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Meanwhile, somewhere else in Sky Realm, a new calamity had risen in the Swallow Clan.
The Bird Queen and her daughter- the Golden phoenix, future Empress of Sky Realm, had been offended by the Swallow Clan.
They accused the Swallow Clan's Royal family of stealing a millennia old peach to feed their useless daughter, Yan Liwei, and the Bird King was demanding that the royal family of Swallows step down and be banished from Sky Realm entirely.
Now, this Millennia Peach was a bit famous, as it was rumoured to be one of the most prized Bird Clan treasures, and almost everyone in the Bird Clan strived to earn it.
"How dare that waste eat our peach?" Bird Clan members complained left to right.
"They should indeed be banished!"
However, the Sky Emperor remained silent on the matter, refusing to persecute the Yan family.
Which only enraged the Bird King and Queen.
In anger, the Bird Queen and her daughter seized Yan Linfeng, the youngest Yan Princess, locking her away in the Central Bird Palace, simply because she spoke out of turn in Feng Yuexia's presence, daring to deny the accusations and defend her family.
This caused an outrage among the Swallows, especially since before this point, the Bird Queen and her daughter often visited the Yan clan, endlessly bullying Liwei or the entire royal family.
Yan Liyun, Yao Lien, and their daughters tried to be respectful, swallowing shame or anger, but they all recognized the Bird Queen's actions for what it was.
Plain jealousy!
The Bird Queen had managed to steal Yan Liwei's light, but she hadn't foreseen the problem with keeping up the lie...
In Sky realm's history, phoenixes, male or female, bore the most startling faces- beauty which could literally start wars as an endless line of suitors vied for their hand.
But the current Bird Princess, Feng Yuexia, did not command such a presence!
As a peacock, Yuexia had certainly been born beautiful. But she wasn't even an Azure Peacock like her father, so she wasn't too startling when compared to other peacocks.
...or even flowers.
...or even foxes...
But before she matured fully, Yao Ling quickly approached the Floral deity's sister, Qin Yuelian for help.
"I know you're envious of your grandniece!" Yao Ling had said. "I also think it's wrong for those younger to seize what is rightfully ours!" There was a bitter edge to her voice as she remembered her own younger sister's talent.
"Help me..." She continued. "And after my child becomes the Sky Empress, I'll ensure you're the next Floral deity!"
The two allied and went on to sacrifice thousands of flowers, feeding their vibrance and lustre into Yuexia every thousand years, and this made her one of the most beautiful women in sky realm...
But as she grew, her looks still couldn't be compared to Yan Liwei's natural charm and beauty!
To worsen an already difficult situation, the gold feather stolen from Yan Liwei had long lost its light, so the Bird Queen was secretly stealing the Bird Clan's cultivation treasures, and she was helped by her daughter, who had learned the truth behind her birth by now.
All this in a bid to maintain Feng Yuexia's fake phoenix powers.
Meanwhile, they did all they could to make sure Yan Liwei rarely ever left the Yan Clan, grounding her at every opportunity.
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The Endless Promise
FantasyYin Xiaolong, the fearsome black dragon, is finally dead. But as the world rejoices, he awakens - reborn as Zhang Luoyin, a powerless human poisoned by his own family, and who is identical to his former self. Even worse, he must marry Xu Weiyan, the...
