Chapter 43: We Don’t Want to Be Separated from Sister Can’er!
Hearing these words, the faces of the others turned ugly. Were they not even able to keep Xiao Hao’s ashes?
Zhang Can’er’s face was not much better. She really wanted to leave the city now. This Starshine City had given her such a big “gift” as soon as she arrived. How could she possibly stay?
But Xiao Feng and the others couldn’t follow her on another arduous journey. And she didn’t want any more accidents.
It was her who hadn’t taken good care of Xiao Hao. She couldn’t let anyone else end up like him.
Zhang Can’er turned to look at Xiao Feng, her eyes filled with an unreadable emotion, then she looked at Shen Fanmeng. “I don’t want them to join the army. Can they do some chores instead?”
“No. We’re already short on manpower. If you’re not willing, then you can only leave the city,” Shen Fanmeng said, leaving no room for refusal.
Zhang Can’er frowned, but in the end, she agreed.
Xiao Feng was very confused. “Sister Can’er, how could you agree? At worst, we just won’t stay in this city.”
Before Zhang Can’er could speak, the attendant beside Shen Fanmeng sneered.
“Do you know that the other four cities all need Starshine City’s help right now? Heh, with just a word from the City Lord, you won’t be able to enter any city!”
Hearing this, the group’s faces turned even uglier. Zhang Can’er frowned and signaled for Xiao Feng not to be rash.
Xiao Feng, who was about to speak, ultimately did not.
Shen Fanmeng glanced at the person beside her, her face expressionless. When she looked at Zhang Can’er, she suddenly asked, “What is your skill?”
“Making seeds, and accelerating growth,” Zhang Can’er said truthfully.
Wan Feng frowned and looked at her, a bad premonition in her heart.
Shen Fanmeng thought for a moment and said, “Then you go to the farm.”
Zhang Can’er frowned. “What do you mean?”
“It means that you and your teammates will be separated. You don’t need to fight, but you need to grow food,” the attendant said first.
Shen Fanmeng squinted her eyes and looked at him, her expression unreadable. The attendant looked at her and smiled fawningly.
“We don’t want to be separated from Sister Can’er!” Xiao Hou shouted.
The others also quickly echoed, all with indignant expressions.
Shen Fanmeng was surprised by the bond between them. But the deeper the bond, the more disadvantageous it was for her. She was in urgent need of fresh blood right now and couldn’t afford any mistakes.
“Under my command, I guarantee you will receive excellent treatment. And your captain won’t need to fight. She just needs to farm well. There will be no danger at all. It’s just a separation, not that you’re not allowed to see each other,” Shen Fanmeng said in a gentle voice.
Her words made Zhang Can’er hesitate. If Xiao Feng and the others could live well, she could endure any grievance. These were her younger brothers and sisters. She had to think for them.
Besides, farming was also her area of expertise. There was no need to worry.
But what worried her more was that Xiao Feng and the others were going to fight. What if they got injured…
Zhang Can’er didn’t dare to think any further. It was better than being outside. Here, there was food to eat and a place to live. The basic necessities of life were no longer a concern.
Moreover, Shen Fanmeng had come in person, which showed that they were indeed in need of manpower, and her sincerity was sufficient.
After thinking it through, Zhang Can’er looked at Xiao Feng and said in a gentle voice, “Xiao Feng, you’re older than the others, so you’ll have to put in more effort from now on. Take care of them, and take care of yourself. If you miss me, come and find me. Be careful not to get hurt when you fight.”
At this point, she paused, looked at the others behind her, and smiled. “Remember to listen to Xiao Feng, and remember to stop her when she’s being impulsive. You can’t be as impulsive as her, understand?”
The group was already in tears, all looking at Zhang Can’er with red-rimmed eyes, the reluctance in their eyes almost overflowing.
“Sister Can’er, let’s go out. If we’re outside, we’re outside. At least it’s more free than here,” Xiao Feng said, wiping away a tear, her voice muffled from crying.
Zhang Can’er sighed, patted Xiao Feng’s head, and said with slightly red eyes, “It’s better here than outside. We’re just separated. If you want to find me, just come and find me. Don’t be impulsive. Just do your own thing well. And don’t get into conflicts with people. We’re new here and don’t know anyone. Don’t cause trouble, understand?”
“Sister Can’er!” With that, Xiao Feng threw herself into Zhang Can’er’s arms, crying like a child.
Shen Fanmeng’s attendant showed a look of impatience. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Shen Fanmeng staring at him coldly.
He couldn’t help but shiver and wisely shut his mouth. He had indeed been a bit impulsive today.
After hugging for a while, Xiao Feng and Zhang Can’er separated, but there was still some reluctance in their eyes.
“Sister Can’er, you must take good care of yourself. If someone bullies you, fight back. You’re so gentle, it must be someone else who provoked you. So don’t have any scruples. After all, you still have us. We will work hard to earn military merits. Then Sister Can’er won’t have so many worries.”
Xiao Feng’s words made Zhang Can’er laugh. “Okay, I’ll be waiting for you to earn military merits.”
After talking for a while longer, the group turned to look at Shen Fanmeng, who had been waiting on the side.
Sensing their gazes, Shen Fanmeng came back to her senses. “Finished talking? Then come and fill out the information.”
Hearing this, the group all walked over, looked at the few pieces of paper on the table, picked up a pen, and started writing.
A few minutes later, after the group had finished writing, Shen Fanmeng glanced at it casually, was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Feng and the others with some disbelief. “You’re all surnamed Xing?”
“Mhm, we’re all from Phantom Star Village. Everyone in the village is surnamed Xing,” Xiao Feng replied.
Shen Fanmeng was not surprised for long. After putting away the information forms, she looked at Zhang Can’er, her peripheral vision observing Wan Feng. “The one next to you hasn’t said a word, and she didn’t come to fill out the information. What’s going on?”
Zhang Can’er’s body stiffened for a moment. She turned to glance at Wan Feng, then turned back to look at Shen Fanmeng, a slight smile on her lips. “She’s just an outsider who cooperated with our team, not my team member. If you want to recruit her, you’ll have to ask her personally.”
Shen Fanmeng didn’t feel anything was wrong after hearing this, but she just felt that something was strange. She couldn’t figure it out for the time being, so she didn’t think too much about it and walked toward Wan Feng.
Wan Feng looked at Shen Fanmeng. The first thing she said was, “I don’t have a skill. Don’t waste your effort.”
Her voice was very cold, so cold that it made one feel that it was not rain falling outside, but snow. And it was the kind of cold that came after a heavy snowfall, when the snow was melting, a chill that one could feel from the inside out.
Shen Fanmeng frowned and stopped a few steps away from Wan Feng. After taking a few deep breaths, she finally recovered from the sudden chill.
“You still have to fill out the basic information.”
Shen Fanmeng handed over the information form.
Wan Feng took it and glanced at it, sneered, but said nothing. Her hands moved quickly, and she finished writing in a few strokes. When she handed it back to Shen Fanmeng, her eyes were as cold as ice.
Shen Fanmeng felt that if looks could kill, this woman named Wan Feng would have probably killed her hundreds of times already.
She had never met anyone who made her feel afraid. This person in front of her was the first.
But she always felt that she looked a bit familiar, but she couldn’t remember for a moment.
“I want to go to the farm with Miss Can. Is that possible?” Wan Feng said coldly.
