If the Phoenix Token could hold living beings, then her next plan would be much easier to carry out.
This Phoenix Token was her greatest trump card.
Moreover, if she wanted to establish a foothold on this continent, it was necessary to create a faction of her own. After all, there was a saying that two fists were no match for four hands.
She would also find a way to bring the original host’s parents back. After all, that was not only the original host’s wish, but could also be considered compensation for occupying someone else’s body.
She would take things one step at a time. First, she had to refine the pills.
Feng Luan said to Ye Chi, “I have something to do. I may have to go out.”
Ye Chi’s expression fell slightly. “What about me?”
“I want to go out too!”
Feng Luan knew that Ye Chi, who had been imprisoned for hundreds of years, must really want to leave. After all, within the Token, there was no one to speak to, and the loneliness of more than a century had made him afraid.
“I can take you out, but you must follow the requirements I set for you.”
Ye Chi fell silent, then looked up. “What requirements?”
Feng Luan raised one finger. “First, you have to turn into a sparrow or some other small pet....”
Ye Chi widened his eyes. “I am a phoenix! Do you know what a phoenix is? How dare you make me turn into such a lowly bird! You might as well let me die.”
Feng Luan watched Ye Chi ruffle his feathers again.
It was obvious that this fellow had a bad temper. If he caused her trouble after going out, it would probably be very troublesome.
Feng Luan said, “Forget it, then. Continue staying here.”
Ye Chi was rendered speechless. Seeing Feng Luan’s firm attitude, he decided that a true man could bend and stretch. He had already stayed here for more than a century; for the chance to go out and see the world, what did it matter if he became a little sparrow?
“I agree.”
Feng Luan glanced at Ye Chi’s humiliated expression and continued with the next requirement. “Second, you cannot leave my sight, and you must obey my commands.”
Ye Chi said, “Fine.”
Feng Luan said, “Third, you cannot speak when other people are present, and you cannot attack without my order.”
Ye Chi said, “...Fine.”
He had always been hot-tempered, and whenever words failed, he resorted to fighting. This condition practically suppressed his nature.
Seeing that Ye Chi had agreed to everything, Feng Luan raised her brows at him, signaling him to hurry up and turn into a little sparrow. “All right, then come out with me now. Remember my three requirements. If you violate them, I will put you back in the Token Space and not let you out.”
Hearing that he could leave, Ye Chi became somewhat impatient, completely forgetting how vehemently he had protested against turning into a sparrow moments ago.
A flash of white light appeared, and Ye Chi vanished from where he stood. He became a plump little sparrow, flapped his wings, and flew onto Feng Luan’s shoulder, standing upright. Lowering his brown little head, he lightly pecked at his feathers and urged her, “Let’s go, let’s go.”
With a shift of Feng Luan’s thoughts, the scene returned to the dilapidated room. She was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her posture unchanged.
Ye Chi bobbed his little head as he surveyed his surroundings. His tiny eyes, like agate, gleamed with excitement.
He had finally left that wretched place!
Ye Chi asked, “Why is the place you live in so run-down?”
Feng Luan chuckled. “I’m only staying here temporarily. I’ll reclaim what belongs to me when the time comes.”
Although Ye Chi was within the phoenix token, he could sense some things concerning Feng Luan’s two lives. When Feng Luan had fallen from the cliff, he had clearly felt the strange disturbance emitted by the Phoenix Token from inside it.
“All right. If anything happens, call me. I definitely—huh? Why has my strength regressed?” Chubby Chirpy’s tiny eyes filled with disbelief. He flapped his wings and flew around Feng Luan’s room. “Why has my cultivation...?”
Feng Luan asked, “What realm were you in before?”
Ye Chi said proudly, “In my Past Life, I was at the great perfection of the spirit emperor realm!”
The Spirit Emperor Realm was indeed very powerful.
“And now?”
Ye Chi suddenly drooped, his voice somewhat dejected. “Now I’m only a tiny great perfection spirit king. I’ve fallen by three major stages! That’s a world of difference!”
Feng Luan raised her brows. “You didn’t neglect your cultivation within the token, causing your cultivation to regress, did you?”
Ye Chi felt somewhat guilty. It seemed that was indeed the case.
After flying around once, he returned to Feng Luan’s shoulder.
Feng Luan merely curled her lips into a smile and said nothing more.
After getting up, she opened the door and immediately saw Feng Wu standing in the courtyard with his back to her.
Silver radiance poured down, enveloping his tall, slender figure.
Feng Wu sensed her gaze and slowly turned around. His stern face instantly softened when his eyes met Feng Luan’s. His lips moved, and he asked gently, “Are you hungry?”
Hearing this, Feng Luan realized that she was indeed hungry, so she nodded.
Ye Chi bobbed his little head. He felt that the man before him looked somewhat familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen him.
While Ye Chi was thinking, Feng Wu’s gaze fell upon the dull-looking little sparrow standing on Feng Luan’s shoulder. He asked indifferently, “Is this dinner? I’ll roast it.”
Ye Chi: “!!!!”
Feng Wu’s strength was above Ye Chi’s, so how could he fail to discern the other’s strength? Feng Luan raised her brows and added, “It’s a little small.”
Feng Wu remained expressionless. “Though the sparrow is small, it has all its internal organs.”
Ye Chi ruffled his feathers. “I am a phoenix!”
Feng Wu glanced at him again. “Highly nourishing.”
Ye Chi stiffened his body. “.......”
He really wanted to resist, but this man’s strength was above his.
Feng Wu’s expression was exceptionally serious as he said to Feng Luan, “Do you prefer it steamed or braised? Although phoenix meat is somewhat chewy, it would indeed be highly nourishing for you. Your future cultivation would advance with half the effort.”
Ye Chi: “......”
The outside world was truly treacherous. He really wanted to return to the token.
Feng Luan seemed to seriously consider it, and Ye Chi immediately grew anxious. That damned woman couldn’t seriously be deciding between braising and steaming him, could she? He was a Divine Beast! A Divine Beast!
“How about stir-frying it?”
Feng Wu nodded. “All right.”
Ye Chi: “Hey, hey, hey! Why are you discussing how to eat me right in front of me? I’m a phoenix, a phoenix, a phoenix! What an impressive contract beast I am, right? Aren’t I?”
Feng Luan raised her brows and chuckled. “How many times are you going to emphasize that you’re a phoenix?”
Ye Chi snorted. “Who told you not to take me seriously?”
Feng Luan raised her hand and stroked Ye Chi’s tiny head. Ye Chi angrily tried to fly up, but the moment he met Feng Wu’s pitch-black eyes, he immediately dared not move recklessly.
“My lifetime of illustrious reputation....”
Feng Luan looked up and introduced him to Feng Wu. “This is my contract beast. His name is Ye Chi.”
Feng Wu nodded. “Although his strength is rather weak, within the Black Tortoise Kingdom, at least, he has no equal.”
Ye Chi was furious but did not dare speak. He was a dignified Divine Beast, once the little tyrant of the Barren Realm, yet now a mere human was calling him weak!
Feng Luan gazed at him thoughtfully. “How do you know about the Black Tortoise Kingdom?”
Feng Wu lowered his eyes. “I only lost my own memories. I still remember this continent and the kingdom I am currently in very clearly.”
Feng Luan nodded, indicating that she understood.
She lazily yawned, then glanced at Feng Wu with her beautiful phoenix eyes. “It’s dark now. Do you want to come in and sleep with me?”
Feng Wu lifted his eyelids slightly, his throat bobbing. “Can I?”
Feng Luan gave him a teasing smile. “Of course... not.”
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