Chapter 845: True Phoenix Bloodline (8/10, please subscribe)

"Mm, do a good job. I don't really have any hobbies usually, I'm just a bit picky about food. If what you make tastes good, you won't be short on rewards in the future."

"Yes!"

"Alright, you may withdraw. Don't get in the way of my chatting with Brother Ye."

"Yes!"

Yasen rose, took one last look at the man seated next to the First Prince, and withdrew thoughtfully.

After Yasen left, Fang Yue and You Sisi stayed at Da Huang Fu for a good few hours before finally finding a chance to leave.

Honestly, the First Prince's warmth didn't feel like a prince at all—more like some overly familiar friend.

On top of that, the First Prince was well-traveled and knowledgeable. Although Fang Yue had originally intended to pry information from the First Prince, in the end it turned into listening to the First Prince recount his own adventures and amusing stories.

During that time, Fang Yue tried several times to return to his own seat beside You Sisi, but was enthusiastically held back by the First Prince each time.

This made You Sisi very displeased. The look she gave the First Prince was piercing, as if she wanted to kill him.

If the First Prince hadn't previously stood up for her in Wen Wu Da Dian, You Sisi would definitely have blown up.

But on the way back, sitting together in the carriage, at least no one came to bother them.

The carriage was quite spacious, but You Sisi still scooted close to Fang Yue, her big eyes blinking.

This was... the whispering segment!

You Sisi felt her heart pounding fast, yet her mood was strangely cheerful and happy; the smile at the corner of her mouth simply wouldn't fade.

Pressing close to Fang Yue, she pushed him into the corner of the carriage, watching him awkwardly avert his gaze, his face flushing red, not daring to look at her.

Even though she hadn't said a word, the corner of You Sisi's mouth kept shooting up wildly, and she let out silly "hehehe" giggles.

"You... You Sisi..."

"Call me Sisi!"

"... Sisi, back in Qingsi County, I saw with my own eyes that you were killed by Bai Xiaoya. Everyone else also said your body had been buried. Later, members of the You Family dug you up and brought you back to Jingcheng. I thought you were being brought back to the main family for burial, but I never expected you to die and come back to life. What's going on?"

Just now, on the First Prince's turf, it wasn't convenient for Fang Yue to ask such a private question.

But now, with only the two of them, many things, many questions, could finally be brought up.

What Fang Yue wanted to know most was naturally exactly this.

Why was You Sisi able to die and revive? Was it a true, complete resurrection? Or were there drawbacks? Or perhaps some kind of leverage held over her?

The dead cannot return to life—that is the most fundamental rule of Heaven's Dao.

Any mighty cultivator, once their yang lifespan reached its end, would be taken away by the Underworld Enforcers, unable to return.

If one perished in battle, there was likewise only the path of complete annihilation.

Among Natives who died and came back to life like You Sisi, Fang Yue had only ever seen one—Captain Wu.

But Captain Wu's case was so special that Fang Yue had no idea what was going on; even the man himself was completely baffled, with no clue at all.

As for You Sisi's situation, there must be some reason behind it, something worth knowing.

As for the players' resurrection, that was another matter entirely—let alone the fact that players currently had no so-called resurrection ability.

Hearing Fang Yue's words, You Sisi also stopped teasing him, tilted her head in thought for a while, and said: "This is a long story if I get into it. Actually, I didn't know about this before either, nor did I know I could have a second life. It was only after this resurrection that Grandfather told me personally, and only then did I learn some things about the family's bloodline."

Family bloodline?

Fang Yue looked at You Sisi.

"Could it be that your entire You Family... all of you can..."

"No. Only Grandfather and I are special."

You Sisi scratched her head, a bit frustrated: "Where should I even start? That day Grandfather also suddenly dumped a whole pile of things on me all at once. I remember my head was spinning. Um... Yese, you know Qing Guo was founded on the imperial clan and the Four Great Families as its foundation, right?"

"Mm, I know. The Four Great Families correspond to the four major departments of the Government."

"Right. According to Grandfather, our Four Great Families all actually possessed a portion of special bloodlines in their ancestors. Namely, Phoenix Rooster, Green Worm, Dark Tortoise, and White Cat. These four bizarre bloodlines gave the Four Great Families powerful strength, helping the imperial clan of that time establish Qing Guo.

Afterwards, as the years passed, the bloodline power gradually thinned. Even attempts to awaken the bloodlines through Martial Techniques, pills, experiments, and various other means all came to nothing. By my generation, only I alone was lucky enough to retain a portion of the Phoenix Rooster's power. In one's lifetime... one can resurrect once, and activate the bloodline!

From then on, my cultivation path will advance by leaps and bounds, improving by leaps every day.

But after Grandfather resurrected me, my mind wasn't on cultivation at all, so the improvement in strength hasn't been very obvious..."

Saying this, You Sisi lowered her head a little shyly. At that time, her mind was full of Fang Yue; she didn't even want to listen to her family's words, so where would she find the heart to cultivate.

"Just once... is enough! More than enough! That you could come back, that you're alive, is already more than enough. From now on, I'll protect you. I won't let you encounter something like that again—absolutely not!"

Fang Yue clenched his fist. He had already experienced once what it felt like to lose someone important; he absolutely would not repeat that mistake!

"Wh-what are you saying? This is my turf! I'll take care of myself. Also, don't just focus on me. At the First Prince's banquet just now, you asked him about the Phoenix Organization, right? Is the Phoenix Organization still hounding you? I'll go back and discuss it with Grandfather and the others, and have people sent to protect you!"

You Sisi spoke with reddened ear tips, her small hands fidgeting with her skirt hem.

H-hearing sweet nothings like that, she wasn't especially happy at all!!

"No, the Phoenix Organization matter, I'll handle it. I don't want you to be in danger again. Besides, the Phoenix Organization is very dangerous right now. They've already captured An Dong'er and Captain Wu—who knows what they'll do to them. Also, Jing Yan and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu didn't come back last night either; they might be in trouble too. In short, don't do anything rash. Stay safely at the You Family and wait for me to come get you. The wedding in a little over ten days—I will definitely break it apart! I'll make His Majesty withdraw the decree!"

As he spoke, Fang Yue suddenly leaned close to You Sisi. The sudden switch from defense to offense threw You Sisi completely off balance; she hurriedly retreated some distance, feeling as if her heart was about to leap out of her throat.

To cover her panic, she hurriedly opened her mouth to divert Fang Yue's attention.

"I... um, C-Captain Wu is in trouble too? And Jing Yan, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu—they came to Jingcheng too?"

These matters, Fang Yue hadn't yet mentioned to You Sisi. After all, whether in Wen Wu Da Dian or at Da Huang Fu, there hadn't been a suitable moment to discuss such important things.

Fang Yue briefly told You Sisi about his own situation.

You Sisi listened very attentively. Everything about Fang Yue, everything that had happened since they parted, big or small, she was interested in all of it. As if to fill in that stretch of days after their separation, she listened with extra care.

"Right, is Captain Wu's resurrection ability also a bloodline power? He..."

(End of this chapter)