Snake Saliva Rice Soul Finally Brewed, Dugu Yan Detoxified

Dugu Yan remained silent for a long while before finally turning around.

She looked at Li Zhexian, her gaze tangled with hope and caution.

"Y-you can really cure the Jade Scale Snake Poison?"

The Wine Martial Soul already possessed detoxifying power. If it fused with the Snake Saliva Rice Soul, which could cure all snake venoms...

No matter how stubborn the Jade Scale Snake Poison was, it could certainly be dispelled.

Li Zhexian was certain of it as he met her gaze.

"I can."

Dugu Yan's delicate body trembled lightly, and a mist of tears instantly clouded her emerald eyes.

But she truly did not want to show Li Zhexian her vulnerable side, so she forcibly held back her tears.

Dugu Bo impatiently asked:

"Kid, what preparations do you need for the detoxification?!"

"My garden has every kind of poisonous herb and spiritual plant. Whatever you need, I can find it for you!"

Li Zhexian said:

"I need Miss Dugu."

The misunderstanding had been cleared up.

And Dugu Yan was older than him.

So he simply switched to a somewhat more intimate form of address.

As the saying went, roam the world without sorrow; elder sister has an inn waiting in Jiangnan.

Dugu Yan blinked her beautiful eyes.

Dugu Bo was stunned at first, then his gray eyes narrowed.

If anyone else had said that...

He would have slapped them flat on the spot.

Knowing his words had caused the grandfather and granddaughter to misunderstand, Li Zhexian explained:

"I mean, I need Miss Dugu's snake venom."

Dugu Yan let out a breath of relief, though for some reason, she felt a faint disappointment in her heart.

Dugu Bo's expression eased as he smiled.

"Why use Yanyan's venom?"

"Use mine. My venom is far more potent."

Li Zhexian glanced at Dugu Bo's gloomy old face and decisively said:

"Too much is as bad as too little. Miss Dugu's venom is just right."

"Please... Senior Dugu, wait outside the courtyard."

Hearing Li Zhexian's last sentence.

A blush rose across Dugu Yan's seductive face.

Dugu Bo recalled what he had stumbled upon earlier. His old face darkened as he swept his sleeve and floated out of the courtyard.

"Miss Dugu..."

Li Zhexian held the teacup out before Dugu Yan.

"Um..."

"Senior Dugu is still outside, so you should spray the venom yourself."

Dugu Yan's pretty face burned as she shot Li Zhexian a furious look.

"G-got it!"

Dugu Yan took the teacup and turned her back to Li Zhexian.

A few breaths later.

She wiped her red lips.

"Here."

Seeing Li Zhexian holding her venom, Dugu Yan suddenly broke into a smile.

"Thank you, Li Zhexian."

"Whether the Jade Scale Snake Poison can be cured or not, I'll remember you."

With that said.

She quickly walked out of the courtyard.

Li Zhexian smiled knowingly.

He knew Dugu Yan had deliberately stepped away because she did not wish to pry into the secret of how he cured poison.

"Next..."

"It's time to brew the Snake Saliva Rice Soul."

With the experience of the previous two brews.

Li Zhexian was even more at ease this time.

After skillfully completing the preparations before adding the venom.

He stared at the rice mash before him and carefully tilted the teacup.

The jade-green snake venom streamed into the rice mash like a ribbon of jade.

The moment the snowy-white mash took on the faintest hint of green.

Li Zhexian immediately stopped.

The rice mash instantly churned as though boiling.

Emerald bubbles rose with a gurgle.

Whenever one burst, it released a mist with a fishy sweetness.

Li Zhexian's eyes lit up, and his nostrils twitched.

This sweetness...

It resembled Apricot Blossom Brew, yet it carried a chill like a snake's tongue, drilling straight into one's head.

If he had to describe it...

Saliva gathered in Li Zhexian's mouth as he smacked his lips and muttered:

"It's like sweet-smelling menthol balm!"

"Strangely intoxicating, and it smells great!"

"I'm taking a sip first!"

There was finally a new wine again.

Li Zhexian impatiently took a sip of the pure Snake Saliva Rice Soul.

"Mm!"

His eyes flew wide open.

The instant it entered his mouth, he first tasted the sweet fragrance of fermented grain, followed by an indescribable spiciness, while a faint sourness surged up in the aftertaste.

It was as though countless tiny snake tongues were stirring about in his mouth.

"Interesting, interesting!"

"What an excellent Snake Saliva Rice Soul!"

After happily taking a few more sips.

Li Zhexian fused the Snake Saliva Rice Soul into the Wine Martial Soul.

When the emerald wine poured into the Clear Spring Wine Gourd.

A snake-like stream of white mist spread out from its mouth.

In an instant.

The courtyard was filled with an intoxicatingly rich aroma of wine.

A bird happened to fly overhead. Upon catching the scent, it dropped straight from the sky.

A few breaths later, it shook its head and staggered to its feet.

Every feather had become pristine white.

Then it vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Outside the courtyard.

Dugu Bo, who had been pacing back and forth, abruptly raised his head.

"Hmm?!"

"What a rich fragrance of wine!"

"It even contains pure energy!"

Dugu Yan sniffed, and a flush immediately spread across her pretty face. Green veins beneath her skin surfaced uncontrollably.

"It smells so good."

"M-my Jade Scale Snake Poison seems to be reacting."

Dugu Bo was so excited that his aged body could not help trembling.

"Good, good!"

"What an excellent Li Zhexian!"

"There's hope for curing the Jade Scale Snake Poison!"

"There's hope for curing the Jade Python Snake Poison!"

The world only saw his power to spread poisonous miasma for miles with a flick of his fingers.

But who knew the pain in his heart?

His father, wife, and son had all died from the backlash of the Jade Python Snake Poison.

And today, there was finally hope of removing the curse of the Jade Python Snake Emperor—the fangs that had devoured his loved ones.

Another small jade-green snake coiled around the body of the Clear Spring Wine Gourd.

"Fine wine, fine wine!"

Li Zhexian let out a wine-scented burp and happily patted the gourd.

The wine, already mysterious and richly fragrant, now carried an additional stimulating flavor.

It was truly addictive.

Li Zhexian dearly wanted to get drunk.

But there was still important business to attend to.

He poured a cup of immortal brew from the Clear Spring Wine Gourd.

"Senior Dugu, Miss Dugu, please come in."

Creak—!

The courtyard gate opened.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan hurried inside.

Seeing the wine before Li Zhexian, wreathed in snake-shaped mist, Dugu Bo nervously rubbed his hands together.

"This is..."

"That's right."

Li Zhexian nodded with a smile and brought the wine before Dugu Yan.

"Miss Dugu, drink this, and the Jade Scale Snake Poison will be cured."

Dugu Yan instinctively raised her hand.

The next moment, she withdrew it.

Her eyes trembled as she looked at the smiling White-robed Youth before her.

She had wanted to escape the torment of the snake poison every moment of every day.

Yet at this very moment, she hesitated.

Because...

This favor was too great.

She did not know how she could repay it in the future.

Dugu Bo naturally understood this. He said solemnly:

"I'll take the liberty of calling you Zhexian."

"Curing the curse of my Dugu Family is no different from granting us a new life."

"If you ever have need of me, I, Dugu Bo, will not refuse."

Li Zhexian smiled.

"You overstate it, Senior Dugu."

"Miss Dugu, drink it quickly."

"After making you spray venom so many times, it can finally bear fruit."

The touching atmosphere from moments ago instantly shattered into pieces.

Dugu Yan's pretty face reddened. She burst into laughter, rolled her eyes at Li Zhexian, took the fragrant wine, and tipped her head back to drain it in one gulp.

"Mm..."

The wine slid down her throat.

Dugu Yan's eyes suddenly widened.