The thatched cottage on the small hill, Hong Anh said that after Duong finished his discipleship, he was preparing a banquet to entertain his disciples and then flew away. Duong sat looking over the small, lonely and empty cottage, one room, one bed, one table and chairs and a lone old oil lamp.
“Why does a lively Goddess like Hong Ying live in such a simple and lonely place?” Duong wondered. He had seen the Goddess of Time’s private room at the Goddess Academy. It was a luxurious and comfortable room, decorated with many types of clocks from ancient to modern. The place where Tu Linh lived was a magnificent and mysterious Palace.
No matter how he thought about it, he still couldn’t understand, so he stopped wondering. Duong went out to look at his new home. All around him was a vast expanse of mountains and forests. A cold wind blew by, making Duong’s heart shiver. Wasn’t this lonely?
Loneliness softened Duong’s heart. Suddenly remembering that he still had a relative by his side, he quickly called Bao Ngoc out. The little girl had rarely gone out recently. She happily flew around and played with the flowers and grass. Her innocent and clear laughter quickly soothed Duong’s mood. Wasn’t this peaceful?
Then Hong Anh returned, red shirt fluttering, graceful body, beautiful face. Descended to earth.
“Are you hungry?”
Duong was stunned by Hong Anh’s stunning beauty and nodded.
“Let’s eat!”
Duong called Bao Ngoc back and followed Hong Anh back into the house. On the empty bamboo table, Hong Anh waved her hand slightly and from her private space brought out a sumptuous tray of food, including boiled chicken, roast pork, sticky rice… and several cans of soft drinks and a large basket of chili peppers.
“Where did you get all this food, master?”
Hong Anh blushed and stammered: “I… bought it in the nearby town…”
Duong continued asking: “How can you buy something like this that comes with incense sticks and incense sticks for free? Don’t tell me the master… stole the offerings?”
Hong Anh was like a little girl caught doing something bad, quickly explaining: “No… this is what they gave me… There is a temple nearby where I worship, they brought me food as tribute, so I have the right to take it…”
“Ah! That’s right…”
“If you don’t eat it, then I’ll return it!” Hong Anh pouted.
“Hey hey I eat!”
Seeing Duong eagerly chewing the food, Hong Anh calmed down. Bao Ngoc was happily gnawing on a chicken thigh that was almost as big as her. Hong Anh also started to eat some food, then she conveniently peeled a handful of chili peppers, putting them into her mouth one by one, making Duong’s eyes widen.
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After eating, Hong Anh made Duong go cut down trees to build a separate room for him. Thanks to his spiritual power, this work was not too hard, very quickly Duong finished building a brand new room, seeing Bao Ngoc nimbly carrying the small things, Duong was inspired to build her a beautiful dollhouse as a place to sleep.
Hong Anh was now walking in, holding a basket of chilies and chewing them. Looking at the brand new room with all the amenities, including a comfortable bed and a soft hammock, she nodded in satisfaction and said, “Not bad… I’ll let you stay in the room outside, I’ll gladly use this new room!”
Although being blatantly exploited, Duong did not dare to resist. He had no choice but to tearfully pack his personal belongings into the room before taking them out.
“Oh, tomorrow I’m free to fix the well and the bathroom, I can also build a kitchen…” Hong Anh called out while lying in the hammock, swinging, feeling happy because having a disciple is really great…
Duong was so angry that he wanted to cry. He decided to take the opportunity to build a well, bathroom, toilet, and kitchen, then fix up the main house and the roof. After all, he was the one who needed these things. After finishing everything, it was already dark. Duong took a shower, then lazily climbed into bed, and fell into a deep sleep…
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At dawn, the jungle fowls crowed one after another, waking up the sleepy Duong. He lazily moved his lips, turned to the right, and hugged something warm and soft…
Still confused, Duong thought to himself: “Ah! What a soft, warm pillow… and it smells so good too…”
The comfortable feeling made Duong happily rub his face against the hugging knee, a gentle and warm breath blew into his nose…
“Why is it so smooth like human skin, and it also smells like Hong Anh…” Duong thought to himself, his lust rising, imagining that the knee he was hugging was Hong Anh’s beautiful face, gently placing his lips on it…
Smooth, fragrant and warm…
The feeling of comfort spread and woke Duong up, his eyes opened…
At the same time, a pair of fiery eyes also opened…
Duong’s lips were still on Hong Anh’s beautiful cheek…
Duong was so scared that his heart almost broke. He immediately jumped out of bed like lightning, knelt down and kowtowed like crazy: “Master, forgive me! Master, forgive me! I really don’t know why I slept on Master’s bed. Last night, I clearly… Wait, this is my bed?”
Hong Anh was burning with anger, but when she heard Duong say the last sentence, she immediately cooled down, instead a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.
“Why is master sleeping on my bed…” Duong grimaced. Sleeping with Hong Anh sounded like it would be very enjoyable, but he didn’t dare risk his life because a wave of her hand would be enough to destroy him.
Hong Anh blushed and mumbled: “I… I’m afraid of ghosts…”
“Goddess afraid of ghosts?” Duong widened his eyes.
Hong Anh lowered her head in shame: “I’m not afraid of ghosts… I’m just afraid that while I’m sleeping, if a ghost sneaks up and bites me, I’ll die!” At this moment, Hong Anh looked like a shy and adorable little girl.
Duong wondered: “If you are afraid of ghosts, why are you in this forest?”
“Because…” Hong Ying couldn’t say that she couldn’t leave this place for too long, and she couldn’t say that she didn’t like being close to other people. But she was afraid that it was true, so she rarely slept. At her level, sleeping or not was no longer important, the only difference was that sleeping would be more comfortable, and boredom would pass faster. But Yang made her feel very familiar and close, so last night she almost unconsciously went to sleep next to Yang and received a peaceful sleep that she hadn’t had in a long time…
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“Ooo oo…”
The rooster crowing continued, Hong Anh tried to change the subject: “Do you want to eat breakfast? I’ll catch a roast chicken for you to eat!”
Before Duong could reply, she had disappeared, leaving only a fragrant scent behind…
Duong went to the well to brush his teeth and wash his face. Bao Ngoc also knew how to brush her teeth and Duong made her a tiny toothbrush.
When Duong finished brushing his teeth, Hong Anh brought back two chickens. She waved her hand and gathered the pile of wood that Duong had used to build the house yesterday into a large pile. Then, she used her fire spiritual power to light it up, and the pile of wood immediately burst into flames.
Hong Anh looked at one of the chickens with an apologetic expression, then threw the chicken that was struggling like crazy into the fire.
Duong was watching attentively, seeing Hong Anh “grill chicken” by throwing a live chicken into the fire, he nodded: “I didn’t expect there to be such a strange way to grill chicken… it must be delicious!”
Five minutes later, Hong Anh took out a black lump…
“Will this kill you if you eat it, master?” Duong asked suspiciously.
Hong Anh blushed: “You eat it all, I’m not hungry.”
Duong looked at the hot black mass and comforted himself: “She must have grilled it like a beggar, it’s black on the outside but very delicious on the inside!”
So Duong tapped the chicken a few times, and after just a few taps, the chicken was crushed like coal.
“The sunrise is so beautiful!” Hong Anh pretended not to see and changed the subject.
Duong was at a loss with this goddess, so he took the remaining chicken out to butcher it, then used the spices he brought from the time he entered Dinh Tien Hoang’s tomb to marinate it, then put it on the fire to grill.
After a while of grilling, the aroma began to waft up. Bao Ngoc, who loved to eat grilled chicken made by Duong, was now sitting on his shoulder, her chin resting on her hands, eagerly waiting. Unexpectedly, Hong Anh also came closer when she smelled the aroma. Her demeanor at this moment was no different from Bao Ngoc’s, making Duong laugh with delight.
“Master lives alone and doesn’t know how to cook?” Duong asked.
Hong Anh replied: “Who says I don’t know, it’s just… I don’t want to cook, I can still live well without eating…”
Divine level, spiritual power is transformed into divine power, the body becomes immortal, so one can live well without eating or drinking, but of course one can still eat and drink to enjoy the taste of food.
Duong still had many curiosities about Hong Anh, he continued to ask: “How long have you lived here alone, Master?”
“Uhm… probably a thousand years… sometimes I go out for a walk…”
A thousand years of loneliness… in Duong’s heart arose a feeling of pity, she was so beautiful, so lively, why did she have to live in this desolate and deserted place… Duong wanted to understand, but did not dare to ask…
“It’s done!” Duong took the golden roasted chicken out of the fire, wrapped his spiritual power around his fingers and tore off one of the chicken thighs. The golden chicken skin made a crispy sound, the soft, shiny meat burst open, and the meat juices dripped down, giving off a fragrant aroma.
“Please eat grilled chicken, master.” Duong gave the thigh to Hong Anh, making Bao Ngoc, who was watching, pout with envy.
Hong Anh received the delicious and fragrant thigh, her beautiful face flushed: “Thank you!”
“Master, try it and see if it’s delicious?” Duong smiled.
The scent called out to Hong Ying, she lifted the chicken thigh, gracefully opened her pearly white teeth and tore off a small piece. The scent wafted into her nose, the taste melted into her tongue, chewy, soft, salty, sweet, and a little spicy. Seeing that Hong Ying liked to eat chili, Duong specially added one side, the other side without chili was for Bao Yu.
Hong Anh closed her eyes and carefully savored each flavor. It had been a long time since she had tasted such a fresh and hot dish. It was completely different from the offerings in the Fire Goddess’s temple.
“Uhm… So delicious!” Hong Anh replied and took another bite of the crispy chicken skin.
“Papa is biased! Stop hanging out with him!”
Bao Ngoc pouted, Duong burst out laughing and tore off the remaining thigh, the little girl immediately forgot her anger and flew up to receive it.
After eating, let’s get to the main point. Hong Anh made Duong sit in the middle of the yard so she could start helping him control the Blood Shadow Demon Fire.
“Do you feel the spiritual power in your soul weakening?”
Duong frowned and thought, then replied: “No!”
Hong Anh asked again: “And it didn’t increase at all, right?”
“Yes!”
“This is because the blood fire is constantly burning your spiritual power, and at the same time, your cultivation method is also replenishing an equivalent amount. But the blood fire burns more and more intensely, and very quickly it will begin to surpass the growth rate of your soul, and in the end, your soul will be burned away.”
Hong Ying walked around Duong, then continued: “But this is also an opportunity for you, did you absorb this Blood Shadow Demon Fire from the crystal or from the natural blood fire?”
“It’s from the crystal,” Duong replied.
Hong Ying nodded: “That’s even better, the blood fire from the crystal is weaker and less violent than the blood fire from nature. Do you know how strong a natural Blood Shadow Demon Fire is?”
Duong guessed: “Probably around Linh Vuong?”
Hong Ying nodded: “In theory, that’s correct! But the ranking system cannot be used to measure the power of emperor-type mutated attributes, because when they fully erupt, even the Lord will have a hard time subduing them. What I want to say is, Blood Shadow Demon Fire also has its own reserve of spiritual power. If you subdue it, that reserve of spiritual power will dissipate because the mutated attribute cannot be stronger than its owner.”
Duong said: “Master means… when its spiritual power dissipates, I will use my inner energy to absorb it back?”
Hong Ying gave Yang a painful smack on the head: “Idiot! Dissipated spiritual power is different from natural spiritual power, is it that easy to absorb? Luckily for you, I am here. When you subdue the blood fire, I can help you retain a small portion of its spiritual power in your soul. Then you can gradually refine it into your own spiritual power.”
“Yes! Then do it now, master!”
“What?” Hong Anh raised her eyebrows.
Duong’s eyes widened: “Then subdue the blood fire?”
Hong Anh smiled but it made Duong feel extremely dangerous, she said: “Um… Then I will release the suppression and let you subdue…”
Having said that, Hong Anh gently placed her finger on the middle of Duong’s forehead…
Almost immediately, Duong’s body began to burn, the ferocious blood fire that was released began to burn his body, black lightning immediately rushed out to challenge him, causing Duong to suffer from extreme burning pain.
“AAA….” Duong screamed in pain.
After screaming for a while, Duong felt his blood fire begin to calm down and return to normal. He breathed heavily and was happy: “Master! It seems I have subdued him?”
Hong Anh glared: “What do you mean? I just suppressed it!”
Duong looked down sadly.
Hong Ying continued: “With your strength, if you want to subdue it, then the blood fire will subdue you! From now on, every day I will reduce the level of suppression a little so that your soul and the blood fire can gradually get used to each other. In addition, you must also learn the method to control the fire spirit power and train your body to have a real chance to subdue this blood fire…”
Hong Anh was talking when she stopped because she saw Bao Ngoc calmly fly into Duong’s ring and then carry a platinum lotus flower flying out, not even looking at Duong and Hong Anh.
Holding the familiar toy, Bao Ngoc flew out into the wind, channeling her spiritual power into it, causing the flower bud to gradually bloom in the ice. When it fully bloomed, fire started to burn from the stem and spread throughout the entire flower.
“What flower is that? Let me see!” Hong Ying’s eyes lit up as she looked at the brilliant fire lotus…
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