Xuexue laughed, "Let's see if you'll still want to roast it at the drop of a hat in the future?"
Long Rui said earnestly, "Who would dare to roast my wife's pet? I'd be the first to not let them off."
Finally, he added, "Don't worry, my dear. I'll be nice to Xiao Jiu from now on, giving it the meat first to eat."
Xuexue: "Prince, don't spoil it because of this. Don't let Xiao Jiu become so spoiled that it forgets it's a bird."
Long Rui laughed, "Didn't you hear what Xiao Jiu calls me? No matter how spoiled, it won't get carried away."
Long Rui used to often threaten to roast Xiao Jiu because he was skilled in martial arts, and now and then flicked a thread of finger energy to knock Xiao Jiu out of the sky. Xiao Jiu was afraid of him and gave him a nickname, "Big Bad Guy," which shows that Long Rui wasn't just harsh to Xiao Jiu but really acted on it. Of course, all were harmless jokes; after all, with his martial arts, killing a small bird would be all too easy.
