Chapter 165 - 167: Arrogant Fu Feng (Cowlick Version)

Chapter 165: Chapter 167: Arrogant Fu Feng (Cowlick Version)

Su Luoluo looked at the Dragon Sparrow before her, who was fanning his feathers out like a peacock in full display, and felt a sense of déjà vu.

’Didn’t Mo Xuan dress himself up all gaudily last time?’

But if she had to judge, Su Luoluo felt Fu Feng’s aesthetic sense was a notch above.

At least the feathers on his body matched him; they were his natural color.

’Unlike Mo Xuan before, whose clothes were a patchwork of colors, a little of everything. He looked... hmm, like a gaudy and eye-searing turkey.’

’No wonder those two could get along. In some ways, they were two peas in a pod.’

But for a Dragon Sparrow who loved to show off and dress up, his current appearance suited him quite well.

His emerald green feathers gleamed under the sunlight as if they had been waxed, making Fu Feng look exceptionally eye-catching.

Fu Feng was picking wild fruits. When he saw Su Luoluo sizing him up, he felt a surge of pride.

He had been busy for a long time to make a beautiful appearance before Su Luoluo today.

First, he had preened his feathers in a deep pool, then he applied the juice of some fruit to make them glossy, and finally, he styled the feathers on his head into a cool, handsome coif.

Only after all that did he appear before Su Luoluo.

The process was a bit troublesome, but it was all worth it. After all, Su Luoluo was completely captivated by his beautiful feathers at this moment.

Su Luoluo was indeed attracted by Fu Feng’s feathers, but she was paying more attention to the small tuft of crest feathers on his head. There weren’t many, but they were combed perfectly straight.

When the wind blew, that little tuft on his head only swayed slightly, not a feather out of place. It didn’t affect his hairstyle at all, making him look valiant and full of vigor.

’Back in the Post-apocalypse, you could only achieve that by spraying your hair with superglue. How did Fu Feng manage it?’

Seeing Su Luoluo still sizing him up, Fu Feng puffed out his chest and stood even straighter.

To show off his beautiful tail, he swooped down from a tree that was less than a meter high, just to stretch out his elegant tail feathers.

Of course, the result was that his pose while trying to look cool was perfect, but he nearly slipped upon landing and had to quickly shift into his human form to stick the landing.

Interestingly, that small tuft of hair on his head remained perfectly still. Even after Fu Feng turned into his human form, the little cowlick stood erect on his head.

"Su Luoluo, here are the red fruits you wanted." After landing, Fu Feng handed the fruits he had picked to Su Luoluo.

Su Luoluo nodded and pointed to a basket woven from vines nearby. "Put them here."

Fu Feng put the fruits in as instructed. When he stood up, Su Luoluo was still looking at him.

He couldn’t help but feel a little proud. "Why have you been staring at me for so long? Do you think I look especially mighty right now?"

Su Luoluo nodded.

Fu Feng’s eyebrows shot up. He was about to say that she didn’t need to stare for so long; he would be all hers tonight.

Before he could speak, however, Su Luoluo reached out, poked the crest feathers on his head, and said, "How did you do this? It’s so cute, the way it just stays up there without moving."

What?

He had worked so hard on his hairstyle for so long, and Su Luoluo actually called it cute.

At that moment, Fu Feng felt like his world was collapsing.

’My tail is so long, and my feathers are so bright! Shouldn’t I look imposing and exceptionally handsome?’

’What’s with her perspective? How could she call me cute!’

’Is that how you use the word "cute"?’

Only young cubs get called cute.

He was a tall, well-built Beastman. He was clearly handsome and charming, so how could he possibly be associated with "cute"?

Hearing this, his eyes bulged as he immediately retorted, "It’s not cute, it’s cool."

Su Luoluo had just found the cowlick interesting, but now, hearing Fu Feng argue his case so vehemently, she burst out laughing. "Alright, if you say it’s cool, it’s cool! The little cowlick is very cool, it suits you perfectly."

Su Luoluo’s hearty laughter made Fu Feng’s face darken on the spot.

’How could Su Luoluo do this? How dare she laugh at me?’

’My crest feathers are so cool! When I’m flying, they look incredibly majestic on my head!’

Thinking of Su Luoluo’s teasing, he couldn’t help but touch the little cowlick on his head. Finding nothing wrong with it, he shot her an indignant glare. "What are you laughing at? It looks great."

After she finished laughing, Su Luoluo nodded. "Mm, it does look great. How did you get your hair to look so good?"

Hearing Su Luoluo humbly asking for his advice, Fu Feng felt a surge of pride. He squinted at her and said haughtily, "With my claws, of course. What, you want to learn?"

That wasn’t Su Luoluo’s intention; she was just curious.

’But Fu Feng’s hairstyle combined with his proud expression today is just too cute.’ So, she decided to play along with his desire to show off. "Mhm, I think it looks great. I want to learn."

"You have to go somewhere with water and preen it slowly to get it to stand up. But someone like you probably couldn’t do it," Fu Feng said with a conceited look.

"Why not?"

"First, you don’t have claws to get the hair up. Second, you have too much fur on your head. It would look awful if it stood up."

Su Luoluo was speechless. "..."

’He could have just explained it without getting personal.’

’And it’s not fur, it’s hair! Hair!’

After listening to this colorful Dragon Sparrow show off for a while, Su Luoluo guessed that his ability to make his crest feathers stand up and stay put probably had something to do with the anatomy of Dragon Sparrows.

She had thought he might have some kind of natural hair gel.

If that were the case, she could have gotten some to style her own hair.

After they finished picking the wild fruits, Su Luoluo had Fu Feng carry them back to the wild kitchen.

’After all, why let free labor go to waste?’

Fu Feng was quite cooperative in this regard. After Su Luoluo told him once, he grunted and hoisted them onto his back without needing to be told again.

’Say what you will, but the Beastmen in the Beast World are generally good-natured.’

’They’re very responsible and dependable. They just get a little too jealous and competitive sometimes.’

After the wild fruits were brought back to the wild kitchen, Su Luoluo directed Fu Feng to wash them all.

This Dragon Sparrow had been sticking to her side like a shadow all day. Su Luoluo had to find some work for him to do to distract him; otherwise, his eyes would remain glued to her.

Making fruit vinegar wasn’t very complicated. After washing the fruits and letting them air dry, you just had to find a pottery jar to put them in.

But you couldn’t just toss them in; you needed to layer the wild fruits and white sugar.

Rock sugar would produce a better result, but Su Luoluo didn’t have access to that, so she had to use regular sugar.

The sugar was what she had refined from the sugar beets she’d found last time. There wasn’t much left, but it was enough to make vinegar.

After layering all the sugar and fruit, she could cover the mouth of the jar with a cloth and seal it tightly.

Having no cloth, Su Luoluo once again used beast skin as a substitute.

After tying it securely with vines, she placed a wooden board on top, and finally, a large stone. She then set it aside in a corner of the kitchen to quietly ferment.