"This wine... one word: delicious! I used to think the Dandelion Wine from Angel's Share in Mondstadt was a hundred times more fragrant!"
Draff squinted his eyes, savoring the fine wine. The chill in his body was gradually being expelled through sweat.
"Draff, leader, 'delicious' is two words!"
The young hunter wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with longing.
"..."
Draff refused to speak to him and took another sip of the medicinal wine.
As the wine in his cup was drained, Draff felt a wave of heat wash over him, only then realizing his cloth clothes were already soaked.
He returned the empty cup to Feng Yi, then got up from the ground and stretched his limbs.
Ever since that expedition, the chill had entered his body, leaving him utterly weak.
Now, Draff felt the strength he had lost gradually returning!
He even felt capable of taking on a wild boar in a one-on-one fight!
"Father, how do you feel now?"
Diona tugged on Draff's clothes, asking with concern.
"Never better! When we get back, I'll go hunt a wild boar for you to try!"
Draff affectionately ruffled his daughter's small head. During his relapse with the chill, the burden of life had fallen entirely on the young Diona, and she had truly worked hard.
Now that his body had recovered, he would definitely hunt a wild boar for Diona to replenish her strength!
"Feng Yi, Mr. Draff... I've brought Miss Barbara over!"
Just as everyone was celebrating Draff's recovery from the chill, Noelle arrived, out of breath, with Barbara in tow.
"Everyone, please make way. Where is Mr. Draff? Please let me examine your symptoms..."
Barbara anxiously pushed through the crowd, intending to provide emergency treatment for the unconscious Mr. Draff.
Mr. Draff had frequently sought her treatment for his chill during the rainy seasons before.
Therefore, Barbara was well aware of his physical condition, but she could only suppress it, not completely dispel the chill.
Earlier, Noelle had found her with a worried expression, saying that Mr. Draff had collapsed and his face was turning ashen...
Barbara immediately guessed that the chill within Mr. Draff had erupted uncontrollably!
Thinking of the consequences of the chill bursting forth, Barbara's expression changed. She hastily put down her work and rushed over with Noelle at full speed.
However, upon arriving at the scene, Barbara found that the hunters gathered there were all chatting and laughing, seemingly unconcerned about the fallen Mr. Draff.
The indifference of the people angered Barbara, and she quickly pushed through the crowd, squeezing into the inner circle.
"Mr. Draff, weren't you unconscious?"
As Barbara squeezed into the inner circle, she looked around in confusion at the lively Draff in front of her.
Barbara: You call this unconscious?!
Even a healthy ordinary person probably wouldn't have this much energy.
Could this be a prank by Noelle and the others?
This is outrageous!
"Ah, Miss Barbara. My stubborn ailment was just cured by a cup of medicinal wine from this knight. You see, I've fully recovered now!"
Draff expressed his gratitude to Barbara, the kind nun who had rushed over.
To prove his recovery, he immediately performed twenty high-stepping leg lifts on the spot...
"Medicinal wine? Feng Yi, what kind of medicinal wine is so miraculous?!"
Barbara looked at Feng Yi with a bewildered expression. Something that even the prayers and blessings of the Holy Rite of Priest Kaji could not achieve had been resolved by Feng Yi with a cup of medicinal wine?
Barbara found it unbelievable!
"It's just a cup of ordinary Demon God Snake Gall medicinal wine, made with Immortal Wine from Liyue and the gall of the Demon God Ba She as raw materials... blah blah blah..."
Feng Yi waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be surprised.
"So it's the effect of Immortal Wine..."
Barbara suddenly understood. So it was an immortal's method, and that she could accept.
She had almost thought that ordinary medicinal wine could be more powerful than the Holy Rite of Priest Kaji's divine prayers.
If that were true, her professional conviction would be shattered...
Why bother learning divine prayers?
"Actually, if you had drunk ordinary quality snake gall wine more often when the chill first invaded your body, during the early stages of the illness, you could have also expelled the chill from your body..."
Feng Yi's words simultaneously elicited gasps from the two girls.
"Ordinary snake gall brewed into wine can have such an effect?!"
Barbara thought Feng Yi was bragging. According to her years of theological education, only pure and sincere prayers could invoke the holy light to heal wounds.
Other external objects were, in the eyes of priests, merely auxiliary items.
It was not unreasonable for Barbara to think this way, as for a qualified priest, strengthening their faith was the only criterion for advancement.
After all, the stronger the faith, the greater the healing effect that could be achieved.
Moreover, the healing effects of priests were universal, meaning they could treat any kind of illness.
However, whether it could be cured depended on the priest's own strength.
Therefore, for most priests, improving their faith strength as soon as possible was the most important thing!
At the same time, Diona, standing beside her father, also let out a similar gasp.
In Diona's opinion, wine was a bad thing that could bewitch people and make them foolish!
It would only turn her calm and reliable father into a babbling, drunken fool.
Diona: The way he looks when he's drunk is like a wild boar that has just eaten its fill and is rolling in the mud!
Diona had never imagined that wine could actually cure illnesses!
It had clearly shaken her worldview.
"According to reliable ancient texts, fermenting snake gall directly into wine with medicinal herbs is a good medicine for treating illnesses. Extensive experiments have proven that snake gall wine has the effects of dispelling wind and activating collaterals, regulating qi and blood, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and dispelling dampness and cold..."
Feng Yi shared some medical knowledge from his previous life with them, attempting to correct Diona's prejudice against wine.
For Diona, who was about to become his bartender, her blessing from the Spring Water Sprite meant that any ingredients she used to mix wine would turn into sweet and delicious beverages.
However, the prejudiced Diona always liked to use disgusting ingredients, such as lizard tails and pickled loaches.
If he could change Diona's prejudice against wine, wouldn't it be possible to avoid drinking those disgusting things?
After all, Feng Yi had no peculiar preferences, and it would be better to drink normal wine, wouldn't it?
Listening to Feng Yi present facts and reason, Diona finally understood that there was so much knowledge in the field of wine.
She suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had brewed snake gall wine earlier and helped her father dispel the chill, wouldn't her father have suffered less?
She decided that from now on, she must learn more about wine from Feng Yi!
Diona: Hmph~ It's not like I like wine, I just want to better destroy Mondstadt's wine industry!
Although her words were a bit proud, Diona's prejudice against wine was being gradually corrected by someone.