Zi Ming was the son of an ordinary farmer. His fate was so precious that his mother passed away right after giving birth to him. The other family members either died or were injured one after another. Now he was all alone in this world.
Among the villagers, there were many rumors about him, saying that he had a tough fate and had brought death to his parents.
However, considering Zi Ming's good - natured personality and his willingness to help them, no one openly made things difficult for him.
One day, when he went up the mountain to chop firewood, he suddenly felt a fragrant breeze caressing his face. A red - clothed fairy appeared in front of him.
The fairy smiled charmingly, with her beautiful eyes full of allure. She was like a goddess transformed from the clouds in the nine heavens, which left him stunned for a moment.
Seeing him in a daze, Yaohua waved her hand in front of his eyes. "No more nonsense. Someone wants to take your life. I have to take you away first."
With that, she grabbed Zi Ming's hand, and the two of them disappeared from the spot. Not long after they vanished, a group of celestial soldiers and generals arrived at the scene.
Sensing the still - lingering aura of the teleportation, they said regretfully, "Damn it! That phoenix got there first."
To save Zi Ming's life, Yaohua took him to Mount Danxue.
Looking at the changing scenery in front of him, Zi Ming was still a bit dazed. "Where... where is this?"
"It's Mount Danxue, the place where the Phoenix Clan lives," Yaohua replied proudly.
With difficulty, Zi Ming shifted his gaze from the scenery to her. "Fairy... magic? This must be magic, right? You are the legendary immortal."
He immediately prepared to kneel down and pay his respects. Yaohua was greatly startled and quickly helped him up. "What are you doing?"
Zi Ming said nervously, "You are an immortal. When ordinary people see the emperor, they still have to kneel down and pay their respects. How much more should they do so when seeing an immortal!"
Yaohua waved her hand. "No need for such formalities. We immortals don't pay much attention to this. Strictly speaking, I'm not an immortal but a demon."
"Are you a fox demon?" Zi Ming blurted out.
Yaohua shook her head. "The Fox Clan lives in Qingqiu. I'm a phoenix."
Zi Ming opened his mouth, his eyes full of shock. "The phoenix is a divine beast..."
The beautiful woman in front of him was actually a phoenix, which made his young heart beat violently. Immortals were too high and unreachable, demons were despised, while the demon race was just at a distance that one could yearn for.
At this moment, Zi Ming even couldn't help thinking that if this young girl were from the Fox Clan and wanted to absorb his yang energy, he would be bewitched and agree.
The system urged, "Host, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and kill him."
Yaohua flatly refused. "Regardless of his past life, in this life, he's just a teenager who has never done anything wrong. Moreover, he has no memory of his past. How can we kill him so easily?"
The system was frustrated. "This is not the time to be overly kind - hearted."
A few days later, the God - Lord himself came outside the formation of Mount Danxue.
Yaohua came out to greet him, calm and composed. "May I ask what brings the God - Lord here?"
The God - Lord's expression was gloomy. "The celestial soldiers and generals have come here many times to arrest him, but you refused to hand over Zi Ming. What's your intention?"
"I have no ulterior motives. I just don't want to kill the innocent," Yaohua replied confidently.
At this moment, a figure ran over.
Zi Ming held a bunch of flowers and said happily, "Fairy sister, these are the flowers I just picked. I'm giving them to you!"
However, when he saw the people outside, he was stunned. "Are these people here to arrest me?"
Yaohua patted his head. "Don't worry. With the formation here, they can't hurt you."
The God - Lord's gaze shifted between the two of them and sneered. "Good! I was wondering why you wanted to spare his life. It turns out that during this period, you two have already had an affair. Do you want him to still have feelings for you even after he awakens his past - life memories?"
Before Yaohua could say a word, Zi Ming's heart began to beat violently. Could it be true? Did the fairy sister want to be with him? If so, it didn't matter even if his body was controlled by his past - life memories!
Yaohua's words brought him back to reality. "A dirty - minded person sees everything as dirty. I'm just protecting an innocent life. I haven't thought that much."
With that, she led Zi Ming away with a flick of her sleeve.
Seeing her leave like this, the God - Lord was so angry that he could only glare.
After returning, Yaohua sent Zi Ming away and went alone to the place where Chongming was sealed to talk to him.
Zi Ming was bored and went to the flower field she had planted. While he was picking flowers, he heard the flowers in front of him speak. "Come with me."
The same voice came from the flowers all around. "Come with me. I can give you everything you want."
He shook his head forcefully but couldn't get rid of the voices coming from all directions.
At the same time, it seemed that a large amount of gold, silver, treasures, beautiful women, and fine wines appeared in front of his eyes. The beautiful women were smiling charmingly and surrounding him. The magnificent palaces and the fine wines in the night - light cups were so intoxicating.
But soon, he came to his senses and said in horror, "What are you?"
The voice coaxed him. "I'm the Wood - Blossom Immortal Page. I'm your page. I'm here to awaken your memories."
Zi Ming was shocked and quickly ran outside. "Give up. I will never go with you."
Compared with the appearance of Fairy Sister Yaohua, this so - called Wood - Blossom Page obviously didn't seem like a good character.
"Thud!"
Running too fast, he tripped over a stone and fell heavily to the ground.
At the same time, wisps of purple aura emerged from the surrounding flowers and gathered into his body.
Yaohua walked out of the secluded cultivation place and shouted, "Zi Ming, it's time for dinner."
Since Zi Ming still had a mortal body, he needed to eat grains. She had specially learned how to cook for this.
A stream of light flew from the horizon, and Zi Ming soon appeared in front of her.
Yaohua was stunned. "When did you, a mere mortal, learn to ride a sword?"
Zi Ming hooked his lips. "There are still many things you don't know, sister."
He took two steps forward, forcing Yaohua to the cliff. He propped one hand on the rock and said tenderly, "Now that my consciousness has returned, sister, it's time for you to consider. Choose me or that useless Chongming."
"What do you mean by choosing?" Yaohua was completely confused.
Zi Ming slowly smiled. "Are you too embarrassed to admit it? You chose to rescue me because you saw that Chongming was losing power, so you can't wait to find a new backer, right?"
With that, he leaned in and tried to kiss Yaohua.
"Slap!"
Yaohua slapped him hard on the face and trembled with anger. "How could you think of me as so dirty and despicable?"
Zi Ming's eyes became clear, and he covered his face, at a loss.