Heng Wen said: "I dare not accept such a great reward, please take it back and leave it for other immortals."
Dan Yu asked, "Are you similar to the little fairy Bihua, who prefers animal fur to feathers?" Song Yu immediately said, "Hengwen, since the emperor has given it sincerely, we should accept it respectfully. In the heavenly court, only Bihua has that problem. The emperor's feathers, especially the tail feathers, are so precious that they must be respectfully placed in the bottle. But fortunately, the emperor has carefully selected the feathers he gave. I was worried just now that if the emperor gave one feather for every one he saw, then when the fairies came to pay homage, I'm afraid it would be difficult to pluck them all."
Dan Yu said: "You are right. If I rewarded an ordinary immortal like you, wouldn't you have become bald long ago?"
Song Yao laughed and said, "The Emperor's throne is so glorious and radiant, how could it be bald casually? Even if it is bald occasionally, it will still have a different kind of celestial aura, and auspiciousness will shine in all directions."
Dan Yu said: "This is natural. If my feathers are damaged occasionally, I will become like you little fairies, barely pleasing to the eye. What's the point of me being the Immortal Emperor?"
Song Yao said: "Your Majesty's words are insightful, and I suddenly realized something. Alas, I am trapped on this bare island all day long, and I can only see trees and rocks. I have gradually become shallow in knowledge, and I am not worthy of the word immortal. For immortal friends like Brother Ru Bihua who are elegant and have profound cultivation, it is even more difficult for me to reach the level of immortals."
Dan Yu picked up an apricot, held it in his hand and looked at it over and over again: "The little fairy who hatched me is good in every way. The only thing I don't understand is that he loves spirit beasts but not spirit birds. Could it be that something happened that made him have some prejudice against the feathered birds? I have never cared about these things. For example, recently, in order to reward the little fairy, I acted like a tiger for a few days, and I think being a tiger is not bad."
Song Yao smiled earnestly and said, "How many of us young immortals can reach the same open-minded state as Emperor Zuo? I have never asked Brother Bihua in person about why he does not like spiritual birds, but there are many rumors among the immortals. One of them seems to be that Brother Bihua once swore that he would raise the most precious spiritual birds in heaven and earth, and ordinary ones would not be in his eyes."
Dan Yu turned the apricot and said with interest: "Oh? Is there such a saying? If I had known this, I would not have changed into a spirit tiger when I came out of the shell. Let's see if my real body can catch his eye."
Song Yao seemed to be about to say something, but swallowed it back, then smiled and said, "You are the Immortal Emperor, how dare I make such a disrespectful judgment on you."
Dan Yu said, "My original body is indeed a bird, so there is nothing disrespectful in your comments. But you clearly swallowed something just now, and the following sentence is an excuse. What was the sentence you swallowed?"
Song Yao raised his sleeve to his mouth, coughed, and stammered: "This is just hearsay from the little fairy. It is said that Dapeng and Peacock King of Tathagata in the West Heaven once asked Bihua jokingly if Bihua liked their original bodies. Bihua... cough..."
Dan Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Interesting, I actually admire his vision." He picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Song Yao changed the subject and said, "Oh, by the way, there is something I forgot to ask the Emperor. You are going to rest today. Do you want to go back to Brother Bihua's house, or stay on my lonely island?"
Dan Yu did not answer, seeming to be thinking about something.
Heng Wen just smiled and said nothing. He looked at Song Yu and said, "I have one more thing to report to the Emperor. I am afraid that the Emperor will feel lonely on the island and have wronged the Emperor. In fact, I have asked Prince Long to tell Bihua Lingjun to take the Emperor back to heaven." He hurriedly said, "Of course, the Emperor has ordered not to reveal your identity for the time being. I asked Prince Long to tell Bihua Lingjun that Linghu is in trouble, and I didn't say anything else.
Bihua Lingjun hurried to the Far East Island and asked right away if Yuan Wen had caused any trouble. Song Yu looked at his face, sighed, and said, "Your Yuan Wen is in the apricot forest. You will know when you go there." Then he patted Bihua's shoulder and said sincerely, "You may be frightened today. You must hold on."
Bihua Lingjun became suspicious after hearing what he said and hurried towards the apricot forest.
Heng Wen said to Song Yao in the courtyard: "You made up a very coherent story today."
Song Yu said, "I only made up one sentence. The part about the Peacock King was taken out of context. The real reason why Brother Bihua doesn't raise spiritual birds, Bihua said that day that he didn't want to mention it anymore. Now of course I can't talk about it, so I can only make it up. In fact, I really want to tell the Immortal Emperor Dan Jing. Even if the Immortal Emperor is a phoenix and will protect the feathered bird tribe, after hearing this, he will definitely think that Bihua is wronged." Then he smiled and hugged Heng Wen, "The most important thing is, no matter what method you use, quickly get this immortal to leave, so that we can have some peace and quiet."
Bihua Lingjun was full of doubts and anxiously came to the edge of the apricot forest. As soon as he stepped into the forest, he saw a ball of fluffy yellow hair lying in the green grass between the trees.
Bihua Lingjun called out Shengyuan, and walked forward quickly. The fluffy ball shrank back, raised its head timidly, and glanced at Bihua Lingjun. That look contained some timidity, some shame, and some inferiority...
Bihua Lingjun walked to Yuan Run and bent over to pick it up, but Yuan Run shrank back and lowered his head, and suddenly a small spiritual light appeared on his body.
Bihua Lingjun was confused and watched with a frown. The spiritual light was not strong and wrapped around Yuan Ling's small body. When it gradually dissipated, the yellow-haired tiger cub disappeared, and only a bald little quail was squatting in the grass with its head tucked in.
Bihua Lingjun was startled. The bald quail suddenly spoke in human language: "Lingjun, I'm sorry, I... I lied to you..." It was the voice of a five or six-year-old boy, very tender, with a timid cry, "When I was hatched, Lingjun didn't seem to like me. I was afraid that you wouldn't want me, so I turned into a tiger to lie to you. I'm sorry... I, I, I was seen by those two immortals. I can't lie to Lingjun anymore... Lingjun only likes spiritual beasts. If he raises rare birds, he will probably only raise the most precious ones... I, I, I don't deserve to be raised by Lingjun anymore... Lingjun, please throw me away..."
There was silence in the apricot forest. The little quail closed its eyes, shrank its neck, and trembled all over. Bihua Lingjun had a blank expression on his face. After a moment, he sighed and squatted down: "The shock that Brother Song Yao just told me about was this. It really scared me and was a little unexpected. I haven't raised feathered birds for many years. It seems that I still have some immortal affinity with feathered birds. The Jade Emperor gave me the Ruyi Egg, probably to wake me up to a truth." He reached out and touched the sparse hard hair on the little quail, "Since I have raised you, as long as the Jade Emperor doesn't want you to go back, I will continue to raise you."
The little quail was still trembling under his hand, and stuck its head into the grass: "The spiritual beasts in Lingjun's mansion are all rare treasures. I am just a quail. Isn't it embarrassing for Lingjun to raise me?"
Bihua Lingjun paused, raising this bald quail was a little... but it trembled too pitifully in his hands. Thinking of Yuan Wen's previous appearance, Bihua Lingjun's heart softened: "Immortal practitioners should not be obsessed with appearance. Even if you are ugly... you don't need to feel inferior. Besides, since you were born from a Ruyi egg, you must have immortal roots. I didn't even notice that you turned into a spirit tiger for several days, which shows that you are actually very powerful. Even if you still look like this in the future, as long as you are willing to stay in my house, I will definitely not drive you away."
The little quail raised his head from the grass and suddenly laughed out loud: "Well said!"
The voice was clear and full of energy, but it was the voice of a young man.
Bihua Lingjun was startled, and the hand that was touching the quail's feathers couldn't help but loosen. The bald quail flapped its wings and flew up from the bushes, flying into the air, with a bright fairy light.
Bihua Lingjun stood up slowly with his eyes wide open, he was already dumbfounded.
The splendid fairy light was something he had never seen before. A huge scarlet phoenix was flying in the midst of the auspicious clouds and the dazzling auspicious colors. Its wings were surrounded by auspicious clouds, and its tail feathers were more gorgeous than the dazzling fairy light and auspicious colors. The sun, the moon, and all the stars in the heavens could have lost their light in an instant; the clouds in the nine-layered sky could have lost their color in an instant.
The long laugh continued from the Fire Phoenix's mouth: "Little Fairy Bihua, I am actually the Purple Void Fairy Emperor Dan Yu. A few years ago, I accidentally burned myself back into an egg during a battle with the demons. After several years of cultivation, thanks to your help, I was able to break out of my shell and be reborn. You have helped me a lot. I am very pleased that you were able to break through my prejudices during the trial just now. Therefore, I will give you a reward."
The fairy light and auspicious colors suddenly subsided in an instant, and the scarlet fire phoenix transformed into a figure with auspicious aura, floating from mid-air to the eyes of Bihua Lingjun: "Little Fairy Bihua, I will reward you with the opportunity to raise the most precious fairy bird. I have already revealed my true form, so I will be regarded as a fairy bird and rest in your house for a few days."
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