Ye Qianning turned her head to look. Standing on the windowsill was a slightly larger Honey-sucking Parrot. Its feathers were a deeper color than normal, and its tail feathers were so brilliant they could rival a small peacock’s.

’Little girl, I’ve heard all your requests. Rest assured, I will return now and instruct my clan to carry them out.’ The Honey-sucking Clan Leader flew over and landed in front of Ye Qianning.

"Thank you, Clan Leader."

’You’re welcome. To think you’d trade such a precious fruit for such a small matter... it’s rather surprising.’ At first, he thought his grandson had been tricked. What human could possibly understand the language of animals?

But for some reason, seeing the little girl in person put his heart at ease. Having lived for so many years, he’d developed a keen eye for judging humans.

"Have you seen that fruit before, esteemed Clan Leader?" The red berries Ye Qianning had given them were the Danzhu Fruit mentioned in a booklet within her space. They quenched thirst and had many other effects.

Most importantly, they were the bane of cancer.

’I have not seen it myself, but my clan heard of it several hundred years ago. The knowledge has been passed down through the generations, so I know a little.’

"If you’ve never seen it, esteemed Clan Leader, how do you know it’s precious?" Ye Qianning was confused.

’Every clan has its own way of recording things. This fruit is nearly identical to the one described in our ancestral records. I have also tasted it myself. Even if it isn’t the one from our legends, this fruit is still highly beneficial to our clan.’

"I didn’t realize you had such a discerning palate, esteemed Clan Leader." To be able to taste its effects... that was truly extraordinary.

’No. Yesterday, a child in the clan was on the verge of death. After eating this fruit, he miraculously recovered today. That is why I tasted it.’

Ye Qianning hadn’t expected the fruit to have such an effect on the Honey-sucking Parrot clan. The records in her space detailed its effects on the human body, but there was no mention of birds.

’Little girl, since you are willing to part with such a fine treasure, our clan will certainly not fail to carry out your request.’ This visit had dispelled all the Honey-sucking Clan Leader’s doubts.

"Then I’ll be counting on you from now on."

’Very well. I shall return and make the arrangements now.’ The Honey-sucking Clan Leader flapped his wings and flew out the window. Turning his head, he saw the little one hadn’t followed. ’What are you spacing out for? Let’s go!’

’To hell with that, you go on. I’m not leaving,’ the little Honey-sucking Parrot declared, standing on the table.

’You little brat. If you’re going to stay here, then behave yourself. Don’t cause any trouble for the little girl.’ The Honey-sucking Clan Leader spread his wings and flew away.

The little Honey-sucking Parrot hopped over and landed on Ye Qianning’s shoulder. ’There were so many birds in the clan; a whole cart of fruit wouldn’t be enough to go around. But if I stick with the little miss, I’ll have all I can eat.’

At that thought, its mood brightened, and it began to sing...

Ye Qianning knew exactly what the little rascal was thinking; its intentions were all too obvious. The only problem was that it cursed with every other breath, and she really didn’t like listening to it.

’If you want to stay with me, you have to stop swearing.’

’Who the hell is swearing?’ The little Honey-sucking Parrot was completely baffled. It was too busy being happy.

"Just stop with all the ’hell this’ and ’hell that’ in front of me," Ye Qianning said, a headache already forming.

’What the hell is wrong with it?’

"Don’t ask. Just change it. If you can’t change, then don’t hang around me."

’To hell with it, I’ll try.’

"..."

The little Honey-sucking Parrot racked its brain but couldn’t figure out what the hell its cursing had to do with her!

During the afternoon lessons, Ye Qianning was again punished for sleeping and had to copy the Disciple’s Rules twenty times. That made a total of forty times for the day. Sang Zhi, Qian Zhuye, and Gao Qi didn’t escape, either.

Sang Zhi and Qian Zhuye had it relatively easy. Gao Qi was the unluckiest of all.

Not only was Gao Qi punished himself, but he also had to do Ye Qianning’s share of the copying. His workload was a staggering fifty times in total. His brain went numb from all the writing, and by the time midnight rolled around, he had only managed to finish twenty.

He woke up the next morning and went to class, only for Ye Qianning to make another mistake.