Chapter 284
A meal was cooked in a flurry, sweat pouring down as chaos reigned in the kitchen. In the end, she managed to whip up an impressive spread of eighteen dishes, with the highest score being 80 and the lowest still a respectable 95.
She carefully packed each dish into clean food containers and small plates, sending a portion to Shen Yu Shi, while the rest she handed over to Tu Lan, asking her to find a way to send it to Sheng Bei and the others.
Tu Lan wanted to play dumb, but as soon as Yu Xun Ge handed her the food containers, she set off to the Dark City to deliver food to Hufflepuff and Xiao Ma Qi.
This left Tu Lan with no chance to feign ignorance. She could only take out the large conch that Bei Sui had given her during her last trip to Long Island, sending the food and the new toy invented after the game invasion on Blue Star back home.
**Chapter 358: Happy New Year, Cat Heads**
After returning from Ze Lan, Yu Xun Ge fired up the stove again, preparing seven dishes and a soup, filling the picnic mat on the ground. Tu Lan and the cats settled around the mat, ready to enjoy the magical cuisine that was harmless and beneficial for the cats.
She watched as the group of cats obediently squatted by the mat, their eyes fixed on her.
Most of these cats were regulars from the backyard, proudly declaring themselves the owners of the Cat Hotel, while only a few were newcomers, still being deceived by the seasoned cats. The freeze-dried treats Tu Lan had given them had already been swindled away by the old-timers, and it wouldn’t be long before the newcomers discovered the truth.
With Tu Lan around, these cats were probably the only ones she could call family on Blue Star. She raised her glass to her furry friends: “Let’s eat!”
The cats didn’t move, patiently waiting for Tu Lan and Yu Xun Ge to serve the dishes into their bowls.
When Tu Lan finally lifted her own bowl, Long Du sighed, complaining to Yu Xun Ge, “Taking care of pets is exhausting! Last time, Fat Jiu said it wanted to have a few kittens with Lang Qiu for me to raise. Thank goodness I turned it down!”
Yu Xun Ge replied, “What about bringing a few cats back to Long Island? I just don’t know if Sheng Bei, Bei Sui, and the cats would be okay with that.”
She felt that while these cats were wary of strangers, they had always taken a liking to Tu Lan. Tu Lan felt the same; she had dived into the pile of cats as soon as she arrived at her home, even naming every single one, insisting on giving names to stray cats that just passed by for a meal.
Tu Lan thought for a moment but shook her head. “Forget it, those adult dragons are too heavy-handed…”
They continued to eat late into the night. After the meal, Yu Xun Ge lay on the sofa in the backyard, playing games with Tu Lan for several hours, a rare moment of relaxation for her.
Tu Lan occasionally called out for her to assist, while the little ice dragon’s voice was not sharp or grating, but rather a sweet, youthful sound, occasionally letting out a pitiful “wah.”
The cats chased each other around, while the little robot Tu Lan had made played with them.
Once again, Yu Xun Ge felt the taste of happiness wash over her.
The last time she felt such tangible happiness was during those years in the tower, playing the role of Feng Ran.
As she lost herself in thought, the distant sound of bells rang out. The cats surrounding Yu Xun Ge and Tu Lan suddenly dashed into the wooden house, working together to drag out a cat bed, bringing it right in front of Yu Xun Ge and Tu Lan, urging them to touch the cat bed.
After washing her hands with the Fountain of Light, Yu Xun Ge eagerly reached for the cat bed, only to find two pieces of wood… Huh? She pulled them out to reveal two wooden cat heads, each the size of a baby’s fist.
**Happy New Year** (Curio): Binds a location as your home. When you wish to return home, hold this curio tightly and shout “Meow!” No matter where you are, you can return home within two seconds, with a cooldown of one minute. (You can change the bound location at any time.)
The two cat heads were identical, clearly meant for her and Tu Lan. She split one with Tu Lan, binding the backyard cat house as their home.
Now, if she wanted to return from Ze Lan, she had another route. If pressed for time, she wouldn’t need to take the underwater teleportation array.
Yu Xun Ge loved this gift and happily petted each cat.
Tu Lan was also fond of it, but Yu Xun Ge suggested she bind it to Long Island.
After all, Tu Lan could slip into her pet space and come back with her. Binding it here felt redundant, but if Tu Lan bound it to Long Island, she could buy a pet reverse summon skill, saving them both time on their trips to Long Island in the future.
Upon hearing this, Tu Lan found it reasonable, stowing away the **Happy New Year** curio, planning to bind it next time she went to Long Island.
Yu Xun Ge didn’t sleep either. Ever since she left the tower, she felt her soul had become more solid. Although her intelligence attribute hadn’t changed, her spirit, energy, willpower, and mental resistance had all improved to varying degrees.
Now, even if she went two days without sleep, she didn’t feel overly fatigued.
After briefly handling some potions, she took Tu Lan out to see the fireworks. As long as the Earth wasn’t destroyed, the people of Huaxia would continue to celebrate the New Year. A person and a dragon strolled to the mahjong parlor, where it was bustling with activity, and they ended up playing mahjong for several hours.
When they emerged, the sky was just beginning to brighten. Yu Xun Ge took out the cakes she had made and shared one with Tu Lan.
Back home, without even taking a nap, Yu Xun Ge set off for Ze Lan again. She wanted to check out Mi Ya Si’s lair. The most dangerous period of toxic fog had passed. Although the toxic marshes were still perilous, she could at least explore the outskirts, hoping to find some treasure or clues.
Since Mi Ya Si also had the World Tomb, perhaps he had some leads about the World Battlefield.
Disguised as Feng Lian, Yu Xun Ge and Tu Lan used the teleportation array in Ya Si City to reach the Tun Tun Forest directly.
However, Yu Xun Ge didn’t rush to leave the city. Instead, she spent two hours wandering around Tun Tun Forest, her mind filled with thoughts of Wolf Fortress!
But it didn’t matter if she couldn’t find Wolf Fortress. Feng Lian was a wealthy fox, and after wandering for nearly two hours, she stood at the city gate, looking at the five thousand gold coins in her pocket. Without hesitation, she downed a bottle of time-melting potion and returned.
Half an hour later, not only had she bought a **Pet Reverse Summon** skill at the auction house, but she also had a balance of ten thousand gold coins. She walked to a corner, handing the skill book and eight thousand gold coins to Tu Lan. “Here! Pay me back!”
Tu Lan, holding the money bag, fell silent for a moment. It was hard to keep up the act of playing dumb. She had been perched on Yu Xun Ge’s head in her little sparrow form, following her around Tun Tun Forest. In just a few hours, they had made so much money. How could she keep pretending? Even if she were truly clueless, she would have involuntarily exclaimed “Ah!” at this point.
Tu Lan rubbed her eyes. “Wow, you’re amazing! I just dozed off, and you went off to make money. So impressive!”
Yu Xun Ge: “......”
They flew southeast at high speed for over three hours before reaching the outskirts of the toxic marsh. Along the way, she encountered various monsters—goblins, giants, and man-faced spiders. She asked Tu Lan, “Where do all these come from?”
Tu Lan looked down at the battling monsters and shook her head. “I don’t know. They just appear from time to time.”
Yu Xun Ge watched them for a while before looking away. She flew a little further in and soon found herself poisoned by several types of toxins. The antidotes and acorn fruits she had brought could only alleviate less than a third of it.
Fortunately, Tu Lan had the expert title, and Yu Xun Ge now had many healing skills. Just relying on **12-month Interest-Free** and **The First Step to Making Cotton Candy**, she had more than enough healing power.
**Chapter 335: Scorpion Stele: [God Can Steal Too]**
Through testing, she discovered that the toxic gas in the marsh was even deadlier, and movement skills couldn’t be used here. The space had a chaotic attribute, and moving recklessly could lead to unpredictable landing spots, possibly ending up in the marsh.
**Dandelion in the Wind** could work, but it was more focused on escape rather than high-speed movement to flee.
She and Tu Lan had to rely on their wings to fly.
The two of them nearly barged in, and after about seventy kilometers, they began to flee in panic! A level 98 beast boss was trailing them from a distance, towering like a hundred-story building, its upper body resembling a poisonous scorpion and its lower body like a snake—a half-scorpion, half-snake creature, with attributes surpassing Feng Cang.
Yu Xun Ge used nearly all her buff skills and even consumed a dish that increased her speed, her orange-red wings leaving afterimages as she barely maintained her distance.
But even so, the beast named **Scorpion Stele** was closing in on her at a visible speed!
Upon detecting the opponent’s divine talent, she hastily called Tu Lan back to her pet space. Facing the Scorpion Stele, she flew backward, locking eyes with it. As the creature used its skill on her once more…
—**Reverse Moment**!
In that instant, a wave of intense unease surged within her, as if a voice was warning her not to do it… But she resolutely reversed her agility with the Scorpion Stele!
Her agility was as high as 185, though it had been reduced by 30%, leaving her with only 117. But the Scorpion Stele? Its agility was more than ten times hers—1785!
Almost the moment their agility was swapped, the Scorpion Stele’s speed suddenly slowed down, allowing Yu Xun Ge to escape.
As she walked through Tun Tun Forest with Tu Lan, her back was still slick with cold sweat. The divine talent of that beast she had never seen before was actually SS-level **[God Can Steal Too]**… The five great divine talents clearly evolved from **Thief God**!
This was also the main reason she had managed to flee so quickly. She checked her attributes and inventory, ultimately confirming that she had lost a bit of intelligence and a curio—the **Coin of Fate**.
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