"Your Highness, Emperor's Son!"
Seeing Xiao Yan and Feng Qing'er appear before her again, Phoenix looked at Xiao Yan with delight.
Xiao Yan's return to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan meant that he had decided to help them. Wild joy spread across the faces of Phoenix, who had once sunk into despair, and the clan members behind her.
Only when their ancestral grounds fell did these once supremely arrogant members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan understand what it felt like to be dogs driven from their home.
Now, Xiao Yan's arrival rekindled their hope.
Although having to depend on someone else's favor to reclaim their homeland left a bitter taste, the thought of returning home still filled their hearts with boundless joy.
"Elder Phoenix, if there's nothing else, we can leave now."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly at her reaction, but inwardly, he felt a measure of anticipation.
He could hardly wait to pluck the head from Huang Tian, chief of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
If he could fuse the magic cores of Huang Tian and the North Dragon King, those two five-star Dou Sheng, he would surely be able to refine a pill that would greatly benefit even him.
"Leave now!"
Phoenix's eyes lit up, her excitement growing. Yet she looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of confusion and embarrassment.
"Your Highness Xiao Yan, will it be just the two of us going to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan?"
"Just the two of us?"
Xiao Yan shook his head lightly and pulled Feng Qing'er over.
"Of course not. Qing'er is coming with us too."
"Huh?"
Phoenix stared blankly at Xiao Yan, wanting to speak but holding back.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell, Elder Phoenix?"
Xiao Yan's brows furrowed slightly.
"No."
Phoenix shook her head gently and