Chapter 5 — Phuong Hoa Van Thien

Heavenly soldiers and generals spread out in layers to block. But taking refuge is completely risky. She burned her elemental essence, broke through each layer of defense, feathers and blood scattered throughout the sky. “The Emperor is in retreat!” “Insurgent, kill!” The mother staggered and knelt down in front of Linh Tieu Palace, both hands holding up a piece of blood-stained golden scale: "Diep Thien Duc! What did you promise me that year?!" At that moment, the golden unicorn exploded with dazzling light. In the deepest cave in Heaven, a pair of golden pupils suddenly opened. Immediately, sea clouds rolled, fairy cranes spread their wings in terror, and the entire Heavenly Palace shook. 20 Losing the protection of the golden scale, the cold air in the Dragon Palace immediately penetrated to the bone and marrow, causing me to painfully shrink into a mass. “Little phoenix, do you know why I must have your heart and soul?” In Ngao Bing's hand, a transparent jade bottle appeared, sparkling like ice: "The Phoenix's heart is the main medicine to practice 'Nhe Thien Dan'. As long as I kill you now, destroy your body and destroy your remains, even if the Emperor searches, you will not find any clues." He grabbed my chin and forced me to raise my head: "If I drink it, I will break through the bloodline binding, from five claws to six claws!" I spit a mouthful of blood straight onto his face: "Dream!" Ngao Binh was not angry, on the contrary, he laughed fiercely. A golden needle suddenly appeared in his hand: "No need to worry anymore. I will pull out your phoenix essence." As soon as the needle pierced her eyelids, a gut-wrenching scream burst out from her throat. It's like there are countless blades chipping away at every bone, every drop of my flesh and blood is groaning in pain. "Emperor...jun..." - I unconsciously called, my eyes gradually darkening. Just as consciousness was about to disappear, the entire Dragon Palace suddenly shook violently. “What's going on?!” – Ngao Binh looked up in horror. I saw the glass dome explode, and a giant golden hand broke through thousands of seas of water and fell from the sky! Where his hand passed, the shrimp soldier and crab general immediately turned into ash, and the coral palace was like shredded paper, broken into pieces. Ao Binh let out a miserable scream, half of his body was directly destroyed. The hand gently retracted, lifting me from the rubble. The familiar smell of incense enveloped me. I tried to open my eyes and saw a white-clothed body stained with blood. “Emperor…jun…” “I am here.” Diep Thien De hugged me with one hand, and with the other hand, he raised his sword and pointed straight at the old Dragon King who was running away in panic: "I don't want to ask about your concubine's grievances. Today I will only look at your Dragon Clan's ability." The scene that followed, we only later learned about from rumors in the Thien Dinh newspaper. It is said that that day, the East Sea water was dyed red by dragon blood for three thousand miles. Diep Thien De cut off the Nine Dragon Pillar with one sword, erasing the entire Dragon Palace from the map of the deep sea. Ngao Binh was crucified on Doan Long dai and suffered heart-burning lightning every day. The Old Dragon King knelt in front of Linh Tieu Palace, bowed his head until his dragon horn was broken, and then reluctantly saved the last bit of blood for the Dong Hai Dragon Clan. Of course, that was later. 21 At that time, I had lost so much blood that I could only remember that the Emperor used outer robes to cover my body, inch by inch to avoid injuries. “Just bear with it a little.” – His fingers condensed a group of golden light, gently pressing on my chest. It hurts so much that I take in sips of cold air, but My heart was still troubled: "My dear... the necklace..." "Your mother is safe." The Emperor frowned, "And the necklace..." He took out a chain of golden scales from his sleeve, on which the blood stains had been wiped clean without a trace: "From now on, don't take it off anymore." I smiled and nodded, suddenly remembering: "Aren't you in retreat?" His ears turned slightly red: "... Just got out of customs." "This king has already said that the way the Third Crown Prince looks at you is not pure." I was so angry that I gritted my teeth and wanted to pounce and bite someone, but I didn't expect to touch the wound and let out a cry of pain. “Don't move.” The Emperor's hand was placed on my shoulder, his voice suddenly softened: "Go to sleep, when you wake up you'll be home." In a dream, I clung to the hem of his shirt, vaguely thinking: I have been waiting for this embrace for a long time. On the clouds returning to Heaven, I had a severe fever. Mong Lung felt that Emperor Quan was always transmitting spiritual energy to me, muttering a few words: "Stupid Phuong... doesn't know peace..." "Di Quan..." I was so feverish that I was confused, reached out to touch his face, "he is much more beautiful than Mr. Bach..." He paused, suddenly squeezing me tighter: "Shut up, save your strength to heal." I smiled stupidly, diving deeper into his chest. Clouds drifted beneath my feet, and the silhouette of Thirty-three Thien gradually appeared. When the Prime Minister of Nam Thien Mon saw it, he was so surprised that he dropped his weapon - Diep Thien De, who loved absolute purity, at this moment his white clothes were stained with blood, embracing my wounded body, his eyes were so gentle that they seemed to overflow with water. “Command.” – His voice was not loud, but echoed throughout Cuu Trung Thien, "From today, Phuong Kim Hoang resides in Tu Vi palace, this king will personally take care of her。" 22 Five hundred years with the gods is just like the blink of an eye. “Kim Hoang, stop making trouble.” The Emperor grabbed the hand that was playing with his waist, "The big wedding is tomorrow, you have to go try the phoenix." I pouted, put my head in the crook of his shoulder, and deliberately rubbed: "Let me hug you a little longer. After all, I've been waiting for five hundred years." The Emperor's ears immediately turned a familiar red color, but his arms faithfully clasped my waist. Since that great chaos in the Dragon Palace, this arrogant and indifferent Heavenly Emperor has remained inviolable in the eyes of others, but in front of me he has completely broken his merits. “The Emperor!” - Old Quan's voice echoed from outside the palace, "The Western King Mother sent a fairy to congratulate!" I took the opportunity to sneak a kiss on the corner of Diep Thien Duc's lips. Before he could react, he transformed into his original form and flapped his wings to fly out: "I'll go see my mother prepare a dress for me!" Outside the Tu Vi Palace, bright flower lights and nine clouds in the sky are dyed into a golden-pink color. The fairies were bustling back and forth, and occasionally a fairy crane flew by with offerings in its mouth. I passed by Nam Thien gate, the prime ministers simultaneously bowed: "Seeing the Emperor!" That new name made me almost fall straight into Dao Tri. The lady is supervising at Nguyet Palace Tich Nu ward. Seeing me coming, she immediately pulled me back, looking up and down: "I'm sick! Is that kid stingy with your food again?" “Nguyen!” I shook her hand, "People present all kinds of spiritual fruits to you every day, but I'm afraid you won't be able to eat them all." "Oh ho, you're already defending?" Nuong squinted her eyes and smiled, turned around and opened a brocade box: "Look." Inside was a breathtakingly beautiful set of robes. Bright red brocade, sparkling and embroidered made of tens of thousands of real phoenix feathers, each needle studded with broken stars, when moving like the whole galaxy flowing. “This is…” “It's the feathers I've been plucking for five hundred years,” she rarely gets serious, “plus the silk and star silk that boy brought over, the Tich Ladies have been weaving for three hundred years.” My nose stung and I immediately jumped into her arms. “Stupid,” his hand caressed my bun, “don't cry tomorrow and smear your makeup, you'll lose face for our phoenix clan.” 23 On the big wedding day, the thirty-three heavens simultaneously showed auspicious signs - the entire table of peaches ripened early, and the sweet fragrance filled the whole world. I stood in front of the mirror, letting the Virgins make the final adjustments to the phoenix coffin. This crown was crafted by the Emperor's hand, with a bright pearl inlaid on the forehead - originally a piece of golden scale that saved my life in the past, now transformed into a brilliant pearl. “Your Majesty, the auspicious hour has come.” Outside Nam Thien Mon, hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers prepared to open the way. Nine Five-Clawed Golden Dragons pulled the tureen and stepped on the clouds to come. The Emperor wore a black wedding dress, the hem of his shirt embroidered with a phoenix design, cleverly symmetrical with the robe on his body. When the wedding ceremony arrived in front of Linh Tieu Palace, the guests from the three realms had already gathered. I turned my eyes and saw my mother sitting at the top, competing with King Diem La for a cup of wine. Tay Vuong Mau smiled and handed me the peach, Lao Quan stroked his beard and stuffed a brocade bag full of needles into my hand. The most surprising was Dong Hai's position - the newly appointed Dragon King, Ao At, with his back straight and neat. When my eyes glanced at him, he immediately stood up and bowed: "Brother Ao Binh, especially sent me here to apologize." Diep Thien Duc's eyes suddenly turned cold. I smiled: "Today is a happy day, please let Long Quan join me for a cup of wine." During the banquet, the mother had drunk until her cheeks turned red and suddenly insisted on performing the traditional dance of the Phuong clan. She transformed into her original form, dancing above the clouds, her feathered tail scattering thousands of rays of golden light. I was excited and transformed into a phoenix body, spreading my wings and flying along. The two great golden phoenixes rotated in the halo, causing the fairies to applaud continuously. During the banquet, the Emperor just smiled at me. While no one was paying attention, he whispered into his ear: "Madam, you should enter the cave." I pretended not to hear, and deliberately turned around a few more times before landing next to him. He immediately reached out and pulled me into his chest, in front of everyone's eyes, he calmly hugged and picked me up. “Diep Thien Duc!” I panicked and punched his shoulder, "so many people look like that..." "Just let them look." The Emperor's face did not change, his argument was eloquent: "This Emperor has been waiting for this moment... for five hundred years." Linh Tieu Palace rang out in loud laughter. The mother was drunk, raised her cup and laughed loudly: "Sure enough, she is my daughter, conquering the most difficult person in the three worlds!" Heavenly light shines, sea clouds roll. He hugged me, walked through ten miles of red clothes, towards the future that belongs to us for thousands of years.