My Foolish Husband Turned Out to Have a Hidden Identity Too-Chapter 1016 - 1019: Purgatory Gate (Part 4)
The entire sea of fire returned to calm once more.
The Flame Phoenix froze, its crimson eyes fixed intently on Mu Ruyue’s cold visage, and in those eyes, an unexpected glimmer of excitement emerged.
Indeed, it was excitement!
Mu Ruyue frowned slightly, evidently clueless about what was happening. As she hesitated, a tender voice, tinged with a somber note, suddenly echoed from her...
"Flame Phoenix, she is my mother. How dare you harm my parent so boldly!"
Whoosh!
A snow-white figure appeared, landing beside Mu Ruyue.
Ye Sihuang stood by her side, his silver hair gently waving in the sea of flames, as beautiful as an Immortal Child in a painting, with a face carved from jade that made one want to pinch it fiercely.
However, this boy now possessed a pair of blood-red eyes, lacking his former innocence and charm, coldly gazing at the excited Flame Phoenix.
"You... Are you the benefactor?"
The Flame Phoenix was overcome with emotion, its gaze fixed steadily on the little boy before it.
Silver hair, red eyes, resembling both immortal and demon, paired with a singularly familiar aura; indeed, this man truly was her benefactor!
But why had the benefactor turned into a child? Gone was the figure who once stood perched atop the summit, overlooking the masses from above...
"Flame Phoenix, if you still remember that I saved you in the past, then contract with her immediately!" Ye Sihuang pointed coldly at Mu Ruyue beside him, commanding without warmth.
The Flame Phoenix hesitated for a moment, then said, "But my master commanded me to guard the Purgatory Gate; I cannot disobey my master’s orders."
"Your master?" Ye Sihuang let out a cold laugh, "Your master no longer exists. What purpose is there for you to remain here alone? Even if you don’t guard the Purgatory Gate, few can enter. Not everyone is as formidable as my mother. Besides, the Purgatory Gate on the continent isn’t unique here. Even if you block people here, others will enter Purgatory from elsewhere, so staying here for nothing is futile. Instead, form a contract with my mother to repay my kindness to you!"
In truth, rescuing the Flame Phoenix had simply been a fortunate accident. He had acquired a sacred healing artifact by chance and wanted to test it on a guinea pig. Coincidentally, the Flame Phoenix had presented itself then and naturally became his test subject. Unexpectedly, it was a success.
Thus, the Flame Phoenix owed him a significant debt.
"I..." The Flame Phoenix hesitated but then reflected on how she had waited for tens of thousands of years without her master returning, likely having met with misfortune. Her heart sank as she said, "Very well, I agree. I have guarded faithfully all these years, yet now I am weary of this place and long to leave..."
Tens of thousands of years of loneliness had left her in unending torment day and night, and she no longer desired this life. Mu Ruyue’s arrival could finally allow her to escape this forsaken place.
"However, I assume you wish to enter Purgatory, a place I do not wish to venture. Thus, I will wait outside for you, and once she returns, I will then form the contract with her."
"Your request is acceptable to me..."
Ye Sihuang turned to face Mu Ruyue, his previously somber visage instantly transforming into a radiant smile, a change so swift it left the Flame Phoenix staring in disbelief.
