Chapter 62

Chapter 62

People signed up one after another, and many of them showed signs of interest, some even seemed tempted.

Soon, ten people had gathered.

Dr. Lin added the ten people to a small group and arranged for them to move to Shennong Star in ten days.

"Ten days should be enough for you to get everything in order and head to Shennong Star without any worries."

"Alright."

"No problem."

Some still looked dazed.

Had they just paid to sell themselves so easily?

A sudden wave of regret washed over them, but the matter was already settled. They didn't have much time left, so they decided to go along with it.

*

Meanwhile, Yun Wan was also getting ready to start her teaching task. She brought Lu Huai back to the safe house, told the four little ones not to go near the live stream window in the vegetable patch, and started teaching Lu Huai how to draw in spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy was thicker near the vegetable patch, so Yun Wan brought a cushion and sat cross-legged with Lu Huai beside the patch to cultivate.

While they cultivated, she explained the techniques to Lu Huai.

Most people could draw in spiritual energy in two or three days; taking more than a week was considered slow. Yun Wan was mentally prepared for this.

But her first student was clearly very talented, managing to draw in spiritual energy in less than two minutes.

"You have excellent aptitude," Yun Wan said, a bit envious.

She could draw in spiritual energy quickly because of her experience as a demon cultivator. As a native Stellar citizen who had never practiced cultivation before, Lu Huai had managed to grasp the basics of drawing in spiritual energy and succeeded in an extremely short time, which was quite remarkable.

If he had lived in the cultivation world, he would have been a disciple fiercely sought after by major sects.

Hearing Yun Wan's praise, Lu Huai replied modestly, "It's all thanks to the leader's excellent teaching!"

A gentle breeze blew, tousling his messy hair and adding a touch of wildness.

"Hmm, it seems I'm quite suited to being a teacher!" Yun Wan stretched lazily.

Teaching a disciple for the first time with such success gave her a strong sense of accomplishment.

Yun Wan adopted her teacher's demeanor, "Continue cultivating and try to absorb as much spiritual energy as possible. Once you reach the critical point and can no longer absorb any, we'll proceed to the next step."

"Alright."

Lu Huai obediently complied and continued cultivating.

After a while, he opened his eyes again. Yun Wan was meditating with her eyes closed. He stared at her long eyelashes for a moment, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

The sunlight was just right, and everything in sight was saturated with intense colors. The girl before him, even in the shadows, seemed to glow.

"Why did you stop?" Yun Wan asked.

Lu Huai hurriedly closed his eyes, and after a long while, his erratic breathing gradually returned to normal.

...

Feng Feng was bored, squatting by the vegetable patch, unable to understand what his general was doing.

So mysterious and strange!

"Can someone tell me what’s really going on?"

After leaving the recovery center, the two headed straight to the vegetable patch and sat in the shade with their eyes closed.

What the heck are they doing?

"Feng, you’re overthinking it. The boss doesn’t need us to worry about him now. Just treat it like a day out, don’t make such a fuss!" Qian Zhuang’s gaze followed the cat while he tried to calm Feng Feng.

"All you ever think about is playing!"

Qian Zhuang pouted, "Anyway, I don’t want to keep standing guard, aren’t we just third wheels here?"

"What third wheel?! Is the boss even into women?"

"..." Qian Zhuang was speechless, "If not, is he into men? You or me?"

Startled by the imagined scenario, Qian Zhuang rubbed his face, "Feng, why are you so obsessed with the boss’s private life? It’s none of our business!"

"No, the Shennong Star Lord isn’t good enough for the boss!"

Qian Zhuang glanced at Feng Feng, "In your eyes, no one in the whole galaxy is good enough for the boss..."

He wanted to tell Feng Feng to stop overthinking it; the Lord clearly had no other intentions, whereas the boss, shaking hands, holding an umbrella, gradually moving closer to her, was the one with ulterior motives!

Who knows if the boss really likes the vegetable patch or if he’s got other plans!

Qian Zhuang’s eyesight was good, clearly seeing Lu Huai just smile.

The god of war who ruled the battlefield against The Swarm seemed to have also been touched by mortal feelings.

He saw things differently from Feng Feng; he thought the boss was not worthy of the lovely Lord.

After all, the boss’s body...

The big guy, over six feet tall, couldn’t help but want to cry at the thought of the boss falling in love with the Lord but not being able to be together.

The boss has it rough! Finally finding the right person, but it’s doomed to end badly.

He wiped his eye, sighed, and was about to go play with the cat to soothe his wounded heart.

In a flash, he realized all the little beastmen were gone.

?

Why isn’t anyone playing with him! He’s even worse off than the boss, right?!

*

The four little ones vanished all of a sudden, preparing to return to the abandoned laboratory.

Yun Ge was napping, Yun Wan was tied up, the four little ones found the opportunity, grabbed their stuff, and headed back to their second home.

"Se Se, you’re still bringing a doll?" Ah Huang had a small cloth bag tied to her body, her little paws hitting the ground, top-heavy.

Se Se’s tail was curled around a little fat snake that looked seven parts like her, her head tilted, eyes blinking.

"Yes!" Ever since Yun Wan handed out the dolls, she has cherished them so much that she even sleeps with them.

This time, she couldn’t resist bringing it along.

"It will get dirty," Miao Miao reminded.

"I'll clean it," Se Se said, still holding the doll with her tail.

Miao Miao didn’t argue further and, after a moment of hesitation, also brought along her cute cat doll. Ah Huang, being small, had Wang Wang carry her doll.

The four of them were all set and ready to go, making their way back to the abandoned lab through the tunnel.

"Caw! We’re back, caw!" YaYa circled three times in the air to welcome them.

The little monster raised its eyes from the darkness, seeing the four friends with big and small bags, clearly bringing back a lot of goodies.

Were there any delicious sweet potatoes?

He wondered hopefully.

"Did Grandma find out anything?" Miao Miao asked as she put down her bag.

"No, caw, she hasn't gone out."

Miao Miao understood YaYa’s meaning and felt a strange unease.

They had been gone for so long; how could Grandma, being so smart, still not know?

Miao Miao shook her ears and began distributing the gifts she had brought for her friends. Besides two sets of daily necessities, there were varying amounts of sweet potatoes, small tomatoes, Spicy Dried Radish, and other goodies.

YaYa spotted a small tomato rolling out and, without a second thought, gobbled it up.

"YaYa, spit it out! That's bad! You silly bird! You’ll eat anything!" Ah Huang jumped up, flapping her wings hard against his big beak.

YaYa gulped it down in two bites, tilting his black head, blinking, his yellow eyes gleaming with a knowing look.

"Delicious! Caw!"

"Oh, what are we going to do with you! Here, try this! It’s sweeter!"

Ah Huang took out a well-preserved tomato and stuffed it into YaYa’s beak.

"Where’s the little monster? Come on out!" Se Se called out in her tender voice.

The octopus boy stepped out of the shadows again. The light was dim, but his eyes still struggled with the brightness, and he instinctively shrank back.

"Here, eat something!"

He didn't often interact with others, so his reactions were a bit slow.

Before he could react, a bag of tasty treats was shoved into his arms, packed with unfamiliar foods that smelled amazing and looked vibrant.

The little monster’s eyes lit up, betraying his excitement.

"Besides food, there are useful things too!" Ah Huang, acting like a little teacher, pulled out a toothbrush and taught the two how to use it.

"This is called a toothbrush, these bristles are used to clean your teeth. We first do this, then this, and then this, and our teeth will be clean!"

"Caw! Clean! Caw!" YaYa nibbled on a small tomato and then looked up, listening intently as Ah Huang enthusiastically explained these new things.

After a hearty meal, the six long-separated friends huddled together against the wall, contentedly dreaming about the future.

"If only YaYa and the little monster could become female subjects too!" Se Se sighed.

"Gah! Subjects! Gah!"

"What are subjects?" an unfamiliar voice suddenly spoke up.

The Five looked around, and Ah Huang bolted upright, "Who? Who's talking?"

Finally, their gazes landed on the little monster.

"Little monster, are you the one talking?" Se Se asked softly, her voice echoing throughout the space.

"Yes." Being stared at by so many people, the little monster shrank further into the shadows and spoke again, "What are subjects?"

"Subjects can legally reside on Shennong Star!" Ah Huang explained.

"Shennong Star?"

"The name of this planet is Shennong Star," Miao Miao added.

"That’s a beautiful name."

...

Just a wall away, the grandmother was in tears.

She had heard every word of the little beastmen’s conversation.

The moment the little beastmen left, she had already noticed.

For some reason, she hadn't stopped them.

Perhaps she too had grown tired of the endless darkness... Fortunately, that lord seemed to be a good person.

The grandmother clenched her fists, and in that moment, she made a decision against her better judgment.

Rather than living in hiding for a lifetime, it was better to take a chance. The little beastmen still had a bright future ahead, and living in the shadows for a lifetime was too painful!

Shennong Star, don't let her down!

Not long after, Miao Miao brought her share of the gifts, a long dress and a hairpin spread out on the bed, the moonlight-white color was very beautiful.

It had been a long time since she had worn new clothes...

The grandmother didn’t say much, gratefully accepted Miao Miao’s gift, put on the dress, clipped the hairpin, and walked out of the room.

Her appearance was ageless, and with the dress, she looked like a graceful maiden, the little beastmen were struck speechless.

"Do I look good?" The grandmother twirled around, the skirt flying, her figure elegant.

"You look amazing!" the little beastmen chorused.

After admiring the dress, the grandmother heaved a deep sigh, as if she had shed a heavy burden from her shoulders.

"You all go back now, don't let the lord worry."

The grandmother's words left the little beastmen stunned, their smiles fading from their faces.

Ah Huang was the first to react, tears streaming down her face as she cried out loudly, "Grandma, don’t send us away, we’ll never disobey again! Wuwu..."

As she cried, the lights flickered and the power went out, throwing the entire basement into darkness.

The crying continued, infecting the other little beastfolk, who also began to sob.

With the children crying around her, Grandma was quite experienced in handling such scenes.

She calmly knelt down, gently pulling the little beastfolk into her embrace and patting their backs.

"Don’t cry, Grandma won’t send you away, you will always be Grandma’s children... I made a mistake before, and since the lord has accepted you, I should go and visit him."

Ah Huang was so shocked that she forgot to cry.

"Grandma, are you going to move in with the lord too?"

"We’ll see what the lord decides!"

In the darkness, the little beastfolk made soft rustling sounds, and Grandma could feel their joy and excitement, something that had never appeared in their previously dull and lifeless lives.

No matter the outcome, they at least had the chance to participate in this vibrant, colorful world.

Grandma once again solidified the thoughts deep in her heart.