bestfiction Chapter 565 The Parrot's Tale
Chapter 565 The Parrot's Tale
Bai Mengyan's consciousness followed the black eagle's trajectory and quickly caught up with its figure.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Black Hawk had somehow found a net and put the macaw inside. Not only that, the macaw was also carrying something in its beak.
It seemed that the thing had jammed the macaw's beak, preventing it from making any significant noise.
Black Hawk's method of carrying the net was also quite sophisticated; the macaw was very secure inside, showing that Black Hawk had some knowledge of bird training.
Black Hawk was focused on getting on his way and didn't bother to look for Bai Mengyan's consciousness around. He traveled quickly along the overgrown mountain path.
Based on his speed, he predicted he should be able to get back in less than half an hour.
Bai Mengyan felt that Leng Yuexiu's instructions were unnecessary, as Black Hawk's preparations were very thorough.
Just to be on the safe side, Bai Mengyan floated her consciousness a short distance in front of him and moved at the same speed. Her consciousness glowed and she spoke to convey Leng Yuexiu's instructions.
Black Hawk flashed a confident smile. "No problem, see you in a bit."
Bai Mengyan responded, and her consciousness suddenly disappeared from his sight.
This time, it was a complete withdrawal of consciousness.
Bai Mengyan opened her eyes again, and when her gaze focused, she saw several concerned faces.
She blinked, looked around at the group, and then truthfully recounted her and Black Hawk's search of the mountain.
The report also mentioned that Black Hawk had just subdued the macaw and packed it up.
Su Jiancheng chuckled and rubbed his nose with his finger. "That's his style. His code name is Eagle. What bird can escape his clutches?"
Seeing Su Jiancheng and Leng Yuexiu's nonchalant expressions, Bai Mengyan couldn't help but become curious about Black Hawk's past.
"Where did Black Hawk's codename come from?"
When this was mentioned, Su Jiancheng and Leng Yuexiu exchanged a glance. Su Jiancheng lowered her head and suppressed a laugh, "You'll have to ask the boss. The boss knows the answer."
Bai Mengyan then turned her gaze to Leng Yuexiu, who gave Su Jiancheng a strange look and dodged the question, saying, "It's related to a training program we had before, Black Hawk... We stumbled on it. Anyway, the origin of this codename is quite complicated."
His expression seemed to be reminiscing about the past, and there was even a hint of gentleness on his face. "If you're curious, you can ask him yourself. I think he has deep feelings about it, and we'll see if he's willing to tell you."
Su Jiancheng grinned mischievously and pointed at Leng Yuexiu in the air with her finger, knowing full well what was going on but saying nothing.
Sending newcomers to Black Hawk's sensitive spots to dance is bound to get them punished, but Leng Yuexiu's cunning remains unchanged.
Zhang Zhiheng handed over a plate of grilled meat, his face full of devout prayer, "Then I'll have to ask properly. We new recruits don't have code names yet. I also want to have a cool and domineering-sounding code name."
A meaningful smile appeared on the snow leopard's face as he casually picked up the conversation, "Then you'd better think about it in advance. If the proposal is approved, you can use the code name you chose."
Upon hearing this, Niu Erzhu immediately perked up, "Then I'll call myself Fire Cloud Evil God, hahahahahaha."
"I think it would be better to call it Spiritual Little Fire, or Burning Turkey, which would also be nice," Su Jiancheng said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Everyone else was trying not to laugh. Cheng Kaixi looked up at Su Jiancheng and asked in confusion, "I don't think I've ever heard of Vice Captain Su's code name before..."
Seeing that the topic had turned to her, Su Jiancheng was about to use her eloquence to bluff her way out of it.
Leng Yuexiu uttered a startling statement: "Even ghosts fear him."
"He felt it would damage his image, so he preferred to be known as the deputy captain of the top team and have everyone call him Deputy Captain Su. He was very stubborn."
As soon as Leng Yuexiu gave his explanation, everyone looked at Su Jiancheng in shock, and after a few seconds, they burst into laughter.
Su Jiancheng was so angry she was practically fuming. She looked at Leng Yuexiu with utter despair, wishing she could pounce on him and sew his mouth shut.
After the laughter subsided, Bai Mengyan couldn't help but look at Leng Yuexiu with a gossipy expression, "As your deputy, Su is your deputy general. You even have the code name 'Living Yama,' so why doesn't he have a code name like 'Judge,' 'Ghost Messenger,' or 'The Impermanent One'?"
Leng Yuexiu explained nonchalantly, "Originally, he was always up to no good, and his smiling tiger appearance was suitable for the characteristics of Bai Wuchang. I was going to work on that, but Bai violated the taboo of the Bai family name, so we tried to avoid the name of the Lord of Time and Space. Therefore, this code name was rejected."
Bai Mengyan chimed in, "Ten Kings of Hell, Lord of the Underworld, and so many other titles—it's easy to pick one for Vice Captain Su. If there's no suitable title for Yin Marshal, there's always Judge."
The others were also waiting for Leng Yuexiu to continue. Leng Yuexiu glanced at Su Jiancheng, who was venting her anger on the barbecue, and said with annoyance, "Look at him, which judge would be suitable?"
The judge gives off a very serious impression, wielding the Book of Life and Death; every stroke of his pen carries immense weight. Is he up to the task?
Leng Yuexiu chuckled triumphantly, "When I submitted the file, I casually filled in 'Ghost's Sorrow,' and it turned out to be surprisingly fitting, didn't it?"
Bai Mengyan pursed her lips, trying her best not to laugh too loudly.
As the group chatted, Leng Yuexiu suddenly looked in one direction on the perimeter. "Someone is using the trap I set."
Immediately afterwards, a familiar shadowy aura wafted in, "It's Black Hawk."
Almost simultaneously, Bai Mengyan and Leng Yuexiu said his name.
Cheng Kaixi also sensed it. Not only that, he also noticed the smell of macaw feathers and couldn't help but wrinkle his nose.
The group put their things down and got up to greet the figure, which soon emerged from the darkness and walked towards them.
As they got closer, the macaw in the net became the focus of everyone's attention, illuminated by the firelight.
"It really is a macaw!" Cheng Lu exclaimed in surprise.
Leng Yuexiu glanced at it and looked at Black Hawk. "Was it successful? Any other discoveries?"
Black Hawk was surrounded by people as they returned to their temporary camp.
"The entire route was just like what we saw during the day, with no trace of human activity. The environment remained in a highly wild state, and we did not find any trace of large animals."
Leng Yuexiu nodded in understanding.
On the open ground nearby, Leng Yuexiu reached out and removed a piece of what looked like oak from the macaw's beak.
As soon as I moved the things away, the macaw started yelling its accusations.
"Robbers! Robbers! Rude humans! Kidnapping! Kidnapping! This is a kidnapping!"
The macaw suddenly spoke in human language, startling everyone, who stared at it with even greater curiosity.
Leng Yuexiu seemed completely unsurprised that it could talk.
He pulled up his sleeve, revealing the smart wristband to the macaw.
"The bracelet is the same as yours."
He pointed to the wristband on the parrot's foot, tapping it repeatedly between the two, repeating words like "bracelet, same."
The macaw gripped a dry branch that had been placed there for it, and extended the claw with the smart wristband attached, its gaze shifting back and forth between Leng Yuexiu's wrist and its foot as if to confirm something.
"The bracelet is the same."