Phoenix Emperor
Chap 88's. Duan Ling's.

Her night.

Because it was not possible to continue the journey at night, the woman asked the ice eagle to stop at the top of a hill high enough.

Upon arriving at the top of the hill, the woman then gathered firewood to make a bonfire, while Yin Feng was still trying to heal his internal wounds.

"Xiao Bing, go hunting around the hill. Remember, don't go too far."

The Ice Eagle nodded slowly, then darted flying away from the top of the hill.

After her pet left, the woman then walked over to Yin Feng, then drained her spiritual energy to help Yin Feng heal his internal wounds.

The coldness invaded Yin Feng's body, suppressing the power of the sky flames residing within him, as well as helping him heal the wounds caused by the green flames.

At the same time, the heat from the power of the sky fire belonging to Yin Feng also entered the body of the woman, helping her suppress the power of the eternal ice within her.

"It turns out to be true, he is that person" the two said in their hearts.

Half an hour later.

"Thank you" said Yin Feng who had managed to heal his internal injuries.

The woman nodded, "i also thank you for helping me."

Yin Feng did not say anything and only responded with a smile, then the atmosphere turned silent and felt awkward for the two.

"What's your name?" After remaining silent for quite a while, Yin Feng finally started the conversation again.

"Duan Ling's. Your name?"

"Yin Feng."

After introducing each other, the two went back to silence. Neither Yin Feng nor Duan Ling, both of them did not know what to discuss.

Not long after, Xiao Bing returned to the top of the hill with a tiger.

"What a coincidence, let me just cook" Yin Feng said.

"No, you are still not fully healed, I should have prepared the food" Duan Ling said.

"Just calm down, my condition is already very good."

"It's okay, just think of this as my gratitude."

"Alright, but let me clean the meat."

Before Duan Ling could speak, Yin Feng had already taken out a silver dagger from his spatial ring, then skinned the tiger's body.

Yin Feng took out a soul crystal from within the tiger's body, then handed it to Duan Ling, then cut his flesh into pieces.

"It's done" Yin Feng said.

"It's my turn now." Duan Ling then took out the cookware from his spatial ring.

"Did you always carry everything on your way?" asked Yin Feng.

Duan Ling nodded, "other than the cookware I also brought the bathtub and other necessities."

Yin Feng frowned, he had really not expected this before. "Do all women do the same?"

"Come on." Duan Ling replied briefly, he was still busy cultivating the tiger meat.

***

"Please try" said Duan Ling while serving some of his homemade food.

"Alright, I will not hesitate anymore" said Yin Feng, then tasted the food presented in front of him.

"How does it feel?"

Yin Feng brandished his two thumbs towards Duan Ling, "it feels really delicious!"

Duan Ling only responded with a smile, then sat opposite Yin Feng, then the two of them enjoyed dinner together.

While enjoying the food, the two talked about each other's lives, but there was not much Yin Feng could say about his life.

In contrast to Yin Feng, Duan Ling actually told him many things about himself, ranging from himself who was only an orphan to being appointed as a disciple of the Pillar of Light sect.

Moreover, Duan Ling also told him about the terrifying strength that lay within him, yet he hid the fact that Yin Feng could help him.

Despite that, Yin Feng could already guess what strength Duan Ling possessed, because previously he had already felt the chill in Duan Ling's body directly.

"Mom wants her to be your wife."

"You okay?" duan Ling asked as she extended a cup of drink to Yin Feng.

Yin Feng grabbed the cup and gulped down the water inside, "thank you" he said.

"Mom, it's not as simple as I imagined."

"What?"

"I know he has pure Yin energy, but I don't want to force him to be my life companion. Besides, I haven't thought about marriage."

"Bright... This is my mother's last wish for you."

"What does mother mean?"

"All that's left of you is a shred of a disembodied soul, so before this soul is destroyed you want to see you married."

"Bright..."

Yin Feng could only sigh deeply. What Yin Huang said was indeed true, because soul fragments would not last long after losing body.

However, Yin Feng had already found a way to maintain the soul fragment of his mother, which was to let Yin Huang's soul occupy a container that suited him.

"Is there something wrong with my cooking?" asked Duan Ling.

"You mean?"

"You just suddenly complained, so I thought there was something wrong with my cooking."

"It's not so, I'm just reminded of something" Yin Feng said.

"really?"

Yin Feng nodded, "your cooking is very good, so how could something be wrong?"

***

After the meal, the two sat in a fairly open place to enjoy the beauty of the night sky decorated by the moon and millions of starlight.

"Where are you after this?" asked Yin Feng.

"The Jade Tortoise Clan" Duan Ling replied.

"Do you know where this clan is?"

Duan Ling nodded, then explained that he had visited the clan often, even though he was a liaison between the clan and its sect.

"Can I come with you?" asked Yin Feng.

"What's your purpose in coming there?"

"There is no special purpose, I just want to visit at someone's request" Yin Feng replied.

"Who?"

"Bring my mother."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"It's okay, after all we suffer the same fate" Yin Feng said.

"You mean?"

Yin Feng smiled, then told him all about himself, starting from himself who was also an orphan, as well as being appointed as a sect leader disciple.

Their lives were about the same, yet there were some things that made the two different, one of which was that Duan Ling had not had a bad day during her time in the sect.

Duan Ling had never gotten any insults from the sect disciples, because apart from having above average beauty, he was also a genius cultivator.

Moreover, Duan Ling had many friends and there were many people who cared about him, the figure of the teacher who was extremely affectionate towards him was still alive today.

While Yin Feng was the opposite of Duan Ling's life, every day was always decorated with insults and oppression, also considered as useless trash.

"Then how can you be as strong now?"

"Because I never stop trying" replied Yin Feng.

"I thought all along that my life was miserable, but I was luckier than you."

"Because that's why it's so important to look down" Yin Feng said.

The two continued to chat until late at night, without realizing it, the relationship between them began to close and the two were already open to each other.