"Not good! They're about to come out!"
Amid Mo Qing's solemn voice, the other cocoons began to tremble violently. They swayed in the air, and soon, small flying insects flew towards them!
The phoenix fire surged up from Yaohua's feet, quickly encircling them.
Chongming raised his palm. Dazzling golden incantation texts, like a mark, fell from the dome. The scattered light spots instantly cleared all the cocoons in the nest.
The small flying insects trapped by the phoenix fire also disappeared into the air like quicksand.
Yaohua retracted the phoenix fire and asked in confusion, "Master, did you exorcise them all?"
"It's pitiful to let them be." With a wave of his hand, Chongming led them out of the cave. At the same time, the entire mountain rumbled and collapsed, the sound deafening.
Yaohua covered her ears and looked at Chongming in confusion. "Master, why don't we check inside to see if there are any clues?"
"I just released my spiritual sense. There were no clues inside other than the white cocoons," Chongming explained, his eyes deep.
Yaohua suddenly understood. "Sure enough, you're the master."
She had just been thinking of going in to check herself, but she didn't expect her master to have already released his spiritual sense.
"It's a pity I still don't understand why they would cultivate the insect eggs like this."
"The false god is good at disguising as an ordinary person, but her cultivation is mediocre. She can't maintain the vitality of the entire Henan Prefecture on her own," Chongming said as the formation in his palm circulated. "These people who were used as sacrifices all have one thing in common."
"What is it?" Yaohua was a bit confused. Didn't they randomly select the sacrifices?
"They were all born during the Yin hour or Yin moment. Compared to others, these people are the most likely to become vengeful spirits."
Chongming crushed the formation. "The false god and the others planted formations on these people, raised small flying insects containing vengeful spirits, transported them to other places to absorb nutrients, and then used the formations in these insects to transfer the nutrients to Henan Prefecture, so that the crops there could grow healthily. The key to the formation lies in the false god."
"That's so insidious!" After a moment of stunned silence, Yaohua was furious. "Doesn't she fear retribution for doing such things?"
"Their ambitions are too great for them to consider retribution," Chongming said, then led them back to the formation prison.
The false god was sitting inside. Seeing their gloomy expressions, she laughed heartily. "What, didn't you find anything? I told you, these little pawns wouldn't know anything."
Yaohua glared at her angrily. "You'll be disappointed then. We not only found it, but also destroyed your nest. You won't be able to use that thing to harm people anymore!"
The false god was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "So what? The insects that were cultivated earlier have already flown out. Maybe by now, your Phoenix Clan's homeland has already been devoured by the insects."
"You're talking nonsense!" Yaohua didn't believe her words. When she left the Crimson Cleft Mountain, those flying insects had already been controlled. How could things go as the false god wished?
Just as she was speaking, a wisp of phoenix fire flew from nowhere and landed in front of her.
"Yaoyao, Mo Qing, all the small flying insects in the Crimson Cleft Mountain have been captured, and the flying insects of other clans have also been controlled. Don't worry."
It was her father's voice!
Yaohua hadn't noticed before and opened the phoenix fire without any defense. So Qingcang's voice resounded directly in the dungeon, and the false god naturally heard it too.
Seeing the false god's distorted expression, Yaohua finally felt relieved.
The false god had committed many evils, and Yaohua couldn't wait for her to receive due retribution.
Chongming removed the formation and directly suppressed her with spiritual power, preparing to escort her to the Celestial Realm for punishment.
In mid-air, Yaohua looked back.
She saw a small figure standing on the mountain that her master had destroyed.
It looked a bit familiar.
She was stunned for a moment, widened her eyes and looked carefully. To her surprise, she saw the stone she had seen in Jincheng.
"Sister, why aren't you moving?"
Mo Qing didn't hear any movement behind him. When he turned around, he saw her standing there in a daze, looking at a certain place. He followed her gaze but saw nothing.
Yaohua came back to her senses, her mind heavy.
Weren't those living corpses in Jincheng already turned into bones and buried by her and her master?
Why did she see the stone here?
In the Phoenix Clan's Crimson Cleft Mountain.
Two phoenixes landed on the parasol tree on the mountaintop and transformed into two figures, one tall and one short.
"Oops, I forgot to give this to Master!"
Yaohua felt the pouch on her waist remorsefully. Since they had solved the problem of the small flying insects, Rong Chu had been recuperating in this pouch. Since it was on the way to the Crimson Cleft Mountain, her master had let her go home with her elder brother first. She didn't expect that in her excitement, she had forgotten that Rong Chu was still with her.
This was bad. Rong Chu had been exorcised by her master. If he wasn't by her master's side, how could he be listed among the immortals?
"Maybe the god hasn't returned to the Cangling Hall yet," Mo Qing thought for a moment. "If we chase after him now, we might still make it."
"That's right." Yaohua quickly transformed into her original form and flew towards the direction where Chongming had left.
At this time, Chongming was leading Lu Ran and was about to land outside the divine hall. Seeing her flying over in a hurry, his gaze softened immediately. "Do you have something important?"
"Master, I forgot to give Rong Chu to you."
Yaohua obediently presented the pouch.
Chongming nodded. "Since you're here, come in."
"Really?" Yaohua immediately became excited. Since she was struck by lightning last time, she hadn't been to the Cangling Hall. She had almost forgotten what it looked like.
"Just take Lu Ran to familiarize himself with the environment."
Lu Ran, who was following behind Chongming, immediately showed his face and gave Yaohua a flattering smile.
She didn't expect her master to assign her a task!
Yaohua pouted. "Can't Master just ask another fairy maid to accompany him?"
"You're the most idle one in the Cangling Hall, and you're still not happy?" Chongming flicked her forehead gently with his finger and said with a smile, "Go. Come back for the celestial dew when you're tired from walking."
Hearing there was something to eat, Yaohua perked up again. "It's just taking Lu Ran for a casual stroll. Leave it to me!"
With that, her fiery red figure quickly disappeared, leaving only Lu Ran chasing after her in a hurry.
"Little princess, wait for me!"
Chongming smiled helplessly. He withdrew his gaze and stepped back into the Cangling Hall.
The official documents that hadn't been dealt with for many days were piled up in front of the desk like a small mountain, making him feel a bit out of breath. But when he thought of that small red figure, Chongming felt a bit more relaxed.
If things could always be like this, it would be quite carefree.
Yaohua led Lu Ran around the Cangling Hall. "Lu Ran, what did Master assign you to do?"
Lu Ran gasped as he caught up. Before he could catch his breath, hearing Yaohua's question, he quickly replied, "The god ordered me to serve by his side, but he didn't say specifically what to do."
Yaohua immediately felt envious. "Then you'll be able to see Master every day?"
"It should be so."
"That's great!"
Yaohua became even more envious. She was just about to ask Lu Ran to often invite her over to play when a fairy maid rushed over.
"Little princess, someone from the Phoenix Clan has come to look for you to go back!"