Chapter 77: Naturally Charming
After the embarrassing incident of catching the priest bathing, Le Zhi no longer played cowardly in the upper city. She had to leave anyway, and this was not her home. It would be a shame for the suffering she had endured these days if she ignored interesting things.

Yan Qiu is an omnipotent person in Winged Beast City. Le Zhi is a playful guy and is often criticized by the nobles in the upper city. However, due to the pressure from the High Priest, everyone dares not act rashly.

Even if Le Zhi wanted to shit on the nobles' heads, they would hand him a banana leaf and praise him: Good job!
This shows how good Yan Qiu is at playing power games and manipulating people's hearts.

It is now autumn and it gets dark early. The wealthy lantern area in the upper city is crowded with orcs and is very lively.

Le Zhi was wearing a huge bird feather cloak and running around in the main priest hall. She looked impatient and seemed to be waiting for someone.

Yan Qiu had just walked out of his bedroom when a small figure pulled him aside.

"My little princess, please slow down. It's not time yet. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Le Zhi poked his furry little head out from his cloak and said dissatisfiedly, "I haven't participated in the orc festival yet. Don't waste time, take me to play!"

A strong wind blew. Yan Qiu held the girl's ill-fitting cloak and tightened the long straps at her neckline. He sighed, "Why are you wearing so little today? It's autumn now. You should put on more clothes."

Seeing that the high priest was willing to lead the way, Le Zhi kindly explained, "In the autumn in the desert, it's better to wear a cloak to resist the wind. Wearing bulky clothes will make it inconvenient to move. I'm not used to it."

Yan Qiu narrowed his eyes, held the corner of the girl's clothes, and said softly: "Little princess, follow me closely, there are so many people here, it's crowded, don't lose a little cub like you."

Le Zhi took a few quick steps and reached out his hand to the priest. Yan Qiu's expression was somewhat moved, and he suddenly grabbed the fair little hand tightly.

He never dared to hope that the little princess would be willing to get close to him...

Yan Qiu is an outlier. From the perspective of birds, beasts and poisonous beasts, he is a heretic, and the right way is to keep him away from others.

At the critical moment, one can realize how useful the identity of the high priest of Winged Beast City is. Yan Qiu took the girl to sit in the position with the widest view. The pavilion was not big, so it was easy for two people to sit down. There were no orcs around who dared to compete with the priest for territory.

The mating season for birds and beasts is just a few days a year, and all the adult male beasts in the Winged Beast City gather here so that they can stand out during the Lantern Festival and win the favor of female beasts to dance and sing with.

No matter how noble the birds and animals are, they are now all dressed in gorgeous costumes with bright colors, just like a grand ball with heavy makeup.

The graceful and charming female animals stood right below the red lanterns, each wrapped in white gauze, looking ethereal, in stark contrast to the gorgeous and eye-catching male bird animals.

Le Zhi saw the lips of the priest beside him moving, and heard a melodious and joyful cry in his ears.

At once all the male beasts sensed the priest's voice and began to dance in response to the call.

The male often holds his most proud nuptial feathers in his mouth, and the courtship dance, which has been carefully choreographed, is complex and gorgeous.

Countless birds chirped one after another, rushing into the crowd, making it look particularly lively.

It was the first time that Le Zhi saw so many orcs singing and dancing together, and it was no exaggeration to say that their dancing was as graceful and moving as that of professional dancers. The tunes were gentle and melodious, and very pleasant to listen to.

The priest looked towards the lantern area with a dull gaze. The courtship dance of the Lantern Festival was held every year, but he was the only male beast not to be included in it.

Yan Qiu would not bring disgrace upon himself. A special male beast, when placed in a high position, would be an omnipotent strong man, but when placed in a low position, he would be a heretic and evil creature that everyone would laugh at...

Le Zhi watched with great interest, and thought that the High Priest was just like her, so she took out a handful of fried rice from the pocket under his cloak and put it in the man's big palm.

Yan Qiu's thoughts were interrupted as he inexplicably felt something warm in his hand. He looked closely and saw that the little princess had stuffed a handful of rice into his hand.

The priest frowned and asked, "Where did you get the brown rice? It is used for sowing, how can it be eaten directly?"

Le Zhi chuckled, casually rubbed off the crispy outer shell of the rice, and threw a handful into his mouth to chew. "I felt itchy a few days ago, so I went to the hardworking Golden Pheasant's house to rob it. Anyway, it's not yours, why are you so stingy? I roasted it before I left. If you don't eat this rice, you can't plant it back in the field."

Yan Qiu felt his head buzzing. The little princess was indeed a cub that had grown up healthily in a bandit's den. If she wanted something to eat, she just had to ask for it.

But he refused to do that and insisted on robbing the houses himself.

The priest tasted a little. After the rice was roasted, it had a faint rice aroma. Although it was dry, it was a good snack to pass the time.

Birds and beasts would call you a prodigal when seeing this. Who would be willing to waste money like this?
The little princess knows how to eat, but she doesn’t care about their lives…

Le Zhi's attention was attracted. In the dim light, there was a male beast holding blood-red wedding feathers, dancing elegantly and solemnly. He was tall and handsome, and his clothes were only black and white.

The male beast raised his head and opened his mouth to exhale wisps of white smoke, like the air of immortals floating away. His cry was slow and heavy, not frivolous. His movements were graceful and powerful, and the expression on his face was as pious and serious as a pilgrim.

Yan Qiu noticed the little princess's eyes, followed her gaze, and saw that it was a male beast from the crane clan, and he laughed at himself even more.

"You know how to appreciate. The orcs of the Crane Clan are very loyal to their partners. They are arrogant and rarely appear at the Lantern Festival. What you saw was the Crane Clan leader. His dancing posture was very elegant, wasn't it..."

Le Zhi was a person who was good at observing people's expressions and she heard the sadness in the priest's words.

The girl stuffed another handful of fried rice into Yan Qiu's hand, with a soft light reflected from the stars in her emerald eyes.

Her voice was clear and soft, and her sly expression was unusually serious.

"You all have two arms and two legs. If your head falls off, it won't grow back. I just saw that he was dressed simply and I was a little curious."

Le Zhi paused for a moment and continued, "Siyan'er Lao Deng, you are the most elegant and handsome male beast I have ever seen. If you also participate in this festival, you will definitely outshine them all."

How could the priest not tell how much truth and how much falsehood there was in the little princess' words?

But these words were particularly pleasant to Yan Qiu's ears. At least there were people willing to accept his words, which was a great thing.

The man carefully took a sip of the rice in his hand, and his mouth tasted rich and sweet rice aroma.

Lezhi is a little black cat who loves to doze off. He fell into a deep sleep before the Lantern Festival activities were over.

The priest had no fondness for this kind of festival that had nothing to do with him, and during the most lively talent show segment, he left with the petite girl in his arms.

The man stared at Le Zhi's peaceful sleeping face, his purple eyes fully open, with many strange things in them.

If Le Zhi was awake at this moment, he would smell an elegant sandalwood scent. It was not strange, but rather spicy, cool, deep, refreshing, and able to dispel all uneasiness.

Yan Qiu tentatively pinched the girl's soft and delicate face.

My little princess, grow up quickly.

I want you to sleep in my arms forever...

This is so unfair, how can there be such a cute and charming cub?

The man pinched a strand of Lezhi's hair and gently kissed her with his mouth. The sound was sticky, greedy and indulgent...