CH 19

When Feng Yi saw the sales clerk looking at him dumbfounded, realization dawned on him. The other party had misunderstood that he had a child and asked for the child’s age, not his own. He gave an awkward little cough and said, “Twenty-four months.

The clerk nodded in understanding. “You have to be careful with oral care for such a small baby, I recommend these…”

After selecting several recommended special toothpastes for children, Feng Yi pushed the shopping cart and quickly left. With another whole pile of groceries, Feng Yi heaved a long sigh of relief upon his return home from the supermarket. The toothache affected his thinking, and it would be embarrassing if he said something stupid again.

The two fangs in his mouth were a constant reminder that he was different from the people around him. He was always anxious and worried about being discovered when he walked in the crowd. Before the fangs could be fully controlled, Feng Yi did not plan to go out. He made liquid food at home, tested different toothbrushes, toothpastes and mouthwashes. He also bought a set of straws online with different calibers to suck different foods.

The growth of the two big fangs was obvious as Feng Yi got up every morning to measure them.

The “mumps” came faster than Feng Yi expected. On the third day of the toothache, after Feng Yi had gotten used to the pain caused by the two overlong teeth, another wave of severe pain struck. The venom glands were beginning to develop and grow.

The feeling of an inflammation of the whole mouth combined with an enhanced version of the mumps…

It was such a wonderful feeling!

Pain on the path of evolution— swollen cheeks√

Suddenly having an abnormal gland that humans didn’t have, Feng Yi accepted it quite well. If this had happened in the past, he would have lived in fear every day. But after returning from Mount Xiaofeng, there was like an instinct to accept all the strange changes in his body. Just like many species in nature, there would be huge changes at every stage of growth, from larvae to adulthood, but the memory and instinct of the genes allowed them to accept the change and adapt quickly.

Of course, there were also things that made Feng Yi happy during this period.

He brewed the can of tea that Uncle Mute had given him. As he drank it, he could feel a little relief from his toothache and cheek pain. Even though the pain could not be completely eliminated, it was still enough to make Feng Yi very happy!

For the next few days, Feng Yi drank this local tea from Mount Xiaofeng every day. He also tried other teas, some expensive and some cheap ones, but none of them provided any relief. The tea grown in Mount Xiaofeng actually had such a miraculous effect!

Having given away a can, Feng Yi only had the one can left. He contacted Uncle Mute wanting to buy some more tea from him.

Uncle Mute’s reply was: “Finish the can you have first.”

The tea in the can was enough for Feng Yi to drink for a month. He decided that if he still had toothache and cheek pain after twenty days, he would ask to buy more tea from Uncle Mute.

Aside from the pain, Feng Yi also faintly felt something else in his two cheeks during the development and growth of the venom glands. When he squeezed his cheeks with both palms, venom would flow out from the two large fangs. The venom glands were beginning to secrete venom. Initially, it was only half a drop to one drop. Later, it became two to three drops. After that, it was much more, and it wasn’t so difficult to squeeze out the venom. The venom could be directly controlled without having to press his cheeks with both hands.

Compared to the toothache and the pain in his cheeks, Feng Yi was more worried that if he carelessly rested his cheek on one hand, would venom spill out from his two long teeth? Would he get poisoned by his own poison? This question needed to be answered urgently, otherwise he would not feel at ease when eating.

When he pressed his cheeks together with both hands to squeeze out the venom, some of it would inevitably end up in his mouth. It didn’t smell or feel toxic, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t poisonous. Some poisons would have no effect if they entered the digestive tract in small amounts. Feng Yi felt that he should still try the poison to find out for himself.

So Feng Yi came up with a plan to test the poison. Of course, the plan would have to wait for the teeth and venom glands to fully develop.

Maybe it was just like what the butler said, he would get used to the pain. Even with the tea that Uncle Mute gave him, this kind of combination pain wasn’t so nice to endure, and Feng Yi was already numb to it.

After two weeks, the pain in his gums and cheeks began to subside. Feng Yi’s control over the two long teeth had also gradually deepened. Every day, he practiced pulling in the teeth, flipping the teeth out, pulling in the teeth…

The two fangs were fully developed, and when folded back, they rested against his upper jaw. There was no exaggerated fang sheath like other poisonous snakes, but there was a protective sheath on Feng Yi’s upper jaw. When the fangs were retracted, the protective sheath would wrap around them, adding to their concealment. At the same time, there would be a camouflage structure near the root of the teeth. If viewed from the front, these two places would look like two ordinary canines, no different from other people.

Feng Yi flicked his two long teeth.

“Very good, you are already mature fangs, and have learned to disguise yourself.”

When the pain in his teeth and cheeks disappeared, Feng Yi had gained absolute control and could proceed to the next step. If he wanted to test whether his venom could poison himself, he had to have a certain amount of venom first.

Since there were no test tubes at home, he set his sights on the small porcelain bowl that was originally intended for eating. It was just perfect for him to put his fangs into. But then Feng Yi thought, what if the venom was different for each fang?

Remembering something, Feng Yi went to the storage room and found a gift box. It was a gift from a brand he had worked with before. He had never opened it or used it since he received it. The box contained a pair of champagne flutes. Looking at the brand, they weren’t cheap. Apparently, they were the standard in some high-end restaurants, and the price for one was in the hundreds.

Both glasses were taken out, washed, and dried. Then Feng Yi took a flute in each hand and brought them to his mouth. The two long fangs each faced a glass, resting against the inner wall. Feng Yi controlled the muscles around the poison sacs and squeezed.

The venom was clear and colorless, like saliva.

Different types of snakes had different colors of venom, such as the bright yellow of cobras, the orange of vipers, and the green of bamboo pit vipers. Compared to those, Feng Yi’s… seemed weak.

“Whether it’s really weak or not, I’ll have to try it,” Feng Yi said aloud, looking at the newly extracted venom in the two wine glasses.

To test the virulence, he had to first ensure his own safety.

He was still quite wary and on guard against the butler, so he didn’t intend to let the other party come over and watch over him. Feng Yi planned to test the poison near the hospital by himself.

Of course, he could also save trouble and just bite himself, but if he did that, there would be a lot of suspicious points. The tooth marks were obviously not from ordinary poisonous snakes. How big of a poisonous snake would it have to be to bite out two such large holes? There would also be saliva residue around the wound. What should he do if his DNA was detected? Should he say that he licked himself?

After extracting the venom, Feng Yi decided to go near the hospital to test the poison.

Comparing the venom in the two flutes, there seemed to be no difference. Feng Yi took out two small glass bottles, transferred the poison into them, and closed the caps. He changed into cheap casual clothes, and put on a baseball cap, mask, sunglasses… Maybe not the sunglasses. It was more conspicuous to wear all that.

Feng Yi looked in the mirror before going out. How did it feel to have two extra venom glands?

“My face seems a little chubbier.”

Feng Yi took off the mask and stood in front of the mirror, looking at his face from both sides.

“The chin is not as sharp as it used to be.”

It looked like his cheeks were a bit more rounded. It wasn’t obvious, but there was a change. Quite a natural change at that.

Cosmetic evolution?

Well, it definitely wasn’t from eating too much and gaining weight.