After bidding farewell to the strange naked man, the young master Sleepless Sky Huo Shu, at the Sleepless Sky Grand Bathhouse, Lin Yu was led by a maid to the tea room.

"Lord Furbollo, this is the tea room."

The maid stopped at the room's entrance.

The tightly closed door was no different from others, yet Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a bit more serious.

"Finally, I'm going to meet Sleepless Sky Huole..."

The real challenge was only just beginning.

Even though CEO Paris was a cunning old fox, and even though Sleepless Sky Huo Shu was also not an easy person to deal with...

But these two guys were completely unfamiliar with Fu Luo—just this fact alone meant Lin Yu didn't need to worry too much.

But Sleepless Sky Huole was different.

All the information he had gathered so far through indirect questioning indicated that Sleepless Sky Huole and Fu Luo had a relatively close relationship.

It even seemed like the two of them shared some very special mode of interaction.

The possibility of being seen through by Sleepless Sky Huole was quite high.

But even with the risk...

"Since I'm already here, I'll just have to take it one step at a time."

Lin Yu took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and then opened the door to the tea room.

He walked into the tea room and gently closed the door behind him.

The intertwined scents of flowers and tea wafted into his nostrils, making him feel refreshed and clear-headed.

Inside the elegant tea room, a young woman wearing an ancient-style ceremonial robe with a plain white base embroidered with golden patterns sat gracefully before a tea table made of golden silk wood, skillfully brewing tea.

Her wide sleeves fluttered like rolling clouds over the sea, yet they deftly avoided the tea utensils and splashing water.

Hearing the sound of Lin Yu opening and closing the door, the young woman slightly raised her head, her waterfall-like black hair in the hime-cut style gently swaying.

Her fiery red eyes reflected Lin Yu's figure, and a faint smile spread across her face.

"Furbollo, you've finally come again."

Unsure how to respond to her, Lin Yu took off his peaked cap and bowed slightly.

"Respected Sleepless Sky Huole, Furbollo pays his respects to you."

If Furbollo and the other party had a strict hierarchical relationship... this could be interpreted as him formally paying respects to express reverence.

But if the other party and Furbollo had a more intimate relationship, this could also be interpreted as him playfully using the bow to be funny.

Which one it was depended on Sleepless Sky Huole's reaction.

The young woman looked at Lin Yu's respectful demeanor and let out a soft, amused laugh. "What are you doing? Why are you suddenly bowing to me? That's so unlike you."

Sleepless Sky Huole put down the teapot in her hand, stood up, walked around the table, and personally pulled out the chair opposite.

"Come, sit. A new batch of excellent white tea just arrived," Sleepless Sky Huole patted the back of the chair, "I only took it out because I heard you were coming. Drink some to nourish your body."

Hearing Sleepless Sky Huole's words, Lin Yu had a pretty good idea.

The relationship between the two was indeed relatively relaxed, casual, and equal.

He spun the hat in his hand once and put it back on his head, then sat down in the chair.

Sleepless Sky Huole walked back to her seat with light steps, poured a full cup of tea for Lin Yu, and sat down.

The rising aroma of tea wafted towards him. Lin Yu picked up the white jade cup in front of him. The tea inside was scalding hot, but the cup itself felt only slightly warm to the touch.

He blew on it gently, took a sip, and his eyes lit up.

The quality of this tea was indeed excellent, worthy of the treasured status it held even for the young lady of one of the five great noble families.

Of course, Lin Yu knew absolutely nothing about tea—even with two flavors of bottled tea drinks, he couldn't tell the difference without comparing them side by side.

The reason his eyes lit up and he dared to be sure this tea was top-notch was because with that one sip, he genuinely felt his entire body relax significantly, and a BUFF even popped up directly!

Moreover, this buff was probably among the most powerful Lin Yu had ever seen—likely on par with the effects of [Lucky Sweetness] and [Miserly Wealthy One].

[Most Suitable for the Virtuous and Frugal (Remaining: 10 minutes): Greatly increases mental focus. When concentrating on thinking, thinking speed will accelerate, causing a difference in the perceived flow of mental time versus real-world time.]

Although the duration was short, Lin Yu tested it...

This thing's effect was similar to "bullet time"—except his physical speed wouldn't accelerate.

In other words, this thing could give him more time to observe, remember, and think in emergency situations.

It was a bit like the "TAS" speedrun operations in the single-player game speedrunning community that use auxiliary software like "speed gears"—it doesn't increase the speed of command input, but by extending thinking time and improving operation precision, it achieves frame-perfect "optimal operations" that are fundamentally impossible for humans.

Lin Yu knew very well just how strong this thing was.

Because of this characteristic, even the 10-minute duration wasn't particularly short.

Without changing his expression, he took out [Closed Mind] from the [Bliss Immortal Pot] and replaced it with this newly acquired [Most Suitable for the Virtuous and Frugal].

At the same time, Lin Yu sighed inwardly again.

This kid Fu Luo really did have some skills... If he hadn't ended up in weird places like snow mountains or the Despair Train both times, logically speaking, once he reached Truth Corporation's territory, within Sleepless City, he could clear any dungeon with ease. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Being able to borrow his identity was really quite a stroke of luck.

Forget about whether Sleepless Sky Huole could become an asset in completing his commission; just this sip of tea was already a huge gain.

Over there, Sleepless Sky Huole also poured herself a full cup of tea. Looking at the astonished and satisfied Lin Yu, she spoke with a light laugh.

"How is it? My skills aren't bad, right..."

Hearing Sleepless Sky Huole's words, Lin Yu nodded slightly.

"It really is excellent tea, and you brewed it well too."

"It made me feel so comfortable it shot straight to the top of my head, almost made me feel like I was floating... no joke, I really feel a bit of weightlessness."

Lin Yu praised Sleepless Sky Huole using Fu Luo's slightly exaggerated linguistic style.

Naturally, Sleepless Sky Huole looked very pleased, becoming quite proud.

"Of course. Although my skills in calligraphy, painting, and such are just average, tea ceremony is what I'm best at."

She also picked up her teacup and took a small sip, softly sighing with emotion. "I really did brew it well this time... and the tea leaves are excellent too..."

Lin Yu also picked up his teacup again.

The tea had cooled down a bit now, so he quickly took another big gulp, trying to extend the buff duration a bit more.

Before he could even swallow the tea, Sleepless Sky Huole spoke again.

"Anyway, it's good that you're back... Oh, next time, don't bow to me. It feels weird."

"After all, in a certain sense, you are my 'Father'."

As Sleepless Sky Huole's words fell, Lin Yu felt his brain buzz, almost spraying the tea out entirely.

As a reserve stage actor with professional actor training, Lin Yu struggled greatly this time to control his expression.

Looking at the beautiful, noble, elegant young woman before him, who was like a daffodil, a single question arose in his mind.

Fu Luo, just what on earth did you do?