Chapter 271
This caused him to lose control of his body, stagger forward several steps, and almost fall to the ground due to the inertia.
The parrots circling overhead seemed to have succeeded in their prank, cawing and laughing.
The crowd stared in astonishment, finding the bird increasingly amusing, and exclaimed with amusement, "This bird is so clever! It even knows how to play tricks on people!"
"Yeah yeah!"
Ning Yue, hands on her hips, pointed at it and yelled, "You stinky bird! Get down here right now!"
As soon as she said it, it came down and swooped down towards her. Ning Yue was not afraid at all and reached out to grab it.
Li Jianxin, seeing its sharp beak and the strong wind it was carrying, immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly pulled Ning Yue aside to avoid its sudden attack.
Ning Yue didn't take it seriously and angrily pointed at it while cursing, completely unaware that its hard, iron-like beak was enough to pierce a bloody hole in her flesh.
The girl in the room looked irritated. She rubbed her face with both hands to clear her mind, knowing that this was someone else's place and she couldn't lose her temper.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry..."
She got up, put on her clothes, went to the table to drink a glass of water, and then opened the door, whereupon a blinding light greeted her.
She closed her eyes uncomfortably as a cacophony of laughter, anger, and shouting erupted.
Upon seeing her, Ning Yue excitedly shouted, "Xiao Tao!"
Before she could respond, Ning Yue rushed over and asked with concern, "Xiao Tao, are you alright? Look, there's a very special-looking bird over there."
"He's a bit mischievous and he makes fun of people, which is quite interesting."
She turned and pointed to the parrot not far away.
Tao Tao followed her gaze, narrowed her eyes slightly, and murmured with a hint of surprise, "How did this guy find us?"
"Xiao Tao?? Come on! Let's go for a walk outside."
Ning Yue took her hand and walked outside. Suddenly, the birds in the sky seemed to have spotted her and flew straight towards her.
Li Jianxin was startled and had no time to stop her. He could only anxiously shout for her to get out of the way.
Seeing this, Ning Yue moved swiftly, blocking her path. She drew a short knife from her waist, her gaze cold and fixed on the parrot that was swooping down.
Tao Tao said calmly, "It's alright."
She stepped out from behind her, stretched out her arm, and in no time, the parrot, trailing its beautiful, dazzling long tail, landed on her arm.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the previously unruly parrot nuzzled her chin with its little head, looking docile and ingratiating.
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Ning Yue pointed at the parrot, speechless: "This...you stupid bird, you can even recognize people?"
"It's not stupid, it's quite clever." Tao Tao reached out and stroked its cheek with her fingertips.
If I wasn't smart, how would I have found her?
"...Tao'er, little Tao'er...I miss you."
The parrot's words surprised Ning Yue and Li Jianxin. She asked, "How does this bird know your name? And it says it misses you. Could it be your pet bird?"
Tao Tao nodded. She smiled and said, "I sent it to other places, I don't know how it found its way here."
Suddenly, a noisy sound came from the front yard, faint and hard to hear clearly because it was too far away.
However, from here, one can see that many martial arts practitioners are coming up from the foot of the mountain. Li Jianxin walked forward, frowned suspiciously, and realized that some of them were people he had seen before.
The voice behind him answered his doubts.
"These are all here to attend the funeral of Uncle Yizhen. They have received some kindness from Uncle Yizhen and have come to see him off."
The three of them turned around and saw that it was Yuan Xiu walking over.
He saw the parrot in Tao Tao's hand and his eyes showed a hint of curiosity. "Where did this come from? It's so beautiful."
Asu realized that the words were a compliment, and immediately straightened her head and puffed out her chest, looking very proud.
"It's beautiful with all this fur; it'll look ugly if you pluck it all out," Tao Tao said with a smile.
But it made Asu feel eerie, a chill ran up to its head, and its feathers stood on end.
It looked at her resentfully and whined in dissatisfaction.
This disgusting whim is exactly like someone else's; all they know is how to scare it.
Ning Yue and Li Jianxin were quite surprised to see the parrot so frightened by just one sentence.
Thinking that Tao Tao was indeed its owner.
Yuan Xiu's eyes were fixed on it. He walked over and asked softly, "May this humble monk touch it?"
Seeing that he seemed to like it, Tao Tao smiled and said, "Of course you can, but I don't know if it will refuse. You can give it a try."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiu cautiously reached out to touch its wings.
Asu was quite obedient and didn't show any resistance, so he stroked its big wings a few more times. The feathers reflected brilliant colors in the sunlight, possessing an indescribable beauty.
After a moment, Yuan Xiu withdrew his hand, looking somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I apologize for the offense."
Seeing this, Ning Yue was eager to try and ran over, saying, "I want to touch it too."
Upon hearing this, Asu opened his mouth, displaying a fierce and aggressive demeanor.
Tao Tao quickly reached out and grabbed its open mouth, forcibly closing it, and looked apologetically at Ning Yue, "I'm sorry, it holds a grudge."
Ning Yue crossed her arms and said, "Never mind, I don't really want to touch it anyway, it's just a bird."
Li Jianxin understood that she was being hypocritical and laughed silently.
Just then, a monk walked over from the corridor, put his hands together, and said respectfully, "Brother Yuanxiu, esteemed benefactors, the abbot requests your presence."
The group exchanged glances. Tao Tao placed Asu in the room and instructed her, "You stay here and don't go anywhere else, understand?"
It nodded and said, "I understand, I understand."
Master Yizhen's body was burned to ashes, so there was no need for her to do anything. Buddhist funeral rites are complicated and have many taboos.
Most of the time, she just assisted from the sidelines.
Some people recognized Li Jianxin and Ning Yue, but no one recognized Tao Tao.
Her appearance immediately drew the attention of many people, who all stared at this unfamiliar woman who was able to get close to Master Yizhen's coffin.
They were involved in burning paper money and other paper offerings.
They only glanced at it curiously before turning their attention away and taking turns offering incense to Master Yizhen's memorial tablet.
Upon seeing Ning Yue, the Hengshan Sect Leader spoke in a deep voice, "Come here, Yue'er!"
The two looked in the direction of the sound and quickly went over.
Ning Yue hugged the middle-aged man's arm affectionately, smiled, and said, "Father."
Li Jianxin was not as relaxed as her; he appeared slightly reserved and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Master."
The Hengshan Sect Leader nodded slightly and then said to Ning Yue, "How have you been these past few days? You haven't caused any trouble for your senior brother, have you?"
She wrinkled her nose and said irritably, "Dad! Is that how you see your daughter? All I did was do good deeds and help others."
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