The Phoenix Emperor stood there in a daze for a long while, as though she could not believe she had heard such an answer. Even the bird was dumbfounded.
Only after a long time did she ask incredulously, "You want that little maid?"
"Yes, she's quite adorable." Qin Yi held back his laughter, his expression utterly matter-of-fact. "I want a little maid to serve tea and water, tend the fire when refining pills, and such. Don't overthink it, I really don't mean that... The Phoenix Emperor isn't that stingy, right?"
The Phoenix Emperor was so furious that her feathers trembled. "In your next life!"
You might as well have said it was for that. You were all tender affection with Minghe, but I was supposed to serve tea and water?
Phoenix wings came howling down. With a bang, Qin Yi was slapped straight into the ground.
In this form, the Phoenix Emperor was at the Creation level—Taichu. Qin Yi could not block even a single move. Speaking of which, after returning to the ancient era, before he had even gotten to flaunt the might of the Formless Realm, he had been slapped into the earth by two Taichu cultivators in succession...
Speaking of which, Bangbang had done this too. Was this standard equipment for Taichu cultivators?
The onlookers watched their noses, and their noses watched their hearts. Not one of them uttered a sound.
Qin Yi groaned as he crawled out of the ground. "Why are you exactly like Yao Guang..."
The Phoenix Emperor took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and resumed the lofty bearing of a deity. Looking down at him, she asked, "Yao Guang hit you, and you actually survived?"
"After getting hit enough times, you get used to it... I was just hit by the Phoenix