When Mu Yunjin and Hua Ying arrived at the location where she had previously encountered Chu Qing, everything was quiet, with no signs of movement.

Walking a few steps forward, in the moonlight, Mu Yunjin could see the five-colored Divine Phoenix lying motionless on the ground. An old man was squatting near the phoenix’s tail feathers. Since the old man had his back to her, Mu Yunjin’s view was blocked, and she couldn’t see what he was doing to the Divine Phoenix.

After watching for a while longer, she suddenly noticed that the old man was holding her Phoenix Tail Whip.

“This…” Mu Yunjin frowned, wanting to walk over, but Hua Ying grabbed her arm and pulled her into the nearby bushes.

“What’s wrong?” Mu Yunjin asked, puzzled.

Hua Ying’s expression wasn’t good. Looking at Mu Yunjin, she lowered her voice, “Master, that old man is the one who abducted Leng Yuan.”

“Really?” Mu Yunjin was somewhat surprised.

After a pause, Mu Yunjin’s eyes darkened as she grabbed Hua Ying’s shoulders. “Then where is Chu Li? Has something happened to Chu Li?”

Chu Li had gone to pursue the person who abducted Leng Yuan. Now this person was here alone, but Chu Li was nowhere to be seen, and Huang Yan had come for the Snow Spirit Pill…

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…

The more Mu Yunjin thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.

“Master, don’t worry. Prince Ning is fine. Imperial Advisor An is with him. As for why this old man has appeared here…” Hua Ying spoke, then pressed her lips together and carefully took a few steps forward.

Mu Yunjin clenched her fists, trying hard to control her emotions to avoid acting impulsively and ruining things.

She also stepped forward, hiding in the darkness, watching the five-colored Divine Phoenix and the old man.

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“There, I’ve helped stop the bleeding. Just don’t move around too much,” Feng Cang said to the five-colored Divine Phoenix.

The five-colored Divine Phoenix nodded.

“Do you know the owner of this whip?” Just as Feng Cang was about to leave, he waved the Phoenix Tail Whip at the five-colored Divine Phoenix.

The five-colored Divine Phoenix looked at the Phoenix Tail Whip and nodded again. Then it stretched its neck, faced the direction where Mu Yunjin was standing, and called out, “Clang, clang…”

Feng Cang was startled.

Mu Yunjin, hidden in the darkness, was also surprised.

Feng Cang slowly turned around and saw a figure standing not far behind him. Judging by the silhouette, it was a woman.

Seeing that she had been discovered, Mu Yunjin decided not to hide anymore and walked toward Feng Cang and the Divine Phoenix.

Hua Ying hurriedly followed beside Mu Yunjin. Now that several of Mu Yunjin’s acupoints had been sealed, along with her powers being suppressed, she needed to keep a close eye on her.

Mu Yunjin walked slowly to stand before Feng Cang. After stopping, she lightly raised her gaze, examining the old man standing in front of her.

Feng Cang was also examining Mu Yunjin at the same time, eventually letting his gaze rest on her face.

After looking for a while, Feng Cang’s brow furrowed, a trace of confusion passing through his heart.

“Are you the owner of this phoenix?” Feng Cang spoke slowly, his tone neither warm nor cold.

Mu Yunjin nodded, both hands clutching her sleeves, staring vigilantly at Feng Cang. This old man was the one who rescued Leng Yuan, which meant he was their enemy. She couldn’t let her guard down.

“Is this Phoenix Tail Whip also yours?” Feng Cang pointed at the Phoenix Tail Whip and asked again.

Mu Yunjin nodded once more.

Seeing this, Feng Cang narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze toward Mu Yunjin becoming more scrutinizing. “Where did you get this whip?”

Hearing this question, Mu Yunjin frowned, feeling that this old man’s questions were very strange.

“My possessions—I don’t need to tell you that much.” Mu Yunjin extended her hand, indicating she wanted her Phoenix Tail Whip back.

Hearing these words, Feng Cang scoffed, “You’re quite stubborn for a young woman.”

After speaking, Feng Cang seemed to recall something and opened his mouth, “I remember now. You were with that Chu Li earlier, giving that purple-robed young lady a hard time, weren’t you?”

“A hard time?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling that these two words used in this context were extremely laughable.

“Wasn’t it so?” Feng Cang asked.

Mu Yunjin’s mouth twitched as she met Feng Cang’s gaze. “Elder, I don’t know whose slander you’ve heard, coming to this Divine Sacred Continent and meddling without discerning right from wrong. That purple-robed young lady you mentioned is the one who has been giving us a hard time all along.”

“Oh? Are you saying I’m senile?” Feng Cang raised an eyebrow. For some reason, upon seeing Mu Yunjin, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Perhaps it was her stubborn nature, somewhat similar to his own.

“I didn’t say you were senile. That’s what you thought,” Mu Yunjin curved her lips slightly, showing no signs of timidity.

Finally, Mu Yunjin extended her hand toward Feng Cang. “Return the Phoenix Tail Whip to me.”

“You still haven’t told me where you got this whip from.” Feng Cang showed no intention of giving her the whip, staring expressionlessly at Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin gritted her teeth, instantly becoming furious.

Hua Ying, standing to the side, noticed Mu Yunjin’s rising anger and tugged at her sleeve, indicating that she should control her emotions.

Mu Yunjin glanced sideways at Hua Ying, took a slight breath to suppress her anger, and looked at Feng Cang, who was waiting for an answer. Mu Yunjin opened her mouth, “Butterfly Flower City.”

“Where in Butterfly Flower City?” Feng Cang raised an eyebrow.

“Western Brocade Garden.” Mu Yunjin answered honestly.

Although Feng Cang had already guessed the answer, upon hearing these three words, the hand holding the whip trembled slightly.

Was this young woman the fated person for the Phoenix Tail Whip?

“Elder, would you please return the Phoenix Tail Whip to me now?” Mu Yunjin spoke up, seeing that Feng Cang wasn’t moving.

Feng Cang came back to his senses and extended his hand to give the Phoenix Tail Whip to Mu Yunjin.

As Mu Yunjin took the Phoenix Tail Whip, from the corner of her eye, she glimpsed a red mark in Feng Cang’s palm that looked somewhat like a phoenix…

But when she tried to take a second look, Feng Cang had already withdrawn his hand.

After taking the Phoenix Tail Whip, Mu Yunjin ran to the side of the five-colored Divine Phoenix. Seeing it was in low spirits, Mu Yunjin’s eyes revealed concern.

“Its tail feathers are injured,” Feng Cang said.

At these words, Mu Yunjin looked at the five-colored Divine Phoenix’s tail feathers and saw that the colorful feathers were stained with traces of blood.

After carefully examining it again, she saw a bloody hole inside. Although the bleeding had stopped, the scent of blood could still be detected.

Damn Chu Qing!

Mu Yunjin clenched her fist. Suddenly, some important matters flashed through her mind.

The Divine Command Token was in Chu Qing’s hands…

Earlier, Chu Qing had focused only on confronting the Divine Phoenix, seemingly wanting to take something from it…

Moreover, Chu Qing knew the method to activate the Divine Command Token…

Thinking of these things, Mu Yunjin was greatly alarmed. She narrowed her eyes and looked around, seeing only the corpses of several black-clothed men, with no trace of Chu Qing.

This is bad!

Mu Yunjin stood up, preparing to first conceal the Divine Phoenix. But as she reached out, she remembered that her powers were currently suppressed, and she couldn’t gather true energy or use mystical arts to hide the Divine Phoenix.

But the Divine Phoenix was injured and couldn’t be taken around everywhere.

Just as she was pondering this dilemma, several figures ran over from a distance.

“Yunjin…” Jiang Qingxue’s voice came from the front.

Mu Yunjin looked up and saw Jiang Qingxue holding little Yuer’s hand, with Qiqi, Lei Yan, Yun Shuangleng, and Feng Che following beside them.

“Finally found you. Are you alright?” Jiang Qingxue ran close to Mu Yunjin, asking with concern.

Mu Yunjin shook her head. “I’m fine. Everything’s good.”

“That’s good. You ran off alone hurriedly in the afternoon. We were busy dealing with those flower snakes and didn’t know where you’d gone. It’s good to see you’re safe now.” Seeing that Mu Yunjin was safe and sound, Jiang Qingxue also breathed a sigh of relief.

After coming closer, Qiqi’s gaze fell on Feng Cang. “Hmm? Who is this elder?”

“Don’t know.” Mu Yunjin replied dully.

Hearing this, Jiang Qingxue also looked toward Feng Cang. As she glanced over, Jiang Qingxue instinctively frowned, staring carefully at Feng Cang.

This appearance seemed somewhat familiar.

But she couldn’t remember where she had seen him before…

Jiang Qingxue rubbed her temples, trying hard to recall for a long time, finding only a blurry outline in her mind.

Even so, Jiang Qingxue couldn’t help but look at him several more times.

With these frequent glances, Feng Cang also noticed that Jiang Qingxue was repeatedly looking at him and turned his gaze toward her.

After this eye contact, Jiang Qingxue’s entire body trembled, overwhelmed by a familiar feeling…

“I’ll take my leave now,” Feng Cang said, but these words were directed at the five-colored Divine Phoenix.

Hearing that Feng Cang was leaving, the five-colored Divine Phoenix immediately raised its head and bit onto Feng Cang’s robe hem, seemingly reluctant to part.

Seeing this, Feng Cang helplessly extended his hand and stroked the five-colored Divine Phoenix’s head. “You’re still the same as when you were little.”

Beside them, Jiang Qingxue now stood frozen in place, her gaze fixed on the red phoenix mark in Feng Cang’s palm. Distant fragments of memory flashed before her eyes—

“Father, what’s this red thing in your palm? Why doesn’t your daughter have one?”

“This is a phoenix pattern, left after your father once saved a red phoenix. Yiyi should also maintain a kind heart and help others often. Do you understand?”

“I understand, Father.”

“Yiyi is so good. Father is going to practice now. You go to your mother first.”

“Mm…”

Sporadic memories flashed in her mind. Looking at the white-haired Feng Cang before her, the blurry outline in her mind gradually became clear.

Tears welled up in Jiang Qingxue’s eyes in an instant…

“Mother, what’s wrong?” Mu Yunjin noticed Jiang Qingxue’s distress and walked over, taking her arm.

Jiang Qingxue remained motionless, staring at Feng Cang. As Feng Cang finished comforting the five-colored Divine Phoenix and turned to leave, Jiang Qingxue hurriedly broke free from Mu Yunjin and stepped forward.

“Father!” Jiang Qingxue called out to Feng Cang.

Feng Cang’s back stiffened, his footsteps halting in place. He slowly turned around, looking at Jiang Qingxue, his eyes gleaming with a deep light. “What did you call me?”

“Father…” Jiang Qingxue stepped forward again, walking up to Feng Cang.

“I am Yiyi…”

By the time she finished these four words, Jiang Qingxue was already in tears.

And Feng Cang, who had been wearing a skeptical expression, suddenly staggered, stepping back, his form unsteady, almost tripping to the ground. His strong, piercing eyes were filled with shock.

“You, what did you say? Who are you?” Feng Cang stared fixedly at Jiang Qingxue, his brow tightly furrowed, his hoarse voice trembling.

“I am your daughter, Yiyi…”