Chapter 501: Traveling with Feng
"My mother was a phoenix," Fairy Fengya began, her tale sounding fantastical and instantly bringing to Ye Wenxin's mind the significance of her name and the golden phoenix aura surrounding her. The phoenix itself seemed to sense something, staring directly at Ye Wenxin.
Ye Wenxin was left speechless, as though already anticipating another tragic story.
Fairy Fengya's brief recounting revealed a truly unfortunate background. She was born into tragedy, as her mother and father both died at her birth. She lived with the phoenix for a few short years before it too perished. However, fortune found her amid misfortune when she met the old lady, leading her to the path of cultivation from a young age. When Fairy Fengya joined Cangyu Sect, she was meant to be the leader, yet her lack of worldly knowledge led to her being sidelined.
The world knew her as the most beautiful, but few knew that Fairy Fengya had been the strongest long ago. Ye Wenxin finally understood the frustration of being overshadowed, yet she didn't feel angry or on the verge of losing control.
Fairy Fengya's overwhelming strength had long since numbed Ye Wenxin. It was precisely because of Fairy Fengya's lonely misfortune that she would later rise to breathtaking heights, dominating the pinnacle.
Yet, the Nine Tribulations Curse had stripped Fairy Fengya of her emotions, leaving her as she was now. These stories weren't directly told by Fairy Fengya; rather, Ye Wenxin pieced them together from her scant details.
"Did you meet an old man? You once mentioned wanting to kill him," Ye Wenxin continued to probe about Fairy Fengya's connection to Zhong Tianshi, but Fairy Fengya seemed to have no recollection. Perhaps she didn't care, or maybe there were simply too many such people.
The old lady, who should have ascended a millennium ago, might have become a ruler of the next world if not for betrayal. Fairy Fengya's strength was natural; she bore the old lady's ambitions, and it was uncertain what kind of person she would become.
Ye Wenxin sighed internally, unable to sow discord in front of the old lady, merely hinting at Fairy Fengya to be mindful of her longstanding companion. The topic quickly shifted, and Ye Wenxin found herself explaining the new and fascinating things around them, telling Fairy Fengya how much of the world's splendor she had missed.
Fairy Fengya listened quietly, showing no particular desire for these things. At most, she would glance or touch, which stirred Ye Wenxin's sympathy, compelling her to buy everything Fairy Fengya looked at or touched. These items were useless, yet to Ye Wenxin, they were gestures of goodwill.
Perhaps it was Ye Wenxin's age, or maybe the story had moved Fairy Fengya, prompting Ye Wenxin to want to treat her a little better. The golden phoenix aura seemed to sense Ye Wenxin's kindness, occasionally flitting by to play with the peach blossom chain.
"Are you the phoenix?" Ye Wenxin wondered, entertaining the thought that just as Sword Ghost had fused with Lady Yu's skeletal bride aura, Fairy Fengya's aura might indeed be the phoenix that once cared for her, unwilling to leave her and ultimately becoming part of her, creating the formidable phoenix aura.
As if understanding her words, the golden phoenix nodded, leaving Ye Wenxin slightly embarrassed. She felt awkward realizing she had done many strange things to Fairy Fengya in the presence of both the phoenix and the old lady.
