My Wife is an Empress from the Immortal Realm

Chapter 105 - May I Be So Bold as to Ask for This Senior's Honorable Name

“Alright, stop arguing.”

Lin Fan stepped forward to smooth things over and emphasized:

“In short, the Empress is This One's woman now. From this day forward, you are absolutely forbidden from being rude to her again.”

“Yes, Lord Demon Sovereign!”

Meizhi placed a hand on his chest and bowed his head respectfully. He then turned to look at Long Yue, the hostility on his face replaced with one of respect, and performed the highest etiquette of the Demon Race toward her:

“Madam.”

Regardless of Long Yue's past identity, her status now was as Lord Demon Sovereign's woman, which naturally made her the most noble Empress of the Demon Realm!

“M-Madam…”

Hearing Meizhi's form of address, Long Yue's pretty face flushed slightly, and she nodded in a soft reply:

“Mmm…”

For her, the Empress of the Immortal Realm, to suddenly be called ‘Madam’ by a member of the Demon Race felt a little strange, but she didn't really dislike it...

“Lord Demon Sovereign, Madam, please rest for a while. Just leave the cleaning here to this subordinate.”

Meizhi picked up the scattered bucket and cloth from the floor and efficiently resumed cleaning.

As he passed the birdcage, a curse suddenly sounded in his ear:

“Dumbass.”

“Hmm?!”

Meizhi was startled, his gaze fixing on the source of the sound—a small bird in the cage.

This bird... did it just curse at me...?

But he couldn't sense any aura of spiritual energy from this bird, nor did it seem to have had its intelligence awakened.

Meizhi scanned his surroundings warily.

Besides Lin Fan and Long Yue, he couldn't sense the aura of any other person on the balcony.

Who was it? Who could possibly leave behind a curse right under my nose and then completely hide their tracks!

“Lord Demon Sovereign, someone is lurking nearby! You and Madam, stand back! This subordinate will definitely drag them out!”

Meizhi shielded Lin Fan and Long Yue behind him, his sharp gaze scanning the neighboring apartments through the balcony's iron bars.

Lin Fan silently walked past him, went straight to the birdcage, and tapped it lightly.

“No need to look. It was the one that spoke.”

After giving up on the idea of stewing this cockatiel into parrot soup, he and Long Yue had simply placed it and its cage on the balcony to let it be.

Its cage was never closed, with the thought that it could fly away anytime it wanted. However, after several days, the most it ever did was fly out of the cage, but it showed no intention of leaving.

And so, it had also remained in their home.

“It was?!”

Meizhi's eyes widened as he looked at the cockatiel in the cage in disbelief.

Although he had initially suspected the bird based on the source of the sound, he had subconsciously ruled it out because he couldn't sense any spiritual energy from it, and it didn't seem like a spirit beast that had had its intelligence awakened.

To think it really was this bird speaking... it has hidden itself so deeply!

Could it be that this bird's cultivation level is even higher than my own?!

“May I be so bold as to ask for this senior's honorable name?”

Meizhi cupped his fists in a salute toward the cockatiel and asked respectfully.

The cockatiel rolled its round, glossy eyes and replied with two perfectly enunciated words:

“Dumbass.”

Meizhi: “…”

Meizhi looked up, his brow furrowed, and turned to Lin Fan with a puzzled expression. His innocent eyes seemed to be asking:

“Lord Demon Sovereign, why did this senior from the Yao race curse at me again?”

“This stupid bird is just an ordinary parrot. It only knows how to imitate what people say; it's not some senior from the Yao race.”

Lin Fan reached out, grabbed the cockatiel from the cage, and held it out in front of Meizhi.

“An ordinary bird?!”

Learning that the creature before him was just an ordinary bird with no cultivation, Meizhi was shocked once again and sized it up repeatedly.

In this world with no spiritual energy, a wild beast can actually speak human words!

What was even more unbelievable was that he, one of the Four Great Demon Generals of the Demon Realm, had just been insulted by an ordinary bird!

Seeing the shocked expression on Meizhi's face, the corners of Long Yue's mouth couldn't help but lift. She tried hard to suppress her laughter, and her heart instantly felt much more at ease.

Finally, someone else has experienced the same thing she did…

But to her surprise, after Meizhi recovered from his shock, he wasn't angry at all. On the contrary, he exclaimed in sincere admiration:

“Truly, as expected of a pet raised by Lord Demon Sovereign!”

“Even an ordinary bird can have its intelligence awakened and learn to speak human words, just by staying at Lord Demon Sovereign's side!”

Lin Fan: “…”

Actually, this doesn't really have much to do with me… Lin Fan couldn't help but retort in his mind.

“Aren't you angry? This stupid bird just cursed at you.”

Seeing Meizhi get over it so quickly, Long Yue couldn't help but ask with confusion.

“Of course not!”

“Why?”

“Because it is Lord Demon Sovereign's bird!”

Meizhi said with a determined expression, his words firm and resolute.

If an ordinary bird had dared to insult him like that, he would have ground its bones to dust and scattered its ashes long ago.

But a bird raised by Lord Demon Sovereign is different.

A bird raised by Lord Demon Sovereign, even an ordinary bird, can no longer be measured by the standards of an ordinary bird!

It is the noble Bird of the Demon Sovereign!

Its status is second only to Lord Demon Sovereign and Madam!

To be insulted by Lord Demon Sovereign's bird is, in its own way, a supreme honor!

Long Yue's brow twitched, her face a picture of speechlessness.

“Just because it's the Demon Sovereign's bird, it's okay to be cursed at by it?”

“That's right!”

Meizhi nodded solemnly, his gaze toward the cockatiel full of admiration.

“Although it is just an ordinary bird, in it, I see the image of Lord Demon Sovereign!”

Lin Fan: “…?”

Long Yue: “…”

Long Yue turned to look at Lin Fan, who also had a look of complete confusion on his face.

Wait, how did he see my image in this stupid bird...? As I recall, my mouth isn't that foul, is it...

Under their confused gazes, Meizhi cautiously cupped the cockatiel in his hands.

“Its form may be tiny, but it fears no one. It dares to speak and act. Such courage is just like Lord Demon Sovereign when I first met him! So mighty and domineering!”

“Only a bird with such an arrogant and untamable personality is qualified to be Lord Demon Sovereign's pet!”

Lin Fan: “…”

Long Yue: “…”

Listening to Meizhi's heartfelt speech, both Lin Fan and Long Yue were speechless, and couldn't help but retort in their minds:

It's just a simple foul-mouthed bird! How is that as noble as you're making it out to be! Stop praising it!

“Forget it, forget it. Let's put other matters aside for now. This One has something important to ask you.”

Lin Fan turned, walked back into the living room, and sat down on the sofa.

Meizhi, holding the cockatiel, stood beside him and only sat down after receiving Lin Fan's permission.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, his eyes hardened, and a solemn, serious expression appeared on his face:

“During the time This One was away, what was the situation on the Immortal-Demon Continent?”

As soon as he spoke, Long Yue's gaze also fixed intently on Meizhi, a trace of nervousness and unease in her heart.

During the time they had been away from the Immortal-Demon Continent, they had no idea if the Immortal and Demon races were still fighting, or what the situation there was like…