Yamamoto Was Sentenced

Wen Ning's life had been fairly peaceful these past few days. It had finally returned to its normal rhythm.

There was one little hiccup, though: the Sparrow Spirit. He had been visiting Wen Ning less often lately, which wasn't like the little sparrow at all.

He used to come for a bath every day and report all the latest gossip from the urban village while he was at it.

Now he only came once every two or three days, and he didn't even bathe when he did. He just perched on the electric fan in a daze, barely responding even when Wen Ning teased him about being the backup security guard.

Wen Ning asked what had been keeping him busy lately, but the Sparrow Spirit struggled for ages without getting a word out.

Finally, he squeezed out a sentence.

"I went on a blind date."

Wen Ning looked at the Sparrow Spirit, a sparrow smaller than his palm. Was even the dating market this competitive now?

An image flashed through Wen Ning's mind: two sparrows perched on a branch, exchanging worms, with both sets of parents sitting beside them.

Wen Ning was curious. Did monsters have to date their own species too?

"Was your date a sparrow spirit too?"

The Sparrow Spirit said,

"Of course not. My family set me up with a hwamei."

"I met her a few days ago. She was really pretty."

Wen Ning leaned against the doorframe. One look at the Sparrow Spirit's distracted state told him the blind date definitely hadn't gone well.

He had seen hwameis before. Their calls were sweeter than sparrows', and their feathers were more elegant too. In the bird world, they were practically ladies from distinguished families.

The Sparrow Spirit, who spent every day perched on an electric fan and