Isn't it going too far?
Wang Di hurriedly buried his head in his wings, unsure how much this could save him.
Ke Meiyu chuckled awkwardly, "This is a bird trained by Qi Banxian, so it's probably quite intelligent."
Qin Yuanjiu nodded, "Since you like it, it's not impossible, but we need to agree on three rules!"
Wang Di peeked out from between the feathers with its tiny, beady eyes, glanced at Qin Yuanjiu's aloof face, then at Ke Meiyu who looked inexplicably guilty, and couldn't help but fly to her shoulder, urging her in what it thought was a very soft voice:
"Yu Bao'er, you are a stunning beauty who could topple kingdoms. You have the right to be capricious and domineering. In ancient times, you could definitely have become a wicked concubine who brought ruin to the country! How could you let a stinky man lead you by the nose?"
"Three-legged toads are hard to find in this world, but two-legged men are everywhere. Even if you come with me, you can do whatever you want. I'll protect you!"
Qin Yuanjiu sneered, "Idiot, trying to steal my wife right in front of me, huh?"
That single, cold, upward-sloping word was full of threat. Even Wang Di Chu couldn't help but tremble, and he said timidly, "No, I just taught Yu Bao'er to know her place. In marriage, men and women should be equal!"
"Yes, that's right. It's just a pet, what girl wouldn't like that? Can't you make an exception for her?"
Qin Yuanjiu stroked his chin and looked Wang Di Chu up and down, then discussed with Ke Meiyu, "Yu'er, do you think this bird's intelligence is at least that of a seven or eight-year-old? If we sell it, could we exchange it for a courtyard house in Kyoto?"
Ke Meiyu blinked, clearly following his line of thought.
Emperor Wang panicked, "Yu Bao'er, don't you dare have any ulterior motives towards me! What courtyard house? How much gold and silver is that worth? If you're so interested, I can find you a lot of treasures in the capital!"
Ke Meiyu's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"Of course, I've lived there for hundreds of years..."
Ke Meiyu grabbed its mouth and held it shut. Indeed, Kyoto now wasn't filled with skyscrapers like it would later. Most of the traditional courtyard houses still retained their original appearance, with at most a dozen or so families living in a single courtyard.
There were separate houses built, but can they compare with those built after the rise of real estate speculation in later generations?
Many lands remain untouched, naturally holding abundant treasures!
Qin Yuanjiu continued to coldly criticize the two: "Things dug out of the ground must be handed over to the organization."
Wang Di snorted, "The organization is reasonable too. I've hidden quite a few things myself, so I don't need to hand them over, right?"
Indeed, the fate of an item depends on the owner's wishes: whether it should be handed over, kept as a collection, or auctioned off.
Ke Meiyu smiled and patted its little head. "Since you brought your own food money, you can stay by my side without worry. I'll eat well and drink well, and I'll never let you eat coarse food."
She turned her head to look at Qin Yuanjiu, her voice soft and sweet: "Brother Jiu, I want to keep it, okay?"
Qin Yuanjiu glanced at her with his long, narrow eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable. He couldn't bear to see her like this; if he weren't afraid that she might once again harbor thoughts of escaping him by suicide, how could he possibly suppress his intense longing for her?
His voice was hoarse, “You’re the boss in our family.”
Ke Meiyu smiled with satisfaction, pulled Wang Dichu off her shoulder and threw him into the truck bed. "See? I'm the boss at home. You'd better behave from now on."
Emperor Wang nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course, our providers are the greatest!"
Qin Yuanjiu reiterated, "I don't care where you came from, if you want to stay, you must put Yu'er first. You are not allowed to cause trouble, you are not allowed to say anything that could cause disaster, and you are not allowed to sell your master for food. Otherwise, you will go back to where you came from!"
Ke Meiyu and Wang Di secretly exchanged a glance. Wasn't this man a bit too amazing? How could he tell that it wasn't an ordinary parrot?
However, given that he was getting serious, Wang Di Chu tilted his head and thought about it for a moment. These conditions weren't too difficult. Anyway, he could just think before he spoke in front of outsiders.
It readily agreed.
"Also, you look too conspicuous. Find something more discreet, or I'll get some paint and repaint you?"
Wang Di shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, the bird doesn't want to become ugly!"
"Or should I turn you into a big white cockatoo?" Ke Meiyu suggested.
After a brief recollection, Wangdi thought it over and realized it wasn't bad. It had a pure color, a large size, and a beautiful umbrella-shaped crest on its head; in short, it wasn't a very common or ordinary breed. It nodded repeatedly in agreement.
After the two humans and the bird made a racket and got their mouths full of dust, they returned home.
However, after only four or five days apart, Ke Meiyu received a warm welcome from her family. The table was covered with her favorite dishes, and most importantly, the portions were huge!
Everyone was very fond of Wang Di Chu, who had come with her, already revealed half of his true identity to Qin Yuan Jiu, let loose, and spent half a day transforming into a large white cockatoo. They couldn't help but tease him with melon seeds to make him talk.
Wang Di Chu is a dignified ancient divine beast. Even if it has turned into a bird, it cannot forget that it was once the master of more than ten generations of emperors. How could it possibly open its mouth for a handful of melon seeds?
It half-closed its eyes and slowly groomed its fur with its beak, completely ignoring those around it.
Ke Meiyu lifted her eyelids slightly, waved to her nephew, and whispered something to someone.
The little boy was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and ran back into the house to take out the White Rabbit milk candy that he had been treasuring for a long time and was reluctant to eat.
Sure enough, the moment Wang Di saw the candy wrapper, he started craning his neck and staring at it!
"Hello, big bird, my name is Ke Yaxin, I'm four years old. What's your name?" The little guy unwrapped the candy and generously offered it to Wang Di's mouth.
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