What do you mean you also want to return to the world?

Seeing that Shi Yan had agreed to the exchange so readily, Fei Hong couldn't help but let out two cold laughs.

Foolish humans, you didn't expect to fall for my trick.

Yes, it was all Scarlet's scheme. She demanded that book from Shi Yan, not because it was good… well, it was indeed quite good, especially when she read, "On the day I return to this world, all traitors shall die." Scarlet felt a tingling electric current flow from head to toe, every pore on her body seemed to breathe; it was simply…

Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent, that's not the point.

The key point is that Scarlet wanted to gain some experience through this book.

In short, it's about learning.

Why is it that phoenix, whose strength is far inferior to hers, can make humans obediently offer up a quarter of their lives? While she has lowered her price all the way to one-tenth, this damned Shi Yan doesn't even give her a second glance.

This is not fair!

After much thought, Scarlet realized that there was something wrong with her method. It must be that her previous approach had provoked Shi Yan's resistance, which was why things hadn't gone smoothly.

In fact, this wasn't the first time Scarlet had realized her methods were flawed. Two thousand years ago, she and that damned Prince Jing of Dongshan were in the same boat; that prince simply refused to believe her, thinking she was a demon.

Although there's nothing wrong with that, she truly is a prodigy.

But the Prince of Dongshan believed in that stupid dragon and even used its power to suppress her, which she found very incomprehensible.

Why are we all treated differently even though we're not human?

The Prince of Dongshan's reply was: "Because it is a dragon. A dragon is a symbol of emperors."

...bullshit!

After that, Scarlet realized that in this country, dragons were naturally easier to trust than other monsters. After all, their leaders all claimed to be descendants of dragons, and these guys didn't treat dragons as monsters at all.

In other words, as long as she remains in the same body as that stupid dragon, she has no chance of winning against him.

Therefore, for two thousand years after the death and burial of Prince Higashiyama, Scarlet remained inside the dried corpse, pondering how to break the deadlock.

Finally, after two thousand years of contemplation, Crimson realized the truth.

If I just take over the body in advance, then I can just slam this guy down and kill him, right?

As for how to persuade the body's owner to lend her the body, that's simple. Just portray this stupid dragon as a vicious and monstrous monster, right? Just like that stupid dragon said the same thing to her before. As long as she takes all the stupid dragon's words, then it's hers.

If we crush the stupid dragon to death in one fell swoop, then we'll have no worries about the future.

A perfect plan! Even Scarlet admired herself.

For the past two thousand years, Crimson has been refining and perfecting this plan underground, thinking about how to conceal her true nature and how to make her host believe her, while quietly waiting for the day she can see the light of day again.

And then, it arrived.

And then, as everyone knows, that's what happened next.

The thought infuriated Scarlet. Everything had gone according to plan; she had successfully deceived Shi Yan and nearly killed Sha Long. All she had to do was continue the charade until Shi Yan gave her his entire body.

However, Shi Yan is no ordinary person; he was able to sense the outside world even after being possessed.

But then, the unsuspecting Crimson couldn't resist and, with victory seemingly within her grasp, launched a vicious attack on the stupid dragon before self-destructing.

But ironically, this stupid dragon was too resilient; it didn't die even when the last stone was crushed.

And yet, ironically, this perfect container, Shiyan, can also heal the wounds of the stupid dragon.

These repeated unexpected events completely destroyed Scarlet's two-thousand-year-old strategy.

As for your question about why she only came up with so little in two thousand years... well, you'd better not ask.

In short, Crimson, having failed in her plan, entered a period of self-destructive behavior. She wanted to immediately take back Shi Yan's body, but not only could she not do it, her relationship with Shi Yan became even more strained, and in the end, she even lost her primordial flame.

No human has ever been able to take away her power!

Scarlet was furious. If she could, she really wanted to kill Shi Yanzhen, that bastard, ten thousand times over... but unfortunately, she couldn't.

However, Scarlet was, after all, a great demon who had lived for ten thousand years. After a few days of rage, she gradually calmed down and realized that continuing to confront Shi Yan was pointless. In fact, if some time passed and that foolish dragon recovered a bit and was able to talk to Shi Yan, her hope of resurrection would be even slimmer, just like when she was inside Prince Jing of Dongshan's body.

Scarlet didn't want to wait until Shi Yan died, another two thousand years.

Therefore, she must think of a way to save herself.

As for how to find a solution, isn't it in the book "Phoenix Clan"?

In the past, not to mention when she was still alive, even for a long time after her death, Scarlet held human writing and history in contempt.

Why bother with a race that can be easily crushed?

But now, Scarlet's thoughts are different. Whether it's the phoenix in "Phoenix Clan" who is not even on the same level as her, or the stupid dragon in the same body who is weaker than her, they are more likely to gain the trust of humans, but she is not.

Because in "Phoenix Clan", the phoenix would claim to be the protagonist's sister... Well, a mythical creature would actually be willing to be a human's sister, it's shameless.

But shameless as it may be, the effect was still quite good; at least the human protagonist was indeed willing to sacrifice his life.

These little devils really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves.

So Scarlet decided to put aside her pride and blend in with the crowd, to properly study the tricks of these inferior beings. If all else fails, she could call Shi Yan "brother"... Well, that's still a bit hard to swallow, and it would be too obvious. She should take it slow and study all the tricks before making a move.

She decided to start with the novel "Phoenix Clan," which she heard had four parts, and she had only read half of it so far.

After watching it all, Scarlet felt that she would definitely be transformed.

She used to be too powerful to think, but after that, she became both powerful and willing to think.

What is this?

Isn't this the perfect living being?

Once she has thoroughly studied the discussions of those lower beings, and then applied them all to Shi Yan, she can definitely make him willingly offer his body as a sacrifice for her return to the world.

By then... what will that stupid dragon use to fight me?

"Hehehe..."

Scarlet Light just made the connection for a moment, and then she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"No way, what's wrong with you now? Are we still going to make the deal or not?"

"Ahem, it's nothing." Crimson cleared her throat. "Well then... the deal is done!"