After I became a zookeeper

The emperor stared at a certain point in nothingness, as if recalling the pain he felt when he heard this scene.

But Ye Zhi stood behind the emperor, and heard the phoenix hovering in the air for ten days. It was funny and painful at the same time. Only after the other person is willing to stop on the other person's shoulder.

The emperor's voice sounded, "The peacock's hand trembled at the last moment, and the bullet missed its position and passed through the phoenix's dirt."

Ye Zhi seemed to be gripped tightly for a moment. Although he knew that this incident had passed long ago, he still felt sad for the injury the other party had suffered when he heard it.

"The phoenix used the phoenix fire when it was not fully transformed into a beast for the first time. After flying for ten days, it was exhausted. After being hit by a bullet, it passed out and fell on the peacock," the emperor said tightly The ledge by the window, "Peacock comatose Phoenix was brought back to the central city, the doctor treated it, and this matter was quickly disclosed on the Internet."

The Internet is full of rumors that the phoenix has gone out of control. Animal spirits that have failed to become beasts will attack other humans or buildings when they riot. However, the harm caused by ordinary orc-level animals when they go crazy requires several strong orcs to suppress them together. Send it to the zoo to manage together, not to mention the mighty Phoenix?

The phoenix is ​​a flying bird. If you don't control its actions, who knows where it will fly when it is crazy?When other animals go crazy, the orcs can turn into beasts to deal with them, but when the phoenix comes out and burns everything, who can resist and escape?

Everyone is at risk.

It took repeated suppression by the top political leaders to suppress those radical remarks, but the bottom line of the public is to control Fenghuang, and the only thing to restrict him is that he must not be allowed to endanger public safety.

The draft agreement came out soon, and the emperor was the one who signed and stamped it to express its approval.

Ye Zhi pursed his lips tightly, this is the reason why he saw the electric current in Fenghuang and the power grid in Fengqiwu in the first place, he didn’t know what to say to these, everything seemed so fair—too strong, he went crazy Will harm someone in order to control him.

Ye Zhi didn't know what to do better with this kind of cognition, and he was not qualified to criticize their behavior of restricting Phoenix's freedom from a higher perspective. He just felt sad and painful from Phoenix's perspective.

"The phoenix was placed in Fengqiwu. After waking up a month later, Fengqiwu pulled the power grid. After that, only the peacock had the key in his hand, and only the peacock would go in to see the phoenix."

"What about you?" Ye Zhi asked softly.

"..." The emperor looked at the black shadows on the green hills in the distance and was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Fenghuang's mother died of dystocia when he was born. After Fenghuang was born and confirmed his identity, he was picked up and raised by professional staff. , to become a qualified phoenix, I have not fulfilled the responsibility of a father."

Ye Zhi didn't continue to ask, knowing that it was a scar, he didn't choose to continue to uncover it, it was meaningless.

Silence flowed, and the night gradually came up. The emperor stood in the darkness by the window and continued to continue the previous story. At this time, the narration has lost its original goal, but it has been held in his heart for too many years. Bear the weight of this story.

After the phoenix woke up, the peacock defied all opinions and said that the phoenix had not degenerated into a complete animal and could speak.But Fenghuang didn't speak again after waking up. He was silent for a month because of his throat injury, and after recovering, he only uttered birdsong.Yifeng Qiwu's power grid has not been removed.

The Phoenix fire before Fenghuang killed many northern animals, but the battlefield did not become a forbidden area like before. The peacocks did not degenerate into animals when they entered. The researchers hurriedly went to the wilderness after the Phoenix fire to investigate. Now There is no psychic frequency left there, which means that the Phoenix Fire is the best way to resolve the centuries-long war.

The news was sent back to Zhonglu, and some people were excited. The Phoenix is ​​indeed a turning point for the orcs.

At the same time of joy, another kind of unspoken sorrow covered people's hearts like a dark cloud. Now that the phoenix has degenerated into an animal, can it still help the orcs survive this crisis?

The people are silent, because of their impatience, sending the phoenix to the north too soon may have dashed their hopes.

The defense line of the northern border is still very dangerous. Although many northern border animals were burned to death after the last battle, more northern border animals are still attacking the northern border defense line, as if they cannot be chased away or killed.

The army stationed in the northern border sent a request for support to the central government. When the emperor received the news, he handed over the task to Peacock, and Peacock took Phoenix away privately without notifying anyone.

The phoenix has now degenerated into a bird shape, only peacocks can get close, and only peacocks can get close.After arriving in the northern border, the peacock took the phoenix, one person and one bird, and killed a group of northern animals outside the defense line.

The combat soldiers cheered while looking at the burning white sea of ​​fire on the city wall. The phoenix fire burned away the remaining spiritual fluctuations while killing the animals in the northern border.

Just when everyone thought that Phoenix could be relied on even if it degenerated into an animal, a riot broke out in Phoenix's spiritual sea.

Flying around in the burning sea of ​​flames, he finally set his sights on the cheering combat soldiers on the city wall.

A white phoenix fire was thrown onto the city wall, and a large flame burst into flames in an instant. The peacock desperately shouted for the phoenix under the city wall, trying to awaken his sanity, but it was useless. In the end, the city wall and the soldiers stationed on the city wall turned into white ashes .

The news was sent to the central city along with the white smoke blowing in the wind towards the hometown.

The high-level leaders kept silent with such a battle report, and the public was shocked by the news, and the Internet exploded for a while.

Some people think that the phoenix is ​​a double-edged sword. If you can control his out-of-control side, you can use it for yourself. Some people think that the fire of the phoenix is ​​too harmful. He used phoenix fire to quench his thirst with poison, and what's more, he even wanted to drive phoenix out of the northern border and let his northern animals kill them.

And amidst such disputes, Peacock brought Phoenix back to Central City.

The peacock took the phoenix out without approval and was punished by the military and government. The losses caused by the phoenix riot were also counted on the peacock. It was the punishment that made him realize how hopeless a mentally rioting animal is.

As for the handling of Phoenix...

"The military has tightened the phoenix's control," the emperor lamented in his voice. "The phoenix fire is too effective. We couldn't give up. We made a decision to use electric current to control the behavior of the phoenix. Once he had a mental riot , then double the intensity of the current to avoid damage.”

Ye Zhi chuckled when he heard this, "The electric current can't control Phoenix's behavior, he is controlled by you voluntarily, he also has self-awareness when he is in the bird form, he will only get lost for a short time when he is mentally rioting, and the pain of the electric current whipping him keeps him awake , This is probably the reason why he voluntarily was put in chains."

Ye Zhi analyzed each word, these clear words were all like stabbing a knife into the emperor's gut, "...We only found out later when Phoenix broke free from the power grid to find you, it's not limited by the current, but self-limited," the emperor stretched out his hand Cover your eyes, "Not only are we stupid, we're self-righteous..."

The corners of Ye Zhi's lips curled up mockingly, why didn't he understand all this later?

"The defense line of the northern border cannot be lost. After that, whenever the war situation is unfavorable, the phoenix will be brought to the front line. It is also found in the law again and again that the phoenix is ​​more prone to mental riots after using the phoenix fire frequently. To The military department has set a combat policy, focusing on phoenixes, and carrying out strangling plans for animals in the north in small batches."

Ye Zhi understands, this is also the reason why he often sees Phoenix going to the battlefield.

"But this plan was opposed by a group of military officers headed by Peacock," the emperor tapped his finger on the window sill. "This is also the beginning of the divergence between the radicals and the conservatives. This is where their differences lie."

"Radicals believe that the animals in the northern border are extremely capable of reproduction, and as the number of phoenixes going to the battlefield increases, the frequency of out-of-control is getting higher and higher. Radicals believe that this is not the case. Boiling frogs in warm water is not a long-term solution. One will ebb and flow. If things go on like this, the animals in the northern border will definitely break through the line of defense, and when the time comes, the Phoenix will lose control, and the orcs will be in disaster."

The emperor's eyes were full of sighs, "The peacock asked for orders to go deep into the northern border, and the combat soldiers will attract all the lurking animals in the northern border, and catch all of them. Even if the Phoenix loses control due to the massive consumption of the Phoenix fire, it will be a big deal for the combat soldiers and the northern border. Animals were burned together, jade and stone were burned together, but this proposal of suicide killing the enemy was unanimously opposed by moderates."

"The number of animals in the northern border is huge. What if the phoenix failed to burn them all to death after losing control, but was besieged to death by itself, or the phoenix would not stay in place and fight the animals in the northern border after losing control, but flew to the central mainland to cause harm Orcs..." The emperor sighed, "There are too many unknown factors. Standing at that historical node at that time, no one knows which faction's choice is correct and which faction's judgment is wrong."

Ye Zhi opened his mouth, "Some hopes are pinned on Fenghuang, but they don't even have freedom, nor do they have choices."

Ye Zhi didn't know how to evaluate the aggressive behavior of the peacock. For the safety of the orc race, he took the lead in going to the northern border to attract the northern animals to gather and kill them. He didn't think about his own death, nor did he consider the life and death of the soldiers who followed him. In his eyes, it is worthwhile to burn jade and stone together.And the phoenix is ​​also unfavorable when fighting against the animals in the entire northern border. Using the phoenix fire will lead to mental riots, and it is impossible to retreat completely from the crazy counterattack of the northern border animals.

This is a dead end where everyone can die, no wonder it is classified as a radical.

"Your appearance has changed everything." The emperor turned around and looked at Ye Zhi with serious eyes.

Ye Zhi blinked slowly, the story ends here, and everything after that is known.It's just that there's one thing I can't figure out.

"Why do radicals want to kill me?"

Peacock didn't show any obvious killing intent towards him, but he also let his subordinates' ultimate move against Ye Zhi.Ye Zhi originally thought that he was innocent and was involved in the struggle between the two factions, but now he sees that the purpose of the radicals is also for the future of the orcs, so his existence is obviously beneficial to the entire orc race, so why was he targeted?

"Because your appearance gave the orcs a retreat, the chips were placed, and the balance was tilted more towards the moderates. With you, people don't have to worry about degenerating into animals, and have more time to slowly deal with animals in the north."

Ye Zhi did not expect such a reason.I didn't know what expression to make for a moment.

"The last time I saw Peacock in the city, Phoenix later told me that he was responsible for the many orc out of control incidents," Ye Zhi asked with some doubts, "Aren't you for the future of the orc race? Have something to do with animals in the wild?"

According to the emperor's narration, after Ye Zhi understood the war, he thought of how the peacocks did it. They should have carried northern animals in their car, and the top orcs could resist the spiritual influence of northern animals, but those The mentally weak orcs couldn't do it.

Taking the peacocks for a walk around the city with the northern animals can induce the mental riots of many ordinary orcs, and our group is not affected because they are all elite orcs.

"Because they want to use this method to make ordinary people who have never seen the cruelty of war in Central China realize how terrible the high-frequency mental riots brought by animals in the northern border are, and force most of the people to choose radical ideas. , and at the same time forcing Phoenix to make a choice."

After hearing this answer, Ye Zhi was speechless for a while.

Thinking of the behavior of the radicals, from the beginning of kidnapping him, and now that he can’t be used by them, they have to kill him, and then Peacock led people to cause a high failure rate of animalization in the city. A good purpose seems to be more to fulfill the idea of ​​our faction. Compared with the harm caused by out-of-control animals, the harm they cause to the orcs is more like an out-of-control group.

"Then what is Phoenix's choice?" Ye Zhi asked blankly.

The emperor chuckled, the only time he was relaxed and self-conscious in such a long narration, and looked at Ye Zhi lovingly, "Then you have to ask him yourself."

Ye Zhi was a little uncomfortable being looked at like this, she clenched the phoenix tail feather in her hand and turned her head away.

The emperor didn't mind, and still took Ye Zhi with him: "I saw you this time, and the purpose changed a few times, from just looking at the legendary spiritual healer, to looking at the person entrusted by the Phoenix for a lifetime," the emperor sighed, "To Later, I will tell you the story of his childhood, in the hope that you can go on well.”

"The child Fenghuang is not easy. I owe a lot, and the orcs owe a lot. Only you don't have those grievances, only the purest love of young people." The emperor's gaze stayed somewhere in the void, and he also thought of his own When I was young, "I told you this because I want you to know the past."

"I know," Ye Zhi said sincerely, "I will treat Phoenix well."

The emperor said, "Okay, the story is over, you can go too, I have been waiting outside for a long time."

"Uh..." Ye Zhi pointed to the door, "Has Phoenix been waiting outside?"

"Well," the emperor affirmed naturally, "he came with you, but don't worry, the sound insulation of this palace is very good, you can't hear what we say, I know that he is only aware of his presence outside."

Ye Zhi was relieved, touched his nose, said goodbye to the emperor and walked out, although he didn't know why, he just didn't want Fenghuang to hear his emperor's conversation, the moment Ye Zhi pushed open the palace door, he thought, probably he didn't want Fenghuang to hear That story hurts again.

The door opened with a "squeak," and Ye Zhi saw the Phoenix standing outside the hall with starlight on his body.

The night was heavy with dew, and there was still dew on Phoenix's shoulders, Ye Zhi stepped out and closed the palace door, walked up to Fenghuang, first walked around to look behind him, and then stood still in front of him.

Fenghuang was a little surprised by his behavior, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Zhi asked slightly, "Does your butt still hurt?"

Phoenix: "..."

Ye Zhi raised his hand, and hooked Phoenix's chin with the Phoenix's tail feather in his hand, "The tail feather is never replaced for life, and it hurts so much when you pull it out, it's bloody and fleshy, you pull it out without saying a word, and you don't give it to me yourself, but you want to give it to me." I'll buy……"

The voice behind Ye Zhi gradually lowered, she just stared at Fenghuang without saying a word, Fenghuang was a little anxious by this appearance, and said indiscriminately: "...That's because you often play tricks outside, otherwise I wouldn't Make this move."

Ye Zhi: "..."

Ye Zhi: "?"

Ye Zhi: "Who do you think is messing with flowers?"

At this moment, Fenghuang also realizes that he has spoken out everything he thinks, but since he has said everything, he is not afraid anymore, "It is you who is talking about."

Ye Zhi: "..."

Ye Zhi felt that she was a little wronged, no matter in the previous world or here, she was single with mother and child, besides liking Fenghuang, she didn't even have an ambiguous partner, why did Fenghuang say that she was promiscuous?

"Please explain to me carefully, why did I mess with flowers and grass?" Ye Zhi refused to accept, and even felt a little wronged.

However, I didn't expect Fenghuang to be more wronged, "You often touch other birds, other animals, and other fish. You don't let them go by sea, land, or air. You also said that you don't play tricks."

Ye Zhi: "..."

Ye Zhi took a deep breath before he could barely hold back the urge to hit someone.

"That's my job. I want to help them heal their trauma."

Fenghuang Liangliang: "Your spirit bundle can obviously heal you from a distance, but you have to touch it every time."

Ye Zhi: "..." Unable to refute.

Ye Zhi blinked slowly, coughed again, and then suppressed her sense of weakness, "Because physical contact can bring more sense of security, and the effect of soothing emotions will be better."

Fenghuang didn't speak, but just kept looking at him, with a layer of water floating in his eyes, making him look aggrieved, making people want to love him.

Ye Zhi was really soft-hearted after being looked at like this, thought for a while and said, "Isn't it the same every time I touch you? Don't—"

Fenghuang interrupted Ye Zhi, "Are we the same?"

Ye Zhi immediately said: "It's not the same, I like—"

The next moment, something lightly covered it, making Ye Zhi's "you" silent.

In the silence, you can hear the sound of the wind blowing the treetops, and the sound of singing and dancing in the distant hall, as if separated by a layer of veil, is not as clear and pleasant as the clamoring frogs in the nearby pond.

A bright moon was shining in the sky, and the moonlight was like mist and veil, lightly covering the scenery at this quiet night, and also covering the body of Yezhi Phoenix.

Ye Zhi blinked lightly, feeling that the eyelashes seemed to brush against the soft skin on the other's cheek, while the other's lips were still sticking to her, Ye Zhi's heart beat like a drum for a moment, and all the sounds of people and frogs in his ears disappeared, only his own beating The sound of "dong" and "dong" indicates some kind of hidden emotion.

Phoenix was not pushed away.

After a long time, the two were separated.

Under the bright moonlight, the expressions on the faces of the two people were clearly visible, and Fenghuang's bright eyes fell on Ye Zhi's moist lips, with interest and wanting to come again.

Ye Zhi's face and ears were instantly covered with crimson, and he said, "Why did you suddenly..."

"I guess you're going to say that you like me." Fenghuang's answer was wrong, but it still made Ye Zhi's face flush instantly. I really wanted to say that I like you just now, but this liking is another kind of liking.

Fenghuang didn't know that Ye Zhili had so many thoughts, so he continued: "In the bird world, male birds take the initiative to court, how can I let you court me first? Let me take advantage of you to say..."

Ye Zhi was still listening carefully, but when he heard "you court me first", he felt that something was wrong, why, why can't he change the adjective, so he has to say "Animal World Science Forum"?

Ye Zhi's mouth twitched.

"...I asked you to take pictures of my phoenix tail feathers in public to tell people that you belong to me, so that they won't come to you with winks."

Fenghuang was still aggrieved and counting Ye Zhi's crimes, Ye Zhi sighed, walked over and embraced Fenghuang's waist and explained: "I touch them all as pure animals, but you are different."

Listening to Ye Zhi's explanation, Fenghuang lowered his head and rested his chin on his shoulder, sighed: "I know."

"Then you still..."

"Then I'll still be jealous."

Ye Zhi bent his eyes.

The phoenix, who can blow hair, get angry, and jealous... Sigh, how can he be so cute.

"So, are we together now?" Ye Zhi asked curiously.

Unexpectedly, Fenghuang broke up immediately, and quickly replied "No!" to clear up the relationship.

Ye Zhi: "...?"

Does this dog man want to break up?

I heard Fenghuang coaxing and saying: "...I haven't done the courtship dance yet. Although I haven't done it, I don't know if I can do it well for the first time, but you can't release the water in advance."