Soda Mung Bean Milk

"Stelle... Sister Stelle, are you really going to drink that?" Bailu asked, her face full of shock as she witnessed the scene.

Seeing Bailu's reaction, Stelle was also taken aback. "Ah, yeah. I heard this is a specialty drink of the Luofu Xianzhou. I've been here for so long and haven't tried it yet, so I figured I'd give it a go."

"I-I see. Well, Sister Stelle, you should prepare yourself. The taste of this 'Soda Mung Bean Milk' is, well... it might be quite... unique."

"Is that so?" Stelle looked at the green liquid in the can, feeling a bit hesitant.

I'll just take a small sip, that shouldn't be a problem, right? Thinking that since she had already opened it, she might as well go for it, Stelle made up her mind.

With a gulping sound, Stelle took a brave sip.

Xiao Xi and Bailu stared intently at Stelle's reaction, only to see her freeze in place for several minutes after drinking it.

Just as Xiao Xi couldn't help but want to ask how she was doing, Stelle's expression went blank, as if her soul had left her body, and she suddenly collapsed straight to the floor.

Both Xiao Xi and Bailu were startled by Stelle's violent reaction. "Stelle! Stelle! What's wrong? Are you okay? Wake up!" Xiao Xi hurriedly caught Stelle's falling body and laid her flat on the ground.

"Bailu, I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you take a close look at Stelle? Her current state—it's clearly not right," Xiao Xi turned to Bailu and asked anxiously.

Xiao Xi wasn't particularly skilled in medicine; she usually relied on the healing power inherent to the Path of [Preservation] to treat wounds. However, Stelle's situation was different from an injury, and Xiao Xi wasn't sure if her healing method would be effective.

"No problem, leave it to me." Bailu remained relatively calm in the face of the situation. After all, having served as a doctor on the Luofu Xianzhou for so many years, she had seen plenty of strange and difficult cases. To Bailu, Stelle's condition was nothing more than a minor issue.

Bailu first observed the light reflex in Stelle's pupils and checked her pulse before reaching a conclusion. "It's not a big problem. It's mainly because she received too much stimulation in a short period of time. Her brain put her body into a temporary sleep to protect itself. Sister Stelle will wake up in a little while."

"That's a relief." Xiao Xi felt reassured, but then she couldn't suppress the urge to complain. She picked up the can of "Soda Mung Bean Milk" that had knocked Stelle out, feeling a strange, restless impulse. "Just how bad does this stuff have to taste to make someone pass out?"

As it turns out, humans are creatures who never learn from their mistakes; they are forever possessed by boundless, restless curiosity and an incredibly strong drive to act.

Just like when the first person got a lightbulb candy stuck in their mouth and had to go to the hospital because they couldn't get it out—when that person kindly posted the story online, the result was never that everyone learned their lesson and avoided the activity.

Instead, people would exclaim, "I never knew you could eat it like that!" "How did they even get it stuck? I bet I could do it." "That looks like fun!" Driven by curiosity, they would then try it themselves, leading to hospitals overflowing with people stuck for the exact same reason.

And now, our Miss Xiao Xi was clearly not learning from Stelle's lesson either. Having previously had no interest in this so-called "Soda Mung Bean Milk," she now found herself wanting to give it a try. Faced with this, one can only say: please, don't use your rebellious streak for things like this!