When Ye Tiancheng asked, Ye Wuji was stunned for a moment, then shook his head blankly and replied to Ye Tiancheng, "No, I can't..."
As he spoke, Ye Wuji even actively changed.
He transformed into human form, still the same size as a small child as before, and then changed back to his bird state, but that tuft of white fur still remained on his body.
Ye Wuji truly couldn't understand what was happening to him.
Ye Tiancheng then said, "Since you can't transform into an adult, then this matter of aging is unlikely. It's not like your bird body is aging while your human body remains a child."
"Besides, birds don't age like that."
The little fox could tell that Ye Tiancheng was trying to comfort Ye Wuji, so it also said to Ye Wuji, "Yes, birds don't age like humans, with their feathers starting to fade and turn white. You can't use that as a reference. This might be for other reasons."
"After you transformed into a bird, it wasn't a normal situation, and what you transformed into was even less of an ordinary bird, so there should be other reasons."
But this was still an unknown matter, and it was impossible to calm someone down with just a few words.
However, as long as it wasn't an irreversible situation, Ye Wuji could still manage to remain calm.
He asked with some confusion, "Then why did my feathers suddenly turn white?"
The little fox said to Ye Wuji, "Then come here, and I'll check it for you."
Ye Tiancheng also strongly agreed with this.
Ye Wuji also believed that Ye Tiancheng and the little fox would not harm him, so he did not resist.
Moreover, he was very afraid of death.
Therefore, as soon as the little fox finished speaking, Ye Wuji actively fluttered in front of the little fox, allowing the little fox to examine his body.
After the little fox examined him, it came to a rather unexpected conclusion.
Before, they had not examined Ye Wuji's body. Although they couldn't figure out what was happening with Ye Wuji's transformation, they could sense that it was influenced by a certain power.
That power had transformed Ye Wuji's body, causing him to become what he was now.
That power permeated Ye Wuji's entire body, and for Ye Wuji, it was clearly a very bad power. Ye Tiancheng recognized it as the unique power aura of demonic arts, something he was very familiar with.
After the little fox examined him, it felt that the power seemed to have receded a little.
Then, a power that was more stable and inclined towards positivity gradually emerged within Ye Wuji's body.
Fearing that it had made a mistake in its examination, the little fox asked Ye Tiancheng to take a look.
Seeing their tense attitudes, Ye Wuji also became very nervous, fearing that he had contracted an incurable disease.
After hearing the little fox's explanation, Ye Tiancheng was also somewhat puzzled. He then used his own power to conduct an examination and found that it was indeed as the little fox had said, so Ye Tiancheng also became perplexed.
Ye Wuji asked nervously, "What is happening to me? Is it fatal?"
Upon hearing Ye Wuji's question, Ye Tiancheng immediately comforted him, saying, "Don't be so nervous, nothing will happen. We've done a preliminary examination. Although we're not entirely sure what caused it, judging by the reason for this change, it's because the power circulation within your body is slowly improving."
The little fox also nodded and said, "Wuji, your feathers suddenly turning white, this might just be an external manifestation of the situation improving?"
After hearing the little fox's words, Ye Tiancheng pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, and the white feathers are due to the improvement of the power circulation within your body, then doesn't that mean that if Wuji completes his transformation later, he might become a black bird that turns into a white bird?"
Upon hearing Ye Tiancheng's speculation, Ye Wuji, who was still in his bird form, was momentarily dumbfounded.
Becoming a white bird...
It didn't sound very reliable, but it also seemed quite possible.
Ye Wuji couldn't imagine what he would look like if he turned white.
Accustomed to his all-black appearance, he felt quite uneasy at the thought of changing.
Moreover, the fact that a tuft of white feathers suddenly appeared, not all at once, nor from the edges, made him unable to help but worry about what he would look like if the feathers changed in patches.
The thought of this made Ye Wuji fear that he wouldn't even want to be seen in his bird form if it really turned out that way.
Ye Wuji couldn't help but voice his concern.
After hearing Ye Wuji's speculation, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox fell silent for a moment, unable to think of anything to comfort Ye Wuji with.
If he really turned into a patchy black and white, it would indeed be difficult to imagine.
It was a somewhat frightening outcome.
In the end, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox could only take turns stroking Ye Wuji's feathers to offer symbolic comfort, unable to help much.
Ye Tiancheng did speak.
"If it really changes, and you don't get used to it, it's fine to turn back into a child. We can take you with us, it's all the same."
Ye Wuji was just momentarily emotional. Hearing Ye Tiancheng say this, he thought to himself that if there were any emergencies, he shouldn't cause trouble for Ye Tiancheng and the others because he was being too sentimental.
However, the fact that his feathers turning white was not a bad trend was already something to be happy about.
The little fox wanted to understand the reason why the power within Ye Wuji began to change. Ye Wuji also felt that it would be better to clarify the situation, so he cooperated with the little fox. Whatever the little fox asked him to do, he complied.
After all, he was a little anxious.
That night, the villagers who lent their house to Ye Tiancheng and the others had some savings, so their houses were built quite large. Although they couldn't spare two rooms, they did manage to provide Ye Tiancheng and the little fox with a suite of rooms, one inside the other.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng gave the inner room, which was larger and had a bigger bed, to the little fox and Ye Wuji. This way, Ye Wuji could sleep with the little fox in his child form more comfortably.
Then, Ye Tiancheng slept alone in the outer room, where he could remain vigilant at all times.
If there was any danger, Ye Tiancheng would be the first to react and bear the brunt of it.
Of course, this was under the premise that Ye Tiancheng and the others had already confirmed that there were no tricks or dangers in the house.
The little fox and Ye Wuji, however, had some objections.
Because they felt that the outer room was not as spacious, and the bed was much smaller, Ye Tiancheng would definitely not be comfortable sleeping there and wouldn't be able to move freely. Moreover, the outer room was always more dangerous and noisy.
They also believed that Ye Tiancheng should be living in a better place.
However, Ye Tiancheng's attitude was very firm. The little fox and Ye Wuji, as his followers, were no match for him. Their protests were invalid, and they were forcibly made to stay in the outer room by Ye Tiancheng.
After all, the outer room could only sleep one person. But for Ye Tiancheng, having either the little fox or Ye Wuji stay alone in the outer room was too unreliable, and Ye Tiancheng wouldn't act on emotion.
Besides, the bed was just a little smaller; it wasn't as if it was truly uninhabitable.
Ye Tiancheng had experienced even harsher conditions.
So, in the end, everything was decided according to Ye Tiancheng's wishes.
After all this commotion, when it was time to rest at night, Ye Tiancheng, fearing that he might be mentally exhausted, set up a barrier around the outer perimeter of the house as a double layer of security.
After everyone had settled down, it was unclear how much time had passed.
Ye Tiancheng could clearly feel that he was dreaming at this moment, but he could also vaguely sense that this was not an ordinary dream, and there might be some other reason behind it.
He didn't rush to wake up but chose to explore.
Ye Tiancheng found that as his vision shifted, he was in a forest. He vaguely saw a very familiar figure in the woods, but for a moment, Ye Tiancheng couldn't recall who this figure belonged to.
At the same time, Ye Tiancheng kept hearing someone calling his name.
Calling him, "Tiancheng, Tiancheng..."
After thinking for a moment, Ye Tiancheng walked towards the figure. The process was smoother than he had expected; there was no situation where it appeared to be within reach but was actually far away.
He quickly reached the vicinity of the figure.
The figure's back was turned to him.
The voice that had been calling him seemed to be coming from here, but it also seemed that it wasn't the owner of this figure who had spoken.
As Ye Tiancheng got closer to the figure, the voice gradually became softer, until it completely disappeared, but there were still faint echoes in the forest.
Looking at the figure, Ye Tiancheng vaguely remembered something.
The owner of the figure turned around, and Ye Tiancheng saw a very familiar face. He hadn't seen the owner of this face for a long time, nor had he seen this face.
On this familiar face, there was an expression of almost resentment.
She looked at Ye Tiancheng with resentment and said, "Since you've already come, why are you stopping here and not coming to see me."
Facing the other party's question, Ye Tiancheng was speechless and instantly felt helpless.
The person who appeared in his dream, and was now in front of him, was Long Miaomiao, who had disappeared for quite some time.
After Long Miaomiao left in anger and fell out with Ye Tiancheng, there had been no news from her. Ye Tiancheng never expected her to appear in his dream, and it seemed that this wasn't just a simple appearance in a dream.
Ye Tiancheng could feel that the person standing in front of him now was indeed Long Miaomiao.
Even if it wasn't her true self, it was a clone that could share her feelings.
Ye Tiancheng said, "If you appear like this, aren't you afraid that I'll think you're some kind of non-human entity disguised as someone, tricking me here, and then I'll ignore you or attack you?"
He rubbed his temples before continuing, "Didn't you already leave? Why have you suddenly appeared now?"
Just as Ye Tiancheng didn't directly answer Long Miaomiao's question, Long Miaomiao also didn't directly answer Ye Tiancheng's question.
She replied irrelevantly, "Your current situation seems rather unfavorable. Are you that stubborn? You'd rather bear all the burdens yourself than come to me for help?"
Even... so quickly, you let other beings replace all the roles that she played by your side, showing such wariness.
Yet you're willing to trust that clone of hers, who isn't as powerful?
Is Ye Tiancheng really that wary of her!