The Helios slowly landed outside Taixu Mountain. Luckily, Bronya had activated its optical camouflage beforehand, or the nearby residents might have been scared to death.
Kiana dragged Xing off the ship and jumped down. At the sight of the place where he had descended, a faint glimmer returned to his lifeless eyes—but it vanished in an instant.
Kiana patted his head. "Cheer up. You're supposed to be happy when you're traveling!"
"Mm." Xing answered carelessly, then fell silent as he climbed the mountain with the others.
PS: Fu Hua and Himeko had taken Theresa to London for fun. The remaining five had come to Taixu Mountain.
Crimson Kite's Wings crouched on Xing's head. Having returned to its homeland, it was unusually excited. It hopped down from his head, flapping its wings as it ran circles around him.
Kiana chased Crimson Kite's Wings for quite a while but still could not catch it. The panting white-haired girl glared resentfully at the plump white chicken rubbing affectionately against Xing's trouser leg. "Why is this chicken so fat, yet it runs faster than I do?"
Wendy pondered this. "I remember that whenever you dragged Brother Xing out for morning runs, it always ran along behind you two. It looked completely effortless. Brother Xing also told me that when he first met Crimson Kite's Wings on Taixu Mountain, it could run even faster than him."
Mei took some fresh fruit from her backpack, hoping to lure Crimson Kite's Wings over. Squatting down, she held the fruit in her hand and beckoned to it.
The clever little creature slowly approached Mei, then, while she was off guard, snatched the food in its beak and ran away. Mei, who had wanted to pet it, could only sigh helplessly. "It seems close only to the class monitor