Don't Provoke the Turtle

The two Dragon Turtles were still chatting as they burrowed through space and disappeared from sight.

Su He sighed helplessly. Were Dragon Turtles always so impulsive? He turned to Su Huanian, but didn't see a hint of worry on her face.

"Aren't you worried?" They were going to trouble the Fenghuang Palace! The palace had means to not fear the Dragon Turtles!

Su Huanian shook her head: "Elder Cyan Thunder must be confident!"

She saw clearly the Dragon Turtle clan's attitude towards Little Turtle. From Su He to Little Girl, they would hold them in the palm of their hands. Since they dared to take Little Girl to Fenghuang Palace, they must be fully confident in protecting her from any harm.

Su Huanian wasn't worried, but she couldn't help feeling reluctant since Little Girl had been taken away right after hatching. However, she was never good at expressing such emotions.

Beside them, Phoenix Ritual shook her head, her phoenix feathers rising and piercing through space, chasing after Cyan Thunder.

"Little Girl should at least call me Great Grandmother. How can I let Cyan Thunder take all the glory? A small gift for you, rest assured, no one can harm her!"

Little Girl is much safer than you, with no enemies in sight, unlike you with your second identity as a Peacock.

Phoenix Ritual looked at Su He and sighed, "Cyan Thunder is right, Feng Chaofei is a once-in-a-million-year talent in our clan. Although not as defying as Bailings, he is still the pride of the phoenixes. Yet, twenty thousand years ago, for some unknown reason, he harbored evil thoughts and attempted to kill his kin to consolidate their bloodline, foolishly dreaming of advancing further as a true phoenix. Yun Li hatched during that great battle, transforming into a peacock, and perished three thousand years ago because of Feng Chaofei."

As she spoke, her tone wasn't filled with anger or hatred, but rather endless exhaustion and sorrow.

She stared at Su He unblinkingly, as if trying to see her daughter's shadow in his half-grown peacock true form.

But eventually, she turned her head away, unable to bear the sight as the similarities were too much.

"However, Feng Chaofei never laid a hand on the young phoenixes, so you needn't worry too much. The only time he approached a young phoenix was six thousand years ago, when he got close to Phoenix Ritual. Back then, Phoenix Ritual was always challenging Bailings to duels, and Feng Chaofei ended up running straight into Bailings' hands." She laughed as she spoke of this.

Then she turned to Su He, "Phoenix Ritual still doesn't know about this. Don't you let it slip!"

Phoenix Ritual is proud, always challenging Bailings to duels, yet protected by Bailings. If she knew about this, she might not be able to get over it.

Su He prayed for Feng Chaofei for a moment. Six thousand years ago was just before Bailings' moment of Spiritual Tranquility, probably not at her peak.

Phoenix Ritual laughed, "Bailings was best at deduction. After that incident, she imprisoned Phoenix Ritual in the Liuli Volcano, where she mined for two thousand years until we received Bailings' last words and took her out. Perhaps after those two thousand years, the danger had passed."

Su He didn't know what to say. The Phoenix Clan was already among the top races in the heavens, yet they sought to advance further... Rosefinch?

The Rosefinch and the phoenix only look similar, but they're not really related, right? But then... Rosefinch Gate, Rosefinch.

Now connecting the dots, Su He couldn't believe it was just a coincidence.