45: Chapter 45 Phoenix Nine Days

Three days later, Feng Huowu took the initiative to find Xiang Tian. Her pretty face was flushed, but her brows were still tightly knit. "I've thought it through."

Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile hidden in his eyes. "Oh? Thought what through?"

"Hmph!" Feng Huowu turned her face away and snorted coldly. "Once we have a child, we'll be even, and from then on, we'll have nothing to do with each other."

Xiang Tian almost laughed out loud. They were going to have a child and she still wanted to be even? This woman was quite naive.

But he didn't expose her, going along with her words. "I'll listen to you. Whatever you want."

"Follow me." Feng Huowu said no more, turning to walk towards a room.

That was her residence before she took over as Valley Master; the furnishings remained as they were.

After entering the room, she didn't say a word, shed her red robe, and lay calmly on the bed.

Xiang Tian naturally wouldn't be polite.

These days of spending day and night together passed in a flash, ten days in total.

On this day, the two were in the courtyard replanting the flowers and plants that Xiang Tian had previously burned. Mother Feng's voice suddenly came. "Xiaowu, Xiang Tian, come out for a moment."

Feng Huowu straightened up. "Mother, are you going to let us out?"

"The Young Lord of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect, Feng Jiuri, has arrived and says he wants to see you." Mother Feng's words caused Feng Huowu's expression to darken.

"Feng Jiuri? What is he doing here?"

"What else could it be? Nothing more than coming to propose marriage. I've already politely declined, but he refuses to leave without seeing you in person." Mother Feng said helplessly.

"Hmph! I'll go send him away!" Feng Huowu turned to leave, but after taking just two steps, she turned back, grabbed Xiang Tian's hand, and held it quite tightly.

Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow, tightened his grip on her hand in response, and cooperatively followed her out. Mother Feng concealed her figure.

As the two walked hand-in-hand through the Disciple area, it instantly triggered a wave of whispers.

"Who is that young man? To actually be able to hold the Valley Master's hand?"

"Looking at this, could he be a 'pretty boy' kept by the Valley Master?"

"Most likely! Tsk tsk, to be able to endure the Valley Master's explosive temper, he's truly a role model for our generation!"

"Keep it down! If the Valley Master hears you, you'll be in for it!"

"..."

These words entered Xiang Tian's ears without missing a single one. He couldn't help but mutter, "So she's not a Phoenix, but a tigress. Interesting."

"Hmph!" Feng Huowu's ears turned slightly red, and she gave him a fierce glare, but she didn't let go of his hand.

Soon, the two stepped into the Luo Feng Valley main hall.

At the deepest part of the main hall was the Valley Master's throne, with guest seats lined up on both sides. A man wearing a dark red brocade robe was sitting upright in one of them.

He had a handsome face; it was precisely the Heavenly Phoenix Sect Young Lord, Feng Jiuri.

Seeing Feng Huowu enter, Feng Jiuri immediately stood up, his eyes flashing with admiration. "Valley Master Feng, I hope you have been well."

"Mm." Feng Huowu only gave a faint response, pulling Xiang Tian straight towards the throne. The two sat down side-by-side in an intimate posture.

Feng Jiuri's face instantly darkened, his gaze fixed intently on their joined hands. "Valley Master Feng, who is this?"

"My husband, Xiang Tian." Feng Huowu's tone was flat. "Feng Jiuri, if you have something to say, say it quickly. If not, I still need to go back with my husband to 'make a baby'."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only was Feng Jiuri stunned, but even Xiang Tian couldn't help but look at her a couple more times.

This woman wasn't vague at all when it came to suggestive talk.

Feng Jiuri regained his senses, suppressed his anger, and smiled. "Valley Master Feng really knows how to joke. You haven't even held a wedding ceremony, so how can you be considered a married couple?"

"We are practitioners; there's no need to be constrained by conventionalities. Who I choose to be with is not for outsiders to criticize." Feng Huowu's gaze was cold and condescending, completely ignoring him.

She had long seen through Feng Jiuri's intentions; it was nothing more than wanting to use a marriage alliance to annex Luo Feng Valley. Pure wishful thinking!

"Valley Master Feng, you should think carefully." Feng Jiuri looked at Xiang Tian. "This kid beside you is only at the Supernatural Realm cultivation, what can he bring you? The future of Luo Feng Valley is not something he can support."

"Hmph! What he can give me is none of your concern. In any case, he is my husband, and that will not change." Feng Huowu pulled Xiang Tian closer to her like she was protecting her own.

"Is that so?" Feng Jiuri sneered. "Kid, do you dare to have a match with me?"

"Feng Jiuri, you're going too far!" Feng Huowu immediately flared up. "You're relying on your high cultivation to bully a Junior, what kind of skill is that?"

"Feng Jiuri, have some shame!" Mother Feng also walked in, her tone carrying dissatisfaction.

Feng Jiuri didn't care, raising an eyebrow. "Since Valley Master Feng thinks it's unfair, then we'll suppress our cultivation to the same level for the match, how about it?" He had absolute confidence in his talent.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never lost within the same Realm. This kid had just had dumb luck to gain Feng Huowu's favor; he wasn't worth mentioning at all!

"Oh? Same level?" Xiang Tian became interested, raising an eyebrow at him. "That's what you said."

"Xiang Tian, don't agree!" Feng Huowu quickly pulled him. "Feng Jiuri's talent is even stronger than mine, invincible in the same Realm. You're simply not his match!"

"How strong can your talent be? Why do you always like to compare yourself with others?" Xiang Tian teased.

"You... you're asking for it!" Feng Huowu's chest heaved with anger.

"Son-in-law, Feng Jiuri is indeed extraordinary. He really has no rivals in the same Realm. Don't be impulsive." Mother Feng also tried to persuade him from the side.

"Don't worry, it's just 'invincible in the same Realm'. He won't be able to stir up much trouble." Xiang Tian patted Feng Huowu's hand.

"Haha! You've got guts. I think highly of you. I'll be waiting for you outside."

Feng Jiuri laughed loudly and flew out of the main hall.

Xiang Tian stood up and walked towards the hall exit. "I'll be right back. I'll chop him up for you to liven things up."

Looking at his carefree back, Mother Feng sighed helplessly. "This child is too confident."

"Mother, maybe he really can do it." Feng Huowu bit her lip. "The reason I was able to undergo the Awakening of the Fire Spirit Physique is all because of him."

"What? Fire Spirit Physique?" Mother Feng was greatly shocked, her eyes instantly becoming fervent. "That's a Physique even stronger than Feng Jiuri's Fire Phoenix Physique, capable of being in harmony with all the flames in the world!"

"Mm." Feng Huowu nodded.

"Good! Let's go take a look!" Mother Feng pulled her and quickly walked out of the hall.

On the open ground outside the hall, Xiang Tian and Feng Jiuri stood facing each other.

Feng Jiuri laughed loudly, his tone mocking. "Idiot! You really dare to duel me in the same Realm? Do you know how strong my Heavenly Phoenix Sect's Phoenix Slash is in the same Realm?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know." Xiang Tian looked relaxed. "I only know that you are bound to lose today."

"Arrogant!" Feng Jiuri's gaze turned cold, and the Aura within his body suddenly retracted, precisely suppressing it to the second level of the Supernatural Realm. "I'll let you see what 'invincible in the same Realm' means! Phoenix Slash!"

He turned his right hand into a blade, and the scorching red flames condensed into a refined crescent Saber Qi, which he slashed out.

The Saber Qi contained pure Fire Phoenix power. Wherever it passed, the air was warped by the heat, and the blue stone tiles on the ground instantly showed scorch marks.

"Phoenix Slash!"

Almost at the same time, Xiang Tian also used the same Move.

An equally fiery red crescent Saber Qi broke through the air, its Aura even more grand.

"Boom!"

The two Saber Qis collided violently in the air, the shockwave sweeping in all directions, as gravel flew everywhere.

Feng Jiuri staggered back two steps, his expression changing drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You actually know the Phoenix Slash too? This is impossible! Without the Fire Phoenix Physique, it's impossible to control the flame power of this Move!"

The Heavenly Phoenix Sect's Phoenix Slash was a closely guarded secret that required the Fire Phoenix Physique as a Foundation to Cultivate. He really couldn't understand how a kid with mediocre Aptitude could know this Move!

"Nothing is impossible." A smile curled on the corner of Xiang Tian's mouth, and a raging fire suddenly ignited in his palm. "Try this too — Phoenix Flame!"

The scorching flames swept towards Feng Jiuri like a prairie fire. Wherever the flames passed, the temperature soared to the extreme.

"What? You know the Phoenix Flame too?" Feng Jiuri was completely panicked.