167: A tragedy caused by coal briquettes! Being a pet for Ye Xingzhou!

Everyone present was stunned as they looked at the black bird in Li Shengyuan’s hand.

Li Mu looked at Li Shengyuan in confusion and asked, “Shengyuan, is this bird of yours some kind of rare and exotic beast?”

“Whether it’s a rare and exotic beast isn’t important,” Li Shengyuan smiled indifferently. “The main thing is that its ability is very special!”

At this moment, the fat bird in Li Shengyuan’s hand slowly opened its eyes and curiously scanned the people around it.

Seeing that everyone was looking at it with predatory eyes, the fat bird’s plump body trembled violently, and it stammered, “W-what do you want to do? Don’t eat me!”

“Heh… this silly bird is quite interesting!” Li Mu laughed as he looked at the fat bird trembling in fear.

Hearing Li Mu call it a silly bird, it immediately bristled and glared, “This lord is a Seven-Colored Mystic Bird, not some fat bird, and certainly not a silly bird, understand?!”

The enraged fat bird didn’t scare anyone; instead, they couldn’t help but laugh at it.

It had no deterrent power at all, and was instead ridiculously comical.

At this moment, the fat bird looked at Ye Hangzhou, who was frowning silently, and said proudly, “You guessed right, this lord is the legendary Seven-Colored Mystic Bird! No matter what your cultivation level, I can see what each of you is thinking!”

Ye Hangzhou’s expression froze, and everyone looked at Li Shengyuan with astonishment, asking curiously, “Shengyuan, is what this silly bird says true?”

“That’s right…” Li Shengyuan nodded, somewhat helplessly, “When I went to the Far North before, I infiltrated the underground world of the Insectoid Broodmother, and it was this bird that saw through my thoughts when I encountered the Demonic Cult members, causing me to be exposed!”

“That amazing?!”

Everyone was astonished upon hearing this, looking at the fat bird in Li Shengyuan’s hand with curiosity.

Seeing this, the fat bird also proudly raised its head. To show off its ability, it looked at Li Mu, who had called it a silly bird, and then slowly said, “What you’re thinking right now is that after this period, you’ll have Old Fan find a way to take you to a pleasure house to relax and listen to music…”

Li Mu was greatly alarmed upon hearing this, looking at the fat bird with a stunned expression, but the next instant, a chill ran down his spine.

Not good!

Li Mu turned his head slightly and saw his wife, Wenren Qingxuan, glaring at him as if she wanted to flay him.

And the surprised gazes of Ye Hangzhou and his daughters-in-law.

Li Mu quickly said in a deep voice, “Silly bird, how dare you spout nonsense! As a great general, how could I go to such a place of pleasure? I think you’re retaliating against me, that’s why you’re talking nonsense!”

A hint of suspicion appeared in Wenren Qingxuan’s eyes, and Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

The silly bird, however, snorted disdainfully and looked at the smiling strategist, Fan You, saying, “What you’re thinking is that Old Li is really putting on a show. When Madam went to see Shengyuan break through, you even…”

“Silly bird, don’t talk nonsense, or I’ll skin you and stew you right now!”

Before it could finish speaking, Li Shengyuan covered its mouth and warned it, making it stammer incoherently.

If this silly bird kept talking, their beautiful family would be torn apart…

If he really spoke his mind, Liu, Guan, and Zhang would all fall apart!

Fan You’s smiling face suddenly changed drastically, and he looked at the fat bird in Li Shengyuan’s hand with apprehension.

It was just a pity that Li Mu had already suffered…

Wenren Qingxuan came behind Li Mu and, still giving him face as a great general, didn’t directly act, but secretly used her strength to pinch him in places not covered by his armor.

Wenren Qingxuan showed no mercy, causing Li Mu to grimace in pain.

Fortunately, only family members were left here, otherwise, his lifelong reputation would have been ruined…

Looking at Wenren Qingxuan’s dangerous gaze, Li Mu pleaded bitterly.

Looking at the silly bird’s triumphant gaze, Li Mu gritted his teeth in anger.

At this moment, everyone present looked at the silly bird with changed eyes, filled with apprehension.

This little thing wasn’t strong, but it was a tricky fellow!

At this moment, Ye Hangzhou looked at Li Shengyuan with an inquiring expression.

Nodding, Li Shengyuan smiled, “Although this silly bird has a bit of a foul mouth and isn’t very capable, it’s very suitable for you. I was lucky to catch it, so I’ll give it to you as a spirit pet!”

Ye Hangzhou showed a slight smile, looking at the silly bird with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

The silly bird, however, struggled vigorously in his hand and shouted, “No! Let this lord go! This lord is a noble Seven-Colored Mystic Bird, I don’t want to be a spirit pet!”

Looking at the struggling silly bird, Li Shengyuan threatened coldly, “If you move again, do you believe I’ll stew you right now?!”

The fat bird’s wriggling body suddenly stiffened, and it cowered, trembling.

“That’s more like it!” Li Shengyuan nodded in satisfaction.

Ye Hangzhou smiled slightly at this. With a flip of his hand, several pills appeared in his palm. Smelling the strong medicinal fragrance, the fat bird’s body trembled, and it turned to look at Ye Hangzhou, its eyes filled with greed.

However, it still looked at Ye Hangzhou and asked, “Are all these pills for me?”

Ye Hangzhou smiled and nodded.

The silly bird immediately flapped its wings happily at this, flying clumsily towards Ye Hangzhou like a fat chicken.

It was already fat, and after being fed beast meat by Li Shengyuan for a year without much exercise, it had become even fatter, like a lump of coal, almost forgetting how to fly…

Li Shengyuan didn’t stop it. After flying into Ye Hangzhou’s palm, it happily picked up the pills and swallowed them directly.

Finally, it slumped contentedly in Ye Hangzhou’s hand, human-like, patting its belly with its wing and muttering, “So full~~~ What kind of bitter days did I live before…”

Li Shengyuan smiled at this, “Coal Ball, from now on, you’ll follow Addressing Ye Xingzhou. Be his personal messenger, understand?”

The fat bird, Coal Ball, turned to look at Ye Hangzhou and asked expectantly, “Will you still feed me such good pills in the future?”

“Mm…” Ye Hangzhou smiled and nodded.

“Alright then, for the sake of the delicious pills, this lord will follow you from now on!” The fat bird, Coal Ball, lay comfortably in Ye Hangzhou’s hand.

Then it said with some annoyance and distress, “But can you please not call this lord Coal Ball? This lord is a noble Seven-Colored Mystic Bird, alright?!”

Li Shengyuan patted Coal Ball’s head and laughed teasingly, “Who told you to eat so much and get so fat? If not Coal Ball, what should I call you?!”

Coal Ball wanted to retort, but after struggling a few times without being able to stand up, it gave up…

Upon seeing Ye Hangzhou’s agreeing thoughts in his mind, it lowered its head even more dejectedly.

Finally, it said sullenly, “It’s all your fault for feeding me so much meat…”

Li Shengyuan rolled his eyes at it, then patted Ye Hangzhou’s shoulder and smiled, “Alright, with Coal Ball around, communication will be much easier in the future.”

Ye Hangzhou smiled and nodded.

After the whole family chatted for a while, they dispersed, and Coal Ball wisely refrained from revealing anyone else’s thoughts.

Yue Xiyan and her two disciples hadn’t seen each other for a long time and had a lot to talk about. Plus, sect affairs needed her attention, so she left with her two disciples.

Father Li Mu was also dragged away fiercely by Mother Wenren Qingxuan.

Fan You, on the other hand, fanned himself with his feather fan and said that he would be on night duty tonight.

Ye Hangzhou drifted away with Coal Ball perched on his shoulder.

Looking at Princess Pingyang and Shen Xinrong in front of him, Li Shengyuan revealed a gentle smile.

Their eyes were all filled with deep affection, and they had many words they wanted to confide in each other.

But when he saw an inconspicuous black-clad woman in the corner, Li Shengyuan froze.

“Miss Zixuan?”