Worries were etched on everyone's faces.
Chongming frowned and said in a deep voice, "I'll look into this matter. If someone really did something shady, I'll never let them get away with it!"
From then on, Chongming stayed by Yaohua's side day after day, observing everything around them.
When Yaohua woke up from her meditation and saw him there, she couldn't help but smile. "Aren't you busy?"
Chongming replied calmly, "It doesn't matter. It's only natural for me to accompany my wife and children."
After saying that, he asked in return, "Is there anything wrong?"
Yaohua smiled without saying a word, but there was a hint of touch and sweetness in her eyes.
The two of them just sat there quietly until nightfall.
Yaoyao and the little phoenix had been waiting impatiently outside. Finally, they couldn't hold it in any longer and knocked on the door. "Father! Mother!"
Chongming's eyes flickered. "What's up?"
Yaoyao coquettishly said, "I want to sleep with mother!"
The little phoenix also shouted, "I want to sleep with mother too!"
With its little face and big watery eyes, it was extremely cute.
Seeing their adorable looks, Yaohua's heart softened like a marshmallow. She couldn't help but agree. "Sure, let's sleep together tonight!"
But Chongming said, "No."
"Why?"
Chongming calmly replied, "Because..."
"Because what?" Yaohua couldn't help but ask.
"Because you're my wife!"
This sentence instantly silenced the room.
Yaoyao blinked her big eyes and curiously looked at her father. The little phoenix just looked stunned and didn't know what expression to make. It just stared blankly at Chongming.
After a long while, Chongming spoke again. "We'll sleep together tonight."
His voice was calm, without any ripples.
"Okay!"
Yaoyao obediently nodded. Although she really wanted to sleep with her mother, she still agreed sensibly.
Yaohua's heart raced, and her cheeks flushed. She didn't dare to meet Chongming's eyes.
The little phoenix widened its eyes, looked at one and then the other. Finally, it hugged Chongming's leg and coquettishly said, "Father, I want to sleep with you too!"
Chongming squatted down, picked it up, and threw it onto the other bed. "Go to sleep!"
The little phoenix angrily lay on the bed and turned its butt towards Chongming.
As night fell, Yaohua lay on the couch, looking at Chongming's handsome face. Her heart couldn't help but pound.
Chongming lay beside her and gently patted her shoulder. "Go to sleep!"
Yaohua nodded, turned her head, and closed her eyes. The image of Chongming just now flashed through her mind, and her face became even redder.
But Chongming didn't fall asleep. Instead, he observed the surroundings until he noticed an unusual aura on the little phoenix.
The reason why Yaohua couldn't heal her injuries lay with Yaoyao and the little phoenix!
Early the next morning, when Yaohua opened her eyes, she heard crying. "Father, why did you tie me up?"
Hearing this, Yaohua was startled and quickly sat up. To her surprise, their hands were tied.
"Waaah~~Waaaa~~~~~"
Hearing the crying, Yaohua quickly ran outside.
In the yard, the little phoenix and Yaoyao were wailing loudly.
Chongming's face was as cold as ice, and there was a faint glint of killing intent in his eyes.
Yaohua quickly stepped forward and hugged the two babies in her arms. "What's going on? What happened?"
The little phoenix cried, "Mother, Yaoyao and I were tied up here and can't leave. Waaah~~~"
"What?" Yaohua was shocked. "What on earth is going on?!"
The little phoenix sobbed and intermittently told what had happened. "We were caught as soon as we opened our eyes. Father also said that it was us who harmed mother."
"Mother, why did father do this?!"
Yaohua shook her head. "I don't know. Chongming must have his reasons for doing this!"
"Did we hurt mother?!" Yaoyao asked anxiously.
But the little phoenix said, "It wasn't us!"
Yaohua and Chongming both looked at it at the same time, and there was a look of confusion in both of their eyes.
Chongming sneered. "Stop pretending. Tell me, what exactly did you two encounter after you went out? Why did you deliberately prevent Yaohua from healing her injuries and cause her injuries to remain unhealed for so long!"
Yaohua was extremely surprised. "This... What on earth is going on? Is it because of them that my injuries haven't healed?"
Chongming took out the memory stone, and the scene from last night was projected inside - Yaoyao and the little phoenix were unconsciously sucking Yaohua's power in their sleep, making her gradually weaker.
Yaoyao couldn't believe it. "I... I hurt mother?"
She recalled everything that had happened in the past, feeling self - blame and sadness. "Did I take the wrong medicinal herbs, which made me suck mother's power?"
After saying that, red flames burned all over her body, and big tears fell. "Mother, I didn't mean to! I... I can return all the power to you!"
Yaohua was startled. "What are you going to do?"
Yaoyao said guiltily, "My body was formed with mother's power. As long as I destroy this body, mother will be safe!"
But at this moment, the flames suddenly went out.
Yaoyao angrily said, "Little phoenix, what are you doing!"
Red light flashed in the little phoenix's eyes. "Since that's the case, I won't hide my identity anymore."
Suddenly, a lot of demonic energy appeared around it.
It turned out that the little phoenix was a product fabricated by the Heavenly Demon.
With the appearance of this demonic energy, Yaohua suddenly felt extremely painful, and her body aged and weakened at an extremely fast speed.
The little yellow chicken screamed, "Don't you dare hurt my mother!"
To save Yaohua, it joined hands with Chongming to deal with the little phoenix. But unexpectedly, at a critical moment, a whirlpool suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and the little phoenix was rescued!
And Yaohua on the spot had her jet - black hair turn white, and her skin was wrinkled and haggard.
There was a rare look of panic in Chongming's cold eyes. He picked up Yaoyao and chased after the little phoenix's aura.
Gusong Yue came late and appeared in the courtyard. He was also shocked when he saw the situation.
He quickly stepped forward to feel Yaohua's pulse, looking worried. "They actually directly siphoned your life force!"
Once life force was siphoned, there was no way to alleviate it. It was probably incurable.
Yaohua's heart sank completely. After much thought, she decided, "Since that's the case, while I haven't died yet, let's quickly rescue the Black Snake, Ruan Ruan and the others."
She was always worried about Ruan Ruan staying in the Demon Clan. Moreover, now that the matter of the little phoenix had been discovered, Jiang Mo should know soon that the one in the Demon Clan's dungeon was an imposter.
Now with internal and external troubles, if she was destined to die, she hoped to die with some value.
Gusong Yue hesitated a little. "Chongming... I'm afraid he won't agree."
Yaohua looked at him firmly. "So, I need your help."
Gusong Yue was silent for a while. "Jiang Mo's weakness is only Ying Han. If you can use the Nirvana Fire to help Ying Han be reborn, he should help you."
If Yaohua lost the Nirvana Fire, she would die and lose the chance of rebirth. She could only go through reincarnation. That's why he hadn't told everyone about this before.
"The Nirvana Fire only appears when a phoenix dies... They used the little phoenix to suck my life force precisely to seize the Phoenix Fire when I die."
Yaohua finally understood the key to the matter.