"It smells so nice." Yaohua leaned closer to the bronze mirror. Just as she was about to take a careful sniff, the fragrance faded away.
She couldn't help reaching out to touch it. If she hadn't personally experienced that it was her master who painted this flower just now, she would almost have thought it was real.
"Don't touch it." Chongming grasped her wrist. "The flower juice isn't dry yet."
Yaohua opened her eyes wide and stared at it for a long time, but she couldn't tell any difference.
She withdrew her gaze from the mirror. "Master, what did the Goddess of Cangshan come to you for?"
Her master shook his head slightly. "Just some trivial matters." He tucked away the disheveled hair beside Yaohua's temple. "Stay away from her when you see her in the future."
Since her master had given such an admonition, there must be a reason. Yaohua obediently agreed.
"By the way, Master, have Dianzhu and Dianyù been captured?"
"I was negligent for a moment, and they managed to escape."
Yaohua stared at him in shock. Could Dianzhu and Dianyù really escape from her master's grasp?
Chongming raised his hand and tapped her on the forehead. "Your master doesn't have three heads and six arms. How could I take care of everything?"
Yaohua covered her head and sighed. "I know, Master. I just found out today that the Heavenly Demon Clan has already unified the entire Demon Race. That Heavenly Demon has repeatedly troubled Uncle Nanfeng for his Dragon Pearl. What do they want the Dragon Pearl for?"
"Yulin has told me everything." Chongming paused slightly. "The Heavenly Demon Clan has been suppressed by the Ancestral Phoenix for several years. They may well take all their grudges out on the Phoenix Clan."
Yaohua's heart tightened. "Does Master mean that they will take revenge on my father, brother, and our clan?"
"Whether it will be so or not is still unknown. It's always good to plan ahead. I've already sent a message to Qingcang. Your father and brother should be prepared."
Feeling slightly relieved, Yaohua suddenly remembered something else.
"Although Uncle Nanfeng is recuperating in the Cangling Hall, Master can't protect him all the time. The Heavenly Demon Clan will surely not give up easily..."
Suddenly, a piece of ice - like malt candy was placed against Yaohua's lips. She stopped speaking and looked up into her master's smiling eyes.
"You're still young. You don't need to worry about so many things." Chongming let her take the candy. "You need to practice hard so that one day you can... fight side by side with me."
The candy in her hand accidentally dropped to the ground. Yaohua gasped for a moment. The light in her eyes almost outshone the candles in the palace.
"Can I really fight alongside Master?"
In the Three Realms, who wouldn't want to be Master's comrade - in - arms?
Although she always received Master's praise, she thought it was just the encouragement from an elder to a junior.
Yaohua was only happy because it was Master who was praising her. But now Master regarded her as a future comrade - in - arms...
She was so overwhelmed that her voice trembled.
"Did I... did I hear you right?"
Chongming nodded slightly. "Master hopes that one day you can stand on your own and stand with me."
This was Yaohua's greatest wish hidden in her heart.
It turned out that Master felt the same way.
Yaohua tremblingly grabbed Master's sleeve. Meeting Master's slightly puzzled look, she tried her best to look calm. "I... I'm holding Master's sleeve to make sure I'm not dreaming."
When the Dragon King woke up, Yaohua went to visit him. Seeing new scales growing where the silver scales had fallen off, she left the spring source in relief.
"Little Princess, please follow me." The chief steward Yulin stood outside the palace gate.
"I want to go back one more time."
After having a thorough talk with Master yesterday, Yaohua decided to follow Master's advice and go into seclusion to practice first. She would only get involved in this mess after she became strong enough to fight.
But before she left, she still wanted to talk to her father and brother.
Yulin nodded with a smile. Just as he was about to speak, a shrill voice suddenly came out of nowhere.
"Is the Heavenly Realm a place where you can come and go as you please?"
The Goddess of Cangshan, leading a few submissive maids, swaggered over.
Yaohua remembered her master's teachings and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, the goddess instigated two maids to block her way.
"Goddess of Cangshan, what do you mean by this?" Yulin frowned. "The Little Princess is the disciple of the Supreme God and a member of our Cangling Hall. If your rudeness reaches the ears of the Supreme God..."
"Shut up!" After a sharp shout, the Goddess of Cangshan immediately put on a smile. "I know that Steward Yulin is the confidant of the Supreme God. You've worked hard serving the Supreme God on a daily basis."
With just a wink, a maid stuffed something into Yulin's hand.
Yaohua saw clearly that it was a very old and spiritual pearl.
"Goddess of Cangshan, please behave yourself!" Yulin's face darkened. He waved away the maid's hand and strode in front of Yaohua, blocking the Goddess of Cangshan's sight. "This is the Cangling Hall, not the Cangshan Shrine. I hope you think twice before you act!"
The Goddess of Cangshan's face changed several times, and then she slowly sneered. "Yulin, you're the Supreme God's man. I respect you three - fold. If you want to confront me for this bitch, don't blame me for teaching you what rules are on behalf of the Supreme God!"
Yaohua's eyelids twitched. She didn't know why the Goddess of Cangshan was targeting her, but in any case, she couldn't let Yulin get involved.
"Goddess of Cangshan." Yaohua stepped out from behind Yulin. "The Goddess of Cangshan is not an unreasonable person. I suppose you have something important to talk to me about?"
"Right." The Goddess of Cangshan stopped targeting Yulin. She walked up to Yaohua and slowly bent down. "This Phoenix Flower is really beautiful!"
Although it was a compliment, the jealousy overflowing from her gritted teeth made every word drip with murderous intent.
This was the first time Yaohua noticed the Goddess of Cangshan's hatred for her.
"Using the juice of the Thorn Sand Flower to cover up the mark left by the Heavenly Demon. The Supreme God really thinks highly of you." The cold and cruel gaze scraped across Yaohua's face like a sharp sword. The Goddess of Cangshan fiercely grabbed at the Phoenix Flower on Yaohua's forehead.
Yaohua quickly stepped back to avoid her hand.
This crazy woman!
How dare she be so rampant in Master's Cangling Hall?
"Goddess of Cangshan!" Yulin saw that the situation was bad and quickly came to stop her. "Don't you forget that the master of the Cangling Hall is still the Supreme God Chongming!"
"So what?"
The pressure of the goddess suddenly descended. Yulin stood in front without giving an inch. "Your Cangshan Shrine is in the Divine Continent, not in this Cangling Hall!"
"No matter where my shrine is, I can't tolerate this traitor who has colluded with the Heavenly Demon!" She raised her chin. "I've already reported this to the Divine Lord. Yulin, if you're smart, hand her over to me. I'll surely remember your kindness in the future!"
What did she mean by that? Yaohua's breathing paused slightly. The Three Realms hated the Heavenly Demon to the bone, and the Divine Lord was no exception. If the Divine Lord found out about the Phoenix Flower on her forehead... had she implicated Master?
For a moment, Yaohua was in a complete mess.
Yulin gritted his teeth. "This is a very important matter. We have to wait for the Supreme God's decision! Goddess of Cangshan, if you act on your own and disturb the Divine Lord, have you considered whether you can bear the Supreme God's anger?"