Chapter 411: Chapter 411: They Seem to Know Each Other?
’Is Yun Ji dying?’
"Host, quickly pull open his clothes and look at the beast pattern on his chest. If the pattern is dim, it means his life force is fading."
Qiao Xixi reached out and pulled open the feathered clothes on Yun Ji’s chest, but she didn’t find any beast pattern.
"No beast pattern on his chest?"
"Well, it’s somewhere on his body. Just find it yourself."
Qiao Xixi had no choice but to take off all his feathered clothes.
She swore she had absolutely no intention of taking advantage of Yun Ji. But even though he had a fair and clean appearance, the muscles on his body were exceptionally well-defined. He was the classic ’slim with clothes on, muscular with them off’ type.
Perhaps because his life force was draining away, his once-pearly white skin now seemed to be covered by a dim shadow.
She pulled his arm aside and was surprised to find no beast soul star-rank on his inner arm. Jin Ling had once said that besides beastmen who hadn’t Awakened their Beast Soul, those with a beast soul exceeding ten stars also wouldn’t display a star-rank.
She felt it was more likely that Yun Ji belonged to the latter category.
Finally, she found his beast pattern on his lower back, just above his hip. It was a Phoenix Beast Pattern. Right now, however, the pattern’s color was faint, a sign that he wasn’t going to make it.
’There are no external wounds. Could it be an internal injury?’
"Did he get hurt fighting that monster? How do I save him?"
"Host, his beast soul is very weak right now. He can only recover by absorbing powerful beast soul energy. You can try injecting your own beast soul energy into his body."
"Me?"
"Yes. Although you haven’t Awakened a Beast Soul, you have the power to command nature. Nature gives birth to all things, and beastmen are a part of all things. Therefore, your energies are compatible."
’That seems to make some sense. Since there’s no other way, I’ll just have to give it a try.’
Qiao Xixi turned Yun Ji over and slowly placed her palm on his beast pattern. She closed her eyes, and the incantation for gathering power recorded at the end of the sheepskin scroll came to her mind.
Yun Ji had said that the incantation was great for enhancing one’s own energy. Perhaps it would be useful here.
The moment she chanted the incantation, wisps of light shot out from her chest. As if drawn by some force, the light gathered in her palm, coalescing into a powerful energy that poured into the beast pattern.
Qiao Xixi could only feel the strength being continuously drained from her body, while Yun Ji’s beast pattern grew brighter and brighter.
Just as his beast pattern was completely lit up, Qiao Xixi’s vision went black, and she collapsed onto the bed.
Qiao Xixi felt as if she were floating on water. Her entire body was enveloped in a soft, cool liquid, bringing an indescribable comfort.
She opened her eyes and gazed at the clear sky. A sliver of anticipation suddenly bloomed in her heart. She didn’t know what she was waiting for, only that she felt she would soon see the person she wanted to see.
A tall, slender figure walked over, stopping not far from her.
Qiao Xixi looked at him and felt as if she were standing in a lower position, forced to look up at him.
But to be honest, even from this angle, Qiao Xixi found Yun Ji handsome. That face truly had no bad angles.
His appearance seemed to illuminate the entire scene. Even the small flowers and blades of grass around them looked more adorable to Qiao Xixi.
At this moment, she felt that she liked Yun Ji. But this affection wasn’t romantic love between a man and a woman, nor was it friendship. Instead, it was more like a bond born from long-term companionship.
Qiao Xixi was very confused about why she felt this way toward Yun Ji.
Yun Ji crouched down and extended a hand toward her.
Curious, Qiao Xixi subconsciously reached out and tapped his fingertip.
The moment he touched her, a hint of helplessness and... worry? colored Yun Ji’s expression.
While Qiao Xixi was still puzzled, Yun Ji withdrew his hand.
"The Spring of Life... is it truly about to dry up?"
’The Spring of Life?’
Qiao Xixi remembered the pool Yun Ji had taken her to for the first time. He had said it was the source of the Spring of Life. Although the water didn’t seem abundant, it hadn’t reached the point of drying up.
Qiao Xixi was confused and wanted to ask for clarification. She waved at him. "Yun Ji! Yun Ji! Hey, where is this place?"
It was as if Yun Ji couldn’t see her; he just silently lowered his gaze to look at her.
Qiao Xixi frowned. ’This guy is so strange.’
"I will use my beast soul energy to cleanse the contaminated water and slow the pollution of the source as much as possible."
"But in the long run, your beast soul will be damaged, and the energy you used to seal him will weaken. When he and those monsters escape, who will be able to stop them?"
Qiao Xixi desperately stood on her tiptoes, trying to get a clear look at the other person, but no matter how much she jumped, it seemed useless.
She could only continue to listen quietly to their conversation.
"Sigh, this is all my fault. It’s my fault for being too late. I didn’t reach Sky Wolf Mountain before the wildfire erupted, allowing the pure-blooded line of the Silver Frost White Wolves to perish in that fire. Now that there are no more pure-blooded Silver Frost White Wolves, we can no longer produce a Young City Lord with their bloodline. Can it be that the Beast God truly wants us to perish?"
"No, there is one more pure-blooded male Silver Frost White Wolf still alive."
"What did you say? Where is he?"
"I will use the power of the Silver Frost White Wolf bloodline to guide you to find him."
"Good."
Qiao Xixi stared blankly at the two shimmering figures, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
"Little Sprite, was my father-beast the last pure-blooded Silver Frost White Wolf?"
"Yes, Host."
"Then... am I the intended successor that Beast King City wanted to produce?"
"Yes."
Qiao Xixi felt that many things were about to surface, but a crucial piece of information was still missing.
’Yun Ji definitely knows.’
"Yun Ji! Yun Ji!"
Yun Ji lowered his gaze, glanced at her with a complicated expression, and turned to leave.
"Hey, don’t go! Come back!"
Qiao Xixi opened her eyes and was met with a pair of light-colored irises. Her own eyes shifted, and her gaze couldn’t help but drift downward to the chest that had regained its vitality.
Yun Ji sat up, glanced at his barely-covered body, and averted his eyes from Qiao Xixi.
Qiao Xixi wanted to speak, but she felt the situation was rather awkward, so she quickly scrambled off the bed and sat down on a nearby stool.
"I went to a lot of trouble to save you, you know."
Yun Ji put his feathered clothes back on without a change in expression, but a closer look would reveal an unnatural red tint on the tips of his pearly-white ears.
His words were still as cool and detached as ever. "You’ve improved. You were able to escape from him."
Qiao Xixi frowned. "That monster who tried to kill me? What exactly is he?"
By the time Yun Ji finished dressing, he had completely regained his usual composure. He walked over, sat down in front of Qiao Xixi, and looked at her calmly.
"He is a monster from long ago who absorbed the power of a dark Crystal Stone. His name is Yun Ming."

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