A-Tan felt as if he was crying.
Atan heard him ask, "How long does Your Majesty the Dragon God intend to stop killing?"
"Even the cubs are not spared, which I admire."
"I wonder if Your Majesty the Phoenix Goddess is heartbroken to see this..."
Atan heard his father, who had been silent all along, reply calmly: "The root of the problem lies with you. You angered me with what you caused, and now you've seen the consequences with your own eyes. Are you happy?"
Mu Chunfeng stiffened for a moment, then was forced to follow his father under the restraints, like a dog on a leash, going wherever its master went.
He was clearly sad, upset, and couldn't bear it, but he forced himself to look on, smile, and pretend he didn't care.
He looked like he was about to break down, so A-Tan stayed quietly in her father's sleeve the whole time and didn't disturb him.
A-Tan felt that her appearance would not be a comfort to Mu Chunfeng.
When his father's anger finally subsided, nine out of ten living beings in the Tianyan Universe had perished. Due to a previous great war in the Three Realms, many stars and small worlds were devastated, their laws shattered. His father entrusted him to the Phoenix God and then hurriedly departed.
Uncle Mu was a completely different person from his father. At first glance, A-Tan felt very fond of him. Feng Shen also seemed to like him very much, often happily coming over to touch his still young dragon horns or claws, and carefully preparing rare and precious materials for him.
Mu Chunfeng, who should be here, is nowhere to be seen.
One day, A-Tan suddenly transformed into a dragon-human and asked the Phoenix God, "Uncle Mu, where's the little brother?"
Feng Shen was stunned for a moment before she realized what he meant and told him, "Little brother made a mistake and is being punished."
Atan wanted to go see him.
Mu Feng couldn't refuse him, so she had no choice but to agree.
In the rear hall of the Phoenix God Palace, there is a spatial passage leading to the Chaos. A fierce and violent gale blows incessantly through it, and anyone who gets too close will feel the pain of their soul being blown away.
Mu Chunfeng sat there, chains around his wrists, ankles, and neck, alone in a chair, holding a carving knife and sculpting a statue. The knife, of unknown origin, left a deep, bone-revealing wound with each stroke, from which golden-red blood flowed continuously, staining the body.
After he finished carving each object, he would toss it behind him, and in a flash of light, the carved statue would suddenly disappear.
The gale tore at his soul, and the carving knife honed his body, causing him pain in every part of his body and mind.
Long Xun placed such a restriction on him, and the restriction will only be lifted when he begins to regret his mistake from the bottom of his heart.
Mu Chunfeng stayed here for a long time and even said with a smile that he was wrong, but the restrictions were never relaxed.
Mu Feng was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see such a scene. Unable to break the restriction set by the Dragon God, she could only retreat from this place and avoid seeing it to avoid getting annoyed.
Feng Shen left, but A Tan did not. Mu Chunfeng sealed the wind gap tightly again, so A Tan was just as safe here as she was anywhere else.
A-Tan stepped forward, and a dazzling, transparent light barrier formed in front of him. He reached out and patted the barrier, but the person inside did not react at all.
He bit his finger and drew a circle on the light shield. The flow of light within the blood-red area froze for a moment, and A-Tan took advantage of this moment to squeeze in.
—This restriction can only be broken with the blood of the Dragon God. Otherwise, Mu Feng would have released Mu Chunfeng long ago.
As for A-Tan, he practically grew up soaking in the blood of the Dragon God, so his bloodline was undoubtedly pure and strong. Although he couldn't break the seal, he could still force his way in.
He wasn't paying attention to his footing and tripped on a step as soon as he entered. When he awkwardly looked up, he saw that the bird, which should have been gloomy in its captivity, was still looking at him with a holy and gentle gaze. Its dark eyes looked deeper than ever before, and only its melodious laughter echoed.
The laughter was so pleasant that A-Tan felt a tickle in her ears.
He scrambled to his feet and heard the bird's soft, gentle voice say, "Is it... Tan?"
He still remembers me.
Atan felt as if something had touched her heart, a tingling, itchy, and sweet sensation that made her smile.
When Mu Chunfeng saw A Tan for the third time, he was already at the border crossing, enduring the excruciating pain of the strong winds blowing through his soul while carving a statue. This went on for a very long time.
The chains binding him forced him to sit in a chair. The external restrictions isolated him from everything. He stayed alone in this gloomy space for a long time, cut off from the outside world, and could only desperately try to recall everything from his previous life.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. The pain that tormented him from the outside world only intensified his pleasure. He even felt that he probably wouldn't want to leave this place.
Phoenix and Mu Zhuque are brothers, but Phoenix forced Mu Zhuque, and Mu Chunfeng was born because of this.
He is a shameful proof that the King of Vermilion Bird wishes had never existed.
He was a stain on the Vermilion Bird clan, yet also possessed Phoenix blood, placing him halfway into the realm of divine beasts. His existence was so awkward; because of his extraordinary talent, Mu Zhuque had no choice but to make him crown prince. Furthermore, his striking resemblance to the Phoenix Queen was a thorn in the side for Mu Zhuque and the Vermilion Bird Queen… His parents' attitude even affected his three brothers.
In the end, Mu Chun almost lost his life at the hands of the Queen, but Mu Feng couldn't bear to watch and took him back to the Phoenix God Palace to be raised.
However, Mu Chunfeng's position as crown prince remained unshaken. His three brothers refused to give up easily, and Mu Zhuque also harbored resentment towards the Phoenix. Over time, the Zhuque clan became dissatisfied with the Phoenix clan and thus rebelled.
Later, Mu Chunfeng was tricked out of the Phoenix God Palace and captured by Mu Xiafeng. After escaping by trickery, he learned about everything.
He is a stain that should not exist.
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