Chapter 282: The Kites’ Appearance and the Aviary’s Ability
"Okay, go find a seat and I'll make it for you."
Du Ruo touched Xiang Yuanyuan's head, then walked into the shop.
However, Du Ruo only made a bucket of instant noodles. He has almost no dependence on food now, and even if he wants to eat, it is mostly nutritious meat. What's more, if he really eats as much as he wants, there is no telling how much instant noodles he will need to fill his stomach that is like a black hole.
I was just too lazy to eat.
Xiang Yuanyuan had also consumed a lot of physical energy. She finished the instant noodles prepared by Du Ruo in just three or two bites. After eating, she continued to drink the soup in small sips to dispel the coldness in her body.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry. We've bought the corn. Let's go feed the birds."
Just as Xiang Yuanyuan was sipping the soup from her instant noodles, a couple walked out of the store quickly. The girl was a little anxious and urged them as they walked.
"Don't be impatient. You have to peel them off one by one."
The boy was pulled by his girlfriend, his hands moving non-stop, fiddling with the corn in his hand.
"Eh? Are there any birds up here that I can feed?"
Xiang Yuanyuan didn't have time to drink the soup. She held the instant noodles and asked Du Ruo curiously, but her eyes followed the couple.
"There have always been birds on the mountain, but this time the snow covered the mountain. There are quite a few tourists on the top of our mountain, so it's possible that some tourists feed the birds, causing them to gather."
Du Ruo thought about it and looked at the couple who had walked away. In fact, he had already heard people talking over there and the fluttering of some birds.
"I want to go see it too~"
Upon hearing what Du Ruo said, Xiang Yuanyuan immediately became interested. She took a sip of the instant noodle soup in her hand, then looked up to take a look.
"Then let's go."
Du Ruo took the instant noodles from Xiang Yuanyuan's hand, threw it into the trash can, and then walked towards the couple who had just left.
They just went there to see the fun and had no intention of buying corn to feed the birds. Although the couple had already disappeared in the crowd, with Du Ruo there, they didn't have to worry about not finding the place.
Du Ruo held Xiang Yuanyuan's hand until they came to a place near the railing on Guangmingding. At this time, a group of people were holding the railing and looking at a small open space outside the railing. The couple who had just bought corn were also there.
The two of them slowly approached and also found an empty position on the railing to look out.
It was a small open space outside the railing, also covered with snow. However, there were a lot of corns falling on the snow, and a group of sparrows standing on the snow, pecking at the corns happily.
The sparrows peck quickly, but the tourists are also fast in feeding them.
Every time the meal was almost finished, someone would throw out a handful of corn.
Those who don't spread corn will also take pictures with their mobile phones.
Things are different now than they were in the past. When Du Ruo was a child, it was not uncommon for him to shoot birds with a slingshot.
However, with the development of society, it is becoming increasingly difficult to see sparrows in cities, or to observe them at such a close distance, so it seems a little strange to see this group of sparrows.
"Slurp~ These sparrows are delicious when eaten with wine, and their bones are so crunchy."
While people around were still taking pictures or feeding the sparrows, only Xiang Yuanyuan was muttering quietly, as if she was not full after eating the instant noodles.
"..."
When Du Ruo heard this, he didn't react for a long time.
"Don't think about it. Wipe your saliva. You are not allowed to eat now."
Du Ruo reminded him. In fact, he not only heard Xiang Yuanyuan say this, but people in the crowd around him were also murmuring.
"Hehe, I know."
Xiang Yuanyuan subconsciously wiped the corners of her mouth and continued to watch the sparrows pecking at the corn on the snow.
"Don't just look at the ground, look at the one in the sky, isn't it familiar?"
Du Ruo patted Xiang Yuanyuan and pointed his finger at the sky.
"Hmm? Wow, is that a bird? Familiar? Could it be a Kestrel???"
Xiang Yuanyuan looked in the direction of Du Ruo's finger, and saw a bird with its wings spread in the sky. It didn't even flap its wings, as if it was just floating in the sky.
However, Xiang Yuanyuan's eyesight was far worse than Du Ruo's. Du Ruo could see every detail of the kestrel in the sky and even its feather patterns, and recognized it as the kestrel that she often fed, but she could only see that it was a bird.
But when she heard Du Ruo mention the word familiar, her eyes turned and she immediately thought of the only familiar bird: the kestrel.
"Well, look carefully, it should be hunting."
Du Ruo spoke in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the movements of the red kestrel. It suddenly occurred to him that the red kestrel seemed to have another name, which was the red kite.
Moreover, Du Ruo had a vague premonition that Hong Xuan and others' hunting might bring him a surprise. This was a kind of self-awareness brought about by the re-condensation of "essence, energy and spirit" after the "Three Flowers and Five Qi" broke through to 50%, so he observed particularly carefully.
The kestrel did not see Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan in the crowd. Its entire attention was focused on the sparrows pecking at corn on the snow.
The kestrel did not wait too long. Hunting other birds is just a daily hunting behavior for the kestrel. It does not require much preparation. It only needs to aim at the fattest sparrow and then act directly. After locking the hunting target, the kestrel turned over nimbly in the sky, flapped its wings a few times, and began to dive down.
The kestrel flapped its wings a few times to speed itself up, then folded its wings, gathered its entire body together, and flew down at an extremely fast speed towards the flock of sparrows above the open space.
"The kite form has the method of folding wings and the skill of turning over. In the abdomen, one can gather the mind and store the energy. In the fist, one can condense the body and shrink the body. When the fist is smooth, one can collect the innate energy. In the dantian, one can condense the body and rise, hide the body and fall. If students can exert themselves in this form, their body can be like a bird folding its wings, and they can move like flowing water, all smooth and uniform."
Seeing Hong Shun's series of movements, the descriptions of the kite form in Xingyiquan emerged in Du Ruo's mind one by one, and unconsciously, a smile appeared on his face.
The people who were originally watching the sparrows suddenly saw a flash before their eyes. The sparrows that were originally pecking at the corn on the snow suddenly fluttered and flew away in all directions.
"what happened?"
The crowd had no idea what was happening. They just saw the sparrow fly away in an instant and asked curiously.
"Look, what kind of bird is this?"
But soon, someone in the crowd exclaimed and pointed to the open space where the sparrows were gathered.
Everyone looked over and saw a bird with reddish-brown stripes landing on the snow with its wings spread above the open space. One of its claws was firmly holding a sparrow, pressing it onto the snow. Only the sparrow's claws seemed to be still scratching at the snow.
"Knock~~"
The kestrel lowered its head and pecked the sparrow hard on the head. Only a very slight crisp sound was heard, and the sparrow under the kestrel's claws immediately stopped moving, obviously dead.
"ke～～"
The kestrel folded its wings that were covering the sparrow, then raised its tail, looked proudly at the people around it, and made a sound.
"This kind of diving momentum and the ability to raise the tail seem to have some of the flavor of "Bird Terrace" in it. It is really a pleasant surprise."
Now Du Ruo's mouth corners were raised, and the smile on his face was not concealed at all.
The "Niaotai" form is actually a pronunciation, pronounced as "tai", and belongs to a kind of flying bird. The most important thing about this Niaotai form is the ability to erect the tail, which is a habit and prey-hunting technique of birds. In Xingyiquan, it is a means of exerting strength.
Du Ruo kept recalling the way the kestrel swooped down to hunt, which showed not only the posture of a kite, but also the skills of a "bird platform".
"Wow~ What kind of bird is this? It's amazing! I didn't even see how it appeared."
"Who filmed it? Who filmed that scene just now?"
...
The people around were all excited when they saw the kestrel catch the sparrow in its claws, but in order not to scare the kestrel away, they did not discuss it loudly and deliberately lowered their voices.
"ke~k~k??"
The kestrel was not afraid of people at all. It was quite proud of catching the sparrow and was looking at the crowd. But when it saw Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan, it stopped its proud cry and tilted its head to stare at Du Ruo.
"Come here~"
Du Ruo suppressed his thoughts. There were too many people around him, and it was not convenient for him to show his recent gains.
However, when he saw that Hong Xun recognized him, he simply stretched out his hand and shouted.
"ke~"
The kestrel confirmed that it was Du Ruo, flapped its wings, grabbed the sparrow and landed it in Du Ruo's palm. Not only that, it also put the sparrow in its claws into Du Ruo's palm, pecked the dead sparrow with its beak, and then called out to Du Ruo.
It's like saying, "Please eat bird~"
"Haha, I don't want to eat it. You can eat it yourself."
Du Ruo was in a good mood. He touched Hong Xun's little head with his hand and said something.
The kestrel seemed to understand. It grabbed the sparrow and jumped onto Du Ruo's shoulder.
Then, it grabbed the sparrow with its claws, tore it apart with its beak, and began to rip it open. It was not polite at all, leaving a lot of blood on Du Ruo's clothes.
Du Ruo didn't care about this. He let it feast on his shoulder while he prepared to pull Xiang Yuanyuan away. It was not that he didn't want to stay any longer, but the people around him stopped looking at the red falcon and started staring at him seriously.
"This guy looks like the Boss Du that was online a while ago~~"
"What do you mean by similar? It's exactly like that. The lady who owns the tavern is right next to him!"
"Boss Du, I'm your fan. I've been following you for a long time. Can we take a photo together?"
"Boss Du, is this your bird? Can I touch your bird?"
"Boss Du, can I touch the boss lady?"
The people around were talking in low voices at first, but gradually began to move closer to Du Ruo.
There were even quite a few young people joking and saying dirty words, of course they were just joking, everyone knew Du Ruo's martial arts ability and background.
(End of this chapter)
