CHAPTER 235: CHAPTER 226: ANOTHER GIFT OF HEART-CONNECTED SCALE_1

After the two Grey Hawk Beastmen left, Si Yan was demure before Bai Feng.

Bai Feng found her somewhat amusing.

"What’s wrong, looking so timid and frightened? Weren’t you quite brave just now?"

Si Yan said, "I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare."

Si Yan was actually quite surprised. She could sense the tension between Bai Feng and She Wang, so she couldn’t understand why he had actually helped Wang. The feeling was quite puzzling.

So, Si Yan behaved herself.

Bai Feng glanced at the cold-blooded snake Beastman standing aloofly to one side, who was also watching him.

Finally, he said to Si Yan, "Si Yan, I was just clarifying the truth."

Si Yan’s thoughts were suddenly pulled back to reality.

Bai Feng touched her hair and said, "Your intuition isn’t wrong; I don’t like him."

Si Yan was speechless.

Bai Feng turned to She Wang and said, "I am allowing you to take refuge in White Eagle City, but once the disaster passes, you must leave."

Wang stepped forward a few paces, not yielding an inch. "You might not know this, but I am now Si Yan’s Guardian Beast."

Bai Feng’s pupils shook slightly.

So this wandering snake Beastman had managed to shed his nomadic status this way. The sense of danger he felt from She Wang intensified.

He said, "That doesn’t change anything."

Just a Guardian Beast. Such a one-sided contract had no binding effect on Si Yan.

"On what grounds?" the young She Wang challenged, lifting his head to face Bai Feng.

Bai Feng looked down at the little fellow.

He said, "I raised Si Yan. She will learn all the skills of a Priest from me and become a radiant female Priest. And you? What gives you the right to stay by her side?!"

This time, She Wang’s pupils trembled.

"I can see that your past and future are shrouded in a peculiar darkness. You are a very dangerous being. I believe you know this yourself. I don’t want you near her, but Si Yan is very protective of you."

Little Si Yan carefully shielded She Wang, wary of Bai Feng.

Bai Feng felt somewhat helpless.

Had he treated her poorly? Why was she siding with an outsider?

She Wang paused.

"I understand."

He lifted his head and said, "I don’t find White Eagle City comfortable either. Once the plague and famine are over..."

"What do you understand?!" Si Yan anxiously interrupted She Wang.

He isn’t a bad person now, but he’s going to become one in the future! If he’s not by my side, I can’t teach him or guide him! The world will have one more villain!

She Wang paused.

Si Yan said, "Bai Feng, Wang is my contracted Guardian Beast. He’s my male. Even if he were to leave White Eagle City, it would require my consent, right?"

Bai Feng paused. "Si Yan..."

"Never mind that! You both listen to me on this. Even if he has to leave the city in the future, I’ll be the one to decide."

"Bai Feng, he’s my male now. He’s no longer a wandering Beastman."

Bai Feng fell silent.

"Isn’t that right?!" Si Yan pressed, using both firm and soft tactics.

Seeing her firm insistence, Bai Feng conceded helplessly, "You are right."

After speaking, Bai Feng gave She Wang a warning glance.

But the snake Beastman’s gaze remained fixed on Si Yan, and some of his icy demeanor even began to melt.

Bai Feng turned his head and, looking down, asked Si Yan, "Si Yan, will you come back with me?"

Si Yan had found She Wang with great difficulty, so she shook her head.

Bai Feng sighed helplessly. He squatted down slightly. His long white feathers brushed against the muddy ground, yet remained pristine.

"You," he said, a mix of indulgence and helplessness in his voice as he gently flicked her forehead.

Clutching her forehead, Si Yan mumbled, "After the earthquake, help is needed everywhere. I just want to help everyone."

"You can go play," Bai Feng said, seeing through her excuse, "but remember to find me if you run into trouble."

Si Yan’s lips curled into a smile, clearly thrilled.

"Thank you, Bai Feng!"

The little black cat shamelessly jumped into Si Yan’s arms, claiming her embrace and purring contentedly.

Feeling especially comfortable, it forgot the proud promise it had made to itself earlier. Finding Si Yan’s arm, it began to knead contentedly.

It was the first time Si Yan had ever had a cat.

Watching the little black cat’s paws rhythmically open and close was a novel sight for her.

The little snake Beastman was resting in the shade of a tree not far away.

Si Yan ran over with the little black cat in her arms, intending to play with him, but as she got closer, she sensed something was wrong.

The little snake Beastman was sweating profusely, his face pale. He didn’t look so pretty anymore.

"Wang!" Si Yan cried out.

The little snake Beastman let out a muffled grunt, "MHM," and the luster of his scales seemed to dim slightly.

Si Yan put down the little black cat, much to its displeasure. She rushed to his side and asked anxiously, "Wang, what’s wrong?"

The little snake Beastman’s voice was weak. "I’m fine. I just need to rest a bit."

He was a snake Beastman who had clawed his way through life, surviving all alone.

He owned very little.

Bai Feng could easily give her an exquisite silk veil, but all I have... are my scales.

He had just plucked out his hardest, sharpest Heart-Connected Scale.

He held it in his hand, his body still adjusting to the loss, and rested.

"Little Snake," Si Yan said, worried.

The little snake Beastman looked at the small female. He rarely did anything willingly, but this time, he had chosen to do this.

"Take this." He handed her the purple scale from his palm.

"What is this?" Si Yan asked.

"Hold on to it." The little snake Beastman said nothing more, merely pressing the scale into her palm.

"It’s very sharp, so be careful with it."

"Don’t lose it," he said, then quickly added, "Actually, never mind. If you lose it, you lose it."

Si Yan was speechless.

After giving Si Yan the snake scale, the little snake Beastman seemed even weaker.

Si Yan immediately looked for something to thread the scale. The little snake Beastman plucked two strands of his hair and gave them to her.

Si Yan then threaded the scale and tied it to her waist.

It was such a pretty little scale; of course, I don’t want to lose it.

Si Yan had learned how to make fire from Bai Feng.

She arranged a circle of stones around the little snake Beastman to prevent the fire from spreading, then built a fire within the circle to keep him warm.

Once the fire was going, Si Yan went to fetch her share of meat and brought back water to cook some hot food for him.

In Si Yan’s eyes, cooked food was a carefully prepared delicacy.

She was more than willing to share such good things with her little companion.