"Your Highness, the young princess is losing her baby teeth. What you're doing will hurt her," Tinglan advised as she reached out to support Ruoruo, who was suspended in mid-air.
The boy let go of her hand with a bored expression, and Ruoruo, along with the cat, fell into Tinglan's arms.
He had a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows, which added to his bewitching charm. His hair was simply half-tied up with a jade lock, while the rest of his black hair cascaded freely down his back, making him both dashing and alluring.
For a moment, Ruoruo couldn't tell if he was a man or a woman, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you a pretty older sister or a pretty older brother?"
"As long as it looks good, that's all that matters." Mo Yunlan rested his chin on his hand, smiling as he looked at her. "Does gender really matter?"
"It's important. My brothers all have to give Ruoruo at least ten cranes," Ruoruo said confidently.
Mo Yunlan chuckled softly, "It seems that if I don't send you a crane, I'll have to switch genders and act as your older sister."
"Very well, I'll give you twenty cranes, a pair of dragons, and a luxurious carriage—everything you need—so your father won't have to worry about you anymore."
Ruoruo understood; this was her second brother, and a second brother who was even more generous than her third and fourth brothers.
The little kitten's tail was neatly wrapped around its paws. It sat up straight, revealing its sharp canine teeth, and gave a kitten-like smile: "Thank you, Second Brother. Second Brother is the best! Ruoruo will treat you to roasted crane later!"
Now she has... Ruoruo counted in her mind, counting the front paws and then the hind paws, but she still couldn't count how many cranes she had.
In short, she's now a rich cat with lots and lots of cranes to eat!
"Roasted crane?" Mo Yunlan rubbed his forehead, his shoulders shaking with laughter. "I see... Then thank you for your invitation."
The cranes in all the palaces were carefully raised and used to clear the way when traveling, and to deliver messages and goods.
Generally, raising about thirty is enough.
The kitten, however, seemed to be more than it needed. He had previously thought that Yan Ruoruo was deliberately using this to steal things and provoke them.
Unexpectedly, for the little glutton, the crane was only useful as a delicious food.
Tinglan's outward appearances were impeccable; she wouldn't actually let Ruoruo only eat roasted cranes. A table full of various exquisite breakfast dishes was served.
The roasted crane at the front was sliced thinly, its skin glistening with the aroma of roasting, and the tender meat, dripping with juice, made Ruoruo's stomach rumble.
Ruoruo enthusiastically promoted the roasted crane to Mo Yunlan. After trying it, Mo Yunlan felt that although the taste was not bad, it was only average to above average and not something that would make one's mouth water.
But for Yan Ruoruo, roasted crane was the most easy and delicious thing she had eaten after a long period of hunger, and it was also the first meal she had with her father.
Therefore, roasted crane became the most delicious food in her memory, and it held great significance.
She ate a spoonful of creamy fruit stewed crane soup, then a bite of roasted crane. This tiny cat devoured the entire crane, and to change things up, she finished off a whole table of delicious food.
Mo Yunlan couldn't help but look at Yan Ruoruo's belly.
The cat's belly wasn't even as big as the crane's, so how did she manage to eat so much?
"The number of cranes kept in each palace is not large, probably not enough for you to eat. If you really like cranes, you can have someone go to the Lingyou Garden to select a few more."
"What is Lingyou?" Upon hearing the unfamiliar term, Ruoruo curiously lifted her cat head from her rice bowl.
“The Spirit Garden is where the Divine Palace raises spirit beasts. It is close to the Milky Way and has beautiful scenery. There are many kinds of spirit beasts there, and the cranes were bred in the Spirit Garden,” Mo Yunlan explained.
When Ruoruo heard the word "crane," her little ears fluttered instantly, and she looked at Mo Yunlan with longing eyes: "Ruoruo wants to go to Lingyou and see the cute cranes."
As he spoke, he even slurped his saliva.
Ruoruo's heart is known to all.
Does she like cranes? Or is she just lusting after their bodies?
Mo Yunlan's peach blossom eyes curved into a smile: "I'm going to choose a spirit beast later, so I'll accompany you."
The Crimson Pearl Fruit of Luoxiantai can't be planted for nothing; it should at least provide some entertainment for him.
The Lingyou Garden was built on the banks of the Milky Way, not close to the Xixiang Palace. Mo Yunlan took Xiao Ruoruo and rode in the fragrant carriage he had sent.
It was more like a small house perched on a cloud than a sedan chair.
Two dragons carried cloud chariots, and a crane opened a cloud path in front of them, leading them all the way to the edge of the Milky Way.
Looking at the cranes flying around her, Ruoruo couldn't help but sigh, "Fourth Brother can ride the clouds, and even the cranes can fly. When will I be able to learn to fly on my own?"
Her father always took her flying, so she never experienced the joy of flying.
Mo Yunlan lay on her side on the soft couch, casually looking at the kitten lying by the window, and cast out a fishing line: "Later in the Spirit Garden, you can choose a crane to ride on and let it carry you for a while."
"Okay!" Ruoruo's two little cat tails couldn't help but wag, her face full of anticipation.
Mo Yunlan curled her lips slightly. Tsk, silly cat, so easy to fool.
Upon arriving at the Spirit Garden, Mo Yunlan, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, smiled and went to the other side: "I'll go choose a spirit beast and come back later. Tinglan, if Ruoruo wants to ride a crane, please take good care of her."
“Yes,” Tinglan replied.
She picked up Ruoruo and placed her on the back of the crane, while she rode a cloud to watch over her.
The crane circled peacefully in the sky for a couple of minutes. Ruoruo rode the crane, enjoying the wind and feeling the joy of flying. Her heart soared, and she swished her little tail and hummed a tune.
"I have a little crane that I never ride, but one day I rode it to the market..."
Tinglan found the childish singing noisy and couldn't help but interrupt, "Your Highness sings so well, but the melody is a bit strange."
"This is a song my mother sang to me when I was little! I've memorized it all!" Little kitten Ruoruo proudly puffed out her chest.
She flew higher and higher. Tinglan glanced at the array above to prevent the spirit beasts from getting lost and advised, "Your Highness, you can lower your altitude a bit. If you go any higher, you'll crash into the array barrier."
"Okay." Ruoruo the cat obediently agreed, patting the crane to make it descend.
But for some reason, the usually obedient and docile crane not only did not descend, but instead sped up and rushed straight upwards.
The entire array barrier seemed to have malfunctioned, without any fluctuation, allowing the crane to carry Ruoruo out.
Tinglan, however, was trapped in the Spirit Garden by the array barrier.
That altitude is strictly off-limits for flying, how did that little cat manage to get over there?
She suddenly remembered that the Nine-Tailed Cat's innate skill was to be immune to barriers. Although Ruoruo was physically weak, she had completely inherited Mo Yong's bloodline and had activated her innate skill at a young age.
It was just a tiny cat riding on the back of a crane, flying so high. If it fell without anyone protecting it, it would probably die, if not die. Tinglan's eyes flickered. Maybe she shouldn't chase after it.
But today, she was looking after Yan Ruoruo when something happened, and she couldn't bear the blame if the God Lord were to punish her.
After much deliberation, Tinglan reluctantly went after him.
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