Chapter 522: Chapter 483: Wu You’s Family

As the two of them walked through Celestial Feather City, many people cast strange glances at Li Qian.

Li Qian wasn’t the least bit surprised. Wu You was incredibly popular in Celestial Feather City, so it was only natural that he, as her new Bondsman, would attract some attention.

"Tell me about this city," Li Qian suggested as he and Wu You walked side by side.

"Just as you can see, Celestial Feather City is a city inhabited by my Wing Race," Wu You began, not minding the request. "The city isn’t large, but it’s home to nearly ninety percent of all Wing Race People in the Dongxia Federation."

"The inhabitants are almost exclusively Wing Race People, with a small number of Bondsmen, of course."

Having started, Wu You continued, "We Wing Race People only have two surnames: Wu and You."

"And your name is Wu You..." Li Qian said, the pieces clicking into place after her explanation.

Wu You knew what Li Qian was getting at. Without missing a beat, she picked up the thread and added, "My father’s surname is You, and my mother’s is Wu. My name was originally supposed to be a combination, Wu You, but it didn’t sound very good, so they changed it."

"Wu You... sounds like ’Woe You.’ No wonder they changed it, that’s not very flattering..." Li Qian teased, but then a thought struck him and he realized something was off. "Wait a minute. If your father’s surname is You, shouldn’t you have taken his name?"

"The Wing Race is a little different from humans. We’re something of a matriarchal society..."

Wu You explained casually, "Children of the Wing Race almost always take their mother’s surname."

Li Qian found her explanation quite interesting.

’That custom really is different from humans,’ he thought.

Just then, a very strange question popped into Li Qian’s head. Once there, it began to grow, and he found he couldn’t shake it.

"So, uh, I have a question. It might be a little forward, but I was wondering if I could ask?" Li Qian said with a smile, trying to preface it gently.

Wu You glanced at Li Qian but said nothing, remaining silent.

Taking her silence as permission, Li Qian went ahead and asked, "So, I’m really curious. You Wing Race People... do you lay eggs, or give live birth?"

Wu You clearly hadn’t expected a question like that. She froze for a second, and once she recovered, she realized he wasn’t trying to mess with her and suppressed the urge to punch him.

Of course, her fear that Li Qian might lock her up in the Beast Taming Space again also played a large role.

She broke into a smile, a strangely wicked one. "Why don’t we find out for ourselves? Your mother should have told you, we’re compatible."

"Uh?" Now it was Li Qian’s turn to be speechless. Faced with such a blatant challenge, he honestly didn’t know how to respond.

...

After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at a large manor.

Wu You pointed to the manor before them. "We’re here. This is my home!"

Li Qian stared at the manor, dumbfounded. A giant, invisible question mark seemed to hover over his head.

"This is your home? Is your family really this loaded?" Li Qian asked, still finding it hard to believe despite knowing it was true.

"My family’s status is... a little different," Wu You continued to explain, though she didn’t elaborate on how.

Because at that very moment, a huge, dense crowd of people surged out from the manor’s main gate.

"Little Youyou, your family really does have strength in numbers," Li Qian remarked, gulping as he took in the crowd.

"So you’d better watch yourself. No bullying me from now on!" Wu You said with a haughty "Hmph!"

Li Qian gave a wry smile and shook his head, muttering under his breath, "The way you and my mom get along, how would I ever dare to bully you?"

Wu You overheard his muttering, and a faint blush crept onto her cheeks.

"Our darling daughter, you’re finally back!"

"Nannan, did you have a good time while you were away?"

"Little sis, little sis, who’s this you brought back with you?"

"..."

The crowd chattered and buzzed nonstop. At the forefront were four people: a middle-aged couple and a young man and woman.

The couple looked to be in their mid-thirties, still quite young, but from the way they addressed Wu You, Li Qian could tell they were her parents.

’They probably look so young because they possess Extraordinary Traits,’ he figured.

The other two looked to be about Wu You’s age. Based on the way everyone was speaking, Li Qian gathered they were her older brother and sister.

’The rest of them aren’t important,’ Li Qian thought, glancing around. ’They must be servants and attendants.’

The family reunion was a boisterous affair, and they began chatting right where they stood. Li Qian couldn’t get a word in edgewise, so he didn’t even try, simply watching quietly from the side.

Li Qian could tell that this family was very close. The genuine care they had for one another was impossible to hide.

After chatting for a while, the entire family, including the servants who had come out to greet them, welcomed Li Qian into the manor.

It might have been his imagination, but Li Qian could have sworn that as Wu You’s family greeted him and shook his hand, their gazes were a little strange.

He thought about it for a moment and quickly figured out why.

’After all, I’ve already formed a contract with Wu You. It’s only natural they’d have some strange feelings about it.’

After welcoming Li Qian into the manor, they led him to a room and treated him to a spread of fine food and wine.

His journey had been one of Teleportation Arrays and Flying Ships, so Li Qian wasn’t actually tired. But since they were hosting him with such enthusiasm, he had no intention of refusing.

He ate what he was offered and drank what was poured. He figured Wu You probably needed some time to mentally prepare her family for the situation anyway.

Forming a contract was no small matter, after all. It was bound to take some explaining.

That was what Li Qian thought, and he wasn’t wrong. At that very moment, Wu You was indeed explaining.

"Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister, I gave a lot of thought to forming a contract with Li Qian!" Wu You said with a grave and serious expression. "In my opinion, he is the single most outstanding young Breeder of this generation. Bar none."

Seeing his little sister speak with such conviction, Wu You’s older brother couldn’t resist a jab. "The most outstanding, bar none? Just how outstanding are we talking? Can he help you evolve?"

The words were barely out of his mouth when, before Wu You could even speak, someone else picked up the thread. "Even if he can help you evolve, so what? Our family mastered the first evolution long ago."

"And even if there are difficulties due to individual differences, we could just ask your Great-Grandma to step in. There’d be no problem at all!"

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