Zhang nodded slightly to show that she understood, and then said, "Okay, I understand. I will take care of An An and Ju Ge'er tonight. You are tired from running all the way, so you should rest as soon as possible."

The nurse obeyed and said, "Thank you for your understanding, my lord. I will take my leave now."

Since leaving Yujia Village and arriving at the Nuhuang Kingdom Palace, the two young children have never left the sight of Yu Lin and Zhang at night.

After all, you can only feel at ease if you take care of your children yourself.

But Youyou still chose to go out so late at night, I'm afraid some unknown secrets are happening in the palace.

……

It was late at night, everything was silent, and the huge palace was immersed in tranquility.

Apart from the flickering candlelight, only patrolling palace maids and guards occasionally passed by, their footsteps echoing in the empty corridor.

Outside the Shangqing Palace Gate, Huang Linghua and a palace servant carefully supported Huang Qinglian and slowly walked towards the palace gate.

Following closely behind them was Cai Min, with a serious and solemn expression.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Huang Qinglian stopped and turned to ask Cai Wen: "Has the princess been properly settled?"

Cai Wen replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the princess has been arranged to rest in Fuyang Palace."

Huang Qinglian nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction: "Be sure to instruct the palace servants to take good care of it and not be negligent in the slightest."

Then, she glanced at everyone and gave an order: "Cai Wen and the emperor will follow me into Shangqing Palace, and the rest of you will wait here."

Everyone responded in unison: "Yes, sir!"

Cai Wen took the lantern from the palace maid and prepared to help Huang Qinglian, but the latter waved her arm and refused, saying, "I am not that old yet. I can still walk on my own. You just need to follow me."

After saying this, Huang Qinglian resolutely stepped into Shangqing Palace with firm and steady steps.

Huang Linghua and Cai Wen followed closely behind, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Shangqing Palace, as the largest forbidden area of ​​the Nvhuang Kingdom, is located in the core area of ​​the imperial palace, but few people set foot in it.

This is not only due to the strict palace rules, but also because it is so mysterious that it is difficult for ordinary people to enter even if they want to.

Shangqing Palace seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mysterious prohibition, preventing anyone with ill intentions and malicious intent from breaking in.

The Shangqing Palace was empty. There was no palace maid to be seen, and there were no guards on duty.

However, the path from the palace gate to the main hall was dotted with candlelight.

These candles are like the guardians of Shangqing Palace. They have been burning silently since their existence, never extinguished or replaced.

Just this point alone would probably arouse the covetousness of others if it were spread out.

Moreover, the weirdness of Shangqing Palace goes far beyond this.

The main hall is not high, with only more than twenty steps.

Huang Qinglian walked up the stairs alone and walked in front, while Huang Linghua and Cai Min followed closely behind.

When they just reached the door of the temple, they suddenly heard a noise coming from inside.

Huang Qinglian and others immediately stopped and stood quietly outside the door.

A mellow middle-aged male voice sounded slowly: "Are you really sure?"

Then, a little girl's delicate voice responded: "Of course! That's Feng!"

"The phoenix has a crown and three tails, so it is a male; the phoenix has no crown and two tails, so it is a female!" The little girl's tone was extremely firm.

Bai Jin didn’t quite believe it. How could the phoenix be here too?

The Nvhuang Kingdom was the former territory of the Phoenix Clan, so it is normal to see Phoenix birds here.

The Phoenix Clan’s territory is not here, so how could they possibly worship the Phoenix?

But what Youyou said was not wrong.

The front of the painting shows a phoenix, and the back shows a phoenix!

Yu Youyou shook his head: "That's true, but according to what you said, their relationship is like fire and water, and it's impossible for them to appear in the same painting. How do you explain this?"

She had already torn down the paintings on the wall, spread them on the ground, and then sat cross-legged on them.

The side where she sat was the side with the phoenix painted on it.

Bai Jin was not sure either. Even though he had a good relationship with the Phoenix clan, he might not know much about the affairs within the clan.

"Call him out and ask?"

"Hmm? Call him?"

Yu Youyou pointed at the phoenix in the painting and asked, "Can you call out that?"

Bai Jin shook his head, then grabbed Yu Youyou with one claw, turned the painting over, and put her on top.

Yu Youyou, who was caught in mid-air: There is no need to do this.

The phoenix was turned over and was hiding in the portrait, and couldn't help trembling.

"Call her!"

Yu Youyou suddenly realized that this guy had stopped the carriage during the day and had obviously woken up and noticed the return of the Phoenix Lord.

"That's not right, why is she so quiet?"

Bai Jin sneered: "I didn't let her come out, would she dare to come out?"

"Not to mention that the Phoenix Lord herself had to be respectful to me back then, let alone now that she is just a wisp of spirit!"

Yu Youyou said excitedly: "Then let her come out and let's ask her!"

Bai Jin said: "I know you heard it all. If you don't come out, when the Phoenix Master wakes up in the future, you will continue to be a wandering ghost!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of golden light rose up, which stung Yu Youyou so much that he could not help but close his eyes.

This is really blinding!

Bai Jin showed displeasure in his eyes and snorted coldly.

Then there was a "pop" sound, and a miniature phoenix crawled on the ground.

"You're still as pretentious as ever!" the woman's clear and sweet voice rang out, but there was no fear in her tone.

Yu Youyou's eyes widened: "Xiaobai, isn't she afraid of you?"

"Afraid of him? Only a ghost would be afraid of him!"

"I am the leader of the Phoenix Clan, why should I be afraid of him?"

The phoenix looks cute and fluffy, but the words it speaks are very powerful.

Bai Jin blew gently, and the little phoenix was blown all over the place in an instant.

"Can you beat me?"

The Phoenix Bird was so angry that it jumped up and down, pointing at Bai Jin and cursing: "Don't bully me, I am just a wisp of spirit now, wait until I return to my body, and then we will fight again!"

Bai Jin glanced at her with contempt.

Yu Youyou found it very interesting: "So you left during the day, not because you were afraid of Xiaobai?"

Upon hearing this, the Phoenix looked at Yu Youyou with some confusion.

She couldn't help but take two more steps forward, and finally jumped onto Yu Youyou's legs, looking at her in confusion.

"Huh?" As soon as the Phoenix Bird uttered a questioning sound, Bai Jin slapped it to the ground with one claw.

"Just talk, why are you so close?"

The phoenix climbed up angrily and glared at Bai Jin fiercely.

"Little man!"

"Sorry, I am a tiger, not a human."

The phoenix couldn't beat him or talk him down, so it ignored him.

She looked at Yu Youyou again and said, "The Phoenix Master is still young and cannot bear the return of his spirit to his body."

"If I force her to return to her body, she will die. I know this very well."

Yu Youyou was curious: "Then when is the right time?"

The little phoenix bird shook its head: "Without the phoenix blood, it cannot return to the body."

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