The Ancient Rare Phoenix: Colourful Flames - Chapter 2
At the Immortal Realm Plane
A lone person was standing and kept watching over the cliff as if remembering and trying to find that most beautiful thing in the entire plane. After watching for a while she spoke:
” how long? ”
Suddenly a few paces behind that person appeared a mid-aged person with the eerie aura around him. He was completely covered with black-clothed cloak. he replied respectively:
” He has already been born and should be going to the Lowest Mortal Realm Plane as according to the plan so it might take few years. but I fear Empress Fann already knows bout it. ”
” Princess, Should we proceed with Plan B?”
As if hearing a ridiculous joke, Princess kept on laughing but the man just felt cold sweats started to flow down behind his neck.
Finally after a while she said:
” If empress Fann could do anything then she wouldn’t wait till now. As long as the seal is not broken, none of us can go down even if wanted to. I’ve waited for 20 thousands years already so a few more years isn’t that much to wait at all. ”
” As for Plan B, no need. We’re not fully prepared for it. ”
The mid-aged man frowned but still asked:
” Yes, Princess. so should we start recruiting for this generation geniuses? ”
” Look after only who can be useful and capable, rest aren’t needed but leave them no harm. ”
Then she started to stare at the cliff as if only that part was her whole world.
” Yes, Princess ”
The Mid-aged man disappeared and started moving extremely fast towards the center of the Ancient City.
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At the Lowest Mortal Realm Plane
After the baby closed his eyes, the injured couple started to recover from their shock state.
They couldn’t believe they were still alive even after being surrounded by many assassins and most of the shock was from how a weak and unknown baby killed them through just a wail.
The injured couple looked at each other then nodded thinking same thing as if knowing each other. Finally the injured mother looked at her own son who was panting badly from all the running during these days. She looked at him and the baby then said:
” Xiu’er, from today onwards you’re the big brother and he’s your little brother Hou’er ”
Xiu looked at her mother and nodded his head.
Emperor De looked at his 1st wife affectionately and his son. He as the current Emperor of the Ice Empire was known as a kindhearted yet the weakest emperor in the generation of all the history of the Ice Empire.
Finally after 3 days they met up with the rest of the injured Royal guards and the general.
Among them, the two mid-aged oldmen came forward and kneeled before but they did not say a single word at all.
Emperor De looked at the his most trusted palace Head guard and general.
The general looked just like the younger version of Emperor with a little bit of the facial similarities who was also his only brother.
The other mid-aged man was the palace Head guard, serving and protecting Royal Palace through all the generation from his family.
Emperor De knew both of them were still his most trusted and formidable loyals so did not have to doubt at all.
He said: ” First lets us move inside to the palace ”
After saying that they soon entered inside the carriage and started moving very fast yet steady paced.
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At the top of cliff few dark shadows were observing them for past few days.
One among them was the most skinniest person who look like someone with few years to live but very sinister, he spoke:
” Why did the source say 2nd princess was arriving with Emperor? Did Sky Sword Sect act or someone leak bout us? ”
Another fully dark-coloured cloth cloaked person bewitchingly said:
” Once Sky Sword Sect found 2nd princess was the genius at sword who at age of 7 already had achieve sword intent at Early Stage Spirit Origin Realm. They’d pay anything to just to protect her. So it doesn’t come as a surprise if someone leaked it. We should just leave her be.”
The skinniest person look at the dark-coloured cloaked person and spoke coldly:
” Sovereign Ling, Do you think I don’t really know about what your stand on Sky Sword Sect? No matter what relation you have with Sovereign Sword Yang in past, it doesn’t change the fact that he almost wipe your family at the last Supreme Sects Gathering Summit. ”
” Even though 2nd princess is one of the genius yet not the strongest but just a title of the discipline would be enough to be protected by Sky Sword Sect. After the next Supreme Sects Gathering Summit, she’d be someone even we wouldn’t dare to touch …. you need to do the justice for your beloved discipline and families. My son, he didn’t deserved to die unreasonably. Don’t forget you have oath at his last breath!”
Sovereign Ling looked at the mid-aged skinny man silently. Only she knew her own pain, sadness and agony within her but she couldn’t take a step even if she wanted against him.
” Since we’ve already failed this time, we can only go ask help with that person. ” said another mid-aged with helplessly and some fear when he remembered who they were asking for the help.
All of them stayed quiet as this was the only option for them.
One by one they started to vanish in the air as they were never been here before. All that remained was the lonely cliff but if someone looked up from below the cliff then they’d just see the clear dark skies.
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After returning at the palace, Emperor De entered to the secret palace garden surrounding with all kinds of different formation.
At the centre of formation was a clear pond, standing next to it were a white haired old-man and a petite girl around 8 years. The white haired old-man was the elder of Sky Sword Sect, Elder Ba and the petite girl was the current 2nd princess of Ice Empire, Chu Ci.
They were discussing about the legendary ice flame at Forbidden Northern Zone. No one knew the actual origin of this ice flame but the rumors were that some ancient Monarch Realm being died and gave birth to the ice flame from his core.
As Emperor De sight caught them, they look behind at his injured body. Princess Chu Ci ran towards her father wiping her tears and said:
” Father, How are you injured?”
Emperor De just ignored his daughter then looked at the white haired old-man and greet at him:
” Elder Ba, Thank you for coming and protecting Chu Ci. ”
Elder Ba smiled and returned greet at him:
” It is our duty and responsibility to protect discipline Chu Ci. Even if I wasn’t here, Sovereign Sword Yang has given her the teleport talismans to return directly back at the Sky Sword Sect. ”
As Elder Ba said it then took out a pill and gave it to Emperor De. It was High Rank 4 Origin Grade Rejuvenate Pill.
Emperor De took it politely and eat it directly without asking anything. His injuries started to heal
instantly, even his younger days scars started disappearing.
Surprised and shocked look was in his eyes. He then bowed at elder Ba and said :
” Elder Ba, Thank you again for this fabulous pill. Mind if I ask you, when are you gonna depart back to Sect? ”
Elder Ba look at him and told him truthfully:
” We’ll leave in few hours. We were just waiting for you to come back then bid farewell for the last time. It might take Princess Chu Ci many years to come back again.”
Emperor De look at his daughter with sadness while there was a certain joy in his heart, helplessness as more within the depth in his eyes. He said to his daughter:
” Chu Ci’er, You’re our entire generation hope since you’re the most genius ever born in our Royal family. I hoped you come back time to time before we passed away. Go see your mother before leaving. ”
After saying that, Emperor De bowed at Elder Ba and silently left from the garden. Looking at his back Princess Chu Ci kept on crying before running toward her mother’s palace.
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Emperor De came into the chamber and saw his 1st wife lying in the bed with a baby. Then sat next to her after sending all the palace maids out and said :
” Bing’er, Have you thought this thoroughly? ”
Empress Bing opened her eyes then looked at her husband in his eyes. She remained quiet for a while then opened her mouth:
” Dear, this world is too cruel for him to stay in the palace and remain low-profile without showing his abilities. If any of Sect found out then it might be even more dangerous than Chu Ci ‘s breakthrough. We’ve already learned from Chu Ci selection for Sect. If we do it again then our empire might just collapse before even knowing about what happen to us. ”
Emperor closed his eyes and thought for a while before saying :
” I knew all of this was gonna happen when Chu Ci first broke through Spirit Origin Realm. But do you really have to leave us, this palace, our Xiu’er? ”
Empress Bing silently look at her husband then the tears started to drop out of her eyes yet she stubbornly kept her mouth shut to not any sound of her sobbing.
Finally after few minutes she said:
” When Chu Ci broke through Spirit Origin Realm, our Guardian Tai left suddenly but we all know he was killed by those hateful Sect Elders. If we want to not keep living in fear then we need to do this at all cost. Also our Xiu’er is very strong after all he already survived with us while returning back home. He is the crown prince so he has to survive here at all cost. I’m also doing it for his future too after all someday he gonna need most of the help from my Hou’er. ”
Next day the news of Empress wife Bing passed away reached instantly in the every corner of Imperial Palace City along with Princess Chu Ci departure to Sky Sword Sect.
Yet Emperor De didn’t show any kind of happiness nor sadness. It was just calm like before the storm. All these commoners , nobles , even Royals, didn’t know how they should react to these.
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At Red Mist City
A baby bout 2 or 3 years was walking behind some caged beasts being dragged by some merchants and mercenaries. All these caged beasts were at Early Stage Mortal Origin Realm. The baby kept on looking at them in daze but couldn’t figure what why he was even following them.
Suddenly the baby was picked by the mid-aged woman with a veil on her face. She looked the baby and sighed. Almost every week the baby would go missing but only to be found somewhere near beasts, looking at them like an idiot. She took a glance at the caged-beasts then took the baby back home.