Chapter 121: The Great Phoenix Wants to Have a Talk with Her

"What does this mean?"

She had originally intended to find a small phoenix as her spirit pet. Why, then, had the small phoenix vanished, only for a black swallowtail butterfly to suddenly call her its master?

"Little Fairy, it is your spirit pet. What, are you not pleased with it?" Baili Tianchang asked with a gentle smile.

"It is... my spirit pet?"

Baili Tianchang finally regained her composure.

"Do you like it? If not, I can take you to find another," Nalan Dijiu said, his tone filled with the utmost indulgence as he sought her opinion.

"I like it, of course I do. Even if I didn't get the little phoenix, a butterfly is fine. Perhaps this is fate. After all, it looks exactly like the black swallowtail butterfly on my face."

There was not a hint of disappointment in Baili Tianchang's heart.

Indeed. She was no longer the Baili Tianchang who once commanded the winds and rain. Now that she had a swallowtail butterfly willing to become her spirit pet and call her its master, she was already very satisfied. What more could she ask for?

Little phoenix, stay safely by your mother's side. Perhaps we simply were not meant to be.

Baili Tianchang drew back her arm, bringing the black swallowtail butterfly before her eyes.

"Hello, I am very happy to be your master. Do you have a name?"

"Please, Master, choose a name for me." The black swallowtail butterfly was a very principled spirit pet; it immediately allowed Baili Tianchang to exercise her rights as its owner.

"Then shall I call you Little Fengfeng? Is that alright?"

"Yes, yes, that is perfect!"

This name was almost identical to its own former name!

"Little Fengfeng, let us work hard together from now on!" Baili Tianchang looked at the swallowtail resting in her palm, her gaze resolute.

"Very well, Master. Little Fengfeng is willing to work hard by your side." The black swallowtail fluttered its wings and nodded repeatedly.

"Qiang, qiang, qiang."

Just then, the silent great phoenix let out a clear, resonant cry. Baili Tianchang did not understand the meaning of the sound, but Nalan Dijiu, standing beside her, reminded her, "Little Fairy, the great phoenix wants you to go with it to a certain place. It wishes to speak with you."

"It wants to speak with me?"

Baili Tianchang found the great phoenix's request somewhat baffling. Had she not already returned the little phoenix to its mother? Why would the great phoenix now demand a conversation with her?

Oh no! A terrible thought suddenly crossed her mind: had the little phoenix gone missing?

"Is it going to cause trouble for me?" Baili Tianchang looked toward Nalan Dijiu.

"Little Fairy, go ahead without worry; nothing will happen. I will be watching over you."

Unexpectedly, in the face of her anxiety, Nalan Dijiu remained smiling and composed, appearing completely confident. Upon hearing this and seeing his relaxed demeanor, Baili Tianchang found herself instinctively believing him. If he said everything would be fine, then it surely would be.

"But, Nalan Dijiu, do you mean that I am to follow the great phoenix in alone? You aren't coming with me?"

Over these past few days, Baili Tianchang had grown accustomed to Nalan Dijiu's company. Habit, she realized, was truly a formidable thing.