Chapter 99
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Chapter 99: The Small Flame of Spirit
You You felt a moment of weightlessness, and the next moment, her surroundings transformed into a completely different realm. Fiery red dominated her vision, with crimson lava flowing slowly everywhere as though she stood inside a volcano. At the center of this molten sea rose an enormous tree. Its trunk stretched several meters wide, blocking the entire sky, so tall she couldn’t see its crown.
Upon closer look, the tree resembled a phoenix tree but glowed entirely red. Even its sparse leaves shimmered with scarlet hues, looking ready to ignite at any moment.
Before You You could react, flames flickered beside her. The fire that had dragged her here now twisted energetically around her, clearly trying to get her attention.
Was this fire… alive?
She turned to examine it. Sensing her gaze, the flame crackled and spat sparks, swelling in size. It split into an arm-thick tendril that drifted toward her. With a soft pop, a delicate red lotus bloomed at its tip, wobbling as it offered the flower.
Was it… giving her a gift?
(дlll)
This flame was definitely alive! Dumbfounded, You You accepted the lotus. Though made of fire, it felt warm and cozy in her palm like a heating pad.
Staring at the squirming, bashful-looking flame, she blurted, "Feng Rong?"
The flame couldn’t speak but answered with enthusiastic crackles and spark showers, circling her like celebratory fireworks.
Feeling an odd connection, You You tried again, "Little Flame, can you lead me to Feng Rong?"
The sparking paused. The flame swayed before splitting again to point at the giant tree.
"He’s there?"
The flame bobbed like a nod. Suddenly it expanded, flattening across the ground. It swept debris aside with fiery swipes, clearing a pristine path through the lava straight to the tree.
"…" Such overeager hospitality.
Assuming it wanted her to proceed, she stepped forward. Expecting scorching heat, she almost reached for a protective talisman—but a red lotus bloomed beneath her foot, shielding her from the lava. With every step, fresh lotuses appeared, carrying her safely to the tree’s base.
"Thanks, Little Flame!" She smiled at the diligent fire.
The flame exploded in crackling joy, twisting wildly before splitting into two curling tendrils that formed a giant heart shape.
"…"
Well… that was oddly adorable.
Finding no sign of Feng Rong around the tree, she pressed, "Little Flame, where is he?"
The heart-shaped flame hesitated, then extended a thin tendril to jab insistently at the trunk.
"Inside the tree?"
The flame bounced in confirmation.
"How do I reach him? Chop it down?" She sighed, instinctively touching the trunk—
CRACK.
The massive tree split open, revealing a human-sized hollow glowing with soft light. Inside lay an entirely different scene—a scarlet ocean of red lotuses, at whose center rested a glowing white egg larger than herself.
A rhythmic pulsing sound emanated from the egg as she approached. When her palm touched the shell, light trailed her movement as if chasing her warmth.
"Is this… Feng Rong?!" She whirled toward the Little Flame, only to see it soar overhead, showering her with lotus petals before diving into the egg.
"Wait! Tell me if this is him!" But the flame had vanished. A fiery mark now glowed on the previously plain shell.
Facing the gigantic egg, You You tentatively called, "Feng Rong! It’s you, right?"
After a pause, the entire egg brightened. Within the glow emerged the silhouette of a phoenix curled in slumber.
Seriously… it WAS him!
You You gaped. She’d imagined injuries, illness—not this! How does one handle a giant egg? Carry it home and… incubate it? How?!
Meanwhile, Yuan Qi and Feng Yu grew anxious outside. Just as they considered tearing through the void to search, the spatial cracks reappeared—
Out stumbled You You, wrestling with an egg the size of a hill. "Help! I can’t hold it—it’s slipping!"
Yuan Qi: "…"
Feng Yu: "…"
Crowd: "…"
Σ⊙▃⊙川
What in the—?!
Feng Yu snapped to action first. "That’s our Master! Quick, catch him!" he yelled, rallying the Feng Family.
Everyone rushed to support the egg.
"Careful, it’s super heavy—"
THUD!
The helpers collapsed under the egg’s weight before she finished warning.
You You: "…"
Told you it was heavy.
