eurekapd Chapter 178 The fledgling
Chapter 178 The fledgling
Chapter 178 178 fledglings
"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"
A series of tender bird calls echoed in the air. A fluffy, round little ball sat in Ye Pianran's palm, flapping its featherless wings excitedly.
Seeing 666 again, especially in its fledgling form, filled Ye Pianran with immense joy. Although 666 could only chirp for the time being, Ye Pianran knew it was trying to tell her something.
"Host, this handsome bird is back!"
It's so shameless, yet so adorable that it's impossible not to like it.
Ye Pianran's eyes welled up with tears. She lowered her head and gently kissed the head with a single strand of fine downy hair sticking up, and said softly:
"666, it's so good to see you."
"Chirp!!!" 666 was startled, then let out a short chirp. Its small, rolling body swayed from side to side, and it tried to raise its wings to cover its face. "Chirp~~~~~"
This little guy can even be shy.
Ye Pianran chuckled, her smile like a begonia bathed in the radiant morning glow, bright yet with a hint of shyness, bringing life back to the gloomy and monotonous space.
Chunyu Yang stared blankly to the side, experiencing for the first time a feeling called jealousy, and the object of his jealousy was actually a bird... no, a "system".
Suppressing the urge to pull her into his arms, Chunyu Yang reached out and gently pinched 666's neck, lifting it from Ye Pianran's palm.
"Chirp?" Suddenly leaving Ye Pianran's palm, 666 let out a questioning sound, tilting its head to look at Chunyu Yang, as if wondering why he had picked it up.
"I'll put you back up in the tree. You can come down when you fly away," Chunyu Yang said expressionlessly. He then placed it on his shoulder and turned to climb the tree. But 666 seemed to be angered by his words. It chirped and flapped its bare wings vigorously, trying to fly. But no matter how hard it tried, its bottom never left Chunyu Yang's shoulder.
Seeing that Chunyu Yang had reached the tree, 666's little eyes rolled around, and it wiggled its bottom as it rushed towards Chunyu Yang's hair bun. It pecked and jumped as it climbed onto the top of Chunyu Yang's hair, and then sat down, taking root on the top of his hair.
"..."
Chunyu Yang had already sensed its intention and reached out to try to pull it off, but every time he reached out, 666 would open its little mouth and peck at his fingers mercilessly. After several unsuccessful attempts, Chunyu Yang had no choice but to give up.
666 felt it had won the battle, and proudly chirped twice on its head.
Seeing the handsome and upright Chunyu Yang with a red fleshy lump on his head, Ye Pianran couldn't help but smile, and the smile in her eyes deepened.
She never expected that Chunyu Yang would have such a childlike side. He usually appeared calm and reliable, and rarely smiled, but in fact, he still retained a childlike heart.
Chunyu Yang naturally knew that Ye Pianran was laughing at him, but there was no hint of mockery in that smile. Instead, it carried a gentle tenderness that made him somewhat intoxicated by it.
Seeing her smile like that makes him happy to do anything.
"666, I'm relieved to know you're alright." Ye Pianran walked up to Chunyu Yang, tilted her head slightly, and smiled gently at 666, who was clinging to her head. "I know you're probably thinking about me doing more tasks to earn spiritual energy so you can grow up faster, right? Don't worry, the Third Prince and I will do everything we can to help you recover to your final form as soon as possible. I will also work hard to cultivate the 'Tai Su Ling Zhen' technique and learn some self-defense skills to become stronger so you no longer need to expend energy and sacrifice yourself to protect me."
666 stared at Ye Pianran quietly for a while before softly responding, "Chirp~"
This time, when Chunyu Yang reached out again, 666 finally stopped causing trouble and obediently let him catch it. Chunyu Yang held 666 and leaped onto the peach tree, gently placing it on a slightly flat branch. To prevent it from rolling to the ground, Chunyu Yang even found a few dry branches to surround it.
After settling 666, Chunyu Yang was about to leave the space with Ye Pianran, but just as they were about to depart, a strange blue light flashed in Ye Pianran's eyes.
"Wait a minute!"
She stopped and turned around in confusion to look for the blue shadow that had suddenly appeared. She carefully searched through the flower bushes that had just been watered by the drizzle, her skirt soaked with the rainwater still clinging to the branches. Finally, she found the blue light that had caught her attention at the very end of the flower bushes.
Surrounded by lush greenery, a crystal-blue sprout was breaking through the soil and slowly growing upwards. It was no more than half a finger wide, but its entire body was translucent and its color was uniform without any impurities, making it instantly pleasing to the eye.
What kind of plant is this? She doesn't remember ever planting such flowers and plants in her space before.
No...that's not right!
Ye Pianran suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when she was completing the "Find the Jade Hairpin" task, she had obtained a "mysterious seed" in the task completion gift pack. 666 said that after the seed was planted in the space, it would absorb enough spiritual energy and nutrients and then randomly grow into a plant of unknown grade.
Since acquiring this space, Ye Pianran has planted no fewer than fifteen kinds of flowers and plants within it. She is very familiar with the effect of the spiritual energy in the space on plant growth. She originally thought that the mysterious seed would sprout and grow the next day, but after waiting for a long time, the seed did not show any signs of life. Ye Pianran had already given up on the seed until just now, after a light rain fell in the space, it seemed to have just awakened from its slumber and reached out to try to touch this world.
How could this be? The spiritual energy in the space had been depleted because 666 had taken over her body, and the "spiritual rain" just now only served to alleviate the immediate crisis. It hadn't sprouted even when the spiritual energy was abundant before, but now, with only a little bit of thin spiritual energy, it had actually promoted its growth? What is the reason for this?
Ye Pianran was puzzled, but seeing the tender buds so clear and translucent, she felt a certain fondness for them and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch them.
To her surprise, with just this light touch, the tender bud trembled violently, and then, taking advantage of her unpreparedness, forcefully pierced into her palm!
A sudden, excruciating pain shot through her palm. Before Ye Pianran could even cry out, she felt an icy chill spread from her palm throughout her body, freezing her in place, as if even her soul was being frozen. The bone-chilling cold made it hard for Ye Pianran to breathe. As she was trying to think of a way to escape this predicament, everything suddenly went black. Then she felt a dizzying sensation, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself no longer in the familiar space, but in another completely unfamiliar illusion!