When they reached the corridor, Xilan suddenly said, "The god's injury has mostly healed. Although you're still nominally his disciple, to avoid suspicion, you'd better not come to Cangling Hall again."
"Is this your idea or Master's?"
"It's both mine and the god's." Xilan smiled calmly. "You've seen it too. The god has grown tired of you. You'd better be sensible and not humiliate yourself."
"Can't I... just come to see my Master?"
Was Master... really disappointed in her?
That's why he was so cold to her today.
"Your Master lost half of his cultivation for you nine years ago. He had to go into seclusion for over two years to barely recover. Seven years ago, to find a way to break the contract for you, he went deep into the Cold Abyss and was poisoned by the cold qi, which still lingers. And ten months ago, it was also because of you that he went alone to the Abyss of Karma Fire! Four months ago, still for you, on the Immortal Execution Platform, he was struck by the God Execution Hammer in full view of everyone. His bones were shattered, and he still can't stand up."
The smile on Xilan's face gradually faded. Her eyes were like knives cutting across.
So, nine years ago, she was able to survive because Master had exhausted half of his cultivation...
So, when she was in seclusion, Master was also in seclusion.
Yaohua suddenly felt it hard to breathe, and her eyes became a bit moist.
Xilan's words stepped on her heart one by one, leaving her with no power to refute.
She had indeed brought a lot of trouble to Master.
She closed her eyes and suppressed the tears in her eyes. "When will Master's legs recover?"
"You can rest assured. God Chongming is an ancient god. Although his injury is serious, he will gradually recover. His legs can't move for the time being just because his spiritual power is recovering slowly. Once his spiritual power recovers, his legs will naturally get better."
That's good.
Yaohua felt a little more at ease.
She looked back at Master's bedroom and was reluctant to take her eyes away for a while.
But what right did she have to stand by Master's side?
"Let's go." Xilan gradually regained her calm. "No one will report today's incident to the God Lord."
Yaohua forced a smile and thanked her.
After leaving the Celestial Realm, Yaohua's straight shoulders slumped immediately.
Would she really never be able to see Master again?
Did Master think the same way as Xilan said?
The mark on her forehead was faintly hot. Yaohua subconsciously touched it.
Master had sealed Zhao Wu in the Exquisite Pagoda. Why could this mark still cause trouble?
As soon as this thought came up, the sky darkened.
A strange cry came from afar, like the call of some kind of bird.
Yaohua's heart sank. At this moment, her intuition told her to transform into her original form and fly into the sky.
Just where she had been standing, a huge black bird suddenly swooped by.
It was a Prison Bird! The natural enemy of the Phoenix!
"You run pretty fast!"
A soft scoff came from the back of the black bird.
Yaohua pursed her lips. The Prison Bird clan and the Phoenix clan had stayed out of each other's way for years. Why did this Prison Bird suddenly appear and attack her?
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. Yaohua pursed her lips. She didn't want to fight more and planned to return to Mount Danxue first.
"Want to run?"
That hoarse voice came again.
Immediately afterwards, several black qi formed a huge hand and fell from the sky.
It was a Heavenly Demon!
The Phoenix Fire quickly flew out of her palm and also turned into a hand, which dispersed the black qi with one palm.
"You're really something. No wonder that Zhao Wu was so infatuated with you."
"Who are you?" Yaohua squinted and finally saw clearly the person on the back of the bird.
He looked somewhat similar to Zhao Wu. But different from Zhao Wu, he was shorter, and his features were not as delicate as Zhao Wu's.
Presumably, this was one of Zhao Wu's elder brothers.
Zhao Wu had said that it was best not to meet his siblings, but he hadn't told her the reason.
Yaohua was a bit worried, but she didn't show it on her face.
"I think you're quite good-looking. It would be a pity if you were eaten by my mount. How about I make a deal with you?"
"What deal?"
[Don't agree.]
The system that hadn't appeared for a long time suddenly spoke. Yaohua was a bit surprised.
"Why are you still here?"
She thought the system had left.
[You're not dead yet. Of course I'm still here.]
Well, it was still as blunt as ever.
"Why can't I agree to his deal?"
The system fell silent again.
"If you do things for me, I'll kill Zhao Wu for you." The man had a malicious smile on his face. "I've heard that because of the contract mark on your forehead, you were punished in the Celestial Realm and even implicated your Master. All this was caused by Zhao Wu."
Yaohua laughed. "It sounds like a good idea."
But this man probably wanted to kill Zhao Wu anyway.
If she did things for him, she probably wouldn't get anything good.
"Right. As long as you agree to me, what you can get from me will be much more than what you can get from Zhao Wu."
All Heavenly Demons were the same. They were not good people. Yaohua didn't believe it.
"What if I don't agree?"
"You've already seen this Prison Bird of mine. It's a hybrid of a Prison Bird and a Heavenly Demon. It's much more powerful than ordinary Prison Birds. With just one scratch from its claws, your small body, tsk tsk, you'll probably be dead."
Yaohua smiled modestly. "Really?"
She was already a bit angry. Master was going to find a mistress for himself. She wasn't in Master's favor. She was even educated by the mistress. She couldn't even go to the Celestial Realm to see Master. And now this Heavenly Demon came with a hybrid Prison Bird to cause trouble.
If she didn't beat him up severely, she couldn't relieve the depression in her heart.
[Host, don't be impulsive.]
Yaohua tilted her head slightly. "Huh? Don't you want the demonic qi?"
The system seemed to be stunned for a moment. [Do you mean you're going to share the demonic qi with me?]
"Yeah. You've been so loyal to me. How could I be so stingy?"
[Beat him up quickly!]
The real form of the Phoenix came with fire. Its body swelled several feet. The originally huge black bird looked pitiful and tiny under the giant image of the Phoenix.
The gathered black qi was dispersed by Yaohua's Phoenix Fire. In just a short moment, it was in complete disarray.
The Phoenix opened its mouth and bit the Prison Bird's tail. The fire trapped the person on it.
No wonder Zhao Wu had teased her like that at first. So this was how it felt when a cat teased a mouse.
"You can't kill me! If you kill me, the Heavenly Demon clan will surely send troops to the Celestial Realm and make you all prisoners!"
Yaohua's movement froze. "You're right."
Then she'd capture him alive.
Capturing a Heavenly Demon royal family member should be enough to allow her to freely enter and exit the Celestial Realm.
Even if she couldn't see Master again, just taking a look at him from afar would satisfy her.
Before the Heavenly Demon could breathe a sigh of relief, Yaohua spat out a ball of fire and locked him and the Prison Bird inside.
Yaohua transformed into a human form and made the Phoenix Fire condense into the shape of a birdcage.
She picked up the small hook on the cage and flew towards the Celestial Realm.