Chapter 655: The Brocade Chicken Takes Flight

The golden-yellow filamentous crest feathers appeared like a piece of exquisite silk satin, incredibly smooth and exuding an air of majestic elegance.

The golden pheasant took a few light steps forward, and its fluttering long tail also revealed itself from behind the stone.

The tail plumes were a mottled brown and yellow, with a well-defined pattern.

As it walked, the tail feathers rhythmically trembled up and down with each step, resembling a formidable and handsome general in a Peking opera, striding across the stage with the banner behind him catching the wind, rustling sharply, yet not in disarray.

Indeed, the floral plumes atop the helmets of military officials in Peking opera were made from the tail feathers of pheasants, such as those previously used by characters like Zhou Yu, Lü Bu, and Sun Wukong, which were made from the feathers of the white-crested long-tailed pheasant.