I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

After confirming that the person in front of it was the human who had given it the remains of the celestial beast, the little creature began to peck open the eggshell beside it, flapped its featherless little wings, and proudly walked out with its head held high and chest out.

"Hmph, so you're the human who helped me? Tell me, what do you want? I'll reluctantly repay you when I grow up."

"Uh."

Looking at the bald little bird with only a thin layer of downy feathers in front of her, Yun Qingyi's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but say, "You're so ugly."

"How dare you! To speak to me like that is utterly outrageous!"

"Hehe, that's too much." Yun Qingyi laughed as she looked at the little bird's exasperated expression.

Although it's still ugly, I find it strangely cute.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny!"

"However, given your prompt admission of wrongdoing and the kindness you have shown me, I will not hold it against you."

The little bird held its head high, as if bestowing a gift, and spoke to Yun Qingyi.

"what?"

"What are you talking about, you little bird?" Yun Qingyi poked its chubby body and said to it, "What mistake do I admit? I'm just telling the truth. The only thing on your body that looks like a feather is the three crests on your head. You're ugly to begin with."

"My lord, I'm just not grown up yet! Haven't you ever seen a phoenix before? A phoenix! Have you ever heard of it? I am the legendary, famous phoenix! When I grow up, I will grow many golden, shiny feathers, and I will be so beautiful!"

After saying that, the little phoenix raised its head even higher, closed its eyes proudly, and prepared to listen to the shocked cheers of the woman in front of it.

But after a while, the expected scene did not happen. It couldn't help but open its eyes and found Yun Qingyi looking at it thoughtfully.

“Oh~ so you’re a phoenix—” Yun Qingyi said, still staring at it thoughtfully.

"How about it? Don't you feel like you've struck gold? Let me tell you, there's no one in the world as lucky as you."

Although the little phoenix felt a little uneasy under the stare, it still narrowed its eyes and said arrogantly.

“It sounds good, but raising you must be very expensive. I don’t think I’ve hit the jackpot. On the contrary, I’m more likely to go bankrupt because of you.”

Yun Qingyi frowned as she looked at the little phoenix, her gaze seemingly weighing something.

"I'm very easy to take care of!" The little phoenix looked at Yun Qingyi with obvious panic upon hearing her words and seeing her expression.

"Besides, you can give me so many celestial beast skeletons, it doesn't seem like you can't afford to support me."

“But I feel like I’d be at a huge loss. You’re so young now, who knows if you might suddenly die? I need some security to support you,” Yun Qingyi said calmly.

Now it was the little phoenix's turn to struggle. With its three crest feathers drooping, it pondered for a long time before finally saying to Yun Qingyi, "How about this, I will form a contract with you, so that you can keep track of my condition at any time."

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Yun Qingyi's eyes, but she still pretended to be hesitant.

Seeing that Yun Qingyi was still hesitating about whether to raise it or not, the little phoenix panicked completely.

If this woman doesn't raise it, it won't grow up. In its current state, it's very likely to be eaten by other monsters.

Thinking of this, it immediately said to Yun Qingyi, "I... I not only form a contract with you, but I also respect you as my master. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west, how about it?"

After saying this, the little phoenix felt very aggrieved. It was a dignified divine beast, yet it had fallen to such a state, which made the bird very sad.

"But I don't think you seem very willing."

Yun Qingyi looked at the little phoenix and said, "I am not someone who likes to force others. This kind of thing requires both parties to be willing. Since you feel that this will make you very unhappy, I respect your choice and will not force you to be with me. At the same time, you should also respect my choice. I cannot do something without a guarantee."

Little Phoenix lowered her head and pondered for a while, then suddenly realized that what Yun Qingyi said made a lot of sense.

The woman in front of him remained calm even after hearing that it was a phoenix, suggesting that mythical beasts like it must be quite common in the world today.

Thinking about this, Little Phoenix suddenly felt that she had figured out the truth!

Because there are many mythical beasts like it in the world today, this woman didn't take it seriously. In addition, raising mythical beasts requires a lot of resources, which is why she thought about it so carefully.

No!

The little phoenix's mind raced. If this woman could give it so many celestial beast skeletons, she must be able to raise it very well. Such a good master couldn't just slip away like that!

Immediately, the little phoenix looked at Yun Qingyi with a firm gaze and quickly said, "I, I am willing to have you as my master, I am very willing!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi smiled faintly.

"Alright, since you are willing to serve me as your master, then I have no further questions."

After saying that, Yun Qingyi condensed a drop of blood from her hand and dripped it onto the little phoenix. Suddenly, the ground shone brightly, and a golden-red contract formation with intricate runes appeared.

Little Phoenix and Yun Qingyi closed their eyes tightly, feeling the contract imprint gradually being etched onto each other's souls.

As dawn broke outside the window, the light from the array on the ground gradually faded.

"Very good, master-servant contract." Yun Qingyi smiled with a pleased expression.

Looking at the little phoenix in front of me, I couldn't help but sigh, "Newborn babies are the easiest to fool."

Sure enough, he won her over in no time, and she did so willingly.

I can't quite understand why Yun Yu'er was unable to form a contract with this little phoenix in the last reincarnation, even until her death.

Isn't this simple?

"Ahem." Just after the contract was completed, the little phoenix looked at Yun Qingyi with a slightly shy expression.

"what happened?"

"Um... Master, I'm hungry."

……

"You..." Yun Qingyi asked tentatively, "Do you still want to eat the skeletons?"

Upon hearing this, the little phoenix shook its head: "I don't necessarily have to eat that. I'll eat anything that contains spiritual energy."

Yun Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief. Now, if she were asked to find a piece of celestial beast bone that Little Phoenix would be satisfied with, she might not be able to find it and would have to ask her master for it. But she didn't want to have to ask her master for food just to raise a bird.

It makes me feel like I'm completely useless.

Of course, if there's really no other way, you still have to go to your master, since your master is meant to be messed with.

Thinking it over, Yun Qingyi tossed the eggshell spirit shield into her storage ring, picked up the little phoenix, and moved the table to the side, replacing it with a larger one.

After putting down the little phoenix, he took out all the pills, spirit stones, and spirit herbs from his storage ring and piled them on the table.

"Let's see which one you can eat."

The little phoenix's eyes lit up instantly when it saw so many things.

It hopped over to the medicine bottle, picked up a bottle of high-grade spirit-restoring pills, removed the stopper, and ate them all at once.