Qin Hong suddenly felt a surge of strength drained from her body, a weight that had been pressing on her heart for many years suddenly lifted. The resentment and injustice on her face vanished instantly, replaced by an expression full of guilt. She looked at You You again and said, "I'm sorry..."
"An apology is unnecessary, just remember to pay double the compensation for the damage to your reputation!" You You didn't intend to pursue the matter further. From the fact that the other party was only investigating behind the scenes instead of directly targeting the Zhenyan Sect, it could be seen that she was a person with a sense of propriety. She was just unable to let go of the matter of her friend's death. "However, regarding Lei Yu, I hope you will tell me the truth."
Qin Hong stared blankly at You You, her guilt deepening, even to the point of having an urge to burrow into the ground. She forced herself to calm down before speaking in a low voice.
"Regarding Lei Yu... I didn't know beforehand that there was another space on Wushan, or that it was the territory of the gods. However, when I arrived at Wushan, I suddenly heard a voice. It was that voice that guided me in, and Lei Yu was given to me by that voice. It also said... that it would help me find the truth."
"Do you know who the other party is?" Youyou asked.
"I only heard the voice, I didn't see the other person's face." Qin Hong shook her head, then looked at Feng Rong and said, "Whether you believe it or not, after I got the two Thunder Feathers, I was sent out. I didn't do anything to your people!"
"Two lightning feathers?" You You noticed the emphasis in her question. "Why are there two?"
"I did get two pieces back then." Qin Hong frowned, and after a while continued, "That voice... told me to bring out the Thunder Feather, but didn't explain in detail what I was supposed to do. Later, one of the Thunder Feathers merged into my body, and my cultivation level increased greatly as a result, directly breaking through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the half-step Ascension realm."
"What about the other one?" Youyou asked.
"I don't know!" Qin Hong shook her head. "After I came out of that space, Lei Yu disappeared. It wasn't until later, when I was suddenly severely injured by Lei Yu's backlash, that I realized one of the pieces was inside my body."
“Thunder Feather is the true feather of Thunder Phoenix, containing the true power of Thunder Phoenix. A phoenix only has one, and Thunder Phoenix is the royal family of my Phoenix Clan. Phoenix feathers are never given to anyone other than their mate, so how could you possibly have two at the same time?” Feng Rong glared at her and said.
"I'm telling the truth! I don't know why they gave it to me without explaining their purpose. I never coveted the Phoenix Clan's divine power. At the time, I just..." Qin Hong suddenly became agitated, turned to look at You You again, then lowered her head guiltily and said softly, "I just... wanted to find out the truth about my friend's demise! If you don't believe me... you can go and see for yourself. I really didn't do anything!"
In a panic, Feng Rong turned around and tried to leave.
"Wait!" You You grabbed his hand and said, "I'll go with you." She was worried about him going back alone.
Feng Rong paused for a moment, her eyes softening instantly. She nodded and said, "Okay." With that, she reached out and hugged You You, then in a flash, she carried You You away towards Wushan.
Before he could even hug her tighter, Youyou pushed him away slightly, pulled him behind her, and summoned her magic sword, saying seriously, "I'll fly on the sword, I'm faster!"
After saying that, he grabbed Feng Rong's wrist and flew forward at a speed several times faster than Feng Rong's wind-riding technique, disappearing into the air like a shooting star in an instant.
The person who just wanted to take the opportunity to hug someone, but almost got thrown off, was like: "..." This is not what he expected!
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You You, fearing that Feng Rong would be impatient, didn't restrain herself at all and flew incredibly fast, almost as if she were flying away, towards Wushan. Perhaps it was the result of her hard training over the years, but the two successfully reached Wushan.
In the distance, a low sycamore grove could be seen. Since the sacred tree was destroyed, most of the sycamores on Wushan Mountain have fallen. Many new ones have grown over the years, but they are not as lush and green as before. Fallen sycamore trees can still be seen everywhere on the mountain.
Feng Rong raised her hand and released the seal on Wushan Mountain, heading directly towards the summit. She stopped beneath the sacred tree that had been split in two and was completely devoid of spiritual power.
He formed several complex hand seals and operated for a while before the entrance to a space slowly opened above the sacred tree, and light purple divine power slowly seeped out from within.
“Youyou…” Feng Rong suddenly turned around and looked at her with some nervousness.
“I’ll go in with you!” Youyou replied, taking his hand.
Feng Rong then carried her into that space. Almost the instant they entered, a blinding light shone down. You You subconsciously squinted, while Feng Rong immediately raised her sleeve to shield them from the sudden, blinding light.
"What's going on?" Youyou closed her eyes and it took her a while to adjust before she pulled down Fengrong's hand to take a closer look.
But they discovered that the light was actually emanating from within the space itself, from the eggs. Countless giant eggs scattered across the ground were emitting white light, like a floor covered in giant light bulbs. Although each individual light was not very bright, when gathered together they were almost blinding.
“These are…” Not only You You, but even Feng Rong was stunned and couldn’t react for a moment.
After a while, Feng Rong suddenly thought of something, and her expression changed. "Father, Mother!"
He turned and ran quickly to the right, completely forgetting that he could fly. Youyou immediately followed, until they reached the two eggs that Feng Rong had shown him earlier.
Sure enough, like all the other eggs, these two were emitting a white glow, and upon closer inspection, one could faintly see the light flickering, as if it were pulsating.
"Father... Mother..." Feng Rong took two steps forward with some worry, slowly raised her hand to touch the eggshell. The next moment, the light that was originally evenly radiating suddenly contracted and all gathered in the position between Feng Rong's hands, as if in response to something.
Feng Rong was startled and took several steps back, her eyes wide open in disbelief.
"What's wrong?" Youyou asked, not knowing the reason.
“Youyou…” Feng Rong turned around in shock, pointed at the egg, and said somewhat blankly, “I can feel it… it’s a heartbeat! The egg… is alive?”
"What?!" You You was also shocked. Yuan Qi had said that the Phoenix Clan no longer possessed the power of Nirvana. Although the Phoenix Clan appeared to be awakening here, they were actually different from the Phoenix Rong before it hatched from its eggs. They were lifeless, essentially no different from having perished. For so many years, they had been unable to find a way to awaken them. How could there suddenly be movement now?
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