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Meanwhile, Gu Xiaoxi guessed correctly; this was an extremely indulgent Divine Beast. It protected humans while also regarding human life as worthless. Anyone who offended it or made it unhappy was killed without hesitation.

Both righteous and evil, and also young and wild, it indeed wasn’t an easy creature to control.

"Stinky woman, you’ve already made a contract with me. Hurry up and rescue me!" Little Phoenix urged anxiously. It saw that it was about to fly out of the cage, to avenge its deep hatred of the Blood Sea. How could it not be excited?

Gu Xiaoxi pulled out the dagger she carried with her, walked up to the chains, and saw they were completely dark purple, emitting wisps of Purple Mist from time to time. However, as soon as the mist came into contact with Phoenix Fire, it was instantly burned off, disappearing like smoke.

Gu Xiaoxi conjectured that this was probably the reason Little Phoenix could survive within the Purple Mist. Especially since the small space it created for itself emitted most of the toxin from the chains, completely resisting the poison in the chains.

"You’re not planning to use that to rescue me, are you? Ordinary daggers can’t break the Golden Crow Mysterious Iron Chain. You’d better figure out how to unlock the spell on it. Then I naturally have a way to break free from these chains," Little Phoenix urged.

Gu Xiaoxi gripped the dagger in her hand and chopped at the iron chain, only as thick as a chopstick, but as soon as the dagger contacted the chain, it immediately corroded.

She was so frightened that she immediately threw away the dagger, shocked. No wonder Little Phoenix was on the verge of depleting its Divine Blood after so many years shackled by this thing. If it had been an ordinary person, they wouldn’t have lasted a few minutes before turning to ashes.

Gu Xiaoxi ignored Little Phoenix’s howling overhead, stepping forward to closely observe the flashing runes.

Suddenly.

She detected the pattern in the runes and without hesitation, she struck the middle of the interrupted lines with her combined Inner Strength and Spiritual Power.

"Pop!" A sound crisp like a droplet falling on a small pond, clear and pleasant.

Immediately after, Gu Xiaoxi clearly saw the rune disintegrate, turning into powder and then disappearing completely.

Soon after, the Purple Mist suddenly condensed sharply, drilling non-stop into the mysterious iron chain, and moments later, Little Phoenix spat out a torrent of blazing Phoenix Fire at the chain.

With a "boom!" came a loud noise.

Right after, Gu Xiaoxi only felt a flash before her eyes, and she suddenly appeared in a bare valley.

Surrounding her, Quan Shaoqing and the others were all looking at her bewilderedly, having appeared out of thin air.

"Xiao Xi, where did you go just now?" Quan Shaoqing hurried over and grasped her hand with concern. She had suddenly disappeared, and everyone had been frantically searching for her. Later, the Purple Mist was mysteriously absorbed, and then the air returned to normal.

All of this happened in an instant, so Quan Shaoqing couldn’t even begin to imagine what Gu Xiaoxi had just gone through.

At this time, Gu Xiaoxi was not immediately responding to Quan Shaoqing, instead trying to sense Little Phoenix’s whereabouts.

But unexpectedly, after the sound of the chains breaking, not to mention Little Phoenix, she didn’t even see a single feather.

"Damn it! This guy is a swindler, talking about a contract, it just ran off on its own." Gu Xiaoxi cursed in her heart, uncertain whether she had done something good or bad.

In any case, the creature had vanished into thin air, and she, not being an immortal, truly couldn’t sense where it had gone.

"Xiao Xi, say something! Where did you go just now?" Seeing Gu Xiaoxi remaining silent, Quan Shaoqing’s heart sank to rock bottom, afraid something had happened to her.

Only then did Gu Xiaoxi come back to her senses and, holding Quan Shaoqing’s hand in return, explained, "It’s alright, I just entered a strange place, but then I came out in a blink of an eye."

"As long as you’re okay, you scared me to death." Quan Shaoqing hugged her tightly, feeling a mix of emotions, "The Purple Mist here has dissipated; did you encounter something just now?"

"It seems so! I’m not quite sure myself." With many people around, she didn’t want to reveal too much and brushed off the question casually.

Now that everyone saw Gu Xiaoxi return safely, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

On the way back, unable to explain what they had witnessed in the valley and now that the Purple Mist had dispersed, removing the risk, everyone felt at ease.

Obviously Quan Shaoqing and Jing Yuan were not so naive; when they looked at Gu Xiaoxi, their eyes held a complex expression.

Back home, Gu Xiaoxi washed off the dirt on her body, changed clothes, and was called to the study by Quan Shaoqing.

She honestly told Quan Shaoqing about her conversation with the Little Phoenix.

Upon hearing this, Quan Shaoqing’s eyes widened in disbelief, "It said the Nascent Soul is still alive?"

He had fought the Nascent Soul to the death, losing his special ability and being cursed in the process, thinking he had completely eliminated him. But now, he was faced with such an unexpected outcome.

"It guessed that the Nascent Soul might have been sealed in some space. Once it is reborn, it will be trouble," Gu Xiaoxi remembered what the Little Phoenix had said.

Quan Shaoqing’s expression turned cold. If the Nascent Soul was sealed in some space, could it mean that his special ability hadn’t vanished, but due to some fluke, he had sealed the Nascent Soul within his special ability space?

Could it be that the vast powers of both parties had temporarily closed his special ability space at the time?

Quan Shaoqing thought that this possibility could not be excluded.

"It shouldn’t have lied!" Quan Shaoqing looked up into the distance, the unease in his heart growing stronger. It seemed the world was no longer peaceful.

There were rumors that the Pharaoh of Egypt had been resurrected, and although they were just rumors, they were not without basis.

"But it deceived me," Gu Xiaoxi said angrily. "We had an agreement that it would listen to me from now on. But the moment I unlocked the chains, it disappeared without a trace."

Quan Shaoqing wrapped his arms around Gu Xiaoxi and sighed, "It is a Divine Beast; it certainly wouldn’t willingly be commanded by humans. It’s fine that it ran away, the key thing is that you came back safely."

He felt, that was his greatest fortune.

Gu Xiaoxi leaned gently against Quan Shaoqing’s chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and smiled sweetly, "I had it all figured out. If it dared to kill me, it would certainly die too. I’m already its master."

Quan Shaoqing noticed that Gu Xiaoxi had changed. Her hair had grown much longer, and her skin was even more translucent and lustrous than before, like beautifully crafted white jade, and her pretty red lips resembled freshly ripened cherries, so beautiful it was intoxicating.

He looked at her and felt his heart ripple with a touch of emotion, then bent down to gently bite her lip before speaking in a deep, hoarse voice, "Only you would dare stir trouble right under the nose of a powerful figure.

If it truly is a Divine Beast, then that would be for the best. Protecting this planet is its responsibility, and if the Nascent Soul is alive, it will appear sooner or later. "

In the gap between their conversation, Song Xu, who was watching TV in the living room, suddenly screamed.

Startled, all the maids and Quan Shaoqing rushed towards the living room.

They saw Song Xu holding the TV remote, sitting on the sofa, speaking incoherently: "The Hundred-Year Tower in the capital is on fire, burning down a whole street of time-honored brands. The fire spread hundreds of meters in an instant, and fire trucks couldn’t extinguish it.

So far, more than a thousand people have been injured, and over a hundred have already died on the spot.

Shaoqing, come see how strange this fire is. "

Gu Xiaoxi’s scalp tingled in an instant—could this be the work of the Little Phoenix?

Had she just saved it, and now it was causing trouble?

Quan Shaoqing watched the news, his face darkening.

The live reporter explained: "Because the fire was so fierce, burning down a whole street in an instant, we have yet to find the cause of the fire. Moreover, this fire is very strange; even fire trucks and fire extinguishers couldn’t suppress it, and it didn’t stop until it had destroyed everything on the street.

Now, a thousand people have been burned and taken to the hospital for rescue, and over a hundred are trapped in the sea of fire, unfortunately, dead.

.. So, no matter what, everyone must be fire conscious and disaster conscious.

According to estimates, this fire has caused financial losses of tens of billions, traditional restaurants, antique shops, malls, etc.

, all burned to ashes. This shows how terrible the fire was. .."

"Shaoqing, what are you spaced out for? Since you’re here, quickly go with Jing Yuan and check it out.

With this incident, it’s bound to be covered in international news for days, and Mr. President will be extremely worried.

Our families are so close; if there’s time, help out.

Go and see what really happened!" The old lady urged earnestly.

Without thinking, Gu Xiaoxi looked at Quan Shaoqing, "I’ll go with you!"

"Xiao Xi, you’re a girl, don’t meddle in men’s affairs. You just came back from a trip; you should rest properly. Let Shaoqing handle this," the old lady stood up, clearly worried about her going and facing danger.

"Mom, rest assured at home. Xiao Mo will be out of school soon; you go pick her up. I should still go have a look. This matter seems quite serious, and an extra hand could be helpful," Gu Xiaoxi was one hundred percent certain at this moment that this incident was related to the Little Phoenix.

This creature, causing trouble the moment it was free!

Was this revenge? It was simply a calamity for mankind!