"Please calm down, Divine Lord!" The immortals saved by Yaohua were now exhausted and in ragged clothes. Seeing Chongming in a fit of rage, they crawled forward on their hands and knees to plead for their benefactor.
"Princess Yaohua is in such a sorry state only because she was trying to save us. She could have gotten out of the war unscathed!"
A fairy, with large patches of her snow - white skin showing red and purple wounds and covered in blood, cried out desperately, "Please, Divine Lord, save Yaohua. She was hit by Zhao Yue's demonic arrow. It's only because of her phoenix body that she's held on for so long. But if she can't be treated in time, she may not survive."
Chongming's expression twitched slightly, his eyes filled with pain and regret. Seeing her master's attitude soften, Yaohua felt relieved and fainted all of a sudden.
"Hey, have you heard? Yaohua, the leader of the Phoenix Clan, directly charged all the way to the north of the Tianhe River. The demons were scared out of their wits!"
"How is that possible? She's just a young phoenix. How could she have such great abilities? Even Divine Lord Chongming couldn't move freely among the demons."
"Why would I lie to you? The immortals saved by Yaohua are now recuperating in the Immortal Realm. If you're curious, you can go and ask them."
"If this is true, Yaohua is really incredibly brave. She's truly worthy of being the disciple of Divine Lord Chongming!"
"Haha, now the Divine Lord dotes on her greatly. He carried her back himself!"
"If I had such a disciple, I'd dote on her too!"
The immortals in the Immortal Realm were overjoyed because of Yaohua's heroic act of charging into the demons' stronghold. Many people, admiring Yaohua's grace, even came specifically to offer medicine.
Yaohua opened her eyes and saw Chongming's cold face, which was now full of anxiety.
She smiled sweetly, "Master..."
But as soon as she spoke, she found her voice extremely hoarse.
"If it weren't for the medicine bestowed by the God - Lord, you'd be dead by now!" Chongming put away his concern and scolded her sternly.
At this moment, she mustn't confront her master head - on.
Yaohua rolled her eyes and looked aggrieved, "Master, don't scold me. You're so fierce. I feel so much pain on my body."
"Now you know it hurts? Why didn't you think carefully before going to the Demon Clan?" Although Chongming said so, he leaned forward with concern, his long fingers gently resting on her jade - like shoulder.
Yaohua looked at his handsome face up close, and her heart couldn't help but pound. Feeling the touch of his fingers, she even swallowed nervously.
Strange. It was just a caring touch from her master. Why did she have such a strong reaction... The whole area that was touched felt numb and tingly. She wanted to get closer but was afraid of disturbing something, so she could only stay still with her body slightly stiff, with a secret longing rising in her heart.
"What's wrong?" Chongming didn't notice his own impropriety at all. But when he met her infatuated gaze, he was stunned.
Strange. He was just being looked at by Yaohua, but why did his fingertips feel as if they had touched a raging fire, and even his ears were faintly hot? The strange feeling in his heart became more and more intense.
He withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted and instinctively wanted to escape from this delicate atmosphere. "The Linglong Pagoda is just an inanimate object. Why did you risk your life to go there alone? This act was really too reckless. Even if you wanted to eliminate the demons, you shouldn't have been so hasty."
"I didn't go there to eliminate the demons!" Yaohua blurted out and grabbed the fingertip of his hand that was trying to pull away. "I knew the Demon Clan was dangerous. I went there to—"
Just as she was about to say what was in her heart, Lu Ran rushed over in a hurry. "It's bad! Divine Lord, Little Princess, something big has happened to the Phoenix Clan."
Chongming seemed to wake up from a dream. He immediately withdrew his hand and walked out.
The atmosphere was broken, but Yaohua was in no mood to be angry. She quickly put on her clothes and walked while asking, "What happened?"
When they rushed back to the Phoenix Clan, they learned that the Demon Clan had destroyed everything the Phoenix Clan had planted. They had also injured Qingcang and captured Yan Ling.
"They're so shameless. They don't dare to chase us into the Immortal Realm but instead break into the Phoenix Clan!" Yaohua gritted her teeth. "I'm going to rescue my elder brother."
Just as she was about to set off, she was stopped by Chongming. "You're seriously injured. How can you rescue anyone?"
"Am I supposed to just watch my elder brother suffer at the hands of those demons?" Yaohua questioned.
Divine Lord Chongming's eyes were dark. "Don't worry. I'll go and rescue him."
Then, he transformed into a stream of light and flew in the direction the demons had left.
Yaohua arranged the affairs of the clan properly. After much thought, she still chased after him.
By the Tianhe River, as soon as Zhao Yue led her demonic army across the river, she felt a powerful aura suddenly approaching from behind. She couldn't help but curl her lips. "Divine Lord Chongming, you've finally come."
Her tone was a bit strange. Chongming held his sword in his hand and said coldly, "Release Yan Ling."
"What if I don't? What can you do?" Zhao Yue sneered. "The former God of War of the Celestial Realm was punished for violating the celestial rules and has become so weak. I'm afraid you can't even defeat me."
The demons all burst into laughter.
Chongming's eyes showed a fierce look. The sword light rained down like a storm, and the demons were all killed. But the demonic qi continued to exist in the air and soon gathered again.
At this time, the fire phoenix rushed from behind him towards the opposite bank and flew straight towards the imprisoned Yan Ling.
Chongming turned around in confusion. "Why did you come?"
"How could I let Master fight alone?" Yaohua was sweating faintly on her forehead because of her injuries.
Seeing that Yan Ling was about to be taken away, Zhao Yue's eyes flashed with a strange light. "What a tragic couple. Yaohua, you're really admirable for risking your life to go to the Demon Clan for your sweetheart. I wonder what my poor younger brother, Zhao Wu, would think?"
With a wave of her hand, a water mirror emitting demonic qi appeared. She laughed loudly, "This water mirror will record the appearance of you two lovers and then be placed in the sky for the world to admire. Consider it a token of love from this princess!"
At the same time, the demonic general beside her lifted Yan Ling up forcefully and tore off his arm.
"You're talking nonsense! Let go of my elder brother!" Under the double stimulation of the words and the scene, Yaohua spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and could no longer control the power of the paoxiao within her.
Chongming knew something was wrong and thought it was bad. If this continued, not only would they not be able to rescue Yan Ling, but they themselves might also be trapped here forever.
So he could only take Yaohua and leave first. They returned to the Cangling Hall, and he sent someone to ask the God - Lord for instructions while he carefully helped Yaohua calm the restless paoxiao power within her.
Yaohua calmed her mood and thought, "Now that I'm seriously injured, I can't rescue elder brother for the time being. I'm sure that after Zhao Wu learns of my whereabouts, he'll soon return to the Demon Clan and use elder brother's life to force me to show up."
Chongming's face was solemn. "Later, I'll go and ask the God - Lord again. If he allows me to lead an army, I'll..."
Yaohua pursed her lips. "Do you want to lead the army from the Immortal Realm or the Phoenix Clan? Whichever it is, there will be countless casualties once the war starts."