Barren Star – Chapter 79
by Little PandaJourney to the Beast Star.
The tall wutong trees [梧桐树 | wú tóng shù | Chinese parasol tree] reached into the clouds.
The “bird nests” hanging among the branches swayed gently in the wind.
At this moment, the Fengjiu Clan, under the command of Feng Yi, was slowly relocating the saplings previously planted under the “Great Wutong.” Most of the Fengjiu who had worked on Mountain and Sea Star had returned, their vast contribution points enough to purchase many tree saplings, and they were happily carrying them back. Those with fewer allocated saplings blinked their eyes, full of envy, even hoping for their turn to go to Mountain and Sea Star.
Although the cooperation between Mountain and Sea Star and Beast Star had deepened and the quotas had increased, in reality, the entire clans of Beast Star were included, and the quotas allocated to the Fengjiu were far fewer than before.
“Jiujiu!” Little Fengjiu had returned with the Fengjiu. She still didn’t like the human form and had transformed into a little fluffball, flying around and occasionally landing on the wutong trees being transported, startling the Fengjiu, who gasped, afraid she would break the branches.
“Feng Xuan!” Feng Yi hadn’t noticed when Little Fengjiu slipped away. When she came to her senses and saw Little Fengjiu’s figure, she was furious. Grabbing Feng Xuan [凤萱 | fèng xuān] back, she glared at her and said, “Don’t cause trouble here.”
“I want to go to Mountain and Sea Star!” Feng Xuan rubbed against Feng Yi’s cheek, throwing a tantrum.
Feng Yi raised an eyebrow and said slowly, “Ning Buyi and Hua Zhuoyu are coming.” Seeing Little Fengjiu’s dark eyes darting around, Feng Yi smiled slightly and added, “But you probably won’t see them. You have to go to school.” The cubs of other clans had already started kindergarten at this age. Although the Fengjiu’s instincts could be inherited, this was not the ancient times when they could survive on instinct alone. A Fengjiu without skills could only lie flat and be a “salted fish”.
The word “school” was a huge blow to the cub. Little Fengjiu nestled in Feng Yi’s arms, wailing, squeezing out a few tears from her beady eyes, but Feng Yi remained unmoved. She poked Little Fengjiu’s sturdy body and said cruelly, “You’re already late to start school. You can’t delay any longer. Our Fengjiu Clan has no uneducated Fengjiu.”
“Ermao is!” Little Fengjiu protested Feng Yi’s words. Before going to Mountain and Sea Star, Feng Ermao was a severe internet addict, staying at home all day. Her goal was to be just a little better than Feng Ermao, and this “little” didn’t require studying.
Hearing this, Feng Yi rubbed her forehead. Little Fengjiu’s understanding of Feng Ermao was truly simplistic. She carried Little Fengjiu back into the house and pointed to the beautifully packaged perfume gift boxes and honey gift boxes: “These were all designed by Feng Ermao.”
Little Fengjiu: “…” This blow was even greater than going to school.
How could Feng Ermao, who had always been a negative role model, become successful?
Ning Buyi and Hua Zhuoyu arrived at Beast Star in October.
Beast Star itself was one of the civilized planets. After the dark pollution became rarer, the protective shields were gradually turned off to allow the clans to adapt to the “seasons.” The trees cultivated with potions grew extremely fast, and with a gust of wind, the withered yellow leaves spun to the ground. This was not the seasonal skin of the protective shield but the real autumn.
As the princess of the Fengjiu Clan and an old friend of Ning Buyi and Hua Zhuoyu, Feng Yi naturally had to personally receive the guests.
The improvement of Beast Star was inseparable from Ning Buyi. Ning Buyi was a great benefactor of the Beast Clan and deserved the highest etiquette.
The Fengjiu flew out of their “bird nests,” their exquisite and magnificent tail feathers dazzling in the sunlight. A hundred Fengjiu sang in unison, like celestial music to the ears. Ning Buyi was somewhat overwhelmed by the sight.
“If I hadn’t known you, I probably wouldn’t have been able to secure this reception opportunity,” Feng Yi walked up to Ning Buyi and said with a smile. After those who returned from Mountain and Sea Star spread the word that Ning Buyi liked “fluffy things,” many fluffy clans competed for this opportunity at the recent Beast Alliance meeting.
It didn’t matter if they didn’t know the planet master of Mountain and Sea Star.
After all, the planet master liked fluffy things.
“Cute” and “adorable” were the passports.
“Where’s Little Fengjiu?” Ning Buyi looked around but didn’t hear the noisy chirping, and she missed it. Given Little Fengjiu’s clinginess, she should have appeared if she knew Ning Buyi was on Beast Star.
Feng Yi covered her mouth and coughed lightly: “She’s at school.”
Ning Buyi suddenly understood. Little Fengjiu had always been in her fluffy beast form, and she had almost forgotten that the little one needed to attend school.
“Did you come from the Insect Star?” Feng Yi asked, as Ning Buyi had mentioned it in their previous communication.
Ning Buyi nodded.
Feng Yi asked again, “How was it?”
“A cold, orderly steel city,” Ning Buyi replied. The Insect Race had always followed the queen’s orders. Their lives were orderly but lacked self-awareness. Now that they had broken free from their constraints, it would take a long time for the entire race to become vibrant.
Ning Buyi discussed some matters of commodity trade with Feng Yi. Although she was very interested in the《Baize Diagram》, it was, after all, the supreme treasure of Beast Star, and it would be too presumptuous for her to bring it up. She planned to stay on Beast Star for a while, as the atmosphere here was more relaxing and comfortable.
After touring the Fengjiu Clan, Ning Buyi and Hua Zhuoyu followed Feng Yi to the “Jiujiu Kindergarten.” Any cubs that couldn’t transform into human form were sent to the kindergarten. The “Jiujiu Kindergarten” accepted cubs from nearby clans, and the youngest ones had just been weaned. Of course, Little Fengjiu was purely behind in her studies, and after catching up, she would smoothly enter the first grade.
“Will she adapt?” Ning Buyi frowned, somewhat worried. On Mountain and Sea Star, Little Fengjiu had been free-range. She hadn’t been aware of it at the time, but if she had known, she would have started the education system in Aurora City earlier, so the cubs wouldn’t have gone wild.
“Perhaps we should worry about her bullying others in kindergarten?” Hua Zhuoyu raised an eyebrow. Little Fengjiu was no well-behaved child; she was practically a “ruffian.” Her education might have gone a bit awry, as she was completely different from the proud and aloof Fengjiu of legend.
Ning Buyi: “…”
Unfortunately, Hua Zhuoyu’s words became reality.
When Ning Buyi and her group arrived at Jiujiu Kindergarten, they saw Little Fengjiu sitting proudly on the back of a little lion, enthusiastically telling her followers about her exciting adventures on Mountain and Sea Star. The Nine-Tailed Fox, Baize, and Xie Zhi were her main conquests, and of course, the protagonist of the story, Little Fengjiu, was invincible, even maintaining her “kingly aura” when facing the Beast Ancestor.
Ning Buyi glanced at Feng Yi’s livid face and silently mourned for Little Fengjiu in her heart. The little one was probably asking for trouble. The Beast Ancestor in the《Baize Diagram》was held in such high regard by the Beast Clan, so noble and inviolable. Under Little Fengjiu’s leadership, the cubs had made conquering the Beast Ancestor their ultimate mission! She had sent Little Fengjiu to kindergarten to reform her, not to let her lead the cubs astray.
“Your sister is here,” one of the cubs timidly said.
Little Fengjiu’s loud voice immediately turned into a weak “jiujiu” when she saw Feng Yi’s dark expression. However, in an instant, her eyes lit up, and she forgot about Feng Yi, flapping her wings and rushing toward Ning Buyi. Hua Zhuoyu calmly stepped in front of Ning Buyi and swiftly caught Little Fengjiu.
“Jiujiu!” Little Fengjiu’s eyes were full of accusation.
“Don’t you have your own wife?” Hua Zhuoyu said without changing her expression.
Ning Buyi, Feng Yi: “…”
“Feng Xuan! You’re causing trouble again!” Feng Yi gritted her teeth, wishing she could break off a vine and give Little Fengjiu a good spanking.
Little Fengjiu was horrified and, not caring that it was the merciless Hua Zhuoyu who had caught her, desperately tried to burrow into her arms.
However, Hua Zhuoyu was utterly “ruthless.” She handed Little Fengjiu over to Feng Yi with a “good luck” expression.
Little Fengjiu flapped her wings and let out a scream. In the next moment, she completely disappeared.
Ning Buyi and Feng Yi looked at each other, and after a while, Ning Buyi asked, “Will she be okay?”
“She’ll be fine,” Feng Yi said. After Little Fengjiu returned to Beast Star, the Fengjiu Clan had placed certain restrictions on her bloodline abilities, as it was too dangerous for a cub to run around freely. Now, her spatial teleportation ability was limited to a few specific locations—either home or the Dragon Clan’s Ling Shu’s house.
Dragon Clan.
Ling Shu was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, counting her “spoils of victory,” which she had scavenged from her siblings who hoarded various precious gems. But even combined, they didn’t amount to a hundred, far from enough to build a golden house. Feng Yi was becoming richer by the day, while she was growing poorer—perhaps it was her fate to leak wealth? If only she could win a fight and win Feng Yi’s heart. She sighed in frustration and was about to put the gems away when a little fluffball suddenly appeared.
“Feng Xuan?” Ling Shu raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Did your sister send you here?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed the little backpack on Little Fengjiu’s back and fell silent.
Little Fengjiu squeezed out a tear, chirping sadly.
After a while, she stammered, “Sister… Sister has a new lover.”
Ling Shu’s eyelids twitched, and she quickly asked, “A new lover? Who is it? From the Beast Clan? Male or female?”
Little Fengjiu thought about the assets on Mountain and Sea Star and said, “Richer than you.”
Recalling Pojun’s demeanor, she added, “Stronger than you.”
“If you don’t marry my sister soon, it’ll be too late.”
Ling Shu fell silent.
Little Fengjiu secretly glanced at Ling Shu, feeling pleased.
Once her sister got married, no one would be able to control her anymore.
From then on, Little Fengjiu would be free!
Just as Little Fengjiu was indulging in her beautiful fantasies, Ling Shu spoke with a serious expression.
“If it’s too late, then I’ll change my strategy. I’ll marry into your family!”
Little Fengjiu: “??!”
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