Ye Tiancheng's explanation was impossible to verify unless the male owner was home.
Unfortunately, the male owner was precisely not there.
However, these villagers, hearing Ye Tiancheng speak so plausibly, believed him and didn't pursue the matter further.
Ye Tiancheng also stated that the male owner had left home long ago, married, and had children elsewhere. Recently, however, some issues had arisen in the male owner's family, and the family wanted to find him and have him return home. They happened to be passing through this area and had agreed to deliver a message for the male owner's family.
After all, it wasn't strange for relatives to ask for such favors.
Ye Tiancheng's explanation indeed did not arouse any suspicion.
Although the woman didn't know what was happening and didn't recognize Ye Tiancheng and his companions, seeing that the villagers showed no ill will towards Ye Tiancheng, she guessed that Ye Tiancheng and his group were likely not bad people, and gradually calmed down.
The villagers helped the woman back to her weaving loom.
After understanding the situation and hearing Ye Tiancheng's explanation, the villagers, after Ye Tiancheng and his group had explained some circumstances, became quite interested and inquired about the male owner's family affairs.
Ye Tiancheng did not reveal his speculation that the male owner might be the legitimate young master of a prominent family. He only mentioned that the male owner's family had some assets, which immediately attracted the attention of several villagers.
Most people seemed quite interested in this topic.
Unfortunately, Ye Tiancheng didn't want to say more. If he had to lie, it would be a strenuous effort to maintain the deception, so he preferred to say as little as possible, which would also make it easier to explain if needed.
Since the woman was unable to speak or hear, and the male owner of the house was not at home,
to avoid trouble and suspicion, Ye Tiancheng and his companions stayed at a nearby villager's home.
Since they were staying close by, when the male owner, who could communicate, returned, Ye Tiancheng and his group could visit him together.
If Ye Tiancheng and his group were unwilling to wait and still intended to go there again, at the very least, they could not do so in front of these villagers, as it would inevitably cause unexpected complications.
In a crowd, Ye Tiancheng preferred to be cautious.
The villagers here were quite hospitable, and Ye Tiancheng and his group were warmly welcomed. However, Ye Tiancheng and his group still preferred not to eat the local food. At this time, it was not appropriate to refuse the villagers' hospitality.
So, Ye Tiancheng and his group used other methods to make others believe they had eaten, when in fact they had not.
It was merely a method to mask their senses.
Only when they were in their room privately, ensuring they wouldn't be discovered, did they retrieve food from their storage space and eat.
Before this, Ye Tiancheng and his companions had met Ye Wuji, taken him away, and resolved their matters before leaving Xiaojing City. This was a very short period. When Ye Tiancheng and his group did things they could do, they were usually decisive and not procrastinating.
Because the time consumed was short, Ye Wuji had never seen Ye Tiancheng and his companions take things out of their storage space to eat.
The first time he saw it, he found it quite novel.
Although Ye Wuji was already a non-human, watching them eat while he himself could not consume anything was still too cruel.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox thought of a way.
After trying several methods, they indeed managed to let Ye Wuji eat something.
After using these methods, the little fox had a general idea and signaled Ye Tiancheng.
Although Ye Wuji's condition appeared strange, if there was an opportunity to test him, they could probably figure out which species Ye Wuji was closer to.
Although they didn't know why Ye Wuji had turned into a bird, he was indeed no longer a living human.
Regarding this fact, as it would touch upon Ye Wuji's sore spot, Ye Tiancheng and the others did not intentionally conceal it, but they indeed didn't say anything.
Except for meal times, Ye Wuji did not revert to human form throughout the entire time.
He maintained his bird form.
When there was nothing else to do, the little fox watched Ye Wuji for a while and suddenly became curious. He couldn't help but say, "Strange, Wuji's feathers... why do they seem a bit odd?"
Hearing the little fox's words, Ye Tiancheng immediately looked at Ye Wuji.
Ye Tiancheng asked the little fox, "What's strange?"
Ye Wuji also looked at the little fox with some bewilderment. He even twisted his head, looking at his bird body, unable to discern what was wrong.
The little fox said, "When we first saw Wuji, he was a pure black bird, with entirely black feathers, not a single speck of impurity. But why does a tuft of feathers there seem to have turned white now?"
The location the little fox mentioned was on Ye Wuji's back, near his tail.
Ye Wuji could barely see a bit.
Ye Tiancheng could see it even more clearly.
His gaze fell on the tuft of white feathers on Ye Wuji's body, and he frowned slightly. He recalled the previous situation carefully and then realized.
The patch of white feathers on Ye Wuji's body did indeed seem to be an addition.
Previously, Ye Wuji's bird form was indeed pure black, without any impurities, let alone a speck of white feather in such a conspicuous location.
Ye Tiancheng hadn't noticed it before. Upon noticing it, he couldn't help but feel a bit strange.
"Yes, why would a tuft of white feathers suddenly appear?"
Ye Wuji, despite the bird body not originally belonging to him, cared about the changes in his own body.
He was mainly worried that such a change might bring about some negative consequences.
Ye Wuji hopped and turned, his head constantly trying to twist backward, looking at the tuft of white feathers that had appeared on his body. He couldn't help but say worriedly, "Could this be something like white hair in humans?"
"I've been locked up for a long time. Could it be that the price of my freedom after leaving that place is rapid aging according to my age?"
Ye Tiancheng didn't immediately comfort Ye Wuji. Instead, he raised an eyebrow and asked Ye Wuji, "Can you turn into an adult now?"