The Long Journey to Immortality

"Where's my little brother?" Han Lu asked, wanting to see the little guy who was related to her by blood.

“I suppose,” Feng You’s gaze lingered between the nearby houses, “that he’s probably being temporarily fostered by Feng Xi.”

"Feng Xi? Who?" This was the first time Han Lu had heard this name.

“Ru Bing’s cousin, a relative with whom we have a good relationship,” Feng You explained. “After all, your mother and I are both Nascent Soul Realm True Spirits, and a single cultivation session often lasts a week or even half a month.”

"In that case, we can only ask someone else to help take care of the child."

"Feng Xi's talent was average, and she stopped at the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm early on."

“She loved children and was always willing to help others, so she became a full-time nanny in Sanfeng Forest, helping the people of the tribe take care of their children.”

Upon hearing this, Han Lu nodded slightly and asked, "Father, where does Aunt Fengxi live?"

“There is a large nursery in the Three Phoenix Forest. Feng Xi, Feng Hong and the other young phoenixes should be there at this time.”

Curious about what the nursery looked like, Han Lu said impatiently, "Father, please take me to see my little brother."

Fengyou did not refuse.

He hadn't seen Feng Hong for half a year and missed his son very much.

Although it's called a childcare center, the institution that Fengxi serves is actually similar to a preschool.

Besides Feng Xi, the Ice Phoenix, there is also a member of the Fire Phoenix and the Illusion Phoenix clan working there.

They help the clansmen take care of the newborn phoenix chicks, and at the same time, they teach these newborns the chapters corresponding to the True Phoenix Manual and basic cultural knowledge through oral instruction and personal example.

Feng Hong is only twenty-five years old this year. In the human race, this age is already considered an adult.

However, as a long-lived true spirit, the phoenix matures somewhat slowly in terms of its mental capacity.

At twenty-five years old, Feng Hong's mental maturity was only equivalent to that of an eleven or twelve-year-old human child.

Therefore, in the so-called nursery, Feng Hong could be said to be attending "junior high school," receiving not too strict discipline and very necessary basic education.

When Han Lu and Feng You arrived at the "Nursery" located in the central area of ​​the Three Phoenix Forest, some of the fledgling phoenixes were learning human and phoenix languages ​​and scripts under the guidance of a phoenix bird that had transformed into human form.

Another group of young phoenixes sat on the Dharma throne, closed their eyes, and cultivated the "True Phoenix Treasure Scripture".

Feng Hong was among them.

“Daughter, guess which one is your younger brother?” Feng You pointed to the three phantom phoenix chicks who were cultivating and asked Han Lu a small question with a smile.

Han Lu's aesthetic sense still followed the path of human cultivators, so naturally, she couldn't see any difference between the young phoenixes.

After observing carefully for a while, I tried to see if I could establish "telepathy" through blood ties.

Unable to reach a conclusion, she could only randomly select a young phoenix.

The result, naturally, was a mistake.

Feng You chuckled and pointed to one of the three phantom phoenix chicks, saying, "He is your younger brother."

Following Feng You's directions, Han Lu looked closely and saw a phantom phoenix chick that was neither lying on the Dharma seat cultivating nor dozing off.

Han Lu scanned the area with her divine sense and clearly remembered Feng Hong's physical characteristics. She hadn't expected to come all this way only to find that she couldn't even recognize her own brother.

Upon seeing the arrival of Feng You, the patriarch of the Illusionary Phoenix Clan, the phoenix that had been watching the many fledgling phoenixes cultivate hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet him.

Feng You quietly inquired about Feng Hong's "academic performance" from the other party, not wanting to disturb the young phoenixes' cultivation because of her arrival.

This woman named Feng Yuhui did not hide anything for Feng Hong, but instead told him everything about Feng Hong's behavior in the nursery.

Feng You and Han Lu listened from the side, their expressions not very pleasant.

Despite his young age, Feng Hong still had the mind of a child and was not the kind of precocious cultivation genius.

"It's alright, he's young, still a child, it's normal for him to be playful." Although Feng You comforted himself like this, he ultimately decided to spend the next few months giving Feng Hong a good talking-to so that he would focus on his cultivation.

After waiting outside the daycare for about an hour, it was finally time for school to end.

Feng Hong, who had planned to travel around with her friends for a while before returning home, unexpectedly discovered Feng You waiting for her outside the nursery.

He could only temporarily suppress his mischievous and playful nature, calling out "Dad" as he flew into Fengyou's arms.

After a moment of intimacy, Feng Hong looked at Han Lu, who was standing next to Feng You.

The quick-witted boy immediately guessed Han Lu's identity and excitedly called out, "Sister!"

Chapter 705 Harmonious Sibling Relationship

Being addressed with such an intimate title by a fledgling phoenix that looked completely different from herself and whom she was meeting for the first time, a strange feeling arose in Han Lu's heart.

She suddenly understood why there are so many older sisters and brothers in the world who love their younger brothers and sisters so much.

Looking at Feng Hong, who was staring at her with his big eyes, Han Lu opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to address him.

After hesitating for a moment, thinking of Feng Hong calling her "sister", she awkwardly called him "brother" and, like a father, held the half-human-sized baby Feng Hong in her arms.

The embrace of her sister was completely different from that of her father. Feng Hong snuggled in Han Lu's arms for a while before letting go and chattering away with Han Lu, the sister who was already famous but whom she had only met for a minute.

"Sister, I'm so happy to meet you for the first time."

"Sister, I heard from Mother more than half a year ago that you were coming to Sanfenglin. Why are you only arriving now? Were you delayed on the way?"

"Sister, you are even more beautiful than in the stories of Father and Mother."

"Sister, can you stay with me tonight? I want to hear your stories about the Central Plains."

"Sister, what is the Central Plains like? Is it like Sanfeng Forest, full of trees everywhere?"

……

The constant use of "sister" left Han Lu, who lacked experience in dealing with children, completely overwhelmed.

However, she could also tell that Feng Hong's enthusiasm for her was partly because, over the past thirty years or so, Feng You and Feng Rubing had often told her younger brother about their lives.

It's likely that Feng Hong had been looking forward to meeting Han Lu for more than half a year.

On the other hand, Han Lu guessed that Feng Hong was trying to change the subject and divert Feng You's attention, so that the unexpectedly arrived Feng You would seize on his weakness and question him about dozing off during cultivation.

Sure enough, Feng You, who had intended to properly educate Feng Hong and let him feel his father's love, was so immersed in the strong atmosphere of family affection that he temporarily forgot his earnest teachings to Feng Hong.

"Alright, stop bothering your sister here," Feng You reached out and patted Feng Hong's head. "Let's go home first, and your sister can tell you a story when we get home."

"Okay, Father, let's go home together."

Seeing that her little plan had succeeded and that she could get closer to her sister whom she had never met before, Feng Hong's joy was written all over her face.

He wasn't afraid of being scolded by his father, he just didn't want to lose face in front of his friends.

Three phoenixes, so intelligent, returned home together.

Although Han Lu and Feng You maintained their human forms, and Feng Hong, who was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, could only accompany them in the form of a fledgling phoenix, the phoenixes in the Three Phoenix Forest could all see that this was a "happy and harmonious" family.

After Feng You and Feng Rubing got married, the two built a new nest in the Three Phoenix Forest and lived together.

During their daily practice, the two would return to their former residences to avoid disturbing each other.

Therefore, while Feng Rubing was in seclusion cultivating, the three of them returned to the new home that Feng You had built in the Three Phoenix Forest.

Since it's a new home, Han Lu's living space was naturally taken into consideration during the design and construction process.

Adding this to the treehouse that Han Lu built in Sanfeng Forest thirty years ago...

In the Three Phoenix Forest, the Phoenix Clan Chief Feng You and his family are definitely among the most wealthy real estate owners.

Back home, Feng Hong was completely free of worries. She avoided Feng You and pestered Han Lu, constantly asking questions that interested her.

These are all questions that only children would want to know or be curious about. Some of the questions are quite nonsensical, but the answers are not so bad that Han Lu would stutter or feel like she could hide anything.

On their first meeting, Han Lu, who had been looking forward to getting closer to her younger brother, naturally did not refuse Feng Hong's enthusiasm.

Her younger brother asked her one question, and she answered him with several.

Seeing that the siblings got along well, Fengyou, who already knew what Hanlu had seen and heard over the past thirty years, stopped being a "third wheel".

He took the initiative to leave and went to find the elders of the clan to inquire about any events that had occurred within the clan in the past six months. At the same time, he also planned to bring up the issues that still needed to be discussed at the Phoenix Bird Assembly, and work together with the clan leaders of the other two clans in the Three Phoenix Forest to worry about the important affairs of the Phoenix Clan.

There are many stories, and Feng Hong, whose mental age is only eleven or twelve, is indeed a curious child.

Han Lu told her story for a full hour and answered questions for another hour. Only when Feng Hong, a fledgling phoenix whose cultivation was not yet comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, needed to eat did she have a moment to drink some water and moisten her throat.

When the phoenix is ​​still a fledgling, it needs to eat once every three days. In terms of frequency and amount of food, it is far superior to the human Foundation Establishment cultivators of similar cultivation level.

For example, Feng Hong eats at least five catties of meat in one meal, and as for vegetables and snacks, the more the better.

On weekdays, Feng Rubing, who loves cooking, takes advantage of her son's meals to show off her superb culinary skills, and she "serves" Feng Hong, a young phoenix who has never seen much of the world, comfortably.

On this day, Feng Rubing was in seclusion cultivating, so the food delivered was naturally just the large pot of food prepared by the clan for the young phoenixes.

Five catties of stewed meat from an unknown monster, along with some not-so-rare spiritual plants and fresh vegetables grown by a phoenix that loves farming in the open space of the Three Phoenix Forest.

The chef's skills were mediocre, and it was a large-scale meal, so Feng Hong naturally had little interest in it. If he hadn't been really hungry, he probably would have only been able to manage to eat half of it.

Seizing the opportunity, Han Lu took out the gift she had prepared for her younger brother.

It has to be said that choosing a gift for Feng Hong, who can only live in the form of a phoenix, was a difficult task for Han Lu for a long time.

Of the three categories of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, there are no specific gifts to choose from in terms of clothing, housing, and transportation. And the storybook and toy that are suitable to give to children don't seem to match the phoenix-shaped image of the phoenix.

Fortunately, Han Lu knew that each of the young phoenixes was a big eater, so she chose several food-related gifts to bring to the wilderness.

Several spices suitable for simple seasoning when added to food.

Some novel fruits and vegetables that she and Wen Erya brought to the Central Plains from the ancient cultivation secret realm.

Finally, there was a full 1,000 jin of pork.

Fortunately, Han Lu had used her Ice Phoenix Divine Power to freeze the pork before buying it and putting it into storage bags.

Otherwise, even if it were stored in a storage bag for half a year, the meat would definitely have rotted and spoiled long ago, making it unfit for consumption.

Feng Hong watched curiously as her sister sprinkled some different colored powders into the stewed meat soup.

Smelling the fragrance emanating from the powder floating in the air, Feng Hong tentatively took another bite of meat and swallowed it.

Experiencing a delicious taste completely different from before, his appetite increased greatly. He not only finished the stewed meat in his bowl, but also ate all three large watermelons that Han Lu had brought out.

Seeing that her younger brother liked it, Han Lu smiled and introduced him to the good things she had brought from the Western Regions and the Central Plains.

As for the thousand catties of pork, Han Lu temporarily stored it for Feng Hong and would later hand it over to Feng Rubing so that Feng Hong could enjoy this ingredient, which was far more delicious than wild beasts, in his daily diet.

I heard interesting stories from my sister and also tasted delicious food.