Interstellar Farming: I Make Potions and Climb to the Top

Ning Xuan looked at him. ’Is it because he’s so powerful that the feathers on his wings are also exceptionally tough? Plucking just one is so difficult.’

Seeing Di Youlin grit his teeth through the pain and let her do as she pleased, Ning Xuan’s anger slowly subsided. This proud and powerful young man was like a tamed beast, willingly submitting at her feet.

Di Youlin, keenly sensing the shift in Ning Xuan’s mood, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He felt he had narrowly escaped disaster for the time being. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Ning Xuan gazed at the feather in her hand, marveling at it. The feather was a deep, golden-red color, as if forged from the afterglow of a sunset or refined from the essence of a flame. Its edges shimmered with a faint golden halo, like tiny flames gently flickering, emitting a warm and mysterious light.

The feather was long and elegant, each tiny barb like a meticulously carved work of art with a faint, flowing radiance. A subtle fluctuation of energy lingered on its surface, like an invisible flame slowly moving. As Ning Xuan gently stroked the feather, she felt a warm energy transmit from her fingertips, as if it were filled with spirit and power.

When Di Youlin saw her focused expression and the look of admiration in her eyes, a strange feeling welled up inside him. Although having the feather plucked had been excruciating, he now felt it was all worth it.

"Di Youlin..." Ning Xuan called softly, her tone laced with a complex emotion.

"What are your orders, Master?" Di Youlin looked up at her meekly.

"From now on, if you molt, collect all the feathers and give them to me," Ning Xuan ordered seriously.

"Yes." Di Youlin was delighted. ’I’ll only start molting when I get old. Does Master mean she’ll stay with me until then?’

Ning Xuan put the feather into her Space Button, then rummaged through it, pulled out a set of clothes, and tossed them to Di Youlin for him to change into.

When the two of them walked out of the training room, they saw Lin Mo waiting outside, holding one of Ning Xuan’s cloaks. It was unclear how long he had been standing there.

Lin Mo’s gaze fell upon Ning Xuan and Di Youlin. Di Youlin was half a step behind Ning Xuan, his posture upright and his features refined. Every movement carried an innate noble air, and at this moment, he was also emanating a powerful spiritual power pressure.

This spiritual pressure had no effect on Ning Xuan; it was directed at him. ’Di Youlin is trying to use this to force me away. How could I possibly back down?’

Withstanding the immense pressure, Lin Mo composed his expression, held the cloak steady, and walked toward Ning Xuan.

This was a cloak Ning Xuan often wore, and it still carried the faint scent of her perfume.

"Lin Mo, when did you get here? How long have you been waiting?" Ning Xuan asked, allowing Lin Mo to help her put on the cloak.

"A little more than an hour," Lin Mo replied.

"So you saw him barge in?" Ning Xuan asked, pointing at Di Youlin.

"I did." Lin Mo glanced at Di Youlin before quickly lowering his head.

"Since you saw it, take him to Housekeeper Yan to receive his punishment. After you’ve delivered him, come back and report to me." With that, Ning Xuan headed toward her own courtyard.

Di Youlin watched Ning Xuan leave with a forlorn expression, then turned back and shot Lin Mo a cold glare. The immense pressure was so great that Lin Mo hardly dared to breathe.

Seeing Lin Mo’s face turn pale, Di Youlin snorted coldly and turned to walk away. Lin Mo secretly sighed in relief and hurried after him. He really didn’t understand. They were all Half-beastmen, so why was the difference so huge? Nine-tailed and Lan Xin were so obedient and adorable, but this one was something else entirely—a completely different person with and without Ning Xuan around.

Still, Lin Mo was secretly happy. So what if Di Youlin was beautiful and powerful? He was Ning Xuan’s Contractor, and Di Youlin was not.

’It’s so late, she must want me to attend to her and stay the night.’ At this thought, Lin Mo’s face lit up with joy, and he wished he could sprout wings and fly to her side.

Di Youlin was clearly jealous of Lin Mo for this very reason. However, after being taught a lesson several times, he no longer dared to openly move against Lin Mo.

Di Youlin calculated inwardly. ’Even though I failed to seduce Ning Xuan today, I did achieve our first intimate contact and even absorbed some of her Bloodline Energy. I lost a feather and now I have to be punished, but it was well worth it. Ning Xuan’s Bloodline Energy is incredibly powerful; it instantly suppressed my rampaging spiritual power and chaotic mind. Besides, I could feel that she really loves my wings. Doesn’t that mean she’s not completely unmoved by me? Maybe this shameless persistence of mine is actually working.’

That weekend, Huangfu Heiyan brought Huangfu Xinyue to visit Ning Xuan. The last time they had met was in the small house on Central Star gifted by the Controller Protection Association, right after Ning Xuan had first arrived. In just a few short months, Ning Xuan had already moved into a villa on Qingluan Mountain.

As Huangfu Heiyan walked up, taking in the surroundings and feeling the energy surging in the air, he was overcome with emotion. He had originally been willing to serve Ning Xuan’s orders simply for the sake of his sister’s illness. Who could have imagined that Ning Xuan was so powerful and had such immense potential? ’I’ve inadvertently latched onto a powerful backer.’

Ning Xuan met with the Huangfu siblings in the front hall of the villa. Huangfu Heiyan properly greeted Ning Xuan, feeling incredibly nervous. Ning Xuan’s status and position had risen too quickly; he didn’t know if she still needed him or had any use for him.

Ning Xuan noticed Huangfu Heiyan’s stiffness and discomfort. She hadn’t planned on talking much with him anyway. Chen Nan had always been responsible for the businesses in Extreme Cold City, and Huangfu Heiyan had always contacted Chen Nan.

Ning Xuan had agreed to their visit mainly because she wanted to ask Huangfu Xinyue about Jin Shanshan’s situation. She had a persistent feeling that Jin Shanshan was deliberately trying to get close to her.

After handing Huangfu Heiyan over to Chen Nan and getting some information from Huangfu Xinyue, the two visitors said their goodbyes and left. Ning Xuan had originally planned to go out for a stroll to see if this problematic Jin Shanshan would seek her out.

Just as Ning Xuan was about to leave, Intelligent Butler 17 reported that a fully sealed Energy Cabin had been teleported to the villa’s entrance using a short-range spatial teleporter.

It was the type of Energy Cabin that could help a Spirit Controller advance at a critical moment and could also be used as a healing device. Ning Xuan remembered there was one on the gift list from Ying Yaoshi.

The Energy Cabin was supposed to be transparent, but someone had applied a film of light to the inner wall, obscuring the view inside. Yan Fuzhen came to ask Ning Xuan for instructions. Ning Xuan told him to open it and see. She hadn’t received any notification. ’Could someone really be sending her an Energy Cabin for no reason?’