She Is More Than Just a Bird

The disciples of Tianyan Sect were in despair! The sect's founding ancestor, the sacred bird who guarded their mountain, had mysteriously vanished, and everyone in the sect was looking for her.

Yu Miao, sought by the whole world, knew nothing of it. At that very moment, she was flapping her wings desperately as a big cat chased her.

Yu Miao: "Oh no~ Oh no~" (·`ω´·)

At the critical moment, a human dropped out of the sky and scared away the big cat. He was strikingly handsome, and his black robe, edged with gold thread, gave him an air of noble aloofness.

Yu Miao learned that the man in black was a poor little thing who got bullied. So she took an elegant step, hopped onto his shoulder, and proudly raised her little head. "Human, I'm here to save you."

Demon Lord: "?"

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As the Demon Lord, Gu Zhuoyu was someone no one dared to provoke. No one, that is, except for one very bold little bird.

While he was daydreaming, the bird brought him a bright red phoenix flower and landed on his shoulder. "Human, here's some flower nectar for you."

Gu Zhuoyu: "..."

When he went to soak in the hot springs, the bird grabbed his underclothes with its claws and landed on his head. "Human, get dressed so you don't catch a cold."

Gu Zhuoyu: "???"

As he listened to a subordinate's report, the bird swooped over and slapped the subordinate's face with its wings. "He's a bad guy. He wants to kill you!"

Just as the subordinate thought he was about to die, the Demon Lord merely walked over, caught the bird, and tucked it into his sleeve.

Gu Zhuoyu had no idea where this round, endearingly silly little bird had come from. It was extremely noisy, chirping away, and had a habit of doing whatever it pleased. But its clear voice was rather pleasant, so he reluctantly decided to keep it.

An accident occurred. Gu Zhuoyu was drugged and ambushed, and shut himself inside a secret chamber. Suddenly, golden light filled the room, and his heart clenched with an ominous premonition.

A woman appeared out of thin air in the chamber. Her skin was as white as snow, her brows delicate and her teeth bright, and her eyes sparkled like a river of stars, filled with innocence and confusion.

A moment later, Yu Miao threw herself into Gu Zhuoyu's arms and exclaimed excitedly, "So I can turn into a human too! I'm not just a bird."

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The commotion over the missing bird at Tianyan Sect had finally become common knowledge. The various sects, large and small, all had their own agendas and wanted to bring the sacred bird back to their own sect.

One day, a disciple went to an inn with a portrait of Yu Miao in her bird form, asking people if they had seen her. He happened to ask Yu Miao and Gu Zhuoyu.

Yu Miao looked at the lifelike portrait and cried out in surprise, "That's me..." Before she could finish, the disciple fled in terror amid a chilling, murderous aura.

Only after stepping beyond the border of the Demon Realm did Gu Zhuoyu realize that everyone was coveting his little bird.

Theme: Whatever happens, it happens for my benefit.