Chapter 24: The Phoenix

Legend has it that the phoenix is a sacred bird that brings happiness to the world, every five hundred years, it has to bear all the pain accumulated in the world, and plunge into the raging fire of the sycamore branches** to exchange the end of life for the peace of the world, and after experiencing the pain of burning the body, it will also be reborn from the fire, with more beautiful feathers, clearer sound and more exquisite essence, this is the so-called "phoenix nirvana".

Of course, this is only a concept of the mortal world, and there is still a discrepancy between the real facts. In fact, for the Phoenix clan, "Nirvana" is just a process that they must go through to grow up to a certain stage, just like a physiological phenomenon like a cicada, the so-called "pain in the world" and so on, which is just a far-fetched statement that people in the world take themselves as their hearts. It's just that in another sense, the phoenix clan is really an indispensable existence that brings peace and stability to the world.

The Shenmu clan is the family of the four gods and the green dragon, guarding the reincarnation of life and death, and the phoenix clan is the family of the four gods Suzaku, and its responsibility is to monitor the flow of yin and evil turbidity in the mortal world, and eradicate these signs of danger before the yin and evil turbidity qi converges and takes shape. If there are demons and monsters in the mortal world that even Kunlun and Tiemen cannot suppress, it is often the Phoenix clan that descends to the earth to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and from the perspective of the red world, the Phoenix clan can be said to play the role of the public security police.

In addition, although the phoenix clan has the best combat power among the four gods, it does not mean that any of his phoenixes have the qualifications to descend to the mortal world to destroy demons, in fact, only the phoenixes that have experienced at least one "nirvana" are qualified to leave Penglai.

Because of longevity. The birth rate of the phoenix family is very low, and on average, one phoenix egg is born every two hundred years, and it takes at least one hundred years for the phoenix egg to hatch. The young phoenixes that break out of the shell will be taken care of by their parents, but it is only less than ten years, and when the young phoenixes basically have the ability to live, they will be arranged to study and live in the "Palace of Eternal Life". At this time, they will no longer be the children of their parents. It is the object of the whole clan's common nurturing, and each male phoenix ("Shangshu• Yiji" records that "Xiao Shao biography:" spirit birds. The male is said to be the phoenix and the female is called the emperor. Zheng Xuan's note: "The ritual is multiplied by each other." "Therefore, it is called a male and a female. They are their fathers, and each female is their mother.

"Nirvana" is the process of the phoenix clan's growth to a certain stage, so it is also a sign of whether a phoenix is mature or not.

Under the common sense of the Phoenix clan, the phoenix who has not experienced "Nirvana" is simply a milky little ghost. Even if it has lived for two or three hundred years, it is no different from the young phoenix that has just broken out of its shell. When the young phoenix has experienced a "nirvana" and grows to the stage of the young phoenix, then it can be allowed to leave the Shaoxue Palace, in other words, the young phoenixes will stay in the Shaoxue Hall for at least three hundred years. The young phoenix who leaves the Shaoxue Hall can be regarded as a kind of maturity on Cheng dΓΉ, and can follow a certain parent to go down to the mortal world to see or try to fall in love. However, if you want to choose a mate and have offspring, you have to wait until after the second "nirvana". In the past, young phoenixes were not allowed to steal the forbidden fruit.

Needless to say, of course, Hong Ji is still in the "Young Phoenix" stage, while Huang Yin experienced a "Nirvana" ten years ago, and now she is recognized as a "Young Phoenix", if you look at it by human standards, she is probably fourteen or fifteen years old. Although the body has fully matured, I am fortunate to witness the male phoenix with the curve of the front and back. So far, it's only yesterday's one, and it's just a short moment between consciousness going hazy to awake, and then from waking to fainting.

Therefore, it would be too extravagant to ask the parties to leave any profound impact, and Yihao only vaguely remembers the hazy mist and the wind that exploded in the next moment. On the contrary, relatively speaking, for the first time in his life, he witnessed that shocking scene, but Di Huang Yin couldn't shake the impression in his heart, even if he was sitting on the Ningtai Hall at this moment, he didn't dare to look at Yihao who was being questioned by the elders over there.

"That means you...... Didn't you get the phoenix bloodline by the blood of the imperial chief? ”

Elder Rixi looked at Yihao in surprise, "Imperial Chief" is the Phoenix clan's honorific title for Vermilion Bird Star Monarch, since Yihao is a descendant of Vermilion Bird's blood, it is equivalent to Suzaku's child, purely in terms of generation, it is even higher than several elders in front of him, Elder Rixi's tone can't help but turn to respect.

"It should be so, but to be honest, I ......don't remember it clearly," Yihao nodded, but the action touched the wound on his face, and he suddenly showed a throbbing expression.

"I'm really sorry, that kid overreacted a little ......" Looking at Yihao's appearance, Elder Rixi bowed his head and apologized while holding back a smile - at this moment, Yihao's face looked quite miserable, the black circle on his right eye still had bruises, the corner of his mouth was cracked, and the left cheek was still swollen, but considering that Huang Yin's rampage at that time even implicated the two heavenly pools that collapsed one after another, Yihao, who was the center of the storm, only suffered this injury, which was simply incredible to the extreme.

"Well, that's okay, but to be honest, I still haven't figured out what's going on......" Yihao touched his hot and swollen cheeks, barely squeezing out a wry smile.

The clear memory stops when it is swallowed by the lava and begins again in the moment when the mist is hazy, and it is a chaotic memory that fills the long gap in between.

The thick and scorching sensation of the iron sword re-calcined from the huge pressure furnace that was constantly surging from all directions...... These are probably the impressions that can be summed up in a rough way. The moment his consciousness woke up from the chaotic furnace, what Yihao saw was a pale mist covering his horizon, but the next second, the mist was replaced by a furious fiery red, and as a result, when he woke up again, he was already lying neatly dressed in the side hall of the Immortal Palace, and when he was brought to the Ningtai Hall for deliberations, he was greeted first by a pair of sharp eyes from a pair of fiery red eyes.

"Well, according to the regulations of our clan, the villains who peeped at the phoenix bathing and ruined the reputation of our clan will be thrown into the Sanyang Fire Hell to refine their souls......" Probably because he had just experienced lava purgatory, Yihao was not particularly moved by Elder Rixi's words, just after an "oh". The old god was still holding the teacup on the ground. This calm and calm appearance made the Phoenix Elders nod secretly, and then went on to say the following words.

"But if it's a member of our people, then you must accept the punishment that the other person demands. Although there are no conditions that limit the requirements, after all, it is a mistake made by young Youfeng when he still doesn't know how to be reserved, so at most, he is still married to the other party......

"Poof!" Yihao couldn't help but squirt out a sip of tea, and Elder Rixi, who was talking eloquently, was sprayed and drenched.

"Wait...... Wait! Elder. I...... I already have a wife! Even I have a daughter! Yihao didn't have time to apologize and advocated in a panic. In fact, I came to Penglai this time to welcome my daughter back! Her name is Hongji, and when she was playing in Kunlun a few days ago, she was taken to Burning Mountain by a female phoenix. The female phoenix seems to be called Huang Yindi, and it seems to be the supervisor of the Shaoxue Palace or something...... Is there something wrong with that? ”

Noticing the strange looks on the elders' faces, Yihao stopped asking in surprise, while he also noticed that the scorching-eyed girl over there was looking at him in amazement, but turned her head away the moment she sensed his gaze. And when Yihao was almost completely confused, Elder Ilxi coughed lightly and said something that almost knocked him to the ground.

"Ahem, you probably misunderstood Yihao...... You have the right to punish someone else, but you. ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ What? In an instant, Yihao's heart suddenly appeared with the strange scene of tens of thousands of rhinos running towards the sunset.

"You say. ...... by me To ask for punishment? ”

"Yes, that's right."

"But it was me who broke in...... Belch. Did there be something wrong with inadvertently breaking into Tianchi? Yihao made a common sense claim.

"Even so, weren't you unconscious by then? Or ......" the elder's gaze sharpened. "Did you really see anything?"

"Nope! Didn't see it! I've been in a coma in the lava river and I haven't seen anything until now! Yihao shook his head like a rattle, and he said almost the truth.

"Well, so I don't have a reason to punish you. It's you who are being looked down on......"

"...... Have you been seen......" Yihao let out an inexplicable moan, and suddenly felt that his whole body had no strength, but Elder Rixi turned his gaze to the scorching-eyed girl sitting down, although the expression of the old phoenix seemed to be holding back a smile, but the voice did not smell joking at all.

"So although it is an unexpected situation, the rules are the rules, and you have the right to ask her for punishment, and she has no right to refuse...... Is that so, Huang Yin? ”

Noticing the elder's gaze, the girl took a deep breath as if she had a firm will, and her slightly trembling lips spat out the words of enlightenment.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Yes, the rules are the rules, as the supervisor of the Young Academy, you must lead by example, so there is no punishment...... I'm willing to bear it on my shoulders. ”

"You are Huang Yin? The superintendent of the Young School? Yihao was stunned for only two seconds, and then said hurriedly to her. Then I've got something for you! ”

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The Immortal Palace of the Phoenix Clan is located on the top of the Burning Mountain in the center of the Vermilion Bird Domain, strictly speaking, the so-called Immortal Palace is not actually a palace in the real sense, but just a collective name for a series of buildings with different functions distributed on the top of the Burning Mountain. As for the Shaoxue Hall, it is located in the central area of the Immortal Palace, close to the top of the Burning Mountain, and has the second-largest area among many buildings, and considering that it is a place for the young phoenixes to live and study for three hundred years, it is not surprising to have such an area.

Huang Yin is the supervisor of the Shaoxue Palace, and the so-called supervision is also responsible for supervising the life and learning of the young phoenixes. If the Shaoxue Hall is compared to a school class, then the elder who is responsible for teaching the young phoenixes is equivalent to the role of a teacher, and the responsibility of supervising is similar to that of the class leader, so only those who have considerable authority among the young phoenixes, and at the same time have a certain affinity, can serve as a person.

When Hong Ji was brought to the Eternal Life Palace by Huang Yin, she was naturally arranged in the Shaoxue Palace, and Huang Yin was responsible for taking care of her life. For the little phoenix, who spent six years alone in the Valhalla Heavenly Palace, she had never had the opportunity to contact so many peers before, and the strange estrangement only existed for less than half an hour, and Hongji, who was originally clamoring to go home, quickly immersed herself in the fun of playing with her peers, and her situation can probably be described as "happy".

Today's class is learning

The qi flows, and the place of instruction is the back of the Suzaku collar. It is close to the place called "Tang Valley" by the central emperor, which is connected to the center of Penglai's leyline, which is the place where yin qi gathers through the leyline, and it is also an important place for the Phoenix clan to focus on management. Although it was too difficult for Cheng DΓΉ, who went to the outdoor internship all of a sudden, for the sake of letting her experience the customs of the phoenix a little. Huang Yin still signed up for this lecture for Hong Ji, and she was supposed to go to Tang Valley with the young phoenixes, but she was delayed because of the grand commotion in Tianchi in the morning, and it turned out that only a few teaching elders led the young phoenixes to Tang Valley.

After the riots came to an end. Huang Yin wanted to go to Tanggu immediately to join the young phoenixes, but now he had to take the father who was worried about his daughter. Because Yihao's request at that time was to "take me to see Hongji immediately", Huang Yin didn't even have the right to refuse.

On the mountain road to Tanggu, you can see two figures galloping in an amazing degree, which are Huang Yin and Yi Hao. Although Yihao was purely worried about Hongji and subconsciously quickened her pace, Huang Yin wanted to get rid of the guy behind her in her heart, so she constantly raised the degree to the limit of her body. The two phoenixes emitted fiery red flares, galloping high against the ground, looking like two fiery meteors flying by, and the hot wind rolling up all the way almost scorched the grass and trees along the way.

"Yo, bastard, long time no see."

Suddenly, a faint greeting sounded. The young girl on the side of the road leisurely raised the staff in her hand, blocking the destructive tornado that would have swept half of the Vermilion Bird Collar.

"It's you!" Yihao stopped his footsteps stiffly, and looked at the fourth generation of the Shenmu clan who broke up the day before yesterday. Then he moved his gaze to the scholar behind her.

"And Brother Li...... Uh, are your legs already fine? ”

Li Changfeng's complexion was much better than the last time they met, and he bowed to Yihao and said respectfully.

"Thanks to Brother Tie's concern, thanks to Shang Yi's care all the way. Now it's almost no problem to walk. ”

"That's good...... Why do you still want to go to the Palace of Eternal Life? Yihao turned to Shang Yi and asked.

"Originally, I thought there would be a good show, but you seem to have already recognized your ancestors and returned to your ancestors......" Shang Yi looked at Yihao and then at his side, stopping Di Huang Yin with a look of disappointment and regret. I shouldn't have been on the road for so much time, so I think I'm missing something interesting......"

"I'm really sorry to disappoint you!" Yihao said heavily. "But now you can go back, it's none of your business here."

"Well, go back, Changfeng, there's nothing to do with you here." Shang Yi announced to Li Changfeng in a faint voice.

"I'm talking about you!" A faint green vein appeared on Yihao's forehead, but the Shenmu Maiden ignored him directly, and instead greeted Huang Yin who stopped behind him.

"Ah, Huang Yin, I haven't seen you for a long time, if you get too close to a stupid person, beware of being infected."

"Your mouth is still so merciless......" The phoenix girl smiled bitterly, listening to the tone, the two seemed to be friends who had known each other for many years, but Huang Yin did not fall into the trap, but spoke to defend Yihao. But it's better for you to respect him a little, but the blood of our imperial chief is much higher than ours. ”

"Oh, it turns out that the bastard son of the Vermilion Bird Star Monarch, no wonder he doesn't look like an ordinary stupid person......" If the Phoenix Elders heard the words of the Shenmu Maiden, I believe they would be so angry that they would shut up, but the speaker himself didn't realize this strict nature, but went even further, dragging the Phoenix clan into the water. I'm really sorry, Shang Yi, I forgot that it is the nature of your Phoenix clan to protect your shortcomings and selfishness, forgive me......"

The Shenmu girl seemed to sincerely bow her head and apologize, but the bitter smile on Huang Yin's face became even stronger, and she shook her head helplessly, giving up on the entanglement of this question.

"Forget it, in fact, the young phoenixes are experiencing an internship over there in Tanggu, I'm going to take him there to find my daughter, if you're interested, would you like to come along?"

"Hey."

"Well, since you invited......" Shang Yi nodded and turned to Li Changfeng to greet him. Do you want to come along? ”

"Hey!"

"Ah, then it's better to be respectful, it's better to obey ......," the Maoshan Taoist priest thanked Huang Yin.

"Hey! Is it okay to have any opinion on my part? ”

Yihao asserted in an angry voice, and this time the Shenmu Maiden finally looked at him squarely, but she only nodded happily and said so.

"yes, that's right."

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