Chapter 400 — The Supreme Divine Pupil
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
" Yu Zhaoqing's heart was in a tangle; the garments on her body kept shifting through colors, the hues forming chaotic patterns — plainly her mood was far from calm.
Shen Mu had only just come into contact with the Tianyu folk, yet already he had realized that their spiritual link had flaws to be exploited; surely the demon clan experts in the Tianyu World had likewise studied every weakness of the Tianyu folk through and through! If the Tianyu folk could produce no new skills, rebuilding their ancient nation would be nothing but a joke, and returning to the Tianyu World would be walking to their deaths!
"The Jingping Kingdom is in the midst of reform and transformation; its arts of the Dao and divine powers are renewed with each passing day," Shen Mu suggested. "Why not settle in the Jingping Kingdom first, learn new skills, and when you have the strength, return to the Tianyu World and take back your territory? " Yu Zhaoqing hesitated.
As chieftain, she longed to return to the Tianyu World at once and sweep away all those monsters and demons; yet it was true, as Shen Mu said, that going back now meant death. They must take things slowly.
The Sunherd chieftain spoke up suddenly.
"Perhaps Chief Yu does not know that the one beside you is no outsider, but a prince. " "A prince?
" Yu Zhaoqing suppressed the conflict in her heart and asked doubtfully. "Which prince? " The Sunherd chieftain said with meaning, "The prince of my Sunherd clan — and the prince of your Tianyu clan as well.
" Yu Zhaoqing was greatly shaken. She rose hurriedly; the garments on her body became the robes of a subject, and she saluted Shen Mu once more.
"Where do all these ceremonies come from?
The Kaihuang Kingdom ceased to exist long ago, and I am no prince of yours.
Sister Yu, do not frighten me.
" Shen Mu hastily raised her up, and pinched the garments on her body, finding them smooth and warm to the touch.
He smiled. "Sister Yu, how were the clothes on your body made?
" Yu Zhaoqing looked doubtfully at the Sunherd chieftain, and the Sunherd chieftain frowned as well. Shen Mu seemed unwilling to admit that he was the prince of Wuyou Township; he would not acknowledge his identity before the chieftain, nor would he acknowledge it before Yu Zhaoqing.
"Prince, the clothes on my body are in truth my skin and my wings," Yu Zhaoqing explained. "The bodies of we Tianyu folk are a little different from yours. Many thin wings grow upon our bodies, and on those wings there are no feathers, but scales of skin.
As our moods change, the scales change color.
We Tianyu folk are quite accomplished when it comes to adorning ourselves. " Hearing that her clothes were her skin, Shen Mu could not resist pinching again, and found that the scales she spoke of were not hard at all; on the contrary, they were as soft as skin. Yu Zhaoqing's face flushed faintly under his pinching. "Prince, you must not.
" Shen Mu let go, feeling some regret; he had meant to ask Yu Zhaoqing for a few sets of such garments, but the Tianyu folk's clothes grew upon their bodies and were part of them, impossible to take off, so he had to give up the idea. Si Yunxiang, Ling Yuxiu, and Xue Hu'er, however, crowded over, marveling at the garments on her body.
Yu Zhaoqing's face reddened further; she did not want them to touch her, yet was too embarrassed to say so, and could only stand there in awkward unease.
"It feels wonderful — smoother even than Ling'er's fur," the girls could not help exclaiming. Ling Yuxiu asked curiously, "Chief Yu, when winter comes and the cold freezes heaven and earth, do you not feel chilled dressed like that? " Yu Zhaoqing shook her head.
"In our Tianyu World the four seasons are all warm and mild; there is no cold season. And even if the weather turned cold, the scales on our bodies can fill with air and keep us quite warm. Look.
" As she spoke, the garments on her body became thick and puffed up, yet the style remained most pleasing to the eye.