I'm a male god in Liyue

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"Oh!"

Diona ran back to the kitchen.

Akabane asked with a strange look, "Boss, does adding black pepper to sake really make it taste better?"

"It's delicious."

"This is too strange!"

"If you don't believe me, you can try taking a sip yourself later."

You drink first!

"Row."

Diona ran back from the kitchen with a bottle of black pepper in her hand, poured Xia Zhi another glass of wine, and mixed it.

Under Akabane's gaze, Xia Zhi raised his cup and took a sip.

The slight sourness that remained in the wine was perfectly balanced by the spiciness of the black pepper, creating a unique flavor.

"Delicious."

"!"

"I've already drunk it."

"Diona, pour me a glass too."

"Yes, Akabane-senpai! Please enjoy!"

Akabane picked up the cup, took a careful sip, and then his expression turned somewhat surprised.

"It actually tastes pretty good."

Diona was delighted to receive the recognition.

"Boss, may I add some black pepper when brewing the wine?"

"No."

"why?"

"Because brewing and mixing drinks are two different things, but you can put some sweet flowers in, and..."

Xia Zhi used his "herbal expertise" learned from his cousin to offer Diona some advice, drawing on his deep understanding of the properties of all plants.

Diona was overjoyed and quickly wrote it down.

Xia Zhi casually patted her head; the cat ears were soft and felt great to touch.

Diona blushed, but this time she didn't say anything arrogant. Instead, she ran out to buy new brewing ingredients.

They're really motivated.

After a while, Shen He returned, as did Zhu Zi and Ying Er.

"The item has already been delivered to Miss Ningguang."

"Ah."

"We have also invited Ms. Yanfei."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Zhu Zi noticed the small wine pot on the table.

"Isn't this Diona's shaker? Why did she leave it here?"

"She just used it to hold wine for us to drink."

"Is it ready?"

"Yes, it was brewed in that jar in the kitchen."

"Oh! You've all had some? Was it good?"

“It tastes pretty good.”

"is it?"

"There's more inside, you can try it."

Zhu Zi was a little curious, so he picked up the shaker and poured himself a small cup.

"It's a bit sour."

Miss Akabane immediately put on an air of knowledge: "It doesn't taste good to drink it like that."

"How should we drink it?"

"We need to add black pepper."

"what?"

"Look, there's a bottle of black pepper next to the shaker, right?"

"right……"

"This is the one we just used."

"Oh, no wonder. That explains the black pepper here. But the smell of black pepper is so strong..."

"The boss just had some too, and he said it was delicious!"

"Boss, is it true?"

Xia Zhi nodded and told the truth: "Diona did make me a black pepper wine just now, and it tasted really good."

"Look!"

"Then I'll give it a try!"

Zhu Zi picked up the black pepper bottle and sprinkled some into his cup.

"Miss Akabane, is that enough?"

"That's enough, shake it a little more."

"Oh."

"Okay."

"I'll try it... Waaah..."

Zhu Zi's expression turned somewhat unnatural after taking a sip.

It's sour and spicy, what a strange taste! It's definitely not good to drink at all...

But she swallowed it anyway.

Ying'er was also a little interested and asked, "Zhu Zi, is it good?"

Zhu Zi glanced at the owner and nodded: "It tastes pretty good."

So, Ying'er poured herself a cup with great interest: "...Pfft..."

"Hahaha……"

"Zhu Zi, you're lying!"

Then there is no more then.

To be honest, it was because Zhu Zi laughed too loudly that Ying'er and she started making a fuss.

The scene of the two girls sticking together was quite lovely.

Then they looked at Akabane, their gazes serious: "Miss Akabane."

Akabane looked completely innocent: "Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"You're lying to us."

"No."

"Then drink one for us to see."

"Fine, I'll drink... pfft..."

Akabane stared blankly at the cup in his hand, "What's going on? This isn't the taste I had before..."

Zhu Zi whispered, "Judging from her expression, it doesn't seem like she's acting."

Ying'er nodded: "It doesn't look like it."

They all looked at Xia Zhi again: "Boss."

Xia Zhi also looked completely innocent: "What?"

"You're lying to us."

"No."

"Then drink one for us to see."

"Tsk, okay."

Shen He suddenly spoke up and said, "Boss, I'll have a drink too."