Who do you look down on!

Wind God Falcon extended a claw and prodded the still-unconscious Liang Shixian.

"When will this guy wake up?"

"That... probably needs some time."

Ji Ruo wasn't entirely sure either.

Wind God Falcon lifted her right wing to stroke her own handsome eagle head, letting out a crisp cry. "I saw earlier that this guy fainted only after spotting me. Tell me, am I that ugly?"

"No, no, no! Auntie, how could you be ugly?" Ji Ruo shook his head frantically and gave a thumbs-up. "My companion fainted because your appearance is too perfect. Overcome with shame at his own inferiority, he couldn't bear the psychological pressure and passed out. It was shame, not fear."

[Diplomatic Spokesperson] activated! 20% language influence boost!

Wind God Falcon paused. "Is that so? Then why didn't you faint?"

"Ah, well."

Ji Ruo realized he'd dug a hole for himself, but luckily he reacted quickly, stammering, "Auntie, I'm different from him. When I see something beautiful, I can't help but take a few more looks. I was also ashamed enough to want to faint, but the thought that I might never see your perfect face again if I passed out made me reluctant to do so."

[Diplomatic Spokesperson] activated!

[Immersion Sense] activated!

"Heh heh, you sure know how to talk."

Wind God Falcon was clearly very pleased with Ji Ruo's explanation. She fluttered her wings and said, "Then our deal is settled. Don't worry, I'm not like those stingy ones on the mountaintop. In my nest, you can eat whatever you want, as long as you make delicious food for us after my child is born."

Holy crap!

Room and board!

Ji Ruo glanced at the mountain of various high-tier Monster Beasts and unnamed high-tier spirit plants and precious herbs stored in Wind God Falcon's nest, and nearly jumped up in excitement.

We're rich!

But Ji Ruo was a bit puzzled—Wind God Falcon had already mentioned the word 'deal' three times.

And the mountaintop—did that mean humans were cooperating with the demons up there?

That couldn't be right, could it?

Although Ji Ruo had only been transmigrated here for less than three months, he knew that humans in this world had an extremely strong sense of collective honor.

They shouldn't be capable of collaborating with demons!

Besides, Ji Ruo vaguely remembered that Wind God Falcon had briefly mentioned something about the deal before—something like 'humans provide food, and they allow humans to live in their nests.'

What did that mean?

Ji Ruo was completely confused and wanted to ask.

Suddenly—

Little Rosie's tiny head poked out from Ji Ruo's grimy school uniform, her eyes brimming with tears. "Master, are we going to die? When will we die? Rosie is so scared..."

This little one had been terrified by the demonic aura emanating from Wind God Falcon, activating her innate ability to hide herself with Illusion in Ji Ruo's arms, trembling the whole time.

Judging by this, it seemed she couldn't bear the fear anymore and had come out to ask about their 'time of death'?

Ji Ruo patted Little Rosie's head and comforted her, "Don't worry, we're not going to die this time. Auntie Wind God Falcon is a very good demon."

"Wind God Falcon?" Wind God Falcon raised an eyebrow. "That's a species name. Every Wind God Falcon is called Wind God Falcon. It has no character at all. I don't like it. Don't call me that from now on!"

"...Alright." Ji Ruo opened his mouth. "Then what should I call you from now on?"

Wind God Falcon frowned in thought for a moment. "I haven't decided yet. I'll tell you when I do. I want to give myself a nice name!"

Ji Ruo clicked his tongue. "Fine."

[Immersion Sense] is a continuous state-type skill that currently allows Ji Ruo to gain a fifty percent identity boost.

This Wind God Falcon wouldn't kill him for now—there was no killing intent—and because of the earlier events, she had developed some goodwill (non-romantic goodwill!). So [Immersion Sense] continued to take effect, gradually making Wind God Falcon accept Ji Ruo, as long as his 'identity' remained reasonable.

Wind God Falcon suddenly leaned in, her sharp eagle eyes fixed on Little Rosie in Ji Ruo's arms.

"You've got a cat too."

Perhaps because Rosie's strength was too weak, Wind God Falcon hadn't paid much attention to her, combined with the effect of Ji Ruo's [Immersion Sense] skill and Rosie's own Illusion talent, Wind God Falcon hadn't even noticed the little one earlier.

"Ah, Auntie, this is my pet. She's not a bad cat," Ji Ruo stammered.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to her. Skinny and pitch-black—she doesn't look tasty at all." As Wind God Falcon spoke, she felt a slight surprise.

This pitifully weak little thing—what kind of cat was she? To be able to evade her perception?!

Wind God Falcon almost wondered if this cat was the one the group on the mountaintop was looking for.

But this cat was clearly much weaker, as different from that cat demon barely comparable to a mountaintop Great Demon as clouds from mud.

Besides, this was a Black Cat.

She wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, she let it go.

What did the grudge between that cat and the mountaintop group have to do with her, Wind God Falcon?

Her little baby was about to be born!

Ji Ruo felt a slight relief at those words—he really had been worried that the Wind God Falcon might take a sudden fancy to snacking on Rosie.

After all, she was his own pet; what kind of nonsense would it be if she got eaten by another demon less than a day after he adopted her?

A pet jinx?

But while Ji Ruo thought this, Rosie wasn't too happy about it.

Whether she had borrowed courage from Sister Liang or not, she actually waved her short cat claws at the Wind God Falcon, baring her teeth and saying, "Who do you think you're looking down on! You're the one who doesn't taste good! Rosie is delicious!"

Ji Ruo was shocked and quickly pressed the cat's head into his chest, forcing a smile that looked worse than crying: "Auntie, this, uh—kids say the darndest things, kids say the darndest things."

The Wind God Falcon paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "You humans are truly interesting, able to communicate with two different kinds of creatures at the same time."

In the conversation just now, Ji Ruo spoke in human language, the Wind God Falcon in eagle cries, and Rosie in cat meows.

But Ji Ruo could understand them all and communicate without any barriers. Strange, very strange.

"Hehe."

Ji Ruo chuckled and changed the subject: "By the way, Auntie, when will your children be born? So I can prepare food in advance."

Hearing this, the Wind God Falcon fluttered her wings, and two visible small cyan cyclones were slapped out by her pinions.

Then the cyan cyclones contracted and solidified, turning into two watermelon-sized giant eggs with cyan air currents swirling on their surfaces.

The Wind God Falcon looked tenderly at her two unhatched children and said softly, "Five more—"

Ji Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.

In five days, he would be back in Great Xia, and during those five days, the Wind God Falcon needed Ji Ruo and Liang Shixian to help make delicious food, so he was definitely safe until then.

"—four, three, two, one."

"Crack~"

Both giant eggs let out crisp cracking sounds at the same time, and a young eagle's cry suddenly rang out.

Ji Ruo: "???"

Hatching time accurate to the second?