Little Phoenix Is Not An Immortal - Chapter 22

Leaving the Kun Peng Division, Zhao Huajun conveniently took a trip to inspect the Phoenix Clan. As his clan, the Phoenix Clan enjoyed a well-deserving reputation. Each and every one of them was a handsome man or beautiful woman. Tian Zhen greatly broadened her horizons and overall, the visit to the Northern Seas went quite smoothly. Except for a small disagreement that had broken out at the Phoenix Clan, the rest of the visit was very peaceful.

The situation had passed like this. The personality of a certain Phoenix Clan’s Xiaowang didn’t judge based on appearances and was awfully interested in Tian Zhen, this gray phoenix. The two jointly discussed on the topic of why a phoenix would turn gray. They chatted extremely happily with each other. Before leaving, Feng Xiaowang promised to visit her at Yu Mo Heavenly Palace in the future as well as help her research the issue of whitening her gray wings.

After leader found out, he strictly called Feng Xiaowang out and rebuked him. The general idea was that he was telling him that he wasn’t attending to his proper duties by not having the mindset to study hard so that in the future, he would build and contribute to the God Realm. It was rare for Tian Zhen to meet a close friend and she was rather unhappy with Zhao Huajun so she supported her close friend and said a few words. The result was that she was dragged along by leader and was lectured together with her close friend.

Becoming a cannon fodder for the imperial court, f***, this old woman still wouldn’t consider it even in the next, next life.

Carrying this kind of unhealthy thinking, Tian Zhen returned to Yu Mo Heavenly Palace and became an irritable phoenix. It was like she had eaten gunpowder. Anytime, anywhere, she might blow her top, especially when leader had forcefully taken her to cultivate her magic. Regarding her disrespectfulness, Zhao Huajun didn’t blame her and simply didn’t relax when he was supervising her.

Being limited by her constitution, the results of cultivating and not cultivating were about the same. The condition of her advancement was unusually slow. Continuing based on this trend, she would no longer be able to spend the following several hundred years in leisure. Tian Zhen herself was already discouraged, but Zhao Huajun clearly hadn’t given up his plan yet.

At last, on one day, Tian Zhen couldn’t bear it anymore.

“King, is there a need to cultivate?”

“Explain?”

“I don’t need to fight battles anyways……”

Zhao Huajun held back from smiling: “Cultivation isn’t a temporary matter. The future is long. Don’t let your emotions affect your decisions.”

Tian Zhen was originally holding the fire within her in check, but she reacted badly when she heard what he said: “King’s expectations of me are too high. I’m a nobody. I don’t plan on doing any big things.”

“What kind of words are these!”

“Not everyone in the Phoenix Clan necessarily excel in techniques. There are those who’re experts in the art of sound and there are those who’re experts in the ways of medicine. The so-called ‘you can do anything so long as you work hard at it,’ king has already seen it, I’ve already tried really hard, but unfortunately, there was no effect. This shows that I simply don’t have any talent in this area. Even if I were to cultivate for several hundred years, I still wouldn’t get much stronger. It’d be better to study another skill……”

The corners of Zhao Huajun’s mouth twitched: “Spouting nonsense!”

“Wasn’t the 17th Phoenix King also an idle king?”

“He can, you can’t.”

“King simply isn’t speaking with reason!” Tian Zhen exploded, “Don’t tell me that you really do want me to go into battle and throw away my life?”

“Impudence!” Zhao Huajun severely said, “As a member of your Divine Winged King’s clan, how can you say ** words of this degree?”

Tian Zhen stood up and walked away: “I have never considered myself as having an extremely grand status. If king feels that I’m embarrassing, then I’ll just leave Yu Mo Heavenly Temple.”

“Stop!”

“Is that an order?”

Zhao Huajun was left without another choice and pulled her into his arms: “Little Phoenix, on the day I got drunk, you……”

“King is still thinking about it!” Tian Zhen was incomparably embarrassed and explained, “I’m not talking about that……”

“I know, I know,” Zhao Huajun nodded his head and smiled, but didn’t let go of his hold, “Since you didn’t like it, then don’t cultivate. Go to the study and grind ink for me then.”

Leader having given in, Tian Zhen was no longer in a bad mood. Her heart was fairly depressed. This person had always paid very little attention to the maids beside him, but now he insisted on her serving him. This kind of gentleness was simply the temptation of sexual harassment. The most grievous matter was that this person was actually still thinking of rightful empress.”

“King, pay attention to proper etiquette.” Tian Zhen flapped her wings.

Zhao Huajun held her wings in place: “Frequently getting angry at this king, this is your etiquette?”

Tian Zhen felt that there was a need to clear things up: “Actually, there’s no need for king to brood over it. That day, you just got drunk and mistook who I was. You didn’t do anything. I didn’t read into it at all……”

Zhao Huajun raised his brows: “Didn’t read into it?”

The mood abruptly changing, Tian Zhen stuttered: “If king doesn’t let go, I’ll……read into it.”

Zhao Huajun gave an “oh” and then looked at her with a smile: “Then, just read into it.”

The current version of leader is taking liberties with the little mistress! Tian Zhen pried apart those pair of arms and rushed out from his embrace: “There’s no need for king to make do with this right?”

“Make do?”

“There are lots of beauties in the Phoenix Clan. Hasn’t king seen that I’m gray?”

“Gray is no good?”

“The degree of safety is a bit high.”

Zhao Huajun restrained himself from smiling. He pulled her hand and walked onto the bridge. He indicated that she look at the reflection in the water: “Apart from your wings, you still have a face and have hands. They’re all very beautiful. You truly can’t see that?”

The two people stood side by side on the bridge. Her wings were half obstructed by him so her face and figure took up most of the reflection. Tian Zhen immediately felt that she existence had gone from wretched to grand.

Of course, she still wasn’t confused: “I’m also not the most beautiful.”

“You’re the most special little phoenix.”

“If king were to look for a long time, there wouldn’t be anything special anymore.”

“I want to give it a try?”

……

Zhao Huajun no longer teased her and with a smiled on his face, said: “The Immortal Realm’s new emperor is coming to the God Realm. His Majesty has ordered me to go to the imperial court. You’re coming with me.”

New emperor? Tian Zhen had to think about it before she understood. So it turned out that Guanhe Yuewei had succeeded in taking the throne.

It was said that Guanhe Yuewei and the God Realm’s allied troops had defeated Guanhe Yuewu and the Demon Realm’s allied troops. Guanhe Yuewu killed himself and the Immortal Realm’s civil war had henceforth ended. Guanhe Yuewei had succeeded the throne and become emperor and had decided to personally visit the God Realm to express his thanks. This visit represented the alliance between the two realms, god and immortal, officially being formed and joint resistance against the Devil Realm.

The Divine Winged King Zhao Huajun naturally couldn’t be absent from an occasion of such importance. The next day, he took Tian Zhen and left. As before, they rode the fire phoenix and proceeded towards the imperial court. The two people weren’t travelling too fast nor too slow and would occasionally stay over above the sea or on a mountain top. It was quite interesting.

“The Peacock Queen sent it.” Tian Zhen held a green feather hairpin and reported.

“The Trust Hairpin of the Peacock King’s race. It can command 100 of the Green Peacock Feather Soldiers.” Zhao Huajun took the feather hairpin and frowned, “The others don’t matter. The Peacock King unexpectedly consciously gifted a token of this degree onto someone. He’s simply lost it!”

These days, a particular maid frequently accompanied him at his side. Yu Mo Heavenly Palace had many spies. Each division secretly dispatched people to deliver gifts one after the other. The main idea was to ask that she look out for them. After Zhao Huajun found out, he merely ordered her to accept them and said that these people really hadn’t thought to have her do anything really. They were just seeking a peace of mind was all.

Confronting countless treasures, since Tian Zhen couldn’t eat nor use any of them, she had thoroughly been reduced to a custodian. She was right in the middle of a headache and when she heard what he said, she immediately said: “I just thought that I could rely on it to come in and out of the Imperial Peacock Palace. I didn’t know that it had this function. Then I’ll just return it to her.”

“First wear it for a few days. Later on, I’ll teach you how to answer them,” Zhao Huajun took the feather hairpin and stuck it in her hair, “There are also green peacock feathers in the palace. In the future, ask someone to make an even better one for you. A dark green color really suits you. It won’t do if it’s any brighter than that.”

“Why won’t it do?”

“They’ll only see the hairpin and won’t see you.”

……

Seeing her discontentedly stroking her wings, Zhao Huajun smilingly pulled her into his embrace. His thin lips lightly imprinting themselves on her forehead: “Foolish little phoenix. You’re still persistent about this. What exactly do you want to do?”

“I want to see king’s wings.”

“Rude.”

“King is being shy?”

“……”

“What’s king afraid of?”

Zhao Huajun moved his line of sight away and calmly looked at the sea of clouds in front. He was neither quick nor slow as he said: “I’m afraid that after you’ve seen them, you’ll feel even more inferior.”

A scarlet divine light flashed and an enormous pair of phoenix wings unfolded behind him. The vivid, golden phoenix wings dazzled people until their eyesight blurred. They contrasted with the golden-edged, white robe and long, black hair and seemed even more prominent and respectable. Tian Zhen had originally thought that the fire phoenix’s plumage was already extremely beautiful. Only now did she discover, that it didn’t even reach 1/10,000 of the person before her.

When she reached her hand out and was about to stroke them, those wings suddenly disappeared.

Zhao Huajun covered her eyes: “Are you ashamed?”

Tian Zhen coughed: “They’re not as good-looking as the fire phoenix’s.”

Zhao Huajun smiled and didn’t speak. Contrarily, the fire phoenix heard the praise and as overwhelmed by its superior’s favor. Its spirits were greatly raised and in a short while, it had rushed past several thousands of miles.

The vast wasteland was covered in bewildering fog. In time, a tall mountain peak fell back as they passed it.

Tian Zhen turned her head around and gazed into the distance with her two eyes. She suddenly said: “King, we’ve passed You Po Mountain.”

Zhao Huajun gave an “un” and didn’t express anything.

So it turns out that this person who didn’t care about face was actually careful about it. Tian Zhen had only said so because she had originally passed by on purpose. Upon seeing his insincerity, she said: “ Does king want to go back and look……”

“Since it’s already been passed, then it’ll be passed,” Zhao Huajun interrupted her, “After arriving at the imperial court, you’ll follow me and we’ll meet His Majesty together.”

In any case, her love rival was dead and he wasn’t willing to mention it again. Tian Zhen conveniently changed the topic: “The new Immortal Emperor is coming. I don’t know what kind of appearance he has?”

Zhao Huajun smiled: “Of course it won’t be what you expect.”

Heavenly River, long bridge, palace tower. Compared to what she had seen last time, the imperial court’s scenery hadn’t changed much. As before, there were heavenly officials waiting outside the palace gates to welcome them. Then they guided the two to the side palace hall. Outside of the side palace hall, attendants entered to announce their arrival. They quickly came out and passed on the Heavenly Emperor’s words to invite Zhao Huajun inside.

“Little Phoenix, you obediently wait here. You can’t run around all over the place,” Zhao Huajun patted her shoulder and told her in a low voice, “In a moment, it’ll be your turn. Do you remember the rules?”

Accompanying one’s sovereign is like accompanying a tiger. Who couldn’t remember the two big rules of kneeling more and talking less? Tian Zhen grumbled: “I remember. Hurry up and go in. I’m not a little child.”

“So it turns out that you’ve already grown up.” Zhao Huajun restrained himself from smiling and after straightening the sleeves of his robe, he entered the palace hall.

In regards to a 100,000 year old great god, I really am just a small child. Tian Zhen recalled her proper business and went over to ask about Wen Xi’s current situation. Who would have imagined that the crowd of imperial bodyguards’ answers were almost exactly the same——Never heard of an imperial bodyguard called Wen Xi.

The imperial bodyguards in the imperial court were so numerous that not recognizing each other was quite normal. It’d be better to ask leader to help look later on. Tian Zhen thanked everyone and returned to her original spot and patiently waited. Not long after, an attendant came out and invited her inside.

The Heavenly Emperor was sitting upright in front of the table. From beginning to end, he gave people a feeling of being aloof and remote. Zhao Huajun accompanied him and sat atop a chair below the table. Seeing her come in, he slightly nodded his head at her. (T/N: Chair’s on a lower platform than the table)

“This one pays her respects to His Majesty.” Tian Zhen was well-mannered as she paid homage to him.

It was extremely quiet. Two sharp gazes fell on her body and carefully sized her up, making her feel uncomfortable all over. How could she dare to lift her head up?

“Stand up.” The Heavenly Emperor finally opened his mouth.

Tian Zhen got up and withdrew to Zhao Huajun’s side.

The Heavenly Emperor knit his brows: “How could it be like this? Could there have been a mistake?”

Zhao Huajun lowered his eyes: “I, your servant, also don’t know.”

“Forget it. Consider it as the Will of Heaven,” The Heavenly Emperor put aside the teacup in his hand and smiled without having a deeper, special meaning to it, “We’ve finished talking about our proper business. Biaoge should return to Qin Hall. There’s someone longing to see you. She’s already waited for a long time and at present, she still doesn’t know that you’ve come.”

Zhao Huajun was surprised: “This subject is slow-witted and hopes that His Majesty can explain his words.”

The Heavenly Emperor raised his eyebrows and said: “It’s a gift sent by the Immortal Emperor. You definitely won’t be able to thank him enough after seeing it.”

Zhao Huajun didn’t continue to question him. He stood up and asked to withdraw.

The Heavenly Emperor called forward an attendant: “It’ll be more wonderful if this person goes to see her alone. Take the little phoenix elsewhere to play first.”

The two people withdrawing from the palace hall, Zhao Huajun told her: “Little Phoenix, you walk around with the heavenly official first. Don’t cause trouble. When you’re tired, come back.”

Thinking that he had an important guest, Tian Zhen nodded her head: “I’ll go look for Wen Xi.”

Zhao Huajun had already walked several steps away. When he heard what she said, he turned around and smilingly said: “It’d be better if you gave up on this idea soon. He was sent out to handle some affairs and isn’t here right now.”