The man raised his eyes and the corners of his mouth were even more playful now, "Looks like conquering her heart would be more important. Go and prepare, we'll be making our way to Buddhism."
"Buddhism?" Is he trying to seek revenge on Lord Phoenix? The immortal guessed as his eyes widened. He asked hesitantly, "Emperor, isn't it inappropriate to go to someone's house to fight?"
The man glanced at him again, "Who said that I am going there to fight? I am going there to chant some sutras to get rid of the ghoulish aura."
"Oh." The immortal lowered his head and pondered. The Emperor was never interested in sutra chanting. Out of 10 invitations from Buddhism, he would only attend once as he finds it too annoying. Why is he being so proactive today?
Well, it would be fine as long as he's not going there for a fight.
The immortal nodded his little head and ran to send a post to Buddhism.
The post was received by Golden Lotus. After all, she was the one who chanted sutras to the Emperor for the past few days. Hence, she would naturally be the one to welcome him this time too.
Golden Lotus also received the news that the Emperor had actually taken the initiative to come and listen to the sutra chanting this time. Therefore, she had already requested for Little Shami to clean up a meditation room, and even prepared the Mahayana scriptures.
However, the man did not enter the meditation room, but stopped on the way to the peak of Mountain Tenya instead. He stared at the Bodhi tree in the distance as he scattered the fish food in his hands, "Let's chant sutras here."
"Here?" Golden Lotus' expression froze for a moment before she smiled lightly, "It seems like Emperor isn't aware that in order to eliminate the ghoulish aura, one would need to be under the illumination of the Light of Buddha. We have not reached the meditation room yet. I'm worried that there would be no gains from chanting sutra here."
The man heard her words and laughed, "I heard that every person who wishes to become a Buddha must go through this path to fulfill their merits. If this is the case, eliminating ghoulish aura should work just fine even without the Light of Buddha on this road."
No one refuted his words because what the man said was true.
Golden Lotus smiled gently and did not speak any further. She asked Little Shami to bring the scriptures.
The Emperor's appearance halted the paces of many Lady Buddhas who were passing by.
Just by standing there casually, he had caught the attention of many.
This person seemed to be born with this ability.
Little Monk, who was following alongside Phoenix, saw the Emperor and exclaimed, "Oh my, it's the Emperor! Why would he be chanting sutras out here instead of going to the meditation room?"
Phoenix did not even blink her eyes. She quietly watered with the mythical water, then handed the empty bottle to Little Monk, "Let's go."
She had a smile at the corner of her lips as she reached out to pat Little Monk's head.
There was hesitation in Little Monk's steps as he wanted to take a few more glances at the Emperor.
It was destined that they would pass by one another.
The man smiled as he noticed that Phoenix was approaching him.
Little Monk politely chanted, "Amitabha."
Phoenix acted just like usual. She nodded as a sign of greeting.
The Emperor's gaze instantly sank deeply.
It was clear that he was not pleased with how Phoenix acted. He always felt that she did not care about anything. She could start and end anything, anytime she wanted.
"You don't even dare to say anything to me now. It seems like you're afraid of me." The man's words were so obviously provoking that everyone around could hear him.
Be it Little Shami or the Lady Buddhas who were around him, all of them looked at his direction.
Phoenix stopped walking and looked at him with her eyebrows raised, "Emperor, you are overthinking."
"Am I?" The man leaned forward with a smile and had his mouth near her ear, "How is your body feeling? Does it still hurt?"
Phoenix's fingers tensed up and she went around him without saying a word...
The man squinted his beautiful eyes!
Even the slow-witted Little Monk could see that there was something going on between them.
However, Little Monk could not understand one thing. How did their relationship become so intense?
Golden Lotus could also feel the awkwardness in the air and smiled with her head down. She then raised her head and said to the man, "Emperor, Lord Phoenix enjoys watering the Bodhi here. She has always preferred quietness. Let's go to the meditation room to chant sutras."
Little Monk took a glance at the Emperor behind him and reached out to pull at the corner of Phoenix's clothes, "My lord, the Emperor seems rather displeased."
"Go back." Phoenix answered Little Monk in two words emotionlessly.
Right after Little Monk nodded, he could see the Emperor making his way toward Phoenix. In front of everyone, he pulled her over, lowered his head slightly and kissed her right on the lips!
At that moment, Golden Lotus had a ghastly expression, and her hand that was stretched outward froze.
Phoenix's eyes opened wide as she was still not used to being kissed. The tip of her tongue was numb from all the s.u.c.k.i.n.g, and there was a burning sensation in her mouth as the flaming tongue moved its way around. Even her back started shivering...
She clenched her hands and forced her teeth together.
The man let go of her the moment he felt a sharp pain. Their mouths were filled with the taste of blood and instead of fading the heat, it evoked some tangled memories.
Phoenix looked at him and said coldly, "Is this how an Emperor greets someone?"
The man c.a.r.e.s.sed his bleeding lips as he stared straight at Phoenix. The smile on the corners of his lips had indescribable wickedness.
It did not seem like the two of them had just kissed. It felt as if they were going to have a duel...
Chapter 831 - Let's Be Together For Real
Phoenix kept the bottle of mythical water into her pocket and left her hands there while staring at him.
The distance between the two of them was not too close, but it gave out a sense of ambiguity.
On the long flight of stairs, both of their outstanding appearances could already cause commotions, not to mention that they represented Tiao Dao and Buddhism respectively.
"For someone who ran away the next day after sleeping with me, I think that a greeting like this is just right." The Emperor looked at her coldly. As he was speaking, he bent down again and shadows clouded under his eyes. He spoke to her with a low voice that only both of them could hear, "Phoenix, hasn't anyone told you before that you need to take responsibility after sleeping with someone?"
Take responsibility? Phoenix frowned, "What happened last night should not be my responsibility."
"Oh? I must have remembered wrongly then. You did not beg me to be more gentle, did you?" The man lifted Phoenix's chin with a deceptive smile on his face, "Phoenix, who taught you to run away from your wrongdoings?"
After hearing what he had said, Phoenix raised her eyebrows and glanced at him. She shoved his hand away and said in a calm voice, "Both of us should know better. If it wasn't for the meat dishes, nothing would have happened. Don't act as if you don't know that I can't eat meat."
Phoenix moved her gaze away from him as soon as she finished speaking. She habitually buried her chin into her cassock, which was a sign that the conversation had ended. Then, she walked forward indifferently, and could not care less about what would happen.
The man's eyes sank as he looked at the only crimson figure within the entire Heaven and Earth of Buddhism.
He had expected Phoenix to show all kinds of reactions, be it angry or ashamed.
Yet, she did not show any of it and appeared rather indifferent instead.
Golden Lotus wanted to say something to him but before she did, the man had al
ready walked away with ferocious-looking demons behind him. The threatening aura started permeating at that moment, almost engulfing the strong sanskrits and Light of Buddha.
Little Monk kept turning back to look at the man as he walked away. After Phoenix had entered the house, he could not resist it any further and asked, "My lord, what happened between you and the Emperor? How did it become this way?"
"Nothing happened." Phoenix paused for a moment after she said that. She took out the manual in her arms, found a line on it and crossed it out carefully.
Little Monk leaned over to have a look. He frowned even harder, "As a dominant partner, you need to have a cold war with your partner once? My lord, what does this mean?"
"The Manual of Human Partners." Phoenix lowered her head to keep the manual. Since she was already on bad terms with that person, she would be at a loss if she did not cross out another line on the manual.
Little Monk touched the back of his bald head and could not understand where exactly this was from.
But judging from today's situation, it would not be as peaceful as before the next time the Emperor visits Buddhism.
He felt the need to appease his lord in the future and keep them from fighting. Otherwise, they would definitely be detained again.
Phoenix understood Little Monk's concern. She was silent for a moment before she said, "He won't come anymore."
"He won't come anymore?" Little Monk's eyes were wide open, "Why?"
That person's pride would not allow anyone to reject him for the second time. It would be the same no matter what purpose he had.
On top of that, he was just not used to the fact that she was the first to leave after what had happened last night.
Nothing else.
Phoenix answered silently in her heart. She laid out the scriptures in her hands and did not speak anymore. She lowered her head as she chanted the sutras. Her presence could barely be noticed due to the quietness.
Just as Phoenix had expected, the Emperor did not visit Buddhism again since that day.
Little Monk was finally relieved. He followed Phoenix with his short legs and was going to help the lord to retrieve the mythical water.
Strangely, he had already asked three immortals from Tian Dao, but all the mythical water was sold out.
It was not sold to Buddhism in addition. Instead, it was sold to the Emperor who was also from Tian Dao and never lacked mythical water.
Little Monk was dumbfounded, "My Lord, why did the Emperor buy so much mythical water?"
"He wants me to take the initiative to look for him." Phoenix's voice was weak. She then turned around to look at Little Monk, "We don't need to visit the next shop anymore, let's go directly to the temple." They would have gotten the same result even if they continued with the search. It would not be surprising for that man to do such things with his means.
As expected, all the mythical water was gathered in one place.
It was as if the man had predicted her arrival. The immortal guided her in as soon as he saw her.
The destination was the royal chamber that they stayed the other night.
It might have been intentional. He did not remove the chain which she broke that day, instead, he left it where it was.
The man was sitting on a wooden chair crossing his legs with one hand supporting his chin. He looked at her with an indifferent expression, yet he was smiling, "Phoenix, you should be familiar with the place."
Not everyone could enter the royal chamber of the temple. So, both the immortal and Little Monk were outside of the temple.
The man was undoubtedly dangerous, but Phoenix was not afraid. She went straight toward the Emperor and squinted her eyes, "What do you want?"
The man smiled upon hearing what she said. He then got up abruptly, grabbed her hands and dragged her over. He threw her onto the bed next to them and put his hands by her sides. He leaned toward her and asked with a deep voice, "What do you think?"
Both of their breaths were intertwined. Their c.h.e.s.ts were undulating as if something was going to jump out...
Phoenix stared directly at his handsome face with her clear phoenix eyes, not trying to avoid or hide from him, "If you want to do something like that, there are tons of people in Six Dao who are willing to do it with you. Don't look for me, I don't like it."
"Really?" The man lowered his head and whispered with his thin lips sticking close to the back of her ear as if he was trying to kiss it. The atmosphere was rather passionate, "You didn't seem to dislike it from your reaction that day."
Phoenix pulled her neck back subconsciously to avoid his breath, but her body was firmly pinned down by the man. The man's forehead was against her as he began to show his charming smile which had the ability to warm people's hearts, "Phoenix, what about being together for real? Don't you enjoy doing things written in the manual? Since we have already done what we should, why don't we be together for real?"
Being together for real? Phoenix's movements froze. Her eyes looked into the man's eyes which were as deep as the night. Her smooth breathing suddenly started to change...
Chapter 832 - Sweetness Overload
"I need to think about it." Phoenix pushed him away and stood up as she had her concerns.
The man did not force her. He stretched out his finger to stroke her lips and looked at her with his tempting magical eyes as his handsome face got closer toward her inch by inch, "Okay."
She just can't be bent no matter how much you try to twist.
Unmoved by persuasion or coercion, nothing could get through her mind at all.
However, it does not matter. A person as such would bring a lot more contentment once she becomes mine...
When Phoenix came out from the temple, she was carrying tons of mythical water in her arms.
Little Monk and the immortal were unaware of what had happened in the royal chamber. They were just surprised. Did the two of them actually finish discussing peacefully?
Aren't they having a cold war?
Little Monk could no longer keep up with what his Lord Phoenix had in mind.
Well, as long as they were not fighting, anything is fine.
After all, the Buddha feast would be held tomorrow and the Emperor would definitely be invited over again this time.
Little Monk's prediction came true.
Anyone who tried to get close to him was blocked away by him coldly.
Since Phoenix was still considering the matter, she decided not to sit by his side.
However, just as she entered, the Lady Buddhas and fairies' gazes changed when they saw her.
"It's Phoenix."
"Shh."
"I heard news saying that she moved into the temple some time ago. Tsk tsk, moving in just like that without any status given. As expected of Lord Phoenix, her thoughts are always different from ours."
"So what? Even if she moved in, the Emperor was still chanting with Golden Lotus these days. The Emperor has always fancied pure women. As for those who act boldly, he's probably just playing around with them."
"Lower your voices, that's Phoenix!"
"So what about Phoenix? She thinks she could do anything she wants just because her ranking of Buddhism is high?"
Golden Lotus was listening to the commotions around her but she did not stop them. She lowered her head, took a sip of tea and looked toward Phoenix after hesitating for some time, "My lord, just ignore them, don't keep it in your heart. However, it's better to watch yourself when you are dating the Emperor in the future."
"What does she need to watch out for?" It was the Emperor, asking in an indifferent tone. Those who knew him well would know that he was starting to get angry at this point, "Do you all even need to discuss what others do and where others go?"
The Lady Buddhas and fairies were embarrassed as they were criticized by the man they admired. They looked down at their feet, thinking whether they had offended him.
Golden Lotus looked up and explained to him gently, "Emperor,
it's just a misunderstanding. We're just worried that Lord Phoenix is acting too..."
"I don't mind however she acts at all." The man smiled while looking insouciance, "Since the concerned party doesn't mind, that means it's none of your business already, am I right, Lady Buddha?"
Golden Lotus clenched her left palm for a moment. When she felt the pain, she then smiled and replied to him, "Of course, it's fine as long Your Highness doesn't mind."
Phoenix was watching this as she realized this was the first time someone ever spoke for her, although she never cared about the gossip.
However… So this is what it feels like to have a partner.
Phoenix looked down at her palm and subsequently gazed at the man who had already returned to his seat. He was showing his good-looking side face while listening to what the immortal next to him was saying. With only an arc on his lips hinting a smile, the Lady Buddhas and fairies around him were attracted and gazed secretly at him.
However, from what those people had said just now, the man must be quite attentive toward those kinds of things.
Thinking of this, Phoenix then pulled Battle Victory Buddha over, "Can I ask you something?"
"Huh, what?" Phoenix, just say what you want, why must you touch me? The moment you touched me, the Emperor immediately had his cold eyes looking this way!
Phoenix hesitated for a moment and decided to ask directly, "Did the Emperor have any woman before?"
Battle Victory Buddha looked at Phoenix unbelievably, "Are you even a member of Buddhism? How could you not know the enemy's situation? Don't you know that the Emperor rarely gets close to women? It was said that someone once tried to get women into his bed, but they ended up getting their ribs broken and kicked off to the human world. For that, I even suspected whether he had a problem regarding those sorts of things. I later learned that it was because he found them dirty. The incident was spread across Six Dao three hundred years ago, have you never heard of it?"
"Of course I know about this." Although Phoenix never cared about any gossip, she would still take note of important things, "But I meant even before he achieved the title of God." After becoming a God, there would be fewer affections, but it was different back in the chaotic world.
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