can." [Whatever your plan I will follow, Miss.] He thought.
"Manager, could we help this noble young master to share the herbs? We can do it faster, especially if we send all our manpower to find those poor souls." Luna added.
"Good." Trevon felt happy. It would be hard for him and Jerry to get rid of herbs for 50.000 people. Especially without making it known to his Uncle. Someone freely giving 50.000 portion herbs in bulk would be easily known. If he used lots of people, he could share them easily.
He almost wanted to hug this salesperson girl for her idea. This idea totally saved him from his father. She was his savior. No. Even without the idea, he would love to hug the girl. [Hwehwehwe.] He thought.
"Could you do it, Manager?" Trevon asked Manager Jerome. "I would pay more for your trouble, sigh what a troubled heart. I can't sleep if I know people are hurt." Trevon fanned himself, finally he felt relaxed. He almost fell into trouble because he only casually said 'everything'. He felt sometimes he needed to go a bit low-profile to avoid problems. [Perhaps a tiny bit lower then!]. He needed to maintain some standard as a famous young master. "If it is possible, could you make my identity secret?" [Especially from my uncle and father.] Trevon wanted to add, but of course, he wouldn't say that in public.
"Of course, Young Master! We, Verdant Valley, will work day and night to help young master!" Jerome bowed. "Sorry for asking this. Where should we send the bill? Does young master want to us to send it to your family or does Young Master prefer to pay it now?" With the power of his bodyguards, Jerome was sure that this young master was real. If somebody dared to impersonate a family's member, he might be killed sooner or later by that family.
"No." Trevon lost his composure. If this bill was sent to his family, his uncle would find out. "Jerry, handle the bill." Since it wouldn't be expensive he could order this to Jerry. There was some moneys in Jerry from his father. He wanted to spend more time having tea with the girl than checking those confusing number.
"Yes, Young Master!" Jerry answered.
"Good! Now, go and order your subordinate!" Trevon ordered. [Quickly go, so I can be with this girl. I can't wait to unveil her face. Hwehwehwe.]
This unveil was a fetish of some young masters. They competed to be the first man to unveil a new girl in the Pleasure House. This was because of being a cultivator family member, they couldn't spread their seeds everywhere. Every time they joined bodies, they needed to check whether they succeeded or did not. What would happen if their illegitimate child was a Rank 3 genius or the child of their illegitimate children? All descendants needed to be documented in the family tree and monitored.
If their descendants were allowed to join other smaller families, they would make other families stronger. This was not allowed unless there were suitable benefits for the family. This was one of the biggest crime in cultivation family. It was 'betraying the family'. This genetic was that allowed those cultivation families to act like a God in front of normal people.
There were actually numerous girls, or in a better term, their families, who wanted Trevon. What they wanted wasn't the person but just his genes. If Trevon wanted to join his body freely, there would be lots of common families sending their daughters. In the lucky chance that one of his children inherited the talent from either his father, his paternal grandfather, his paternal grandmother, or the very small chance from McArthur's ancestor, a legendary Rank 4 expert, it would be a Jackpot.
They would even be happier if Trevon left their girl after he did the deed. They could raise the child in their family and increased the chance for future cultivators in their family. Those children might allow their family to turn from a carp into a dragon.
These young masters and ladies were actually one of the poorest souls in the planet. They could see but couldn't touch. Of course, there were some stupid young masters who actually joined their body with everyone they could. Their family would clean it afterward. This cleaning was by monitoring the girl for future descendant. If it was their own young lady instead of a young master, then it wouldn't be too hard. They could monitor their own daughter whether she got pregnant or not.
These perverted young masters and ladies had some use for the family. Since they were usually untalented and had low rank, they could have more descendants than a high ranked person. Heaven was fair. Stronger people had smaller chance to have descendants. These perverted young masters could increase the family's population. In the young master circle, these young masters were often called family breeding dogs.
Trevon had a trauma of this. Once, he got close to a young lady. Yet somehow the lady got pregnant. It even raised some storms in the family. He was still a young kid for sure. Do not forget he was 15 years old when he was forced to be a recruiter! What could he do when he was smaller? At best he could only touch her.
Nevertheless, the family gave him big punishments by forcing him to stay and study in the library for 9 months. It was the worst punishment for him. Luckily, another young master was also found to be close to that lady or he would receive even worse punishment.
After waiting for the child, the family did a blood check using their ancestral artifact. Only after this proven negative, Trevon was allowed to play again. This was why he was a virgin. He was both afraid of being milked just for his gene and also afraid of even bigger punishments. He also wanted to marry a good-mannered lady. Most good ladies would never want to marry a young master who already had concubines.
Trevon looked to the veiled lady in front of him. All Verdant Valley employees were busy moving herbs here and there. They weighted those herbs into smaller packets. Luna was serving tea for Trevon. She had learned to do proper tea ceremony. Trevon had tried to blink a few times to his bodyguards, so he could be left with the girl alone in the room. But Jerry was still ignorant. Do not ask about Jack! He would never understand the code.
"Erm... Jerry!" Finally, Trevon couldn't control it anymore. His eyes almost felt hurt. "What are you doing here with Jack? Help them pack the herbs!" Trevon ordered.
"Young master, we were told to guard you non-stop!" Jerry said. He was afraid if their young master used other methods to kill himself. "We are afraid of your father. Please don't force us to leave."
"OK. But go a bit farther!" Trevon couldn't stop himself to get angry. He wanted to enjoy the tea time with a beautiful girl, not with the skinny Jerry or the bulky Jack. "Your face destroys the beautiful moon in the sky." Trevon fanned again.
[Ah, so this is what young master want.] Jerry realized. "We will go and wait in the door!"
"Come here!" Jerry brought Jack over to the door.
"Ah. This lady also will beg your pardon. I am afraid I also destroy the beautiful moon." Luna wanted to move from this messed young master soon. It was improper for a young man and a young lady to be in a private room alone. [You want to be alone me with me? No way!]
"Wait! Your beauty helping the moon shining better!" Trevon stopped Luna. [I told them to go, so I can be together with you.]
"This Luna didn't dare to accept that praise, Young Master." Luna bowed.
"No. No. You are definitely can make the moon crying for its inferiority." Trevon quickly attacked. "Let me play a piece of music for you!" Trevon took a Qin from his storage ring. He then started to play the music.
[A storage ring!] Luna's eyes shined when she saw the ring. A storage ring was something very expensive. It was the dream items of every merchant. Only the most powerful family could have them. Luna was watching Trevon's hands intentionally.
[She must be mesmerized by my music. Hahaha.] Trevon thought. He kept playing the Qin.
[He is unreasonable but he truly can play the music.] She had been taught to be a proper lady. Luna also had learned to play Qin. Because of this, she knew which was good and which was bad. [He might be a Master Qin Player. He should just do a concert to gather money. It would be popular with ladies.] She thought about money making again.
Both of them enjoyed the music for a while. Sometimes, Luna drank her tea. [Good combination of tea and music.] She thought.
Trevon continued to play the music, while sometimes peeked at Luna. [I have to unveil her face. What should I do?] He started to think for a way while playing Qin.
Not long after the piece was ended.
Clap... Clap... Luna clapped to the piece. "Luna is grateful to hear this piece from Young Master!" She bowed again. [How many times do I need to bow? I almost hurt my back.] She complained in her heart.
"Hahaha. This is improper from me." Trevon fanned his fan. "I hope my poor skill allowed me a glimpse of your beautiful face, Lady Luna." Heavenly Phoenix had a custom. Which was that to unveil a lady in private setting, an educated man must show his elegance either by playing music, sword dancing, or composing poems. If a lady felt the piece was great, then she would unveil her face as a reward for the man's capability.
"I didn't dare Young Master." Luna timidly answered. [This might get dangerous. I should quickly do that plan.] She thought. "Your playing is too much beautiful. I was afraid seeing my face will hurt the harmony." She bowed again. "I am sorry for rejecting your wish."
"What if I insist." Trevon felt that he was being too weak. [This lady must want an aggressive man.]
"Then Luna could only comply." Luna bowed her head a little. She acted embarrassed.
"Yeah! I am correct." Trevon thought.
"If it was alright, could Luna request a game from Young Master?" Luna changed her voice to slightly afraid.
This game was another courtesy of young man and woman. Other than by showing his talents in scholarly ability, the girl could ask the educated young man to perform one of her requests. It was to test the man's capability.
"Sure!" Trevon complied. He was a Master in some fun occupations for these tests.
"Does Young Master know 'Wine Picking Game'?" Luna asked.
"I know the game a bit." Trevon smiled. [Hahaha. This handsome young master is a Master Wine Connoisseur. This was a simple game.]
Wine Picking Game was a test to find the best wine from 20 cups of wine. The winner was the one who picked a certain wine. This game was originally from the winehouse. Sometimes friends played the game together, the winner would be exempted from payment. Beautiful female servants also would use this game, so they could sell their most expensive wine to the customers. Some young master also used this game to unveil those beautiful female servants.
"Since we are an herb store, then we would modify it into 'Herb Picking Game'. Is this fine for young master?" Luna asked Trevon.
[Herb Picking?] Trevon thought. He didn't want to quit at this time. This would be equal to admit he was not skilled. He was this close to unveiling the girl's face. Fortunately, Trevon had a wide knowledge of treasures. He even knew the fruit that Alvaro didn't. [Finally, there was some use being confined in the library for 9 months. I couldn't count how many herb encyclopedias that I had read. Thank you for the punishment!] This was the first time, Trevon felt thankful for his punishment. "I know a bit. Let's play the game!" Trevon smiled.
"Fine, allow Luna to prepare." Luna exited the room.
"Hwehwehwe!" He laughed. [Finally]
Outside the room, Luna called one of the attendants.
"Go to our spirit herb store! Pick 20 expensive spirit herbs that we have a hard time to sell! Put those herbs in jade boxes." She ordered. [Now, I will milk you dry. Hehehe.] She laughed in her heart.