eurekapd Chapter 381
Chapter 381
She only needed them to stall for a little time for Great Yan.As for their suspicions about her identity, it didn't matter!
As long as it was proven that she wasn't lying, even if they knew it was a conspiracy, they would still follow the script she had written for them in order to save themselves.
[Host, aren't you afraid that once they find out, those few will join forces?]
"So what if they join forces? You placed the strictest restrictions on them. They cannot speak of it to outsiders, only to each other. They will naturally harbor a bit more awe and deliberation in their hearts."
Yue Fuguang looked at the large stacks of beautifully engraved plastic cards in the system space, bearing inciting slogans like "The Five Kings perish, the Four Seas unite" and "The Divine Maiden descends, the Mandate of Heaven lies with Yan."
There would come a day to use them!
Yue Fuguang let out a big yawn as she spoke, climbing into bed while telling the system, "I'm going to sleep first. Remember to keep an eye on things outside. Unless the Emperor or the Crown Prince is about to kick the bucket, even if the sky falls, it can wait until tomorrow!"
Yue Fuguang thought drowsily that sleeping too little would stunt her growth, though she hadn't slept any less and didn't seem to have grown much taller either. Fortunately, she might be able to leave in a few years, otherwise, being stuck with this height until she grew old...
Chirp chirp chirp!
Chatter chatter!
Chirp chirp chirp chirp!
Chatter chatter chatter!
Yue Fuguang woke up to this annoying chirping and chattering argument. Although she didn't know what they were cursing about, judging by the commotion, both sides were swearing quite dirtily.
The moment she sat up, Cuizhu heard the noise, called out a greeting, and immediately brought two little maids in with water to serve Yue Fuguang as she washed up.
While helping Yue Fuguang wash and dress, Cuizhu casually asked, "Miss, will you have breakfast first, or go out to take a look?"
Yue Fuguang toyed with a box of exquisite jewelry on her dressing table and asked, "What's going on outside? What's all this chirping and arguing about?"
She had just recognized the calls of her own Taxue among the noise. With such a loud voice, it was probably taking on a whole flock of little birds single-handedly without losing the upper hand.
Speaking of this, the dimples on Cuizhu's cheeks deepened. Her hands moved nimbly to style Yue Fuguang's hair as she said in a crisp voice, "You don't know yet, Miss! Our Taxue saw the tits in the woods being bullied by jackdaws, so it went up and chased all the jackdaws away.
But then a flock of magpies came and landed on that big tree behind our tent. When Taxue saw them, it tried to chase them away too. However, not only did the magpies refuse to leave, but they also flew over to the persimmon tree next to it. Once Taxue saw these uninvited guests occupying its fruit tree, it immediately lost its temper."
Cuizhu inserted the last small gold hairpin into Yue Fuguang's hair, pouting her lips toward the outside. "So they started arguing. Before you woke up, Miss, they almost got into a real fight."
Yue Fuguang also found it amusing. "Aren't tits the food of Taxue and Wuhen?" Standing up for its own food—that was exactly the kind of bird-brained thing the shrewd Taxue would do!
"The magpies here are quite arrogant, daring to squabble with the lords of the sky?" Weren't they afraid of becoming their next meal?
Cuizhu laughed, "These birds have been flying back and forth outside your tent since early this morning, Miss. Many of them landed on the trees around our tent. If it weren't for Taxue and Wuhen, there would be even more. This servant feels they are here for you, Miss."
Cuiyu, who walked in lifting the tent flap, heard this and chimed in with a smile, "Sister Cuizhu is right. Could it be that the birds have also heard of our Miss's name as the Divine Maiden and come to pay their respects!"
Cuizhu nodded seriously, agreeing wholeheartedly. "They say all things have spirits. These little creatures are very spiritual; they must know the Divine Maiden is staying here."
Yue Fuguang smiled and shook her head at their words. She didn't believe the theory that the birds were coming for her.
She knew her own truth. The Divine Maiden was just a disguise, not her core. There was no leaking divine aura for the creatures here to sense.
She licked her lips. She certainly hadn't eaten a small amount of the wild game at the banquet last night.
As soon as Yue Fuguang and the others stepped out of the tent, they turned and saw several large trees behind them densely packed with numerous birds. The key was that there were many different species, big and small, all of which were the most common varieties in this mountain forest.
Seeing her appear, Taxue, who had been squawking the loudest, immediately fell silent. It and Wuhen quickly flew toward Yue Fuguang.
They landed on her left and right at her feet.
Flap, flap!
Before Yue Fuguang could bend down to smooth the somewhat messy feathers of the two large birds, the birds perched on the surrounding trees suddenly flapped their wings and took flight.
Cheep!
Chirp!
Tweet!
Chatter!
Amidst various birdcalls, even more birds flew out from the forest. They chirped and circled above Yue Fuguang's head, refusing to leave, and their ranks grew increasingly massive.
Yue Fuguang looked up, only to see that the sunlight above was almost entirely blocked by the dense flock of birds. With a great rustling of wings, there were at least a thousand of them.
What was going on? Were the birds holding a general assembly over her head?
"System, keep an eye out for me. Don't let some bird with no civic virtue poop on my head!"
Seeing the situation before her, for some reason, Yue Fuguang didn't think about earthquakes or natural disasters. Her first reaction was worry—worrying that in this moment, one of them might not be able to hold it in and drop something on her!
The image was too beautiful; she didn't dare to imagine it!
[Host, it's not just the birds flying here. Look closely; there are many animals hidden in the surrounding forest. There are three tigers alone! There's also a wolf pack, dozens of wild boars, and a big clumsy bear behind the rocks next door.]
Yue Fuguang frowned and looked toward the distant mountains and forests. There really seemed to be things moving in the shadowy thickets.
At this time, the flock of birds above her head was still growing, and the commotion here quickly attracted Emperor Mingxi and the others.
The Yu father and son looked at the flock of birds in the sky with worried faces and said, "Fuguang, are you alright? Is there some kind of warning with the birds acting like this?"
They hadn't forgotten the various books Yue Fuguang had brought out over the past two years, which included information on animal warnings before an earth dragon turned over.
They couldn't help but feel this was very similar to the current situation. Could it be that the drought was going to be accompanied by an earthquake?
Yue Fuguang shook her head. She understood her grandfather's meaning, but the system had shown absolutely no reaction regarding whether an earthquake would happen in Great Yan at this time and place, which proved it probably wasn't an earthquake.
However, just to be safe, she still told the system, "System, try to sense if there's any possibility of an earthquake."
Seeing Yue Fuguang shake her head meant there was no danger of an earthquake. "If it's not a warning, then what's going on with these birds?" Yu Zhongchun frowned as he looked at the flock of birds circling in the sky. Suddenly thinking of something, he said to Yu Chongshan, "Father, I once read about the legend of A Hundred Birds Worshipping the Phoenix in a miscellaneous record."
His furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and his eyes grew brighter as he looked at Yue Fuguang. "A Hundred Birds Worshipping the Phoenix is an auspicious omen."
As for whether this auspicious omen manifesting on a subject rather than the royal family would cause the Emperor to be wary, the Yu father and son weren't worried.
Couldn't they see the joyful expression on Emperor Mingxi's face as he strode over?
Gan Tang and the others following behind Emperor Mingxi silently exchanged glances. The complexity in that look was something only the few who had heard the heavenly voice would understand.
The suspicions in their hearts were melting away bit by bit. Going from struggling with Yue Fuguang's identity to believing in it had only taken a single night.