177: Chapter 177 Brother, you smell so good

Cang Yan watched his Mistress's smooth movements, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back.

He realized that he really knew too little about his Mistress.

"What, do you think I'm shameless?"

Feng Yange turned her head to meet Cang Yan's hesitant expression and couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm just like this; you'll have to get used to it."

Cang Yan looked nervous and quickly explained, "Mistress, that's not what I meant. I just think you are very different from other humans."

"Indeed, I am someone who follows my heart."

Seeing Cang Yan nod, looking a bit dazed, Feng Yange couldn't resist poking his cheek. "Don't be so rigid. Our happiness is what matters most."

Cang Yan gave a hum of acknowledgment, looking at the smile on Feng Yange's face, and the tenderness in his eyes deepened further.

He seemed to understand why the rest of them all liked being with their Mistress.

Their Mistress was unconventional; you never knew what would happen when you were with her. It was very thrilling, but also very exciting.

"Useless thing, use your Phoenix fire to burn through these damned vines!"

Xiao Linger rebuked angrily. The Phoenix that was tied up and hung in the air let out a cry, clearly displeased.

"Mistress, you're yelling at me!"

The male Phoenix was even throwing a tantrum, not wanting to pay attention to Xiao Linger, when suddenly a black figure slammed into his face.

Dark Spirit's eyes lit up. "Brother, you smell so good!"

Was this the scent of a Phoenix? As expected, it was intoxicatingly fragrant!

Dark Spirit's eyes shone with greed, giving Xiao Linger and the Phoenix a huge fright. Dark Spirit quickly stood up, brushed off non-existent dust from its body, blinked its pair of Red Eye eyes with its pitch-black head, and revealed an evil smile that it thought was very friendly.

"Can you save me? If you follow me from now on, I can give you whatever you want."

Xiao Linger stared at this black creature in front of her. She didn't know what kind of spirit it was, but it must be her Opportunity.

She was indeed the heroine of Luck; this Opportunity had delivered itself to her doorstep.

"Why should I save you?" Dark Spirit stood with its hands on its hips. It flew in front of Xiao Linger but was assaulted by the scent on her body; this human actually stank.

Seeing that it had listened, Xiao Linger immediately switched to a fawning tone. "If you save me, I can give you whatever you want."

"Then can you roast a Phoenix for me to eat?" Dark Spirit pointed at the struggling Phoenix and said loudly, "I want to eat roast Phoenix!"

Xiao Linger and the Phoenix were both shocked. Dark Spirit blinked its Red Eye eyes, staring at them with an aggressive Aura. "What, is it very difficult?"

"He is my husband, so you are indeed making things very difficult for me." As soon as Xiao Linger finished speaking, Dark Spirit snorted coldly. "And you still want me to save you? Save you my ass!"

Dark Spirit vanished in a flash, leaving behind Xiao Linger's loud plea to stay. "Wait!"

But Dark Spirit was already gone.

After taking a disguise pill, Feng Yange brought the similarly disguised Cang Yan in pursuit. Their strength was suppressed to the early stage of the Spirit King Realm. When they caught up to Xiao Linger, they quickly asked, "Fellow Daoists, have you seen something pass by?"

Seeing someone appear, Xiao Linger immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist, I saw it, but can you please save me first?"

Feng Yange feigned difficulty, and Xiao Linger quickly said, "I can give you Spirit Stones, how about that?"

"I am not a greedy person. You just need to give me ten thousand Spirit Stones, and I can help you untie the vines."

Feng Yange leaned over and whispered a few words into Cang Yan's ear, and Cang Yan left in response.

Feng Yange took her Sword and began cutting at the vines. Xiao Linger only felt the vines getting tighter and tighter; she had the look of someone wanting to kill.

"Can you actually cut it?"

Feng Yange pretended to play dumb and quickly nodded. "I can."

Xiao Linger suppressed her anger, looking at this dawdling Fellow Daoist in front of her. Her eyes were full of disdain and impatience. If it weren't for the fact that there was no one else in this godforsaken place, she would definitely have given her a good scolding.

Cang Yan came to the Phoenix. "Your Mistress sent me to save you."

The Phoenix glanced over at his Mistress's side and proudly turned his head away. He knew that a human should be content to have a Phoenix like him as a beast husband; this time he would just...

His throat was suddenly slashed. The Phoenix looked in terror at the man who was revealing a strange smile at him. Before the blood on his neck could even drip, it was collected into a storage ring.

"Mistress, he ran away!"

Cang Yan shouted. Xiao Linger looked up and saw that the Phoenix was nowhere to be seen. Furious, she cursed loudly, "Damned bitch, how dare you abandon me and run!"

Feng Yange cut the vines and quickly urged, "My Spirit Stones."

Xiao Linger threw a bag of Spirit Stones to Feng Yange and hurriedly chased after him, her figure already far away.

"Mistress, done."

Cang Yan walked to Feng Yange and snuck a glance at the surroundings. "Mistress, I got it."

"Retreat."

Feng Yange and Cang Yan disappeared. Meanwhile, Xiao Linger, who had chased for a whole mountain, suddenly discovered that the Phoenix's soul contract was burning hot. Her face turned pale, and she trembled all over with rage. "Damn it, to think he would self-destruct the contract to escape. A beast is just a beast."

The Phoenix that the Phoenix Clan had arranged for her to be her husband could destroy the contract and leave to ensure the Bloodline Power of the Phoenix Clan continued, though it would lower his cultivation by one Rank. Xiao Linger hadn't expected that just because she had scolded that Phoenix a few times, he would actually abandon her and flee.

Xiao Linger took a Jade Slip and sent a message to the Phoenix Clan Leader, then walked toward the depths of the mountain range.

"Master, did you get it?"

Dark Spirit returned, drooling with craving.

"I got it. It's in my storage ring. I slit its throat. We'll find a place to roast it for you to eat later." While speaking, Cang Yan looked around. "Let's change places; don't let that woman track us."

Watching the sneaky appearance of Cang Yan and Dark Spirit, Feng Yange asked with a wicked smile, "How about it? Isn't this method particularly effective?"

Dark Spirit and Cang Yan nodded repeatedly, sparks of excitement flashing in their eyes.

In a quiet valley, Feng Yange sat cross-legged. The wood spirit bead and water spirit bead revolved around her. The two beads, containing wood Spiritual Qi and water Spiritual Qi, provided a constant stream of Spiritual Qi that was being absorbed by Feng Yange.

In the distance, a bonfire crackled. Cang Yan was with a few little ones, roasting Phoenix meat and boiling mushroom stew with Phoenix meat. It was filled with laughter and joy.

"Finally, I get to eat something hot." Dark Spirit was devouring the roast meat, speaking indistinctly, "Fragrant, it's so fragrant."

What kind of bland, tasteless life had he been living before?

If he had known there was so much good food, he would have come out sooner.

"Who!"

Cang Yan's expression turned stern, and he shouted sharply. Yue Lan emerged from the water, smiling and greeting them.

"How come you all are sneaking food behind my back?"

Yue Lan's fish tail transformed into two legs as he walked over, his gaze sweeping over the Phoenix feathers on the ground. "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to do this?"

Cang Yan glanced at him coldly. "Why are you here?"

Dark Spirit hugged the roast meat and didn't even want to give him a look. Dengdeng and Sword were the same; although they had eaten it a few times, Phoenix meat was not something you could eat often. Saying one more word would mean losing a piece of meat.

Zhushou, even more so, did not want to talk. He just wanted to eat more, the kind where he wouldn't even let the bone shards go.

"Serve me a bowl."

Seeing them ignore him and that it was about to hit the bottom, Yue Lan, fearing that the soup would be drunk up by them, hurriedly grabbed a bowl and served himself without caring about his image.