Chapter 141: That day is also the master's birthday
Pei Xiaoxing frowned and said nothing.
They had seen Yun Ling's feathers before; they were pure black, hard and shiny.
But the gray velvet in the wooden box was soft and fine, completely different from raven feathers.
Unless, this is a feather he has hidden and never shown.
Yun Ling sewed very slowly, taking every stitch with extreme care, as if she were treating a rare treasure.
Occasionally he would stop and gently stroke the velvet on the fabric, with a faint smile on his lips, as if he was imagining how the clothes would look on someone.
"It doesn't look like something that could harm my wife." Zhu Jiuyin breathed a sigh of relief. "It looks more like a gift for my wife."
Pei Xiaoxing nodded, his doubts mostly dispelled. But why did Yun Ling pluck her own feathers to make clothes?
Why hide it so deeply?
Everyone has secrets. Since they are sure that Yun Ling will not harm his wife, there is no reason for them to continue exploring.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard a familiar voice behind me.
"How long are you guys going to spy on me?" Yun Ling's voice was indifferent, and when he spoke, he didn't pay any attention to the gentleness of the fabric in his hands.
Now that they have been discovered, they don't need to hide anymore.
Pei Xiaoxing stood up with a frank expression, "We were worried that your recent actions might be detrimental to my wife, so we rashly followed you here."
"The Saint's birthday party is coming soon. The trap she has set for us must be quite complex."
"Yun Ling, this is the most urgent matter at the moment. If you have other plans, you must discuss them with us."
Huai Jun and Zhu Jiuyin also nodded. "Are you worried that your wife won't have any suitable clothes for the birthday party? Didn't we agree long ago to buy her a new outfit?"
Sheng Ran was indeed looked down upon by Chun Tao because of her clothing.
As beastly husbands, they certainly felt sorry for Sheng Ran and had already decided to go to the best clothing store in the central city to pick out a set of clothes for their wives to attend the banquet.
He had accumulated a lot of gold and silver from his business in Beining City, and his family was not so poor that they needed a butcher to sew even a piece of clothing by hand.
Why bother Yun Ling to waste this energy?
"Of course I know that the Saint Female's birthday party is coming soon." There was no emotion in Yun Ling's tone, but his eyes looked over firmly.
He went on to say, "It's just that—it's also the master's birthday."
As soon as the words fell, the other beastmen on the field were shocked.
They stood there in a daze, having never heard of this incident.
"Really? Why have I never heard my wife mention it?"
"Although I knew they were sisters, I never knew they had the same birthday."
"If that day was also my wife's birthday, why did the Sheng family only hold a birthday party for the Holy Female?"
Yun Ling's eyelashes drooped, and her expression seemed as if she was lost in memories, and her tone was tinged with heartache.
"Not only are they sisters, they are twins, born on the same day of the same month of the same year."
"Sheng Jieyue has been surrounded by the aura of the Holy Female since she was a child. In such a contrast, it is common for the Master to be ignored."
"Therefore, no one ever remembered that it was actually the owner's birthday."
At the end of his speech, Yun Ling tightened his fleece coat.
"The Saint Female can have such a grand birthday party, I don't want my Master to have nothing."
He packed up his tools and put the unfinished gift back into the wooden box.
"Let's go back first. We have to hurry to the central city." Yun Ling stood up and walked back.
The other three beastly husbands were still in shock, and besides that, they were filled with heartache and helplessness.
It seems that my wife has never had a proper birthday since she was a child.
He might even be humiliated and bullied by Sheng Jieyue in front of everyone on his birthday.
They would never let that happen.
"Let's go back first and set off as soon as possible." Huai Jun said with mixed emotions.
Pei Xiaoxing didn't say anything, but suddenly remembered that when the divine prophecy came true, it did not specifically indicate who the Holy Female was.
It only shows the location of the Sheng family.
On that day, my wife and Sheng Jieyue were born at the same time.
Why has no one ever questioned the identity of the Holy Lady?
Is it just because my wife doesn’t have a beast form?
But in Pei Xiaoxing's heart, Sheng Ran's ability is much stronger than they imagined.
This matter is definitely not that simple. After returning to the central city, he must go to the altar in person to take a look.
Several beastly husbands returned to the inn with different thoughts. As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Ling Rui sticking half of his body out of the window and greeting them hurriedly.
"What have you been doing so early in the morning?"
He was an impatient person, but this moment was different from usual. Ling Rui's hair stood on end and his face was full of anxiety.
A bad premonition crept into my heart, and then I heard him continue, "My wife is not in good condition, you guys come back soon."
The beastly husbands looked at each other and hurried upstairs.
Ling Rui was taking care of Sheng Ran at home alone, and he didn't expect that something would go wrong today.
Finally, the person he had been waiting for came back. Ling Rui told them the current situation:
"When I woke up early in the morning, I felt exhausted."
"At first I just felt tired, then I started to feel cold, but my cheeks were getting hotter and hotter."
"I filled some hot water and helped her get up to wash, but my wife's body became heavier and heavier, and she eventually passed out."
Everyone looked at Sheng Ran lying on the bed with concern.
She was like a flower that had been drained of all its nutrients. Her cheeks, which had always been rosy, now looked sickly pale.
Even the lips had lost their color and were as dry as dehydrated and curled petals.
The quilt covered his chest, and his exposed hands hung on the edge of the bed. His fingertips were as cold as if they were dipped in ice, and even his fingernails, which usually had a slight luster, were faintly blue.
Her hair was scattered on the pillow, sticking softly to her cheeks, no longer as lively as before.
Even his breathing was so light that it seemed to be blown away by the wind, and the rise and fall of his chest was so weak that it was heartbreaking.
"Wife!" Pei Xiaoxing walked quickly forward, and as soon as his fingertips touched her forehead, he frowned suddenly.
The scorching temperature came through his fingertips. He quickly put Sheng Ran's hand back into the quilt, and pulled up the corner of the quilt to cover her shoulders, moving gently for fear of breaking her.
"It must be because he helped Jiuyao Chamber of Commerce preserve the orchid flowers!" Ling Rui clenched his fists anxiously, wanting to vent his anger but having nowhere to do it. "Hundreds of carts of flowers, all nourished by my wife's power. She must have consumed a lot!"
"I'll go make some ginger soup and boil some medicine to lower my wife's temperature first." Huai Jun's voice was a little more urgent than usual, and his steps were hurried.
Yun Ling sat on the edge of the bed and carefully moved Sheng Ran's head onto the pillow so that she could lie more comfortably.
His fingertips brushed across her cheek, cold as frost, and her heart ached as if being pricked by needles.
Thinking of how she was applying medicine on his hand last night and how weak she was now, he couldn't help but tear up.
Yun Ling quietly put her hand into the quilt and wrapped it to keep it warm. She didn't even notice that the wound on her fingertips was scratched.
Zhu Jiuyin stood at the foot of the bed, his scarlet-gold pupils fixed on Sheng Ran, his brows furrowed in a frown. "My wife's vitality hasn't recovered yet, and she's caught a cold, so she's very weak. The best thing to do now is to stay here and recuperate until the fever subsides."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Ran on the bed suddenly moved.
"I...I'm fine."
Her voice was a little hoarse, but she still said firmly, "Let's go first. Time is running out."
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