Even if she got hurt one day and wanted to come back, he would still be there, waiting for her.
But Bodhi knew that the person would not retreat once she had made a decision...
At night, a sky full of stars twinkled under their feet.
In Tian Dao, it was different from the human world. The water-like galaxy with many stars could be seen when one lowered his head.
Phoenix had seen such a scenery many times before. But it was prettier today as compared to the usual days.
Staying overnight at other people's houses.
She had always thought that she would never have the chance to do so.
But out of her expectation, this wish of hers could be fulfilled when she was still alive.
Moreover, she was so polite that she even brought along some gifts, although they were all fish food.
Those were for her to feed the demons when she was bored at night.
The reception immortals who saw Phoenix walking toward them behaved as if they were encountering some powerful enemies.
Those who were yawning and rubbing their eyes stopped immediately. Even those who were just passing by almost got tripped!
"Quick, go and inform all the immortals quickly. Lord, Lord Phoenix has arrived!"
"She's bringing along something with her in her hands!"
"It must be a weapon! She is coming for a fight with His Highness!"
"But His Highness is still sleeping. What should we do? What should we do? The others are not Lord Phoenix's rivals!"
"Stay calm! As an immortal, how could you be fl.u.s.tered?"
"If you are not, then you should fight with her!"
"I, I, I…"
Phoenix looked at the immortals who were deferring to each other. She wanted to ask for directions but she was helpless as no one dared to go near her within five meters.
Phoenix looked to her left and right. She had no other choice but to grab a little immortal over.
That little immortal screamed out loud, "Lord Phoenix, I have children and elders in my family. Besides, I'm so skinny that I can't sustain your hit. You won't feel satisfied with beating me!"
Phoenix smiled and thought that this little immortal was interesting, "Who says I'm here to beat people? Where is your Emperor?"
"Emperor is not here. He went out already. Really!" The little immortal was worried that Phoenix would not believe so he spoke on good grounds to prevent an assassination, "Many matchmakers have come for the Emperor, so he went to entertain them."
Phoenix raised her good-looking eyebrows and her smile widened, "Do you know what is the ending of the person who had lied to me last time?"
The little immortal froze upon hearing this.
"Come on, I'm giving you another chance. Tell me, where is your Emperor?" Phoenix's tone was very soft and gentle.
But the gentler she was, the greater the little immortal's fear. He reached out his finger and pointed over his shoulder.
Phoenix smiled when she got her d.e.s.i.r.ed answer. She let go of the immortal and handed him the things in her other hand, "This is a gift for your Emperor."
"Gift?" The little immortal did not dare to take it. He could not believe that it was a gift. This must be a trap! How is it be possible that Lord Phoenix would send gifts to their Emperor? It might be an explosive!
Phoenix retreated her hand when she saw him not moving.
She was planning to visit politely like an ordinary person. But now it seemed like the effect was not ideal...
The little immortal noticed that Phoenix really did look quite different from the usual. He hesitated for a while before asking, "Is my lord really here to send a gift to the Emperor?"
Phoenix nodded her head. Was it that weird for her to send a gift?
The little immortal still could not believe her.
It was then when an old immortal walked out from the inside. He rushed forward immediately when he saw Phoenix standing outside, "My lord, why are you here so early? The Emperor said that you will be coming over tonight, I thought that will be after your chanting. I was just about to send someone to Buddhism to bring you here."
Chapter 821 - Sleeping Together
"I don't have to chant sutras today." Phoenix was always inattentive when she was chanting. So she smiled and handed over the things in her hand, "This is for your Emperor."
The old immortal received it with two hands promptly, "The Emperor will be happy when he sees this. He has been waiting for you for some time already and he is resting now. He has instructed me to lead you to the hall once you've arrived."
Phoenix did not really care about how long the man had waited for her. Little Phoenix only felt a sense of accomplishment as the gift prepared by her was finally sent out successfully!
She was over the clouds because of this.
The immortals were still feeling so unbelievable while looking at Phoenix's back in astonishment. One of them, then pulled the old immortal's sleeve, "Old immortal, did the Emperor really instruct you to bring Lord Phoenix inside? They are not going to fight?"
"Hush, now. Stop guessing. Lord Phoenix is really here as a guest this time and she might even stay here for a few days. You all better be quick-witted and mind your words in front of the lord. Otherwise, the Emperor might punish you if he gets upset," said the old immortal.
All the immortals were stupefied. They looked at each other in dismay, "Did you hear that just now?"
"Something must have gone wrong with my ears. Hehehehe, staying for a few days? The Emperor has never requested anyone to stay overnight, let alone the Lord Phoenix who was always going against him!"
"If this is the case," one of the immortals mumbled, "then the rumor may be true."
The others looked toward him, "What rumor?"
The immortal never thought that his sentence would cause such a big commotion. He lowered his voice, "Someone said that the Emperor had announced that his relationship with Lord Phoenix in the banquet today…"
However, Phoenix was steady after causing all the commotions.
Because she enjoyed watching others' expressions of being stunned after all.
The old immortal stood aside after leading Phoenix past a cloud staircase. He bent over and spoke, "My lord, the Emperor is inside. He always dislikes others entering his royal chamber so it is inconvenient for me to enter. Help yourself."
Phoenix nodded and paced inside slowly.
Tian Dao was different from Buddhism.
No, it should be said that the place stayed by the man was different from hers.
She could sleep with only a piece of floating cloud in Buddhism. As for the man, there were peristyles that towered into the clouds and glazed incense at his place. It was magnanimous and desolate everywhere.
There was a huge dark-colored bed in the center of the cloud layers as if it was covered with crow feathers. The clear distinction between black and white revealed the owner's unique style of arrogance.
The man was sleeping with his face down. With half of his head sinking into the pillow and his hair scattered, half of his refined figure was revealed. The snow-like white quilt was covering half of his back while the other half was exposed. One of his arms was left hanging, showing his well-built honey-colored muscles. In the meanwhile, the rise and fall of his c.h.e.s.t while breathing could be seen clearly.
Unexpectedly, a person who was always aggressive and apathetic would be harmless after falling asleep.
The thick eyelashes hung, creating shadows under the eyes. The remarkable facial features looked elegant and refined at this moment.
Phoenix left him alone and looked at the big bookshelf behind the man. There were records regarding Tian Dao. Every ancient scroll would be regarded as a divine anecdote if it was left in the human world.
Phoenix took one randomly and sat on the wooden chair at the side languidly.
But when she was just about to open the long scroll, the man on the bed woke up. His eyes were as cold as ice.
"When did you come?" The man's voice was lower than usual. Perhaps it was because he had just awakened.
Phoenix closed the scroll in her hand and answered simply, "Just now."
The man glanced at her and sat up. As the quilt slipped, the man's well-built c.h.e.s.t and waistline were exposed. There were not any extra fats around his waist. His figure was so perfect that it was the best among all the Gods in Tian Dao.
The man smiled. He patted on the bed beside him, "Come here."
"Go there?" Phoenix's fine eyebrows frowned, "Do you have any other places for me to rest? Or I'm fine sleeping on the cloud layers too."
The man stared at her and spoke after a while, "The manual mentioned to sleep while cuddling."
"Okay," Phoenix hesitated for a while before walking toward the bed slowly.
The man leaned on the headboard of the bed and gazed at her playfully, "Are you afraid that I will do anything to you?"
"No." It was just that she had never slept with anyone before. To be honest, the man could do nothing to her. Her scythe was right on her wrist. If the man dared to overstep, she could use that to him.
She had heard that many from Six Dao had sent women to him but all of them were rejected. So he must be not interested in women.
Moreover, nothing would happen between them anyway.
After sorting things out, Phoenix pulled off the white quilt and squeezed inside. She pulled the quilt up to her c.h.e.s.t before turning around to look at the man.
While lying so close to each other, their black hair was almost touching each others', even their breaths were entangled.
Phoenix suddenly remembered the man was sleeping n.a.k.e.d and her heartbeat sped up naturally. Yes, this is weird.
As soon as Phoenix came up, the man who was sitting previously leaned toward her all of a sudden.
It was too close that Phoenix was uncomfortable for a moment.
She was unsure of the fragrance on his body, it was faint and down. It mingled with the fragrance of mint and the residual incense. It smelled quite good, but the invading breath on this person was so intense that it was a bit evil.
"Do you trust me so much?"
"I've brought you a gift."
Both of them spoke almost at the same time.
The man's finger paused in motion, "What gift?"
"Wait for a while." Phoenix ran out in high spirits. Soon, she ran back with a bag of fish food in her hand, "We could feed those demons with these at night. Don't you like to treat them as goldfish?"
The man glanced at the fish food, then at Phoenix's beautiful eyes. The condensed force in his palm receded and he stretched out his hand to pull her over with a smile at the corner of his lip, "Okay."
It seemed like the Emperor liked the fish food.
However, only the demons knew that before Phoenix took out the present.
What the Emperor planned to do to her was definitely not simple...
Chapter 822 - They Kissed!
Sure enough, they had to summon the demons and monsters since they wanted to feed some fish food.
Without saying a word, the man gave them a warning look as a signal to not say things that were not meant to be said.
The monsters immediately adopted a look that said, "I'm well-behaved, I'm nothing but a goldfish."
Phoenix truly felt that this was a good place as there were a lot of new things to be discovered.
Moreover, the monsters tamed by him were very obedient, they would do whatever he asked.
The man gave out a laugh and put both of his hands behind his head, "Hey, you're not planning to feed these goldfish for the entire night, right?"
"Of course not." Phoenix thought it over, then gazed at the man's face. All of a sudden, she turned to the side and kissed him on his forehead while mumbling, "And kissing. All done."
The Emperor did not expect that she would give him a kiss. There was a brief hint of astonishment on his usual apathetic, handsome face.
Even the demons and monsters who arranged themselves in goldfish shapes were petrified by Phoenix's action.
To be honest, they had never expected Phoenix to take the initiative when it involved this!
They had prepared for the scene where the Emperor would be ordered around by Phoenix… But why did it not go as planned!
After the kiss, the man was seen glaring coldly at her, as if she had crossed the line.
She felt the need to explain, "Don't we need to kiss? It's written on the scroll."
"We do need to kiss, but you're too insincere." The man reached out his hand and pulled her closer, "Couples in the human world never act half-heartedly when they are in a relationship. If you are not good at it, I could teach you."
Phoenix pondered for a while before nodding her head.
She actually agreed!
The demons were all dumbfounded at this!
Phoenix had always been a smart girl, why would she be this silly when it comes to relationsh.i.p.s?
The Emperor is obviously deceiving her!
The man was quite surprised as well, "You agreed?"
"I heard that you are great in this field." Phoenix paused, "Besides, this is my first time visiting someone else's house. I can't let others think that I'm brushing it off."
The man looked at the solemn little face in front of him and smiled suddenly, "Interesting. Who told you that I'm great at doing this?"
"Oh, the time when I was in the Region of Snow to hunt for monsters, I met the deity who was your matchmaker by chance. He emphasized this aspect when he was talking to the father of the Snow Mountain Goddess. Since the demon that I wanted to kill was in that area, I happened to overhear them. In the end, they noticed me and blushed in shame." Come to think of it, Phoenix wondered, "Till now, I don't understand why they had blushed."
The demons facepalmed. Of course people would blush if a lady heard them talking about those kinds of things!
"What happened after that?" The man was interested now, he wanted to know how she handled it.
Phoenix looked at him, "Then I captured the monster in front of them and brought it back to Buddhism for reformation."
The demons, ...Those people must have wished that they could dig a hole and buried themselves at that point of time. How could you still have the mood to hunt!
The man could not hide his laughter any longer. He buried his face in her neck and stopped what he was intending to do.
"Why are you laughing so hard? Did I do anything wrong?" Phoenix furrowed her arched brows, "I didn't mean to interrupt their conversation, but you know, I can't be away from Buddhism for too long. Moreover, the evil demon was still lingering in front of them, and my patience was wearing thin. I did ask them to continue their conversation and just ignore me. Who knew they would be scared off."
The man reached out his hand and pulled Phoenix's hand over, with a hint of indulgence in his tone, "Right, they are more of a coward."
"Then only I came into realization that your selling point is your strong ability. No wonder so many people are trying to be your matchmaker." Phoenix covered herself with the quilt. She rarely had the chance to talk to anyone while lying down, hence she had a lot to say.
She did not notice that her last sentence had made the man deepened his gaze, "My selling point is my strong ability?"
"Isn't it so?" Phoenix asked in return.
What a question… What kind of man would admit that he isn't good at this?
The demons looked at each other, then looked up to the sky in unison. As a matter of fact, dealing with Phoenix would not be an easy task for the Emperor.
At the very least, the Emperor had not used his ruthless tactics on her.
It seemed like being silly had its own benefits. On top of that, Phoenix was smart herself, though she was silly throughout the process, her last counterattack was brilliant.
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br /> The man's gaze deepened, but he had this evil smile on his face, "Do you want to try?"
"What?" Phoenix raised her eyebrows.
Using his fingers, the man untied her cassock while his thin lips curled up slightly, "My ability."
The man activated a tactical formation even before he finished his words. Demons or gods, no one could enter nor destroy the formation.
Just like what Phoenix had said, this man was the only person who was not under the control of Buddhism.
Phoenix's skin was originally pale. The loosened cassock could easily expose the skin of her collarbone and c.h.e.s.t, displaying a breathtaking allure.
At the sight of this, his gaze deepened and his breath became warmer, "What a beauty. It's a pity for a person like you to be raised in Buddhism."
Phoenix did not expect things to go this way. She looked into the pair of eyes right in front of her, and the next moment, the prayer beads on her hand transformed into a noxious scythe.
The man chuckled. He glanced at the side of her body, then exerted force and single-handedly pressed on her shoulder, "Why are you using a weapon on the bed? Don't you want me to teach you? Don't forget that you're here as a visitor."
Phoenix felt that she had overreacted when she heard the word 'visitor'. She kept the scythe and spoke, "I don't want to try that." Phoenix was just about to reach out her hand to push him away, and right before she could touch his body, the man pulled her into his embrace.
Without knowing whether it was because she had offended the precepts of Buddhism.
A thunderbolt flashed through the sky and fell right behind them, a cracking sound was heard. Amid the flashing sparks, everything had frozen in time.
In a split second, he laughed and used his finger to touch her lips without being affected by the surroundings, "It's fine if you don't want to try that, but we still have to practice kissing, right?"
His thin lips were just at a few centimeters away from her and his fingers seemed to be warm.
Phoenix had no idea why her heart was beating fast.
She had never felt like this before.
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