Zhao Chen'an could no longer feel the pain. He felt as if he had drifted into a void.
Suddenly, a flash of white light passed before his eyes. He saw another version of himself in red clothes standing under a parasol tree, seemingly waiting for someone. The other person saw Zhao Chen'an and said straightforwardly, "I'm Qiu Chang. You're my reincarnation."
"What?" Zhao Chen'an asked in confusion. "God Lord, isn't your reincarnation my junior brother?"
Qiu Chang was taken aback and asked, "Which junior brother of yours?"
Zhao Chen'an replied, "Zhu Heyu, my youngest junior brother."
"Ah~" Qiu Chang said in understanding and sneered. "That lotus spirit."
The youngest junior brother was a lotus spirit??
"God Lord, are you mistaken? Zhu Heyu and I both practice fire - based spiritual energy. A lotus... spirit can't practice fire - based energy, right?"
Qiu Chang said "oh" indifferently and explained, "Hundreds of years ago, I used the true blood of the phoenix to help him practice. He was just a white lotus in the lotus pond on Purple Star Mountain back then. He had practiced for a hundred years but failed to transform. I took pity on him and gave him a drop of phoenix true blood. Who would have thought... he transformed on his own and even snatched the thunder tribulation of the phoenix reincarnation."
Qiu Chang sighed, looking a bit disappointed in Zhu Heyu.
Zhao Chen'an suddenly realized that Zhu Heyu was able to practice fire - based spiritual energy thanks to that drop of phoenix true blood from Qiu Chang. No wonder he could also use the phoenix's red flame...
Zhao Chen'an suddenly remembered a memory he shared with Qin Beixuan. He quickly asked, "God Lord, do you know Qin Beixuan? One day I had a dream and saw you taking in an adopted son who looked very much like my senior brother."
Qiu Chang said calmly, "Maybe. My memories are incomplete now. There's my spiritual energy and memories in those three phoenix seals. You'll naturally know when you retrieve them."
But two of your phoenix seals have already been snatched...
"......" Zhao Chen'an forced a smile and asked cautiously, "God Lord, what if the phoenix seals are snatched?"
"Oh, it's okay," Qiu Chang looked nonchalant as if those things weren't his. "The phoenix seals have a medium. Those who aren't the phoenix reincarnation can't use them. I knew some people would be restless, so I left a backup."
Qiu Chang stared at Zhao Chen'an's body and suddenly smiled in understanding. He said, "Hua Feijie did a good job this time. Come out. This kid doesn't need you anymore."
Zhao Chen'an was completely stunned. What Hua Feijie??
A puff of gas emerged from his body and finally took on a human form. The figure bowed to Zhao Chen'an and said, "Host, my name is Hua Feijie. The parasol tree in the confinement room on Purple Star Mountain is my original form."
Hua Feijie's voice no longer had the mechanical and stiff feeling. Instead, it was a clear and soothing voice of a young man.
Hua Feijie explained his origin to Zhao Chen'an. After Qiu Chang sealed the chaos, his soul was damaged. To protect Qiu Chang, he attached his own soul to Qiu Chang's body and took him to the modern world for recuperation. After Qiu Chang's soul was stable, he pretended to be a system and pulled him into this time - space, always protecting him secretly.
"Thank you." Zhao Chen'an bowed to Hua Feijie.
Qiu Chang patted Hua Feijie on the shoulder, walked up to Zhao Chen'an, and said to him, "The outside world still needs you. I'll now pass on my remaining memories and spiritual energy to you. My spiritual energy will resonate with the phoenix seals. Then, you just go and retrieve the others."
Zhao Chen'an clearly felt a burning sensation in his dantian. Was this the power of the phoenix...
Zhao Chen'an fell into a coma again. When he woke up, he found himself lying on Qin Beixuan's bed, and Qin Beixuan was guarding him closely beside him.
"Senior brother..."
Qin Beixuan felt the movement on the bed and immediately sat up straight. The smile on his lips couldn't be hidden at all. He held Zhao Chen'an's hand tightly and said, "I'm so glad you're okay."
"Did I... sleep for a long time?" Zhao Chen'an asked hesitantly.
Qin Beixuan answered truthfully, "Two days. Do you think that's long?"
It seemed quite long...
Zhao Chen'an rubbed his stomach. He felt a bit hungry.
"On your forehead..." Qin Beixuan reached out and brushed aside the stray hairs on Zhao Chen'an's forehead. He clearly saw a mark on Zhao Chen'an's forehead that resembled a phoenix - tail flower, like a ball of red flame.
"What's wrong? Is it swollen?" Zhao Chen'an looked at Qin Beixuan's still posture and touched his forehead in confusion. "There's nothing there..."
Qin Beixuan rubbed Zhao Chen'an's head and explained, "This is the phoenix mark, which means you're the phoenix reincarnation recognized by the phoenix thunder tribulation."
Zhao Chen'an hesitated and touched his forehead again. He was really the phoenix reincarnation...
Suddenly, Qin Beixuan took out a porcelain bowl from somewhere. He held it in front of Zhao Chen'an and asked gently, "Are you hungry? Come and eat something."
Zhao Chen'an glanced at the food in the bowl - it was his favorite lean - meat congee!
Zhao Chen'an's eyes immediately lit up. He took the bowl and took two big mouthfuls. His face was full of satisfaction. "How did you know I like this?"
Qin Beixuan was stunned for a moment. Actually, after Zhao Chen'an completed the phoenix thunder tribulation, most of his memories had also returned. All these memories were his experiences with Qiu Chang in his previous life.
But should he tell Zhao Chen'an?
Looking at Zhao Chen'an's appearance, it seemed that he didn't have their previous memories yet. Maybe he should wait a while.
Qin Beixuan cleared his throat and replied, "I just saw that you hadn't eaten for two days, so I cooked this for you to fill your stomach. If you like it, I'll make it for you again next time."
Zhao Chen'an readily agreed, "Okay. You must remember that I like lean - meat congee the most!"
Qin Beixuan suddenly thought of something. He took out from his clothes something that was very similar to the mark on Zhao Chen'an's forehead.
Zhao Chen'an looked at the thing in Qin Beixuan's hand. He clearly felt a very familiar spiritual energy fluctuation. This should be the phoenix seal.
It turned out that he could resonate with the phoenix seal.
Qin Beixuan put the phoenix seal into Zhao Chen'an's hand and said, "Master went to check the library early this morning. He asked me to give this to you."
After Zhao Chen'an got the phoenix seal, it directly turned into a wisp of true qi in his hand and merged into his body.
He could feel that the spiritual energy in his dantian was stronger than before. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Qin Beixuan. Suddenly, he felt as if he had met an old acquaintance.
A memory of Qin Beixuan as a child appeared in his mind. Little Qin Beixuan was always very happy to see him, but Zhao Chen'an couldn't hear a single word he said clearly.
It was like watching a silent movie.
Zhao Chen'an came back to his senses and pulled Qin Beixuan and said out of the blue, "Maybe we really knew each other before."
"How did we know each other?" Qin Beixuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Chen'an with a smile.