It wasn't something humans could create. Did aliens come here and build such a bamboo villa?
Hearing Shen Ruobing's words, Lu Yinshuang frowned slightly. "Ruobing, do you see anything unusual?"
She knew that Shen Ruobing's family had been in the furniture-making business for generations. Legend had it that her ancestors were even Lu Ban's most accomplished disciples, with a particular expertise in construction and furniture making.
Shen Ruobing pondered for a moment and said, "I can't pinpoint anything specific for now."
"By feel, this bamboo villa and all the furnishings exude an extraordinary spiritual essence. When I touched the walls or these items, they felt as if they were alive."
"Precisely, I feel they are alive, truly alive, possessing life, and they can even communicate with people!"
Lu Yinshuang and the other beauties stared at Shen Ruobing, dumbfounded.
However, Shen Ruobing's words didn't have a significant impact on Bai Yiling.
While Bai Yiling had never fully grasped her man's capabilities, she knew in her heart that there was nothing he couldn't do in this world.
These sisters all thought she had been tricked by Cheng Xiaofan when investing a hundred billion yuan in Zhuxi Village.
Little did they know that their man could sell a bottle of "Happy Wine" for a hundred billion, and a single recipe earned him a thousand billion.
It was just that she couldn't explain it to them.
"This Miss Shen is quite interesting!"
Cheng Xiaofan, with his incredibly sharp senses, heard Shen Ruobing's words from the kitchen and nodded slightly to himself. "Her discernment is rather extraordinary!"
"Ordinary people wouldn't be able to discern the hidden marvels within my bamboo villa and furniture!"
At this moment!
On the second floor.
Shen Ruobing, as if mesmerized, caressed the wall. Her intoxicated expression suggested she wished to meld herself into the wall.
Lu Yinshuang, Mo Yunying, Liu Wanqing, Ling Qingcheng, and Gu Shishi also followed Shen Ruobing's lead, pressing their hands against the wall.
However, besides feeling the extreme smoothness and unusual gentleness of the bamboo walls, they experienced no sense of spiritual energy.
"Please, Yiling, for the sake of our many years of sisterhood, tell me, who made this bamboo villa and the furniture here?" Shen Ruobing said impatiently, "I truly wish to meet this person!"
Bai Yiling said with genuine sincerity, "Ruobing, I can vouch with my integrity. The villa and furniture here, including the bamboo fence outside and the inlaid stones on the ground, were all created by Cheng Xiaofan."
She refrained from mentioning the time it took, lest they disbelieve her.
"How is that possible?"
Shen Ruobing looked disbelieving. Cheng Xiaofan was so young; he couldn't possibly have created these items brimming with spiritual energy. In her mind, this person must be over eighty years old, a generational bamboo craftsman who had also learned secret techniques from a master.
"Yiling, you must not be telling me the truth, or perhaps Cheng Xiaofan is a charlatan. He must have hired someone to build this bamboo villa, but he told you he made it!" Shen Ruobing stated with firm conviction.
Bai Yiling felt she couldn't continue the conversation.
However, she couldn't argue with her long-time friend over such a trivial matter.
"Ruobing, let's go to the top of the villa to rest for a while!" Bai Yiling suggested.
Seeing the tension in the air, Lu Yinshuang quickly added, "Yes, let's follow Yiling's suggestion and go up to sit!" In her opinion, they absolutely should not let a dispute over a mere country farmer like Cheng Xiaofan cause a rift among their sisters during this trip to Zhuxi Village.
The group of seven ascended the bamboo stairs within the villa, reaching the pavilion at the top.
In the pavilion, a round bamboo table was surrounded by ten bamboo chairs, all arranged exquisitely.
From the pavilion, the entire Bailong Lake unfolded before their eyes.
They hadn't had a clear view of the lake from the helicopter, but now, as they gazed upon it, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.
Surrounded by mountains, Bailong Lake reflected the blue sky and white clouds. From a distance, it resembled a mirror embedded in this primeval forest. Wisps of mist rose from the lake's surface, shimmering with an ethereal beauty in the sunlight.
"It's truly beautiful!" Gu Shishi exclaimed.
Bai Yiling picked up the teapot from the table and poured a cup of Golden Tea for each of them. The emerald green tea released a rich, unique fragrance as it swirled.
*Gulp!*
Shen Ruobing lifted her cup, abandoning all pretense of ladylike decorum, and quickly took a sip. Her brows immediately furrowed. She made strange sounds as she drank. Closing her eyes, her expression became peculiar.
Everyone stared at Shen Ruobing, somewhat petrified. Since Shen Ruobing arrived at Bailong Lake, everyone present had noticed her uncharacteristic behavior, her every move filled with an unusual mystique.
Half a minute later!
Under their watchful gazes, Shen Ruobing finally opened her beautiful eyes, which were filled with astonishment. She said nothing.
*Gulp, gulp...*
She tilted her head back and drained her cup in one go.
"Another cup!" Shen Ruobing eagerly demanded of Bai Yiling.
The others looked at Shen Ruobing's lost demeanor and exchanged glances. Was this still their usual calm and composed Iceberg President?
Bai Yiling had no choice but to pour her another cup.
"Everyone, please have a taste!" she urged the others. Only then did they subtly regain their senses, their eyes having been fixed on Shen Ruobing, forgetting the cup of tea before them.
"Oh my goodness, this tea is heavenly!"
"Ah, the moment I took a sip, my entire mouth was filled with a unique, fragrant aroma!"
"I never imagined tea could create such a powerful, explosive taste with the first sip!"
"Wow, this tea is absolutely astonishing!"
In a blink of an eye, the entire pot of tea on the table was consumed by the six beauties.
"Bai Yiling, can you tell us what kind of tea this is?" Liu Wanqing, who always enjoyed tea, asked Bai Yiling urgently.
Bai Yiling smiled. "This tea is called Golden Tea, cultivated by Cheng Xiaofan."
"..." Another masterpiece by Cheng Xiaofan?
They looked at Bai Yiling speechlessly. It was as if any gold could be attached to Cheng Xiaofan.
Shen Ruobing sighed with disappointment. "Bai Yiling, I don't know how Cheng Xiaofan has bewitched you. Tea like this cannot be cultivated by an ordinary person!"
"...My man is not ordinary at all!" Bai Yiling desperately wanted to say, but who would believe her?
"The spiritual energy contained in this tea is too potent!" Shen Ruobing declared astonishingly. "To have a sip of such tea in one's lifetime is truly a great fortune!"