Ya Zi, he actually came to the battlefield in person. As long as he appears, even I am powerless to stop him. There are only a handful of people in the world who can rival Ya Zi, you can count them on one hand.
Before I could react, he suddenly burst out from Fuqi's army and rushed straight towards Jimo. He didn't even transform into human form; he was just a fierce wolf-like figure with his body like fire and dragon horns sticking back to his back. His aura silenced even the wind in the surrounding fields.
Before I could think any further, I had already rushed out. No matter what, he couldn't kill Ji Mo!
A long, drawn-out sound suddenly came from the horizon, and my body felt light. I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phoenix, quickly take me to stop Yazi."
In that instant, I was in front of Ji Mo, spreading my arms to desperately try to block Ya Zi's attack. However, that fatal blow still slammed into my heart, and my mouth was instantly filled with a metallic taste.
The phoenix immediately took flight, and I coughed up a mouthful of blood, hurriedly saying, "Phoenix, come back."
You shouldn't hurt each other with petty grudges. We're old acquaintances, so why fight to the death over trivial matters?
"Zi Wan." I heard Ya Zi squeeze out the two words through gritted teeth, and I took it as a greeting and smiled slightly.
“The young lady is…” Ji Mo’s voice sounded behind me. He didn’t recognize me anymore. I looked at my trembling, aching hands, hands that were no longer pale. He shouldn’t have recognized me.
I didn't turn back. I climbed onto the phoenix, suppressing the discomfort in my throat, and whispered, "Auspicious omen, truly auspicious omen."
Looking up at the sky, I called out at the top of my lungs: "Vermilion Bird, Azure Phoenix, Yuan-chu, Swan, Phoenix!"
I lowered my head, listening to the sudden rustling of the wind overhead, and seeing the displeasure slowly gathering in Ya Zi's eyes, I raised the corners of my lips even higher.
Jimo Dongli, you were not blessed with true good fortune when you were alive, but now I will make up for it!
"Heaven's will is on my side, Jiugao!" Ji Mo shouted, raising his sword. Suddenly, the Jiugao army erupted in cheers.
"Yazi, I want Jiugao to win." I told the phoenix to fly lower and get closer to Yazi. "I want Dongjun to win."
He looked up at me, revealing his sharp teeth.
When I first met Yazi four thousand years ago, I only thought of him as a cruel, bloodthirsty, and warlike man. At that time, among the dragon princes, I was closest to Fuxi. So, I complained to him, and unexpectedly, Fuxi eloquently defended Yazi. Much later, long after Dongjun ascended to immortality, I gradually realized that Yazi was truly a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He was always fierce towards others, but he would always lend a helping hand to those most in need when necessary.
So I understand that even if the greeting upon our reunion is such a devastating blow, he won't make things difficult for me. I'll take his bared teeth and threatening look as a yes.
As I rode the phoenix back to the Nine Heavens, I suppressed the suffocating pain in my heart and stepped onto the clouds to Ji Mo's side. I wanted Fu Qi to know that I was a celestial being, chosen by Heaven.
Ji Mo looked at me for a long while, then suddenly called out softly, "Liao Yan..."
I almost fell off the cloud. I frowned at him, then looked at myself. I was indeed no longer the same person I used to be, yet he still recognized me.
He lowered his head and rubbed his temples, then sighed and said, "I have offended the fairy maiden, please forgive me."
Before I could say anything, he raised his sword and shouted, "Heaven blesses Jiugao! Today we will surely destroy Fuqi!"
That cry ignited the entire battlefield. I, along with Phoenix, held off Yazi, while Vermilion Bird and the others remained on the other side of Jiugao. Yazi showed mercy, but how could ordinary mortals on the battlefield withstand a divine bird? In an instant, the battle situation was reversed, and Fuqi's hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed in the blink of an eye.
The victory was a foregone conclusion.
Jimo asked me to stay, and I had no reason to refuse.
This move is too big; Zhuanxu must have already been aware of it, but so far there's no sign of it being exposed, which makes me a little uneasy. But then I think, with Zhuanxu and the Red Emperor joining forces, a little immortal like me would be useless even if I hid at the ends of the earth. I might as well stay in the military camp and help out as much as I can.
I'm somewhat relieved that I'm no longer Liao Yan, who's powerless to even kill a chicken.
The Vermilion Birds and their entourage were not kept long; only the Phoenix flew back to Danxue Mountain, returning only when it found its morning dew, tender bamboo, and thousand-year-old phoenix tree. Its noble nature truly did not belong in this mortal realm.
After that day, I never saw Ya Zi again, but I felt a strange unease in my heart. Fu Xi was also with Fu Qi, but I never saw him during this chaotic battle. I don't know why. The battle was too rushed, and I didn't have a chance to ask Ya Zi. Even if I had, I'm afraid he wouldn't have spoken.
I'm very curious: why would someone with Yazi's temperament willingly submit to staying with Fuqi? Given his ways, if someone forced him to condescend to be a symbol of good fortune, he would likely fly into a rage and turn Fuqi into a living hell. He's capable of such a thing. Therefore, for four thousand years, I've always been extremely careful in my interactions with him, even my jokes are always subtle, for fear of offending him.
Now, however, no one knows who made him do this thing that would definitely infuriate him.
Zhuanxu? When Yazi gets angry, he might even offend Zhuanxu. He's always been reckless, hoping for chaos in the world so he can use it to show off his skills.
Unable to understand, I stopped dwelling on it. Back in Ziwan's body, I became increasingly lazy, spending my days in the endless expanse of the celestial realm, long accustomed to this rhythm. I didn't think much, didn't ask many questions, letting the mundane fade away all my curiosity and joy. At that time, the time I spent drinking tea with Dongjun and Fuxi each day became the last remaining stirrings of my emotions.
Dongjun.
I looked up at the sky, trying desperately to see through the layers of colorful clouds, the clouds ignited by the setting sun, accompanying the three-legged golden crow like fire.
Dongjun once promised me that we would visit the Three-Legged Crow together. We even discussed stealing a feather from it and bringing it back to the Eastern Heaven to light up the Taihao Palace. Although it has always been as bright as day there.
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