A hint of doubt welled up in Yaohua's heart. "Where is Master in seclusion?"
"The Supreme God never said." Lu Ran hefted the official documents in his hand. "It's too heavy, Princess. I'll leave first. I'll come find you later."
"I'll help you carry some." Yaohua took some from his hands. "Have you seen Rong Chu?"
"Master Rong has gone out to do good deeds. Once he's completed three thousand good deeds, he'll be eligible for a divine post when he returns." With Yaohua's help, Lu Ran clearly felt much lighter and his steps became brisker. "Princess, what brings you here to see the Supreme God?"
"Can't I come if I have nothing to do?"
Yaohua pouted. After getting all the answers she wanted, she piled the official documents back into Lu Ran's hands. "Carry them yourself. I'm leaving!"
The sudden weight made Lu Ran's arms sink. "Princess, aren't you going to help me anymore?"
"Brother Lu Ran, I do want to help you, but I'm a junior. How can I go to the place of the Supreme God Donghua empty - handed?"
Her voice was soft and innocent. Lu Ran found her words quite reasonable.
However, it was really tough for Lu Ran to carry so many bamboo slips.
Yaohua sent out a wisp of spiritual power to relieve some of his burden.
As soon as Yaohua turned around, she saw a white light flash into the Cangling Hall.
Master is out of seclusion!
What a coincidence!
While sighing, Yaohua ran towards the Cangling Hall.
There was a peach tree in the Cangling Hall. At this moment, a white figure was standing under the tree.
Peach petals fluttered down. Some landed on Chongming's long black hair, and some drifted onto his shoulders and then slid to the ground.
The wind, the flowers, and the person all blended into a painting, every stroke of which would be engraved in Yaohua's heart forever.
Yaohua slowly stopped walking. She didn't want to disturb him.
"Aren't you coming over?"
While she was in a daze, her master's gentle voice came to her ears on the wind. Yaohua snapped out of it immediately.
After not seeing each other for two years, the little phoenix had grown taller, and her aura was getting closer to that of an adult phoenix.
"Master!" Yaohua rushed into his arms with a smile. "Did you miss me when you were in seclusion?"
Chongming lowered his eyes, as if hiding the abyss of the starry sea.
Did he miss her?
Naturally, he did.
He should have been used to loneliness and walking alone in the eternal night. But a warm light suddenly appeared in his world. How could he be willing to return to the long - lasting cold and solitude?
Every moment, he missed his light.
"Master, are you cold?" Sensing Chongming's slight shiver, Yaohua couldn't help but hug him tighter. "The cloak you lent me hasn't been returned to you yet."
"How could the Supreme God Chongming be cold?"
Yaohua buried her face in her master's arms, smelling the reassuring fragrance, and secretly rolled her eyes at the system.
When the system talked too much, she began to miss the days when it was concise.
"Yes, I'm cold."
Chongming secretly used his spiritual power to make himself cold, as if only in this way could he feel the warmth more deeply.
Yaohua was a bit worried by her master's answer. She touched the back of his hand and found it as cold as iron.
She took out a cloak from her space and carefully put it on her master.
"Is your seclusion related to this?" Yaohua was extremely worried. "Were you injured in the pheasant clan?"
Chongming silently shook his head and then mentioned another thing.
"The string presented by Qihua has been forged into a weapon for you."
Chongming opened his palm, and a shiny silver thread appeared in his hand.
"The string of Fuji!" Yaohua almost bit her tongue.
It looked like a string, but it was no longer the pure string it used to be. Just from its luster and the spiritual power it emitted, one could tell that this thing was no less powerful than any magic treasure in the world.
Actually, Yaohua didn't see it clearly at first. It was not until a wisp of delicate soft light shone that she suddenly realized.
"Is Master going to give it to me?"
As soon as she said this, Yaohua regretted it.
It was a stupid question!
Master said he forged it for her, so of course it was for her!
But this was a weapon forged from the string of Fuji, the ancestor's string!
What did she deserve to receive such a precious thing!
Yaohua was both happy and nervous.
"Don't you like it?"
When her master frowned, Yaohua felt as if the sky was falling. She would even give up everything just to see her master smile.
"Like it, of course I like it!"
Not to mention that it was forged from the string of Fuji, the ancestor's string. Even if it wasn't, with her master's heartfelt gift, she could hardly dislike it!
"That's good." Chongming relaxed his brows. "Your cultivation seems to have improved a lot. Try it."
It felt warm in her hand.
Yaohua looked up in surprise. She thought it would be cold.
"The phoenix is a creature of extreme yang, so it needs a treasure of extreme yang to match it."
So that's how it was.
The silver string took the initiative to wrap around Yaohua's palm. She was even more surprised. "The string used to reject me so much. I didn't expect the weapon Master made would be so friendly to me."
"In just two years, your cultivation has improved again. It senses your spiritual light and wants to choose you as its master." Chongming smiled gently. "Although I'm giving this thing to you, whether it will recognize you as its master is not up to me."
Yaohua understood.
Years of cultivation were contained in the string. With every move, the scattered peach blossoms were all ground into dust.
The ground was covered with broken red petals, but their original shapes were indistinguishable.
Yaohua excitedly landed on the ground. "The weapon Master forged for me suits me very well! Thank you, Master!"
Chongming nodded. "Give it a name. From then on, it will only be used by you."
Yaohua's smile froze. "Name it?"
She didn't read much. How could she come up with a good name?
"Could Master give it a name for me?"
Chongming stroked her head with a smile. "Some things you have to do by yourself."
Yaohua frowned. It was supposed to be a great thing that her master gave her a weapon, but now she felt a bit embarrassed.
Just a bit.
"Can I change the name later?"
"Of course not."
Yaohua felt the burden on her shoulders getting heavier.
"It doesn't matter. If you can't think of a name now, you can think about it later."
Yaohua looked up and met her master's gentle and doting eyes.
"I've thought of one." She stared at Chongming without blinking and murmured, "Danming."
Chongming's eyes darkened.
Only then did Yaohua realize something was wrong.
"Master, I didn't mean to offend your name."
There were so many rules in the Celestial Realm. She always forgot. She hoped her master wouldn't blame her.
"Since you've chosen the character 'Dan', how about I add another character for you?"
Although he didn't mind the little phoenix naming the weapon after his name, if this got out, it might be bad for the little phoenix.
Chongming pondered. "How about 'Jing'?"
"Dan Jing?" Yaohua thought for a while. "That's the name!"
A smile bloomed on her face. "Master is really amazing." Then she frowned again. "I hope there won't be many things like this in the future."