The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Yun Yici looked at the chubby, round "phoenix" who weighed at least 200 pounds and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

“When did you buy this?”

The imperial edict was a gesture that conveyed profound meaning despite its seemingly small gift.

She was caught in a dilemma: whether to accept it or not.

The emperor was momentarily speechless at Yun Yici's question, but fortunately he quickly recovered and said, "I saw it on the way out of the city."

Actually, he had been thinking about this matter ever since he went home that day.

He originally intended to have Li Shao handle it, but then he felt it was strange to have Li Shao do it.

It was as if Li Shao had given Yun Yici the hairpin; he was merely a middleman in the exchange.

The emperor did not know that this strange feeling was called a lack of participation.

After careful consideration, he went to the shop alone.

However, very few people in this world have ever seen the true form of the phoenix, let alone a little demon from Qingqiu who makes a living by selling hairpins.

No matter how he described it, the little demon selling hairpins could not recreate his majestic and heroic figure.

Because the hairpins in that shop were deliberately made round and distorted by the shopkeeper.

Unlike humans who regard phoenixes or legendary mythical beasts as auspicious symbols, demon cultivators all possess animal forms.

To sculpt something exactly like a physical object, to put it bluntly, is offensive.

No powerful demon wants to see its true form being displayed as a toy, hung on someone's head and paraded around the streets.

If you anger them, you'll lose your life for nothing.

The fact that it was sculpted so round and unrealistically would prevent even the great demons from acknowledging it as their own beast form, even if it was for the sake of their pride. At most, they would just laugh it off.

She's just trying to make a living, why is she taking it so seriously?

In short, if you can't find a phoenix, you can find a round, fiery bird.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was unmoved by any words, and unable to reveal his true form to her, the Emperor, in desperation, snatched the glass water and began to mold it himself.

It's fortunate that he was generous; otherwise, the shopkeeper would have been furious.

However, unlike the shopkeepers who specialize in making hairpins and doing this kind of meticulous work year-round, he did not.

In a short time, let alone sculpting the mighty demon form he imagined, he couldn't even sculpt a round firebird.

After ruining the pot of crystal water, the emperor was furious and ordered the entire venue to be booked, personally supervising the work until the shop was satisfied with the result.

The hairpin given to Yun Yici was already one of the hundred or so hairpins that the emperor was barely satisfied with.

At least its eyes are gold, and it has a crown.

As for the other discarded hairpins, they were naturally destroyed in front of him.

Of course, he paid for all the spirit stones and bought them.

So when the emperor summoned him, the shopkeeper thought he was a handsome lunatic.

When the emperor left, the shopkeeper thought he was a good-looking sucker, only regretting that this ancestor couldn't come and book the whole place every day.

Of course, the imperial edict would not tell Yun Yici the above.

Yun Yici genuinely believed that he had simply happened to be passing by and bought the hairpin on a whim.

After a moment's thought, she took the plump phoenix from Emperor Zhao's hand and examined it closely, praising, "Thank you, Senior Emperor Zhao, this hairpin is very beautiful and I like it very much."

Emperor Zhao's handsome and flamboyant eyes instantly filled with joy. He said softly, "You can wear this hairpin for now. I'll give you an even better one when I have the chance in the future."

He had already made up his mind: he would go to the human realm to find the most powerful artifact crafter and use his phoenix feathers to forge a hairpin for her.

Just as Yun Yici was about to decline, Li Shao suddenly rushed in from outside the palace.

The emperor turned his head to look, and the joy on his face immediately turned into coldness.

Li Shao hurriedly said, "Clan Chief Lingwan requests an audience. She says that Lord Shitian is kneeling on the edge of the sea cliff."

"She couldn't persuade Lord Shitian, so she wanted to ask Your Majesty to intervene."

The emperor said coldly, "Let him kneel if he wants to. It's not like he's kneeling to me."

This is a sign of impending doom; he's come here feigning pitifulness to gamble on Li Ji's soft heart.

Li Shao coughed lightly and said, "The priest of Qingqiu and the son of the demon king of Shuangluo City are currently guests of the Ling Clan, which is not a good thing."

The main reason is that Shitian's mother will be coming soon.

They were unaware of Shitian's mother's personality.

It was right for Shi Tian to kneel before Li Ji, but kneeling on the cliff in front of everyone, who knows what kind of rumors would spread? It wouldn't be good if that person took advantage of him.

This is what Ling Wan fears most; the Emperor's decree and the others can still protect the Ling clan.

Once the Emperor's decree is gone, if Shi Tian and his mother were to seek revenge for today's humiliation, annihilating the Ling clan would be as easy as wiping them out.

Therefore, when Lingwan heard from her clansmen that Shitian was kneeling on the edge of the sea cliff, she even put aside the matter of entertaining Bai Ruo and Shouzhuo Mingwu.

The emperor snorted coldly: "I know. Since he likes kneeling so much, I'll go and ask him to come down and kneel."

Seeing that the emperor was about to change clothes and go ashore, Yun Yici got up to take her leave.

She asked the emperor and the other two, "Should I go and inform Senior Li Ji?"

After the emperor's decree was granted, Yun Yi left his bedchamber and went to find Li Ji.

When the Ling clan originally built this palace, they only constructed the sleeping quarters for Emperor Zhao and did not build any additional guest halls.

Later, Shitian was injured and occupied the Emperor's bedchamber, forcing the Emperor to move out.

Therefore, during the later renovations, more guest halls were built.

Fortunately, this allowed Li Ji, Bai Ruo Shou Zhuo, and the other two to settle down.

That being said, Yun Yi's departure to find Li Ji was only a short while away.

Li Ji's snake servants were all left on the shore, and Ling Wan cleverly arranged for female demons from her tribe to serve Li Ji.

After the female demon in the palace announced her arrival, Yun Yici was led by her to see Li Ji.

Li Ji was pleasantly surprised to see Yun Yici arrive: "Why are you here?"

After the two sat down, Yun Yici told them about Shi Tian kneeling on the shore.

Li Ji's expression calmed down. She had expected Shi Tian to come after her, but she did not expect him to kneel on the shore.

"Senior Emperor has already gone to invite him down."

After relaying the message, Yun Yici took her leave. However, before she could even leave the guest hall, the Emperor's decree and Shi Tian arrived, followed by Li Shao and Ling Wan.

The speed at which they traveled back and forth surprised Yun Yici.

Li Shao and Ling Wan stood respectfully outside the hall, while the emperor said to Yun Yici, "Since you're here, you should listen too."

The demands made by Shi Tian are too outrageous.

Yun Yici was completely baffled, but still went with Di Zhao and Shi Tian to see Li Ji.

Upon seeing Li Ji, Shi Tian immediately knelt down.

He bowed his head honestly and said, "I killed all the remaining Nine Infants' former followers in the city who were involved in this matter, and sent the others who were unaware of it back to their clans."

“Aunt Li, I miss my father very much too. Why don’t I go with you to the human world to find him?”

Shi Tian was in despair.

His mother will arrive in Jiuqi City soon, which means his time of freedom will come to a complete end.

The only way to ensure his safety now is to go to his father or persuade Li Ji to stay and plead for him.

Moreover, he had never been to the human realm and did not know what it was like.

Shi Tianyue thought this method was feasible, so he ran to the beach early in the morning and knelt down, hoping that Li Ji would soften her heart.

Li Ji saw through Shi Tian's little scheme, her face darkened, and she refused without hesitation: "I'm not going to the human realm for a trip. You stay in Jiuqi City and wait for your mother to come."