Qu Wren stood there in that empty barn with a deep smirk on his face. "Ah he really loves to run away.... but that is cute as well. I guess next time I would have to make sure I get a good grip on that slippery fish.." he whispered.
Suddenly he heard a soft chirp.. the little bald birdie hoped in and tugged at his pants.
He gently picked him up and caressed his neck with his thumb. "Glad you are back, little one."
"chirp!" the baby birdie kicked his finger away with an awkward look on its face.
'Oh, he can get so shy sometime..'
To think that this pink baby bird was that beauty..... he did have his doubts, but all of those got cleared after seeing him transform right in front of him.
Beast children are born in their beast form, but as they cultivate, they gain their human form.
The great phoenix was said to be the most powerful beast that rules the southern lands.
'but this baby does not look older than a few days.... maybe the phoenix had a child.'
"Gasp!!!!" He gasped loudly. 'Maybe this is my step child.....'
The little bird chirped once more and jumped on his palm.
'I must be over thinking it. The phoenix does not have any kids.... except...' he touched his tummy. He then glanced at the baby birdie. 'Little beauty, I hope you are the father... otherwise things are bound to get a bit awkward...'
"let's get going little one," he placed him inside his shirt as usually but this time there was no moss nest inside. The baby bird slid down to his belly and stopped there because of his waist belt.
Feng Mian opened his eyes to see a large belly button right next to his face. "chirp!! Chirp!!!" he screamed loudly. 'I'm losing my grip!!!' if he slid down even more, he could go into his pants. In fear, he tightly clutched the shit with his beak and talons.
"Don't worry, I'll find you a nest.." he glanced around, but there was only rough hay nearby. Sighing, he left the barn and out the doors of the mansion. His figure moved stealthily towards the outer areas of the village.
The fisherman's house came into sight. In the dark of the night, he slowly entered inside. "Han Su? You in there..."
Suddenly a white light flashed a huge Mer's tail slapped him away.
He swiftly dodged to the side, banging on the mud walls of the hut.
The tail once again attacked him at high speed. This time, he simply caught it with a gentle grip. The small spines on the fin broke skin, yet he refused to let go.
"What is a Mer doing here?" he glanced around only Moroko and his little sibling sleeping peacefully on the bed. "Where are Han and his wife? Did you hurt them....?" he glared intently into the darkness.
The figure slowly moved close, wiggling its tail in his grip. "let go..."
"No, not until you answer me. What did you do to them?"
"I didn't do anything..." the Mer whispered softly.
Suddenly, the door opened once more and Han and his wife walked in with a small candle.
"What is that sound?" he directed the candle their way with a look of surprise. "Sir! You are back!! Oh thank god!!" he hurriedly walked over to him and checked him all over.
He saw the subtle red bruises on his wrist and his neck.
"s—sir.... I'm so sorry..... I... I'm so sorry..." he cried, biting into his lips.
Qu Wren let go of the tail and glanced that him in surprise. "What for?"
"if... if I hadn't given you the idea to go to authorities, this would not have happened..... I heard, sir... I heard what happened. I'm so so so sorry.." he knelt down suddenly and sobbed loudly.
"hey! Han, it's nothing to get up!" Wren pulled him up and wiped his cheeks away. "Don't worry, I escaped unscathed. Where were you both?"
He glanced at him and his wife.
His wife sniffed softly and wiped her tears. "We went searching for you, sir. The news spread only by evening so we went to the gates and begged him to release you.."
Qu Wren was more than surprised. He glanced at their pants. Their knee parts were stained brown. "I'm so sorry.." he knelt down and patted the dust away.
"sir!"
"I'm the one who has to apologize. I put you guys thorough so much trouble.." he bowed to the wife as well. "You both have been nothing but kind to me yet I have caused you such inconvenience."
"No sir no... You have been a fortune for us. Without you, our son won't be here... you saved us. We wanted to do the same." The wife whispered with a small smile.
Qu Wren smiled at them and nodded. "What's with the Mer though.."
He glanced at the small figure that was hiding in the corner.
"She was wounded.... so I requested her to come with us," Han Su whispered softly. He then glanced at the mer. "miss this man is our saviour. He healed our son. He can help you, too. Please don't be hostile to him."
Qu Wren grimaced a bit. He had a rough relation with the Mers. They were his clan's allies but when they captured him and a Mer even wanted to kill him. 'No I'm mistaken... the Mers wanted to kill Hachin.. Why is that? Maybe I can get information from this one.'