Yunyang had told them about her history with Pei Wenye before, so the eight beast husbands had no objections.
After all, it was still a beast’s life.
The eight beast husbands set down their chopsticks, quickly wiped their mouths and washed their hands, then helped Yunyang tidy up before setting off with her to find Nuo Xiao.
They soon regretted it.
Since they had no idea where Nuo Xiao might be, Yunyang led them straight to the outside of his starship.
“Nuo Xiao, are you there?”
The moment Nuo Xiao heard Yunyang’s voice, the starship’s hatch opened at top speed, and a fluffy snowy owl flew out.
Nuo Xiao’s feathers had completely grown in. He was now at his most handsome in his beast form.
His body was covered in thick, snow-white feathers. A pair of eyes resembling golden glass was set into his round head, while his short black beak was hidden beneath his white facial feathers.
The sight gave the eight beast husbands an ominous feeling.
That feeling was confirmed when they saw Yunyang’s reaction.
Although she had known Nuo Xiao for so long, this was the first time Yunyang had seen him in his beast form.
From a distance, he looked like a fluffy ball of snow. Up close, he was an adorably chubby little beast. He was incredibly appealing to her as a devoted lover of all things soft and furry.
She had touched the feathers of the little “sparrow” before. They had been smooth and silky, and she wondered whether the snowy owl’s feathers felt the same.
Yunyang’s dark eyes sparkled. If she still had even a shred of self-control, she would have grabbed Nuo Xiao and pulled him into her arms to give him a thorough cuddle.
Realizing that her thoughts were getting increasingly improper, Yunyang hurriedly shook her head and asked about the matter at hand.
“Nuo Xiao, have you had anything to eat these past few days?”
Nuo Xiao had already noticed how much Yunyang liked his beast form, so he deliberately did not transform back into a human.
He had known Lady Yunyang would like it.
After all, he had the most beautiful beast form in the tribe—the snowy owl.
Nuo Xiao landed on the ground and secretly brushed his wing against Yunyang’s leg before nodding.
“Before Pei Wenye went to the Dragon Abyss, he gave me a spatial button. I have food.”
As he spoke, he pulled the spatial button from among his feathers with his beak, then flew up and placed it in Yunyang’s hand.
“Lady Yunyang, I’ve already taken out my own food. Please return the rest to Pei Wenye for me.”
Nuo Xiao’s own food consisted of nothing more than some rations, roasted meat, and water.
Yunyang had never been short of food or drink, and the eight beast husbands had brought another large supply when they came over. Without the slightest hesitation, she pushed the spatial button back into his hands.
“If A-Ye gave it to you, then keep it.”
Nuo Xiao was about to say something, but at that exact moment, the door of the habitation module opened again.
Hearing the noise, Yunyang turned her head and met Pei Wenye’s gaze.
Her face lit up, and she hurried over to him.
The other eight beast husbands were somewhat jealous. They felt that Yunyang’s attention had been monopolized by Pei Wenye during this time.
But when they saw the light fade from Nuo Xiao’s eyes, they immediately cheered up.
This snowy owl clearly harbored improper thoughts toward their female master. If their female master continued speaking with him, she might well be won over by his fluffy appearance.
Pei Wenye had arrived at precisely the right time!
With that thought in mind, the eight beast husbands hurried after Yunyang and deliberately blocked Nuo Xiao’s view completely.
Nuo Xiao: “…”
What stingy men!
He only wanted to look at Lady Yunyang a little longer. He had never actually offered himself to her, so why were they guarding against him so fiercely?!
Outside the habitation module, Pei Wenye stretched out his arms and excitedly lifted Yunyang into a hug.
“Female master, both my water-based ability and my spatial ability have reached SSS rank!”
When he transformed into a dragon, he had indeed awakened a spatial ability.
At the time, however, although his water-based ability had advanced, his spatial ability had only reached SS rank.
After absorbing that spatial crystal, his spatial ability had broken through as well, advancing to SSS rank.
Pei Wenye believed that with an SSS-rank spatial ability, he would definitely be able to take his female master back to the Federation.
How could he not be excited?
Neither Yunyang nor the other eight beast husbands had expected transforming into a dragon to bring such enormous benefits.
Yunyang leaned over and gave Pei Wenye a hard kiss on the cheek.
“A-Ye, you’re amazing.”
Pei Wenye did not linger over the kiss. He rubbed his nose against hers before setting her down.
“Female master, now that I have a spatial ability, I should be able to open a passage between the extraterritorial star system and the Federation.”
He did not want his female master to remain in this extraterritorial star system for even a moment longer.
Even though he had been able to enjoy her affection alone here for such a long time.
The mention of returning home excited Yunyang as well.
Although the habitation module was fully equipped, it still could not compare with her villa.
There was no signal here, so she could not browse the interstellar network or chat with her girlfriends. Every day, she opened her eyes only to absorb insect cores.
She truly did not want to remain in the extraterritorial star system any longer.
Yunyang quickly took out a star map and unfolded it, pointing to a location that had been marked prominently.
“This is the star map Lady Saintess gave me. She said it was left behind by the ancestor of the Black Flood Dragon Tribe who transformed into a dragon. This is where the Federation is.”
They could only hope to return to the Federation if they knew its exact location.
Otherwise, even with a spatial ability, they might travel farther and farther away.
Pei Wenye carefully studied the star map.
The star map was centered on Water Planet, where the Black Flood Dragon Tribe was located, with all the surrounding planets marked on it. He also saw Snow Planet, home to the Snowy Owl Tribe and the Frost Wolf Tribe.
Beyond that, there was Fire Planet, where the Flame Lion Tribe lived; Wood Planet, where the Giant Ape Tribe lived; and other planets farther away.
Pei Wenye rotated the star map several times before quickly determining the direction of the Federation.
To ensure that he had not made a mistake, he had the other beast husbands examine it as well.
When all nine beast husbands confirmed that they had identified the same direction, Yunyang eagerly said, “Then let’s go try it right away.”
As long as they could leave the extraterritorial star system, they would surely be able to take the beastfolk from every tribe back to the Federation as well.
Qin Mo was the first to nod. “I’ll pack up.”
Rong Jin, Fuyuan, and Leonardo also entered the habitation module and began putting away the furniture they had set up earlier.
Chen Yueli took out the starship he had brought from his spatial button and went inside with Cang Zhuonian to tidy up the rooms.
Xuan Yu, Fu Shiyi, and Pei Wenye stayed by Yunyang’s side.
The beast husbands divided up the work clearly, and soon everything was packed away.
They were about to leave Water Planet. It would hardly be right to leave Nuo Xiao behind alone, so Yunyang took the initiative to invite him.
“Nuo Xiao, would you like to leave with us?”
Nuo Xiao was more than willing.
He decisively stored his starship in the spatial button Pei Wenye had given him, then flew over to Yunyang and landed very properly at her feet.
In the end, Yunyang could not resist. She crouched down and stroked the snowy owl’s fluffy head.
The feathers beneath her fingertips were soft and densely packed, like sinking into a layer of fine cotton. Yet when she pressed down lightly, they slowly sprang back.
The sensation was completely different from that of all her beast husbands.
Yunyang was reluctant to stop touching him, but she still managed to restrain herself. After stroking him a few times, she withdrew her hand.
She rose to her feet and looked casually at the nine beast husbands.
“Let’s go. We’re going home.”
