96, "The King and the Bird"
I walked back and forth in the yard with my head down, racking my brains to think of a way. After the embarrassing events of that night, my relationship with Ying became very tormented.
It turned out that Ying's attitude towards me in public was always as respectful as her brother's, and in private, or in the presence of Xianzhi or Hayato, her "little woman" temper was completely revealed! Hayato kept teaching her a lesson about this matter, but she also kept it on deaf ears, and there were a few times when the two almost fought! As for Xianzhi, she blindly spoils her, and praises her no matter how good her performance is. I also told Xianzhi not to spoil her, but Xianzhi always laughed it off! Over time, I got used to it, and even felt that it was warm and homely.
Since that day, Ying's attitude towards me in front of everyone has not changed, but when she turned her back, she ignored me. I met her in the yard twice, and she actually raised her little face and looked at the sky, and hummed twice with her nose! Ying always stayed around Xianzhi like sisters (which I had originally arranged), and we used to get along like a family. You said how awkward it must have been to suddenly become as weird as you are now! So, I always want to find a chance to talk to her about it, and don't always try to get as hard as I do now!
I still haven't figured out a solution, and I only have to take one step at a time. I didn't see the warbler at Xianzhi, so I turned around and walked into the small courtyard where their brother and sister lived, and saw her standing in the middle of the courtyard. On the shelf in front of her lay a three-foot-square cage containing eight or nine gray birds. At this moment, the warbler is holding a small porcelain plate in one hand and a long clamp in the other, and is concentrating on putting pink feed into the cage.
"What are you doing so seriously?" After waiting for a long time, she didn't say anything, so I had to speak first.
"Humph! After watching it for a long time, you don't know what I'm doing? Don't run out of words! She choked on the stubble of her mouth.
"Hah...... Haha" I laughed helplessly, and after thinking about it, it was better to say it directly. "That day...... I'm sorry for what happened that day! Even though that's not my fault......"
"What do you mean, 'That's not my fault'! You make it clear to me! As soon as she heard half of my words, she jumped up and put her hands on her hips in a "teapot" posture.
"Good, good, it's my fault! It's all my fault! "I hurried to reassure." Don't get excited! Don't get excited! ”
"Poof!" Seeing my appearance, the warbler laughed. "Forget it! Never mind! I know it's not your fault, I'm just a little angry! She laughed and shook her head.
"You really ...... Don't be angry! I asked tentatively. I'm still not sure if she's true or not.
"Angry...... It's still a little bit! At this point, her big dark and shiny eyes rolled. If...... If you can give one thing, I'll never be angry again! ”
"Good! No problem! I'll give you whatever you want! "I didn't even hit the stumbling and I agreed, and according to my experience, the warbler never asked for anything valuable.
"Really? All right! She laughed slyly.
"Ahh I screamed, tears falling from my eyes. The warbler suddenly grabbed my right hand and stabbed the tip of my middle finger with a silver needle that had been conjured out of nowhere, and then dripped a few drops of blood into a small wine glass. I'm the most afraid of pain! At that time, the hospital changed the blood test from ear pricking to finger pricking, but I scolded for several days!
"Alright, it's okay! It's just a little bit of your blood, and such a big person is still screaming! She said as she added some gray powder to the glass, then filled it with wine and began to stir.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, sucking my fingers.
"See for yourself!" She walked over to the cage without looking back, added a little of the "mixture" from the glass to the feed, and continued with the work I had interrupted.
"You feed these birds with my blood?!" I took a few steps forward and took a closer look at the "blood-drinking" guys. These birds have gray feathers and a long, red "hooked beak" with a pointed point that curves downward, and their brown eyes are very clever, and the most peculiar thing is that a white feather like a thrush grows above the eye.
"This is no ordinary bird!" The warbler explained to me while feeding. "Although it looks like a thrush, it is a kind of shrike! White-eyed gray shrike! ”
"What's the use of it?" My curiosity was piqued.
"You can send a letter!" "Eagles and pigeons are easy to attract the attention of the enemy," she said proudly, "but birds are not!" The white-browed gray shrike flies fast and far, not to mention the eagle, even the peregrine falcon can't catch up with it! The main thing is that it's smart enough, especially the taste, you can't forget it when you smell it! ”
"Then why are you feeding my blood?"
"With them, even if you run to the edge of the sky, I can find them!" Ying didn't want to say it.
"Are you alright......"
"My lord! You're here! "That's when Hayato suddenly returned." I just have something I want to talk to you about! "He looked like he was on his mind.
"Just say what you have!" After entering the house and sitting down, I asked straight to the point. "Do you want me to help you with something? If you have any difficulties, just say it, you're welcome! ”
"Yes! There is one thing I want to plead with adults! He took a deep breath. I would like to ask your lord to agree to include our brother and sister as official retainers of the Zhuxing family! ”
"Huh? Did something happen? The three-year agreement hasn't come yet, huh? "I was surprised that he was asking this question at this time.
"Yes! There's something going on! Falato's face turned a little pale. In the past few years by the side of adults, I have constantly felt fulfilled and hopeful, but because of the agreement with Uncle Duan Zang, I have not been able to pay attention to it! In fact, Ying has already said: Even if I decide to leave in the future, she will not go with me! We've argued a few times about it, but now it seems ......" he shook his head helplessly. "It's still her vision!"
"What the hell is going on?" I asked anxiously.
"Uncle has heard from Dongguo...... "Hayato's face was a little sad." He had already seen Shingen Takeda and Kenshin Uesugi there! If it weren't for the reminders of the adults, I would have been poisoned! Ay! Those heroes......" He sat up suddenly. "I only now understand that Nanmu Liu's hope is pinned on the adult, so I implore the adult to accept our allegiance!" After speaking, he bowed to the ground.
"Good! I ......"
"Wait a minute!" Hayato suddenly stopped me and ran out, and immediately returned with the warbler. "I'll wait," the two of them knelt in front ......of me, with their hands propped up a foot and a half in front of them, their foreheads tapping on them. Nanmu swears allegiance to the stars to the death! I, Nanmu Hayato (Nanmu Ying), violated this oath and was sent by heaven! ”
"Falato!"
"Yes! Lord! ”
"From this day forward, I give you a name! I wish you a bright Nanmu flow as soon as possible! ”
"Thank you, lord!"