Glazed Fire Amber, an energy crystal the size of a pebble, was like small, chewable candies for the Little Phoenixes.
The Little Phoenixes flew to Luotuo Qi, picked up the small candies, and chewed on them, their faces showing happy expressions.
Luotuo Qi also looked joyful.
However, the next second, each of the Little Phoenixes, with several pieces of Glazed Fire Amber in their mouths and several more clutched in their claws, flew back to Wen Xiangjie.
The Little Phoenixes eagerly placed the Glazed Fire Amber from their claws into Wen Xiangjie's palm.
"Pretty human, eat this, this is delicious!"
"Eat mine first, eat mine first! Mine tastes better than theirs!"
"Mine must be more delicious, I specifically picked out the prettiest pieces!"
"Don't fight me for this pretty human! I found her first, and I brought her here!"
"You were clearly derelict in your duty! I, however, conscientiously fulfilled my task; I burned a human who swore and smelled a bit before coming here!"
Luotuo Qi was greatly struck.
Even if she couldn't understand the meaning of the Little Phoenixes' chirps, she could see that the Little Phoenixes were vying to give the food she had specially prepared for them to Wen Xiangjie.
Phoenixes are proud divine beasts; if they didn't particularly like Wen Xiangjie, they wouldn't behave this way.
The competition was said to be for half an hour, but in truth, she had been thoroughly defeated from the very beginning.
The Phoenix Lord looked at Luotuo Qi sympathetically.
Luotuo Qi had done well enough, but talent and luck are completely unreasonable things.
Even the Phoenix Lord now increasingly felt that Wen Xiangjie was more suitable to be the companion of the Little Phoenix than Luotuo Qi.
"Thank you for the little snacks, but these are your snacks. I'm a human, so I might not be able to eat these. You should eat them instead."
Wen Xiangjie smiled and took out a small box made of brilliant gems from her storage ring, putting all the Glazed Fire Amber that the Little Phoenixes had dropped into her hand into the small box.
"Come, let's continue playing the finger-hopping game. Whoever accurately completes a round can have a small candy ~"
The Little Phoenixes' eyes immediately lit up, and they no longer argued whose Glazed Fire Amber Wen Xiangjie should eat. They all landed on Wen Xiangjie's head, shoulders, and arms, jumping around, their wings excitedly flapping.
"Pretty human, choose me! Choose me!"
"I'll go first! I'll go first!"
"Don't be anxious, one by one!"
Wen Xiangjie easily appeased the group of proud Little Phoenixes.
Watching the Little Phoenixes happily playing games with Wen Xiangjie, emitting cheerful chirping sounds, Luotuo Qi's expression gradually changed from unwillingness to relief.
The mission of the Luotuo Clan is to protect the Phoenix Clan.
It was indeed better for the Little Phoenixes to be with Wen Xiangjie than with her.
Most importantly, the Little Phoenixes all liked Wen Xiangjie very much; they would be happier with Wen Xiangjie, which was something she could never achieve.
There was no need for this competition to continue.
The Phoenix Lord flapped her wings, summoning the Little Phoenix who had initially led Wen Xiangjie to her side.
This Little Phoenix was precisely the Little Phoenix who needed to undergo trials in the ancestral land this time.
Some destinies, perhaps, are predetermined from the start.
"Her name is Phoenix Feather. Next, I will form an equal contract for you," the Phoenix Lord said to Wen Xiangjie.
(Taking a day off for Children's Day! Will resume three updates starting tomorrow! Happy Children's Day, babies ~)
(By the way, it's really inconvenient that Tomato doesn't have a leave request function! Worried that the babies would wait in vain, I could only write a little and post it to let the babies know.)