Chapter 77: The Mysterious Bird Appears!

Wait!

Seeing Daoist Cihang about to leave, Ao Yifan suddenly called out to her.

"Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, how do you plan to handle her? You wouldn't be planning to take her back to the Chan Teaching, would you?"

Hearing this, Daoist Cihang furrowed her brows and said, "Indeed, it's not suitable to take her back to the Chan Teaching; otherwise, it would surely cause unnecessary trouble."

"In that case, you might as well leave her here. After all, with Princess Longji present, it can also stabilize the heavenly realm."

Ao Yifan said.

After giving Ao Yifan a deep look, Daoist Cihang always felt that this guy wasn't up to any good.

However, as Ao Yifan said, leaving the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady with Princess Longji is the safest approach.

At least, before the upcoming calamity ends, Daoist Cihang is still not fit to reveal her secret.

"Then let her stay with you. Extend your hand!"

Daoist Cihang looked at Ao Yifan and said.

Upon hearing this, Ao Yifan immediately extended his right hand.

The next moment, Daoist Cihang's fingertips condensed a golden light, which she then inscribed as a Sanskrit character onto Ao Yifan's palm.

"With this restriction I have left, you can control her, preventing her from developing any rebellious thoughts."

Daoist Cihang withdrew her finger, looked at Ao Yifan, and said.

"Rest assured!"

Ao Yifan looked satisfied at the Sanskrit character on his palm, then nodded and said, "I'll make sure to look after her for you; when you return, I'll give her back to you safe and sound."

"Then that's settled!"

After saying that, Daoist Cihang summoned auspicious clouds and flew off into the distance.

"All done, I'm exhausted!"

Watching Daoist Cihang's receding back, Princess Longji stretched lazily.

Having said that, Princess Longji looked at Ao Yifan and said, "By the way, Mysterious Lady Sister, how do you plan to handle her? She's basically my older sister who looks after me; you must not bully her!"

"Don't worry, we're all on the same side now; how could I bully her?"

Ao Yifan guaranteed.

Meanwhile, Fairy Yunhua glanced at Ao Yifan, then at the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady on the other side, a hint of contemplation in her eyes.

Noticing Fairy Yunhua's gaze, Ao Yifan smiled and said, "Let's head back first."

After saying that, Ao Yifan turned to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady beside him and said, "Mysterious Lady, I've heard you are an incarnation of the Mysterious Bird; please trouble yourself to give us a ride."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady showed no resistance; a green light flashed around her, and she instantly transformed into a gigantic Mysterious Bird.

"Looks like this conversion method is indeed powerful; from now on, we'll have to guard against the Western Teaching."

Ao Yifan thought that, then immediately put one arm around each of Princess Longji and Fairy Yunhua, and sat upon the back of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady.

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"Princess, the Prince Consort has instructed us to take good care of you; with your big belly now, you won't be wielding spears or brandishing swords!"

Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai nervously watched Lady Yin brandishing her long sword.

"Hmph, this old lady isn't that delicate; the Prince Consort is just worrying needlessly!"

Lady Yin, holding her sword and with a prominent belly, continuously displayed her sword technique.

After finishing a set of sword moves, Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai hurried forward, ready to wipe nonexistent fragrant sweat from her.

But Lady Yin waved her hand to refuse; instead, she wore a solemn expression as she looked at the group of little milk babies before her.

"Just now, did you see Madam's sword technique clearly?"

Lady Yin looked at the group of little milk babies and asked.

"We saw it clearly!"

A childish, milky voice came from the group of little milk babies; these are the children born of Ao Yifan, Xiao Qing, Xiao Bai, and the other maidservants.

These little milk babies, although they lack the innate auspicious signs of Jin Tu and Mu Tu, their growth speed is not much different from that of ordinary mortals.

But they are ultimately Ao Yifan's dragon offspring; they learned to walk and talk early on.

Nowadays, each little milk baby, still wearing a dudou, has been dragged out by the bored Lady Yin to be taught swordsmanship.

According to Lady Yin's words, as an elder lady, she naturally bears the responsibility of educating these little milk babies to become talented.

However, only Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing understand that this is merely because their own princess is too bored, intending to continue indulging her general's addiction with these little milk babies within the inner quarters.

Fortunately, these little milk babies are all rough-skinned and thick-fleshed; otherwise, they truly couldn't withstand Lady Yin's relentless drills.

"Hehe, don't even mention it; these little ones are actually all extraordinarily gifted!"

To the side, Chen Ying, who was holding the triplets of Xiao Longnu, laughed and said.

"That's right; they are all our and the Prince Consort's children!"

Xiao Qing said with a proud expression.

She felt that their princess being able to marry the Prince Consort was the greatest fortune for these dowry maidservants.

The princess treated them well; in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities, she never regarded them as mere maidservants.

Furthermore, being able to bear children for the Prince Consort, they likewise received the infusion of spiritual energy into their bodies, and now each has achieved an immortal-human physique.

Setting aside their strength, their longevity and eternal youth alone amount to a lifetime for countless mortal women.

Moreover, their children with the Prince Consort are each extraordinarily talented; they are bound to achieve great things in the future.

At present, what could these girls possibly be dissatisfied with?

"By the way, Chen Ying Sister, when will your younger sister be born?"

Xiao Bai suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ying's face showed a hint of a smile, and he said: 'My strength has already broken through to the late Golden Immortal stage. Recently I have been using immortal Qi to nourish my little sister; her congenital deficiency has been slowly recovering. I believe it won't be long before she is born.'

'That's good!'

Xiao Qing is also genuinely happy for Shen Ying.

'Quick, look up at the sky—what is that?'

Suddenly, Xiao Qing pointed at the sky and exclaimed in surprise.

'Mysterious Bird!'

Lady Yin looked at the mysterious bird in the sky, and she was stunned.

The legend of the mysterious bird giving birth to Shang has existed since ancient times.

Even now, the totem of Yin-Shang is the mysterious bird.

Lady Yin, as an imperial princess, was naturally not unfamiliar with the mysterious bird; with just one glance she recognized it—the divine beast in the sky was indeed her Yin-Shang totem mysterious bird!

At the same time, more and more common people saw the mysterious bird appearing in the sky; many of them have already begun to kneel spontaneously.

The mysterious bird circled once over Chen Tang Pass, then turned into a blue light and vanished from everyone's sight.

But that scene just now left people unable to forget it for a long time.

After all, the legend of the mysterious bird has been passed down for a long time; now it has descended upon Chen Tang Pass—what does this signify?

'Prince consort, what just happened?'

Lady Yin looked at the suddenly appearing Ao Yifan and his companions, instantly understanding that the mysterious bird just now was definitely related to her prince consort.

'Oh, let me introduce: this is the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden, whose true form is precisely the mysterious bird that Yin-Shang venerates!'

Ao Yifan introduced.

Upon hearing this, Lady Yin looked at the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden with a conflicted expression.

Venerating the mysterious bird as a totem is the foundation of Yin-Shang's state.

However, as the saying goes, 'Lord Ye's love of dragons,' when the venerated totem truly appears before one, this feeling becomes quite complex.

Just as there is a saying in later generations: why do European countries all look up to Rome, while East Asian countries all dislike China? That's because, for East Asian countries, Rome is still staring at them!