Zheng Youen stomped her feet in anger as Zhou Wanong truly retrieved a bottle of 54-degree Maotai from the cabinet while speaking.
"Wanong, have you truly been bewitched by that Chen fellow? Why would you believe such nonsense as white liquor curing allergies? Moreover, even if I were suffering from a drug allergy caused by botulinum toxin type 3a, it would be utterly impossible for it to be so severe as to be instantly fatal..."
Before she could finish speaking, the nerve pain that suddenly spread throughout her body made her shiver. She finally had to believe that she could die at any moment and then nervously pleaded with Chen Xiao:
"Hey Chen, why don't you try giving me four more needles? Thinking about it now, I feel your acupuncture is quite extraordinary."
Chen Xiao was busy brewing the medicine, his mind racing with the profound and mystical wordless golden prescription. He didn't even lift his eyelids:
"Just drink the liquor. I want to prove to Sister Wanong that white liquor can indeed cure allergies."
"You..."
Zheng Youen's face turned green with anger, but ultimately she had no other choice. After a brief hesitation, she took the bottle, poured a glass, and gulped it down:
"Chen, you'd better pray that I truly recover after drinking this, or I'll drag you down with me even as a ghost."
As the strong, hot liquor flowed down her throat, she felt a warmth spread through her body, and the pain noticeably lessened.
Thus, under Zhou Wanong's astonished gaze, she, who normally never drank and got drunk with the slightest sip, couldn't help but drink another glass.
Zhou Wanong watched as the dark red spots on Zheng Youen's body vanished without a trace in an instant, leaving her utterly stunned.
After examining Zheng Youen meticulously once more, she couldn't help but cast an incredulous glance at Chen Xiao:
"It's... it's actually true! High-proof white liquor can cure allergies!"
Chen Xiao had already finished brewing the Ba Ni Tang. As he poured it into a white porcelain bowl, he corrected her smugly:
"The prerequisite is to have received my Tai Yi Zhen Zhen. Otherwise, even drinking two hundred catties would be useless."
Zhou Wanong, who had been too worried about Zheng Youen earlier, now noticed the golden hue and fragrant aroma of the Ba Ni Tang in the white porcelain bowl, and was once again astonished:
"Chen... Chen Xiao, are you sure you didn't add any other secret ingredients? How could eight Chinese herbs like Angelica sinensis, Allium macrostemon, Asarum sieboldii, and Magnolia officinalis simmered together result in this color?"
Zheng Youen snorted dismissively, unconvinced:
"Hmph! He must have secretly added brown sugar to color it while we weren't looking. I don't believe it, let me taste it!"
Saying this, she imperiously reached out to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao refused without politeness:
"This is for Sister Wanong. If you insist on nitpicking, you can drink the dregs of the medicinal residue!"
"Guilty conscience?"
Zheng Youen became even more determined and poured out the remaining half-cup of medicinal residue from the pot to taste.
As soon as the medicinal liquid touched her lips, before she could even find fault, her face, previously filled with disdain, was replaced by shock:
"This... this taste is too unique! It's not sweet at all, yet it opens up my taste buds!"
Completely ignoring Zheng Youen, Chen Xiao handed the white porcelain bowl to Zhou Wanong with a smile:
"Sister Wanong, drink it while it's hot. I guarantee your physique will undergo a monumental change after you finish it."
Because of Zheng Youen's words, Zhou Wanong was already eager to taste it. She quickly took the white porcelain bowl and began to drink.
Instantly, an indescribable fragrance bloomed between her lips and teeth.
What shocked her the most was that after the Ba Ni Tang entered her stomach, waves of refreshing warmth continuously spread throughout her body, causing her pores to open, her to break out in a sweat, and her mental state to become increasingly vibrant. It felt as if a heavy, invisible burden of several hundred pounds had been suddenly lifted from her.
At the same time, Zheng Youen was also stunned.
After drinking half a bowl of Ba Ni Tang, she, who was sweating profusely, distinctly felt that the body odor lingering in the air was no longer as pungent as before.
"Could it be that Ba Ni Tang can permanently get rid of body odor?"
Considering this possibility, she eagerly asked Chen Xiao:
"Dr. Chen, your specially prepared Ba Ni Tang seems to be able to get rid of body odor?"
Unbeknownst to herself, she had already changed her way of addressing Chen Xiao.
Pushing open the window to disperse the lingering body odor in the air, Chen Xiao said with a firm tone:
"Not 'seems to,' it truly does! However, the dosage you took is far from enough to cure the root cause. Your body odor will likely return within three days at the latest!"
Subconsciously, she grabbed the corner of Chen Xiao's clothes and said with pleading eyes:
"Could you please be so kind as to brew another bowl for me? Just name your price, and I'll pay whatever it takes!"
Fearing that Chen Xiao would refuse, she shoved her mobile phone, wristwatch, jewelry, and other valuables into Chen Xiao's arms, and then eagerly added:
"As long as I can permanently get rid of my body odor, I'll even... I'll even be your girlfriend! My father is the deputy chairman of the Juxian City Aviation Company, and my mother is a professor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Shenwu Medical University. I won't run away!"
As she spoke, the effects of the alcohol began to take hold, and she suddenly hugged Chen Xiao, who was caught off guard, tightly.