"Eek~"
Meimei cried very sadly.
Zhao Xi tried to coax him for a long time.
Lin Che came over after finishing his class.
The little ones followed, wanting to see if Meimei had already formed her demon core. However, the Master casually set up a water array, keeping them outside.
They couldn't hear anything anymore.
Under the big tree behind the kitchen.
Zhao Xi patiently said, "Don't worry, they can't see you. Talk to the headmistress and ask her why you painted yourself black."
"It's because of the kingfisher feather inlay..." Meimei nestled sadly in the headmistress's palm, "My parents and brother were all kidnapped. I'm small, and they managed to tear a hole in the net so I could escape. I've been hiding ever since, trying not to be seen. Headmistress, I'm so scared..."
Although immortals abstain from grains, female cultivators still wear jewelry.
With people like Mao Qiu'er setting a trend, cultivators throughout the Immortal Realm all thought these rare pieces of jewelry were very beautiful.
Some female cultivators didn't actually like the jewelry; they preferred jade and pearls. But the male cultivators thought they wanted it, so they started searching everywhere for feathers that could be used to make jewelry.
No matter how beautiful a replica is, it can never compare to the real thing.
Genuine items are rarer and more expensive, and they better reflect the sincerity of the collectors.
Zhao Xi thought, "That shouldn't be the case. You're a demon beast with spiritual roots, how could an ordinary net possibly trap you?"
Meimei nodded and said sadly, "My brother also has spiritual roots and has formed a demon core. But that day, someone used a net to trap us all, and he can't turn back into human form... They told me that I must never take off my disguise and must always be dark-skinned."
While they were still washing their feathers, Lin Che smelled the incense that Zhao Xi wanted to make one by one, and picked out a few with abundant spiritual energy and put them aside.
He interrupted, saying, "The Immortal Realm established the Immortal Realm Monster Protection Alliance ten thousand years ago, initiated by the Bird God. They even used the power of sects to explicitly prohibit it. Yet today, kingfisher feather inlay has become popular again."
He took out the kingfisher feather hairpin again and handed it to Zhao Xixiang.
Zhao Xi wanted to take it and gently stroked the blue-green artificial petals on it.
Every single hair on these petals is made from kingfisher wing feathers.
I looked at the jewelry, then at the little kingfisher that was whimpering.
Zhao Xi shook her head to indicate that she did not understand.
There's nothing particularly attractive about hair ornaments; the colors of inanimate objects always fade and dull. Besides, Mao Qiu'er would never wear faded or defective items when she's out and about.
But she felt that the colors on the petals of this hair ornament lacked a sense of light and couldn't compare to the beauty of natural feathers.
Just like how a few spirits of the Vermilion Fruit occasionally grow in the Vermilion Fruit thicket, Mei Mei and her people, as resident birds, originally lived happily in the mountains and forests. However, ever since someone used such a specially made net to catch them, everyone has fled in all directions and has never had a peaceful life again.
Zhao Xi wanted to dry Mei Mei with a soft cloth and put her in the sun to dry.
"Since your alliance's ban is ineffective, there's only one option left. We might have to go on a long trip."
She said to Lin Che.
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