A Phoenix Comes to Court, I Really Want One as a Pet

"Sister Xi, it seems no one has come to pick us up!"

The little Nüwa spoke calmly, but a hint of a smile flickered deep in her eyes.

Although it was a very ordinary sentence, Feng Xi felt a little embarrassed.

After all, she had boasted to this little Nüwa about how well-liked she was on Purple Jade Mountain, but reality had slapped her in the face repeatedly. How infuriating!

So she raised her hand, intending to activate the Mountain Protection Array, but stopped abruptly, saying, "Perhaps they are in seclusion cultivating! After all, there aren't many people in Purple Jade Mountain who can control this Mountain Protection Array. Let's go check somewhere else."

So, the two Little Phoenix, one big and one small, flapped their wings and took flight, heading towards the Houtu Tribe.

"Sister Xi, are we going to the Houtu Tribe?" the Little Golden Phoenix asked.

"You think you're so smart!" Feng Xi rolled her eyes at her.

Little Golden Phoenix continued, "I heard in the clan that the leader of the Houtu Tribe and the leader of the Zhurong Tribe almost fought with our Phoenix Clan."

Feng Xi said, "That was a long, long time ago. Sister Houtu is actually very gentle, unlike those fierce witches of the Zhurong Tribe!"

The next day, two Phoenix, one large and one small, appeared in the sky above the Houtu Tribe.

The cry of the phoenix echoed over the tribe, and as a result, many warriors of the Houtu Tribe saw the fiery Fire Phoenix and immediately wanted to draw their bows and shoot arrows at it.

Fortunately, Yi called out, "Everyone, stop! Fellow Daoist Feng Xi, is that you?"

Houtu's voice also came from the tribe, "Young friend Feng Xi, is there something you need?"

Feng Xi spun in the air, transforming into a young girl, and with Little Golden Phoenix, who had also transformed into a little Nüwa, she bowed in the direction of the Houtu Tribe.

This gift was naturally intended for Miss Houtu. "Sister Houtu, I want to go to Purple Jade Mountain, but it seems..."

Houtu emerged from the tribe and said, "I'll take you there!"

"Thank you, sister!" Feng Xi grinned at Hou Houtu, then pointed to the little Nüwa beside her and said, "This is my uncle's youngest daughter, Feng Yi."

The little Nüwa, Feng Yi, bowed respectfully to the Houtu, her childish voice carrying a forced composure, "Feng Yi greets Senior!"

Houtu's eyes flickered, and she reached out to help, saying, "No need to be so polite!"

As she spoke, the young woman glanced at Feng Xi and asked, seemingly casually, "Why are you back so soon this time? And with a little sister?"

Feng Xi seemed a little embarrassed, stuck out her tongue, and said in a somewhat aggrieved voice, "I brought her here to become a disciple. Sister, I didn't mean to make things difficult for Fellow A Chu, it's just that the elders of my clan forced me to agree to this task."

Just as I thought!

Houtu smiled and said, "You've come at a rather unfortunate time! A Chu is currently in seclusion, and no one knows how long this seclusion will last. If it's like last time, lasting tens of thousands of years, wouldn't that delay your sister's cultivation?"

Feng Xi shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid of that, but I'm afraid of putting A Chu in a difficult position!"

Houtu nodded slightly, but secretly shook her head. She guessed that Wu Chu probably wouldn't feel troubled now, after all, he had already taken in a Dragon Clan disciple, and if he took in a Phoenix Clan... perhaps the Qilin Clan would send over Little Qilin too!

These Three Clans are truly interesting. What are they thinking? Are they worried that if A Chu has a Dragon Clan disciple, he will completely side with the Dragon Clan?

"So Feng Xi really is a fire Phoenix!"

In the Houtu Tribe, watching their leader leave with the Little Phoenix, the warriors chatted idly.

Feng Xi had visited the tribe with Nuwa before, so everyone was familiar with this lively and adorable girl.

"It's so beautiful, I really want to keep one at home!"

"You're dreaming! Do you think the Phoenix Clan is so easy to mess with?"

"They are indeed quite beautiful. Even the Firebird that was once Bi Huo wasn't as pretty as these."

Yi laughed, "Isn't that obvious! If Bi Huo were as beautiful as them, she wouldn't have had her wings broken back then. That guy still holds a grudge!"

"No way! That guy's really that stingy?"

"A Chu said that's called being petty and narrow-minded, just ignore it."

"Isn't he petty and narrow-minded?"

"Bi Huo is bigger than chicken!"

"..."

On the other side, Miss Houtu arrived at Purple Jade Mountain with two Little Phoenix.

As Feng Xi had predicted, most of the creatures on Purple Jade Mountain were in seclusion. Even those who had emerged from seclusion were unable to open the Mountain Protection Array.

Even Wu Chu's disciple, that Little Yellow Dragon, didn't have that authority.

No wonder they were turned away when they came to Purple Jade Mountain before.

Seeing the young lady return with Feng Xi and a strange little Nüwa, Little Yellow Dragon respectfully greeted the young lady, then curiously looked at the exquisitely beautiful little Nüwa.

The little Nüwa remained calm, and the hint of curiosity deep in her eyes was well hidden; at least, Little Yellow Dragon didn't notice it, only sensing that this little Nüwa seemed somewhat formidable.

"Teacher's wife, Sister Xi, who is this younger sister?"

Before the young lady and Feng Xi could answer, the little Nüwa spoke up herself, "My name is Feng Yi, grandson of the Ancestral Phoenix. You must be Little Yellow Dragon, the disciple of Senior A Chu! Can you show me around here?" As she spoke, she looked at the young lady Houtu.

On the surface, he was asking Little Yellow Dragon, but in reality, he was asking the young lady.

The older sister found the somewhat precocious, even a little rigid, Phoenix Clan girl quite amusing and said, "Look around as you please! Little Doudou, you're a guest, and you're practically a little hostess of Purple Jade Mountain, so don't be impolite."

"Yes, Master's wife!" Little Yellow Dragon responded and bowed, then looked at the little Nüwa Feng Yi, gestured to the side, and said, "Sister Feng Yi, please come with me!"

After the two little ones left, the young lady and Feng Xi headed towards the Main Hall, saying, "You two stay here for now. I don't know when A Chu will emerge from seclusion. Whether you stay or leave is up to you. You can teach her the rules of Purple Jade Mountain first."

Feng Xi nodded slightly, and the young lady then instructed the Little Flower Fairies who had awakened from their seclusion to prepare some food.

On the other side, Little Yellow Dragon took Little Feng Yi for a stroll on the Summit of the Sacred Tree, then led her down the Sacred Tree on a cloud, pointing to the valley beside them and introducing Feng Yi.

"This valley is called Flower Fairy Valley. There's a spiritual spring in the valley, and besides the Twelve Divine Flowers, there are many other Spirit Root... Do you see that Flower Mountain over there? Those spiritual plants are all offspring cultivated from the mother plants of these Twelve Divine Flowers. All year round, that Flower Mountain is always filled with the fragrance of flowers. I'll take you there to see it later..."