In the blink of an eye, ten years passed. Yakumo Feng spent six years mastering the Unnamed Divine Wind Style. All that was left was actual combat. After that, Yakumo Feng wholeheartedly focused on cultivating Mystic Power and comprehending the power of the realm.
Besides that, he taught Meihong to practice the sword techniques of the Unnamed Divine Wind Style. For some reason, besides Suzaku, the other moves in the Unnamed Divine Wind Style, although practiced in a proper manner, were essentially unpracticed. Yakumo Feng had no solution for this.
Meihong was very surprised when she first learned that Yakumo Feng was a Yokai, after all, Yakumo Feng didn't look like a Yokai at all. However, Meihong was only surprised at first, and then returned to her usual life.
During these few years of living with Yakumo Feng, Meihong discovered a secret that even Yakumo Feng didn't know.
This was something she accidentally discovered. At that time, she went to wake Yakumo Feng up, but found that Yakumo Feng was just sitting on the bed, motionless. She walked over curiously and greeted Yakumo Feng, when Yakumo Feng suddenly pounced into her arms, rubbing against her cheek, and making cute meowing sounds. At that moment, she was stunned. Was this golden unknown creature, who was currently acting spoiled with a soft, cute voice, really her Maple-nii?! After a few minutes, this golden unknown creature finally let go of her, lay back on the bed, and then got up less than a second later, using his familiar gentle voice, returning to his usual calm demeanor, and strangely asked her why she came, as if he completely didn't remember what had just happened.
Later, Meihong did not tell Yakumo Feng about this. And later, Meihong would basically only go to wake him up when she knew he was about to wake up.
At this moment, Yakumo Feng was about to break through to the Mid-level Yokai rank. Amidst a comfortable sound from Yakumo Feng, he finally broke through to the Mid-level Yokai rank.
Feeling the surging Mystic Power within his body, Yakumo Feng couldn't help but think, 'I'm truly a genius. Starting as a Yokai even weaker than a Lesser Yokai, I broke through to a Mid-level Yokai in just ten years. Maybe if I work harder, I'll definitely break through to a Great Yokai within a hundred years.'
Ding. Care for Meihong completed. Reward: 1000 energy points.
Yakumo Feng heard the system prompt. He sighed, 'Meihong finally met Kaguya.'
Suddenly, he felt the same sense of being watched as when he first arrived in Gensokyo. Yakumo Feng had also felt it once when he became a Lesser Yokai. At that time, the sense of being watched disappeared after only a short while. Although he would occasionally feel that sense of being watched afterward, each time it lasted for a very short duration. Yakumo Feng had no solution for this.
Just as Yakumo Feng thought this time would be the same as usual, a vertical crack suddenly appeared in front of him. Both sides of the crack were tied with playfully tied bows. The crack suddenly opened, and a young girl wearing a white and purple Taoist robe with long, wavy golden hair walked out from within.
And Yakumo Feng stared dumbfounded at the stunningly beautiful girl who walked out of the crack. Looking at her familiar attire and unique style, he unconsciously blurted out, 'Zi Ma?'
Ding. Main Quest: Find Yakumo Yukari completed. Reward: 10000 energy points.
This person in front of him was the target of Yakumo Feng's first main quest, and also one of the founders of Gensokyo, Yakumo Yukari.
'Zi Ma?' Yakumo Yukari was stunned when she heard Yakumo Feng actually dare to call her Zi Ma, and a large 'well' symbol appeared above her head. 'Do you want to be gap-ed, or gap-ed, or gap-ed?'
Yakumo Yukari opened her folding fan to hide her face, smiling sweetly as she looked at Yakumo Feng.
'Ah!' Yakumo Feng immediately snapped back to reality, looking at the girl in front of him with cold sweat. He knew that the brighter Yakumo Yukari smiled, the more dangerous she was. 'I'm sorry, I was wrong. I know you're a beautiful seventeen-year-old youthful girl. You're not some Zi Ma, please spare me.'
Yakumo Yukari withdrew her killing intent, still smiling sweetly as she looked at Yakumo Feng and said, 'It's good that you corrected yourself quickly. I'll forgive you this time. If there's a next time, I don't mind letting you accompany the sin bags.'
Yakumo Feng finally let out a breath. He looked at Yakumo Yukari and said, 'Yakumo Yukari, do you need something from me? Aren't Great Yokai like you very busy? How do you have time to come find a Lesser Yokai like me?'
'Who said Great Yokai must be very busy? You know, before I met you, I always thought I was the only gap Yokai. I didn't expect there to be another one. How could I not care about that?'
I remember clearly that when I first saw you, your yokai aura was so weak you couldn't even defeat a single beast. I never expected you to become a Lesser Yokai in just two years. Although I was a bit surprised back then, I didn't pay much attention. But eight years later, you actually broke through to a Mid-level Yokai.
You should know that it generally takes hundreds of years for a beast to break through to a Mid-level Yokai. Even those with good aptitude take one or two hundred years. Yet, you went from being weaker than a beast to a Mid-level Yokai in just ten years. With your aptitude, you'll probably become a Great Yokai in just one or two hundred years. I've never seen or heard of such good aptitude before.
'Perhaps I'm a once-in-a-millennium prodigy. Is that why you came to see me?' Yun Feng asked helplessly.
Yakumo Yukari closed her folding fan and said, 'Mainly, I wanted to see you. After all, we are relatives, aren't we? Is there anything wrong with an older sister seeing her younger brother?'
'By the way, why is it older sister and younger brother? Can't it be older brother and younger sister?' Yun Feng saw Yakumo Yukari's eyes narrow and immediately corrected himself, 'It's older sister and younger brother.'
'Speaking of which, you didn't just come here to see me, did you? If you only came to see me, you've seen me, so you should be going back now, right?' Yun Feng said.
Yakumo Yukari found a stool and sat down, saying, 'Actually, I have a plan now. Originally, seeing how weak you were, I didn't intend to let you participate. But I didn't expect you to break through so quickly. Perhaps, by the time the plan starts, you'll also have become a Great Yokai. Then you'll be able to help me.'
Upon hearing this, Yun Feng couldn't help but think, 'This so-called plan is probably the Gensokyo establishment plan. This is a main quest. I'll have to find a way to get Yakumo Yukari to give me more quests then.'
Then Yun Feng looked at Yakumo Yukari and asked, feigning curiosity, 'A plan? What plan?'
And Yakumo Yukari, after hearing Yun Feng's question, said, 'As for what plan it is, I'll tell you then. Your main task now is to improve your strength. If your strength doesn't satisfy me when the plan starts, you'll just have to stay at home.'
'Maple-nii, I'm back!' At this moment, Meihong's cheerful voice came from outside.
When Meihong entered the door, she saw Yun Feng and Yakumo Yukari beside him. For some reason, Meihong suddenly felt a strong sense of danger.
Because of this, Meihong didn't give Yakumo Yukari a good look from the moment she entered the door.
'Who is this woman? She's not your lover from outside, is she?' Meihong turned her head and asked Yun Feng.
Yun Feng was about to answer, but Yakumo Yukari took a step ahead, holding Yun Feng's hand, and said to Meihong, 'That's right, Little Maple, you're so smart.'
Yun Feng looked at Yakumo Yukari; he knew about Yakumo Yukari's dark humor. Yun Feng smiled bitterly and looked at Meihong, saying, 'This is Yakumo Yukari, she's my... my older sister. She's not my lover.'
Although Meihong heard Yun Feng say this, she still didn't lower her guard.
Yun Feng looked at the increasingly tense atmosphere around them and said, 'The sun is about to set now, let's go eat.'
Saying that, Yun Feng led Meihong and Yakumo Yukari to the stone table outside, took out the tablecloth, and spread it out. In an instant, the empty tablecloth was covered with all kinds of food.
'Oh my, I didn't expect Little Maple to have such a good item. How about lending it to me to play with for a few days?' Yakumo Yukari looked at the tablecloth that could conjure food and said to Yun Feng.
And Yun Feng, upon hearing Yakumo Yukari's words, said, 'Let's not. I still need it now. If I lend it to you for a few days, I'll starve to death. If I get another one in the future, I'll give it to you then.'
At this moment, Meihong also said, 'If you give it to her, what will we eat? Can't you get your own? Why do you have to have ours?'
Yakumo Yukari, upon hearing Meihong's words, smiled and said, 'This little sister is really impolite. You should know that this cloth belongs to Little Maple, and Little Maple is my younger brother, so naturally, half of his things are mine.'
Yun Feng said, caught between them, 'If you don't eat soon, the food will get cold. It won't taste good when it's cold.'
Seeing this, Yakumo Yukari didn't say anything more, picked up the chopsticks next to her, and started eating.
When Yakumo Yukari took her first bite, she couldn't stop.
And Meihong, seeing this, also started eating, not to be outdone.
And Yun Feng, seeing this, also picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. During this time, everything was peaceful.
'I've never eaten anything this delicious, Little Maple. Please, just let me play with it for two days. I'll definitely return it then.' Yakumo Yukari put down her chopsticks contentedly and said to Yun Feng.
Yun Feng looked at Yakumo Yukari and said, 'It really won't work. If I could lend it to you, I would have already.'
'How boring. I'm going back now. See you next time, Little Maple.' With that, Yakumo Yukari opened a gap and left.
And at this moment, Meihong said, 'That woman finally went back. Maple-nii, do you know, I finally have a friend! And she's so beautiful!'
After Meihong moved into Yun Feng's courtyard, her former friends stopped coming to play with her, as Yun Feng, no matter how kind, was still a yokai. Yun Feng had no way to change this.
Yun Feng looked at Meihong, knowing she was talking about Kaguya-hime. 'Since that's the case, you should go play with her more often in the future, don't always just think about cultivating.'
'Got it.' Meihong said and walked towards the house.
Yun Feng looked at the sky. 'Sigh, after Meihong and Kaguya-hime's matters are settled, I'll find a chance to say goodbye to them. The best way to improve my strength now is through actual combat.' After thinking this, Yun Feng also walked towards the house.