Inside Chenghui Hall.
Yuan Tiangang sipped tea while chatting with a parrot whose feathers were snowy white from head to tail.
Snow Robe hopped about on Yuan Tiangang's tea table, eyes like black beans shining brightly. "Old master, we haven't seen each other in months. Did you miss me?"
"No."
Yuan Tiangang shook his head without hesitation. "Without you chattering beside me, my ears have enjoyed considerably more peace."
"Hmph!"
Displeased, Snow Robe snorted and craned its neck. "I didn't miss you either!"
Yuan Tiangang chuckled and stroked its head. "You have gotten quite a bit fatter, though."
Snow Robe feigned disdain but did not duck away. "It's all Master and Sister Qing Dai's fault. They feed me those heavenly materials and earthly treasures every day. I don't even like eating them, but they keep feeding me. They've fattened me up by force!"
"Well, that's easily fixed."
Lu Changfeng strode into the hall with a half smile. "From now on, you can live on husks and greens."
Qing Dai followed behind him and covered her lips with a soft laugh.
Snow Robe immediately panicked. It fluttered onto his shoulder and rubbed its head vigorously against his cheek. "No, no! A little fat is fine. I'll be more comfortable for Master to hold, right?"
"You're too heavy for my liking," Lu Changfeng said dismissively.
"That's not true!"
Snow Robe swatted him with a wing. "With Master's physique, ten or twenty jin makes no difference, does it? Even another ten jin would be fine!"
Lu Changfeng tapped its head. "Another ten jin, and you really won't be able to fly."
Snow Robe blinked, apparently giving the matter serious thought, then declared with complete conviction, "Then Master can carry me around. You're the one who made me fat, so you have to take