CH.14 The Split-clawed Parrot
"Someone can't get along with a bird, and he is angry like this." An Rui was quite curious, and waved his hand in front of him, "Let's go over and join in the fun." β
The others were also a little curious, and quickened their pace and walked over.
"You stinky bird, blame you for your mouthy and tongue, which caused me to be kicked out of the house by my wife and reduced to this point! I'm going to make you pay, you give me death! The hateful voice was getting closer.
Listening to this tone, the bird was about to be put to death. Anrui was in a hurry, so he simply jumped and jumped to the source where the sound came from.
There are already a lot of onlookers gathered here, with three layers inside and three layers outside, surrounded by people who want to kill birds in the center.
An Rui first landed on the periphery of the crowd, then took another leap and jumped into the center of the crowd. He fixed his eyes and finally saw the bird killer and the unlucky bird.
The bird killer was a bald middle-aged man, most of his skull was bare, and the sun was shining. His eyes were fierce, his eyes were wide-eyed, and he held a fruit knife in his hand, ready to slash. His other hand gripped a bird tightly and pressed it to a wooden shelf.
This bird is a parrot, snow-white, slightly larger than a pigeon, with a pinch of yellow hair on its head that resembles a phoenix crown, and a pair of eyes that are very humane and agile. Its talons are large, resembling eagle talons, which are somewhat disproportionate to itself. Judging from the appearance, this parrot is still very beautiful, and somehow provoked the bald man.
"Kill, kill, help!" The parrot opened its mouth and shouted. The sound is very special and sharp.
After An Rui saw the parrot's appearance, he sighed lightly. His eyes lit up. This is no ordinary parrot.
"Shut up, you stinky bird, you're not honest when you're dying!" The bald man's hand squeezed even tighter, pinching the parrot's white-haired neck.
"I don't stink, you stink." The parrot squeezed out a sentence with a restrained throat, and even dared to talk back.
The bald man was thoroughly enraged and aimed at the parrot's head. Swing the knife and slash down.
At the same time, another cold light came and slashed through the fruit knife in the bald man's hand. The fruit knife is split in two. The incision is disconnected and the incision is as smooth as a mirror.
The bald man slashed the air with one hand, and the hilt of his knife smashed against the wooden frame.
A hand crept over and tucked the fallen blade between his fingers. The person who shot was none other than An Rui. He played with the broken blade in his hand. He looked at the bald man with a smile on his face and asked, "This gentleman, why are you so angry, you can't get along with a bird, and you have to kill it in the street?" This bird is so good-looking, it would be a pity to kill it. β
"This is my bird, I'll kill it and do your business!" The bald man said angrily.
As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow shot into the air. It skillfully penetrated the layers of crowds and nailed to the wooden shelf. He was only inches away from the bald man, which startled him.
"This is our captain, so be polite. If you are not polite to him, we will be unkind to you. β
A group of people came over, squeezed through the crowd, and stood behind An Rui. The archery and the man who spoke was Berego, who still held the wooden bow in his hand, and looked at the bald man with an unkind expression, his eyes as sharp as the tip of an arrow.
As soon as the bald man saw so many people looking at him menacingly, he immediately wilted, not daring to make any more noise.
"This matter really doesn't have much to do with me, but I just want to take care of it, do you have any opinions?" An Rui asked with a smile.
"No opinion, absolutely no opinion, you can take care of it according to your temperament." The bald man hurriedly said.
"Tell me why you killed this bird."
"Thisβthis is my family affair......"
"If you want to say it, you can say it, where is so much nonsense." Berego next to him said impatiently.
"Yes, yes, I'll just say." The bald man couldn't help but be frightened and told the story one by one.
It turned out that this man killed the bird for a reason. He was really angry with this bird, so he made a killing intention.
The bald man was a typical little white face, who married a rich woman when he was young, lived a life of worry-free food and clothing, and lived in a manor. When he first got married, he was quite honest and kept his husband's duty. As I got older, I became more and more dishonest, and began to hook up with the maids in the manor and do some unseemly things.
The bald man is very careful, for fear of being discovered by his wife, and every time he steals, he will choose a very secret place.
But there is no impermeable wall in the world, and there are a few times when a bald man steals fish, he is seen by this domestic parrot, leaving a trouble.
This parrot is very intelligent and is able to speak and even talk to people. And it has a very cheap mouth, and likes to talk about people's shortcomings and expose people's old bottoms. It preached the story of the bald man stealing, and when he met people, he said, "The man rode the maid, and the man rode the maid." β
These words were very vague, but they also attracted the attention of the mistress of the manor. She investigates, both hard and soft, and soon finds out about the adultery between her husband and the maid. In a fit of rage, she kicked the bald man, a negative man, out of the house.
The bald man left the house with very little money and a suitcase of clothes. When he was packing his clothes, he secretly stuffed the mouthy parrot into his suitcase and brought it out with him.
He blamed the parrot for everything, intending to kill it to vent his anger.
That's how it used to be.
An Rui only felt a little funny after hearing this, this parrot is really talkative, and he actually told people about cheating.
Other people's parents are short, and he is not interested in paying attention, but this parrot must be rescued. Because this parrot breed is extraordinary, quite rare, and can be met but not sought.
This parrot is called the split-clawed parrot and has a fairly intelligent brain with an IQ equivalent to that of a teenage child. And they have a lot of strength, and when they become adults, they can even grab hundreds of pounds of things to fly against the wind.
Judging by the size of this clawed parrot, it should still be a young bird. Up to two years old. When the clawed parrot reaches adulthood, it will be much larger than this, even larger than the average flying eagle.
Brilliant minds. With its clever beak and powerful talons, the split-clawed parrot is a sought-after bird of prey. This bird is easy to train and will do whatever you teach.
Domesticating a Split-clawed Parrot can be very useful in naval battles, allowing it to attack the sails of enemy ships or drop barrels of explosives directly onto enemy ships. Versatile.
Buy this cleft-clawed parrot back as a pet and it will definitely come in handy in the future.
"You don't want this bird anyway, just sell it to me. So. You'll never see this obnoxious bird again, and you'll be able to make a fortune, the best of both worlds. An Rui discussed.
The bald man looked embarrassed and was reluctant to sell the parrot. He hated this parrot so much. I'd rather kill than sell.
But in this situation, how can there be a choice?
He peeked at the people behind An Rui, and found that one was more fierce than the other, and all of them were carrying blades.
"I don't know what breed this parrot is, but I know it's not cheap, so you can give me fifty gold coins." The bald man did not dare to open his mouth. After hesitating for a moment, he said a very conservative price.
"A bird sells for fifty gold coins? Why don't you grab it! "Berego heard the price. Immediately raised his eyebrows, he remembered clearly that the fur of the Weasel King had only been sold for nine gold coins, and this broken bird had sold for fifty gold coins, which was more expensive than the fur.
"Mr. Elf, I don't want much." The bald man hurriedly said.
"Berego, he really didn't ask for much, fifty gold coins is fifty gold coins, give him money." An Rui helped the bald man out of the siege. He knew very well in his heart that the actual price of the Split-clawed Parrot Hatchling was far more than fifty gold coins, and even five hundred gold coins might not be able to buy it!
An Rui picked up a bargain this time, but this cheap pick up is at ease, this bald man is not a good thing, and if he is pitted, he will be pitted.
He only came out this time to find a hotel, and he didn't have that many gold coins with him, so he scraped together fifty gold coins from his subordinates and stuffed them into the bald man, completing the deal.
"You take it. From now on, this cheap-beaked bird is yours. I hope you can stand its unobstructed stinky mouth. The bald man handed the parrot out of his hand.
"I'm not cheap, you're cheap, you hairless bald, my feathers are a hundred times your hair." The clawed parrot replied like a machine gun.
An Rui laughed, but liked this parrot more, took it, put it in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Little one, what's your name?" β
"My name is Handsome." The parrot replied sharply.
"It's not called a handsome man, we named it a little noisy, but it always called itself a handsome man." The bald man interjected.
"Since it likes to call itself handsome, it's better to call it handsome, it doesn't matter." An Rui didn't bother to pay attention to the tasteless bald man, stepped forward, and led the people away.
After walking away, An Rui asked the parrot again, "Can you understand what just happened?" β
"You bought me, you bought me." Toshio replied.
"That's right, I bought you, and from now on, I'm your new owner. Unlike the bald man just now, I will not abuse you, I will feed you delicious food every day, and I will take you to the sea with me. β
"New master, new master!"
"My name is Anrui, you call and listen."
"Annie, Annie!"
"It's Anrui, it's not Annie, Annie is a female name!"
"Anrui, Anrui!"
"Well, that's the right name." An Rui is very satisfied with the handsome man's learning ability, and he really deserves to be a split-clawed parrot, and the learner's words are fast, "You must be very uncomfortable pinching you like this, I will let go of my hand and give you freedom." But don't fly, I'll get you back. β
"Don't fly, don't fly." Toshio promised.
An Rui put the handsome man on his left shoulder and slowly let go of his hand.
"Big fool, big fool, the ghost just listens to you!" The handsome man said one thing and did another, and after he was free, he immediately shook his white wings and flew off An Rui's shoulder. (To be continued......)