Back at the Prince's Mansion, Yuandan kept urging Xiao Changqi to bring the sparrows back. At first, Xiao Changqi didn't understand what she was talking about until the little bird kept pointing at the sparrows that occasionally flew by outside, and then he realized what the little bird meant.
But before Xiao Changqi could send anyone to the Yuan residence, Yuan Qing had already personally delivered the sparrows to their door.
As soon as they saw New Year's Day, the sparrows excitedly flew over, chirping...
Master, I'm back.
New Year:"……"
What should I do if I suddenly feel like pretending I don't know this silly bird?
"Come with me." Yuandan flapped her wings, gesturing for the sparrow to follow her into the house.
Xiao Changqi raised an eyebrow as he watched the two birds fly into the bedroom right in front of him.
"Your Highness." Yuan Qing bowed to Xiao Changqi, clearly having something to say to the man.
Xiao Changqi nodded slightly and took the lead into the study.
On the bed in the bedroom, two birds, one pink and one gray, nestled together, chirping and talking.
"Master, are you saying that you experienced aftereffects after transforming back into a bird from a human?"
Yuandan squatted on the pillow, round and full, and nodded with a serious expression: "I used to be able to communicate with Xiao Changqi with my mind, but after returning to this body, he can no longer hear me through the ahoge on my head."
Sparrow thought for a while, then its gaze fell on the bead hanging around New Year's Day's neck.
"Master, don't you think the color of the Phoenix Spirit Pearl seems to have changed?"
After listening to Sparrow's words, Yuandan looked down at his chest and indeed found that the previously dull-colored beads had lost their outer layer of black and turned reddish-black.
"Could it be that Xiao Changqi can't hear me because of this bead?"
The sparrow tilted its head: "The Phoenix Spirit Pearl is a part of you, and the energy needed to nurture it comes from your spiritual energy and good fortune."
New Year's Day: "The spiritual energy within me?"
“The Golden-Winged Bird once told me that there is a certain way for birds to communicate. You are a divine bird, the Phoenix. Once your cultivation reaches a certain level, you will be able to talk to birds and communicate with people.” The sparrow has been recovering its memories intermittently over this period of time, but it is still just a young bird and its cultivation is not high, so it doesn’t know much.
If only we could find the Golden-winged Bird.
I was so brainwashed by sparrows on New Year's Day that I almost believed I was some kind of phoenix.
He stretched out his wings and touched the bead on his chest, a look of bewilderment in his eyes.
On the other side.
As soon as Yuan Qing entered the study, he knelt down: "Your Highness, please allow Yuan Qing to go to Tongzhou with you."
Xiao Changqi glanced at him without changing his expression: "How do you know the Emperor would send me into battle?"
“The Lidan people are fierce and strong; apart from Your Highness, no one can rival them.”
Xiao Changqi remained noncommittal, his cold and aloof expression revealing no emotion. He only said cryptically, "The Emperor's intentions are unpredictable."
The old emperor certainly didn't want to let Xiao Changqi return to Tongzhou. After all, Tongzhou was like Xiao Changqi's stronghold. Letting him return to Tongzhou would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. The suspicious old emperor would probably be unable to eat or sleep in peace.
Yuan Qing analyzed, "If the Emperor doesn't want the Li Dan people to march all the way from Tongzhou into the capital, he will definitely send you to meet them in battle."
Xiao Changqi was a major hidden danger to the old emperor, but at the same time, he was also a very sharp weapon.
The old emperor was incompetent and suspicious. The crown prince appeared gentle and polite, but was actually treacherous and cunning. Although some of the other princes were resourceful, none could compare to Xiao Changqi when it came to leading troops in battle.
Xiao Changqi frowned and pondered for a moment, then calmly said, "We'll discuss this matter another day."
The fact that the prince did not refuse outright means that there is room for negotiation.
Yuan Qing did not press the matter any further.
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