After Transmigrating as a Wealthy Woman: Donβt You Dare Touch My Baby! [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 87
The newcomer leaned over and pinched the scruff of the little birdβs neck, hoisting her up.
“Chirp chirp chirp chirp!” Help!!
Zhu Xingtongβs beady eyes were filled with despair. Why did a person suddenly appear here?!
“You…”
“Chirp chirp chirp!”
Zhu Xingtong strained to lift her bird head to see her captor. In this cultivation world, beauties were a dime a dozen, and the woman before her was certainly stunning. However, her cultivation didn’t seem particularly highβshe lacked that ethereal, shimmering aura typical of powerful celestials.
The problem was, even if the opponent wasn’t strong, Zhu Xingtong had zero confidence in escaping those fingers!
“I didn’t expect it to be such a tiny little thing.” The captor was, of course, Zhong Ying, who had just been alerted by the System to a “Wild Big Boss.”
She had originally been curious about who was emitting such a concentrated golden spiritual aura, never expecting it to be such a small spirit beast. Zhong Ying placed the bird in her palm and poked it, watching the round body roll around. The bird let out a series of “chirps”βwhich sounded a bit like laughterβmaking Zhong Ying find the creature quite amusing.
This little thing seemed to understand human speech. “What kind of bird are you?”
Zhu Xingtong froze. Her bird head spun around as if looking for another bird to answer the question.
“Stop looking. The aura from your bloodline has scared off every spirit beast on this half of the mountain.” Zhong Ying had noticed it on her way inβspirit beasts were fleeing in an instinctive panic. She had expected a Great Terror; she found a butterball.
Suddenly, the chubby bird moved. She couldn’t fly, but she was smart. She spread her wings and leapt from the hand, using the breeze to glide gracefully to the ground. Upon landing, she held her head high and tucked her wings against her belly. Elegance is timeless!
Zhu Xingtong: Humph! Shocked by my majestic posture, aren’t you?
She squinted at Zhong Ying. The woman remained expressionless, her face seemingly asking: What is this stupid bird doing?
Incensed, Zhu Xingtong used her claws to slowly scratch two large characters into the dirt: “SPARROW”
Zhong Ying raised an eyebrow. “You’re a sparrow?”
The chubby bird nodded.
Zhong Ying knelt down and gazed at her with a smile that carried a hint of a chill. “Since you’re a sparrow, maybe I should roast you. Youβre small, but you look quite plump.”
Zhu Xingtong: …You’re plump! Your whole family is plump!
“Chirp!” She shook her head violently, the single rainbow feather on her head swaying in the wind. She scrambled to scratch a new word: “PHOENIX”
“A phoenix now?” Zhong Yingβs smile remained. “Phoenixes are of a divine bloodline. In ancient legends, they are the Four Cardinal Deities, guarding the God Realm alongside the Dragon, Tiger, and Tortoise. Why would a Divine Phoenix bloodline be wandering here?”
“Chirp!” Zhu Xingtongβs tuft of hair stood straight up in fury. Why does no one believe the truth these days?!
Zhong Ying didn’t feel like waiting for her to scratch out more words. She scooped up the bird, tucked her into the front of her robes, and headed back to her courtyard. If someone noticed the spirit beast migration, they might come looking, which would be troublesome. Whether she was a phoenix or not, Zhong Ying decided to keep her.
“Chirp!” Why do you live in such a shanty?!
“Chirp chirp!” Why did you put a Phoenix in a birdcage!!
Zhu Xingtong glared through the bars at the female cultivator outside, her beak moving non-stop. She couldn’t stay here! She had to find her cub! Wait, isn’t this mountain where Demon Venerable Chilian lives?
Zhu Xingtong froze, looking at the woman. Hey… could this female cultivator be Demon Venerable Chilian?!Β It made sense! She didn’t know the woman’s name yet.
“Chirp chirp chirp!” What’s your name?!
Zhong Ying couldn’t understand the chirping; she only felt her quiet room had suddenly become very noisy. “Can’t you speak?”
“Chirp!”
“I see. But you understand me.” Zhong Ying lowered her gaze and suddenly smiled. “A young phoenix chick… perhaps you’ll be useful when you grow up. Tell you what: acknowledge me as your master, and I’ll give you freedom. Not just freedom, but a life of luxury and good food.”
“CHIRP!!”
Zhong Ying sat at the table and looked at the cage. “If you refuse, we’re having Phoenix meat for dinner.”
The little bird went limp, her bottom hitting the floor of the cage. She stared at the woman in despair. This is Chilian? This woman is a total demon! Mother, you should have hit her harder back then!
“Of course, you have another choice,” Zhong Ying offered. “As a Phoenix, you must know about cultivators. I need to increase my cultivation urgently. If you have a way to help me, I’ll spare your life.”
Zhu Xingtong perked up. Oh, if that’s all you want, Iβm your bird!
She scrambled up and, with a bit of a gagging motion, spit out a Golden Spirit Stone. She used her wings to push the stone toward Zhong Ying.
A Golden Spirit Stone! The thing cultivators dreamed of! Now let me out!
Zhong Ying was shocked. She hadn’t realized the bird could literally produce stones. “Do you have more?” she asked, tucking the stone away.
Zhong Ying could consume stones to gain energy. To her, this was a legendary treasure. This phoenix was a gold mine.
“Chirp chirp chirp!” Greedy woman!Β Zhu Xingtong flapped her wings against the bars. You want stones while keeping me in a cage?Β Zhong Ying took the hint and opened the door. The phoenix strode out like a queen.
“More stones,” Zhong Ying tapped the table.
Zhu Xingtong: …Clink.Β Another stone fell out. She plopped down on her bottom and spread her wings, indicating: That’s it! The last one! Now let me go find my cub!
“Thank you,” Zhong Ying said, deciding not to push her luck.
Hmph, at least the evil Demon Venerable has manners,Β Zhu Xingtong thought. She pointed to the floor, wanting to be put down. Zhong Ying obliged, letting the bird hop onto her finger and then to the ground. The phoenix immediately bolted for the door.
“Iβve placed a barrier on this courtyard,” Zhong Ying said calmly. “You can’t leave.”
Zhu Xingtong: ???
The little bird turned back, looking at Zhong Yingβs back with pure indignation. Human! You have no honor!
“If you stay with me, I won’t kill you,” Zhong Ying added. “If you go out and get caught by others, you’ll die. Have you thought about that?”
Zhu Xingtong: I don’t believe a word you say!
Zhong Ying picked up the golden stone, wiped it, and thenβto Zhu Xingtongβs horrorβbit into it.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.Β The sound of exaggerated chewing filled the room.
Zhu Xingtong: …??? Is she eating the stone?! Does she have iron teeth?!
Golden energy flowed into Zhong Ying. The two stones were an unexpected windfall. Seeing the birdβs stunned expression, Zhong Ying was reminded of her own “Little Bao,” which brought a genuine smile to her face. She picked up the phoenix and scratched the rainbow feather on her head.
“You know where to find more of these, don’t you? Take me there. As long as you don’t betray me, I won’t bully you.”
Zhu Xingtong watched in a daze as two bursts of golden light emanated from Zhong Yingβs body. Signs of a breakthrough. She really ate the stone and leveled up! Even for a Demon Venerable, isn’t this too much?!
Then it clicked: Wait, if she’s Chilian, she’s definitely going to find trouble with Immortal Venerable Beimeng. And Beimeng is reborn in the Changtian Sectβwhere my cub is! If I follow her, I’ll find my cub!
But then she realized: Wait! Chilian bullies my cub in the original story! I can’t give her too many stones. I need to save them for my cub!
Zhong Ying didn’t know what the bird was plotting, only that her beady black eyes looked quite shrewd. She thought that if her “Little Bao” were an animal, she would look just like this.
The thought was interrupted by the System:
γTarget detected. Wild Big Boss identity verified.γ
γThe phoenix before you is the youngest daughter of the Divine Phoenix. Born a semi-god. Other data unknown.γ
γThe System judges this Phoenix’s “Big Boss” level to be higher than Demon Venerable Chilian. Would you like to switch your bound target? (Chilian Favorability is 20; if you switch, it will not count toward the mission).γ
Zhong Ying looked down at the bird’s current stats.
γFavorability: -5γ
γUh… Host, maybe don’t switch yet.γ
Zhong Ying narrowed her eyes. “Let’s wait. Iβll see if this bird can be tamed first.”
If the little phoenix couldn’t help her cultivation, then despite being a semi-god, she wouldn’t be as useful as the Demon Venerable for completing the mission.
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