Chapter 2629: Nothing in the Belly

"Chirp chirp chirp... wake up, wake up, the sun’s shining on your butt." Xiao Jiu kept pecking at Lin Kong’s feet.

"Stop making noise, if you keep it up, I’ll strangle you!" Lin Kong, having lost his martial power, was irritated and annoyed by Xiao Jiu waking him up. If this bird wasn’t useful, he would’ve roasted and eaten it already, just to stop its daily noise.

That night, luckily he had foresight and, before losing all his power, fled from the Capital, coming to this City God Temple in the suburbs as a temporary shelter.

When he used to have all his Kung Fu, he never imagined life could be this hard. Ever since losing his martial power, he found it difficult to catch even a rabbit. Lately, Lin Kong could only dig up wild vegetables to stave off hunger, and he ate so much he became sallow and emaciated, walking without strength, and his mood was terrible.

And then there was this chatterbox of a bird, asking him for meat every day. If he had meat, would he still be eating wild vegetables?

Come to think of it, many times when he looked at Xiao Jiu, it seemed like he was looking at a delicious roast bird right in front of him, making him want to take a bite.

"Hey hey! Why are you looking at me like that? I’m telling you, I’m male, not female." Lin Kong, with eyes gleaming, stared at it, making Xiao Jiu’s heart fill with unease.

Lin Kong shuddered all over, snapped out of his illusion, and realized it was indeed a living little bird standing before him.

Looks like he’s really starved out of his mind! Seeing a bird, and mistaking it for a roast bird.

Lin Kong lay back on the haystack, looking at the tattered roof, and said, "I’m really hungry now. If you keep chattering, don’t blame me for not warning you. If I start seeing you as a roast bird, don’t hold it against me."

Xiao Jiu shivered all over, damn it, so it turns out Lin Kong had looked at it like that because he wanted to eat it. Too dangerous, it’s better to say less.

Xiao Jiu wisely fell silent, understanding that staying with a madman requires picking your moments, or else, there’ll be no saving a bird’s life.

These humans, why are they all so vile? Wanting to roast and eat it at every moment. At this moment, Xiao Jiu’s heart was filled with resentment. The big forest is better, flying freely and only eating bugs, without the worry of losing its life.

"Grumble... grumble...!"

A sound came from its stomach, Xiao Jiu was nearly starving, having spent days eating wild vegetables with the madman Lin Kong.

This heartless wretch, doesn’t he know birds don’t eat greens?

And it’s bitter and astringent wild vegetables, oh how black his heart is.

Yet, it had no choice. For survival, it chomped down with eyes closed, pretending it was a cow chewing cud.

Lying on the ground, Lin Kong impatiently turned over, muttering, "Shut up, or I’ll slaughter you."

Xiao Jiu started to cry, softly saying, "Master, I wasn’t making noise."

Lin Kong: "You say you weren’t, but I heard it, don’t think that just because I’ve lost my martial power I can’t hear sounds."

Xiao Jiu: "Master, my belly was rumbling from hunger."

"Grumble... grumble...!" As Xiao Jiu finished speaking, Lin Kong’s stomach also made a loud noise.

He suddenly scrambled up from the ground, rubbing his belly, and talked to himself, "After days of eating wild vegetables, there’s no oil or fat left in my belly, I’m starving."

Then he stood up and headed towards the outside of the temple.

"Chirp chirp chirp, where are you going?" Xiao Jiu, tied by Lin Kong’s foot, trapped under the table, couldn’t move at all.

"To find you some meat!" Lin Kong said while walking outside.

Xiao Jiu couldn’t help but wail, "Can’t you untie me first? If someone comes in, won’t I be dead meat?"

Lin Kong: "Don’t worry, you won’t die."