After the Beloved Little Divine Bird Posed as the Imperial Preceptor

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Feng Lin, the beloved young lord of the Divine Bird clan, is playful and mischievous. One careless moment sends him tumbling into the human emperor's palace, said to be the most terrifying place of all.

And the bad news gets worse: he's mistaken for the Imperial Preceptor!

The little divine bird is aghast and starts looking for a chance to sneak away. But when he changes into human form and secretly returns to the Imperial Preceptor's residence, he runs into a handsome beauty.

The beauty gives him delicious pastries and grapes. Feng Lin flaps his wings and eats to his heart's content. The beauty smiles gently and tells him to come back whenever he wants more.

Later, he discovers that the young eunuch he casually rescued on the road is following him around and protecting him;

The cold Chief Eunuch in the imperial palace is always coaxing him kindly, too;

Even the emperor, rumored to be cold-blooded, merciless, and decisive in battle, doesn't capture him when he sees him. Instead, he has the palace servants attend to him and serve him delicious food.

Of course, all of this happens before he transforms.

So Feng Lin decides to spend his days causing trouble in the palace in his little bird form, only transforming into the Imperial Preceptor to bluff the emperor when absolutely necessary.

There's one more reason: he discovers a long-lost treasure of the Divine Bird clan on the emperor. In his little bird form, it'll be much easier to steal it without anyone noticing.

Until one day, he discovers that the beauty and the emperor have the exact same face.

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The emperor, Li Wunian, ascended the throne as a boy and immediately purged the blood-soaked, crumbling court. The court became peaceful, but all the close friends he'd once confided in were gone, too.

The lonely emperor often took naps by himself in his spare time. One day, he suddenly noticed a little bird sneaking into his bedchamber.

After that, wherever and whenever he took a nap, he kept encountering the little bird.

The bird was intelligent and especially cute when it tilted its head. Before long, its visits became something he eagerly looked forward to.

Then he saw the bird sneak into the Imperial Preceptor's residence, transform into the Imperial Preceptor who had visited the palace a few days earlier, and loudly plot how to find the sword on his person. The emperor smiled faintly, then went over to discuss the plan with him in the guise of the beauty.

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The little divine bird flaps along, confident that this time, with the beauty's help, he'll surely manage to get the treasure.

He rushes into the emperor's bedchamber, lifts his little head, and meets the emperor's deep gaze.

Straight brows, bright eyes, and a smile: he looks exactly like the beauty.

Feng Lin freezes. The anxious little bird transforms into a blushing young man. Just as he's about to turn and run, the emperor steps in front of him first, then takes out his sword and places it in his hands. His deep eyes gaze steadily at him:

Now that you've got it, don't leave again.

Theme: Even when facing difficulties, stay calm and collected.