These Elixir Birds nodded at Uchiha Shin again.
Uchiha Shin looked at them. Could it be that these birds only knew how to nod?
"Can you speak?" Uchiha Shin asked again.
The three Elixir Birds shook their heads.
Uchiha Shin let out a breath of relief and smiled. It seemed these Elixir Birds understood human nature and could understand human speech; they simply could not speak.
That made things easier. Since these Elixir Birds could understand human language, Uchiha Shin only needed to tell them something sad, and perhaps they would shed tears.
Uchiha Shin leaped into the air and landed on a branch. "Brothers, descendants of the phoenix, this is my first time on Phoenix Island. I have come in search of Phoenix Tears, and I hope you brothers can lend me a hand."
After hearing this, the surrounding Elixir Birds all flew over to Uchiha Shin, landing on nearby branches and staring at him.
After pausing for a while and seeing no reaction from them, Uchiha Shin realized that these Elixir Birds would never shed tears so easily.
"Alright, let me tell you about my past. Actually, I am a man with a particularly tragic life. I had no parents from childhood, no relatives at all, and lived alone in the deep mountains and forests with no one to rely on. During the day, I had to hide from wicked people trying to harm me, and at night, I had to stay alert for savage beasts trying to kill me..."
Uchiha Shin recounted all this to the Elixir Birds. He had made it all up, but his acting was superb. Tears shimmered in his eyes as though they were about to fall, yet did not; his lips trembled slightly, and especially that sorrowful gaze of his—it was enough