Hearing this, Li Ziqing was so angry that smoke practically came out of her ears!

Chen Xiao, however, was slightly stunned. He swallowed and asked, "Really? Anything goes?"

"Of course, you're my master. Naturally, you can do whatever you want to me."

The Fire Phoenix said娇滴滴 (jiāodīdi – sweetly and charmingly), looking like she was ready to be picked.

"Hey, hey, you two, are you pretending I don't exist? Next time you do this, please do it in private!"

Li Ziqing gritted her teeth and said angrily.

Chen Xiao smiled awkwardly, scratching his head. "Wife, you're thinking too much. You don't have any cultivation at the moment. I was just thinking of having Xiao Huo be your mount in the future!"

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Li Ziqing said with an arrogant expression.

The Fire Phoenix, however, asked with a gossip-filled expression, "Who's Xiao Huo?"

Chen Xiao and Li Ziqing exchanged a look. This stupid bird was hopeless.

Rumble—

Just then, a earth-shattering rumble came from the ground.

Li Ziqing was numb. Her face turned pale as she said, "Again?"

This movement was almost exactly the same as the one inside the bronze door just now.

"Hmm? Is this space also starting to collapse?"

Chen Xiao guessed.

As it turned out, his crow's beak got it right. The palace began to shake and crumble, with bricks and tiles falling everywhere.

Chen Xiao immediately picked up Li Ziqing and flew out of the palace.

"Lí—"

The Fire Phoenix transformed back into its original form and quickly soared into the sky, flying behind Chen Xiao.

In mid-air, Chen Xiao watched the palace below rapidly collapse.

Speaking of which, he had seen this palace many times.

But this was the first time he had come, and he didn't expect it to be the only time. He wouldn't be able to come again in the future.

As the palace collapsed, the entire space began to turn into nothingness.

A huge repelling force pushed the two people and one bird out.

Chen Xiao and Li Ziqing landed back on the bed.

Also falling back was that big, stupid bird.

Its size was a little too big for this room.

After landing, it directly occupied more than a third of the entire room.

Watching her carefully decorated room about to be destroyed, Li Ziqing hurriedly shouted, "Xiao Huo, quickly transform back, transform into human form!"

The Fire Phoenix's eyes showed confusion.

Two seconds later, it exclaimed in surprise, "So, the Xiao Huo you were talking about is actually me!"

"No way, I don't want to, I don't want to be this stupid woman's mount!"

The Fire Phoenix got angry and started breathing fire.

Li Ziqing's carefully decorated room was completely destroyed.

Li Ziqing silently stood up, opened the door, and walked out.

Chen Xiao hurriedly asked, "Wife, where are you going?"

"To cook for you!"

Li Ziqing said viciously, "Stewed little mushrooms with wild phoenix, what do you think?"

"..."

Chen Xiao was speechless for a moment and quickly winked at the Fire Phoenix.

The Fire Phoenix immediately transformed back into human form, crying and shouting, "Mistress, I know I was wrong, please don't eat me, okay?"

"Hmph, then will you still give me a ride in the future?"

Li Ziqing asked with a hum.

"Yes, not only will I be your mount, but I'm willing to be your slave!"

The Fire Phoenix hurriedly said, with a wronged expression.

"Hmph, that's more like it!"

Li Ziqing smiled triumphantly, "I'll let you off today. If you dare to provoke me again in the future, I'll pluck all your feathers and roast you!"