Mooncake Tragedy

He Ange had made Feng Yuan comfortable.

And with that, his biggest task for the day was done.

Living in the abyss felt more like being a full-time butler than the Spirit Phoenix Sect’s Holy Son. Every day was spent serving Feng Yuan, caring for the injured An Luo Yi, guiding Duan Yuyan’s cultivation, or checking on Duan Yusheng’s health.

Since their return, An Luo Yi had suffered severe injuries. The White Dragon Saintess’s palm strike had pierced her soul, shattering her organs and bones. Her dual bloodlines of Destiny and True Dragon were the only things that kept her from becoming crippled, or worse.

So, An Luo Yi had been bedridden, recovering.

Luckily, Feng Yuan had ample resources, and with An Luo Yi’s incredible constitution, it was only a matter of time before she made a full recovery…

The only downside was that He Ange had finally brought An Luo Yi home from Dragon Dynasty, but couldn’t spend time cuddling with her.

Even when An Luo Yi said she wanted to, He Ange hesitated. Her organs and bones had been shattered, and causing further injury would be terrible.

So, He Ange promised An Luo Yi that she should focus on cultivation and recovery, and that once she was better, he would sleep with her at night.

An Luo Yi obediently agreed.

Besides An Luo Yi, Duan Yuyan and Duan Yusheng had also made significant progress.

Duan Yuyan was diligent and didn’t cause any problems. With He Ange’s guidance and resources, she could learn quickly and independently.

Now, with He Ange’s help, Duan Yuyan had reached the Nascent Soul stage, progressing rapidly.

“As for Duan Yusheng,”

This little girl had an extraordinary background.

According to Feng Yuan, Duan Yusheng might be the reincarnation of a Dao Fruit from an ancient celestial tree in the Nine Heavens.

That Dao Fruit was Duan Yusheng’s heart.

Duan Yusheng’s body constantly produced natural energy because of the Dao Fruit’s endless source.

When Duan Yusheng turned six, her spiritual veins couldn’t contain the Dao Fruit’s powerful natural energy, causing her body to undergo plantification—first her bones, then blood, and finally her skin…

If left untreated, she would become a vegetable.

Then, the Dao Fruit would inherit her body, using it as a seedbed to grow into a new celestial tree.

This condition was rare in the cultivation world but common in the Nine Heavens, related to the ancient celestial trees’ reproduction.

By mastering the technique of periodically extracting natural energy, one could prevent the Dao Fruit’s growth.

This wasn’t a terminal illness, but a blessing allowing cultivators to freely obtain natural energy!

In the previous life, the lower realm lacked knowledge about the Dao Fruit condition. Mu Yanli, lacking compassion, used a “marrow cleansing” treatment on Duan Yusheng, extracting the natural energy infused in her bones to prolong her life while cultivating herself.

But marrow cleansing was harsh. Duan Yusheng was only eight or nine years old—her small body couldn’t withstand Mu Yanli’s brutal methods, and she died from exhaustion.

Afterward, Duan Yuyan was heartbroken, but Mu Yanli refused to return Duan Yusheng’s body.

He Ange guessed that after Duan Yusheng’s death, the Dao Fruit took root, revealing her secret as a Dao Fruit reincarnation to Mu Yanli.

In this life, Mu Yanli had extracted the Blood Spirit Vein from He Ange, so she was relatively kinder.

Over the years, Duan Yusheng was cared for by Mu Yanli, who used “blood exchange” to extract her natural energy, achieving sustainable development. Although each blood exchange caused Duan Yusheng severe discomfort, she remained healthy compared to marrow cleansing.

Now, Duan Yusheng was under He Ange’s care.

Compared to “marrow cleansing” and “blood exchange,” He Ange was much kinder than Mu Yanli.

He directly branded Duan Yusheng’s lower abdomen with a silver thread…

Oh no, an imprint.

A simple imprint that could extract Duan Yusheng’s spiritual energy.

Don’t overthink it.

Although most of He Ange’s imprints on women were indecent, Duan Yusheng’s was purely innocent and all-ages. At least, He Ange wouldn’t have impure thoughts about a girl under ten.

He was merely helping Duan Yusheng store the natural energy that her small body couldn’t handle.

Pushing open the sister’s bedroom door, He Ange’s moon-like eyes narrowed, a friendly smile on his face. “Sheng’er, are you feeling well lately?”

On the spacious platform, a white-clothed girl with blue hair was sitting cross-legged, surrounded by countless prism fragments, her spiritual energy flourishing, clearly in meditation.

Sitting on the large bed to the left of the door was a plump little girl with light golden curly hair.

The girl looked up at He Ange, her eyes sparkling with golden light. “Big Brother!”

Duan Yusheng jumped off the bed and hugged the young man’s pure white robe, rubbing her face against it, clearly fond of him.

At the same time, Duan Yuyan, who had been meditating, looked at He Ange upon hearing the commotion, her cold face showing joy. She quickly gathered the prism fragments around her and stepped forward to pull her excited sister away.

Bowing slightly, her cheeks flushed, and ever so grateful “Thank you for your generous assistance, Young Master He. Sheng’er has been feeling much better lately and no longer has to suffer from blood draws…”

He Ange smiled faintly. “It’s good to hear. I brought you a little gift today.”

Biting her lip ever so slightly, feeling overwhelmed and ever so demure “No, thank you! The natural treasures that Lord Phoenix gave us will last Yuyan at least three more months… We really can’t accept any more of your kindness!”

He Ange shrugged, resigned. “What are you thinking? I just made some mooncakes.”

He Ange raised his hand, summoning two golden-yellow, crispy pastries into his hand.

They were freshly baked, steaming mooncakes.

He Ange smiled elegantly, handing each of the sisters a mooncake on a tray. “Today is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Although our Spirit Phoenix Sect isn’t in China, we were once Chinese, and we should still celebrate the holidays of our homeland.”

Looking at the mooncakes, Duan Yuyan was slightly dazed, as if recalling flavors from her childhood.

The girl took a mooncake in her hand and took a small bite.

Soon, the sisters’ eyes sparkled with golden light, their faces flushed, and they were clearly enjoying themselves.

He Ange’s mooncakes were quite successful.

It was his first time trying to make them.

He Ange was worried that the first batch of mooncakes wouldn’t be delicious, so he had the Yuyan and Yusheng sisters to try them first. If they were good, he would give them to Feng Yuan and An Luo Yi.

It seemed they were delicious.

Smirking with intent and curiosity “Don’t just eat, tell me what you think?” He Ange asked with interest.

Mouth full, acting like a cute little hamster “Delicious! Delicious! So delicious!” Duan Yusheng said, her mouth covered in crumbs, looking truly content.

Duan Yuyan nodded in agreement, her eyes full of respect.

With confidence, He Ange waves his hand “Good to hear. I have some matters to attend to. I’ll take my leave.”

With grace and a smile “Thank you, Young Master He!”

“Goodbye, Big Brother!”

As he left, he once again gathered the goodwill of the sisters.

…

The mooncakes tasted fine.

Now, He Ange was more confident, and he could make a few more for his senior sister and master to try.

Carrying the freshly baked golden mooncakes, He Ange walked out of the room and ran into the green-skirted Phoenix Spirit, who had come out for a stroll.

Looking at the pastries the young man was carrying in front of him, Feng Yuan’s cold eyes flashed with a subtle golden light.

The young girl swallows, as if she was desiring the mooncake.

Before He Ange could speak, the young girl lowered her eyes, and casually said, acting like she wasn’t desiring or wishing to have the mooncake “Disciple, where are you going?”

“Looking for Senior Sister” He Ange truthfully replied, as Feng Yuan’s voice revealed no emotions.

The Phoenix Spirit girl’s eyebrows rose slightly, and her painted face puffed up, as if she had heard something that displeased her.

She turns her back and, looking up ad the night sky.

But soon, Feng Yuan shook her head in disappointment and sighed. She turned her back, looked up at the sky, and self-consciously said:

“I’ve heard that the humans of China have a festival called the Mid-Autumn Festival, where people worship the moon god and make sweets in the shape of the full moon…”

She was trying to hide her intentions. But that attempt was futile as the the desire was overwhelming

Thinking about old times while back turned “Millennia ago, when I first visited the human world, I had the opportunity to try a few, and they tasted good…”

“???”

For one moment.

He Ange raised an eyebrow, a strange expression on his face.

He gave a wry smile with understanding and in acceptance of what must be done.

With a sigh and resigned, He Ange put the mooncake tray next to Feng Yuan and curiously asked “Then, Master, since you’re so knowledgeable, would you like to try my handiwork? Any comments?”

“…”

short silence

The Phoenix Spirit girl opened one eye, glanced at the filial young man next to her, and her cold little mouth finally curled into a satisfied arc.

“Yes.”

…

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Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

An Luo Yi remembered that He Ange said he wanted to try making mooncakes yesterday.

To this end, An Luo Yi taught He Ange the traditional methods which she knew, and waited for him with expectation.

With recent months of recovery, An Luo Yi’s injury was almost ninety percent healed.

Alone in her room, An Luo Yi was bored.

So, on this Mid-Autumn Festival, An Luo Yi had been waiting in her room for the mooncakes that He Ange promised to make.

An Luo Yi guessed that He Ange’s mooncakes weren’t successful and was too embarrassed to bring them to his wife.

Therefore, An Luo Yi decided to go out to see and personally guide her husband in the kitchen.

Unfortunately, the moment An Luo Yi stepped out, she saw a young man in white at the end of the ancient temple corridor, holding a tray of mooncakes, feeding the petite Phoenix Spirit beside him —

“Master, open your mouth~”

“Awoo~”

tln : can’t believe i did this chaps on phone…