Qi Yu fell silent.
This was a choice between life and death.
However, did they think this would make her yield?
Hmph ╯^╰
A joke!
Qi Yu looked at Sui You, suddenly formed a hand seal, and in the next moment, her body shrank, shrank, and shrank again, finally, right before everyone's eyes, she transformed into the appearance of a three-year-old child...
Then...
She swaggered towards the fledgling area...
Si Qing covered his face.
He could no longer hold back and laughed, wildly pounding the ground!
Seeing this, Feng Mingqi suddenly felt that Qi Yu's idea was good, so he also shrank his body, shrinking and shrinking until he became the same three-year-old child, and hopped after Qi Yu to the fledgling area.
Feng Siqian and Feng Yunzui exchanged glances.
The two of them shrank into three-year-old children, holding hands, and followed closely behind.
Si Qing finished laughing and also transformed.
Yu Zhen and Li Yu exchanged a look. The two of them pondered, with such a group of little dumplings, how could there be no elders?
So they followed along.
Sui You held his forehead and laughed until he cried, "No, I don't believe it. Today, I will find out if Qi Yu is a boy or a girl!"
"..." Yue Zhiyin covered his face.
Qi Nian held his forehead, wanting to laugh.
The two of them had an impulse to just tell Sui You that Qi Yu was actually a girl.
But then...
Seeing Sui You trying so hard to uncover her disguise, and Qi Yu desperately trying to hide it, was quite amusing.
So, the two of them simply watched from the sidelines, enjoying the spectacle.
Chi Ming looked at them, "So, are we entering the barrier now?"
"Forget about older sister, let's go to the fledglings too," Sui You said, then turned and strode in.
Ming Lou followed leisurely, "Is this okay? Do we need to shrink like Qi Yu and the others?"
"Since junior brother Qi Yu and the others have shrunk, we don't need to," Sui You turned, raising an eyebrow at Ming Lou, "Because we are the elders, taking care of the children! Understand?"
Ming Lou nodded vigorously.
And so, a few people swaggered towards the fledgling area.
The little phoenixes in the bird area were all chicks, unlike adult phoenixes, and lacked any sense of sanctity. Instead, they resembled chicks.
The particularly young phoenix chicks who couldn't transform into human form were all playing in the shallowest pool.
The fledglings, who had transformed into three-year-old children like Qi Yu, were in the medium-depth water.
The water here was shallow, not too hot, and the ground was covered with soft fine sand. The lowest branches of the ancient phoenix tree still bore fruit.
Many adult phoenix clan members were sitting here chatting and watching their children.
When Qi Yu and the others ran over as if having a blast, they attracted the attention of many adult phoenix clan members.
After all, this place was the main city. In terms of the human world, it was like the human world's imperial palace.
Unless they were phoenix clan members with high status, ordinary phoenix clan members could not come here.
Yet Qi Yu and the others, who were not phoenixes at all, could enter.
"Yu'er, Si Qing, Si Qian, Yun Zui, Ming Qi, you guys slow down," Yu Zhen followed from behind, with Li Yu beside her.
As the Holy Lord of the Qilin, Li Yu naturally possessed the power of bestowing blessings and was a divine beast of auspiciousness known for its myriad blessings. Upon seeing the environment of the fledgling area, he immediately fell in love with the place.
Sui You followed behind them.
The phoenix clan members who were chatting, watching their children, and secretly observing Qi Yu's situation immediately turned to look at Sui You, then stood up in unison and bowed to Sui You,
"Greetings, Phoenix Lord."
"I am here to bring the children to play, you don't need to mind," Sui You raised his hand to signal them to rise, and then continued to walk forward with Qi Yu and the others.
Qi Yu had genuinely never thought that the Fiery Bathing Spring would have any benefit for her.
She thought Sui You just wanted to uncover her disguise as a man.
But after entering this pool, she realized that the Fiery Bathing Spring of the Phoenix clan had an extraordinary nourishing effect on her soul.
The injuries that had remained on her soul due to forcibly merging with the Evil Cold Hell were beginning to heal rapidly.
Qi Yu let out a breath.
She dug a small pit in the soft sand, jumped in, and enjoyed the washing of the spring water, closing her eyes in contentment.
Yue Zhiyin squatted beside her, and together with Feng Mingqi, Feng Siqian, Feng Yunzui, Si Qing, Qi Nian, Chi Ming, Qi Yan, Ming Lou, and Sui You, they piled sand on her.
Yu Zhen and Li Yu sat by the side. The two of them missed the days when Qi Yu and Si Qing were three-year-old little dumplings, so they stood by Qi Yu's side, helping Qi Yu fight back.
For the first time, Qi Yu felt that her shrunken body was so inconvenient. Buried in the sand, she couldn't crawl out and could only struggle desperately.
Si Qing was still causing trouble, and when he saw Qi Yu crawl out, he pushed her back in.
Qi Yu, unable to bear it any longer, finally lost her temper, turned around, and pinned Si Qing down for a beating.
Si Qing dared not fight back, and pitifully curled into a ball, begging for mercy.
Yu Zhen laughed heartily, lifted the pitiful, weak, and helpless Si Qing with one hand, and rescued him from Qi Yu's clutches.
Qi Yu was furious and waved her little fists, continuing to chase Si Qing to beat him.
As a result, she was scooped into Yu Zhen's arms.
At this moment, Qi Yu and Si Qing seemed to have returned to the days before Ling Ru had possessed and appeared.
Li Yu beside them was both delighted by the increasingly close contact between Yu Zhen, Si Qing, and Qi Yu, and worried that Feng Siqian, Feng Yunzui, and Feng Mingqi would feel displeased by this scene.
So he simply turned and pulled Feng Siqian and Feng Yunzui, the sisters, to shift their target, attacking Feng Mingqi and playing with the three siblings.
By the time they left the Fiery Bathing Spring, Qi Yu and Si Qing had already fallen asleep.
The two of them snuggled in Yu Zhen's arms, heads touching, hands curled by their mouths, like they were in Yu Zhen's womb back then, leaning on each other.
Feng Mingqi lay on Li Yu's back, while Feng Siqian and Feng Yunzui sat in Li Yu's embrace. The three of them slept in a disheveled manner.
Sui You watched from the side with his arms crossed and snorted, "So, is Qi Yu a boy or a girl... this matter has become an unsolved case again!"
He secretly glanced at Yu Zhen and Li Yu from the corner of his eye.
These two were Qi Yu's parents!
They couldn't possibly not know if Qi Yu was a boy or a girl!
But their attitude towards Si Qing always cooperated with Qi Yu, making it impossible for him to figure things out!
Yu Zhen and Li Yu both received the resentful gaze from Sui You. Holding the cubs in their arms, they both looked up at the sky, pretending not to see.
Just then, a thick layer of clouds suddenly appeared in the sky above the Phoenix clan.
Heavenly soldiers and generals, holding spears, stood on the clouds.
A leading heavenly general stepped forward and shouted from the cloud layer,
"Where is the Phoenix Lord of the Phoenix clan? The Heavenly Emperor has an edict, ordering you to go to the Heavenly Palace immediately, without delay."
Yu Zhen and Li Yu's expressions changed. They subconsciously protected Qi Yu a little tighter.
Qi Yu slowly opened her eyes in Yu Zhen's arms, her gaze icy as she looked at the heavenly soldiers and generals, remaining silent.
"Yes," Sui You accepted the imperial decree, glanced in the direction of Li Yu and Yu Zhen.
After instructing the Deputy Phoenix Lord to entertain Li Yu and his party well, he then followed the heavenly soldiers and generals and flew towards the Heavenly Palace.
...
"Your Majesty, the Phoenix Lord has arrived."
Inside the Heavenly Palace.
Someone entered and reported to the Heavenly Emperor.
The Heavenly Emperor grunted, nodded, and looked up to command, "Let him in."
Sui You waited outside for a while, heard the voice, and strode in, cupping his fists to salute the Heavenly Emperor.
The Heavenly Emperor looked at Sui You with a gentle expression, "Phoenix Lord, please sit down quickly. Actually, the reason I summoned you this time is mainly because I heard that the new batch of spiritual artifacts from your Phoenix clan's Yueting Pavilion has been well-received among various clans. Therefore, I want to do business with you and have your Phoenix clan's Yueting Pavilion be solely responsible for the spiritual artifacts required by the Heavenly Palace."
"I will explain this matter to Yueting Pavilion when I return," Sui You neither agreed nor refused directly.
The Heavenly Emperor nodded, "Besides this, I also want to talk to you about the Ice Demon."
Sui You's heart skipped a beat, but he showed no outward reaction, "The Ice Demon? Your Majesty means?"
"You have also heard about the Ice Demon escaping from the Evil Cold Hell and wreaking havoc in the mortal world," the Heavenly Emperor looked at Sui You, "As the Phoenix Lord of the Phoenix clan, your Phoenix True Fire is his nemesis. I summoned you here this time to order you to lead the Phoenix clan to battle and apprehend the Ice Demon."
Sui You's expression turned cold, "Your Majesty knows that the Ice Demon and I are from the same sect, yet you issue such an order. What is the meaning of this? Do you want to see us kill each other?"
Moreover, he did not understand why the Heavenly Emperor insisted on eradicating Qi Yu from the very beginning.
Qi Yu had even given up her own body and divine status.
What else did the Heavenly Emperor want?!
Had Qi Yu, in some unseen way, obstructed the Heavenly Emperor's path?