Ning Rongrong: Lu Yuan, Drink This Bottle

"Dear teachers, let's begin." Lu Yuan said with a faint smile as he watched all the dishes being served.

"Alright, let's get started then," Liu Erlong's voice rang out after Lu Yuan finished speaking.

Immediately, everyone started eating.

"Lu Yuan, do you have any wine?" Liu Erlong asked.

She felt like drinking today, partly because she had seen Flender and was very happy. After all, he was an older brother she hadn't seen for over twenty years, and the joy she felt upon seeing him today was indescribable.

Secondly, Flender's arrival also rekindled her longing for Yu Xiaogang. Recalling that she had waited for more than 20 years without any results, she felt a sense of sorrow and frustration.

With these conflicting thoughts, all she wanted to do today was have a good drink and enjoy herself to the fullest.

"Yeah, let's go to some bars. I'm going to have a good drink with Erlong today," Flender sighed.

He understood Liu Erlong's feelings very well, and his own feelings were actually quite complicated. He loved Liu Erlong very much, but Yu Xiaogang Liu Erlong preferred Yu Xiaogang, who was also Liu Erlong's cousin. Alas, fate really is cruel.

In this era, it was common for cousins to marry each other, and for cousins to marry their cousins. This was actually quite common in the royal family.

For example, the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Zhu Clan have always been linked by marriage; daughters of the Zhu Clan marry into the royal family, and princesses of the royal family marry men from the Zhu Clan.

Strictly speaking, many of the Zhu Clan's children and the Star Luo Imperial Family are cousins or other relatives, but it's not a series of intermarriages.

Still getting married?

However, marriage between cousins is absolutely forbidden. According to tradition, cousins are considered outsiders and can marry each other, but cousins are considered family members and cannot marry each other, otherwise it would be against human ethics.

Moreover, Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang's father were actually brothers, and the relationship between Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang as cousins was an undeniable fact; their blood ties extended far beyond three generations.

Their coming together was truly a tragic fate.

Such blood-related human relationships are something even royalty wouldn't dare to violate, as it would invite condemnation and criticism.

The emperor was high above all others, and could even marry someone's daughter and take her mother as a concubine. For example, Li Shimin in history married Yang Fei and had an affair with Yang Fei's mother, Empress Xiao. However, few people criticized him because the emperor was the supreme ruler and had special privileges.

However, if any emperor dared to take his own blood relatives, such as his cousin or aunt, he would be despised by the people, be labeled as a tyrant, and be absolutely destined to be known as a debauched and incompetent ruler. This was the rule of that era.

Although Douluo Continent is not ancient China, it is actually the same in this respect.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Erlong waited for Yu Xiaogang for more than twenty years, and the suffering and scorn she endured were truly indescribable.

This woman has truly suffered, just like Bibi Dong.

"There is wine. Maybe the dishes came out quickly and the drinks are coming later. I'll have them served right away." Lu Yuan said immediately after hearing what Flender and Liu Erlong said.

"No, no need. I told them not to bring any drinks because I have better ones here." Seeing Lu Yuan get up to have drinks brought, Ning Rongrong quickly stopped him. She had gone to great lengths to do this, and if drinks were brought, would Lu Yuan still be able to drink the 'gift' she had carefully prepared?

This concerns my happiness for the rest of my life.

"Oh?" You have something better?

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then a flash of inspiration struck him, and he instantly realized what was going on, asking, "The so-called gift you're talking about isn't just these drinks, is it?"

"Yes, you're really smart." Ning Rongrong smiled slightly, and five or six bottles of packaged liquor appeared on the table.

The packaging of these wines is very luxurious, and the bottles are made of the finest warm jade, so you can tell that they are definitely expensive.

"This bottle is called 'Golden Gilded Years'!"

"This bottle is called Flame Rose!"

"This bottle is called Azure Sea Spirit!"

"This bottle is called Galaxy Dazzle!"

"And this last bottle is called Blue Sprite!"

Pointing to the drinks on the table, Ning Rongrong introduced them one by one.

"Oh? That sounds pretty good." Lu Yuan said with a light laugh as Ning Rongrong introduced everything.

"That must be really good. These drinks are very expensive, each bottle costs over a million Gold Soul Coin. They taste great, but the alcohol content is a bit high, so it's easy to get drunk," Ning Rongrong said softly.

"It doesn't matter if the alcohol content is high, we're free tomorrow anyway. Oh, Rongrong, send two bottles over to Qin Sheng and the others," Lu Yuan said.

"Oh, okay!" Ning Rongrong took the bottle of Azure Sea Spirit and Galaxy Dazzle to Fu Qinsheng's table. Hearing that the price of one bottle was over a million Gold Soul Coin, everyone was eager to try it.

"Qiu'er, drink less. If you get drunk again today, I'll spank you." Seeing that Wang Qiu'er was also making a fuss about drinking, Lu Yuan couldn't help but speak up.

"Okay, brother!" Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Wang Qiu'er immediately shrank back. She listened to Lu Yuan most, and in front of him, she was always a good girl.

Seeing Wang Qiu'er's obedient appearance, Lu Yuan nodded, picked up a bottle of Golden Gilded Years, and was about to open it when Ning Rongrong, who had rushed back, stopped him.

"Lu Yuan, don't drink this bottle of Golden Gilded Years. Drink this one instead. This Blue Sprite is a bottle I specially prepared for you." Ning Rongrong took the Golden Gilded Years from Lu Yuan's hand and handed it to Flender, then smiled and opened the Blue Sprite.

The azure-blue liquid was poured into the glass in front of Lu Yuan, with shimmering silver light within, giving it a dreamlike quality.

It seems there's a reason the price is high; this wine looks extraordinary.

"Lu Yuan, why don't you try it and see how it tastes?" Ning Rongrong stared intently at Lu Yuan, her eyes flashing with an unusual light.

"Is this the gift you said I'd be happy to see?" Lu Yuan said with a smile, picking up the glass and shaking it slightly.

"Yes, this wine tastes very good. You'll definitely be happy after drinking it," Ning Rongrong said, adding in her mind, "Drink it. After you drink it, I'll definitely make you happy tonight."

"Then I'll have to try it properly and see what it tastes like." Lu Yuan brought the wine glass to his lips and sniffed it gently.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong immediately gripped the hem of her skirt tightly with her small hands, feeling a little nervous. Although the medicine had no taste or smell, and the blue powder had completely dissolved in the sea-blue wine, Lu Yuan was, after all, an alchemist, Ning Rongrong was really afraid that he would discover something.