Thinking back to what he had seen through his Double Pupil, how the Little Red Bird had turned the Earth's mountains and rivers into fiery red lava with a gentle flap of its wings, Shi Yi shivered all over and immediately jumped up from the ground.
"What are you so afraid of? I'm not going to harm you. I'm just curious about your Ten Celestial Passages." The Little Red Bird landed on Shi Yi's head and gave him a wing flap in annoyance.
This extremely human-like action, coming from a Little Red Bird no bigger than a palm, was quite amusing, and Shi Yi's reaction after being hit by the Little Red Bird's wing was even more interesting.
"Senior Bird, is there anything this junior can help you with?" Although he had been inexplicably hit by a wing, feeling as if his head had been struck by a hammer, Shi Yi still didn't dare to confront this Little Red Bird head-on.
As the old saying goes, a wise man knows when to yield.
"Help?" The Little Red Bird tilted its head.
Immediately after.
It carefully examined Shi Yi, stroked its chin with its wing, and said, "Although you are a young supreme being with Ten Celestial Passages and can fight above your level, you can't help me with anything right now."
Over the years.
Shi Yi was the first young supreme being with Ten Celestial Passages it had discovered, so much so that even while fighting the Golden Great Claw, it couldn't help but take time out to come down and take a look.
"In that case, Senior Bird..."
Before Shi Yi could finish speaking, he was hit by another wing.
The Little Red Bird puffed out its chest proudly, standing on Shi Yi's head, and declared loudly, "What senior or not senior? I don't like your human race's complicated titles. Call me Great-Grandma!"
Female?
Shi Yi's eyelids lifted slightly, and his eyeballs rolled upwards, but he only saw the Little Red Bird's wings and part of its forelimbs, as well as its arrogant and domineering aura.
Perhaps because of the Little Red Bird's feathers, Shi Yi felt his scalp itching and wanted to pull it off, but his hand moved, and in the end, he still didn't dare to forcibly pull it off.
"Great-Grandma, since this junior can't help you either..."
Shi Yi spoke again, but was still interrupted by the Little Red Bird.
"Young man, what's your name?"
The Little Red Bird jumped down from Shi Yi's head onto his shoulder. Noticing that Shi Yi was lowering his head, it extended its wing and hooked Shi Yi's chin.
"This junior is Shi Yi," Shi Yi said helplessly.
He was truly speechless now. The Willow Deity had forcibly taken him as a disciple, then disappeared into his tenth Grotto-heaven, leaving him completely helpless against this Little Red Bird.
Although the tenth Grotto-heaven was opened by Shi Yi himself, and he had absolute control over it, after the Willow Deity entered, this power was no longer exclusively his.
"Surname Shi... You wouldn't be from the Stone Country royal family, would you?" The Little Red Bird said in a surprised tone.
"Stone Country Martial King Manor," Shi Yi said resignedly.
This was clearly checking his background. It didn't matter. He was the fish on the chopping block, and it was the knife. Confronting it head-on was definitely not an option. What if it burned him to death with a single fire?
This was like walking out of the newbie village at the beginning of the game.
And immediately encountering a max-level, fully geared expert.
"Martial King Manor, that's acceptable."
The Little Red Bird looked at Shi Yi's profile and nodded its small head thoughtfully.
Wait.
Shi Yi, Martial King Manor?
The Little Red Bird seemed to recall something. It seemed to understand why Shi Yi could break through the Ten Celestial Passages. It didn't seem strange for a Double Pupil user to possess such talent.
However, Shi Yi's Ten Celestial Passages always gave off a strange feeling, as if they weren't ordinary Grotto-heavens. Within the Grotto-heavens, it felt as though a great terror was lurking.
"Great-aunt, I still have..."
Shi Yi might have been a bit unlucky today, with bad fortune. Not long ago, his mouth was sealed by the Willow Deity's hand, and now it was covered by the wing of a Little Red Bird of unknown origin.
"Do you want a princess or not? I'm very familiar with the Fire Country Human Emperor. As long as you nod, I won't bother competing with that big oaf for the mountain treasure anymore. I'll directly send the Fire Country princess to your bed."
After the Little Red Bird finished speaking, under Shi Yi's speechless gaze, it used its other free wing to pat the back of Shi Yi's head, very enthusiastically helping him nod.
"You're so impatient?" The Little Red Bird feigned surprise.
"Woo woo woo..." Shi Yi struggled.
"Don't be so agitated. Although I'm very familiar with the Fire Country Human Emperor, this matter can't be rushed. Besides, you're still young. I'll first have the Fire Country Human Emperor communicate with the Martial King Manor. Don't worry, what Great-aunt promises you, she will definitely deliver. Even if the little princess disagrees, I will still send her to your bed."
The Little Red Bird retracted its wings, putting on an expression that said I understand your eagerness. It was unclear how it managed to successfully convey this meaning with its eyes and wings.
"I didn't nod, you forced me. I don't acknowledge this marriage."
Shi Yi was indignant, so angry that he was gasping for breath, his chest rising and falling continuously. But then, the Little Red Bird's next words successfully sentenced him to a life with a wife.
"Shi Yi, you wouldn't want the Martial King Manor to be because of you..."
Although the Little Red Bird's tone seemed very calm, the invisible threat it conveyed was almost tangible, leaving no room for Shi Yi to refuse.
"Great-aunt, a forced melon isn't sweet." Shi Yi sighed.
"Whether it's sweet or not, you'll know after you eat it." The Little Red Bird pouted.
"I..."
Shi Yi wanted to say something, but didn't know how to begin.
This bird was clearly forcing the issue. Not accepting would be offending the bird.
"Don't worry, it won't be a hardship for you. Marrying the Fire Country princess has benefits far beyond imagination."
After saying this, the Little Red Bird wanted to fly away, but just as it flapped its wings, it seemed to remember something important. A crimson Plume fell from its tail, landing accurately on Shi Yi's head.
"Shi Yi, Great-aunt here has some standing in this Great Wilderness. Holding my Plume is enough for you to roam the Great Wilderness unimpeded."
As the words fell.
The Little Red Bird was like a red lightning bolt, instantly disappearing into the sky, flying rapidly towards the west.
The terrifying existence behind the Golden Great Claw simply glanced at Shi Yi and did not descend from the sky.
"So the Double Pupil user Shi Yi was sent to the First Ancestral Land. Those people from the Martial King Manor are truly tight-lipped. The Stone Country Human Emperor even thought this young supreme being had met with an accident."
"Forget about the mountain treasure. Since she's gone, there's no point in me staying. If I were to be surrounded by the Heaven Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongqi, even if I didn't die, I'd lose a layer of skin."
"It's better to go back and ask the Stone Country Human Emperor if he has a suitable princess to marry off, lest this young supreme being with Ten Celestial Passages be drawn in by the Fire Country like this."
the creature speaking.
Its entire body was golden, with three heads and six arms, resembling a monkey. Its whole body exuded endless divine might. In the past two years, it had no idea how many towering mountain ranges it had crushed and flattened.
And it was the terrifying existence behind the Golden Great Claw, rampaging across the Great Wilderness. For an existence like it, this was effortless, like its own backyard.
Just like that.
The terrifying creatures that had been fighting in the sky for two years all left the Great Wilderness. Thinking about it, the reason they fought endlessly was probably because they couldn't stand the sight of each other.
If it were truly for the so-called mountain treasure, they wouldn't fight before the mountain treasure appeared. What if they both ended up severely injured, wouldn't that just let later arrivals pick up the spoils?
Half a day passed.
"Shi Yi, regarding your Ten Celestial Passages, there's good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
The Willow Deity's voice was gentle, like fine rain and wind, but at this moment, Shi Yi didn't want to say a word. He only knew that he had been forced twice today.
Forced to become a disciple.
Forced into a marriage alliance.
Too many things had happened in just one day. Shi Yi was truly tired and could only bury his head in the Willow Deity's embrace to feel a trace of warmth.
Until
Feeling his ear being pinched, Shi Yi reluctantly raised his head.