Qingcang watched her trying to put out the fire with a smile. "What I mean is, Yaoyao's master hasn't said a word. How could a goddess of impure blood like you have a say?"
"Daddy!" Yaohua was stunned. "That's the marriage certificate personally written by the former God - Lord!"
Qingcang snapped his fingers and comforted Yaohua with his words. "Take a closer look. Is that really a marriage certificate?"
If it wasn't a marriage certificate, what was it?
A look of worry flashed across Yaohua's eyes. She was just about to recall her father's phoenix fire when her father grabbed her hand, interrupting her spell - casting.
"It's just a pile of waste paper. Yaoyao, what are you worried about?"
Yaohua got a bit anxious. She struggled to break free from her father's hand but found that the spells she cast were all in vain.
"It's no use, Yaoyao. Father's True Phoenix Fire is different from ours. Unless our cultivation can catch up with Father's, you won't be able to put it out." Feng Jing's gentle gaze fell on the hands of the Goddess of Cangshan as he explained slowly.
"Daddy!" Yaohua then grabbed Qingcang's hand. "Don't be impulsive. Destroying the marriage certificate won't do us any good."
"Taking revenge for my precious daughter. How is that not good?"
"Patriarch of the Phoenix Clan!" Tu Yang's warning voice rang out.
"Divine Envoy, don't be angry. If it were really something from the former God - Lord, how could my little True Phoenix Fire really destroy it?"
Qingcang's leisurely gaze slowly returned to Yaohua's face. Suddenly, his expression changed. He quickly held Yaohua's face and scanned her forehead. "Who dared to ruin your appearance?"
His eyebrows furrowed and his eyes turned cold. The air in the Cangling Hall grew much hotter as a violent aura emerged from his brow.
The fire in the hands of the Goddess of Cangshan suddenly flared up. The next moment, everyone heard her exclamation.
"My marriage certificate!"
Yaohua looked in the direction of the voice. The marriage certificate, which could still be recognized before, had been burned to ashes. All of it drifted to the ground and was soon scattered by a gust of wind in just a few breaths.
The Goddess of Cangshan looked dazed, as if she had suffered a great blow. "How could this be? How could it be fake?"
Yaohua withdrew her gaze and hesitated to speak. Her father was already extremely irritable at the moment. She'd better not anger him any further.
After a long silence, Qingcang sneered. "Daring to use a fake marriage certificate to force the upper god to expel my daughter from his sect! The Goddess of Cangshan sure has great power!"
"Don't push me too far!" There was almost venom in the eyes of the Goddess of Cangshan.
"Who is pushing whom too far?" Qingcang raised his voice. The killing intent on his face was obvious to everyone.
Yaohua nervously tugged at his sleeve. "Daddy."
Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Tu Yang quickly stepped forward. "Patriarch of the Phoenix Clan has traveled a long way. Why not go to the divine temple to rest first?"
"No need. Divine Envoy, please judge. According to the Heavenly Rules, what should be the punishment for forging something of the former upper god and deceiving the upper god?" Qingcang's face was still ugly, but it was much better than before.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Tu Yang.
"According to the Heavenly Rules, one should be flogged fifty times and stripped of the title of goddess."
"Since that's the case, Divine Envoy, what are you waiting for?"
Facing Qingcang's urging, Tu Yang hesitated. "God Chongming..."
Chongming's expression remained unchanged. "Act according to the law."
After personally witnessing the Goddess of Cangshan being flogged, Qingcang's anger was barely quelled. He gave Chongming a very disrespectful look and slowly turned around under Yaohua's nervous gaze.
"Yaoyao, come home with Daddy."
Didn't Daddy come here to discuss how to deal with the Heavenly Demons? Why is he leaving so soon?
Yaohua was worried. She looked back at her master, but her second elder brother blocked her view.
"Yaoyao, don't look around when you're walking."
Yaohua looked up in frustration. "Second elder brother!"
He clearly knew that she was looking at her master, yet he deliberately blocked her!
Feng Jing smiled and raised his arm. "Tired of walking? Brother will carry you?"
After a while, Yaohua was lying on her second elder brother's back.
"Second elder brother, didn't you come to the Heavenly Realm to discuss how to deal with the Heavenly Demons? If we go back so soon, what if the God - Lord gets angry?"
Feng Jing explained gently, "You're the little princess of our Phoenix Clan, representing our clan. The God - Lord has given his word that you're not allowed to set foot in the Heavenly Realm. Then no one from our Phoenix Clan can come."
Yaohua was stunned. "You all know about it?"
"As soon as we arrived in the Heavenly Realm, we heard the patriarch of the White Crow Clan shouting everywhere that you had angered the God - Lord, had your magical weapon confiscated, and were ordered not to enter the Heavenly Realm." Feng Jing, who was always good - tempered, snorted. "It's good this way. Anyway, we didn't want to come to the Heavenly Realm."
It seemed that her father and brothers didn't know that she was punished by the God - Lord because she had formed a contract with the Heavenly Demons.
Yaohua touched her forehead.
This contract mark appeared and disappeared from time to time. Her father and brothers hadn't noticed it yet. How could she bring it up?
Her father had a fiery temper. If he knew about this, he would surely rush to the Heavenly Demon Clan to avenge her. But with just the strength of her father and brothers, how could they fight against the Heavenly Demon Clan?
"That's right. And in my opinion, since God Chongming can't protect you, don't call him master in the future." Qingcang turned his head, still a bit indignant. "When we get back this time, just forget about him."
"Daddy, don't talk nonsense!"
This was a huge misunderstanding. If it weren't for her master protecting her, she would have been executed in public by the God - Lord.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything bad about your precious master! Ungrateful little thing."
Feng Jing sighed slightly. "Father, didn't you prepare a surprise for Yaoyao?"
Daddy had actually prepared a surprise for her?
"Oops!" Qingcang suddenly slapped his forehead. "Why didn't you remind me earlier! I forgot to tell Yanling to water it regularly before I left!"
Yaohua became even more curious. "Daddy, what on earth did you prepare for me?"
"You'll know when you get back." Qingcang turned his head. "You're not going to leave this time, are you?"
Yaohua shook her head. She hesitated and spoke up under Qingcang's happy expression. "I'm going to go into seclusion for a few years to cultivate."
Qingcang's face immediately fell. Feng Jing was also a bit confused. "You're still so young. Why are you in such a hurry to go into seclusion?"
"If the Heavenly Demons descend into the world and I don't cultivate well, how can I fight side by side with my master in the future?"
"If the sky falls, Daddy will hold it up. What do you need to cultivate for?" Qingcang thought for a while. "When we get back, I'll tell your elder brothers to go into seclusion. Otherwise, how can they protect you in the future?"
"Great. Let the elder brothers go into seclusion with me."
As they were about to reach the Danxue Mountain, Yaohua felt more and more uneasy.
How could she tell her father and brothers that she had formed a contract with the Heavenly Demons?
"Yaoyao?"
Yaohua came back to her senses. "What is it, second elder brother?"
"What were you thinking about? You were so engrossed." Feng Jing couldn't help but smile. "Father and I are discussing whether to find some flower seeds to plant on the Danxue Mountain. What do you think?"
"Of course it's good." Yaohua smiled and then wondered. "But where can we find clean flower seeds?"