CH 32

Chapter 32

After Duan Qiufeng left, Fu Jingjing wiped her tears and complained to Zhou Yiyi, “How could he use force? How could a big man like him use force against me? It’s really hateful. I must tell Brother Wang and the others…”

Zhou Yiyi, “Alright, alright, don’t cry. Why do you always provoke him for no reason? Hasn’t he done anything wrong to you?”

Speaking of this, Fu Jingjing did feel a bit guilty. She simply couldn’t stand this couple, “Oh, whose side are you on?”

Zhou Yiyi, “I am, of course, on your side. If it weren’t for me persuading them, you might have been beaten up by now!”

Fu Jingjing said, “Then when I talk to Brother Wang later, you help me say a few words.”

Zhou Yiyi replied, “Do you have any evidence that he laid hands on you? Right now, it’s just the two of us here, and you don’t have any injuries. Are you going to hit yourself now?”

Fu Jingjing blinked, looked at her clothes, although a bit wrinkled, probably due to being grabbed by Duan Qiufeng for a short time, they had crumpled. 

“Is this alright then?”

Zhou Yiyi answered, “Let’s just forget about this incident. Now we only have ten… no, nine people. Brother Wang and the others won’t allow any more reduction, especially a strong man like Duan Qiufeng.”

“If you file a complaint, I think you might be the one at a disadvantage. In the current situation, it’s not a time when we can get away with just looking good. It wouldn’t be surprising to die at any moment. Brother Wang and the others will definitely choose a stronger man to stay.”

After listening to her words, Fu Jingjing carefully considered it and finally abandoned the idea of filing a complaint. After all, everyone in the villa knew that she had been targeting Duan Qiufeng. If Duan Qiufeng really laid hands on her, everyone would first think that she had said something unpleasant.

Moreover, she didn’t have any injuries on her body. If she filed a complaint, she would likely end up at a loss.

Qi Jinglan pulled Duan Qiufeng’s arm to comfort him, “Alright, don’t be angry. You definitely scared her just now, and she won’t treat us like this again in the future.”

Duan Qiufeng: “It’s better this way. Otherwise, next time, I won’t let it end so easily. Does she really think she’s a celestial being who can seduce Wang Boming and Lin Yuzhe?”

“Or does she think those two will stand up for her and kick me out or even lay hands on me?”

Qi Jinglan saw that he had indeed calmed down and then let go of her hand holding his arm. She casually tidied up the room, which was indeed a man’s room and a bit messy.

After a simple cleanup, she stood up and planned to leave, “I’ll go back to my room first. You rest for a while and ease your emotions. Don’t get angry again when you see Fu Jingjing later.”

Duan Qiufeng lay on the bed and sighed, “Qi Yue must be with Qin Jiulin.”

Speaking of this, Qi Jinglan was a bit puzzled, “How did Qi Yue go over? He shouldn’t have the strength to walk. But Qin Jiulin couldn’t have specially found that villa and brought Qi Yue away, right? Living at Qin Jiulin’s place, won’t they find fault with Qi Yue for not being able to do anything?”

Duan Qiufeng said, “Who knows? Both possibilities are low, but possible. Could it be that Qi Yue suddenly had the strength to leave the villa and fainted on the way, meeting Qin Jiulin?”

Qi Jinglan: “Qin Jiulin and the others don’t seem to be that kind-hearted.”

Thinking of Qin Jiulin’s face, Duan Qiufeng felt angry, “Forget it, don’t think about it. We’ll know sooner or later. We don’t need to worry about it now.”

Qi Jinglan:  “Yes… we’ll know later. And Yue has always been indoors and never goes out. Even Qin Jiulin and his friends haven’t seen them leave the villa. Do they really have so much stored food?”

Duan Qiufeng suddenly sat up, exclaiming, “Ah, yes, why didn’t I think of it before? I have seen them go out to fetch water and bring it back to the villa, but I haven’t seen them go out to hunt. Maybe they don’t have much food left?”

Qi Jinglan didn’t know what he was thinking and showed a fearful expression, “Could it be that they’ve treated Yue as a reserve ration?”

Duan Qiufeng: “It shouldn’t be. In the past few days, I vaguely saw Yue moving indoors through the window. It doesn’t seem like they are treating him as a reserve ration.”

Qi Jinglan didn’t know why, but she felt a bit disappointed. “Well, that’s good. If Yue dies like that, it will definitely be very painful.”

The way they communicated seemed as if they were not the ones who wanted to starve Yue to death before, as if after meeting Yue later, Yue could continue to follow them without any grudges.

Qi Jinglan didn’t say much, “Forget it, let’s talk about it later. I’ll go back to my room first.”

Duan Qiufeng didn’t hold on to her, waving his hand to signal Qi Jinglan to go back by herself. He lay back on the bed, thinking about what to do next.

Qi Yue definitely hated the two of them, but with Qi Jinglan as his sister, maybe Qi Yue would come back. However, this possibility was still small.

But Qi Yue was only seventeen years old. At such a young age, with insufficient maturity, it probably wouldn’t be a problem to coax him later. After all, he was really very sick at that time, which was a good excuse.

Today, Qi Yue didn’t do anything, and Qin Jiulin and Liu Zhongyuan dealt with the ingredients. They basically cooked all the meat that could be cooked, eating while cooking. It wasn’t until evening that Qi Yue came up from the basement.

Qin Jiulin could tell from his appearance that he was definitely very hungry. “Come, have some meat.”

Although it was the leftovers from the two of them, there was still a lot. Two large bowls were placed on the table. Of course, these were the only two bowls left; the rest of the meat had been eaten by them.

Qi Yue didn’t think too much. “Thank you, Brother Qin, Brother Liu.”

Qin Jiulin and Liu Zhongyuan left the dining room and sat on the sofa in the living room. Qi Yue, on the other hand, enjoyed his meal in the dining room. After he finished eating, he conscientiously cleaned up the kitchen and dining room. Then, he walked to the living room and sat on the sofa opposite them, sitting in a docile manner.

Qin Jiulin said, “Take a look.”

Liu Zhongyuan also became interested. “Let’s see. Can he transform into a beast now?”

Qi Yue nodded. “Yes, but… wait a moment. I’ll go change in my room and come out later.”

Qin Jiulin knew he had to undress. “Go ahead.”

Qi Yue, feeling a bit embarrassed, walked to the basement. After opening the door, he didn’t close it because he wouldn’t be able to open it later. After entering the basement, he undressed and looked at the wall, taking a deep breath to encourage himself.

Liu Zhongyuan said, “Hmm? The sound of wings flapping? Is his beast form a flying creature?”

Qin Jiulin said, “It seems so. It’s flying out…”

A snow owl flew out from the basement entrance. No, it couldn’t fly out because the entrance was too small. Instead, it flapped its wings while bouncing out.

Liu Zhongyuan exclaimed, “Wow! It’s a snow owl…”

Qin Jiulin said, “With such a large size, it must be a variant beastman, and it’s pure white, even the eyes are white pupils.”

The snow owl standing was about one meter five to one meter six in height, and if it spread its wings, it would be about three to four meters long. There was no doubt that it was a variant beastman.

Qin Jiulin waved at him, and Qi Yue obediently hopped over. Qin Jiulin directly touched him, feeling the texture was really good.

Liu Zhongyuan also touched the feathers. “For us, this snow owl is… an aerial reconnaissance unit?”

Qin Jiulin said, “Yes, and look at its claws. They’re much larger than our palms. It shouldn’t be a problem for it to dive and catch prey in the air.”

Liu Zhongyuan added, “But we need to be careful about ground animals attacking it when it dives. Someone needs to keep an eye on it to ensure safety.”

Qin Jiulin said, “It’s okay. We can slowly train him, it won’t take too long.”

The two of them discussed topics related to how to train Qi Yue, but they didn’t ask for his opinion.

Qi Yue knew he had no say, he was just a beastman with no voice. Honestly, now that he had wings, he could fly away at any time, leaving them unable to harm him. However, he also knew that if it weren’t for these two, he might not have survived, let alone become a beastman or shifter. Moreover, they had taken care of him so much before; it would be unreasonable to leave now. In the future, he would definitely stay by their side to repay their kindness.

When he came back to his senses, he heard Qin Jiulin saying to him, “So, what do you think, Qi Yue?”

Qi Yue was filled with question marks in his mind. What? What did he just say? He spaced out and didn’t hear what they were saying. Could they repeat it?

Qin Jiulin and Liu Zhongyuan couldn’t expect him to understand by just looking at his bird face. In the end, under their gaze, Qi Yue nodded with an ominous premonition in his heart.

Qin Jiulin smiled, “That’s good. I thought you wouldn’t agree, but it’s okay. With both of us accompanying you, we guarantee you won’t be attacked on the ground.”

But in the sky, it would be up to him.

It was late at night, and it was time to rest. The wild boar they had hunted earlier was finished, and they didn’t need to go hunting tonight. Tomorrow night would be fine.

But Qi Yue still needed to go through a few days of adaptation, so these days of adaptation definitely required him to eat well, at least not to go hungry. Since that’s the case…

Qin Jiulin said, “I’ll go out tonight and catch something. Make sure Qi Yue doesn’t go hungry tomorrow.”

Liu Zhongyuan agreed, “Okay, next time, I’ll go.”

Qi Yue was a bit puzzled. He gently flapped his wings.

Qin Jiulin said, “After becoming a different species beast, there is a period of adaptation for several days. During this time, it’s best not to run around randomly and avoid using your beast form casually to avoid injuries. If the adaptation period doesn’t go well, it will have a significant impact on your future strength.”