However, after being dipped in the water, it unexpectedly felt a continuous influx of spiritual power flowing in it’s body through the outer sh.e.l.l at once, and even tasted the feeling of fullness. At the same time as this, every part of the eggsh.e.l.l was caressed by An Ying’s large hand full of lingqi as well.
Under the double washing of lingqi and spiritual medicine liquid, the egg felt very comfortable. It then sighed to express it’s current satisfaction and contentment. The originally round body had unexpectedly become fatter by another circle, becoming even rounder and lovelier. Moreover, It’s soft tiny milky-sounding sighs, were like feathers, brushing against the most ticklish area in his heart.
An Ying looked fixedly at it. His gaze became increasingly deeper, as if he had seen the after transformation stunning youth through the round egg.
This process of waiting for his lover to break out the sh.e.l.l, grow up, and successfully turn into a person, really makes him feel warm all over in antic.i.p.ation. An Ying lowered his head, and couldn’t help but lean a little bit closer to the egg, placing a deep kiss on it.
The Little Phoenix’s first kiss was s.n.a.t.c.hed away like this. However, that scoundrel had even used the pa.s.sing of zhenqi as an excuse in a serious manner, and had even shamelessly thought of sweet-talking it into taking the initiative: “Tong Tong, soaking in spiritual medicine and pa.s.sing of zhenqi must be done everyday. Only then will the incubation process be completed as soon as possible. So if I one day happen to forget about it, you will have to take the initiative to remind me. Do you understand?”
The man’s immortal robe had completely disappeared with just a thought as early as when he entered the water, revealing his robust and perfect body, and his extraordinarily handsome and distinctively angular face. The round egg stood in the palm of his hand. After shifting left and right like a roly-poly toy to take a long look at him, it couldn’t help but ask: “Have I met you before?”
An Ying’s heart instantly sank, but still forced himself to keep a calm tone of voice: “Why did Tong Tong suddenly think of asking this? Do you remember something?”
The egg shook it’s head: “I don’t. But I always feel as if I’ve seen you before……”
An Ying faintly sighed in relief, then said with a faint smile afterwards: “Tong Tong should have probably seen me in a dream.”
The Little Phoenix still remained oblivious to the teasing implication in his words, and only blinked in doubt: “But I don’t recall having such dreams, ah……”
An Ying’s gaze revealed an infinitely flowing long history, as if seeing the scenes from a thousand of years in the past, or perhaps a thousand of years in the future. He persuaded in a low voice: “Dreams originally cannot be remembered, ah. If you can remember all of them, then that is no longer a dream.”
The Little Phoenix will sleep in the palace’s miniature version, carved out of the bright and translucent Fire Profound Stone at night. There was also a tiny bed, meticulously woven from the Chinese parasol tree’s branches to sleep inside. The Guiyuan beads on the head of the bed, exudes a warm dream-like light. Not only was the entire miniature palace extremely comfortable, but it was also incredibly beautiful. This made the egg roll around in happiness, with no intentions of stopping even after having rolled for seven to eight laps.
From that day onwards, the Phoenix egg began it’s carefree life in the Demon Realm.
The circulation of news in the Demon Realm has always been very swift. In just several days, most of those in the Demon Realm knew about this huge news: Their n.o.ble Demon Emperor actually brought back an egg from the outside, caring for it to the point of being ‘unable to take of clothes’, and couldn’t even bear to separate for even a moment.
This rumor is indeed true. But the word ‘unable to take of clothes*’ isn’t accurate at all, and should be replaced by undress. Soaking in medicinal herb full of lingqi everyday together with the Demon Emperor, as well as purely and innocently accepting the zhenqi transferred by the Demon Emperor though kissing, caused the egg to have a very rapid growth, and within a few weeks, become twice as big as before.
*working to the point of losing sleep and being unable to take of clothes.
“Stop,” Having already been kissed several times in a row, the Little Phoenix tilted itself to avoid An Ying’s lips, and voiced it’s protest with a soft and waxy childlike voice: “I’ve just taken five to six mouthful of zhenqi. My stomach feels very bloated. It’ll burst if I eat again……”
“It won’t burst,” But An Ying still didn’t give up, “Tong Tong, be good. Only by eating more can you grow quickly, ah……”
The Phoenix is originally proud and headstrong, in addition to having an extreme dislike to being dictated. This kind of nature is more prominent during it’s insensible infancy period. As a result, the two individuals will inevitably have moments of disagreements when getting along. Every time the Little Phoenix becomes upset, it’s round egg body will immediately make an about face, turning it’s back on An Ying. It is clearly ignoring him in anger.
An Ying feels very helpless about this deep inside, while incorrigibly feeling that such a temper looks so endearing at the same time as well, in addition to an exceptionally pleasing feeling. He reached out his hand to softly stroke the smooth egg, “Tong Tong……”
Unfortunately, not only did the egg ignore him, but it even slightly jumped forward instead, and perfectly avoided his outstretched hand.
“I was wrong, I shouldn’t dictate everything about you. But I’m also doing this for your own good. Forgive me, okay?”
Humph.
The egg still ignored him, then wheezily took two steps forward.
Not knowing that due to it’s roundness, even if it fumes in anger, it will still only appear very endearing in the eyes of others. It wasn’t until An Ying’s third apology did it relent to magnanimously turn around. It rubbed against the back of his hand to express that it has forgiven him, causing An Ying’s heart to rapidly beat due to it’s cuteness.
Years and months were nothing to cultivators. Half a year has already pa.s.sed by in a flash. The egg’s body has already grown so big that it was almost no less than the size of the miniature palace. This day, it suddenly felt a terrible heat in the midst of it’s sleep in the middle of the night, and was actually awakened by this heat.
Very soon, it felt like it was being burned by the fire of the pill furnace multiplied by ten times it’s intensity. The burning sensation rapidly spread in it’s blood, becoming more and more intense, that it couldn’t help but roll around in pain.
It’s miniature palace was placed on the inner side of An Ying’s arhat bed*. Thus, the moment there were signs of activity, An Ying swiftly opened his eyes.
*can’t find a better term: opium bed sounds worse
The egg surprisingly shone with bright splendor, but the base of the eggsh.e.l.l became more and more red. An Ying was taken a back first, his usual steady tone of voice actually revealed an obvious sense of nervous and frenetic tone, “Tong Tong, you are about to break out the sh.e.l.l. Be good, hang in there, don’t be scared……”
The Little Phoenix didn’t truly feel scared at all, but the increasing intensity of pain was too much for it to bear. There was only the feeling of it’s entire body being stabbed by tens of thousands of scalding sharp knives. From the skin to it’s bones, which was maddeningly painful. It wanted to struggle but was firmly confined by the eggsh.e.l.l, which couldn’t help but make it wish it’d faint. It subconsciously and softly asked for help from the person it trusts: “.…..An Ying, it hurts, it hurts so much……”
Little did it know, that An Ying’s heart feels even more pain than that of the Little Phoenix’s, wishing that he can take the place of the other. Faint tremors even racked his body due to intense worry and distress.
Following which, a metamorphose sharp blade pierced his chest. He then smeared his heart’s blood essence on the eggsh.e.l.l over and over again, to help it speed up the process of breaking the sh.e.l.l. The eggsh.e.l.l eventually grew thinner and thinner, but the sight of the Little Phoenix was still a blur. It only felt that the liquid constantly dripping onto it’s body, faintly relieved the stabs of pain.