Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again-Chapter 1286: The Phoenix and the Feng

"Dad, I need to talk to you about a few things," Xiao Wen said seriously.

Elder Sima nodded, stood under the tree with his hands behind his back, ready to listen to his daughter’s words.

But suddenly felt something was amiss, the old man raised an eyebrow, displeased, "Xiao Wen, didn’t you always call me ’Daddy’? Why change it now? It feels off when I hear it..."

"Well, it’s like adapting to local customs, you know. It’s a new society now, and fewer people call their parents ’Daddy’ and ’Mommy’. I’m just keeping up with the times," Xiao Wen argued.

"But I’m not used to hearing it."

"Alright, Old Man Sima, you just haven’t heard it enough. Eventually, you’ll get used to it. By the way, do you want to hear about the Red Phoenix artifact of the Phoenix Clan? If you don’t, I won’t say a word..."

Old Man Sima’s expression became tense, he looked at his daughter in shock, murmuring, "Red Phoenix, did I hear that right?"

"You heard it right, it’s the Red Phoenix."

"You saw the artifact?"

"Not only did I see it, but it’s right here in my hands now."

"Where is it?" The old man raised his voice, visibly excited.

Xiao Wen hurriedly gestured, "It is indeed in my hands, but it’s not in Jinling City, it’s at the Gu Garden in the Imperial Capital. Don’t rush, listen to me first..."

So, Xiao Wen recounted the whole story about the Red Phoenix to Old Man Sima.

Old Man Sima listened with wide eyes, full of disbelief.

The Red Phoenix, which had been sought for over a hundred years, was found just like that?

Old Man Sima caught his breath, took a moment to digest the information, and finally asked, "Fang Liang, is he the young man who saved you?"

"Yes, that’s him."

"He’s the benefactor of the Phoenix Clan."

"Dad, that’s right. That man has the heart of a cultivator. Such a precious gemstone, he just gifted it to me..."

"Xiao Wen, Fang Liang is not only a benefactor of the Phoenix Clan but also of the Phoenix Clan. You two, sit down, I need to tell you something..."

Gu Qiaoqiao blurted out, "Great Elder, can I listen too?"

Elder Sima narrowed his eyes, feigning anger, "You are the owner of the Mysterious Dragon Box, the inheritor of the Gu Family Ancestor. You have the right to know everything. Don’t ever say that again, it’s like you don’t consider us of the Phoenix Clan as your own people!"

Fine, Gu Qiaoqiao quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, I get it."

After that, the two girls sat on a large stone, Elder Sima pondered for a moment, speaking slowly with joy in his voice, "Xiao Wen, Qiaoqiao, you all know about the split between the Phoenix Clan and the Phoenix Clan, but now I want to tell you something new: soon, the Phoenix Clan and the Phoenix Clan will come together again..."

"Come together?" Xiao Wen asked surprised, "Dad, have you contacted the Phoenix Clan?"

"Not yet."

"Will they agree?"

"It’s not up to them anymore."

"Why?"

"Because a person with both Phoenix Clan and Phoenix Clan bloodlines has been born. He will be our future clan leader. He will unite the Phoenix Clan and the Phoenix Clan and lead us to find the Divine Land..."

What?

Gu Qiaoqiao felt like she was listening to a fairy tale.

Xiao Wen stood up in shock, Gu Qiaoqiao also quickly followed suit.

Xiao Wen stared at her father dazedly, murmuring, "Dad, you’re not joking, are you?"

Elder Sima shook his head, serious in demeanor, "Not joking, everything I said is true. We didn’t tell you before because back when we elders were protecting the place, we all fainted inexplicably. When we woke up, the Nirvana Stone was gone. We searched for a long time and couldn’t find it.

At the time, we thought the Nirvana Stone was not allowed to be born by Heavenly Dao and was punished and turned to ashes because this Nirvana Stone is different from others, half red, half black, with extremely strong spiritual power.

Also, there was indeed a pile of ashes at the location, so we made that deduction, but we never expected, a month ago, The Fourth Elder discovered the Nirvana Stone..."

Even after more than a month had passed, Elder Sima could hardly conceal his excitement.

"What about the person inside?" Xiao Wen asked urgently.

"Only a piece of stone was left, but we can be sure it was the missing Nirvana Stone from before. Sadly, the person inside was gone, but using divine sense, we confirmed it was a boy, and he possesses both Phoenix Clan and Phoenix Clan bloodlines. So, we four elders divided the Nirvana Stone into four parts and went our separate ways to look for him. I came to this cave because in my residual memory, there seemed to be a mechanism in this cave storing something. I didn’t know what, so I wanted to come and have a look..."

Gu Qiaoqiao blinked, feeling it was so mysterious. However, Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t expect Elder Sima to even have an impression of the mechanism inside the cave.

Their clan is indeed quite interesting. Sometimes memories are triggered only by some unexpected events.

Xiao Wen’s eyes were bright, feeling inexplicably excited, "Dad, are there any other characteristics to help you search? I can help too..."

"No need, we four elders can handle the search. It must be the will of Heaven that at such a time, the artifact Red Phoenix was lost and found. Truly grateful to Fang Liang," Elder Sima said with deep emotion.

This was beyond what he expected; he believed informing the other three elders would also make them happy.

"Not only must we thank Brother Fang, but also Qiaoqiao. It was Qiaoqiao who placed that bead in the mouth of the Red Phoenix; otherwise, it would remain lifeless," Xiao Wen hurriedly told Elder Sima.

Elder Sima looked warmly at Gu Qiaoqiao, who quickly smiled and said, "It’s nothing, nothing at all, just a little effort. You said earlier, we’re all family, so there’s no need for thank-yous."

Elder Sima waved his hand boldly, "Qiaoqiao is right, we are family, no need to be so polite, but we definitely need to express our gratitude to Fang Liang, such a great kindness cannot go unreciprocated otherwise karma will be difficult..."

"I’ve already given him my Nirvana Stone, it seems to be beneficial for his body."

"Not seems, it is definitely beneficial!" Elder Sima paused, then said confidently.

"I’ll tell you more about Fang Liang later, Dad, can you tell us more about the future clan leader’s situation?" Xiao Wen was quite interested in the future clan leader.

"Currently, we have almost no other information, but he is a boy, 23 years old this year; as for the other details, we’ll see as time goes on."

Xiao Wen nodded, "Dad, when will you return to the Imperial Capital? I’d like to give you the Red Phoenix."

Elder Sima contemplated for a moment, looking at Gu Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, let’s keep the Red Phoenix at Gu Garden for now; your family is very secure. I am homeless, wandering everywhere, keeping it on me is risky and inconvenient."