Chapter 34: Enduring Companionship

Ning Feiliu thought for a moment, then chuckled with sudden realization.

That's right, after all, the Douluo Continent at this time has a background nearly equivalent to the medieval period of his past life.

Even if distillation technology exists, it would absolutely not be as widespread as in modern society. (I didn't check if the alcohol content was high in the original Douluo Continent text at this time; this is purely my own setting.)

Therefore, the alcohol at this time naturally has a very low proof.

Plus, it seems that for the sake of better appearance, this wine must have been filtered several times, so it is more similar to a flavored beverage containing alcohol.

It's just that the taste...

It's like fruit wine.

But that's fine too... at least it doesn't harm the body.

"How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Dugu Yan took another sip and said with satisfaction.

"Hmm... if it's this kind of wine, it's actually quite good," Ning Feiliu nodded and said.

"Then... do you want some more?" Dugu Yan shook the bottle and said with a beaming smile.

Plus, they are only twelve years old.

It was mainly because everyone in his hometown was a heavy drinker; raised in such an environment for a long time, Ning Feiliu naturally inherited the gene for alcohol tolerance in his past life.

The food at this moment had instead become a side dish for the drink.

Some people have congenital acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency or low function, so they basically collapse after one cup.

Like in the human body, there is a special enzyme called acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which is an important alcohol-metabolizing enzyme in the organism.

"This bottle... is empty..." Dugu Yan's eyes were misty, she shook the bottle, and after hearing the hollow sound, she tossed it aside.

After all, in his past life, even if he wasn't a heavy drinker, he was still a tough guy who wouldn't sway after half a case of beer and only felt something after a full case.

Just like that, Dugu Yan and Ning Feiliu drank the wine (beverage) together while eating and chatting.

"Sure," he said, suddenly feeling a bit cowardly.

Her beautiful eyes were like overflowing spring water, crushing the moonlight from the sky, her pretty face flushed pink like a gorgeous peach blossom.

Ning Feiliu was probably the type with a natural "holy body" for drinking in his past life; even if he didn't like to drink, his tolerance was better than the average person.

It's just that he has transmigrated with his soul, not his physical body...

He considered this to be just an alcoholic beverage that couldn't possibly make him drunk.

Clearly, he didn't realize that the original owner's body was not his own original body.

After all, when it comes to alcohol tolerance, training it later is not as good as having good innate genes.

Ning Feiliu hesitated for a moment, but he really hadn't had a drink in a long time, so he was a bit tempted by the taste.

However, Ning Feiliu didn't notice that after three rounds of drinks, both he and Dugu Yan were feeling a bit dizzy.

"Hehe!" Dugu Yan poured him a drink.

"Sister Yan... uh—" Ning Feiliu's handsome face was flushed red, he hiccuped and said, "Pour me another glass..."

Some people inherit genes from their parents with powerful and abundant acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, making them "gods of wine" who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

The original owner's body, because it exists in an era where the alcohol content of such wine is not high, clearly does not have alcohol-tolerant genes.

"But this one of mine..." Dugu Yan picked up the remaining bottle, took a big gulp directly, and then placed it in front of Ning Feiliu.

"Come on! Forget the glasses! Just drink it directly!"

Ning Feiliu was also stunned, and not caring about much else, he didn't give a thought to the indirect kiss.

He picked it up directly and started chugging it down.

"Refreshing!" After shouting that it was refreshing, he collapsed onto the table with a thud.

"Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo—" Not long after, the sound of his deep sleep could be heard.

Ning Feiliu had passed out drunk on the dining table, completely unconscious.

Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit worried, then she circulated her soul power slightly to expel some of the alcohol, making her consciousness a little clearer.

Looking at the drunken, sleeping Ning Feiliu, she suddenly gave a "hehe" smile.

However, she first took the wine bottle from Ning Feiliu's hand, then paused for a moment.

Like a little kitten, she first leaned in to sniff the bottle mouth.

Then she carefully looked at Ning Feiliu, as if confirming whether he was truly dead to the world.

After seeing that Ning Feiliu's eyes were indeed fast asleep, Dugu Yan took the bottle and brought it to her lips.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately took a small sip.

So sweet.

Dugu Yan's pretty face turned red again, a smile on her face, and a thought like this flashed through her heart.

She drank the last of the wine, one small sip at a time, as if savoring a delicacy.

She looked again at Ning Feiliu, who was still passed out in deep sleep; the soft moonlight from the sky spilled through the window onto his peaceful and quiet face, draping him in a layer of silver radiance, as if he were a compassionate deity.

Dugu Yan tilted her pretty face, looking at this handsome visage...

When was it?

When... did she start to like this boy who was clearly a pushover, yet always refused to admit it?

Was it from the very beginning, when he spoke up for her, saying those words: "If you treat a person as a demon from the start, then they will truly become a demon in the end."

Or was it over the past half year, watching him treat the illnesses of those commoners whom no one else cared about?

Or perhaps, it started from the excellent dishes he made every time over these past six months...

Dugu Yan forgot, or rather, it wasn't any of these.

The joy of a first meeting is not as good as the enduring comfort of long-term companionship.

Because what she likes is his everything, everything named Ning Feiliu.

His compassion, his loneliness, his tenacity, his pushover nature... his Spirit Soul!

These were things others did not possess, and in the eyes of Dugu Yan, they were even more precious than outstanding talent, a prominent family background, or powerful strength.

"I will protect you; no one can hurt you," Dugu Yan said with a bright smile as she reached out a finger and poked Ning Feiliu's round, oval-shaped face.

"Oh my, it's not very good for little Ning Feiliu to fall asleep here," she said, standing up again, "sleeping here too long will make you catch a cold."

Consequently, Dugu Yan directly picked up the drunk and soundly sleeping Ning Feiliu in a princess carry.

She carried Ning Feiliu into the laboratory in the back and onto the bed where Ning Feiliu usually rested.

"Goodnight, little Ning Feiliu," Dugu Yan said with a smile as she helped place Ning Feiliu onto the bed.

But just as her right hand was lowering Ning Feiliu's head, she suddenly felt a protrusion under the pillow her arm touched.

Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment; feeling curious, she reached directly under Ning Feiliu's pillow...

"Huh, what is this?" She took out something that looked like a notebook.

Dugu Yan looked at the cover of the notebook, and written on it were the striking words—"Bilin Snake Poison Experimental Notes".

Jade Phosphor Snake Poison?!

During this period, at Ning Feiliu's request, she had provided quite a bit of her own Jade Phosphor Snake poison.

She also knew that Ning Feiliu was using the Jade Phosphor Snake poison to conduct experiments.

So... what exactly had Ning Feiliu researched regarding the Jade Phosphor Snake poison?

(End of this chapter)