bookcurios Chapter 209 The Path of the Strong
Chapter 209 The Path of the Strong
As soon as she entered the room, the guards left behind by Mo Shaoxie followed her in.
“Miss Jiutian, now that you are going to enter the Phoenix Tower, I should also take my leave and return to report to my master.”
Feng Jiutian nodded. Although it wasn't her wish for the guard to stay by her side to protect her, he had protected her for so long, and even if he hadn't done anything meritorious, he had still put in the effort. Feng Jiutian said, "Thank you for your time, but I hope you will go back and tell your master not to do this kind of thing again."
The guard didn't answer, but simply clasped his hands in a fist salute and then disappeared.
Xuanji Zi emerged from the illusory space, looking at the direction the guard had gone with a somewhat puzzled expression: "Don't you think that guard didn't seem worried at all about you entering the Phoenix Tower?"
Feng Jiutian looked at Xuanjizi strangely: "Although he was ordered to protect me, my safety after entering the Phoenix Tower is none of his business. Why is he worried about me?"
Xuanjizi shook his head. He always felt that things were not so simple. When the guard mentioned that Feng Jiutian was going to enter the Phoenix Tower, there was clearly some anticipation in his tone. When Feng Jiutian told him to tell his master not to do such things again, he clearly saw that the guard's expression was a little strange.
Could it be...
Xuanjizi seemed to realize something. He glanced at Feng Jiutian but didn't say anything. Instead, he flashed back into the Void Space.
Feng Jiutian had a lot to prepare before entering the Phoenix Tower. Fortunately, she had a virtual spiritual space, so bringing as many things as she wanted was not a problem. However, there was one question: should she bring Jiuyao in with her?
The old man entrusted Jiu Yao to her, and logically she should take Jiu Yao with her. However, the Phoenix Tower was fraught with danger, and she wasn't entirely confident she could come out alive. If she took Jiu Yao in and something happened to him...
As Feng Jiutian was pondering, she suddenly felt that there was another person in front of her. It turned out that Jiu Yao had appeared at some point.
She looked at Jiuyao with considerable surprise: "When did you wake up?"
Nine Radiance's eyes still gleamed with a sharp light. The energy contained in the Xuanzhi honey was extremely vast. Although it did not allow her to advance in rank, it greatly enhanced her strength. She pouted and said, "I woke up when that old man mentioned the Phoenix Tower."
Feng Jiutian looked at Jiuyao: "You know about the Phoenix Tower?"
Jiuyao casually lay down on Feng Jiutian's bed, an impatient look on his face: "That place is no fun at all, what are you going there for? It's a waste of time!"
Feng Jiutian's face showed surprise: "You've been to the Phoenix Tower?"
A barely perceptible fear flashed deep in Jiu Yao's eyes, and he said somewhat perfunctorily, "I've been there before, it's not a good place, there's nothing worth going there!"
Feng Jiutian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Jiuyao, I was just considering whether to take you into the Phoenix Tower with me. Since you don't want to go, then I..."
Before Feng Jiutian could finish speaking, Jiuyao immediately jumped up from the bed: "What do you mean? Are you going to abandon me too?"
As Jiuyao spoke, the energy within her began to erupt again, causing Feng Jiutian's bed to crack from the shock.
Feng Jiutian stared in disbelief at the destruction caused by Jiuyao. She didn't know when it started, but the energy on Jiuyao's body seemed to have suddenly become uncontrollable. Before, it was only when she was unconscious that it wreaked havoc in her illusory space. Now that she was awake, the energy also seemed to have an uncontrollable tendency. What was going on?
Feng Jiutian stared intently at Jiuyao: "Jiuyao, calm down. No one has ever abandoned you! The old man entrusted you to me so that you could have a better future. My suggestion just now was also out of respect for you."
Jiu Yao stared at Feng Jiu Tian with bloodshot eyes. Feng Jiu Tian didn't understand why Jiu Yao was reacting so strongly, but she didn't know how to comfort him either, so she could only look at him reassuringly.
Xuanjizi looked at Jiuyao with a serious expression: "It seems that something is wrong with her."
Feng Jiutian thought so too. She pondered, "Could it be because I once tried to form a contract with her but failed, leaving her with some kind of aftereffect?"
Xuanji Zi did not answer. Feng Jiutian was the only Contract Master on the continent. No one had ever practiced the Contract Master's Manual before, and no one knew what would happen.
After thinking for a moment, Xuanjizi said, "The most urgent thing is to get Jiuyao to try to control himself. We can talk about other things later."
Feng Jiutian sighed inwardly, trying to soften her tone: "Jiuyao, listen to me. I once made a contract with you, and you should have sensed it. The cultivation technique I practice is different from others. I won't hide it from you; what I practice is only a fragment of a scroll. Therefore, my cultivation advancement is much more difficult than others. My main purpose in going to the Phoenix Tower is to find other fragments. If you are willing to come with me, that would be even better. After all, the Phoenix Tower is full of dangers, and with you there, you can protect me. But if you are not willing, I will not force you."
Jiu Yao looked at Feng Jiutian with a flicker in her eyes. In her memory, Feng Jiutian was not the type to talk so much, let alone speak in such a gentle tone. She could tell that Feng Jiutian was sincere towards her.
Jiuyao's expression was somewhat enigmatic, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
After a long while, Jiuyao grunted twice and looked at Feng Jiutian with a look of disgust: "Forget it, there are a lot of powerful magical beasts in the Phoenix Tower. You are so weak, what if you get eaten? I will reluctantly go with you to take a look. Oh, I'm starving, I'm going to find something to eat."
After saying that, Jiuyao ran away in a flash.
Feng Jiutian looked at Jiuyao's retreating figure and couldn't help but chuckle.
Three days passed quickly. Hearing that Feng Jiutian was going to enter the Phoenix Tower, Yun specially rushed from the academy to see her. He repeatedly told her to be careful inside the Phoenix Tower, and that it was okay even if she didn't find any treasures. The most important thing was to come out alive.
Feng Jiutian was so tired of hearing it that she was almost sick of it. How come she never noticed before that Yun was such a long-winded person?
Back in her room, Feng Jiutian couldn't help but complain to Xuanjizi, "That Yun is too talkative! He talks more in one day than I do in a year!"
Xuanji Zi smiled, her gaze towards Feng Jiutian filled with relief. Perhaps Feng Jiutian herself hadn't realized that her emotions had become much richer than before. In the past, she was always expressionless, cold and guarded towards everyone and everything around her. But now, although she was still clueless about human relationships, at least her emotions were no longer so lacking.
Xuanji Zi knew very well that the path of the strong was always lonely and difficult. For Feng Jiutian, it was actually a happy thing to add some color to this lonely and desolate path from time to time.