Looking at the droppings on his shoulder, Chen Jue felt that his earlier wash in the water had been for nothing. He caught the little fellow in his hand and gently flicked its little head with a finger. "Remember not to do that again! Do it again and I'll roast you!"
Little Parrot seemed to sense the killing intent radiating from Chen Jue, and its gray down trembled. "Eep~ (trembling in fear)"
"Stay in the tree for a while. I'm going down to wash. Don't wander off." Seeing the little fellow's humanlike expression of fear, Chen Jue smiled faintly and slipped back into the mindset of a kindly old father. He settled it on a branch at the top of the Immortal Tree, then jumped into the lake again to wash himself.
After climbing ashore and changing back into his dried Combat Suit, Chen Jue discovered that Little Parrot was extremely fond of the aura emanating from the Immortal Tree and had already begun looking for a place to build a nest.
At this sight, Chen Jue recalled how those adult Parrots had risked their lives to protect the giant tree. He kept feeling that some special connection must exist between the Parrots and the Immortal Tree.
Chen Jue watched from the side for a while, observing the tree and bird with the [Mystic School Qi Observation Technique]. He discovered that the magnetic fields emanating from them were actually mutually accommodating. He thought, Feeding on Sweetwood grants longevity. The Parrot and the Immortal Tree are like phoenixes roosting in parasol trees.
No wonder those adult Parrots fought the Feiyi with such disregard for their lives. These two species must have a symbiotic relationship, neither able to do without the other.
Seeing Chen Jue ashore, the little fellow chirped at him