Chapter 105 Chapter 105

After destroying the brand and dealing with the dishonest dragons, the matter finally came to an end, and the Phoenix also woke up Xuanlin.

"Don't pretend, I know you're awake. Now let's get down to business."

Xuan Lin opened his eyes and sat up. His vision was clear, but the two symmetrical large lumps on his head looked somewhat funny.

"Business?" In this situation, there was only one possible business to talk about. Xuan Lin sneered, "I admit that I lost to you, but why don't you stick to your ridiculous bottom line this time?"

Phoenix shook her head: "My bottom line will never change, and this time I am here to negotiate with you."

"Negotiation, don't you want to annex us?" Xuan Lin was stunned for a moment, thinking he had heard it wrong.

The option of peace talks only arises between two evenly matched tribes, but now the outcome of the war has been decided. Moreover, there is You Lin by the Phoenix's side. If he wants, the dragon tribe can be destroyed at any time. So why is there any need for peace talks?

"Sometimes I really feel that you are not a creature of this world. You are too naive, so naive that you are willing to let go even the enemies who want to kill you. Sooner or later, you will die from that ridiculous mercy."

"Well, I hope that I can live to see the day when you can kill me." Phoenix smiled gently, but the words that came out of her mouth were much more heartbreaking than ordinary sarcasm.

…

When they came out of the Dragon Clan's territory, it was still raining heavily outside. When Bai Yu'er saw the two of them coming out, he quickly ran over with his raincoat in hand: "Boss, here I come!"

You Lin on the side raised his spear without saying a word. Under the puzzled gazes of Feng Huang and Bai Yu'er, the spear suddenly turned into an umbrella.

Very good, still a red umbrella.

Phoenix: ???

You Lin was a little embarrassed: "It rains a lot in the south, and it's very troublesome to carry an umbrella and a gun when going out. I don't know how to control water, so I just combined the two into one."

"But won't your gun get rusty?" Phoenix realized a fatal question.

"Yes, I have a lot of spare gun heads. This one should be replaced in two days." You Lin said calmly. Even if he didn't use it to protect against rain, the humid climate in the south would cause these metal gun heads to rust in a short time. It's the same, no difference.

The Southern Dragon really can't afford to be hurt.

Phoenix sighed: "I'll try to get you one that won't rust easily after a while."

Bai Yu'er scratched his head with his bear paw, looked at the raincoat and then at the umbrella, then put them away as if nothing had happened and reported the situation to Feng Huang as usual.

…

The Dragon Clan eventually chose to join the Phoenix Clan, but Xuan Lin left the Dragon Clan alone and disappeared.

With the addition of the dragons, their team size has become quite impressive. However, in recent days, Phoenix suddenly found that something was wrong with his ally. He had put on the hat that he had managed to trick him into taking off, and not only that, he was always avoiding his fellow tribesmen.

I don't know how You Lin became such a socially anxious person. He is so powerful that he can defeat all the dragons and has a fierce reputation. But he doesn't seem to like being noticed and he always wants to minimize his presence.

Phoenix couldn't understand, but for the sake of his allies' physical and mental health, and to ensure that subsequent work could proceed smoothly, he still captured a few dragons in a friendly manner to learn about the situation from them.

"He is an alien. How can a normal dragon have white scales?"

"Since ancient times, all of us in the South Sea Dragon Clan have spiritual roots of water attribute. He is the only one with wind attribute. If he is not an alien, then what is he?"

“…”

Listening to the dragons' chatter, Phoenix roughly understood something.

So on a certain quiet night, Feng Huang caught You Lin, who had sneaked out to practice shooting, with a smile on her face.

You Lin was caught off guard and was startled: "It's you, why are you still awake?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk. What about you?"

"I came out to practice shooting. There are few people here and it's quiet."

"Then walk with me?" Spiritual mentor Phoenix invited You Lin to travel together.

"good."

Perhaps because he didn't run into anyone familiar, You Lin seemed much more relaxed now than he did during the day. The two chatted and walked, but most of the time it was Feng Huang who was talking, and You Lin was listening quietly beside him.

"You seem to have been avoiding them recently." Feng Huang finally turned the topic to You Lin.

"Well, after all, we just had a falling out a while ago... It's a bit awkward, so it's better to stay away from them." You Lin whispered. In fact, even if they hadn't had a falling out, he didn't want to stay with those so-called fellow tribesmen. The looks and whispers of those monsters made him feel irritated.

Feng Huang snorted softly: "Don't take what those guys say to heart."

You Lin was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood what Feng Huang said: "You know it now."

Feng Huang nodded. He looked a little angry, and a little disappointed with You Lin.

After knowing each other for so long, this was the first time You Lin saw such an emotional look on Feng Huang. He felt confused and a little bit unbelievable.

Is it because of me? he wondered hesitantly.

"You are much stronger than them. If anyone says something bad about you, just beat him up so that he dares not say anything. How can you hold yourself back like this?"

"Actually, they are right. I am indeed an outlier among them."

"Alien, what is an alien?" Phoenix picked a few leaves and handed them to You Lin: "Who is the alien here?"

You Lin was stunned for a moment, and hesitantly picked out the only yellow leaf among those emerald green leaves.

Phoenix then raised her other hand in front of him, and several leaves of different colors appeared in You Lin's sight. Unlike the previous group, none of them were repeated. Phoenix put the yellow leaf in: "Is it still the same now?"

You Lin was stunned.

"How do you define an alien? A special individual among a group of identical beings? If you must put it that way, then I am also an alien. Phoenixes have no fellow tribesmen, no blood relatives, and no beings that look the same as themselves.

But you see, you are an alien, and I am an alien too. When aliens are put together, they are like these leaves. Although our appearances are very different, no one is special anymore. There must be countless individuals like you and me in the world, but we have not met them yet, and we don't know them.

It is not like a Dragon Lord to start doubting himself just because he hears someone else's words."

"I..." You Lin stared blankly at the Phoenix in front of him. Soon, he looked away awkwardly: "We are just a cooperative relationship. You don't need to spend time to enlighten me."

You Lin understood Feng Huang's intention. It was funny that he was good at dealing with all kinds of malice, but he was timid in front of the hard-earned warmth. He didn't know how to deal with such kindness, his brain was stuck like rust, and he instinctively said a rejection. "We are not friends."

Seeing You Lin trying to retreat back into his turtle shell, Feng Huang almost laughed angrily: "Idiot!"

He no longer maintained his image and slapped the leaves on You Lin's head: "Aren't allies also friends?"

The leaves fell down again.

"We are in a mutually beneficial relationship, we can't be considered friends." You Lin wanted to slap himself in the face.

"You care about this?" Phoenix said with amusement and anger: "The purpose of mutual benefit between you and me has already been achieved. You have been freed from the shackles, and I have been helped. Now there is no conflict of interest between us. It's clean and simple."

He extended his hand and looked You Lin straight in the eye: "So, can we get to know each other again and become friends?"

To be honest, it is not easy for a demon to meet a confidant after living in the world for so many years. You Lin is actually quite tolerant of his temper and is one of the few people who can understand his soul. Feng Huang does not know how You Lin thinks of him. This time, his behavior may be too radical and counterproductive, but no matter what, he does not want to let this guy run away.

Even if...even if You Lin refuses...

It was a dark day, with no stars or moon. Feng Huang couldn't see You Lin's expression, and he forgot what he felt at the time. He only remembered hearing You Lin's firm voice.

"Good. Nice to meet you, my friend."

The outstretched hand was firmly grasped.