You still looked at me with concern, as if the Vermilion Bird opposite me didn't exist. "Your head is so hot, and you still say you're not hot."
"I'm really fine," I said softly, my face flushed.
In You's eyes, my blushing face was a result of being roasted by the sea of fire.
"Don't force yourself," You said, moving closer to me. "Will this make it cooler?"
"Hmm." I nodded haphazardly.
You hugged me and saw that the blush on my face hadn't faded. "Xin'er, go to Feng Su first. Feng Su can protect you. I'll take care of it soon." After saying that, You let go of me.
"Okay." I nodded as I landed and turned to walk towards Feng Su's direction. "Thud." That was the sound of something hitting the ground.
I instinctively turned around and saw the bead that Jin Yu had given me. The shimmering bead, which had fallen into the sea of fire, suddenly shone brightly, illuminating a warm white light.
"This is..." The movement of the bead clearly attracted the attention of the Vermilion Bird. As the Vermilion Bird looked at the bead floating in the air and shining brightly, its eyes gradually reddened, and it shed tears several times. "This is a spiritual seed of the White Tiger lineage."
Spirit Seed? What is that? I was a little confused when I heard the unfamiliar word "Vermilion Bird".
The sword in Zhuque's hand fell to the ground with a "clang," and with red eyes, it slowly approached the bead. The surrounding sea of fire gradually shrank and finally disappeared, returning to the familiar scene.
Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise were startled by our sudden appearance and were about to attack when they noticed the bead in the air. They stopped, their eyes red and filled with tears, and exclaimed, "This is the spirit seed of the White Tiger! Hahaha, that's wonderful!"
"What is a spirit seed?" I asked You in a low voice, afraid of disturbing their grief.
You shook her head and whispered back, "I don't know either."
Perhaps my conversation with You interrupted Zhuque, for Zhuque suddenly turned to look at me, excitedly wanting to step forward, but was stopped by a warning look from You.
Zhuque could only stand there, rubbing his hands excitedly as he asked me, "Xin, Emperor Xin, how did this thing end up with you?"
Seeing that Zhuque was so excited that she couldn't even speak clearly, I knew that the bead Jinyu gave me was definitely extraordinary. "This was given to me by Jinyu before she died. Jinyu was the child of your White Tiger sister."
"Okay, okay." Zhuque said "okay" several times, then turned her head to look at the bead in the air.
"What is a spirit seed?" I asked boldly, noticing that Suzaku's attitude was not as resentful as before.
Suzaku did not answer my question first. "You said you didn't kill anyone, and I believed you."
Huh? What the hell? All that I just said was useless. They believed me just because they saw this bead?
Ignoring my astonished expression, Zhuque continued, "The four spirits of heaven are passed down through a single lineage. This spirit seed is an artifact that can nurture the next generation of spirits."
I still don't understand. I know the Four Celestial Spirits are passed down through a single lineage, but Jin Yu isn't...
"When a new generation of spirits is born, the previous generation of spirits will wither away, but the spirit seed will exist forever. As long as the spirit seed exists, the four spirits of heaven will never cease."
I was still a bit confused. "Then how did Jinyu come to be? You mean if this thing exists, Jinyu can be resurrected?"
"No, I guess that back then, Sister Baihu was seriously injured and her love life was blocked, so she became disheartened and passed away after giving birth to Jinyu."
"You mean the White Tiger chose to die?" I was even more confused. Why do these gods like to commit suicide all the time?
"I guess so, but I wouldn't call it death." Now that Zhuque no longer harbored resentment towards me, she was less cold and more憨憨的 (simple and honest), scratching her head, unsure how to explain.
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