Free Web NovelChapter 231: Chapter 189: Brutal Injection
Little Fei Lin’s stomach was like a bottomless pit.
After swallowing over ten pounds of meat and a few Crystal Stones, her snow-white little belly remained perfectly flat, as if the food she had just eaten simply didn’t exist.
’It’s not good for her to be running around naked all the time.’
Seeing that Fei Lin showed no signs of being dangerous, Han Ning turned and rummaged through his storage locker. He didn’t have any clothes for a little girl, let alone any women’s clothing at all.
He had no choice but to find an old T-shirt, cut it short, and put it on Fei Lin.
The oversized T-shirt fit her like a little dress, covering her torso and lower body and barely managing to preserve her modesty.
Fei Lin remained perfectly quiet while he dressed her, only twitching her nose at Han Ning like a kitten searching for a familiar scent.
"Coo, coo~"
Once she was dressed, Fei Lin blinked her big, watery eyes and clung to him like a fledgling returning to the nest.
She made whimpering, unintelligible baby noises.
Right now, she was like a newborn baby, completely dependent on Han Ning.
She was nimble, lively, and full of vigor.
"Gurgle~"
Just then, little Fei Lin started biting her index finger and tugging on Han Ning’s sleeve.
She stared at him intently.
The meaning was obvious.
She wanted to be held!
"Alright, alright, I’ll hold you." Han Ning couldn’t resist the little one’s cuteness offensive. He also felt a strange sense of closeness to her, so he reached out and scooped her into his arms.
She felt cool to the touch, like a piece of chilled jade.
’What’s the reason for this? Why do I feel so close to Fei Lin... Could it be that black mist inside my brain at work?’
Han Ning wondered to himself as he held Fei Lin, rocking her gently.
’We clearly haven’t signed a Soul Beast Contract. And while Fei Lin is undeniably cute... I’m not so easily captivated that I’d lose my head.’
He looked at the little girl, who was staring wide-eyed with immense curiosity at her surroundings, and asked softly,
"Fei Lin, do you know where your mother, Hom, went?"
"Huh?"
Fei Lin froze for a moment, then her brow furrowed slightly as if she were lost in thought.
But her thoughtful expression lasted for a full minute. Han Ning noticed her look growing more and more pained, so he quickly interrupted. "Never mind. If you can’t remember, don’t force it."
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「The next day.」
Han Ning had just finished breakfast.
The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm inside his body sent him a message: the first Subordinate Insect had successfully been separated.
All told, the process had taken a little over two days, but not quite three.
Fei Lin didn’t seem to need sleep at all. She was currently sitting beside him with her chin propped in her little hands, intently watching Peppa Pig on the table screen. Her small, white feet dangled and swayed along with the background music.
Yin Yi sat nearby. Now a "big girl," she was rather disdainful of the Peppa Pig cartoon.
Egg Pancake was fast asleep on its back, its belly faintly pink and its large tongue lolling out as it snored away.
The sky outside was still dim, but the black rain had gradually subsided. Only occasional flashes of lightning tore across the heavens, illuminating the earth below in a brilliant white for a split second.
After clearing the dishes, Han Ning worried that some accident might happen if he left Fei Lin, a "person," alone in his dorm. He had no choice but to carry her in his arms, recall Egg Pancake to the Soul Beast Space, and head for the basement of Building A with Yin Yi in tow.
Along the way, a few scattered teachers and students were already up early and heading to their respective posts.
When they saw the little girl cradled in Han Ning’s arm, everyone—men and women, teachers and students alike—had a unanimous look of astonishment flash in their eyes.
Her beautiful eye color, like pure amethyst, was completely different from that of anyone from Xia Country. Her skin was fair, smooth, and so tender it seemed to glow.
Standing less than a meter tall, little Fei Lin looked like a tiny angel straight out of a fairy tale, making one want to scoop her up and smother her with kisses.
"So cute~"
"Han... Han Ning, since when did you have a daughter?"
"That eye color... Is she an Insect-man?"
"No, that’s not right. No Insect-man looks that human."
"Huh?"
Fei Lin turned every single head. The moment anyone passed by, their attention was instantly drawn to her.
The little one had no concept of fear. She just sucked on her finger and stared back wide-eyed and unabashed at the humans who were sizing her up.
"She’s not human, and not an Insect-man. I don’t know if anyone saw the big egg I brought back yesterday, but she hatched from it."
Facing the barrage of questions, Han Ning didn’t hide the truth. After all, practically every student at the academy knew about the Winged Demon Egg.
"So that’s it... Humanoid creatures can hatch from eggs? That’s a first for me."
"Hey, it’s so cold now. Why is she only in a thin T-shirt? She should at least be wearing a sweatshirt or something."
"Yeah, and her little feet are bare too! What if she gets frostbite?"
Soon, a few female students noticed Fei Lin’s simple clothing and couldn’t help but call Han Ning out on it.
"She’s not human, she’s not that fragile..." Han Ning said with a dry laugh.
"Even if she’s not human... she’s still a cute little girl! We’ll make some proper clothes for her and send them over. Dressing her like this is just... too careless."
Many of the academy’s female students lived in Building B, and as Han Ning chatted, more and more of them gathered around. The adorable Fei Lin instantly sparked their maternal instincts. With every comment, it sounded more and more like they wanted to snatch Fei Lin away and dote on her themselves.
"Thanks, everyone. I have some business to take care of, so I’ll be going now."
Han Ning didn’t refuse their offer to make clothes for Fei Lin. Keeping in mind the important task ahead, he simply took Fei Lin’s little white arm, waved to the crowd, and quickly headed for Building A.
When he arrived at the door of the secret room where Aketu was being held, Lü Xiuning was already waiting for him.
He had contacted Teacher Lü with his Communication Device beforehand to arrange things.
"And she is...?"
Lü Xiuning’s face showed the same surprised expression upon seeing Fei Lin.
Han Ning patted Fei Lin on the back and explained her identity to Lü Xiuning.
"The Winged Demon Egg..."
Lü Xiuning stared at Fei Lin for a moment with a complicated expression, then turned his gaze to the closed door.
"We can talk about her later. Let’s deal with Aketu first."
"Right."
With that, Lü Xiuning took out a key and opened the door. freёweɓnovel.com
Inside, a man with a haggard face sat quietly in the corner.
"Hsssk... (You...)"
Before Aketu could react, Han Ning extended a hand toward him.
A sharp tendril shot out, striking Aketu squarely in the chest.
Immediately after, the tendril swelled slightly.
Unseen by the others, a small, red silkworm—only one-fifth the size of the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm—traveled along the tendril and burrowed into Aketu’s chest.
Aketu’s face, which had been full of vigilance just a moment before, was instantly contorted in a violent struggle.
