Warm my heart

Transform into a flying egg.

It went straight towards Emperor Donghua's head.

Emperor Donghua dodged left and right nimbly.

Like teasing a naughty puppy.

A unique chasing game started with Zhihe.

They just went back and forth, laughing and joking.

A full thousand years passed by unnoticed.

Surprisingly.

Even though so many years have passed.

Zhihe still maintains the shape of an egg.

There is no sign of breaking out of the shell.

Emperor Donghua began to get anxious.

If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have known that Zhihe was still alive and kicking.

He even wondered if it was a dead egg.

After much thought, Emperor Donghua decided to take action.

He just took a deep breath.

Use the powerful magic power in your body.

A drop of extremely precious red-gold blood was forced out from his heart.

The drop of blood sparkled with dazzling light.

It slowly dripped onto Zhihe's eggshell.

Emperor Donghua coaxed softly, "Zhihe, be good and absorb this drop of blood quickly. It will be good for you."

Since then, Zhihe has stayed peacefully in the egg.

He devoted all his energy to refining the extremely precious red-gold blood.

And Emperor Donghua remained the same as usual.

He would carry this egg with him to the morning court every day.

Ever since Zhihe started refining the red gold blood.

The egg is like it is sleeping.

There was no more movement.

But fortunately.

There is always a faint but clear breath of life emanating from the egg.

This made Emperor Donghua feel a little relieved.

Otherwise, he was really worried that Zhihe would be choked to death because he could not fully absorb the powerful force of the red gold blood.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, another thousand years passed.

After a long period of unremitting efforts.

Zhihe finally succeeded in completely refining the red gold blood.

Despite this, the egg still showed no signs of hatching.

Looking at the egg in front of me which is as quiet as before.

Emperor Donghua couldn't help but feel puzzled.

He murmured to himself, "Could it be that the only way for you to successfully break out of your shell is through incubation?"

This problem is really tricky for him.

After thinking about it, he suddenly had an idea.

I thought of a person - Zhe Yan.

After all, Zheyan is the phoenix god of ancient times.

I believe you should know a lot about hatching.

He forgot that he was a male phoenix.

Emperor Donghua said softly to the egg, "Little fellow, since I am helpless in this matter, how about I take you to find Zheyan?

Maybe he can help you break out of your shell sooner."

Zhihe moved the egg.

What, looking for Zheyan? There are foxes in Zheyan’s place and I don’t like them.

This princess will not go.

This princess will stay in Taichen Palace.

As soon as he finished speaking, the egg, which had been quiet and motionless, suddenly began to tremble.

Seeing her so active, Donghua thought she wanted to go to Zheyan.

Looking at the egg in his arms that was twisting and turning, as if trying to break free.

Emperor Donghua teased deliberately, "Oh, you look so impatient, could it be that you really want to find Zheyan?

But I have to remind you in advance, even if you find Zheyan to help.

You must never forget that I am your sworn brother!"

After saying this, he gently shook the egg in his hand.

This caused the Zhihe in the egg to protest.

Donghua thought she couldn't wait to reach her destination immediately.

So he comforted her, "I'll go right away, but there's no need to be so anxious."

Before he finished speaking, a brilliant stream of light streaked across the sky like a shooting star.

In the blink of an eye.

Donghua had already landed safely outside the Ten-Mile Peach Forest with Zhihe.

Step into this dreamlike peach forest.

All I saw were the bright peach blossoms inside, so beautiful.

Zheyan and Bai Zhen were sitting leisurely in front of an ancient stone table.

Drink heartily and chat happily.

Suddenly, Zheyan keenly sensed a familiar breath approaching quietly.

However, that aura did not appear immediately.

Presumably, its owner doesn't want to be noticed by others.

The astute Zheyan instantly understood the reason.

He quickly and calmly sent Bai Zhen away.

After Bai Zhen's figure disappeared from sight.

Donghua just slowly revealed his figure.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

He jokingly said, "You bird are quite leisurely and carefree!"

At this moment, Zheyan was wearing a pink fairy dress.

Her posture is elegant, like an immortal who is not affected by the mundane world.

Facing Donghua's teasing.

He didn't even move.

Just a gentle wave of the sleeve.

The fine wine I just drank with Bai Zhen seemed to have grown wings.

Quickly pocketed.

He cast a spell and conjured up a new set of wine utensils and placed them on the table.

Donghua saw this and said nothing.

He walked straight to the opposite side of Zheyan and sat down.

There is no intention of being polite at all.

He reached out and grabbed a wine glass, then drank it all in one gulp.

He praised it profusely, "Well, it turns out that the wine here is the most mellow and delicious. You must prepare a few more jars for this emperor later."

When Zheyan heard this, he rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He glared at Donghua fiercely and said, "Humph, I knew you, old man, would only miss my precious little collection of fine wine."

"Haha, look at yourself, you're not young anymore!

It's better to give it to me than to let it fall into the hands of those white-eyed foxes."

Zheyan quickly argued, "Zhenzhen is definitely not some ungrateful fox!"

"Oh, listen to how you call her 'Zhenzhen' so affectionately!

Have you ever considered the situation of your bird tribe?"

When the other party said this, Zheyan was speechless.

If you think about it carefully, that's true.

In the past tens of thousands of years, he has never returned to the bird tribe.

What is the current situation of the bird tribe?

But on second thought, it shouldn't be too bad.

Otherwise, why would Bifang always follow Bai Zhen?

"If you're bored, you might as well complete the hatching for her. After all, we're from the same clan."

As he spoke, Donghua waved his sleeves lightly.

I saw a flash of light.

Zhihe appeared before his eyes.

Zhe Yan took a closer look and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Who... who is she?"

Donghua leisurely picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine.

Then he replied calmly, "This is the daughter of the Linghe clan leader."

Hearing this, Zheyan couldn't help but recall the days when he fought side by side with the Linghe tribe leader.

"Well, let me take charge of the hatching. But judging by its appearance, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary crane."

Zheyan stared at Zhihe in front of him.

Said thoughtfully.

Donghua nodded slightly in agreement. "Yes, it seems you are not blind. Her bloodline has evolved. Perhaps she is a phoenix like you."

"That's why I couldn't break out of my shell for so long, and that's why I found you."

After hearing this, Zheyan suddenly understood and nodded.

Yes, the phoenix has always liked to roost on the paulownia tree.

This must be the reason why it has been unable to break out of the shell.