Dragon light rises every night

Lu Yixin lay on the straw and began to sob, pretending to cry.

"Starry Night, are you really so heartless? Waaaaaah!"

Yun Xinglan helped her up and said helplessly, "It's not that I'm heartless, Miss Lu. Firstly, I was banished by the decree of the Divine Lord. Without the Divine Lord's order, I can never return to the Wutong Tree. Secondly, I don't know if you would harm the Phoenix Clan. After all, you know that Dragon Clan orphan. I really can't guarantee it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yixin jumped up, crossed her arms, and said fiercely to him, "You are clearly a member of the Phoenix Clan! When I asked you where the phoenix tree was, you pretended not to know!"

"Miss Lu, may I ask you how you figured out we were Phoenix Clan members?" Qu Qingcheng asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yixin rummaged through her handbag and pulled out two palm-sized bird feathers: "You dropped a feather last night in the attic, and this one is the one I found when I was in Mi Tianze."

The bird feathers, shimmering with a faint golden light, looked especially warm in the dark cave. Qu Qingcheng smiled and said, "Yes, the other one belongs to my aunt."

"This is a feather from the Golden Phoenix's abdomen, containing my aunt's magical power. If you have a way, you can absorb this magical power. It's a little, but it's better than nothing."

The Phoenix Maiden has countless feathers. If each feather contained magical power, then the Phoenix Maiden's strength would be truly terrifying.

She thought to herself, and then asked, "Qingcheng, I've always heard that the Phoenix Clan is incredibly powerful, but I've never seen it with my own eyes. Could you show me a thing or two?"

The gap between the Forest Clan and the Phoenix Clan is not small. As a clan second only to the Dragon Clan, the two people in front of her, whether it is Jinwu Wei Yunxinglan or Huangnu blood relative Qu Qingcheng, are at a height that she cannot reach.

Qu Qingcheng shook her head: "Although I am a god, my magical power is weak. Let Yun Xinglan demonstrate it for you."

“How should we present this?” Yun Xinglan smiled and looked outside. “How about I just cut this mountain in half?”

Lu Yixin's pupils dilated in shock: "Sliced ​​in half...this mountain?"

This mountain is even taller than the one that Yu Gong moved!

"No!" Qu Qingcheng glared at him. "This is a place I searched for a long time to find. You dare to try and tear it down!"

“Since Miss Lu wants to see it, I will naturally grant her wish,” Yun Xinglan snorted coldly. “It’s just a mountain, you can find one anywhere.”

"Do you believe I'll go find your aunt right now and have her deal with you!"

"That's all you're capable of."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Lu Yixin quickly stepped between them, clasping her hands together in a pleading gesture: "Okay, okay, I don't want to know anymore. Xinglan, you don't need to bother. Qingcheng, don't be angry. Your mountain is still fine, still fine."

"How can that be?"

The moment Yun Xinglan looked at her, he immediately changed his expression, smiling as warmly as a spring breeze, which made Qu Qingcheng roll her eyes.

"How could I refuse Miss Lu's request?"

"Well then," Yun Xinglan said affectionately, stroking her hair, "Does Miss Lu know Diwei?"

Lu Yixin immediately had a bad feeling, but still replied, "The Huainanzi says: 'Gonggong and Zhuanxu fought for the throne. In anger, Gonggong struck Mount Buzhou, causing the pillar of heaven to break and the earth's axis to collapse.' But what does that have to do with you...?"

“The earthly branch is a huge rope connecting heaven and earth. Coincidentally, the paulownia tree is built on one of the earthly branches. Why don’t I cut that earthly branch and tie it into a bow for you?”

Yun Xinglan smiled with her eyes crinkling, but Lu Yixin broke out in a cold sweat.

Good heavens, she doesn't want to be a sinner for all time!

Yun Xinglan knew what Lu Yixin was thinking as soon as he saw her expression, and said gently, "Miss Lu, don't be afraid. With my strength, I can cut it off and I can also reconnect it."

"Didn't you say you couldn't go back to Wutongmu...?" Lu Yixin said with a forced smile.

"That root is on the outermost edge of the paulownia tree, Miss Deer, please wait."

As soon as Yun Xinglan finished speaking, she was about to fly away, but Lu Yixin stopped her. She grabbed Yun Xinglan's arm, kicked the wall, and cried out, "No!"

She had to persuade Yun Xinglan to give up the idea after much persuasion, and then wiped the sweat from her forehead.

After all that commotion, Lu Yixin vaguely realized that a pinkish hue had appeared in the east, and dawn was approaching.

“Well then,” she said to the two of them, hands on her hips, “I’m here to find the paulownia tree, you can’t bother me.”

Qu Qingcheng pushed the two of them out: "I'm not going with you. Otherwise, if Lord Jinwuwei sees me killing someone, he'll want to take my life again. You can go on your own."

She doesn't want to be a third wheel!

Yun Xinglan was happy to travel alone with Lu Yixin, thinking to herself that Qu Qingcheng had finally gained some insight.

Lu Yixin had just taken a step when she suddenly caught sight of the sea of ​​clouds beneath her feet. Her legs went weak, and she took two steps back, almost falling to the ground.

"How...how do we get down?"

Help! She didn't want to be suspended in the air anymore.

Yun Xinglan gestured for her to step back, then stood outside the empty cave and smiled at Lu Yixin, saying, "Miss Lu hasn't seen my true form yet, has she?"

He emitted a dazzling light, and in an instant, a huge golden eagle flapped its wings, its feathers shimmering with iridescent light, almost blinding Lu Yixin.

"Wow! Xinglan, you're so handsome!" Lu Yixin exclaimed like a little fangirl.

The golden eagle lowered its left wing, allowing Lu Yixin to climb onto it, and chuckled, "Hold on tight to my feathers, or you'll be thrown off."

Looking at the two girls outside, one smug like a peacock and the other shouting like a country bumpkin who'd never seen the world, Qu Qingcheng rolled her eyes at Yun Xinglan with disdain.

"Pah!"

—

Shen Qiexing tugged at his clothes, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Too flashy.

"Son, these are all your favorite foods. Your parents won't stop you anymore. Eat them without worry."

A woman dressed in a bright yellow dress held Shen Qiexing's hand and ordered her servants to bring him a pile of colorful pastries. In her other hand, she held a handkerchief and occasionally wiped the corners of her tearful eyes.

This is the mother of some unknown young master whom Shen Qiexing impersonated using illusion magic.

"Yes, I understand."

He lay low for almost a month, making inquiries everywhere, and finally heard some good news.

One of the Phoenix Queen's subordinates is a high-ranking official in the court. He has a long-standing feud with his son, and the two argue frequently, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. The wife is unable to ease the tension between them and is caught in the middle, unable to please either side, and spends her days in tears.

Three months ago, the son and father finally had their most serious argument. In a fit of anger, he packed his bags and left Wutongmu. At first, the father told him in a fit of pique that he should never come back. But now that things had come to this, both of them were filled with regret. The mother complained to the father about why he was so strict with the child, while the father was filled with remorse and, in a fit of anger, fell seriously ill.

It's not that the father was too strict, but rather that this young master was simply too lazy and idle, spending his days doing nothing and being ignorant. The father, being one of the Phoenix Maiden's most meritorious subordinates, was also disappointed in him.

Shen Qiexing was glad that he had asked Baozhu for the magic of the sea serpent before leaving. He sneaked into the mansion at night, read the couple's memories about their child, and used illusion magic to disguise himself as the young master. In this way, he swaggered into the Ming mansion.

“If you don’t want to study, your parents will never force you to study again,” Madam Ming said, tears streaming down her face, patting Shen Qiexing’s hand. “Don’t scare your parents like that again.”

“Mother, there’s no need to say that. It was all my fault before,” Shen Qiexing said gently. “I’ve figured it out during these three months of traveling. The most comfortable place in the world is still my own home. Only my parents love me the most. How could my parents harm me? I’ve decided that from now on I will study hard and bring glory to the Phoenix Clan.”

"well!"

Master Ming clapped his hands loudly, beaming from ear to ear, and said repeatedly, "In these three months away, our child has finally grown up!"

Shen Qiexing picked up the scroll on the table and looked at it. It was just some of the Four Books and Five Classics, which he had already read through many times.

Seeing that their child had started to study hard, the Ming couple exchanged a smile and quietly left the room.

The Ming family was large and wealthy, and Mingyue Chi's room was even more magnificent. Various calligraphy and paintings by famous people were pasted on the walls, and there were countless rare treasures. It can be seen that although Master Ming was strict with his children, he never neglected their food, clothing and daily necessities.

With such good parents, he should work even harder; how could he have become a spoiled brat?

Mingyue Chi's true form is a Paradise Flycatcher, which is not very aggressive but is extremely ornamental, so it's no wonder he likes so many fancy things.

This includes clothes.

—

"Mingyue Chi, come out and play!"

At that moment, Shen Qiexing was copying an anonymous ancient poem when the door was suddenly flung open, and a group of well-dressed young men burst into his room, laughing and joking.

He frowned almost imperceptibly. "Where to?"

A young man in blue winked at him. "Where else can we go? What do you think?"

Shen Qiexing was about to refuse outright when he suddenly remembered something and curled the corners of his lips: "Alright, lead the way."

While wealthy young men frequent places of entertainment, there are also some gatherings of high-ranking officials and nobles. If they could encounter someone from the brothel, that would be the best outcome.

Sure enough, this group of people went to the Jade Boat first.

As soon as they entered the gate, a group of girls dressed in their finest attire rushed over. Judging from their names, they were regulars, as the girls could call out their names accurately.

Shen Qiexing awkwardly avoided physical contact. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and actually caught sight of a few men.

"Mingyue Chi, come here! Why are you hiding so far away?"

It was still the same young man in blue. He had been worried about what to do since he didn't recognize any of these people, but now it was all right. He matched the names the girls had called out with their faces one by one, and smiled at the young man in blue: "Here you are, Jiang Bai."