The Western Region of Monsters maybe lacking in genius creatures, but the average intelligence was quite high. Even a pig, once it achieved sentience here, possessed impressive intellect.
The pig shop owner Mr. Zu saw that the bird monster was clearly looking for trouble and refused the opportunity to make a name for himself on the spot.
Not only did he refuse to offer ten jin of lean meat, he bypassed the entire dramatic situation, called the local patrol, and sent the nuisance bird to the Lord Mansion for further questioning.
"Be gentle, be gentle. I am a close friend of your lord," Lu Bei squeaked in bird language, with irons on his wrists and seals on, led away by several soldiers to the Lord Mansion.
Seeing him as a bird monster in the Early Stage of Integration, somewhat cooperating with law enforcement, a Void-refining Realm monster quickly appeared to press a charge of public disturbance against him.
