Chapter 9 Let's Kiss

Shanran has lived here for six years and has been neighbors with the Lawrence couple for six years, but she has never seen their son.

From a few words, Shanran had sketched out the image of their son.

Despite his young age, he is a bit old-fashioned, self-disciplined, and elegant and sensible.

Boring.

Yes, the Lawrences jokingly teased their son, calling him a boring little boy, but a hint of worry crept into their brows as they finished speaking.

At that time, Shan Ran once thought that the Lawrences had a bad relationship with their son.

But even if they see each other infrequently, they are still their biological parents.

Shanran didn't know how to comfort her, so she simply changed the subject.

My condolences...

But what does this have to do with me?

Rhine looked up, her silver-gray eyes fixed on Shan Ran. "Miss Shan, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to find those murderers who harmed my parents, because you have already killed them."

Shan Ran thought for a moment and asked uncertainly, "Could it be that those people are from the urban village?"

Rhine nodded.

"Yes, one of them has the ability of 'Fatal Premonition,' which allows him to foresee impending deadly dangers, making them very difficult to catch."

Before you acted, only a teenage girl could have attacked them. The pollen she released wasn't lethal, and the "Premonition of Death" ability has a time limit. I don't know how long that person's premonition lasted, but I guess they sensed danger three minutes in advance. However, they didn't activate their ability before being knocked unconscious by their companions, which led to your subsequent actions.

If Shan Ran hadn't accidentally dealt with this group of people early on, they would have become increasingly difficult to deal with as their abilities upgraded and they recruited more people to establish their own forces.

After dealing with the group, Zack printed out pictures of their deaths and posted them on the walls of various urban villages to warn intruders and deter outsiders from committing crimes.

Unexpectedly, this became a clue for Rhine to discover the murderer. He followed the clues and found Zack and Mo Yunyun, and only then did he understand what had happened.

A deadly premonition?

Shan Ran's pupils contracted sharply, and she was startled.

She was astonished to learn that such a superpower existed; she had never encountered it while reading the book.

No wonder that group of people were able to move all the way from Zone 5 to Zone 1; it turns out they had such a terrifying trump card.

However, it was precisely because this group of people trusted their "deadly premonition" too much that they were defeated by the little girl who released pollen.

The more Shanran experienced in this world, the more she felt that what she saw in the books was superficial.

The book seems to have only one framework, but the content outside the framework is numerous and complex, all of which are products of the world's own development and things that Shanran has never known before.

The more Shanran learned, the more she craved power.

Damn it! Meng Xin, wake up right now!!

Rhine didn't speak, but simply looked at the beautiful face of the girl in front of him. The grief and anger he felt when he first heard the news calmed down considerably after seeing her.

Shan Ran put away his gun and nodded to indicate that he understood.

She could understand Rhine's feelings.

He traveled a long way from the Second Continent to find his parents, only to learn within a day that they had been murdered. Filled with grief and anger, he found the murderer, only to discover that the murderer had also been killed, leaving him utterly bewildered.

The grief over her parents' death had just turned into hatred for the murderer, but it dissipated quickly. Now, she didn't know where to vent these intense emotions, and couldn't find an outlet, so she came to her.

All the emotional conflicts had reached their peak, and he needed to do something to calm himself down.

However, Shanran did not want to be his outlet for his emotions, because killing those bastards was indeed just something she did on a whim.

She said nonchalantly, "It's really a pity about your parents' situation, but I didn't kill those people for you. Don't worry about it too much. Keep tonight's events a secret, and we'll be even."

After she finished speaking, she turned to leave, but was stopped.

Suppressing his emotions, Rhein extended a hand with a sincere yet cautious manner.

“Dear Miss Shan, this place is far from your home. If you trust me, I can take you back.”

Shan Ran hesitated for a moment before placing her hand in the other person's palm.

——

The mountain dyed the air and took flight.

In this life, no, in the previous life, and the life before that, she had never flown like this before!

Not the airplane kind, but the birdman kind!

It's the freedom of flight!!

Rhine spread a pair of wings behind him, held Shanran in his arms, protected her tightly, and flew into the sky with her.

Shan Ran's hair was blown into disarray, but she still kept her eyes wide open, trying to look down at the ground.

She wasn't afraid of heights at all; she was only excited.

She kept her mouth tightly shut, trying her best to suppress the screams that sounded like she was on a roller coaster.

This is even more interesting than the scene of taking off in a dream!

The speed of their straight-line flight was indeed very fast, and they soon arrived at the outskirts of the villa area.

No wonder Rhine was able to walk back and forth between Zone 2 in a single day and find all the clues so quickly.

It turns out it's because he has wings.

After landing, Shan Randu was still a little dazed. He had only flown for a short while, and the feeling of his feet touching the ground didn't feel real.

Flying is so much fun, I love it!

As far as Shanran knows, only bird-type and wind-type abilities allow flight. However, wind-type abilities can generally only be used for low-altitude flight and cannot be sustained for long, because they are simply using the wind to levitate their bodies in the air.

Bird-type animals, on the other hand, can grow wings. As long as their abilities are strong enough, they can fly indefinitely, and this type of ability is extremely rare.

The two walked towards the villa together, and along the way, Rhine told Shan Ran about his special ability.

He possesses the ability of a harpy eagle.

His body can transform into a horned eagle, but currently he can only partially transform. Once his powers are enhanced, he will be able to transform his entire body.

Zoan-type abilities not only allow one's own body to transform into an animal, but also allow one to create animals using their mental form.

Later, when Rhine's ability level increases to a certain point, he will be able to keep his body unchanged and conjure up a small harpy eagle out of thin air.

However, the larger the animal's body size, the more difficult it is to transform, and the shorter the duration of the transformation.

If someone has ant-type superpowers, they might be able to conjure up a few small ants in the early stages.

Rhine also possesses some of the characteristics of a harpy eagle, such as being very light, having a long field of vision, and having night vision.

The harpy eagle is very large with an extremely long wingspan and is very powerful in attack, making it one of the most powerful among animal-type superpowers.

After escorting Shan Ran to the villa entrance, Rhine restrained himself and looked down at his feet. He performed a noble gesture and said sincerely, "Miss Shan, please feel free to ask me anything in the future, as long as it is within my power."

After saying that, he prepared to leave.

"etc."

Shan Ran called out to the other person, clenching her fist, "Would you like to come in and have a cup of tea?"

——

Rhine sat on the sofa, while Shanran, with her back to him, boiled water at the island counter, feeling inexplicably ashamed.

After her brief flight, she fell in love with the feeling.

She wants Rhine's powers.

But how do I bring this up?

If only he were unconscious like Meng Xin at this moment.

Or should we knock him out?

But his eagle ability seems too powerful; without a longsword and firearms, I definitely wouldn't be a match for him with my bare hands.

What should I do? Why did I impulsively let him in?

Shan Ran stared blankly at the transparent kettle in front of her, one hand across her chest and the other supporting her chin.

Suddenly, I felt a heat source beside me.

The island platform in front cast a shadow.

"The water is boiling."

Rhine reached over her and turned off the power in front of her.

Shan Ran turned her head to look. At this moment, Rhine's hand had just been withdrawn, and his body was still in a forward-leaning position. The distance between the two was extremely close.

Shan Ran looked up and met a pair of silver-gray eyes.

Rhine stared at her, somewhat dazed, at the bright and beautiful young woman before him. For the first time in twenty-one years, he had examined the face of a woman so closely. He felt his breath quicken, yet he refused to look away.

Since waking up early yesterday morning, he has been on edge, his emotions fluctuating wildly, unable to settle down. He feels like a bird that has lost its feet, constantly flying with nowhere to land, until he runs out of strength.

But this was his most peaceful moment, his feet landing on a flat surface.

Rhine suddenly felt a tickle on his back, and he couldn't help but want to spread his wings and take the girl in front of him under his feathers.

As the face drew closer, Shan Ran blinked and spoke softly.

"If I were to do something to you right now, would you feel offended?"

Rhine's shoulders stiffened, not understanding what the other person meant, and he tilted his head like a real harpy eagle.

Without warning, two towering black feathers sprouted from Rhine's silver-gray hair.

Shanran:? !

She instinctively reached out and touched the two feathered crests.

The downy feathers, with exceptionally soft tips, possess a unique resilience characteristic of birds. Running my fingers over each feather, they feel smooth and dense.

Rhine froze completely. The first time he saw the feathered crest on his head, he had touched it out of curiosity. This was the first time someone else had touched it, and the feeling was completely different from doing it himself.

It felt like a feather gently brushing across his head, down his back and spine, all the way to his tailbone, stirring up an irresistible itch.

Rhine slightly raised his head, parted his lips, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

The itch reached his throat, spread downwards, and tingled in his chest. He clenched his fists tightly to suppress any gasping sounds.

Shan Ran touched it for a while, then withdrew her hand, pressed her fist to her lips, and coughed lightly to cover up her guilty conscience.

Rhine closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, suppressing the turmoil in her heart. Her voice was low and hoarse as she asked, "Miss Shan, what can I do for you?"

"Don't use honorifics anymore. It's too aristocratic. I'm not used to it."

Rhine froze, his lips slightly parted. Such an expression on his handsome face made him look a little silly.

"Okay, Shan Xiao... Shan Ran, I will change."

Is it...this matter?

Shan Ran looked up and said in one breath, "Let's kiss."