~Chapter 111~
Last night, ins a bamboo house in the backyard of Feng Ling Palace.
A gentle breeze passed by outside the house, and the pressure of the demigod filled the inside and outside of the bamboo house. Yu Feng, who was concentrating on practicing, suddenly opened his eyes. There was a look of surprise in his eyes, and he appeared in the bamboo courtyard with a movement.
Feng Yin, dressed in white, stood beside the fluttering bamboo forest. Seeing Yu Feng appear, she put her hands behind her back and called lightly: "Lord Yu Feng."
Yu Feng was stunned. Even though he lived in seclusion in Feng Ling Palace, he also knew that the little fire phoenix from Wutong Island was reincarnated and succeeded the Phoenix Queen. But even he couldn't believe it when he saw Feng Yin, who was already a demigod.
"Your Majesty the Phoenix Queen of Wutong Island?" Yu Feng couldn't hide his surprise. When Feng Yin nodded, he couldn't help but sigh: "The Fire Phoenix lineage really have good destiny."
The little Phoenix Queen has become a demigod before she even suffered the divine thunder tribulation.
Yu Feng was twenty thousand years old, and he was still at the peak of Lord. Seeing Feng Ran's disciple already a demigod, it was inevitable that they would feel a little dispirited.
"The Phoenix Queen is here to attend the birthday banquet of God Yuan Qi." Yu Feng said gently: "Your Majesty came to the Heavenly Palace, and I and the other four were supposed to welcome you, but I have been in the seclusion in the Heavenly Palace for a thousand years, and I no longer interfere with the secular affairs of the Heavenly Palace. If Your Majesty is curious about the Heavenly Palace, just ask Jing Lei, Hua Shu and other superiors. Please forgive me because I can't accompany you much, Your Majesty."
After Yu Feng finished speaking, he wanted to return to the bamboo house. He was disheartened after the war in Rakshasa Land. In the past thousand years, even when Feng Ran invited him several times, he never came out to take charge of the Heavenly Palace, let alone Feng Yin, the little Phoenix Queen, visited the Heavenly Palace.
"The Lord took refuge in Feng Ling Palace, because of the death of the Demon Emperor a thousand years ago and the chaos in the Rakshasa Land?"
Feng Yin's voice sounded, and Yu Feng paused. He turned around, a hint of anger flashing through his usually gentle eyes, "Why does Your Majesty need to mention old things?"
Even though his power was not as good as Feng Yin's, he was still the leader of the Heavenly Palace and Feng Yin's elder. When he saw her mentioning the pain in his heart, he couldn't help but feel angry.
"Of course I have to mention it." Feng Yin ignored the anger in Yu Feng's eyes, took a step forward, bent down towards Yu Feng, held a salute with both hands, and said softly: "Back then, in Feng Qi Palace, I never had the opportunity to express my gratitude to you for healing m. Although it is a thousand years late, I would like to thank you sincerely."
Hearing Feng Yin's words, the anger in Yu Feng's eyes dimmed, and his expression showed disbelief, "You, you are..."
"Da Ze Mountain A Yin, thanks Lord Yu Feng for your kindness," Feng Yin said raising her hand to hold the ceremony.
Before she could finish her words, Yu Feng walked up to her and raised her hand, "Are you Lady A Yin?"
"Yes." Feng Yin stood up with a smile, warmth falling in her eyes, "Lord Yu Feng, I haven't seen you for a thousand years, how are you doing lately?"
"I'm fine." Yu Feng was tens of thousands of years old, and he was rarely excited. "Are you really Lady A Yin of Da Ze Mountain? How did you become the Phoenix Queen?"
During the Rakshasa War, A Yin died tragically in a thunder tribulation. Yu Feng had always felt that A Yin's death was somehow due to the coercion of the immortals in the Heavenly Palace. Therefore, over the years, he has always been dissatisfied with this ill-fated Da Ze Mountain disciple.
"The water-condensing beast A Yin is one of my souls scattered in the three realms. After I died in the Rakshasa land, my soul entered the reincarnation of the mortal realm and experienced thousands of years before I was able to awaken and reach nirvana." Feng Yin said: "It's a long story. The night is just right, would you like to have some warm tea with me, Your Lordship?"
"Yes, of course." Yu Feng didn't wait for Feng Yin to finish speaking, and called out: "Jing Zhu!"
Jing Zhu, the immortal general guarding outside the bamboo house, saw Yu Feng summoning him and walked in quickly. When he saw Feng Yin, he couldn't hide his surprise. He was on duty in the bamboo house, but he didn't notice anyone breaking in. The standing woman had an extraordinary majesty, and her immortal power was unfathomable. It was really hard to tell her origin.
"The Phoenix Queen is here to visit. You go and make a pot of good tea. I want to have a good chat with the Phoenix Queen."
Even an honest person like Jing Zhu couldn't help but feel stunned.
It turns out to be the Phoenix Queen, no wonder she has such immortal power behind her. However, I heard that the Phoenix Queen came out of Wutong Island for the first time after she was born. What kind of old story will they talk about?
"Why are you standing still? Go quickly."
"Yes." For the first time in thousands of years, Jing Zhu saw some joy on his face, and he felt happy. He didn't care that he was scolded, and happily ran out to make tea.
In the bamboo house, Feng Yin and Yu Feng talked to each other in front of the moon, while warm tea curled up.
The moon was setting and the crow was croaking. After hearing Feng Yin's experience over the past thousand years, Yu Feng couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, this fate is really a blessing." He looked at Feng Yin, felt a little bit, and couldn't help saying: "By the way, when you come back, if it weren't for Your Majesty's strange destiny, I'm afraid you won't be able to be in a state of trance at the age of a thousand years. Every drink and every peck is destined."
"Master said that I have had a bad temper since I was a child, and Master also said that if I had not gone through these hardships, I would not have been able to achieve anything." Feng Yin said with a smile. She talked about the things she had experienced in these years as if they were not in her own mind. Yu Feng was also surprised by this indifference.
At first, the Water Condensation Beast was almost wronged by the entire immortal clan and died tragically. Now that she has returned from nirvana and become the Phoenix Queen, she has no anger at all, which is considered a great blessing to the immortal realm.
"This time Your Majesty visited the Heavenly Palace to see me, but for..."
"Yes." Before Yu Feng could finish speaking, Feng Yin nodded, "My entire Da Ze Mountain sect perished at the hands of the devils. If we don't seek justice for them, my will be reborn in vain."
"Devils?" A solemn look appeared on Yu Feng's face, "It seems that Your Majesty is still the same as you were thousands of years ago. You believe that Hong Yi at that time was controlled by the devils and committed that heinous crime."
"Not only that, I also suspect that someone in the Immortal Clan is colluding with the Devil Clan." Feng Yin nodded, "Others may suspect that you sneaked into the Demon Realm to assassinate Sen Hong. However, I am aware that you healed my wounds with your natal immortal energy. At that moment, His Majesty Sen Hong cannot be killed by your immortal power. However, your immortal energy and sword appeared in the Chong Zi Palace. The use of immortal power indicates that His Majesty Sen Hong was killed by an immortal who took the immortal sword from you." Feng Yin's expression condensed slightly, "That immortal's motive for accusing you and starting a conflict between the two clans must be some sort of plan. The simplest reason for this is that they worked with the devils in order to take advantage of the chaos between the two clans."
Yu Feng looked at her with a meaningful approval in his eyes, "Your Majesty really has a heart and knowledge." He nodded and said, "Yes, after the chaos in Rakshasa Land, I thought about it carefully and I was so suspicious, so I reported it to the Heavenly Empress and God Yuan Qi. Unfortunately, the devils disappeared after that battle, and the immortals never showed any flaws. We have never been able to find out who stole the immortal sword to assassinate the Demon Emperor. Later, the Heavenly Empress returned to Wutong Island, and God Yuan Qi lived in seclusion in Qing Chi Palace, so I also took refuge in my Fen Ling Palace and waited quietly for the immortal to reveal its flaws again."
"It turns out that Master and Yuan Qi knew that you injured your true essence back then." Feng Yin was stunned, and then remembered that Feng Ran had told her that Yu Feng could be trusted before she left the island. It seemed that Master had known there is a traitor, but they have never been able to find out who it is.
Yu Feng blinked in surprise when he saw that Feng Yin addressed Yuan Qi without any honorific.
He remembered the grief-stricken God Yuan Qi when A Yin died under the Spirit Sword. Over the past thousand years, he had heard that he would go to the Nether Realm every year to look for A Yin's soul. It seemed that God Yuan Qi had not forgotten her over the years. But now, looking at Phoenix Queen's calm demeanor when she mentioned God Yuan Qi, it was obvious that she didn't want to reminisce about the past.
Forget it, the entanglement between Yuan Qi and Phoenix Queen was not something he could interfere with, so he had better not bring trouble to himself. Yu Feng lowered his head and took a sip of tea. He seemed not to have heard Feng Yin's disrespectful address just now and pretended to be confused.
"Then did you found out over the years?" Feng Yin asked.
Yu Feng shook his head, quite disappointed, "After the war, the Heavenly Empress used her divine power to check the bodies of all the lords and heads of various factions in the Heavenly Palace, and none of them had devilish aura. I'm afraid that person also knows that the Heavenly Empress and I have suspicions. He has been hiding it very well over the years and has not revealed any trace of his behavior."
Feng Yin frowned and asked, "Have all the Heavenly Palace Supreme Lords and Headmasters been inspected?"
Yu Feng nodded, "Nothing was missed."
The collusion between immortals and devils is of great importance. As the leader of the Heavenly Palace, he takes this matter very seriously. However, he and the Heavenly Empress searched for a long time but could not find even a single clue. When A Yin died, no one could prove that he had hurt his true essence. The suspicion of assassinating the Demon Emperor and provoking a conflict between the two clans fell on him, so he had to retreat to the Feng Ling Palace and lie dormant.
Feng Yin had already guessed that Yu Feng might not have found anything over the years, so she was not disappointed. She said: "Lord Yu Feng, His Highness Jing Jian's soul is about to awaken. My master must stay in Wutong Island to temper it for him. After refining three souls and seven souls, she cannot return to the Heavenly Palace now. I came here today to ask the Lord to come out of the Feng Ling Palace to take over the Heavenly Palace in place of Master."
Yu Feng's expression paused, "Regain control of the Heavenly Palace? Does Your Majesty want to investigate something?"
Now that Hua Shu is in charge of the general affairs of the Heavenly Palace, Feng Yin must have wanted to do something before asking him to come out.
Feng Yin nodded, "All the troubles started with the death of Lord Lan Feng. He fought with the nine-tailed fox in Imperial Palace, and there might be some clues left behind. I want to restart Imperial Palace and find out what happened to Lord Lan Feng."
Imperial Palace is the place where Lan Feng died tragically. If she breaks the seal rashly, the people hiding in the dark will be disturbed. It is best for Yu Feng to come forward.
Yu Feng pondered for a moment and said: "Now that Your Majesty is back, it's time to find out what happened back then. But if Your Majesty wants to enter the Imperial Palace, I have to find some reason."
Feng Yin raised her eyebrows, Yu Feng's voice had already sounded.
"Jing Zhu!"
Jing Zhu came in after hearing the sound and saluted the two of them.
"Go to Kunlun, invite the three lords back, and send my order to the three mountains and six prefectures and say..." Yu Feng gave a long laugh, and there was something in his expression that he had not seen in a thousand years. It was free and easy, "The Phoenix Queen came to the Heavenly Palace, I invite all the immortals to a banquet to meet Her Majesty the Phoenix Queen!"
One night passed, and the immortal general in Feng Ling Palace quietly left with Yu Feng's order. One day later, the three lords, the ancestor of Kunlun, and the heads of the three mountains and six prefectures gathered in the Imperial Hall of the Heavenly Palace. The only exception was Hua Shu, who was having a small banquet with a group of female ladies in the Xiu Yang Hall.
In the backyard of Xiu Yang Palace, a group of female ladies finished tasting the leaf tea that Hua Shu had boiled with Yaochi water. Several alert female ladies were about to get up and leave Hua Shu. Unexpectedly, before the words came out of her mouth, Hua Shu waved her sleeves, she straightened her posture and looked at them.
"I wonder if the flower tea in my Xiu Yang Palace is satisfactory to all of you?" Hua Shu said with a smile.
All the ladies had no reason to say they were dissatisfied. They all smiled and thanked Hua Shu for her hospitality.
Hua Shu took a look at the sky and suddenly said: "The sky was quite good. A few days ago, I heard from immortals that the lotus flowers in the Immortal Pond outside the Imperial Palace were in bloom. The lotus flowers are also a unique sight in our Heavenly Palace. Sisters, it's a pleasure to come to Heavenly Palace and it's just in time for me to accompany you to take a look."
All the ladies looked at each other in shock after hearing Hua Shu's words. At this time, they followed Hua Shu to the Liu Xian Pond to enjoy the flowers. The little Phoenix Queen first came out of Wutong Island, she must have a proud temperament. If she saw that they spent time admiring flowers with Hua Shu instead of going to Feng Qi Palace to see her, how could she not feel resentful towards them in her heart?
The Third Princess Jin Yun was a sensible person and refused to be a tool for Hua Shu to leverage. She was about to stand up and leave, but was pulled back by her cousin-in-law.
Lady Mu Rong blinked at her. After such a delay, Hua Shu had already made her decision, got up and led the female ladies towards the outside of Xiu Yang Palace.
Princess Jin Yun didn't know that her sister-in-law wanted to see a good show, so she glared at her angrily. Mu Rong winked slyly and pulled Jin Yun to follow behind the ladies.
~End of Chapter 111~