The immortal is beside me

Chapter 74 I am the Immortal’s favorite!
The thrush in the cage shuddered as an incomparable aura pressed down on it, causing it to endure a pressure that it should not have endured at its level of cultivation.

"Master, when did this bird come here?"

"Just a few months ago." Zhou Qing stretched out a hand and tapped its forehead. "This thrush's temperament is somewhat similar to yours. Since you've just arrived here, why don't you fulfill your duty as the Demon King and teach it a lesson, and help it awaken its spiritual wisdom."

The phoenix stared fiercely at the thrush before it. The last time it stared at it like this was at a demon king with two thousand years of cultivation. After several days of fierce fighting, the demon king was melted in the flames, leaving not even a trace of his demon core.

But now it was being pointed at by Zhou Qing and could not do anything. It could only look at the cage from a distance.

This thrush actually has a place in the immortal's residence, and even has a gold-rimmed cage specially provided for it!
And
Phoenix glanced over and saw that in the thrush's cage was a half-cut apple, most of which had been pecked away.

It can actually eat apples cut by the immortal himself!
The phoenix was so angry that its tail feathers caught fire and all the feathers on its body were shaking.

A thousand years! I've been following the Immortal for nearly a thousand years! But I've never been treated this way! This mere thrush, whose intelligence hasn't even fully developed, has been so favored in just a few months. How could it have earned this much?
"Is it similar to me?" Phoenix's voice rose, sparks emanating from his body. "Look at how timid it is. It's not even a big deal in the Demon Kingdom! I'm the Eternal Demon King. How can I be compared to it?"

Zhou Qing looked at the flames all over its body and said leisurely: "The emperor met an immortal in the mountains and got the opportunity to go to suppress the demon together?"

"."The burning sparks deflated instantly.

"The Imperial Instructions of the Human World once said that arrogance and extravagance are the inner demons of the emperor. As an emperor, separating oneself from the people and believing oneself to be superior to all others is often the beginning of downfall. This is true for the Human Emperor and the Demon Emperor as well. You'd better pay attention to this point."

Zhou Qing said as he took the birdcage down from the windowsill. It was evening, time for his usual bird walk.

"Master, do you still want to take it out?" The Phoenix said faintly from the side.

"This thrush is about to awaken its spiritual wisdom. It needs more contact with nature and human life. You should understand the connotation of this."

Phoenix stood beside the coffee table, its feathers rising up: "Then I want to go too!"

It wants to prove to everyone that even though there is another thrush, it is still the immortal's favorite bird!

Zhou Qing glanced at it and said, "Whatever you want."

With his permission, the phoenix shook its feathers, and suddenly flapped its wings. Its body disintegrated into illusory red feathers like flames, and it passed through the birdcage as if it were nothing. It then gathered into shape inside the cage and stood on the railing.

The thrush in the cage had never seen such a scene before, and was frightened by the sudden appearance of its "companion" and trembled all over. Under the stare of the Phoenix, it quickly jumped off the railing, curled up into a ball of fur in a corner of the cage, and looked at the other party in shock and fear.

The two birds just stared at each other in the cage. Zhou Qing picked them up in his hands and walked out of the building, through the streets of residential buildings, and headed towards the activity square where they usually went.

When we reached the usual locust tree, bird expert Professor Shen Muqian was already seated there. Besides him, several other "bird lovers" sat on either side, surrounded by a variety of bird cages, all accepting everyone's comments.

"Hey! Xiao Zhou is here to walk his bird too! Perfect, let everyone come and take a look."

Shen Muqian also saw him and was waving to greet him, but suddenly his eyes widened: "Wow! When did you get a new bird?"

With his words, everyone's attention was focused on the birdcage in Zhou Qing's hand.

The bird in the cage has golden eyes and fiery red feathers. It is only the size of a palm, but for some reason it has an air of dominance that makes one unable to look away.

The moment it appeared, all the birds in the cages around it fell silent at the same time. The constraints from their blood overwhelmed them, and all the birds had no choice but to bow their heads before that existence.

Shen Muqian pushed his reading glasses, walked to the front of the cage, and stared at the phoenix inside for a while in deep thought.

He was known as an expert in his community, but he had no idea what species this bird was. It was the most beautiful and unique bird he had ever seen, eclipsing all the other birds he had carefully raised. Even in some bird show, this red bird would have won first place. How could this young bird novice have such a treasure?
"My goodness, this bird is really pretty." A bird lover came forward, "It's much prettier than your thrush."

When the first half of the sentence was said, the phoenix in the cage raised its eyes with a look of disdain. But when it heard the second half, it immediately puffed out its chest with pride.

"Xiao Zhou, where did you get this? It's such a nice bird. I want to get one too."

"I picked it up when I went to Mount Qishan." Zhou Qing said.

"Qishan? Is that the Qishan in the west?" The bird lover was startled. "Did you pick up this wild bird? It's not a protected species, is it? Xiao Zhou, you better be careful. Don't break the law by accident."

"But Xiao Zhou, you're being a bit stingy. Such a nice bird, yet you let it share a cage with other birds? You should give it a special home, the best one!"

After hearing this, the phoenix in the cage flapped its wings and nodded vigorously to show its full agreement.

"Oh! The bird understands!" The man's eyes widened. "Wow, it's become a spirit! Xiao Zhou, what kind of monster have you raised?"

A group of people gathered around, talking to each other, and Phoenix raised his head high, as if declaring his sovereignty, with the word "enjoyed" written all over his body.

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Zhou Qing just let them comment on it. While they were joking around, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and saw a new reminder on the screen.

"My friend [Jia Jia is having a bad day] sent me a new message."

Two days later, in the research team office of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology’s Institute of Extraordinary Studies.

"Xiao Qin."

In front of the office door, Cheng Xiaomeng placed her hands on Qin Jiajia's shoulders and said, "Confirm again, are you clear about your mission this time?"

"Understood." Qin Jiajia said, "I will visit him in an official capacity and ask him if he is interested in becoming a strategic-level cultivator."

Cheng Xiaomeng nodded. "Besides this, if possible, please help us find out more historical data about that great man. It's not mandatory, but if he happens to mention it, please pay attention."

Although she said she wouldn't force it, her real attitude was obviously not so carefree judging by her burning gaze that almost spitted fire.

Now the story of the "Qishan Immortal" has spread throughout the entire Super Research Institute, and all the historical research groups are frantically looking for historical materials related to him. The existence of Qin Jiajia gives their group the opportunity to have real contact with that powerful person, and naturally they are eager to get the upper hand.

The saying "one person's success brings prosperity to all his family" is exactly this principle. In front of a strategic-level powerhouse, even being able to gain respect is not easy.

As everyone watched, Qin Jiajia walked out of the Super Research Institute and headed towards the designated car park. As she walked, her phone suddenly rang. The initial call showed an internal number from the Environmental Sanitation Bureau.

"Xiao Qin, have you received the instructions regarding Zhou Qing's operation? Follow the normal procedures and remember to upload your mission application to the system. A leader will need to review this."

"Okay, I'll pass it on."

Qin Jiajia put down the phone and opened the OA system, but saw a new message reminder in the system. When she clicked it, the sender was shown as "Tianjiyuan".

Dear Specialist Qin Jiajia: Hello, we are from the Tianji Academy system. We recently heard that a powerful cultivator named Zhou Qing appeared in Liangzhou. We received information from the Environmental Sanitation Bureau that you have access to him and would appreciate your assistance.

"." Qin Jiajia turned off her phone and fell into deep thought about life.

(End of this chapter)