Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 144 Tea

"Ahhh—it hurts, it hurts, be gentle..." Li Shengtian's muscles trembled with pain, and sweat poured down his forehead. He and Chu Deng were not in the same patrol team. Of the three newcomers in the team, he was the only one who survived. He was terrified when he witnessed the death of his teammates. He was bitten on the arm by a strange-looking fish. After he killed the fish in a fit of rage, the strange fish with sharp teeth seemed to be embedded in his arm. At this moment, the doctor was busy removing the fish from his arm.

Doctor Cai Zhizhi glanced at Li Shengtian with disdain, "A grown man dawdling like this, not even as good as the young girl next to him."

Li Shengtian was the loudest one in the entire medical room, causing all the wounded soldiers to look in his direction to some extent, which was extremely embarrassing.

"Doctor, this is sexism! And who are you calling a little girl? The one across from me?" Li Shengtian gritted his teeth, his attention drawn to Cai Zhizhi's words.

Chu Deng leaned back in her chair, staring blankly at her fingers, which were wrapped in several bandages.

"Mmm." Cai Zhizhi nodded, glancing casually in Chu Deng's direction. She had seen countless beauties, but she still couldn't help turning her head frequently when she saw Chu Deng.

Li Shengtian couldn't help but grit his teeth and widen his eyes. "No way? Chu Deng only got a thorn stuck in her arm. If she hadn't arrived in time, the wound would probably have healed by now. My arm bone was pierced by that strange fish. How can we be the same?"

Chu Deng nodded. Her index finger was wrapped in layers of cloth, making it seem like her hand was broken. Who would have thought she had just gotten a thorn stuck in it?

"Don't underestimate the thorns of strange beasts. Some of them are like living things, automatically burrowing into the flesh. In severe cases, they can even kill you." Cheng Feng, who was bandaging Chu Deng, blushed and said in a flustered tone.

Li Shengtian rolled his eyes, deciding not to argue with these doctors who judged by appearances, and sat down alone to shut himself in.

Cheng Feng handed Chu Deng a cup of tea and asked considerately, "Are you thirsty? Is it okay for you to drink water? Do you want me to feed you?" As he spoke, the rim of the cup was almost touching Chu Deng's lips.

Chu Deng wanted to refuse, as she wasn't thirsty, but the delicate fragrance wafting from her nose whetted her appetite, and with her lips already parted in anticipation of being fed, she took a sip.

The fragrant Pu-erh tea bursts with rich aroma as soon as it enters the mouth. It is mellow yet restrained, with a lingering aftertaste. After swallowing, you can only feel a hint of bitterness and sweetness between your lips and teeth. The mixed flavors are extremely palatable and make your mind exceptionally clear.

Delicious! Absolutely delicious!

Chu Deng's eyes lit up. She took the cup with her free hand and drank several mouthfuls before stopping in a good mood and looking at Cheng Feng seriously.

"How is it?" Cheng Feng asked expectantly, twirling a strand of hair behind his ear.

"It's delicious." Chu Deng licked her lips, replying with lingering satisfaction.

"This tea was made by Xiaofeng herself. She's a light-elemental ability user, and she came up with all sorts of ideas to use her abilities to brew it. I don't know why, but it tastes exceptionally good," Cai Zhizhi said with a smile.

Cheng Feng smiled brightly and raised his personal terminal. "Let's add each other's contact numbers. You can contact me anytime while we're at the base. If we're separated in the future, I can mail you a drink whenever you want."

Chu Deng raised her bandaged hand, revealing the quantum computer above the bandage, and added Cheng Feng's communication number.

Cheng Feng is a light-type ability user. During this kind of rest time, he is actually recovering his ability. Now that he has accumulated some ability, he immediately went to treat people.

Seeing that the other person had left, Li Shengtian immediately peeked out and looked at Chu Deng expectantly, "Captain Chu, can I have a sip?" He had just overheard the three people talking and his mouth watered too.

Chu Deng, still holding the cup in her mouth, snorted and released it. The cup, now completely empty, fell to the ground, and she caught it. "It's gone."

Upon hearing this, Cai Zhizhi turned around and disappeared. When she returned, she was carrying a health-preserving kettle. "There's still some here. I'll refill it for you. You need to drink more water when you're sick," she said with a smile, pouring a cup of Xiaofeng brand special tea into Chu Deng's cup.

"Thank you." Chu Deng held up her glass to accept the gift, and drank another glass under Li Shengtian's envious gaze.

Li Shengtian tilted his head back and opened his mouth, shouting, "Dr. Cai, who is beautiful and kind-hearted, quickly, quickly pour me a sip."

Cai Zhizhi rolled her eyes, picked up the teapot, and poured him a sip from a distance, just like a tea master in a teahouse from the last century pouring tea from a long-spouted teapot.

Afraid that people would choke, Cai Zhizhi didn't pour much; she said one sip and it really was just a small sip.

Li Shengtian didn't have a cup, so he took a sip of the tea with his mouth. The moment the tea entered his mouth, his entire soul was captivated. He smacked his lips, carefully savoring the amazing taste. "Wow! What is this! Doctor Cai, give me another sip!"

"Go away, men shouldn't drink too much," Cai Zhizhi waved her hand and said seriously.

"Huh?" Li Shengtian was dumbfounded, still somewhat skeptical. "Really? You're not kidding me, are you?"

Cai Zhizhi, with a stern face, looked down at him and said, "You don't even believe the doctor? Men really shouldn't drink too much; it causes hormonal imbalance."

Seeing the certainty in her words, Li Shengtian had no choice but to believe her and stay put.

"Dr. Cai, may I have another drink?" Chu Deng asked, holding up her empty glass.

"Sure, sure, sure, you can drink as much as you want." Cai Zhizhi smiled and poured Chu Deng another glass.

Li Shengtian glanced at Chu Deng, who was drinking tea, and then at Cai Zhizhi, who was carrying a health-preserving kettle, before falling into deep thought.

Chu Deng, who was enjoying the comfort of the medical room, didn't stay long. Before leaving, she asked Cai Zhizhi for permission to take the cup from the medical room, and drank and packed it up to take back to her dormitory.

The fiery tree listlessly waved its leaves, as if to greet Chu Deng.

Before Chu Deng left, it sneaked into the suitcase, but Chu Deng found it and dragged it out. It then clung to Chu Deng and insisted on following her. As a result, the fire tree in Guangdong Province was unable to adapt to the new environment as soon as it landed and has not recovered yet.

Chu Deng had never raised exotic plants before. As a fire-type, he didn't have the skills to cultivate plants with earth or wood elements. He could only feed the fire element every day without fail and wait for the fire tree to adapt to the environment on its own. He thought that if all else failed, he would trouble Wu Yun to take the fire tree back to Hai City.

Just then, Chu Deng happened to be drinking some good tea. Thinking that the Fire Tree was also a plant, it probably needed water as well. He decided to share this delicious tea with his friend, the Fire Tree.

So, shamelessly, he returned with a cup of tea and poured it on the fire tree.

The fire tree was initially uninterested, but as soon as its branches and leaves came into contact with the tea, the whole tree trembled and became visibly energetic.

Chu Deng blinked, muttering suspiciously, "It works so quickly?"

The fire tree couldn't resist extending its roots to burrow into the water glass, absorbing all the water inside, not even letting a droplet on the glass wall go to waste.

"Snapped!"

After absorbing the clear tea, the fire tree immediately became energetic and swung its branches, a cluster of flames being flung out along with the waving of its leaves, looking like it was snapping its fingers.

Chu Deng raised an eyebrow.

As if encouraged by Chu Deng's expression, the Fire Tree began to swing wildly, each branch becoming a whip radiating fire, setting off fireworks as it swung, making it a highly spectacular sight.

Chu Deng clapped her hands lightly a few times. "Not bad, not bad."

The consequence of this was that the Fire Tree danced all night, keeping Chu Deng awake. Watching it go crazy in the middle of the night, Chu Deng suspected that someone had replaced the tea with wine halfway through the night, which was why the Fire Tree acted like a drunkard and went on a drunken rampage in the middle of the night.

The next day, Chu Deng, who had stayed up all night, yawned and took the banner he had made all night because he couldn't sleep, to the medical room. There were eight big characters on it: "Dr. Cheng Feng's miraculous healing hands".