SFS Chapter 640 My Own Time
Chapter 640 My Own Time
When Tadella heard that she could return to the tribal camp, her face darkened again.
Slowly wrap the cut-off "flying serpent horn," tie it tightly, carry it on your back, and slowly walk out.
Lilupar whispered in Xu Ning's ear, "This child doesn't want to go back so soon. My lord, would you like to take her to a quiet place nearby to play for a few days?"
Xu Ning smiled and shook his head. "That old man is probably getting impatient. Coincidentally, I'm also getting impatient seeing that he can still move. Let's go back soon, after all..."
"...The sooner you die, the sooner you're reborn!"
The two of them and the bottle were almost completely silent the whole way. When the sun was high in the sky, they finally saw the settlement of the Tanit.
Lilupal suddenly called out to Tadra in front of her, "Little girl, if you have anything to say to my master, now is your last chance. Otherwise, you may not have a chance to speak when you get there."
Tadella paused in her steps.
Xu Ning also stopped and waited quietly for her to speak.
A rare look of conflict crossed Tadella's face. After a long pause, she finally spoke, "I... I'm very happy to hunt with you..."
After a pause, Tadella spoke again, "Thank you."
Lilupal immediately expressed her displeasure, "Are you sure that's all you wanted to say?"
Xu Ning flicked Lilupar's bottle, signaling her not to press the girl in front of her too hard.
“You know I really want to consider you a friend,” Xu Ning said with a smile. “Of course, you might think that a falcon shouldn’t have friends, but as far as I know, there are precedents of falcons hunting with their partners.”
“Just like Jade, even though Babel wanted to train her as a falcon, she was still my good friend. I think you can do it too, and I even want you and Jade to be friends.”
Tadella seemed to suddenly get a little angry when she heard Jade's name.
"I can't be friends with her. But with you... we can."
Xu Ning was a little surprised about what had happened between the two girls, but reason told him it was best not to ask, at least not now.
As the two approached Marcela's tent, the old man seemed somewhat surprised by how quickly they had returned.
"Ah, esteemed Master of the Town Spirit, I didn't expect you to return so early. Has the coming-of-age ceremony already been completed?"
Tadella stepped forward and handed Marcela the "Red Eagle Feather," "Scorpion Tail," and "Flying Serpent Horn" from her bag.
"Very good, you obtained the quest item perfectly. However, you didn't have the town's spirit master complete the task for you, did you?"
Tadella shook her head and said, "No."
Marcela seemed unconvinced and turned to Xu Ning, asking obsequiously, "Honorable Master of the Town Spirit, I wonder if my falcon has held you back?"
Xu Ning smiled and waved his hand, saying, "How could that be? Tadra worked very hard the whole way, and we had a lot of fun too."
Upon hearing this, Tadella couldn't help but lower her head further, not wanting anyone to see her slightly flushed face.
Xu Ning noticed that the old man's eyes turned extremely sinister for a moment, but he quickly covered it up with a forced smile.
"Ah...haha, that's good, that's good. I was worried that my falcon would be hampered by the constraints of the earth, causing its vision and talons to become dull, but it seems that its growth rate is indeed quite fast, so..."
"Then, Tadella, you go back to my tent first, I'll come find you right away."
Xu Ning suddenly interrupted Marcela and gave instructions to Tadella.
Marcela quickly reached out to stop Tadra, "Um... Respected Lord of the Town, you seem to have said what I should have said, after all, I am Tadra's hunter..."
Xu Ning nodded matter-of-factly and said, "Of course it's you. But didn't you say the other day that she should follow my orders?"
Masala was a little anxious, "Yes, but that was because you saved her..."
"That was payment, I understand. I've been with her for so long to get this coming-of-age ceremony done, so let's do it the same way as last time and let her spend another night with me. Tadra, come with me!"
Marcela is now almost certain that Babel stormed out of Xu Ning's tent that day, deliberately spreading the news that Xu Ning liked young, cute boys, purely to set him up.
Now his own falcon is practically becoming Xu Ning's personal hen, how can he tolerate this!
Marcela pleaded desperately, "You promised to spend the evening with me, but it's still noon. Can't I just talk to Tardella for a few minutes? After all, she's already a qualified falconer, and she doesn't even know how to get hunting assignments anymore. The other falcons in the tribe will laugh at her..."
Xu Ning waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, just one sentence. Hurry up and finish it, we still need to go for drinks."
Marcela pulled Tadella into the tent and gave her instructions in a very low voice, finishing in just a few words.
When Tadella came out, Xu Ning clearly saw that she was noticeably different from when she went in.
She didn't even dare to meet her own eyes, as if she had instantly turned back into that puppet with her head down.
Marcela, however, reverted to her smug, disgusting smile. "She likes you very much, my spirit master, but she doesn't quite know how to express it. I will encourage her..."
Xu Ning raised an eyebrow. "Do you think I can't tell?"
"Tadla, come on, let's go to our tent for a drink."
Xu Ning sat at a small table inside the tent and pushed a bowl of amber-colored liquor toward Tadella.
"Come on, do it!"
Tadella refused, saying, "The Falcon should..."
"Shh, stop with the falcons, it's time to go home."
Xu Ning laughed, "Even if we were to take off, it wouldn't be until tomorrow morning. Tonight is your time. Look here, there are no cages for the falcons, no chains or blindfolds to restrain them..."
Tadella chuckled and pointed to the brocade red silk on her face. "I have an eye patch, you know. I always wear it."
You're joking!
Xu Ning laughed and said, "Then take them off, take them off quickly!"
Tadella's lips curled up slightly, and she obediently removed the red silk from her face as Xu Ning had instructed, revealing a pair of light blue eyes as clear as the sky.
"You have eyes as clear as the sky!" Xu Ning made no attempt to hide his admiration.
Tadella picked up her wine bowl and took a big gulp before laughing, "The sky? A murky sky filled with sandstorms? Is this what my eyes look like?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "You know that's not what I meant. By the way, is there ever a day in the desert when the wind doesn't blow and the sky is clear?"
Tadella thought about it seriously, "Yes, but it's rare to see them."
"That's deliberately sabotaging me, making you drink the whole bowl in one go as punishment," Xu Ning said, slamming his hand on the table in feigned anger.
Tadella put on that obedient expression again, drank the remaining wine in the bowl in one gulp, and then slowly slid it down the small table.