Dragon Base.
Rose Manor.
Fire Phoenix sat on the balcony on the second floor of the main building, legs crossed, arms clasped to her chest, in a seductive pose.
She gently held a wine glass in her right hand, swirling it slowly.
Every now and then, she would take a small sip.
Looking at the phoenix eyes of the distant mountains, I felt a little melancholy.
Blood Rose walked over, sat down opposite her, and said indifferently, "You still have a day of melancholy?"
Fire Phoenix snapped out of her daze, turned to look at Blood Rose, and said with a smile, "I'm a woman too, how could I be heartless all the time?"
As she spoke, she sighed again and said with emotion, "Sometimes I envy you. You were born into wealth and privilege, able to study hard and enjoy the praise of others. Even if the end of the world comes, you have a good younger sister who will take care of everything for you."
At this point, she gave a bitter smile and said self-deprecatingly, "Unlike me, that bastard gave birth to me, not only did he not send me to school, but he also raised me to be a tool to please men. From childhood, all I have seen is the ugly side, and I have to rely on myself."
Blood Rose clenched her fists and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you not to bring that up again? Do you really think I won't hurt you?"
Fire Phoenix looked at Blood Rose and laughed. She said smugly, "I really don't believe it. After all, your sister doesn't even recognize you anymore. Now you only have me as your good friend, and a good friend with whom you can share secrets. If you kill me, you'll be all alone."
Blood Rose loosened her fist, sighed, and muttered to herself, "I'm useless. As the older sister, I've never been as strong as Xiaoxi since childhood. When faced with something like that, I just broke down in fear."
Phoenix sighed and said softly, "So, I really envy you for having such a wonderful younger sister."
At this point, she lowered her voice and whispered, "Rose, are you interested in doing something big with me?"
Blood Rose looked at her suspiciously and asked, "What are you planning to do now?"
Fire Phoenix's eyes sharpened, and she smiled as she said, "Let's take over Phoenix City! Then we'll rule Phoenix City! And slowly annex the surrounding forces, and together we'll build a powerful force led by us women!"
"Phoenix City is strategically located, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, the current city lord of Phoenix City dotes on a woman, who is my trusted confidante! If the two of us join forces, we can wipe out the city lord of Phoenix City and his confidante without anyone noticing!"
"Phoenix City currently has 50,000 people. If we absorb the surrounding forces and relocate some people from Dragon Base, the population will easily exceed 100,000. If we continue to develop at this rate, Dragon Base might eventually have to ask us for help..."
Blood Rose stared blankly at the suddenly ambitious Fire Phoenix.
Only after Fire Phoenix finished speaking did Blood Rose whisper, "Why did you suddenly think of doing these things?"
Phoenix's eyes were firm as she said earnestly, "I don't want him to look down on me! I don't want him to think I'm just a woman who climbs the social ladder by pleasing men!"
Blood Rose was stunned.
She understood who the Fire Phoenix was referring to.
After all, Phoenix herself said that she had really fallen in love with him.
After a long pause, she asked softly, "You did all this just so he wouldn't look down on you?"
Phoenix downed the glass of red wine in one gulp, then slammed the glass on the table and said seriously, "I didn't have a choice before, and then I got used to it, so I became carefree. I always thought that this was how my life would be!"
"But now I realize that I'm not heartless; I can like men too! I can also be so upset by his disdain that I can stay up all night!"
Now that I understand my own heart, I'm going to start anew! Even if I can't have him, I'll make sure he never looks down on me again!
At this point, she looked at Blood Rose and said earnestly, "My dear sister, please help me!"
"Besides, your sister's only spiritual pursuit right now is how to save humanity. If we take Phoenix City and then strive to grow stronger, we're just following in your sister's footsteps!"
"After all, the Phoenix City Lord and his confidants are only thinking about enjoying themselves now. Otherwise, given Phoenix City's location and conditions, how could there only be 50,000 people in the city?"
Blood Rose took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Are you... serious?"
"More real than real gold!" Phoenix declared resolutely, her eyes burning. "Rose, you have people you care about, and I have people I care about. This is our chance to change ourselves and prove ourselves!"
Blood Rose was about to say something.
Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a blurry black shadow approaching at an astonishing speed in the distance!
That speed was incredibly fast!
One second they were still far away, the next they were almost touching the edge of the Rose Manor!
She suddenly stood up and instinctively went into battle mode.
Fire Phoenix was taken aback and subconsciously turned her head to look outside.
Then, her eyes turned sharp and wary.
But the next second, the other party accelerated again.
It was as if I had appeared on the balcony in an instant.
Upon seeing who it was, Blood Rose and Fire Phoenix were both stunned.
The next second, the wariness and killing intent in the Fire Phoenix's eyes receded like a tide.
Her eyes darted around as she looked Jiang Wu up and down.
She casually struck a languid and alluring leaning pose, transforming back into that charming and alluring woman.
The sharpness and ambition he had displayed when discussing grand ambitions were instantly concealed, as if they had never existed.
She said coquettishly, "I thought that once you left, I didn't know when you would come back."
"What, did the leader of Wu University suddenly remember her and come to find me so eagerly?"
Jiang Wu glanced at the Fire Phoenix, who had started to run a fever in front of Blood Rose, and his lips twitched.
He calmly said, "I'm not looking for you. Can you leave for a moment? I need to talk to Blood Rose about something."
A hint of sadness flashed in the Fire Phoenix's eyes, but she concealed it well.
The next second, she stood up and said with a charming smile, "Alright, alright, I'll make room for you guys, I'm leaving now~"
As she spoke, she gave Jiang Wu another flirtatious wink, then swayed and wiggled her way out of the room with extremely seductive steps.
Finally, she glanced back at Jiang Wu and considerately closed the door.
Jiang Wu got straight to the point: "Thank you for helping me arrange things for Engineer Chen and his daughter. I'm here to ask you about your sister."
Blood Rose sat back in her chair, tilted her head to look at the distant mountains, and said calmly, "What do you want to ask?"
Jiang Wu pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "I know Xiao Xi likes me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Blood Rose turned her head sharply.
Those eyes, which always carried a hint of indifference and sadness, were now filled with disbelief and astonishment.
She stared intently at Jiang Wu, blurting out, "Xiao Xi likes you?! How could that be?!"
Her voice rose in pitch with excitement, punctuated by a sharp crack.
It was as if I had heard the most absurd thing in the world.
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