Feng Yi turned and saw the Deer Hunter restaurant nearby. He temporarily borrowed a boiler from the proprietress, Sarah, and used the specially made Sweet Flower wine he received from Sugar to make a Super Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken.
Feng Yi brought this uniquely flavored Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken to the alchemy workshop and found Sugar, who was conducting experiments.
"Sugar, haven't you eaten yet? Come quickly and try this special Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken!"
Feng Yi chuckled. Sugar had contributed to this Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken, so he had to share it with her.
"Mm-hmm, okay, okay!"
Sugar nodded, her cute little ears twitching with happiness, making one want to reach out and pet them.
Sugar cleared a space on a table amidst the cluttered alchemy workshop.
Feng Yi placed the Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken on the table, then broke off a large drumstick for Sugar.
"So... so sweet, so fragrant!"
Sugar's eyes sparkled with delight. This Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken was even more delicious than anything she had eaten before.
Feng Yi told her it was made with the double-sweet Sweet Flowers she had researched.
Indeed, her research had great development potential, and she needed to work harder in the future! She thought as she happily ate.
Hearing Sugar's praise, Feng Yi also broke off a drumstick to taste. The flavor was indeed extraordinary.
However, Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken with this level of sweetness couldn't be eaten frequently, unless one always had a few syringes of insulin on hand.
"Sugar, your hair is a bit messy. Do you need me to help you comb it?"
Feng Yi's peripheral vision caught sight of Sugar's cute, fluffy little ears, and he suddenly had a bold idea.
"Eh, can I? Really can?"
Sugar said shyly. She had been so engrossed in her experiments that she hadn't taken care of her hair for a long time.
She hadn't expected Feng Yi to be willing to comb her hair, and she felt both surprised and bashful.
Although she asked, she was eagerly anticipating it.
"Of course! Uh... there's only one stool here. How about you sit on my lap?"
Feng Yi looked around and didn't find any other stools in the alchemy workshop, so he tentatively suggested.
"Ah, okay, okay!"
Sugar's face turned bright red, and she was in a state of extreme nervousness and excitement. She clasped her legs together and carefully sat on Feng Yi's lap.
"Relax, don't mind me. Just eat your Sweet Flower wine-braised chicken!"
Feng Yi reached out, took off Sugar's hat, then took out a wooden comb and grasped Sugar's light green hair, starting to comb from the ends.
Since Sugar hadn't taken care of her hair for a long time, the ends were very tangled. Even though Feng Yi was very gentle, Sugar sometimes clenched her fists in pain.
"It hurts, doesn't it? If it hurts, just cry out. Don't hold back; it'll be more comfortable..."
Feng Yi comforted her as he combed.
"No, no, it's fine. This little bit of pain is nothing!"
Sugar's eyes welled up with tears as she desperately endured it.
For someone accustomed to alchemical burns, this pain was truly nothing.
Sugar held the chicken leg and took a bite whenever she felt pain, the sweetness replacing the discomfort.
"Alright, the combing of the ends is all done. The next part won't hurt as much!"
As Feng Yi prepared to comb Sugar's roots, he realized Sugar was sitting too far away, making his arm reach insufficient.
This was awkward.
Feng Yi casually retracted his hands, then wrapped them around Sugar's soft waist, pulling her closer.
"Feng Yi~"
Sugar tensed up when she felt Feng Yi's movement. She could feel the warm breath escaping from Feng Yi's nostrils.
"What is it?"
Feng Yi stopped what he was doing and asked.
"No, it's nothing. Please continue!"
Sugar shyly shook her head. From an angle Feng Yi couldn't see, her face was already flushed.
Sugar felt her heart beating unusually fast and quickly took a bite of the chicken leg in her hand to calm herself.
Seeing that Sugar was fine, Feng Yi continued to comb her hair.
While tidying Sugar's hair near her ears, he took the opportunity to touch Sugar's fluffy, large ears. They felt wonderful.
"Ah! That... please don't touch my ears, okay?"
Sugar's ears were exceptionally sensitive. The slightest touch would make her body go limp and her limbs weak.
Sugar collapsed into Feng Yi's embrace, breathing softly and shyly requesting.
"Gulp, well... I'll try my best!"
Feng Yi involuntarily swallowed. Who could refuse a naive, shy beast-eared girl snuggling in their arms and coquettishly asking for something?
Feng Yi certainly couldn't refuse!
He didn't expect her ears to be Sugar's weakness!
Feng Yi learned something new.
Sugar nodded and twisted her body, struggling to get up from Feng Yi's embrace.
At this moment, she...
Sugar was immensely embarrassed and silently reached out to press down. To her surprise, when she let go, it sprang back up.
This made Sugar a little angry.
Sugar turned her head and saw that Feng Yi's hands were helping her comb her hair...
Sugar looked down, her face instantly flushed crimson, steam rising from her head.
She quickly covered her face with both hands, not daring to look, but peeking through her fingers.
"Done! Sugar, I've finished combing it!"
What took Feng Yi less than three minutes was originally a ten-minute task.
He felt an inexplicable heat in the workshop and wanted to go outside for some cool air as soon as possible.
Feng Yi, as if fleeing, helped Sugar up, then bid her farewell and ran out of the workshop without looking back, even forgetting his comb.
Sugar picked up the wooden comb from the ground and touched her ears. She would never forget the experience she just had.
Sugar roughly calculated that she was indeed of mating age, but she had been too busy with alchemical experiments over the years and had neglected such matters.
If it came to mating and reproduction, the person who came to mind was Feng Yi, who had just helped her comb her hair.
She would discuss this matter with Feng Yi the next time she saw him.
Sugar put away the wooden comb Feng Yi left behind, then took out her alchemy notebook and continued with her alchemical experiments.
Meanwhile, Feng Yi, having run out of the alchemy workshop and cooled down for a while, quickly arrived at his own tavern.
As soon as he entered, he saw the carefree, beer-drinking Anemo Archon, but there was now an older woman accompanying him.
Feng Yi recognized this woman at a glance as the Anemo Archon's subordinate – Dvalin.
That's right, today was the day to settle the Anemo Archon's tab at the tavern.
As Feng Yi approached, Dvalin handed him a bag of precious crystal ore, repaying the debt that Venti had accumulated at the tavern over the past few days.