Star Iron: The Past and Present Life of the Gender-Swapped Dragon Lord

"Come, please—"

In a courtyard near the Shence Mansion, Jingyuan prepared a few dishes and several jugs of fine wine to entertain two special guests.

"Master, Sister Danfeng, please—"

Jing Yuan stood up, holding an exquisite wine glass in his hand, and raised his hand to the two beautiful figures in front of him.

Danheng also raised his wine glass and clinked it together with Jingyuan's glass, along with Jingliu's.

"please--"

Ding--

The crisp sound of clinking glasses echoed under the moonlight, as if taking us back to that time.

A few drops of wine playfully jumped out of the glass and landed on the ground at their feet.

Braised pork belly, a golden feast, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, boiled cabbage, and azure sea and sky—

There weren't many dishes; Danheng recognized three or four of them, but not all of them.

"Is this... a bit too much food?"

Looking at the incredibly abundant dishes in front of him, Danheng was momentarily at a loss as to which of his chopsticks to pick up.

"Hey~ how could that be? I'm happy today, eat more, eat more."

"Eat slowly if there's a lot."

Since the person who was hosting the dinner had said so, Danheng had no choice but to respectfully comply.

Reaching out with his chopsticks, Dan Heng picked up the glistening braised pork in front of him. The bouncy, jelly-like texture of the meat made him swallow several times.

Take a bite and the sweet juice bursts in your mouth, instantly overwhelming all the taste buds on your tongue.

tasty--

Danheng's eyes lit up, and his hands moved faster.

A delicious seafood hot pot, tender cabbage, crispy fried fish...

Danheng raved about the meal, his mouth stuffed full like a hamster's.

Just as Danheng was eating with his head down, Jingyuan and Jingliu smiled at each other, then looked at each other.

Nodding, Jing Yuan filled Dan Heng's empty wine glass and shouted aloud.

"Come on, Jingyuan, let's toast Master and Sister Danfeng again."

Jingliu naturally picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, while Danheng swallowed what was in his mouth before raising his glass and drinking half of it.

Danheng continued to eat, and a few minutes later, Jingliu gently nudged him.

Seeing that it was Jing Liu who was toasting him, Dan Heng hurriedly filled his glass, clinked glasses with Jing Liu, and drank it all in one gulp.

They had drunk almost half of the wine, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was getting more and more lively. Jing Yuanfu was trying to liven things up, Dan Heng would occasionally chime in, while Jing Liu ate and drank quietly, only occasionally speaking up.

While Danheng was eating, Jingyuan took advantage of Danheng's engrossedness in gnawing on a bone and reached down to peek inside.

Swah——

The original batch of wine on the table was replaced with a new batch. Although the new wine looked no different, the numbers on the labels had changed drastically.

Jingliu glanced at him, met Jingyuan's questioning gaze, and nodded.

What are you two doing? Aren't you going to eat?

"Ok!"

"Eat, eat, eat!"

The two were startled and quickly picked up the food in front of them and started eating.

Danheng's questioning gaze swept over them, and the two of them subconsciously straightened their bodies.

What are these two doing? One's holding a clove of garlic, the other's holding a piece of ginger...

Noticing the frequent glances from the girl in blue, Jing Yuan and Jing Liu's hearts were pounding in their throats.

Jingyuan: Master, she hasn't found out, has she?

Mirror Flow: Don't rush, wait a little longer...

After exchanging glances, Dan Heng frowned, his voice full of doubt.

"you……"

Jingyuan, Jingliu: !

Why add ginger and garlic?

Jingyuan, Jingliu: Huh—

Relieved, Jingyuan looked at the ginger in his chopsticks and, with a determined heart, took a bite.

We'll give it our all for the plan!

"I love to eat, I love ginger, haha."

Hearing Jing Yuan's stiff laughter, Dan Heng nodded with some doubt.

So that's the case. That's not surprising.

Seeing that Danheng didn't ask any more questions, Jingyuan and Jingliu silently took a sip of the low-alcohol liquor in their glasses to calm their nerves.

The dinner party resumed its usual lighthearted atmosphere, with Jingyuan and Jingliu drinking their low-alcohol beverages as usual, while refilling the glasses of poor Danheng, who was still unaware of the situation, with glass after glass of high-alcohol liquor.

"Drink...again, drink...again..."

After a few rounds of drinks, Jing Yuan looked at Dan Heng, whose face was flushed and whose drink was already bubbling, and touched his chin.

Jingliu stopped Danheng's restless hand from pouring more wine into his cup and looked at Jingyuan, who was deep in thought.

"Isn't it enough?"

"Hmm... let's be on the safe side."

Jingyuan smiled and pulled a bottle of Sulfaq from his pocket, making Jingliu's eyelids twitch.

"Alcohol and soda, double the happiness."

"Is it necessary...?"

Jingliu pulled the plate out of Danheng's mouth to prevent the drunken fool from swallowing it.

"Well, he's already this drunk, let's be on the safe side."

“You’ve seen that kind of situation before, Master.”

Jingliu remained silent, and while thinking, he casually calmed down a woman who was trying to put chopsticks between her nose and pouting lips.

Finally nodding, Jing Yuan poured a large bowl of soda for Dan Heng and placed it in front of the dazed Dan Heng.

"Sister Danfeng? How about a bowl of soda to wake you up?"

"It will stop making you dizzy after drinking it."

Jingliu: Yeah, of course you wouldn't feel dizzy if you just fainted.

Danheng didn't hesitate upon hearing this, and immediately snatched it and downed it in one gulp.

"Luxury...Luxury Box".

After burping, even more bubbles appeared on Danheng's body.

Where did those special effects come from...?

The fox ears on Danheng's head twitched, then slowly disappeared. To Jingyuan and Jingliu's surprise and knowing look, it transformed into a small white fox with pale purple tips, standing on Danheng's head, before gracefully leaping onto Jingliu's shoulder.

The little fox nuzzled Jingliu's face affectionately with its ear and let out a playful laugh.

"Hehe, long time no see."

"..."

What's this?

Hmm... it was my hand.

Feeling dizzy...

"Sister Danfeng, are you sure you don't need to see me off? Are you drunk?"

"I'm not drunk! How could I be... drunk?"

Staggering along the road, Danheng waved to Jingyuan and Jingliu.

"I...I'm leaving, no need to see me off."

"..."

The two mechanical birds resting on the branch looked at the strange human in front of them and tilted their heads.

I didn't say I was going to give it to you.

The moonlight from the sky gently fell on the girl's pink cheeks, making her already delicate face even more alluring.

The evening breeze straightened the girl's long hair and slipped into her collar.

"Hmm... why is the road so difficult to walk today?"

"Ah, this is it!"

With a dashing turn, Dan Heng stopped to carefully discern the route before crashing headfirst into a side alley.

The further he walked, the darker and deeper the road seemed, leaving Danheng's already confused mind with only the instinct to walk.

boom--

"Ouch!"

He bumped into something, and upon seeing it was a person, Danheng instinctively apologized.

"sorry Sorry!"

"……It doesn't matter."

Dan Heng apologized and then turned and walked away.

Under the dim yellow light, a somewhat awkward, tall figure hesitated for a moment before reaching out his hand.

The dark red faded, revealing a gentle purple gleam in her eyes, and her long white hair danced in the air.

"That should... make it easier to recognize, right?"