"Mr. Fisher, have the Angels of Heller arrived already?"
"Well, it should be."
Fisher and Karasawa Asuka followed Nekoria, who was holding the little phoenix Neferamui, and walked along the bottom of the waterfall. There was a corresponding road going down, but it seemed that it was rarely used, and it was covered with grass.
There was a thick layer of moss, and Neferamui trampled on a lot of innocent moss just now when she trotted up.
Phoenixes fly most of the time, which Fisher has already seen in the frost and snow sycamore trees.
But as if to take care of the two wingless humans behind him, Nekolia also walked in front carrying a spear. Not long after, Fisher and Karasawa Asuka saw a very tall tree in front of the waterfall.
There were many exquisite houses built in the air around the big tree, but compared with the frost and snow sycamore trees in the north, they seemed too simple.
"Humans, where did you come from? Did you come from outside the Wutong Kingdom?"
In the silence, the "little Phoenix King" sucking his fingers blinked, and suddenly asked Fisher and Karasawa Asuka curiously.
Asuka Karasawa glanced at Fisher, and seeing that he was silent, she nodded with a smile and said,
"Well, we are coming from the Sanctuary... Although I don't know where the Sanctuary is specifically, it should be quite far away from the Tree Continent, right?"
"That's it... Well, I'm curious about what the outside world looks like. I don't like Tree Continent at all. The elves here are very fierce. My grandfather died because of the elves, and my mother
I often cry secretly alone at night... Recently, my father has not allowed us to go out, and even our brothers who are officials outside have called back..."
Is it because of the changes in the royal capital of Shuda Continent?
Fisher suddenly thought of something, and he turned to Nekolia, who was holding Neferamui expressionlessly, and asked,
"All the Phoenix species have returned to their hometowns. Is it because you have seen a changed future?"
"?"
Neferamui still held her fingers in her mouth and tilted her head in confusion. Even her cold-faced sister turned her head, not understanding what Fisher was talking about at all.
"The future? You mean..."
"Well, can't you see your destiny?"
Nekolia glanced at Fisher, then slowly looked away, shook his head and denied,
"We don't have such ability, we are just very good at fighting. You may have remembered it wrong."
"..."
Fisher was slightly startled when he heard this and fell silent for a moment.
Although Fisher didn't say anything, he thought to himself how could he remember wrongly? His wife used to be a mutilated phoenix species and could see the future, but you are her ancestors and you can't?
What kind of truth is this?
Just now he saw that Nekolia believed in him so much that he thought they had seen some future and knew that his group might be coming. By the way, he also wanted to get more information about the future from them to make plans. Who knows?
, Nekolia actually said that Phoenix does not have the ability to see the future?
The past of this world is really getting weirder and weirder. First, the demon species did not exist, and now there is a "contradiction" with the future, which suddenly makes Fisher confused.
Although he does know that the Phoenix species' ability to predict the future is acquired. According to them, the Phoenix living in the Eastern Continent, also known as the Tree Continent, gained the ability to predict the future by gazing at the light of the World Tree.
After the roots of the World Tree were stolen by the Dragon God Fima Baha, their entire family followed the roots and migrated to the north, and used the roots to create "Ice", which also allowed future generations to predict the future.
Ability...
Haven't they seen the light of the World Tree yet?
Fisher turned his head and looked towards the center of the continent. There, the illusory world tree as huge as a planet was dyed dazzling gold by the sun, turning it into the most breathtaking scenery in the tree continent. But obviously, that light
It is not the light through which the Phoenixes gain their abilities.
"Teacher Fisher?"
"...It's nothing, I just remembered it wrong."
He suddenly remembered Gelsemium's admonition. He did not reveal anything about the future. He just withdrew his gaze and quietly followed Nekolia towards the giant tree under the waterfall.
...
...
Fisher and Karasawa Asuka followed Nekolia in front and walked up the giant tree. Many phoenixes were also flying towards the giant tree from around the not-so-wide settlement. In addition to their huge wings,
In addition to the trembling sound, there was also the sound of countless ice crystals shining, which brought the surrounding temperature very low. Fisher thought it was okay, but Asuka Karasawa gently hugged his shoulders and kept still.
Mumbling something in a low voice.
"Circle...circle...draw..."
"Is it cold?"
Fisher heard her whisper and thought it was because she simply felt cold, but she shook her head and said,
"It's...it's okay, it's still acceptable."
"So, I thought you couldn't bear the cold."
"No, I'm just remembering the things that Mr. Fisher taught me before... My memory is not very good, and I'm afraid I'll forget it. But I don't know if it's because Mr. Fisher taught me well. I seem to remember these things.
Things are a lot easier.”
Asuka Karasawa touched her head in embarrassment, causing Fisher to take another look at her, but he quickly looked away.
"I forgot to ask, how did you complete that magic alone that night?"
"Hey, actually I don't know either..."
Karasawa Asuka tried hard to recall the state of holding the carving knife that night, and then hesitated for a moment before adding,
"I just feel... like I am writing calligraphy. I keep thinking about the lines that Teacher Fisher carved on the leaves in my mind, and then I finish writing."
"Calligraphy, what is that?"
"Hey, I just use a brush to write and so on. My father is very good at copying Buddhist scriptures. By the way, Teacher Fisher asked the Chinese for clues before. It seems that calligraphy was introduced to Japan from China..."
"So...so, you are good at calligraphy?"
Karasawa Asuka shook her head decisively, and she smiled dryly,
"It probably doesn't count, because my father asked me to copy Buddhist scriptures but I never copied them. I was always lazy."
Fisher didn't ask any more questions, because they had already reached the top of the giant tree under the leadership of Nekolia. This place was similar to Uncle Chun's palace, except that it was completely suspended and hollowed out, making it very convenient for other phoenixes to fly up.
When they arrived, there were already many phoenixes gathered here, all of which had just flown up.
"Father, I met these two humans in the back mountain. They said they came with an angel and were introduced by Uncle Chun to ask for help."
Nekolia put down the little Neferamui in her arms. She waved the bare wings on her back and ran towards the end of the palace in greetings. Along the way were not only her uncles, but also her.
brother and sister...
It seemed that the Phoenix race was quite fertile. Fisher counted carefully and found that including Nekolia and Neferamui, the current Phoenix race leader actually had eight children in total.
On the other hand, after Princess Moon, Prince Ice and Prince Frost reached the mythical level, their only child was stillborn. This difference cannot be said to be insignificant.
"Well, the Lord Angel has already told me the specifics. Nekolia, I'm sorry to trouble you, but it seems that there are two companions of the Lord Angel outside who have not arrived here."
The current Phoenix King who spoke was a middle-aged and elderly man with mostly gray hair. He looked very elegant, but unfortunately, the traces of age still inevitably left many marks on his forehead, an immortal.
"You guys are here. It's not bad. You came earlier than the two of them. How are you? Did anything interesting happen?"
At this time, from the position next to the Phoenix King, the abominable angel Heller with short golden curly hair and wild body was sitting alone on a wooden chair with her legs crossed, and the blue-gold wings on her back were like this
It passed through the back of the chair easily and seemed to have no real shape.
When Karasawa Asuka heard this, she immediately blushed and hugged her body uncomfortably, as if it was so cold here.
"Did you spread us out on purpose?"
But Fisher ignored her teasing and just looked at her with an unkind expression and asked.
The previous politeness towards her mythical level strength was washed away by her extremely bad character. This angelic creature indeed has the magic power to easily make people angry.
But obviously, she is not an angel who would care about such things.
She spread her hands innocently and said,
"How come, even I can make mistakes, okay? It's a big burden on me to teleport so many people at once... But, it's a blessing in disguise, I'll take advantage of this time to be alone
I walked around and took a little vacation."
"...Okay, you are the boss, you have the final say."
Fisher quickly calmed down, responded perfunctorily without wanting to pay any attention to her, and soon returned to his previous politeness.
But such a simple courtesy made Heller feel quite disappointed. She crossed her legs with a happy expression, and the fingers holding her chin also tapped her fair cheek. Fisher guessed that if she
Not only would she not care if I continued to argue with her angrily, but she would be even happier because it would be very interesting.
She doesn't seem to like following the rules, because it would be boring.
Fisher vaguely seemed to have grasped a way to control this annoying angel, but at this moment he did not continue, but continued to ask,
"Where have you taken Gelsemium and Mikhail? Why haven't they come here yet?"
"...Ah, how do I know? I already said I didn't mean it. But they shouldn't be too far from here, they will be here soon."
Heller yawned without interest, then smiled and said to the gray-haired Phoenix chief,
"But Lord Helimuto, they are not in the way. We can talk about going to the royal capital first."
"Well, you are Chun's friends, and of course you are also my friends. Back then, my wife's father was killed by the Second Marquis of Wu and Tong. They publicly relegated us, but secretly sent people to rob and kill them with extremely little hesitation. If it weren't for
Uncle Chun, who has returned from the altar, came to rescue us, but we are afraid that our whole family would have died on the way. Now that Uncle Chun has entrusted us, how dare we refuse."
The wings behind him have changed from blue to pale, but they are also larger. Fisher is not sure whether this is directly related to the age of the phoenixes.
It was when the Phoenix King's wings were shaking slightly that Fisher faintly saw that behind his seat, there was a curtain in the deepest part of the suspended palace, and the little Neferamui from before was walking through her.
Father's back sneaked behind the curtain, causing a slight sway.
"The current situation in the mainland is weird. First, the royal capital is sealed off. The king's life and death are unknown. Then the elves are ready to take action. Now the royal capital has issued such a weird order. It is really hard to see through. To be honest, we have a way.
The secret road to the royal capital can lead directly to the royal capital Kinki, but how to enter the royal capital is..."
"It doesn't matter. As long as we can get to the vicinity of the royal capital, you don't have to worry about the rest."
Heller waved his hand, looking confident, but somehow, Fisher always felt that there was a high probability that she had no idea at all.
If asked why, she would definitely smile and say "Hey" in an extremely annoying way,
"Don't you think it's more surprising and fun to act without preparation like this?"
Fisher sighed and thought about what to do next, but it was best to wait until Gelsemium and Mikhail arrived...
Just the next second, a panicked sound suddenly came from outside the hall, interrupting Fisher's thoughts. Everyone in the hall quickly turned their heads to look, only to see a phoenix species wearing light armor hurriedly rolling around.
A few gusts of biting cold wind came, causing the Phoenix Clan Chief to stand up quickly, frowning and asked,
"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?"
"Many envoys with many slaves came from outside the tribe. It seemed that they were originally coming towards us, but for some reason, they got into a fight with two strange people..."
"weirdo?"
Fisher stood up and asked quickly,
"Are they two men? One is a whale with a whale tail, and the other is a human with a robotic hand?"
"That's right! It's the two of them! Those envoys from the royal capital are very close to the level where body and soul are integrated. Patriarch, do we want to help?"
Broken, it’s really Gelsemium and Mikhail.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, it's good to fight... where is it? Come on, take me there and see if it's a hard beating."
Heller held his belly and laughed, Fisher glared at her, and then immediately said to the Phoenix guard who came,
"Those two are our partners, please lead the way for me. Heller, you are an angel. You must not show your face in front of people in the capital. Tangze, you stay here too, it is very dangerous outside."
"Uh-huh."
Not only Karasawa Asuka, but also Heller nodded obediently, which made the Phoenix Clan leader stunned for a moment, wondering who was the one talking about it.
But he quickly came back to his senses. He squinted and glanced at the curtain behind him. After waiting for a second, the curtain shook slightly, and then he turned back and said,
"In this case, Nekolia, you take your brothers to help. Even if the royal capital comes to envoy, they must not be allowed to run rampant in the clan... But remember, don't go too far. Saving people is more important than anything else.
.”
"Yes, father."
The cold-faced phoenix Nekolia walked out carrying a spear, and several of her brothers behind her also walked out carrying their own weapons.
Fisher glanced at it, and Nekolia seemed to be the highest-level among them. There was no mythical-level existence among these phoenixes. Except for Nekolia and the Phoenix Clan Leader, who were fourteenth-level existences, there were also
The figure hiding behind the curtain seems to be extremely close to the mythical level.
The rest of the phoenixes are only at the thirteenth level, and most of them are not even at the twelfth level.
But this is normal. Now is far from the peak period of the Phoenix species, but even at their peak, they are only four mythical beings.
Demons don't exist in this era, and they don't have the ability to see the future yet. Even the Ocean Emperor hasn't been born yet, so nothing is impossible.
"Lead the way, brother, you take this human with you. He is very strong and can help."
Nekolia took the lead and came to the edge of the hall. She turned around and said to a strong male phoenix. Her brother nodded angrily, came over and grabbed Fisher's shoulder. After squeezing, his phoenix suddenly shook.
Zhan, carrying the extremely cold and biting wind, wrapped his figure and quickly disappeared from the place, flying towards the distance.
As the phoenixes flew out of the hall one by one, the remaining female students and unrelated people began to whisper. Karasawa Asuka also looked outside worriedly, because she had already heard a huge sound like thunder.
The sound was coming from outside.
"Boom!"
Mr. Fisher... is very strong, and there are so many phoenixes around, so there should be nothing wrong, right?
Listening to the loud noise outside, which was louder than the explosion of artillery shells, Karasawa Asuka felt a little unsure. She just silently clasped her hands together and prayed for Fisher.
"Hmm, let's go then... Hey, little Tang Ze, stop reading, stop reading."
At this moment, Asuka Karasawa suddenly felt someone pat her shoulder. When she opened her eyes and turned her head around, she saw Heller stretching and levitating from the chair.
Get up and look ready to go.
"Hey, hey, hey? But... didn't Angel Hell just promise Mr. Fisher to stay here?"
Heller glanced at Asuka Karasawa with a look of disdain, then stretched out his finger and nodded her forehead, and said with a smile,
"Oh, I'm talking about 'Teacher Fisher'. Do you just listen to what he says? Let me tell you a little secret. Being obedient may be a point that makes men like you, but unexpectedly the effect will be better.
Oh...ah, a delicate girl is very protective when she goes to the battlefield, let's go!"
"Hey, hey?! Isn't this causing trouble for... ah, Mr. Fisher?"
Before Karasawa Asuka could agree, Heller's index finger in front of him gently lifted Karasawa Asuka up and put her on his shoulders. Then she slowly floated to the edge of the hall and looked outside.
After confirming the direction, Heller turned back to look at the stunned Phoenixes and said with a smile,
"Don't worry, we'll be back soon."
Then, she did not fly, but took Asuka Karasawa along the outline of the huge tree and freely fell down, riding on the screams of Asuka Karasawa all the way away.
"..."
The Phoenix patriarch didn't seem to react until he saw Heller quickly disappearing at the edge of the hall. He glanced anxiously at the curtain behind him, sweating on his head, and hurriedly whispered,
"Madam, she...she is an angel! She is from the Holy Realm! How could she be so careless! She just left like this. What if an envoy from the royal capital discovers...she is a mythical species with body and soul integrated, will it happen?
That’s another matter if something happens, but if we are found to be hiding visitors from the Holy Land, we will be in trouble!”
There was no movement behind the curtain, and no specific figure could be seen behind the curtain. The Phoenix chief lowered his head. He didn't wait for a response for a long time, then he looked forward in confusion for a while,
"Lady?"
"Don't move, Daddy!"
The next second, the curtain swayed slightly, and out jumped a petite loli holding a jade ruyi and pointing at the patriarch. Who else could it be if it wasn't his little daughter Neferamui?
"Hey, my little ancestor, what are you doing with your mother Ruyi?"
"Mother said that she is too lazy to listen to your mother-in-law's mother-in-law. If she wants to help, she will help her to the end. She is so careless! If I think of her again, she will sleep with me tonight... Well, also, mother
He said, don't underestimate the angel, her brain is much better than yours, just let you sit and rest."
The Phoenix Clan Leader opened his mouth, looked at little Neferamui, paused for a moment, and whispered,
"That's all she said?"
"OK."
After being confirmed, the patriarch finally breathed a sigh of relief, then hugged the little daughter who was threatening him with a grimace, patted her butt and wings like chicken wings, and cursed,
"You stinky girl, you're threatening me like your mother, right? You don't even have hair on your head!"
"Ah ah ah, mother! Daddy beat me! When my hair grows, I want to be like mother and sister! I want to be the leader of the clan! I want to be the Phoenix...oooooooo!"
Before she could finish her words, the stinking "Phoenix Clan Leader" covered her mouth, held her in his arms and rubbed the cute little daughter's baby face.
And the fluctuations caused by little Neferamui slowly calmed down and became as calm as usual, as if there was nothing behind the curtain...
But if someone had been able to get close to the curtain that Neferamui had raised twice, he would have discovered that behind the curtain sat a figure with wings that covered the sky and the sun...
The aura of that figure was terrifying, and it had obviously crossed the mythical level of "body and soul as one" standard. However, the curtain seemed thin, but it could silently block attention.
If little Neferamui hadn't raised the curtain twice just now, Fisher wouldn't have noticed that there was someone sitting behind the "Phoenix Patriarch".