Chapter Ninety-Four: Has Ugly Fainted?

“What a disgrace, truly shameful. I’ve never seen a bird so utterly lacking in dignity. For the sake of a jar of wine, you’d toss away your pride? That’s excrement, and you won’t even let that go?” Ye Qiu couldn’t bear to watch any longer. It was humiliating—why did other people’s followers end up as Dragon Kings or prideful heroes, while his own always turned into second-rate clowns? There were so many people watching; couldn’t this bird give him a little bit of face? If you must eat excrement, at least do it in private.

“Ugh… that’s disgusting. Don’t come any closer to me…” Cao He said with a look of utter disdain, moving away and pinching his nose, as if the mere presence of the bird offended him.

The Swallowing Sky Sparrow glanced at him with contempt, sneering inwardly, “Hmph, silly child. What do you know? Do you realize what wine this is? This is celestial wine! Do you think such a thing is commonplace in the Wilds? I’ve roamed the Wilds for thousands of years and never seen a single jar like this. If two pounds of excrement is the price, I’d eat a ton for it…”

In the Swallowing Sky Sparrow’s mind, Cao He was the fool who didn’t understand the true value of the wine. If it knew that Cao He drank this stuff every day, it would probably die of anger.

Indeed, where you stand determines what you see. For anyone else, this jar of wine would be the finest of treasures. But to Ye Qiu and Cao He, it was just some mediocre brew. Ye Qiu himself disliked its taste; his wine cellar was full of it, and he’d never bothered to drink any. Cao He was the same: when it was first brewed, he’d occasionally sip a little, but now he’d lost all interest.

So, in their eyes, it was nothing but a worthless jar of wine. It was fortunate the Swallowing Sky Sparrow didn’t know this; otherwise, it would be furious.

Just listen—are these even human words? Begging them to act like decent people, treating celestial wine as trash? How should those of us who risk our lives for even a drop of spiritual wine feel?

Ye Qiu couldn’t bear to look, and said perfunctorily, “Alright, forget about eating excrement. If you’re really fond of it, do it privately. I have no interest in watching. Hurry up and get to work, revive him, and the jar is yours.”

Ye Qiu tossed the jar to the Swallowing Sky Sparrow and walked away, face full of disdain. Why did his followers always have no bottom line? He simply couldn’t understand.

“Pfft…” Seeing Ye Qiu’s darkened face as he walked off, Yuechan couldn’t help but chuckle, her eyes narrowing as she watched the Swallowing Sky Sparrow. She murmured, “A true talent, a rare specimen. Why is it that my Heavenly Palace doesn’t have such treasures?”

“Master, do you like this kind of fool? If you do, I’ll send the sisters out to the desert and catch a few for you…” Two young girls nearby giggled, and Yuechan covered her mouth, saying, “Forget it. If I tried to keep such fools, I’m afraid my heart couldn’t take it…”

This was a genuine fool.

Faced with everyone’s ridicule, the Swallowing Sky Sparrow was unfazed, laughing to itself, “Heh, others call me mad, but I laugh at those who can’t see the truth. A few pounds of excrement is nothing compared to celestial wine. Just wait—when I ascend to immortality, I’ll stun you all and secretly dazzle everyone…”

The Swallowing Sky Sparrow delightedly grabbed the celestial wine, its heart pounding with excitement. What it didn’t know was that its words had already amazed everyone present. Even Empress Yuechan praised it—a true marvel, a talent indeed.

Looking at the fallen young man on the ground, the Swallowing Sky Sparrow hesitated for a moment, “Damn it, my first kiss! For the sake of celestial wine, I must sacrifice it to you… I’ll do it!”

Despite its reluctance, the Swallowing Sky Sparrow chose to offer its first kiss for celestial wine—even to a man. This was a colossal sacrifice, but well worth the price.

It took a mouthful of wine and poured it down, channeling spiritual energy to clear the young man’s meridians, successfully infusing the celestial wine into his body.

The moment the wine entered his stomach, its power surged forth. The young man’s wounds began to heal visibly. In his haze, he saw a blurred figure before him. Though unclear, he sensed its presence.

“Where am I? Did you save me?” the young man asked weakly. His consciousness had returned, but his vision had not, so he couldn’t see the Swallowing Sky Sparrow’s appearance, and asked softly.

The Swallowing Sky Sparrow coughed lightly, declaring with great righteousness, “Ahem, that’s right! Kid, you should feel lucky you met me. Otherwise, you’d be dead today…”

“Huh? It’s a man?” Hearing the rough voice, the young man was disappointed. He’d hoped to be saved by a beautiful woman and then rise to glory.

Wait…

Suddenly, he felt a surge of heat within, his spiritual energy instantly restored, a terrifying power erupting inside. The young man was startled.

“What… what’s happening? How did my cultivation break through so quickly? After such severe injuries, not only did I survive, I’ve actually advanced?”

He was shocked, carefully sensing the changes within, growing increasingly amazed.

He quickly realized: there was a great master here. Not only had he been saved, he’d been given a tremendous opportunity.

Once his wounds healed, the young man hurried to open his eyes, eager to see who had rescued him.

Suddenly, a bird’s face appeared before him, smiling broadly.

“Mother of heaven… a monster!”

The young man was so frightened he couldn’t catch his breath and fainted again.

It was terrifying. He’d hoped his savior might not be a lovely maiden, but perhaps a venerable old man with white hair. But instead, a bird appeared—and such an ugly one at that!

Unable to bear the shock, the young man passed out once more.

Everyone was stunned. Ye Qiu’s mouth twitched as he wiped sweat away, muttering, “Is it really that ugly? He fainted from fright.”

Cao He burst out laughing, “Haha… Little Red, I think you should take time to get some cosmetic work done. Look at how you scared the kid!”

The Swallowing Sky Sparrow was fuming, cursing angrily, “Nonsense! I am handsome and dignified; how am I ugly? In my clan, I was the heartthrob—all the beautiful girls secretly admired me.”

What an insult, a disgrace!

The Swallowing Sky Sparrow nearly wept with rage. Never had it been so bullied; not only did the kid fail to thank it, he called it ugly?

Am I ugly?

“Boohoo, I’m done! You’ve bullied this bird too much…”

The Swallowing Sky Sparrow covered its face and, hugging the wine jar, flew away. Its pride wounded, it could only find a quiet place to heal.

A mighty ancient terror, famed across the Wilds for so many years, and for the first time, it had suffered such a blow—judged for its looks.

“Haha… I’m dying of laughter,” Cao He laughed without mercy, feeling thoroughly avenged after the Swallowing Sky Sparrow’s earlier annoyance.

The young man was truly terrified, fainting for a long time before finally coming round.

Ye Qiu wanted to laugh as well, but as the Swallowing Sky Sparrow’s master, to mock his own follower so mercilessly seemed a bit much.

So Ye Qiu held back, though it was difficult.

“Haha… sorry, I just couldn’t help myself!”

Watching the Swallowing Sky Sparrow fly off, Ye Qiu apologized, while the bird felt even more aggrieved and flew away without looking back.