Chapter 26: Feng Wu, return body!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

Back then, my grandmother pawned me off to the Wufu Town Pawnshop, and my grandmother openly declared before everyone that I had severed all ties with the Jiang family, with no further connection.

Such a bloody fact, now spoken lightly from my lips, was like a resounding slap that fiercely struck my grandmother's face.

A single "Madame Jiang," aloof and utterly heartless.

My grandmother pointed at me, trembling with rage, yet could not utter another word.

Such is human nature.

She was the one who abandoned me.

She was the one who beat me.

She was the one who pawned me off without asking whether I lived or died.

She could freely insult and reject me, yet she could not accept my taking the initiative to draw a clear line between us.

But I… ultimately survived and grew up well.

Liu Junyan beside me stroked my head, as if comforting me.

I smiled at him, indicating I was fine.

Liu Junyan took my hand, passed through the crowd, and led me toward Qilin Mountain behind the village.

The villagers followed closely behind us, but not long after we ascended the mountain, a layer of mist suddenly rose behind us, and the villagers quickly vanished from sight.

Liu Junyan kept holding my hand without letting go.

I asked, "Can the villagers not see you?"

Liu Junyan nodded: "Yes."

I asked again, "Was the mist behind you created by you?"

"Yes." Liu Junyan admitted frankly, "I didn't want them to disturb our private world."

My ears felt like they were about to bleed.

This man… is so cloying.

But on the night of the first day of the eighth month, he truly appeared before me for the first time, opening his mouth to mock me with a sentence.

When did his attitude change?

It seems it was when he touched my back and was certain I was the "little fire raccoon."

Am I really a little fire raccoon?

If not, and one day the little fire raccoon suddenly returns, how will Liu Junyan's attitude toward me change?

Then, what should I do?

No, Xiao Jiu, don't be greedy.

You should have had nothing, even this little life was picked up; everything you now possess is accidental.

Enjoy the present.

As for the future, leave it all to time.

Lost in thought, we have already arrived before the Qilin Temple.

The Qilin Temple is the child-bestowing temple of Tafengcun.

The Qilin bestows children, arriving on phoenix steps.

Inside the Qilin Temple is enshrined a Qilin deity stepping on a golden phoenix and bearing a hundred children on its back.

It is said that all the children of Tafengcun are sought from the Qilin Temple, including me.

But on the day I was born, the Qilin Temple suffered a great fire, the whole mountain was burned to ashes, and the Qilin deity's body was covered in cracks.

I stood at the Qilin Temple's gate for a while.

Now the Qilin Temple's incense flourishes; the Qilin deity has been recast in a golden body, shining brightly.

But I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks; from afar at the gate, I seemed to see a faint black vapor drifting around the towering Qilin deity.

"Would you like to go in and offer incense, pay your respects?" Liu Junyan asked.

I shook my head: "Better not."

Don't let my entering to offer incense cause the incense of Tafengcun to be cut off for no reason.

I turned and walked toward the south side of the Qilin Temple, where a lush paulownia tree stood tall.

I paid my respects to the paulownia tree.

As a child, each time I escaped death, it was related to this paulownia tree.

In my heart, it has become my lucky tree.

After I finished paying respects, Liu Junyan asked, "Do you like this paulownia tree?"

I hummed: "My name was born because of this tree."

Liu Junyan seemed not surprised, saying, "It should be."

I looked at him doubtfully, and Liu Junyan was also looking at me.

After a while he said, "Xiao Jiu, I will now teach you a set of hand seals; memorize them well."

My eyes instantly blazed: "Seventh Lord, are you going to teach me some skills?"

Liu Junyan couldn't help but pinch my nose, smiling: "Don't call me Seventh Lord; call me by name, or Seventh Brother is fine."

How could I dare call him Seventh Brother!

However, he seems to dislike my calling him Seventh Lord, having corrected me several times already.

Liu Junyan restrained his smile and seriously taught me a set of hand seals.

Palms together before the chest, form sword fingers facing each other, quickly separate and rotate clockwise, then join the sword fingers pointing forward, and shout loudly: "Feng Wu, return body!"

This hand seal is easy to remember, but it requires explosive power; a moment's inattention can easily sprain the wrist.

I tried repeatedly several times before becoming proficient.

Then Liu Junyan said, "All right, that's enough, Xiao Jiu. Now stand facing the parasol tree and make the hand seal again."

I obediently did as told.

The first time, nothing happened.

The second time, the third time…

After doing it on and off no less than ten times, still nothing happened.

I kept wondering in my heart, unconsciously looking at Liu Junyan, who stroked his chin thoughtfully.

After a while, he walked over, placing his large hand on my shoulder blade; I immediately felt a surge of heat flow into my body, rushing through my limbs.

Liu Junyan infused true qi into me again.

"Try again," Liu Junyan encouraged.

I didn't know what effect he expected from making this seal, but I didn't want to disappoint him, so I earnestly made the seal again.

This time, as the words "Feng Wu, return to form" were shouted, a blast of hot wind rose from the ground, making the parasol tree leaves rustle.

I only felt a strong suction suddenly appear between me and the parasol tree; faint flames burst from the middle of its trunk.

That firelight gradually condensed, finally forming a flaming bow.

As I lowered my posture, the bow shot out from the tree trunk; the next moment it flew straight at me.

The powerful impact struck my body, and my innards instantly felt as if they were burning, especially the area between my brows and my eyes.

I stood there dazed, unable to come to my senses for a long time.

In my ear, Liu Junyan's obviously excited voice sounded again: "Xiao Jiu, make the seal again, chant 'Feng Wu, emerge' and lower your posture."

Although my whole body felt awful, I still obeyed and did as told.

Over and over again I did it.

Until the seventh time, as I chanted "Feng Wu, emerge," my body jerked violently, the bow shot out of my body and hovered in midair.

The entire bow was wrapped in flames, glowing red.

Before I could come to my senses, Liu Junyan had already pulled me into his embrace.

He lowered his head to kiss my forehead, the corners of my eyes… and finally bit my lips, over and over, as if no kiss could ever be enough.

I was almost suffocated by his kisses; I kept pushing with both hands, and only then did Liu Junyan release me.

I raised my hand to rub my flushed cheeks, calmed down a bit, then pointed at the bow and asked Liu Junyan, "It… it just entered my body, didn't it?"

That feeling was truly unbelievable.

Although it was painful, I somehow felt an inexplicable sense of harmony with it, as if it were originally part of me.

Liu Junyan's next words shocked me even more: "Yes, it is your natal magic weapon, Feng Wu!"