Next day morning, Zhu Yin wakes up early. It may be because he feels more refreshed and comfortable than normally. To clean his fresh body, he takes a bath in the small washroom behind the curtain. The water is neither cold nor warm.

Zhu Yin is afraid of water... especially cold water. When he touches the water and the coldness spreads all over his body, he sighs frustratingly. Even after staying for two days here, the reason why he is being picky is that the excellent water that he had touched yesterday. It is good because the water is just warm and it is not too hot ; therefore, Zhu likes it a lot. 'If I started the morning with that water, I would be happy all day..... But if that bad-mannered brother is there, I would be in trouble.'

In the early morning, he has thought of the frustrating case and today will be inauspicious for Zhu Yin.

After changing light-orange colored robe, Zhu Yin looks at an ice tablet that is about the size of a laptop and he smiles satisfyingly. On the ice tablet, a boy that looks like a literati, is smiling so bright that he could make the whole room shine.

Then, he leaves the room to find Ning.

As he steps out of the room, a familiar bird flies in front of him. The bird is beautiful but he had seen yesterday that it is not a real bird. So Zhu Yin is kinda afraid of it.

When the bird notices that Zhu Yin steps backward slightly, the bird comes closer to him. Zhu Yin steps backward again and his back touches the door of the room. Only then, the bird flies in front of him in a circular motion and it rests on Zhu Yin's shoulder. When Zhu Yin's eyes widen and his body stiffens, the bird touches his ear softly with its beak.

"Don't be afraid."

Zhu Yin gulps nervously because of the clear and familiar voice. Who wouldn't be afraid if a bird speaks like a human?.... Especially, that bird is also an evil bird that can transform into a human. 'I am a junior brother who has come into this world just recently.... Big brother bird, please do not scare me like that.....'

'Ning told me that he is a god but I don't know what kind of god he is... What if the bird eats me?....'

Although Zhu Yin is apologizing not to hurt him in his mind, on the outside, the facial expression is normal apart from the pale face.

Since Zhu Yin is standing on his place stiffly, the bird on his shoulder turns to him and looks at his face. Thus, Zhu Yin even holds his breath.

It's gonna peck his cheek with his beak?.... It's gonna bite his ear?.... or it's gonna blow his eyes out?.... Recalling the pain that was felt during biting the tongue, Zhu Yin's limbs became cold. Even if he has to die again, he doesn't wanna die uglily with incomplete body parts.....

However, the bird does not harm him as he has thought and just rubs the cheek with it's beak. Zhu Yin feels awkward a bit.

When he looks at the bird timidly, the bird rubs the tip of his nose with its beak softly. The rigid beak is cold and it makes Zhu Yin's body shiver. The bird is still rubbing his cheek passionately.

Does this bird want to get close to him?... Isn't the kind of monster he is afraid of? Looks like he is a courageous warrior in a human form, but it may be that it acts according to an animal's sense in the bird form. As he thought, Zhu Yin looks down at the bird with a smile. As his face turns to the bird, it kisses Zhu Yin's lips.

It looks like this little bird is very attached to him..... He had a parrot named kitty as a pet in the past. Although he really love cats, he is allergic to cat's fur. That's why he named the parrot a cat name. Coincidentally, kitty was also very touchy and it used to kiss his cheeks and lips. So Zhu Yin remembers kitty.

'Although kitty is not here, I'm gonna love this naughty bird instead of kitty....'

If this bird transforms into a human, it seems like it couldn't recognize him. Although they had met the previous days, they didn't greet last night. Or does it ignore him on purpose?.... or is the bird not the same one?.....

Zhu Yin walks with the bird on his shoulder and it is now on the way to the lake.

At that moment, the bird on his shoulder suddenly flies away and Zhu Yin's thoughts stops for a moment. Moreover, while standing in the cold hallway, he feels some warmth. He covers his eyes with one hand as the surrounding becomes lighter. After some adaptation, two gods who are looking at Zhu Yin with a very friendly look, appears among from the mist.

Why he can say they are gods is that thinking from what Ning had told him.

Do these gods know him? In what relationship? While he is thinking of all the thoughts, Zhu Yin realizes that they may be his relatives as he remembers his appearance which he has seen recently from the ice tablet.

'I am thinking these god are so handsome. It is because they looks like me.....'

After realizing they are relatives, he has to think 'Who is the father? Who is the big brother?' again. Gods do not age, right?... Ning is still very handsome and looks as young as a youth.

Moreover, while thinking how to greet these gods, they come and hug him like the children who have found their favorite toys and Zhu Yin is helpless.

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To be continued