She wore her displeasure plainly on her face, and he only felt his mood improve: "Regretting betting with me?"

"Who dares?" she said through gritted teeth. The soulless smile on his face was truly irksome, although he looked indifferent, he exuded a confidence that everything was under his control, the kind of confidence that Sun Monkey could never escape the Buddha’s palm!

He naturally wouldn’t argue with her and changed the topic: "The phoenix egg is about to hatch, would you like to come and see?"

Phoenix egg? Her mind was already cluttered with chaotic accounts, and it took her a while to react, then she exclaimed in surprise: "Jiu Mo’s egg, it’s hatching?!"

Ahem, that sentence seemed a bit ambiguous, but she couldn’t be bothered with that, grabbing Changtian’s hand, she said: "Quick, take me there!"

He smiled, squeezing her hand.

After Jiu Mo was defeated in Bai Yujing, he transformed into a phoenix egg and was handed over to Tu Jin; hence, where they rushed to now was Tu Jin’s residence.

With Changtian’s divine skills leading the way, she naturally reached there effortlessly.

Indeed, what kind of master, such kind of dwelling. As they passed through the desolate and silent courtyard, Ning Xiaoxian felt it was hardly a place inhabited by living people; calling it a tomb for the living dead was more like it.

Tu Jin, currently the Hall Master of Thorny Hall within Hidden Stream, held a high position, so his residence was also large. But he was always aloof, not requiring servants or maids, thus the residence was cold and solitary, devoid of decoration, empty, as a chill wind blew, stirring the accumulated snow and fallen leaves in the courtyard, indescribably desolate.

Even though recognizing him for long, she couldn’t help but lament; Tu Jin this fellow was truly a monster, more like a demon compared to most Hidden Guards.

At the end of the path there was a lonely figure — Tu Jin was already quietly waiting for them.

After three years apart, upon meeting again, in her eyes Tu Jin’s appearance hadn’t changed much, seemed like the Qishou’s body became sturdier, as a Soul Cultivator, his cultivation wasn’t visible from his outward appearance, she only felt this guy’s eyes became more chilling, indeed you’d freeze if he glared at you.

If Changtian stood with him, the aura emitted by this master-servant pair was truly freezing from head to toe.

Seeing Ning Xiaoxian, in his usually calm eyes, a few excited expressions appeared, his mouth twitched open, but his emotions were always restrained, almost instantly returning to calm, bowing to Changtian: "My Lord, this way please."

This guy, actually placed the phoenix egg in an underground chamber! After Ning Xiaoxian followed Tu Jin into the mansion, seeing him open a secret passage, and walked down a long way, she finally caught sight of a small door.

This dark room, compared to the other rooms in the mansion, seemed particularly small, only fifteen meters in area. As she stepped in, she immediately felt that the place was as warm as spring — Tu Jin carved a warmth-gathering array on the ground, driven by Spirit Stone, to ensure the temperature stayed at least constant as early summer.

The floor was covered with brocade cushions, and Jiu Mo’s phoenix egg was placed upon them. The phoenix egg was a strange blue-purple color, half as high as a person, its shell looked thin, unlike a bird’s egg, rather like a cocoon. Qingluan was guarding beside it, upon seeing them enter, hurriedly stood up and bowed to the two.

Ning Xiaoxian waved her hand to indicate no formality, when she got close to the phoenix egg and petted it; the touch was soft. She asked: "How’s it now? Is it about to come out?" Although Jiu Mo had a peculiar nature, he died for her and Changtian in Bai Yujing, Ning Xiaoxian always felt guilty inside, hearing the news that the Phoenix Clan could be reborn, she had heaved a big sigh of relief at the time.

"There was movement an hour ago, it seems close." Qingluan’s eyebrows were also filled with excitement. She and Jiu Mo had a blood relation, few people in Hidden Stream knew, but she had served under Jiu Mo for many years, this woman was indeed kind to her.

Ning Xiaoxian looked for a long time, then hesitantly said: "How could it be so big?"

She had thought it was a small bird’s egg, who knew it could be half as tall as a person!

Qingluan laughed and said: "It was originally only palm-sized, but as it nears maturity, its body will grow larger. It seems Lord Jiu Mo has chosen Transformation this time." Seeing the lady blinked, knowing she was unaware of the Phoenix Clan’s secrets, so she explained, "Besides the true Fire Phoenixes that undergo Nirvana in raging flames, our clan members have two choices upon rebirth, either to retain their intellect and transform into a chick, known as Shifting God; or to keep their body and erase all memories before death, known as Transformation. Initially, bird eggs are only palm-sized, but for those of the Phoenix Clan who choose Transformation, their body will grow inside the egg, restoring to the size and shape before death, whether tall, short, fat, or thin, all consistent, only it’s simply a transformation, all scars will disappear."