Chapter 116 Phoenix Bond
Phoenix Lake has many luxurious jewelry stores. The layout of Jinyu City is different from other places. The west side of the city is the richest, the north side is the most expensive, and the east side is the most lively.
The two were walking along a street by the lake when Song Chi saw Mo Shubai flick his sleeve, pointing towards a jewelry store. At such a time, buying a hairpin held great significance. Song Chi couldn't help but avert her gaze, sniffing nervously, trying to suppress the small thrill in her heart.
But that spirit realm was just so cruel. She was suddenly swept away by a surging water dragon from the lake. She was so angry that she almost pounded the ground. "Why don't you slow down before taking her away?"
"Senior Brother—!" She turned around at the last moment and saw Mo Shubai transform into a green shadow and rushing towards her.
It was such a resolute decision. "Waaah, Senior Brother!" Song Chi cried out inwardly, convinced that her senior brother must also love her. But then, thinking of Mo Shubai's noble character, her heart calmed down slightly.
Before she could think further, she was lifted into the air and plummeted from the misty heights. Below, beyond the sea of clouds, lay a vast, pristine lake surrounded by a dense forest, but she landed at the very edge of the forest. It wasn't until she was just inches away from the lake that her spiritual energy was restored; naturally, with her current cultivation level, she could instantly teleport to atop a tall tree nearby.
Then she realized that the advantage the golden scroll hinted at was actually a danger. In an instant, a force swept through her entire body, dragging her cultivation level down to the Qi Refining stage, where she was still a novice.
Since her cultivation level improved, she hadn't felt weak for a long time. But now, that feeling of unease returned.
As for Mo Shubai's landing point, she flew up to a high hillside and saw him landing where the sun was setting in the west. Surprisingly, it was daytime there.
Without hesitation, they flew towards Mo Shubai. Although the mission location undoubtedly lay beyond the endless forests and the pristine, snow-covered lake, reuniting with Mo Shubai was of paramount importance.
Mo Shubai had the same idea as her. As she rushed towards him, she also leaped in this direction.
However, his figure in blue robes was somewhat similar to the lush green mountains, and sometimes his location could only be determined by the golden light reflecting off his golden crown. Moreover, he flew over much faster. To prevent him from losing sight of her, Song Chi would pause at higher ground each time, allowing Mo Shubai to see his position before rushing over.
Even so, due to a severe drop in their cultivation levels, the two ran from sunset until dusk, barely meeting before the sun had already set. In reality, they were still separated by two mountain peaks, and Mo Shubai's blue robe, standing atop the mountain, fluttered in the wind. His figure almost made Song Chi swoon with admiration.
Mo Shubai's voice could be heard at this moment, and he told her to wait where she was.
But why should she wait? Heaven knows, this kind of two-way running in Japanese dramas... When watching Japanese dramas, she would sometimes make some minor complaints, but now she inexplicably felt the same excitement as the female lead, wanting to ride the wind and run into the arms of the person she loved.
Although there was indeed a deep ravine several dozen feet wide before her, connected only by a few vines, this wasn't the most dangerous part. The main danger lay in the swirling, swirling winds that swept through the ravine. If one's cultivation had reached even the Foundation Establishment stage, leaping across it would have been a simple matter.
With his current Qi Refining novice level, he really needs to use the vines for leverage and fully utilize his Green Leaf Magic Treasure to fly over.
Mo Shubai just reminded her to wait where she was, probably because he saw the deep ravine in front of her and that's why he said that.
But for the sake of that exciting little romantic moment in the Japanese drama, Song Chi decided to go all out.
She stepped back a good ten feet, then used the momentum to run, rushing towards the ravine like a little leopard. Halfway there, she lightly stepped on a vine for leverage. All she needed to do next was leap across to the other side.
Everything was going perfectly smoothly. Unless some unforeseen, uncontrollable mishap occurred. But just as she lifted her leg, a chilling force surged from beneath her feet, accompanied by a cold wind from the mountain stream. Damn! An evil spirit.
She was all too familiar with this power, but compared to what she encountered at the Moon Spring Lantern Festival, this was nothing.
But she was incredibly weak at that moment, and was immediately pulled downwards by the evil spirit's power. She struggled desperately, clinging to the vine, but the vine was not strong enough and broke.
With a cracking sound, Mo Shubai's cry of "Third Junior Sister" came from afar. His figure flashed like lightning, leaving a white lotus-like mark, probably due to some extraordinary immortal or demonic power. In any case, he grabbed her hand before she fell.
"Evil spirit!" Song Chi only had time to warn him before he saw Mo Shubai being pulled down by the power of the evil spirit.
Mo Shubai, realizing he couldn't break free, could only pull her into his arms. Then, a spiritual aura emanated from him, and countless white lotuses bloomed as they fell into the deep ravine below. He then told her that the ravine below wasn't too dangerous.
The current below was deep, and many turbulent vortexes of spiritual energy eventually separated the two. But they quickly swam together again, and when they surfaced, may God forgive her for her love-struck mind; she impulsively imitated Hua Shalan, her shoulder muscles twitching, causing her front to loosen. Then, as she floated up, she was right in front of Mo Shubai. At that moment, her indecent little yellow undergarment was finally revealed, and Mo Shubai, who was checking her for injuries, naturally saw it.
Then his next move was to immediately drape a cloak over her, covering her completely. Damn it! Why did she do that, risking her life?! At least give me some kind of response!
Song Chi still refused to believe it. When Mo Shubai released the small white boat to pull her aboard, she subtly twisted her body; her cloak had been torn down by the rushing water. Mo Shubai, however, still pulled the cloak tighter around her, but as he leaped out of the water onto the boat, he chuckled softly, his chest trembling slightly. "Third Junior Sister!" His soft, low voice was both slightly helpless and unusually gentle. Song Chi's heart melted, and her cheeks flushed.
Then, the two boarded the boat, and she remained nestled in Mo Shubai's arms, which he didn't seem to loosen. She thought for a moment, then shifted to a more comfortable position, wrapping one arm around his shoulder and snuggling closer, but he still didn't let go. Good heavens! Her heart pounded, and she wanted to look up to see Mo Shubai's expression. She needed confirmation that he liked her too.
Unexpectedly, a chilling wind swept in, and this time the evil spirits were much stronger, charging in swarms. Mo Shubai's immortal lotus immediately shot out and spread out outside the small boat. Song Chi also quickly gripped her green leaf magic weapon to help, which allowed her immortal lotus to sprout even more, directly breaking through the entire deep ravine and dispersing the cold aura of the evil spirits.
"We shouldn't linger here. Let's go downstream," Mo Shubai said. He then used his spiritual power to propel the small boat swiftly towards the massive waterfall below the mountain. The terrain here was somewhat similar to the thousands of waterfalls cascading down the undulating mountains to the west of the Purple Evolution Divine Palace. Indeed, going downstream was the fastest route to reach the pristine, snow-covered lake.
Song Chi thought this was fine. However, since they had just been fighting off evil spirits, they had already let go of each other's embrace. She thought, no, she had to shamelessly stick back. She needed to confirm Mo Shubai's feelings! She would just fall over when the small boat flew out of the waterfall and shook. And it would leave almost no trace! See how clever she was.
However, her plan was thwarted once again. The waterfall here was very similar to that of the Purple Palace, and halfway through, a surge of spiritual energy enveloped her and Mo Shubai like shooting stars, soaring through thousands of forests and hurling them toward the distant white lake.
Although it did fulfill her goal of falling into Mo Shubai's arms, as soon as the two of them splashed into the lake, an invisible force pushed them apart, forcing them to watch helplessly as their fingers separated and they were surrounded by two small barriers. Then, a dazzling firelight enveloped the barriers; in fact, it was the flames of the surrounding forests, which had instantly burst into flames, reflected on the barrier screen. Immediately afterward, countless sinister roars echoed from the intensely burning forest. The flames were so bright and beautiful that they seemed to illuminate all darkness in the world and drive away all evil spirits. Those evil spirits that had previously hidden in the forest all tried to rush to the lake surface amidst the flames, but were ultimately swallowed up by the fire halfway.
This looked exactly like the true fire of the phoenix. Song Chi had initially thought that this would ignite the phoenix's true feathers, but it remained completely still in her mind. Meanwhile, this magnificent and grand flame, fueled by sufficient forest fuel, continued to spread, quickly engulfing the pine forest surrounding the lake.
The crackling sound of burning wood rose and fell, the mountain wind occasionally whipped up tongues of fire, and bursts of fire crackled and exploded, with sparks scattering everywhere.
If it were safe enough, the devastating flames could even bring a strange sense of security. But the problem was, this lake was surrounded by forest, making it essentially the same as setting up a fire. The lake water was gradually warming up, and getting hotter and hotter.
Song Chi: "..." This is escalating beyond a minor danger; it's practically cooking her alive. She tugged at the golden scroll, but received no response. Seriously, why don't you just tell me how to activate the phoenix's true feathers? Instead, you're playing dead.
The only consolation was that the surging heat from the surrounding air was drawing her closer and closer to Mo Shubai's barrier. And after the barriers made contact, they actually intertwined, creating an elliptical area between them. At this moment, Song Chi even inappropriately recalled a middle school problem about calculating area... with a diagram.
The golden scroll finally moved. "To illuminate the Phoenix True Feathers, you need to form a Phoenix Pact with the holder of the Azure Stringed Zither."
What Phoenix Pact? Forgive her ignorance, she'd never heard of it. The golden scroll then slowly revealed a line of text: "To form a Phoenix Pact, simply kiss the other person with a sincere heart!" There was also a smaller section: a kiss between the eyebrows also works. Upon seeing this task, Song Chi's initial excitement quickly turned into a sudden sense of resistance, almost instantaneously. If it had been just that Lantern Festival night, she would have excitedly and wholeheartedly completed such a task. But at this moment, all she felt was... If it was a kiss, she only hoped it would be the tender kiss Mo Shubai sometimes bestowed upon her when he liked her. What she wanted was affection, Mo Shubai's affection.
So, when her fingers touched the oval barrier and she fell inside, she felt genuinely sad. She wanted her first kiss to be romantic and beautiful, even if it was just a kiss on the forehead.
Perhaps because she was distracted and her spiritual energy was unstable, she almost fell into the water. In fact, she was still swimming in the water. The spiritual energy within this barrier was extremely thin, and even standing on the surface of the water was difficult.
"Third Junior Sister!" Mo Shubai also entered the area at this time. Seeing her choking on water, he pulled her to his side. The water level was below their chests.
"Don't be afraid, there's definitely a way to solve this." Mo Shubai probably thought her distress stemmed from fear, so he gave her a reassuring look. However, when he glanced around, a hint of anxiety flickered in his eyes. Then, as if noticing something, his sharp gaze suddenly faltered. He then pulled out a tattered scroll. Song Chi tilted her head to glance at it; it was a vast and complex array, only half intact, with some ancient characters on it that she didn't recognize. Mo Shubai quickly glanced at it, and after a few array flags extended to confirm something, he put the scroll back into his storage ring.
Then, Weiwei glanced down at it.
At this moment, the two barriers began to expand outwards, instantly narrowing the small oval barrier between the two, making them almost pressed together face to face. The water also became increasingly hot, and even with cultivation, their bodies were burning hot as if they were in a sea of fire.
"Third Junior Sister, have you ever heard of the Phoenix Pact? It's the most beautiful love pact passed down from ancient times!"
Song Chi's eyes brightened slightly as he looked up at Mo Shubai. Mo Shubai's gaze was clear and focused, as if bathed in moonlight. But that damned barrier didn't give them much time to look at each other, suddenly pulling them close together.
For a fleeting moment, Mo Shubai gripped her hand slightly tighter. Then, before Song Chi could react, his warm lips pressed against her brow. As she lifted her face, those beautiful lips brushed lightly against the tip of her nose. Mo Shubai's amplified smile was almost dizzying.
Moreover, Mo Shubai hugged her tightly with his arms.
She really wanted to hug him back!
"Third Junior Sister! I..." But all she could see with her outstretched hand was Mo Shubai's figure being transported away by spiritual energy like misty water vapor, and she was also pulled away from the other end.
What?! I admire you, I'm devoted to you, I like you, I love you! Is that it? Those words scattered in the spiritual energy and mist, damn it! The mission was accomplished in that instant, and the phoenix feathers in her sea of consciousness shone brightly with golden light. But couldn't she wait a moment, just for the time it takes to say one sentence? No, even two sentences, she would loudly tell Mo Shubai her feelings.
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Author's Note: [Let me see][Let me see] It's been revised, [Milk Tea] I'm quite satisfied, going to lie down now.
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