Chapter 37: The Birdcage I
We were escorted across the pontoon bridges to another strange building, which, unlike the big bird's nest, was much more rudimentary, with countless bamboos interspersed with each other and woven into a regular grid, all of which were intertwined on the roof of the house to form a distinct dome. Although the structure is simple, the interior is very large, and the entire building looks about tens of meters high, and the narrow space makes people feel oppressed.
So it's a building rather than a large birdcage, and there are a few gaps in the walls around it when the bamboos are tied to each other, and the cold wind keeps pouring in from the outside.
"The nickname "birdcage" really lives up to its name." Ah Wan sighed deeply.
I tried hard to break free of the rope, but I found that I couldn't use any strength, and I just clenched my fists and struggled.
"Izumi, don't struggle." Yu Ge leaned against a corner, her eyes closed. "This is made of a mixture of a variety of woods with anesthetic properties, not to mention you, even the profound gods may not be able to break free."
I didn't say it but cursed a few words secretly in my heart, the green duck is really vicious, just helped them defeat the enemy, no reward, and imprisoned us.
It's just that I was too anxious just now, and I didn't expect Qingyuan's hatred for Ah Wan to be so deep, and telling the truth angered her. Well, now that the city gate is on fire, it has affected the pond fish, and Yu Ge and I have also become prisoners.
I peeked through the gap between the overlapping bamboos and found that there were more than a dozen birdmen patrolling the big birdcage with harpoons. "There are even guards, who really take care of us."
The sunlight penetrated through the small round hole in the dome, and this glimmer of light made the gloom in the cage want to cover up, and we could only quietly consume it, watching the sun set little by little between the mottled bamboo shadows.
"Hehe, don't be so desperate." Ah Wan spoke suddenly, even in this case, she was still smiling like a flower, and she couldn't hear the sad tone at all. "Let's talk."
We were deeply shocked by Awan's optimism, how could she be so relieved, as if this incident did not happen to her. "What method do you say she will use to execute me tomorrow, as a monster who has been practicing for tens of thousands of years, it is still very difficult to kill me. Hee-hee. β
Yu Ge and I looked at each other, and then both hung their heads listlessly.
"Okay, I'm not kidding you, let's get down to business." Ah Wan put away her flirtatious smile and looked a little more solemn. "Why did you save me? I have sent men to hurt you before, and yesterday I sent a large army against you. β
"Because there are many things that we don't expect." I said heavily.
"Because we know that you didn't kill Bi Fang's senior." Yu Ge explained. "We can be sure that you didn't do the most important thing, and there is no need to worry about other bad things."
This shocked her.
"I've explained it to your people countless times, and no one believes me at all." Ah Wan said suspiciously. "And why do you want to believe me?"
"Because we've already met Bi Fang's seniors."
These words made Ah Wan's face change greatly, and the previous smile disappeared in an instant. "What! How can it be? Bi Fang's predecessors have all disappeared from the world for decades. β
"Do you remember yesterday's great battle when your water arrow was blocked by a ball of flames? That's Senior Bi Fang borrowing my body to cast spells. "I'll say slowly." And you have sent people to attack us many times before, all thanks to the help of Bi Fang's seniors. β
Awan's face had been completely deformed because of the shock, she opened her mouth wide, and her mood couldn't calm down for a long time. "Oh my God! I still wonder why you, a mortal, have such a high Dao Xing, it turns out that Bi Fang borrowed your body. β
"And it's Senior Bi Fang who told us to save you, saying that only you and him can explain many things clearly." Yu Ge added.
"Where is she now?" Ah Wan asked eagerly.
"Senior Bi Fang is on this island at the moment."
"Great! I can finally be innocent. Ah Wan smiled.
"She also asked us to take you somewhere." I looked at my tightly bound body and sighed helplessly. "But now I guess we can't do it."
"Hehe, don't be afraid." Ah Wan glanced out through the gap, and the patrolling birdmen were still wandering back and forth. "It's still daytime, and there are more people patrolling, so I'll have my own way until the evening."
What else can be done? We were all bound hand and foot, unable to move, and this 'birdcage' was dozens of meters high, and it was really impossible to escape.
"Senpai." Yu Ge suddenly spoke, his expression solemn. "There are a lot of things I don't understand, and I hope you can tell me the truth."
"Little sister, you call me senior, how can I be embarrassed to refuse you."
"Please tell me the ins and outs of this matter between you and Bi Fang's seniors, although my mother has a bad temper, I still don't want to believe that she would do such a thing as imprisoning others."
Ah Wan smiled with mixed feelings. "I really don't want to mention the past. But I've hurt you before, and you're still defending me today, and I'll know everything about it tonight. β
"This year it started 20 years ago......
As soon as she said a word, Ah Wan stopped, she pursed her lips, as if she remembered something.
"What's wrong? Predecessor. Yu Ge asked puzzled.
"Gee, it's kind of boring to tell a story without drinking." Ah Wan frowned, looking aggrieved.
This sentence hit my laugh point at once, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud in this cage that saw the light of day. "Miss Awan, can you stop joking, we are all prisoners, how can we have wine to drink?"
"Little brother, this is how rare and strange you are." As she spoke, Ah Wan spread out her palms and muttered in her mouth, and the bamboo outside the birdcage suddenly broke one and turned into three bamboo tubes and flew in front of us. "There's something in the world that can be bartended."
Her slender fingers drew several beautiful arcs in the air, and the surrounding bamboo leaves began to fall one after another, and frantically approached her, these bamboo leaves were squeezed into green juice the moment they touched her fingers, and landed in the bamboo tube impartially. Immediately after that, she condensed a large piece of ice crystal in the palm of her hand, which was cold and cold, and was divided into three bamboo tubes.
Three glasses of turquoise wine with a faint scent of bamboo leaves were actually mixed by her.
I was about to reach out for the glass of wine, but I was stopped by Yu Ge. "Wait, Izumi, you forgot that she poisoned your friend."
I have experienced too much during this time, and I have forgotten all about this matter, Long Shao once almost died of Awan's poisonous wine, and now I still have palpitations when I think of Long Shao's tragic situation at that time. "I'm sorry, Miss Awan, we don't dare drink your wine, because we almost poisoned my friend to death."
Ah Wan shook her hair disdainfully. "That wine is indeed called poisonous, but it is not poisonous wine, you are framing me. That wine is just a short-term change in human beings, and the more effective effect is actually to help us position. β
Yu Ge and I looked at each other, then looked at Ah Wan hesitantly. "But we saw Long Shao with our own eyes, it was very painful."
"Oops. That's just a faΓ§ade, and even if you don't save him, he'll be healed in two days. The reason why I poisoned him was because I wanted to gamble, because I saw that you had a close connection with the little birdman girl, so I deliberately poisoned him to force you to bring him to Bird Island to detoxify him, and then determine the location of Bird Island. Ah Wan explained aggrievedly. What good does it do me if I kill a human? He's a mortal with no Taoism and no identity, why can't I get along with him. β
Her explanation really didn't convince us very well, and the two glasses of wine in front of me and Yu Ge still didn't move.
"Forget it, if you don't drink it, I'll drink it myself." She picked up a glass and sipped it gently, a pleasant smile on her face. "The plants on your Bird Island are really of the highest quality."
"I'm going to give this wine a nice name now." Ah Wan stared at the pale green water lines in the bamboo tube, smiling. "The wine in this cage is called 'right in the cage'! Ha ha! β
She was in high spirits and was complacent about her unique wine name, but when she saw that Yu Ge and I were unmoved, she put down her glass in disappointment. "You two, at first glance, you have no interest in life. Okay, well, I can't resist you, so I'll tell you about that past. β