"Yu An, come back!"
Xie Chiyuan's expression tightened when he saw Yu An dragging a zombie on the cabin.
He called out to Yu An, wanting Yu An to come over quickly.
But the box that Yu An took out of the coffin suddenly shone brightly.
"Chirp chirp!"
In his panic, Yu An abandoned the zombie and rushed to pounce on the box.
The blood-red wings, which had been twitching slightly just moments before, were now trembling violently.
In the light emanating from its wings, the figure of a snowy owl suddenly appeared clearly.
The phantom emitted a sharp cry.
Yu An reached out to touch it, but only found emptiness.
The prey has appeared.
The snowy owl's targeted hunting has officially begun!
Xie Chiyuan drew his bone blade and slashed fiercely at the snow owl shadow that was attacking his face.
Not far away, the two cubs, who had to take temporary shelter because of Xie Chiyuan's arrival, could only peek from behind a rock.
"Xiao Shi didn't come."
Little Butterfly watched the snowy owl's figure, her tone growing increasingly strange: "Little Nine, let's go find Big Brother first."
They saw not only Xie Chiyuan, but also their eldest brother.
"good."
While Xie Chiyuan was being held back by Xiao Shi, Little Butterfly, carrying Little Mushroom, successfully flew to her older brother's side.
Yu An was staring intently at the sky.
The little butterfly slipped directly into the older brother's pocket and gently called his name.
"Big brother, Xiao Jiu and I are here."
Upon hearing Zai Zai's voice, Yu An lowered her head, her face filled with dejection.
"Chirp chirp".
He pointed to the box next to him, then looked up at the sky.
"It's chirping wings, chirping wings..."
The blood-stained wings in the box had just been spotted by the two cubs.
However, they weren't thinking about Little Ten, whose wings had been broken.
Instead, it was his former elder brother.
A shadow fell over Little Butterfly's voice as he coldly said, "I will find out who did it."
"Big brother, don't be sad, Chiu Chiu's wings will grow back."
"He possesses the ability to regenerate eternally."
Yu An was naturally aware of Chiu Chiu's regenerative abilities.
The two little ones were comforting their older brother, but their eyes were fixed on the sky.
Targeted hunting continues as long as the prey survives.
The only way to stop all this is for the snowy owl to disappear completely.
But at this moment, the snowy owl's shadow only knows how to hunt.
He didn't even recognize Yu An.
Little Nine extends its mycelium, preparing to entwine around Chirp's wings.
But the wings were scalding hot, and after he wrapped them around for a while, he smelled roasted mushrooms.
It smells pretty good.
The little butterfly was so enticed by the aroma that it ate two strands of mycelium.
He's a vegetarian, which is perfect, as roasted mushrooms are also vegetarian.
No matter how hard you try, you can't shake off the snowy owl's shadow, but its attacks are real.
Although Xie Chiyuan was not at a disadvantage, he was also unable to completely end the matter.
Yin Feng, who was originally chasing the ship, has already caught up with those who jumped into the water to escape.
With these survivors, they will soon be able to find out who did this.
The sea was handed over to Xie Chiyuan.
Yin Feng took the people back to report, while Yu An and the two little ones who arrived quietly cleared out the zombies.
As the battle between Xie Chiyuan and the Snow Owl intensified, most of the irrelevant personnel on the sea surface had dispersed.
Only Yu An refused to leave, no matter what.
Not only did he not leave, but he also swam to Xie Chiyuan's warship while holding onto Chiu Chiu's wings.
Although Xie Chiyuan had initially intended to call him over, he was busy at the moment and couldn't pay any attention to Yu An: "Yu An, stay away from me!"
He ordered, "Take the boat back to the island."
Yu An shook her head, her face pale.
Another attack aimed directly at his face was barely dodged by Xie Chiyuan, who then stopped focusing his attention on Yu An.
He glared coldly at the afterimage of the snow owl, his eyes icy: "You don't hit someone in the face, do you? Are you really not going to play by the rules?"
His response was yet another face-scratching.
When hunting, snowy owls use their sharp talons to grab their prey's face, a very ferocious hunting method.
The man and the owl had been locked in a tug-of-war for an unknown amount of time.
Xie Chiyuan's attention was still partly on Yu An, as he worried that the snowy owl's prey would shift to Yu An.
Under such circumstances of multitasking.
The snowy owl seized its opportunity, its claws slashing down fiercely, threatening to seriously injure Xie Chiyuan's face—
Yu An suddenly opened his arms and blocked Xie Chiyuan's way.
"Chirp chirp".
Yu An called out in a hoarse voice, her eyes red.
The snowy owl, which was originally so ferocious and arrogant, stopped its attacking claws just centimeters away from Yu An's eyes, unable to strike.
For quite a while.
A few tears rolled down the snowy owl's emotionless, mechanical eyes.
"elder brother."
Even though the snowy owl didn't make a sound, Yu An felt like she had heard it.
His eardrums were shaking.
He heard it; the chirping bird called him.
The blood-stained wings inside the box stopped twitching, and the snowy owl's form gradually became transparent. Yu An stared at the snowy owl without blinking, afraid of missing a single glance.
finally.
The snowy owl disappeared completely, and the sea returned to calm.
Xie Chiyuan looked at the boy in front of him, remained silent for a moment, then reached out and pulled him into his arms: "Alright, it's over."
He said, "Let's go back."
Xie Chiyuan took the distraught Yu An back, and all the zombies that tried to sneak onto the island were dealt with.
When they returned, the interrogation had already begun very quickly on the island.
With Ruan Ke watching from the side, they quickly arrived at an answer—
It's the North District.
Tonight's events were all handled by the North District.
Chapter 41
Xie Chiyuan did not participate in the interrogation process; he was with Yu An.
After the snowy owl disappeared, the pair of blood-stained wings in the box quickly lost their vitality, becoming dry, wrinkled, and dull.
Yu An brought the box back, but he couldn't keep it. The wings inside were to be sent for research; he couldn't just let someone else have them.
"Yu An, you—"
Xie Chiyuan recalled the image of Yu An opening her arms to block his way. He was standing behind her and didn't see Yu An's red eyes.
But he heard Yu An chirp once.
Chirp chirp.
Perhaps it's a general term for birds; for example, many people meow when they see a cat and bark when they see a dog.
It's nothing.
Xie Chiyuan tried to convince himself that calling a bird to chirp didn't have any special meaning.
Thinking this, he paused before finishing his sentence: "Are you feeling unwell? You don't look well."
Yu An nodded haphazardly, his head down, avoiding Xie Chiyuan's eyes.
Xie Chiyuan escorted him back to his room and gave him a bottle of milk.
"I've heard that milk helps with sleep, so you should get some rest first."