Chapter 272
Yu Xunge gazed at the bird's nest, unable to resist the urge to step inside and ask a question. It wasn’t that she was smitten; she was simply curious! What if, just what if, the Owl Emperor could use a backdoor to determine who the traitor was?
But as soon as the words left her mouth, she was promptly kicked out.
The atmosphere in Siji City was noticeably tenser than when she had last visited. There were more patrolling owl soldiers on the streets, and she wondered if they were searching for the tower climbers. Each soldier carried a lantern, inside which was a vine resembling a watermelon tail—the vine of the dog-nose melon. Were they looking for the moon sand or for them?
She squatted by the roadside, scrutinizing every passing owl, probing their divine gifts while stealing their attributes.
She treated everyone equally; whoever passed by, she stole from. She also took the opportunity to buy the materials needed for "Spring Is Not Late" and "Golden Killer," along with a batch of fruits and plants cultivated by the owls.
Looking at her balance of less than two thousand gold, she truly missed Wolf Fortress...
The first time she had seen Wolf Fortress, she hadn’t dared to get too close, but now she found herself longing for it! She had never encountered such a wealthy foreign race!
Yu Xunge spent the night as a street urchin in Siji City, having used up all her health potions. After stealing from the Han family, her average attributes had exceeded 130, and now they were over 135, yet she still hadn’t encountered a single S-rank.
Take the Dark City, for instance; she had only seen three S-rank owls there, and Siji City was about the same. S-rank divine gifts among the owls were practically non-existent. Perhaps they rarely ventured outside, or maybe she was just that unlucky, missing them by chance.
Those who possessed S-rank divine gifts were inherently lucky.
After turning several corners, she arrived at a secluded spot and whispered, “Hey, are you there? Do you have any way to sense which owls have S-rank divine gifts?”
—“Are you looking for the way home?”
A familiar voice rang out above her. Yu Xunge looked up to see Feng Cang standing on the roof of a wooden house, her silken hair billowing in the wind as she smiled down at Yu Xunge with a gentle expression.
Yu Xunge didn’t waste any time; she was ready to use her shadow step to escape.
But Feng Cang’s second sentence reached her ears: “As long as you have Feng Ran with you, I can find you wherever you go.”
Yu Xunge halted her movements. Although Feng Cang’s words sounded like a threat, her demeanor and the fact that she had come alone bore no hostility. Moreover, Feng Cang’s words were intriguing—“you have Feng Ran with you.”
She found herself analyzing Feng Cang’s words and actions with surprising ease, as if she were understanding an old friend.
Before she could decide how to negotiate, a sweet voice echoed from her wings.
Feng Ran’s voice was annoyingly sweet: “Feng Cang~~!”
Yu Xunge and Tu Lan, who had transformed into a little jellyfish perched atop Yu Xunge’s head, both shuddered.
Feng Cang looked over with calm eyes.
Tu Lan anxiously poked at Yu Xunge’s hair with her tentacles: “What’s wrong? Did something short-circuit?!”
Yu Xunge: “…”
Feng Cang barely contained her excitement as she flew down. Yes, yes! This was her adorable, soft, and timid little sister! She looked like someone you’d want to hug to death, not beat to a pulp!
Yu Xunge was startled by Feng Cang’s outstretched arms and took three steps back, hastily raising her hand to stop her: “Wait a second!!!”
Feng Cang halted: “I want to collaborate with you. I know you have a way to kill Feng Ran and bring her back to life.”
Yu Xunge’s brows furrowed sharply: “How do you know that?”
Could it be that Feng Tang sent her? Was this a ploy to stall her, or did she have some other plan? Moreover, she could sense the location of the orange-red wings… No, it was safer for her to leave here first!
Feng Ran urged, “Don’t be scared! I’m not hiding anything from you!”
Yu Xunge: No! Who’s scared here??
Tu Lan was also anxious, saying, “You two need to explain! Otherwise, she’s going to freak out!”
Yu Xunge glared at the little dragon on her head: “Whose side are you on?!”
Feng Cang seemed to recall that this… this person whose true identity was still unknown bore some resemblance to Feng Ran’s personality. She took a step back and explained, “We have a group skill called ‘Trade Fair.’ Feng Ran is the trader, our mother is the overseer, and Feng Mu and I are the administrators, so…”
“So you and Feng Mu can see the contents of my trade with Feng Ran? And you can sense the location of the orange-red wings?”
“I can see the trade contents, but what I sense isn’t the location of the orange-red wings; it’s Feng Ran. This sensing has its limitations, though. Once she gives you the orange-red wings, I won’t be able to sense her anymore.” Feng Cang reassured her, “I genuinely want to collaborate with you. Although our mother doesn’t care—she believes that even if Feng Ran merges with an outsider’s soul, she will still be Feng Ran, and her soul’s essence won’t change—I don’t think so. Your presence will definitely change Feng Ran.”
Yu Xunge’s curiosity was piqued again: “What about Feng Mu? Don’t you care if Feng Mu merges with an outsider’s soul?”
This time, Feng Cang fell silent for a long while, her brows furrowed as if someone had posed her a difficult question. It seemed she didn’t know whether she cared or not. Finally, with a complex expression that hinted at relief, she said, “Feng Mu is just Feng Mu…”
**Chapter 353: SSS-Rank Divine Gift—“My Owl Empress Mother”**
She clearly didn’t want to elaborate. After giving a simple answer, she quickly changed the subject: “I can help you find the S-rank divine gift owls.”
This was a traitor delivered right to her doorstep, but Yu Xunge knew that Feng Cang also wanted to supervise her, worried that she might turn against them at the last moment. Yu Xunge replied, “That’s fine, but you need to write down the complete method for ‘Cheers’ and how to ignite the orange-red wings for me.”
She was in need of a way to verify whether Feng Ran had taught her the correct method for “Cheers.”
Since Feng Cang wanted to create a skill that could rival “Cheers,” given Feng Tang’s personality, she would definitely teach Feng Cang “Cheers,” allowing her to grasp the concept through analogy.
Feng Cang immediately took out a scroll and a feather quill, using her palm as a desk to write. As she wrote, she said, “I know about ‘Cheers,’ but I only know how to ignite the orange-red wings using wind elements. I’ll write it down for you; it’s actually quite similar to using lightning elements. If you’re not confident later, you can switch to practicing with wind elements.”
Feng Ran chimed in, “Don’t worry! I promise what I tell you is the real deal. My ‘Super Sixth Sense’ tells me which beings are best not to offend, and you are definitely someone I cannot afford to offend.”
Yu Xunge: “…”
She was tired of being envious. Feng Ran’s divine gift was not merely an S-rank “Cotton Candy”; she possessed an SSS-rank divine gift—“My Owl Empress Mother.”
Feng Cang didn’t waste any time. While writing notes, she asked Feng Ran, “I know many S-rank divine gift owls. Feng Ran, what color wings do you like? What type of divine gift do you prefer?”
Feng Ran cooed, “I like whatever my sister picks~~”
Feng Cang shot Yu Xunge a playful glare, her eyes sparkling with mirth: “You really know how to charm.”
Yu Xunge felt a shiver run down her spine from that look.
Tu Lan patted Yu Xunge’s head with her tentacles: “You really know how to charm… Oh no, did I accidentally poke out your dead fish eyes? Are you okay?!”
Yu Xunge, under Feng Cang’s icy gaze, hugged Tu Lan and covered her mouth with her hands.
She leaned against the wall, holding Tu Lan, listening to Feng Cang chat with her about their magnificent new wings that shimmered like flowing fire in the wind.
In less than ten minutes, she realized how different she was from Feng Ran and understood why Feng Cang was so convinced that her presence would change Feng Ran.
She and Feng Ran were too different. While both had cautious and selfish sides to their personalities, Feng Ran was filled with dependence and trust towards Feng Cang. It was different from the “love” she had pretended to show in the tower; Feng Ran’s love was genuine and needed no pretense.
She would share her longing for their mother with Feng Cang, express her feelings after awakening, and recount every detail of her transactions with Yu Xunge and her plans.
Without reservation, wholeheartedly… they were family, the closest of sisters.
Eighty-five years had passed since the merging of Senhai and Zelan, and Feng Ran had died in the year 7203 of the Ruin Core. Calculating, they hadn’t seen each other for 82 years, yet it felt as if they had only been apart for a weekend, with no hint of awkwardness.
—“Feng Cang, do you still have the lucky bear cookie necklace I gave you?”
—“I do! I found a way to preserve it. Mother wanted to eat it before; she said eating it was the best way to preserve it, but I snatched it back. When you’re revived, you have to bake more cookies.”
—“No problem! I really hope everything goes smoothly and nothing goes wrong.”
Yu Xunge and Tu Lan grew increasingly tense as they listened.
Please, you two, stop talking! Every word you say feels like a flag being raised, it’s terrifying!
While Yu Xunge checked to see if the training manual Feng Cang wrote matched what Feng Ran had told her, Feng Ran and Feng Cang had already settled on their target—an owl named Feng Ya, a descendant of Feng Gao.
After all these years, mentioning Feng Gao still brought anger and hatred into her voice: “Mother killed all of Feng Gao’s descendants, but we recently discovered that she has one descendant left out there, who is 15 years old, about your age, and possesses an S-rank divine gift called ‘Coconut Jelly.’ I remember you loved eating that. Do you like this divine gift?”
“I love it~!”
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