Living Fruit is a fruit that contains life energy. The earlier monster rampage was also caused by this.
“Then why do they look like they want to eat that chicken?”
“Because it’s monster instinct.”
The monsters’ greed for the Colorful Chicken was real, and their desire to eat it was also real, but their reverence for it surpassed even monster instinct.
Thus, the scene showed all the monsters drooling yet still protecting the Colorful Chicken.
This time, the Colorful Chicken’s cry lasted a long time. Living Fruit continuously fell from the tree, and new ones grew and fell in turn.
When the Colorful Chicken stopped crying, a Wind Wolf over three meters tall took the lead and moved aside.
Just as the group was about to leave, the Colorful Chicken called out to that Wind Wolf.
The Wind Wolf Leader understood and nodded at the wolves around it. Instantly, a Wind Wolf approached the knights.
“Is this… for us to ride?” The knights were all shocked, never expecting something like this to happen.
Lu Xin glanced at the Colorful Chicken. The latter looked up at him, its expression full of arrogance.
Lu Xin “…”
Looking away, Lu Xin mounted a Wind Wolf. Then Ailya sat in front of him, leaning into his arms.
The Colorful Chicken flew out of Ailya’s arms and jumped onto Lu Xin’s head. It wanted to ride in its special seat.
The Fluffball Monster also jumped down and rolled onto the Wind Wolf’s head, taking advantage of its master’s presence.
Ruilin looked at Lu Xin. She had originally wanted to share a ride with him, but seeing this situation made her hesitant.
Lu Xin noticed Ruilin’s small movements and patted the spot behind him. “Come along.”
With Lu Xin’s permission, Ruilin sat behind him, pressed against his back, and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Audrey and Ailya both looked at Ruilin. Audrey raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling the two were being too intimate, but she didn’t say anything.
Ailya’s gaze was subtle. She glanced at Lu Xin, planning to settle accounts with him later, so she didn’t stop Ruilin either.
The only victim was the Wind Wolf Lu Xin was riding. That one wolf silently bore it all.
Wind Wolf: (¬_¬)
With the monsters escorting them, Lu Xin emerged from the Misty Forest near evening.
The two knights who had been waiting in Morning Breeze Town had long since learned the situation through Magic Parchment.
They stood by Lu Xin’s cabin, and Town Mayor Field stood behind them.
A few minutes later, Audrey rode a white horse at the front of the line, while the others followed behind on Wind Wolves.
“Captain, you’re back!”
The knights hurried forward, but the number of returnees still frightened them. Including Audrey and Ruilin, only eleven knights remained.
Eight had died in an instant, and those who returned were clearly exhausted.
After delivering the people, the Wind Wolves returned to the forest.
Audrey first dismissed the knights to rest and relax. She and Ruilin then entered Lu Xin’s cabin and sat down.
Field looked at the knights scattering, then at Audrey going inside. He didn’t know whether to go or stay.
In the end, he simply closed the door for Lu Xin and stood guard outside.
“Lu Xin, I still can’t make a decision about the Colorful Chicken.” Audrey got straight to the point without pleasantries.
“I’ll set out for the Kingdom tomorrow morning. If I get any news, I’ll come and tell you.”
Lu Xin poured two cups of water and placed them in front of them. “So soon?” he asked, puzzled.
“Yes. This loss is heavy. All the temporary knights sent by the Kingdom were killed, and it also involves the Kingdom of Heliwei.”
“On top of that, there’s the Colorful Chicken issue. You and Ailya may need to come to the capital then. But don’t worry—I’ll take care of your travel and accommodation.”
“Of course, no problem.”
“Mm, thank you for understanding.” Audrey stood up and said softly, “Then I won’t disturb you and Miss Ailya. Goodbye.”
Ruilin followed Audrey out of the cabin, but she turned back and said calmly:
“I’ll miss you. When the time comes, come find me at the Wyatt family.”
“Mm.”
After saying that, Audrey and Ruilin left. Field followed behind them, fussing over them all the way.
When they returned to the Town Lord’s Mansion, Ruilin closed the door. Only she and Audrey remained in the room.
“Captain, about the Colorful Chicken…”
“Report it honestly.”
“But then Lu Xin will…”
Ruilin was worried about Lu Xin’s safety. If the Kingdom insisted on taking the Colorful Chicken, how much trouble would Lu Xin face?
“You’re quite worried about him, Ruilin.”
“Sigh… we’ve been through hardships together…”
Under Audrey’s gaze, Ruilin’s voice grew softer, and her cheeks began to flush involuntarily.
Audrey took all this in. Ever since she reunited with Ruilin, she had noticed that their relationship was unusual.
“Did something happen between you and Lu Xin? You can tell me.”
Audrey poured tea for herself and Ruilin, looking at the latter with expectant eyes. By then, Ruilin was already shyly lowering her head.
“Uh…”
“What’s wrong? It’s okay to tell big sister.”
Ruilin hesitated. She had originally planned to wait until she couldn’t hide it anymore, but she never expected that saying it out loud would be so embarrassing.
Finally, under Audrey’s curious questioning, Ruilin stammered out what had happened underground.
However, she hid the part about “saying the same thing to Ailya and Audrey,” because she believed that one day the roles would reverse, and then she would also ask Audrey the same way.
After hearing Ruilin’s story, Audrey blushed a little herself. This was a bit beyond her expectations.
It took a while for her expression to calm down. Then she said composedly, “I see. Should we tell Mother about this?”
Ruilin quickly shook her head. Just thinking about how Cecilia would react made her even shyer.
“Ugh~ Finally some peace.”
Lu Xin tossed Little Grey and the Colorful Chicken into the backyard and stretched.
“Yeah.” Ailya sat on a stool, resting her chin on her hands, looking at Lu Xin with a smile in her eyes.
Lu Xin sensed something was wrong and laughed awkwardly, planning to slip out for a while.
“Just got home, and you’re already going out? To find that Dark Elf?”
Ailya said softly, then stood up and wrapped her arms around Lu Xin to stop him.
Lu Xin tried to exert a little force to make her let go, but he was afraid of hurting her, so he gave up.
He sat on a chair, and Ailya sat on his lap. She sniffed him like a cat, then whispered:
“Mm, the same scent as that Dark Elf named Ruilin.”
“Is that so.”
Ailya lunged onto Lu Xin, pouting as she looked at him seriously.
“Don’t say ‘is that so.’ Tell me honestly—what happened when you were alone with Ruilin?”
“Do you really want to hear?”
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