Chapter 555: Key Protection
Ye Zheng looked at the Parrot with indifferent eyes and asked, "Since you knew everything, why didn't you say so sooner?"
The Parrot was somewhat embarrassed. "It was too dangerous, too dangerous... Dealing with humans wasn't any safer than dealing with the Star Society. Besides, the Messenger tied Dove Bells onto us. We couldn't escape and could only obey..."
Ye Zheng looked into the distance.
During the brief time she had been fighting Meteor, the rising orb of light had already vanished. The night remained as dark as ever, which meant the battle was over. She did not know whether Feng Ling had withstood the Messenger's final killing blow.
"You're saying this now because you want to choose a new patron..." she said softly.
The Parrot flapped its wings and explained, "The Administrator in charge of guarding us was watching a live news broadcast in the room. I saw Meteor standing with the Hidden Boss on the news—ahh, I was terrified! Meteor infiltrated the Mansion last time and nearly killed the Messenger. If she convinced the Hidden Boss to kill all our Administrators, I'd be doomed! So I, I sent a message to Number One and asked whether he planned to help Meteor. Everyone knew Number One followed the Hidden Boss. That wasn't a secret..."
The Green Weasel crawled out from Li Qing's Daoist robe and raised a paw, indicating that he was Number One.
The Parrot held its head high and continued, "No matter how you looked at it, it seemed impossible, right? No Administrator in their right mind would help Meteor. Right, let me see how many Administrators are still alive..."
It nodded repeatedly, apparently operating the Virtual Screen with its beak.
A few seconds later, it sighed dejectedly. "Sigh, nearly all of them