Youyou felt a momentary loss of weight, and the next instant, she found herself in another world. Her vision was filled with a fiery red expanse, with slowly flowing crimson lava everywhere, making it seem as if she were inside a volcano. In the center of this lava field stood a colossal tree. The tree was enormous, several meters wide, its top invisible even when looking up, its thick trunk densely covering the entire sky.
Upon closer inspection, the tree resembles a sycamore, but it is red, with even the not-so-dense leaves on the branches shimmering with a reddish luster, as if it might burst into flames at any moment.
Before Youyou could react, a flash of fire appeared beside her. The flame that had pulled her in suddenly began to writhe wildly around her, almost as if trying to get her attention.
This fire... it looks like it's alive?
She paused, then turned to look more closely. As if sensing her gaze, the flames exploded with a couple of sparks, instantly growing larger. Suddenly, a flame as thick as an arm split from its center, then slowly approached her and stopped in front of her. Then, with a hiss, a delicate red lotus bloomed at its tip, swaying as it offered it to her.
Is this... sending flowers?
(?д?lll)
"This flame is actually alive!" Youyou caught it with a bewildered look, only to find that although the red lotus was formed of fire, it was not hot at all. Instead, it was gentle to the touch and had a slight warmth, like a hand warmer.
She paused, then looked again at the small flame that was wriggling around, seemingly blushing, and couldn't help but call out, "Feng Rong?"
The flame was clearly unable to respond, only crackling and popping small sparks, as if setting off fireworks for itself, occasionally circling around her, appearing extremely happy and excited.
Youyou felt inexplicably that it could communicate, so she asked again, "Little Flame, can you take me to find Feng Rong?"
Sure enough, the small flame paused in its sparking motion, and flickered. Suddenly, another flame split off, pointing towards the large tree.
"Is he over there?"
The small flame trembled up and down, as if nodding. The next moment, the entire flame instantly grew larger and longer, then spread across the ground with a whoosh. Waving the half-flame, it swept away the gravel and dust on the ground to both sides, instantly clearing clean fire paths that led straight towards his big tree.
"..." No, isn't this flame a bit too intense?
Does this mean I should let her go?
She was speechless for a moment, then lifted her foot and walked over there. She had thought that the path paved with lava would be a bit hot to the feet, and was even thinking about whether to put a defensive talisman on it.
Unexpectedly, the moment her foot touched the ground, a red lotus bloomed instantly, perfectly supporting her foot and preventing it from touching the lava below. Youyou was taken aback, but continued walking forward. Sure enough, with each step, a red lotus would appear beneath her feet, guiding her all the way to the base of that large red tree.
"Thank you, Little Flame!" She looked at Flame, who had been busy all the way and had swept the road clean.
The fire instantly became excited, sparks crackling and popping, and the entire flame began to twist wildly again, splitting into two halves as it twisted, the two ends bending inwards, making a big heart shape for her.
"..."
Hmm, she's... kind of cute!
Youyou looked around at the trees in front of her, but didn't find anything unusual, let alone Feng Rong. She could only ask again, "Little Flame, where is Feng Rong?"
The flame that made a heart shape paused for a moment, then split into a thin line and pointed forcefully at the tree trunk.
"Inside the tree?" Youyou was taken aback.
The flames bounced, as if nodding.
"How could it be inside a tree..." How are we supposed to find it? Cut down the tree? Youyou was a little troubled and subconsciously reached out to touch the tree trunk. The next moment, she heard a crisp cracking sound.
Suddenly, the thick tree split open from the middle, creating a hollow about the height of a person. A soft white light shone through, and upon closer inspection, Youyou saw that there was another world inside the tree hollow.
Unlike the lava fields outside, the cave is filled with red lotuses, resembling a sea of red. And in the very center of these red lotuses, a huge egg lies quietly.
The egg was pure white, and its body emitted a faint white light. When she got closer and listened carefully, she could faintly hear some kind of pulsating sound.
She instinctively reached out to touch it, and the moment her palm touched the eggshell, that part suddenly lit up. She moved slightly, and the light followed, as if chasing the warmth in her hand.
This is... Feng Rong?!
She instinctively turned to look at the little flame behind her, only to see it suddenly fly up, circle above her head, and shower her with red lotus petals. Finally, it reluctantly burrowed back into the eggshell in front of it.
"Wait, tell me if it is or not?" Youyou was a little anxious, but the little flame had disappeared. Only a flame mark slowly appeared on the originally white giant egg.
Looking at the giant egg in front of her, which was even taller than her, Youyou was at a loss for what to do. After thinking for a moment, she tentatively called out, "Feng Rong! You're Feng Rong, right?"
The egg remained quiet for a while, then the entire egg lit up, and in the soft white light, the faint image of a phoenix curled up and sleeping could be seen.
Oh... it really is him!
Youyou was completely stunned. She had considered that Feng Rong's condition might not be good, or even that he might be seriously injured and die. But she never expected him to turn into an egg! What was she going to do?
Should we take it back and incubate it slowly? How are we supposed to incubate such a big egg?!
So, when Yuan Qi and Feng Yu, having waited for You You for a long time without seeing her, were hesitating whether to forcibly cleave open the void and rush in to search for her, they suddenly saw the void rift reappear.
The person who had just been pulled in not only escaped unharmed, but also managed to squeeze out of the crack while holding a huge egg as tall as a small mountain, all the while asking for help from the people outside.
"Quick, help me... help me! I can't hold on much longer, I'm going to fall!"
Yuan Qi: "..."
Feng Yu: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Σ⊙▃⊙川
What the heck?!
In the end, it was Feng Yu, who had served the Phoenix Clan for many years, who was the first to react. He hurriedly called the Phoenix Clan members around him to come forward, "That...that's the Master! Quick, catch the Master!"
Everyone then seemed to wake up from a dream and immediately rushed forward to help support the giant egg.
"You guys be careful too, this egg is very heavy..."
—Bang!
Before she could finish speaking, a large number of people who came to help were instantly pinned to the ground by the giant egg and unable to move.
Youyou: "..."
Everyone says it's very heavy.
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