Chapter: 11

'They sure are soft'

With Cang Yue strapped on his back and her chest pressing against it and her face buried in his nape, Yun Che walked behind the two kids as they led him towards the Phoenix Village.

Yun Che was in deep thought.

And not about the breasts that were pressing against his back with heavenly softness but about the fact how despite 'avoiding' Cang Yue, she was, for the better wording, delivered in front of him.

He felt the world was playing with him. And a certain dead goddess was trying her best to make sure he had his fair share of wives.

On one hand, he didn't mind it. After all, which man would deny a beautiful woman thrown at him? While on the other hand, he worried about the possible future scenarios. If his fate really was meant to be the same as Yun Che, that meant he will face the same shit as Yun Che faced.

Though he had no problem with it at the starting phase, the ending phase definitely didn't please him.

'I might have to talk with the goddess at this point and know about her aim. If I can help her in her aim without the current bullshit called plot, then there is no need for everything that happened at the edge of the world.'

He didn't want to go the edgy protagonist route.

"Brother Yun Che, we are here!" The cute shout of Feng Xian'er snapped Yun Che out of his thought process.

In front of him appeared a wooden parameter encasing what he thought was the phoenix village.

Yun Che examined the location and found out that as stated in the original, it was within the dead center of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.

The moment they appeared at the entrance, a commotion broke off.

A middle-aged man, followed by a middle-aged woman, ran out of the village towards them.

While the man's eyes were filled with worries and expectations, the woman was already crying as she ran towards the kids in front of him.

"Mother!" Shouted both kids. They ran towards the woman and hugged her.

Yun Che, with Cang Yue on his back, stood a distance away from them. He silently examined these people who have spent their whole life cut off from the world outside of Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.

'They are like tribal people. Now that I think about it, if I somehow create a spaceship and deploy it on such villages, will they consider it a profound beast or god? Americans did it though…'

"Thank you for saving our Xian'er and Zu'er! This Baichuan will never forget your favor, benefactor!"

Yun Che looked at Baichuan's forehead, at the seal tattooed there. Curiously, he used [Analyze] on it and was surprised at the notification that popped in front of his eyes.

["Phoenix Suppression" skill acquired!]

'I completely forgot that [Analyze] had such a result. Hmmm. I should find some time to fully explore Menu. I feel like I'm not abusing it to the fullest.'

"It's alright. I did what I thought was right."

{How noble.}

He promptly ignored the sarcastic remark of the redhead.

{Anyways, Yun Che, I finally understood why their aura felt so familiar.} Jasmine said with slight astonishment in her voice that wasn't hidden from him. {It seems that there is a spirit of Phoenix in this village, and these people have its bloodline!}

{Yeah, no shit Jasmine. I remember telling you that we are here to meet a certain chicken.}

{...}

She wanted to reply but she then remembered that Yun Che had indeed talked about it while leaving New Moon City. This resulted in her becoming curious as to how he knew about the existence of Phoenix on this star. She really wanted to know how he was able to perform these miraculous acts and have such knowledge despite being a cripple before meeting her.

"Still, if there is something that a benefactor wants this Baichuan to do, please do not shy from asking!" Baichuan enthusiastically replied. His eyes suddenly landed on Cang Yue on Yun Che's back. He hurriedly added. "It seems that your companion isn't conscious. Why doesn't a benefactor come to my home and rest until she is awake? Allows us to serve benefactors at least."

'That leaves a lot to the imagination.' Yun Che thought, giving Baichuan's wife a passing glance. Despite her old age, her skin still was beautifully maintained. She looked peak of her life right now. Yun Che shook his head of the degenerate thoughts that seemed to seep into his mind and said.

"Then please."

Baichuan happily nodded and led Yun Che to his house.

Reaching the house, Baichuan led him to one of the rooms where Yun Che placed Cang Yue. He looked at her and couldn't help but sigh. She really was beautiful, he thought.

After leaving Cang Yue on the bed, Yun Che sat on the dining table with them and had dinner. While eating, Yun Che looked towards Baichuan and asked.

"Sir Baichuan, to tell you the truth, I had a reason to appear in this village."

Baichuan suddenly had a worried look as he waited for Yun Che to continue.

"In fact, I love reading books." Yun Che lied as easy as breathing. "In one of such books, I read about the Phoenix Spirit that laid within the center of Ten Thousands Beast Mountain Range. It always had been my dream to come and meet the spirit of the Phoenix. After coming here and seeing the village, I can be sure that the Phoenix Spirit dwells within these mountains. If you don't mind, can you lead me to this spirit? It would be a great help to me."

"This…" Baichuan made a pondering look.

'Don't tell me this old man is going to deny me even after I said so many sweet lies? Oh well. Either way, that sealing formation cannot stop me due to my unique skill. If he doesn't guide me, I guess I have no other choice but to do it myself.'

Baichuan thought for some time before he wryly smiled.

"It is not that this Baichuan doesn't want to guide you to Lord Phoenix, but because you are our benefactor that I don't want to guide you to her."

Baichuan explained.

"Benefactor must have thought about why everyone in the village has the strength of Peak Elementary Realm."

'Not really. I already know the truth.'

"It's because, in the past, one of our ancestors lost control over the phoenix flames and ended up destroying a nearby village killing thirty-two thousands of innocent villagers. This obviously enraged Lord Phoenix who cursed us so that descendants of the ancestor will not have strength beyond Peak of Elementary Realm. Due to this curse, our ancestors moved here and built a village, cutting themselves from the outside world. In recent years, many people have gone to Lord Phoenix in hope of removing the curse, but none has been able to pass the Lord Phoenix test to do so."

Baichuan lamented.

"In the end, everyone who challenged Lord Phoenix's trial died. I'm afraid that if the benefactor met Lord Phoenix and wasn't able to pass the test, then…"

He didn't need to say further as Yun Che understood his reluctances to show him to the trials. But he thought he really didn't need to be so worried. After all, Yun Che was hundred percent sure that he would pass the test with flying colors.