Chapter 222

【Diao Jie? What Diao Jie?】

Not only were the doubtful netizens, Ling Yue herself also felt doubtful—what Diao Jie? She vaguely guessed some; in the live broadcast room door netizens' you-say-I-say popular science, she finally understood who Diao Jie was.

The recent popular host of Orca Live, speaking of it, her experience and her nickname simply complement each other, they are overly fitting.

Thinking moment door, the video link completed, the clear picture at the moment transmitted into everyone's view.

【How beautiful!】

The rustling wind sound entered the ears, the eye met a vast expanse of grassland, boundless, magnificent and expansive.

"Hello, host." Using ten years of single life to exchange for worry-free wings, that is Diao Jie; upon her appearance, her bright and dignified looks immediately won favor, after all, humans are visual creatures.

Behind her was a gate courtyard, low earthen walls encircling it, visible to the naked eye, the terrain is quite high.

Ling Yue narrowed her eyes; her excellent vision let her at the moment discover a cute little thing—a fluffy small yellow dog—struggling to climb the earthen wall, wanting to run to its owner.

Diao Jie knew nothing of this; upon seeing Ling Yue, her eyes lit up, and at that moment Ling Yue even felt she seemed to have seen a lifeline.

Diao Jie at the moment blurted out: "Finally waited for you, host, you are my only hope now!"

Ling Yue: "……"

No need.

She lightly coughed, cleared her throat: "This friend, may I ask what you'd like to consult?"

Upon hearing this, Diao Jie was instantly moved to tears, her gaze toward Ling Yue growing ever hotter, as if she could break the screen the next moment: "I want to consult about our family's——"

Before she finished speaking, a piercing whistle suddenly came from the vast cloud sea, high and sharp, as if sound waves rippled layer by layer, the gathered white clouds seeming to be churned by something, this strange phenomenon at the moment drew countless gazes.

The next moment, the rolling cloud sea at the moment burst open, disturbing everything, the owner exposed before everyone's eyes—a mighty, vigorous giant eagle spread its wings, bearing the innate aura of the sky's lord, flying straight toward Diao Jie!

The live broadcast room door's netizens were frightened to the point of overturning.

【I'm off, the consulter run quick, this big eagle's here to catch people!】

【Holy crap holy crap holy crap so big, run, miss!】

Some people's comments were rather interesting; not only did they not warn, they also laughed happily, as if waiting for something, as if they were used to this scene.

Including Ling Yue, but unlike them, Ling Yue already understood what was going on the moment she heard the piercing whistle.

That giant eagle said: "I'm back, hurry up and pick me up!"

Obviously, it and Diao Jie are old acquaintances—no, old eagle acquaintances.

At the same time, Diao Jie saw the barrage, her face showing an expression that was neither crying nor laughing, neither smiling nor not smiling; seeing the giant eagle fly over, she slowly raised one hand to serve as a perch.

"Yo, Eagle Grandpa, you old-timer, you're back?"

The giant eagle raised its neck, let out a high-pitched whistle, its pair of wings over one meter, nearly two meters, flapped vigorously; the close-up camera fully and clearly captured all the sound, making people tremble.

This is a genuine bird of prey!

Even Diao Jie, serving as the eagle's perch, who had weathered wind and rain on the high mountains, a self-proclaimed tough woman, in the face of the powerful impact, also stepped back several steps solidly—this while the eagle had not yet fully released its force.

Eagle Grandpa lived up to its name, proudly raising its neck: "Yeah, humans, Eagle Grandpa I'm back!"

It at the moment noticed the live broadcast camera, its body lunged forward, a pair of sharp eagle eyes staring directly at everyone's eyeballs; even knowing it's a live broadcast, it still makes people's hearts pound.

It can be said that as soon as the live broadcast began, it attracted a large audience, stimulating a sharp spike in adrenaline.

At this moment, a dog's bark suddenly sounded.

It turned out to be the small yellow dog that had difficulty climbing the earthen wall, affectionately circling around, its tail wagging nonstop, clearly begging for attention.

Before Diao Jie could react, Eagle Grandpa at the moment swooped down, its sharp beak touching the puppy then immediately retracting; even so, it frightened the puppy into yelping.

It pecked and shouted: "Puppy, didn't you see your Eagle Grandpa is still here? Humans are mine!"

"Spare me! Spare me!"

The puppy was struck by it, rolling all over the ground; the camera seemed to switch suddenly from a brutal animal world to a lighthearted comedy sketch, many people laughed out loud, also diluting the original horror.

After all, that defiant face moment might not even be capturable in the animal world.

【Hahaha, a daily laugh; every time I see Eagle Grandpa bullying the little yellow, my mood is great!】

Ling Yue too; she hadn't been scared before, but now seeing the puppy scrambling, she couldn't help but curl her lips, a few dimples appearing on her cheeks; just as she was about to remind, Diao Jie covered her face and directly explained: "Host, look, the eagle I wanted to consult about has arrived!"

"I'm just a small-scale relief station; I really can't supply this big guy! Host, please, help persuade Eagle Grandpa to leave!"

"I'm afraid that one day I'll wake up and find the villagers down the mountain have torn down my doors!"

Hearing this, Ling Yue raised her eyebrows slightly: "How so?"

She truly didn't understand how raising an eagle could be related to the villagers tearing down doors down the mountain.

Some of the live broadcast room door's netizens actually understood; before they could explain a few sentences, Diao Jie, blushing, said: "It's a long story; this still has to start from my nickname——"

To be frank, Ling Yue had previously watched the live broadcast room door's netizens' explanations, and up to now she was still confused; having the person involved speak, she immediately perked up: "Wait a moment!"

Diao Jie blinked, then saw Ling Yue bring over a plate of pecans, almonds and similar dried fruit snacks: "I'm ready; we can now begin telling your story."

The best part of opening a live broadcast is this: every day there's something fresh for you to hear.

Diao Jie: "……"

Live broadcast room door's netizens: "……"

【What a mistake, I'll now bring out the melon seeds from home!】

【Diao Jie's big lecture hall opens! Front row selling melon seed plush Daju cats!】

Diao Jie also lived up to Ling Yue's expectations; the story was wonderfully exciting, and the very first sentence already drew all the listeners' attention.

"I now regret to death having used the phrase 'ten years of single life exchanged for worry-free wings'!"

How so?

Many informed netizens chuckled.

As it turns out, the public welfare relief station run by Diao Jie had, over two years ago, rescued an injured old eagle; the injury was severe, and afterward she vowed that if the eagle's injury healed, she would remain single for two and a half years!

Even her nickname was changed to this.

Later, the old eagle's injury healed, and she indeed remained single for two and a half years.

Diao Jie wasn't just a member of the rescue station; she also ran this live‑stream account. After she told her fans, someone somehow persuaded her to change her nickname again.

As the two‑and‑a‑half‑year deadline approached, Diao Jie finally relaxed, thinking she absolutely couldn't touch it again, or else she'd spend her life smashing the eagle's hand.

As for the new nickname, after a few drinks that day, a despicable fan goaded her into coining: "I'll trade ten years of being single for your worry‑free wings!"

Diao Jie thought it sounded great, but those days the rescue station had nothing to do—even the dog Xiao Huang was almost being rubbed bald—so how could there be any work? Little did she know, a huge eagle dropped from the sky and slammed right in front of her.

The moment she saw its wing was injured, Diao Jie collapsed completely—she still wanted to talk about a sweet romance, she didn't want to be single for ten years!

When this got posted online, it actually caused a small stir.

But the matter wasn't over yet.

This grassland eagle, aka Diao Ye, from then on formed a deep karmic bond with the rescue station.

Diao Ye's injury wasn't light, but under the careful care of the rescue‑station staff, he recovered quickly, spending his days teasing cats and dogs, with nothing to do.

Sometimes he would suddenly disappear.

Diao Jie's eyes lit up: "Could it be he secretly ran back to his own happy hometown?"

At first she'd happily go live, celebrating the eagle's return and sharing the good news with her fans—but then the eagle came back.

Diao Jie: T^T

One day, a villager from down the mountain suddenly showed up, speaking fiercely, hair standing on end: "It's you lot constantly training the eagle to steal our chickens!"

"I'm going to call the police!"

Diao Jie: o>_

Then they realized Diao Ye had gone out hunting for wild food—this hot‑blooded youngster was especially proud! He liked to eat chicken, though rabbits don't even eat the grass at the edge of their burrows; he specifically goes for chicken!

The villagers' chickens were all eaten up; after puzzling over it for days, they finally realized it was their own flock.

A crowd glared angrily, but Diao Ye remained unmoved, flapped his wings, and flew back to his nest.

From then on, the big eagle was called Diao Ye.

There was nothing they could do—it's a nationally protected first‑class animal, you can't hit it or touch it, you can't chase it away or release it!

Diao Jie called the police; the officer who arrived was a young man who, seeing the situation, was a bit at a loss—after all, it's a state‑protected animal—he scratched his head and said, "How about I take the offending eagle back to the police station first?"

As he spoke, he didn't notice Diao Jie's sympathetic gaze.

Instead he asked, "It likes to eat chicken? Coincidentally, our police station has chickens—should be enough for it."

After a while, the drama continued; the young police officer returned, bringing the eagle, looking weather‑worn, he opened his mouth and said, "I've got no chickens left."

Diao Jie sighed: "I understand how you feel—I used to have chickens too, and now I don't either."

Behind him, Diao Ye, who could put away two chickens in one sitting, fluttered his wings, hiding his presence and name.

After repeatedly eating all the chickens, Diao Jie finally realized this couldn't go on!

Release it! We must release it!

They unanimously decided to send Diao Ye back to a place four hundred kilometers away—driving there would take half a day, which is definitely far enough!

As she said this, Diao Jie's face filled with feeling: "Back then we were still too young."

What kind of creature is Diao Ye? A great eagle! Wingspan two to three meters, lord of the skies!

Four hundred kilometers means half a day's drive for a person, but for a raptor like an eagle, heh.

According to current data, the grassland eagle's cruising speed with wings spread is 100 km/h, its stoop speed 300 km/h, and its normal flight stays basically steady between 150‑250 km/h—so a mere four hundred kilometers would have Diao Ye back in an hour or two.

Furthermore, upon hearing this, Diao Ye first sucked at his huge beak, then let out a low, fierce cry: "Take the straight road, with a tailwind, I'll be at my doorstep in half an hour." 【pfft】

Hearing that, Ling Yue: "……."

For some reason, seeing a hint of disdain and contempt on its fluffy face, the netizens' curiosity spiked.

【Host, what did it just say?!】

【Curious to death, what did Diao Ye say again?】

After Ling Yue finished translating, the live‑stream room fell into a deathly silence.

Diao Jie sucked in a breath of cold air, whimpering: "Did you see that? Did you see that? How low! How low!"

The netizens in the live‑stream room——

【Hehehehehehehe【grin】】

Back to the topic.

On the way to release, they met a small soldier from the Border Defense Brigade; after eating lunch at the brigade, seeing this impressive grassland eagle, the brigade had an idea and proposed, "How about we temporarily help raise it for a while?"

The release team: "Sure, sure!"

Recalling this, Diao Jie couldn't help but sigh: "The brigade's soldiers all snapped photos with Diao Ye, whispering excitedly, 'We've got an eagle too!' Afterwards——

Her gaze went blank: "You know what happened……

After polishing off the rescue station's chickens, the villagers' chickens, and the police station's chickens, their Diao Ye achieved new feats, new glory—during the time the Border Defense Brigade fed him, not even a single chicken claw was seen.

It all went straight into Diao Ye's belly.

They continued with the 400‑kilometer release plan, never expecting Diao Ye to come back—and he did, even faster than them!

Just picture it: they were puffing and panting as they drove four hundred kilometers home in half a day, when a large eagle on their courtyard wall was preening its feathers; seeing them, it spread its wings, soared high, and cried, "Hey, you're finally back?"

Having said that, it snatched the dog bowl and threw it down with a clatter.

Xiao Huang trembled in his den, too scared to make a sound, while the old master eagle said, "Time to eat!"

Imagining it perched above the rescue station, showing off, Diao Jie let out a wailing sob—if Ling Yue were here, she'd probably run over to hug her thigh, and even now it's not much different.

Diao Jie begged, voice trembling with tears: "Streamer, please help, persuade Diao Ye! Our little temple simply can't accommodate this great Buddha!"

This tear‑streaked look really makes one's heart ache.

Ling Yue glanced at the mighty, vigorous Diao Da Ye and said, "You heard that too."

Diao Ye stared with his black eyes: "I heard, so what?"

Full of vigor and utterly fearless, it declared: "Who would choose to stand when they could lie down and eat?"

Ling Yue choked, and when she translated this sentence to Diao Jie and the water friends of the live broadcast room door, everyone was stunned; Diao Jie even let out an 'ao wu' sound and burst into tears.

"I can't afford to keep it, I really can't afford to keep it!"

She cried in a way that was hard to bear, the righteous and confident Diao Ye beside her froze for a moment; upon hearing this, the door instantly understood, and it never expected to see this side of humanity.

Diao Ye, feeling tsundere, said: "Isn't it just that you can't afford to keep me? I'll keep you! Wait for me to come back!"

Just as the words fell, it let out a sharp cry, shot up into the sky, and in the blink of an eye the door disappeared into the clouds, also vanishing from everyone's sight.

Seeing this, Diao Jie instead felt a bit uneasy and asked Ling Yue: "Did I scare it away?"

The water friends of the live broadcast room door also felt anxious.

【No way, no way? Did Diao Ye just fly away like that?】

【I really ought to die! If Diao Ye gets hungry, I'll ride to the grasslands and offer myself as food!】

【Waqu, brother, this absolutely must not be done!】

The people immersed in loss only heard a light cough; it was Ling Yue, who was about to explain that Diao Ye hadn't been driven away by anger, but was merely leaving temporarily.

With tear-blurred eyes, Diao Jie blamed herself: "Actually, continuing to keep it isn't not..."

Before the two words could even be spoken, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded.

In the midst of the rolling sea of clouds, the door, the huge grassland eagle like an arrow pierced the thick clouds, accompanied by Diao Ye's cheerful voice: "Hi hi, I'm back!"

"Come see what good stuff I've brought back for you!"