Chapter 3 The Fading Little Crow



“Ga ga! Ga~~~! Gaah!…” (Right, right, click below! Ah~~~! Yes, that’s it, ahhh, it feels so good~!)

The crow boss practically melted into water on Xia Ruanruan, his bones nearly brittle. From his beak, he let out a ravishing cackle, humming from time to time. Xia Ruanruan had scratched all the places that were usually inconvenient to scratch. Having been around animals since she was a child, she had acquired a considerable skill in petting. Every furry creature under her hands, even birds, was completely crumbled to dust.

Especially the big crow in front of him, from birth to now, he has never experienced the comfort of being tickled by someone, and he feels it is even more wonderful.

"Gaa ...

The soft fingers pressed on the slightly hard bird feathers with just the right amount of force. The crow boss turned over comfortably, his face full of enjoyment.

The other big crows around looked at their boss with jealous eyes, and from time to time they looked at Xia Runrun with longing eyes, hoping that after the boss was finished, they would also be able to enjoy such treatment.

The middle-aged woman next to her had the same complicated look in her eyes as the big crows. She never expected that two hours ago she thought she would die at the hands of the birds, but in the blink of an eye, the group of carrion crows in front of her not only took the initiative to help them find supplies, but this little kid, who was not even as tall as the crows, was surprisingly brave and actually offered to scratch and massage the crows.

Looking at the several large crows lying on the ground with their bellies turned up beside the leader crow, as if their souls were flying to the sky, the middle-aged woman fell into indescribable complex emotions.

Xia's chubby little hands didn't have much strength, but luckily he made up for the lack of strength with his skills, and the big crow was stroked comfortably.

"You should get up... It's already the second 10 minutes!" Seeing the crow boss collapsed on the ground and refused to get up, the little girl puffed out her cheeks and pulled the big crow hard. However, the crow boss was too heavy and Xia Runrun was unable to move at all. The crow pressed on her thigh like a shameless hooligan.

"Ga ga ga!" (That's right, boss, come down quickly! Don't be such a jerk!)

The other crows couldn't stand it anymore, so they immediately stepped forward and drove the leader away. A large group of crows were fighting and making noise, but only the smallest crow was standing far away, with an envious look on its face, wanting to get closer but not daring to, and didn't even dare to call.

The crow was tiny, and was obviously two or three times smaller than the crow next to it. Its height was even up to her chest. It looked timidly like a newly hatched baby bird. Its small, soft and pitiful appearance instantly touched Xia Runrun's soft heart.

Xia Runrun didn't hesitate and immediately waved to the little crow to come over and massage its feathers first.

"Ga? Ga-ga?" (Really? Really? Is this really me?)

The little crow's eyes suddenly sparkled like bright rubies, and it flew up in surprise and cried out.

The little crow was a little excited, and his voice was trembling. But the moment the voice came out, Xia Ruanruan was stunned for several seconds.

There was a look of confusion on the little girl's chubby cheeks, her long eyelashes were black and shiny, and her black eyes were full of shock!

She knew that crows' cries were unpleasant, but why was this little crow's cry so awful? It was even more piercing than the crows', like a rock 'n' roll mix of two pieces of metal colliding, a drake's voice, and a ghost's scream. She was so shocked she was speechless.

“Ga-ga-ga! Ga-ga-ga-ga!” (Good fellow! He’s worthy of being the soul symphony singer among our crow group! His voice is even uglier than mine! Hahahahahaha!)

“Ga-ga! Ga-ga-ga!” (666 is really awesome! Even if my mom hit me, I wouldn’t be able to scream out such an unpleasant sound! Ga-ga-ga-ga!)

“Gaga-ga!” (I’ve never heard such an unpleasant bird call in my entire life, hahahahaha! It’s amazing that it’s still a bird!)

A group of big crows nearby heard the little crow's cry and instantly started laughing excitedly, their feathers flying everywhere, as if they were given an injection of chicken blood.

Xia Runrun was stunned for a few seconds, and subconsciously glanced at the little crow. The little crow, who was so happy just now, suddenly became like an eggplant hit by frost, with its head lowered and even its tail unable to lift up. It looked wilted and pitiful.

When the big crows saw the little crow's distraught look, they flapped their wings and cawed happily, as if they were a naughty kid who had succeeded in a prank and were jumping around happily in the supermarket.

Xia Runrun pursed her lips and frowned. Animals are simple-minded and not as complicated as humans, but every animal group is like a kindergarten class. There are always one or two animals that will be laughed at by others, just like the little crow in front of her. Judging from its claws and wings, it is obviously an adult, but its body size is two sizes smaller than that of an ordinary crow, like a dwarf in a land of giants. In addition, the little crow has an unpleasant voice, so it naturally becomes the target of ridicule by the crow group.

Xia Ruanruan felt that she couldn't go on like this. She took two steps forward, stood in front of the little crow, and retorted with her hands on her hips, "You crows really don't know how to appreciate others!"

“Huh??”

“???”

A group of crows tilted their heads, twisted their necks, and looked at Xia Runrun with confusion. Although the cub in front of them was very cute, it did not mean that this cub could slander their aesthetic standards!

“Cack!” (Tell me what we don’t appreciate? This crow has the worst voice in our flock!)

The eldest crow took two big steps forward with a zigzag step, and cackled twice in dissatisfaction. It was a big, furry, black ball, and its seriousness scared the little crow so much that the whole bird instantly retreated into the shadow behind Xia Runrun.

"You are a crow who has only been to college! Haven't you heard the saying - pleasant voices are all the same, but interesting voices are one in a million? This is a statement recognized by university professors at music conservatories! Although your voice is better than its, its voice is interesting! What's more, it is so difficult to find one in a million! Such a voice will definitely become a famous musician in the future!" Xia Ruanruan argued convincingly, trying to brainwash the crows.

Anyway, crows' voices were already unpleasant. What difference did it make between a slightly unpleasant sound and two slightly unpleasant sounds? Besides her and the crows, who else could understand the difference between them? Even among other birds, there weren't many who could tell one from the other.

As a mediator, Xia Runrun spared no effort to fool the crows.

The young man and woman who were standing at the stairs and had not yet completely walked down were stunned.

Where did this university professor come from? Is she making something up out of nothing? Kids these days are just too good at making up stories! Did she really think these crows would listen to her if she just talked nonsense with a straight face?

Unfortunately, the crows actually listened to her.

The leader of the crows draped its wings over its back, looking calm and composed, as if it was very knowledgeable. However, its thoughts drifted to other groups of crows it had met before. It thought about it and felt that what the cub said was indeed true. It had grown up and had been a crow for ten years. It had seen hundreds if not thousands of crows, but it could not think of a crow whose cry was more unpleasant than this one.

Seeing that the other crows around were still staring at him, the crow boss flapped his wings. He felt that he was a bird that had attended college after all, and he could not lose to this cub in terms of knowledge, so he nodded seriously and cackled.

"Ga-ga-ga, ga-ga-ga." (The kid is right. I've heard the same thing from a university teacher before. 666's voice may be unpleasant, but if you work hard, you might become a musician in the future.)

"Ya Ga?" (Really? Actually... I'm not as good as you say.)

“Ga ga…” (But, but… I will work hard to become a musician.)

The little crow poked its head out from behind Xia Ruanruan and for the first time felt that its voice, which used to be unpleasant, was not so unpleasant after all.

The little crow felt a little shy after being praised, and scratched the ground with its little claws unconsciously. However, its eyes were sparkling when it looked at Xia Ruanruan. This was the first time someone cared about its unique voice. In the past, every time it opened its mouth, the other crows in the flock would laugh at it.

The little crow felt soft and tender in the heart, and blushed shyly.

If the little crow wasn't covered with black feathers, Xia Runrun would probably have seen a red crow.

The young men and women standing by were simply stunned.

This, this, this... Looks like it's done?!

Could it be that these mutant animals can be taken home just by bragging about random things?!

No, no... How can these birds understand what this child is saying?!

The young man and woman's minds were almost twisted into a knot, but Xia Runrun sat down and started to massage the little crow's feathers. The little crow's feathers felt slightly better than the big crow's, but probably because of the catastrophe, the other's feathers were also relatively hard. Fortunately, Xia Runrun had become familiar with dealing with this kind of large mutant bird after massage several birds, and the massage was very smooth.

But as she pressed it, Xia Runrun felt something was not right.

Why did she feel that the crow in front of her was losing its color?

The black mark looked a bit like ink and a bit like grass juice. No one knew what it was exactly, but it directly dyed her originally lemon yellow down jacket into black and yellow. Her originally pair of white, tender and chubby little hands had turned gray and black, like the scene of her uncle being brutally beaten with mud and tiles.

Xia Ruanruan: “???????”

Will the mutated crows in this world also lose color?!

After waking up, Xia Runrun, who had finally learned the general situation of this world from the big crows and the aunt next to her, could not help but fall into deep thought.

Forget it, she'd better not say anything more about this matter. She was afraid that her identity as a time traveler would be discovered.

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