Accompanying the Phoenix

The cold wind roared, and a huge stone gate was embedded in the valley, blocking all the way up the mountain. Many people waited in front of the mountain gate, in groups of two, talking softly or closing their eyes to rest their minds

“Is it cold?” Xin Zhi asked

“What do you think?” Shen Li took down the fox fur cloak that he put on her, and put it in his arms, “You can put it on yourself. I think the temperature is just right.”

Those who come to this Mountain to do business, all know cultivation. Some are monsters who dominate one side, some are masters of the cultivating sects, their bodies were hundreds of times stronger than ordinary people but still, the cold in the mountain here was not the same as elsewhere. The wind and snow seemed to carry a bit of mana, which can pierce people’s bones. Even magic barriers couldn’t stop them. There is no need to avoid the cold here, which is indeed too eye-catching.

Xing Zhi took the fox fur and put it on himself, but Shen Li waited impatiently. She looked at the huge stone gate in front and asked, “Isn’t it said that the door will open when it gets dark? The sun has already been set for a long time. Why not let people in?”

Xing Zhi looked at the sky: “It’s probably the master...forget it.”

As soon as his voice fell, the firelight automatically lit on the mountain gate, and it opened inward with a creak.

The stairs inside seemed to grow, the torches on both sides of the road were all lit by themselves, and the crowd slowly walked inside. Shen Li couldn’t see the end of the long mountain road.

She raised her eyebrows: “What is the origin of this Snow Mountain Golden Snake Monster? It seems very eye-catching. Why haven’t I heard of it before?”

Xing Zhi smiled: “This only means you don’t put much thought in deals and trades.”

Xing Zhi hesitates for a moment then said: “This demon maybe even older than me. So you must treat it as respecting your elders, even with all this pomp.”

Shen Li was a little surprised: “Older than you? Then it must be a demon from ancient times!”

Xing Zhi heard what Shen Li said, his body stiffened. He turned his head slightly, frowning, staring at Shen Li’s face for a long time.

Shen Li was horrified by him and looked back. After finally confirming that Xing Zhi was staring at her, Shen Li just wanted to ask him what was wrong, but suddenly realized that she just blurted out something that she shouldn’t say...

“Uh...” Shen Li pondered for a while and comforted, “I feel that for your age, you still look pretty good...”

That seemed to be the wrong words... Shen Li scratched her head.

She’s good at killing people, but she is a little bit powerless to comfort people, “I mean... Actually, looking at you, nobody would say how old you are...”

Seeing Xing Zhi’s eyebrows move, she sinks. She Li sighed: “Okay, I’m sorry I said the wrong thing.” Sure enough, comforting people was not her strength!

“Do you care about this?”

He asked lightly after watching her for a long time

Shen Li waved her hand hurriedly: “I don’t mind, of course, I don’t mind.”

When she raised her head, she met his eyes that were holding a smile with the arc of the eyes slightly bent, his smart eyes had jumping flames in them, as he smiled straight at her.

Shen Li’s heart trembled, and her heartbeat was a bit turbulent.

Xing Zhi didn’t bother anymore with the topic: “The mountain road is too long, you are injured, it is not suitable for climbing by yourself, I will carry you up.” He stretched out his hand, but Shen Li was stunned for a long time

When she finally recovered, she staggered slightly. Taking a step back: “This, how can this be done. I’ll go this way by myself!”

As if he was expecting her to refuse, the hand that was offered remained there:

“Then I will hold you.”

When Shen Li shook her head, he just grabbed her hand, and put Shen Li’s hand straight into his palm, without looking at her a second time, with a very natural appearance.

Shen Li was stunned, but she didn’t think it would be so easy to withdraw her hand anymore.

Xing Zhi was acting like he cast a spell in their hands, making her unable to break free, so she just watches his back as she follows his footsteps.

His hair gently brushed her cheek as they walked, and Shen Li felt that Xing Zhi before her eyes was probably not the same as before.

How can she draw a line between them with this kind of behavior?

Ascending to the top of the mountain, the wind and snow were even worse, and the people who came to do business follow the guidance of torches and entered a palace-like hall.

Shen Li also intended to do that, but as the crowd walked, his hand was holding her even tighter. He pointed to the weedy path and said: “Let’s go there.”

Xing Zhi was right. Sure enough, she couldn’t walk two steps on this path. The scenery in front of her instantly flowed, and a glorious lake appeared on the top of this snow-covered hall. A very beautiful attic stood quietly in the center of the lake, and the mahogany and willow trees beside the building were so beautiful that they were a bit magical, like an illusion.

With two “pupu” sound, Shen Li looked down and saw a little girl crawling out of the ground. She stood up and patted the ash on her body. A tiny tail swayed back and forth behind her

“This is the owner’s residence, no idlers can enter!”

“I ask you to inform that High God Xing Zhi came to visit’

The little girl looked at Xing Zhi for a long time, and suddenly became stiff, her eyes glowed with blue light, her voice changed, like a seductive woman: “Oh, what kind of wind bring the God here ?”

Shen Li was startled by the child’s changes, she became suspicious. Xing Zhi just looked back at her, and calmly said: “It’s all about a spiritual problem.”

“Oh, I see that God also brought a pretty girl to see my Lady, please come in, please come in.” After saying that, the little girl waved her hand, and a path glowing with blue light appeared and extended to the center of the lake.

Shen Li was surprised: “This Golden Snake Demon is actually a woman?” She asked, stepping on the faint blue light, only to feel that the surrounding scenes changed in a blink of an eye, and she has already reached the center of the lake.

“Why can’t it be a woman?” A soft voice soudend in Shen Li’s ears. Shen Li turned her head with a little surprise and saw that a coquettish woman wearing a gorgeous red skirt and holding a fan was standing behind her.

The woman smiled while looking at Shen Li.

Shen Li thought the other person was too close, so she took a step back. The Lady Jin smiled, and her figure floated to Xing Zhi’s side: “This girl that High God brought is very guarded.”

Xing Zhi just smiled: “In front of the Lady Jin, even I can’t relax my guard.”

“Someone prestigious as the High God, how can you say that the slave house? It’s cold outside, let’s go in and talk about it.” After that, Lady Jin turned and entered the house.

Xing Zhi wanted to follow, but he was grabbed by Shen Li, her brows frowned: “This person... is there no problem?

Xing Zhi pondered the meaning of Shen Li’s words, and asked with a smile, “Which kind of trouble are you talking about?” “

Shen Li replied solemnly: “Does she know how to use magic tricks, to ... you know ...” When Xing Zhi heard the words, he lowered his head, and laughed as if he was too happy to control it.

He patted Shen Li’s head: ” Don’t Worry, I won’t be hooked away.” These words were too intimate, and Shen Li’s cheeks became red. Xing Zhi caught a strand of Shen Li’s hair and twisted, and whispered softly, “On the contrary...If she could use this kind of enchantment, I’m afraid I would be the person who had to worry...”

Chapter 61.2

Although there was no brazier in the small building, the temperature in the house was much warmer. Xing Zhi took out the fox fur and let the little girl who came take it away.

Lady Jin sat down at the table. There was a game of chess on it. She beckoned to Shen Li, “Will the girl accompany the slave’s family to the next game?”

“Sorry Lady, Shen Li’s is too weak at chess, so I would prefer not to show my incompetence.”

Lady Jin pouted. “Okay, okay, then the god can play with me.”

Xing Zhi smiled but didn’t move and Lady Jin gave up and put the chess pieces down

“Everyone that comes here wants something. So let’s talk about it. High God has a problem and can’t solve it by himself so he came to ask for help from this slave.”

“Can Lady Jin have a way to cure her?”

“The pretty girl is sick?” The Lady Jin walked slowly to Shen Li, and she looked at Shen Li up and down: “Well, her complexion is weak, she must have been severely injured sometime before she came, but this injury has recovered and there should be no major problems. .What do the gods want me to treat?”

“She has not recovered her magic power, and her five senses disappear from time to time.”

“Oh, this is a strange thing.” The Lady Jin laughed and said, “Come on, girl, stretch out your hand to let the slave take the pulse.”

Shen Li stretched out her hand, and Lady Jin rolled up her sleeve, but when Lady Jin saw the hideous scar on Shen Li’s wrist, she was slightly startled: “This...it turns out that you’ve been hurt this much!”

Her fingers lightly touched the wrinkled flesh, but as soon as they touched, her fingers pulled back: “The girl’s skin is too hot.”

Is it...hot? Shen Li was surprised

These days, she touched Xing Zhi a lot, and he never showed any discomfort, she thought that her body was just a little hotter than usual, not as hot as before when she was in captivity, so she didn’t expect it would still...burn. If it was like this then...

As she was thinking about it, a cloud of white gas condensed in Lady Jin’s hand, and she dared to touch Shen Li’s wrist.

“If this hurts, this lady will blow on it for you.” A gesture of coaxing the child.

This banshee[1]...is teasing her!

The corner of Shen Li’s mouth twitched: “Thank you, it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

The Lady Jin took her pulse seriously this time, Shen Li only felt a very fine breath entering her body from her wrist and walking slowly along the meridian examining her whole body.

While doing the examination, Lady Jin was still busy pursuing her mouth and complaining: “I haven’t seen you for many years, but it seems that the High God is useless compared to the past, and can’t even take care of himself. The girl’s injury is like this, and you don’t even seem worried, I guess you’re too insensitive!”

Xing Zhi just smiled and said nothing.

Seeing that Xing Zhi ignored her, she said to Shen Li again: “The girl must be unhappy following him. Why don’t you kick him and follow this lady? You are a woman so, this lady’s family will take good care of you.”

Shen Li was sweating silently on her forehead, she finally knew what Xing Zhi’s whispering meant. This golden snake demon... is actually more interested in women than men...

“Hmm.” Lady Jin suddenly pondered, “It turned out to be like this.”

Shen Li looked up at her, and the golden lady said:

“The girl is in the body of a phoenix. From the view of this lady, the girl must have been in Nirvana[2] not long ago. It is reasonable to say that both body and the spiritual power should have great progress, but it seems that inside the girl’s body there was a powerful thing. At the time of your Nirvana, the fire burned this thing and melted it into your bloodline, causing a conflict with the original spiritual power, the two opposed each other, and the result is that your mana is temporarily loss and your five senses are sometimes good and sometimes bad. If this remains like this for too long, this situation will only get worse, and the girl may really become a useless person.”

Shen Li thought of the panic she felt that day when all her five senses were lost and felt sad.

“Only by allowing the two forces in your body to merge with each other and dredging the meridians, can you truly complete your Nirvana rebirth.”

Shen Li’s eyes lit up: “Can the Lady Jin have a way? If the Lady is willing to help, Shen Li will repay you in the future!”

Lady Jin concealed her lips and smiled: “This Lady does have a way, as for the repayment... can the girl promises herself to me ?”

“This...” Shen Li choked but Xing Zhi said:

“The stars in the outer sky have been brighter than usual in recent years. If Lady Jin is willing to heal Shen Li, Xing Zhi is willing to pick the stars in return.”

Lady Jin’s eyes lit up: “Ohohoho ! Thousands of years ago, This lady asked you a star from outer sky, but didn’t you refused back then? Why are you giving me this so easily now?”

Her eyes rolled and she smiled. She glanced at Xing Zhi: “This lady had misunderstood the High God before, so you actually regarded this girl so seriously! How could you not show your care earlier? Otherwise, this lady wouldn’t dare to try to hook up with this girl in such a manner!”

Shen Li turned her head to look at Xing Zhi, and opened her mouth, wanting to ask,— It’s ok for you to pick those stars casually? If it is picked, what will happen to you?

But Xing Zhi just looked at Shen Li and shook his head with a light smile. Shen Li swallowed all the questions in front of Xing Zhi’s light smile. He didn’t let her speak, as if he was afraid of the accountability.

“It’s decided then! This Lady will help the girl to treat her illness. It’s just that it’s not early today. You are tired when you had to go up the mountain. Go back to sleep and we’ll talk about it tomorrow.”

Lady Jin walked back two steps, and as if remembering something she turned her head to Shen Li,

“I almost forgot to say that once the treatment starts, you must receive treatment every day for nine days, and no day less. If you give up in the middle, you will die.”

Shen Li clasped her fists: “I will trouble Lady Jin.”

[1] So, Initially, I was very confused by this choice of word. Banshee is the direct translation, but, I guess the author used this word as an insult and not to tell us what class of monster Lady Jin is. After all, the banshee is a monster of Celtic mythology and not Chinese. At least, I couldn’t find any Chinese reference of this monster. I chose to keep like the original but thought was better to explain in case anyone gets confused as I did.]

“Banshee:

The banshee is a wailing ghost of Irish legend that appears shortly before someone’s death. It is not a part of traditional Oriental folklore. The translations use quite different methods of translating this word.

The Mainland Chinese version simply translates it as 女鬼 nǚguǐ ‘demon woman’. On the one hand, this loses some of the original. On the other hand, this detail is not important to the total effect — Chinese readers don’t really need to know exactly what a ‘banshee’ is, only that it is an unattractive kind of female demon.”

Link = http://www.cjvlang.com/Hpotter/bktitle/banshee.html

[2] Yeah, not the band. ( Sorry, I couldn’t resist ) Here, I think the author was referring to the state Shen Li was when she fought Fu Sheng and Mo Fang as Nirvana, some kind of enlightenment. Below more information about the “Nirvana” in Buddhism.

“The word nirvana comes from Nibbana, which means “to extinguish, to erase” in Pali, a dead language similar to Sanskrit. Within Buddhism, this concept can be used in various situations, such as to designate death. It is often said, for example, that Buddha, the founder of the religion, entered pari-nirvana, or the final tranquility when leaving his earthly life. Buddhists also believe that when a person arrives Buddhists also believe that when a person reaches the end of samsara – the cyclical existence of rebirth and suffering to which all beings are subject – he attains nirvana.”

Link: https://super.abril.com.br/mundo-estranho/o-que-e-o-nirvana/