Conquer the other worlds with abandon, they've fallen in love with me!

It was noon when Lin Yu left the guild, which was also the hottest time of the day.

There were fewer people on the street than in the morning. Several vegetable vendors began to pack up their stalls, putting the unsold vegetables into bamboo baskets and carrying them home on their shoulders.

Lin Yu walked along the street towards the commercial street, his pace neither fast nor slow.

The door to Holly's Trading Company was open, and a girl in a gray cloth dress was standing at the door, bending down to wipe the dust off the door panel.

She looked up when she heard footsteps, and her eyes lit up the moment she saw Lin Yu.

"Mr. Lin Yu!"

The girl turned and ran inside, her voice carrying from the doorway: "Sister Holly, Mr. Lin Yu is here—"

The girls in the hall changed seats again, all crowding onto the row of soft benches by the window, holding needlework in their hands, but their eyes were all glancing towards the door.

When Lin Yu entered, they all stood up in unison: "Hello, Mr. Lin Yu!"

Lin Yu nodded, his gaze sweeping over them.

The girls blushed, some lowered their heads and pretended to tidy up their needlework, while others twisted their fingers behind their backs.

Holly came downstairs and changed her clothes.

She wore a light purple long dress with a white ribbon tied at the neckline, and her hair was loose and draped over her shoulders with slightly curled ends.

"Mr. Lin Yu, what brings you back?" She walked briskly to Lin Yu, her eyes bright and her lips curved into a smile.

"I need to talk to you." Lin Yu glanced upstairs. "Is it convenient for us to go upstairs?"

"Convenient, of course." Holly stepped aside, holding onto the stair railing. "Please go first."

The two went up to the second floor.

Holly closed the door, pulled out a chair by the window for Lin Yu to sit down, and went to pour tea for herself.

The tea was freshly brewed, steaming hot, with tea leaves swirling in the cup before slowly sinking to the bottom.

"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Holly handed Lin Yu a teacup and sat down opposite him, placing her hands on her knees and leaning slightly forward.

"I need two kinds of medicinal herbs." Lin Yu took out a piece of paper from his pocket and pushed it over. "I don't know if you have any news about them."

Holly took the paper, glanced at it, and then nodded.

"My grandmother used to collect many rare medicinal herbs, and she must have had these two as well."

If I'm in a hurry, I'll leave tomorrow morning, arrive before dark, and be back the day after tomorrow...

"No need to rush." ​​Lin Yu picked up his teacup and took a sip. "It will be fine within five days."

"It's my honor to be able to help Mr. Lin Yu. Anyway, I don't have much to do these days."

Holly smiled, then remembered something, turned around and took a wooden box from the cabinet next to her, placing it in front of Lin Yu.

The wooden box wasn't large, but it was engraved with patterns and had copper trim around the edges, making it look quite old.

"What is this?" Lin Yu didn't reach out.

"I've been thinking about this for a long time since you left this morning, and I think you might need this." Holly pushed the wooden box towards Lin Yu.

"Please open it and take a look."

Lin Yu glanced at her and lifted the lid.

Inside lay a stack of parchment, the top one bearing the words "Property Deed" and stamped with a red seal.

"Manor?" Lin Yu picked up the contract and looked at it.

"Mmm." Holly nodded, tapping her fingers lightly on her knee.

"It's on the edge of Fengling Town, about 2000 meters from the town. It's a fairly large place with more than a dozen houses of various sizes. It's sparsely populated, with few neighbors around, and very quiet."

She paused, then lowered her voice slightly: "You said you might move to a larger place in the future."

I thought you saved my life, so I had to do something for you.

I happen to own this estate, which has been empty and uninhabited, so I was thinking... giving it to you.

Lin Yu put the contract back into the wooden box: "Miss Holly, this gift is too much."

"It's not heavy," Holly shook her head. "You saved my life, it's only right."

She smiled after she finished speaking, her eyes curving into crescents, but there was a hint of nervousness in her smile, as if she was afraid that Lin Yu would refuse.

"And..." Holly lowered her eyes, her fingers moving from her knees to the hem of her skirt, pinching and rubbing the fabric:

"Mr. Lin Yu pulled me back from the brink of death. Any reward is insignificant in comparison."

If my grandmother knew, she might have let me marry you.

Holly made a joke, then secretly glanced at Lin Yu.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu didn't rush to answer, but instead leaned against the counter and looked at her.

Holly's appearance isn't exactly stunning, but she's very pleasing to the eye; the kind of person you like more and more the more you look at her.

Her features are well-proportioned, her eyes and brows are gentle, and she is a pleasant sight to behold.

Her skin was a healthy wheat color, glowing with a honey-like sheen in the afternoon sunlight. Paired with snow-white hair and a voluptuous figure, she had a look somewhat similar to a dark-skinned hottie.

But it is not unrestrained or reckless; rather, it is free-spirited with a touch of tenderness.

Holly seemed a little embarrassed when she felt Lin Yu's gaze.

She felt she might have said something wrong, and her toes gripped the top of her shoe in embarrassment.

Just then, Lin Yu smiled and said, "It's a pity we didn't meet Miss Holly's grandmother."

It was originally a joke, but it became ambiguous after Lin Yu's reply.

Holly blushed; she couldn't resist such teasing.

He quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Mr. Lin Yu, if you don't accept it, I'll feel really bad..."

"Okay." Lin Yu stopped teasing Holly and put the wooden box into his storage bag, saying, "I'll take it."

Holly breathed a sigh of relief, her shoulders slumping.

"But I'm not moving there for the time being," Lin Yu said.

"No rush, no rush." ​​Holly waved her hand. "The manor has been empty all along. You can move in whenever you want."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "In that case, I also feel that I shouldn't take advantage of Miss Holly."

"If Miss Holly is having any difficulties, perhaps I can help you," Lin Yu said casually.

But he was deliberately guiding Holly to say something.

Upon hearing this, Holly's expression changed.

Her lips moved, then she bit them again, repeating this several times, as if she wanted to ask something but was too embarrassed to speak.

"What do you want to ask?" Lin Yu asked calmly.

Holly bit her lip and rubbed her fingers together, clutching the hem of her skirt.

"Mr. Lin Yu, do you have any more of that... the magic potion that healed me?"

Lin Yu smiled; he knew Holly would ask that.

Businessmen, after all, have that kind of instinct.

"A healing potion?" he asked, feigning ignorance.

"Yes." Holly nodded, her eyes lighting up. "The effect is amazing; I've never seen anything like it on the market."

Holly clenched her fingers on her knees, her voice lowering.

"Mr. Lin Yu, I won't hide it from you, the slave trade... is not a long-term solution."

I want to change my business; I don't want to make the slave trade my main business anymore.

But I don't have any other resources, and I don't know what I can do..."

She looked up at Lin Yu, then lowered her head again.

"So when I saw your potion, I... I felt that this was an opportunity."

Lin Yu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and didn't rush to reply.

He was waiting for Holly to say those words, and he did indeed intend to have her help him sell potions.

However, Holly clearly benefited from this situation.

Lin Yu wouldn't help her for no reason; he would make Holly pay something in return.

However, he didn't rush to talk about it. Instead, he put down his teacup and spoke calmly:

"I have signed an agreement with the Adventurers' Guild, and they will be the exclusive distributors of the healing potions."

If we supply you with goods again, it will create a conflict between the two sides.

Moreover, the market in Fengling Town is only so big; if supply is too high, it will become saturated, and prices won't be able to hold up.

Holly nodded; after years of doing business, she understood this principle.

"Oh... It's nothing, I was just..." Holly waved her hand.

However, Lin Yu immediately changed the subject: "But—"

Holly quickly looked up.

"I have another kind of potion, a stimulant potion." Lin Yu leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers on the armrest.

"After drinking it, you feel refreshed and your fatigue is eliminated. The normal concentration can be sold to adventurers, and long-distance caravans also like it."

After dilution, it's safe for ordinary people to use. Drinking a little while working late into the night is more effective than drinking ten cups of strong tea.

Holly's eyes lit up: "You...you're telling the truth?"

Why would I lie to you?

"Then...can I take a look?" Holly's voice trembled slightly as she leaned forward, her hands bracing against the edge of the table.

The neckline of the dress she wore today wasn't low, but when she leaned forward, the fabric draped down with her body movement, and the neckline opened up a bit.

From Lin Yu's perspective, he could see the wheat-colored skin below her collarbone, and the full curves hidden deeper within the pale purple fabric.

Light streamed in through the window, casting a small shadow over the ditch.

Her breathing hadn't completely calmed down yet; her chest rose and fell with her breath, and the fabric at her neckline trembled slightly.

Holly noticed that Lin Yu's gaze paused for a moment, and following his gaze, she looked down at herself, her face instantly turning red.

"Mr. Lin Yu..." she said in a muffled voice, sounding embarrassed.

Lin Yu withdrew his gaze, his expression remaining unchanged: "I don't have any Awakening Elixir on hand right now, but I can refine a bottle for you to see."

As he spoke, Lin Yu raised his chin and glanced downstairs.