Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 281 - 186: Wanting a Scarf + Moon Wolf City

Her beast transformation was hidden, but not gone. He could tell with a simple scan of his spiritual power.

Chi Li looked at her seriously, his arms crossed. A hint of displeasure colored his beautiful, molten gold eyes. "You should have trusted me. I wouldn’t have revealed this, although..."

’Although he wasn’t her mate.’

’But in his heart, he’d always considered himself one of the people closest to her. He didn’t like her keeping secrets from him. It was disheartening.’

"You never asked, though." An Jin finished dressing, then tilted her head and looked at him with her clear eyes, her voice laced with confusion.

Chi Li blinked, momentarily stunned, then broke into a smile. He sat down in the wooden chair by the bed, crossing one leg over the other. "Fine, then. I’m asking you now. What’s going on? I might have just stumbled upon a secret."

"It’s just as you saw. I’m undergoing a beast transformation. It started after I ate the Beast God Fruit."

An Jin hadn’t intended to hide it from him. In her heart, she already considered Chi Li one of her own. "But according to Gu Yin and the others, no female in the Beast World has gone through this for nearly a hundred years. They were afraid I’d be harmed, so they’ve been keeping it a secret."

"A beast transformation, huh... That’s right. As far as I can remember, a situation like this has never occurred. I never expected the Beast God Fruit to have such an effect."

Chi Li touched a slender, elegant finger to his lips, then looked up at her. A familiar smile played in his eyes as he regarded her, his expression softening. "But you don’t need to be so alarmed. Maybe you’re not the only one. Do you know what clan you belong to?"

An Jin shook her head.

"If I saw correctly, your transformation is a little different from a regular Beastman’s. The downy fur sprouting on your shoulders and back looks a bit like the fur on a newborn cub, but also a bit like the feathers on a Feather Clan fledgling’s wings."

"Feathers?" she asked, surprised.

"Yes." Chi Li nodded. "They look just like fledgling feathers. Could it be... you’re from the Feather Clan?"

’This was certainly a possibility. After all, there were many different kinds of Feather Clans on the Beast God Continent. But he had never seen any Feather Clan with down that was so snow-white and pure. Unless...’

His heart lurched. He quickly dismissed the ridiculous thought. ’That’s impossible.’

"Let’s wait a while. I’ll help you check again later," Chi Li reassured her, trying to set her mind at ease.

In the time that remained, he helped her complete the second-layer spiritual power mark. A halo of light then condensed on his fingertip, and he rubbed it into her skin.

The bright red spiritual power marks vanished in an instant.

It was done.

After seeing An Jin out, Chi Li lingered at the door for a long time. He then went back inside, his hand reaching for the Purple Gold Sea Shell hanging on the wall. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

But he pulled his hand back just before his fingers touched it.

"..." His slender fingers fidgeted together. A conflicted look crossed his face, but he ultimately abandoned the idea.

’He had promised her he wouldn’t tell anyone.’

’Forget it. I’ll just wait a while longer and see. Maybe things aren’t as complicated as I’m making them out to be.’

...

An Jin had just returned to her large wooden cabin when Gu Yin rushed to greet her. Seeing her hair dusted with fine snow and her small face flushed red from the cold, he quickly found a cloak, wrapped it snugly around her, and carried her inside.

"What is it? What did that fox want with you?" Noticing her preoccupied air, Gu Yin brewed her a cup of fruit and flower tea and handed it to her.

"It was nothing. Chi Li called me over to help reinforce my spiritual power mark, but in the process, he discovered my beast transformation, so he just asked a few questions."

Gu Yin nodded, unconcerned. "And?" He had a gut feeling there was more to it.

"He said my transformation isn’t like that of a typical member of the Beast Clan. It’s a little like the Feather Clan, but he can’t tell which specific clan yet."

"The Feather Clan..." Gu Yin frowned. He didn’t like the Feather Clan; in fact, he detested them. But if it was Jin’er, he might be able to overlook his prejudice.

"It’s okay. No matter what clan you are, I’ll always protect you. I don’t care about any of that." ’Whether she could transform or not, whether she was Feather Clan or a land-dweller, it really made no difference to him.’

"Mm." An Jin nodded, getting up from the animal hide cushion. She turned to look towards one of the rooms in the cabin. "Any news from Ling Hong? It’s been almost half a month now, even longer than it took you to molt."

"Don’t worry, he won’t die. Males aren’t as fragile as you think," Gu Yin said nonchalantly.