When Míngxuān and Qīnglín prepared to bestow blessings upon the newborn fledgling, to everyone's surprise, Yan Luoluo—who had been jumping around just moments before—quietly stood beside Míngxuān. Standing on tiptoe, she fixed her unblinking gaze on the center of the altar, where a phoenix egg floated, bathed in golden flames.
"Why so well-behaved this time?" Míngxuān asked in a low voice.
Yan Luoluo wore a rare, serious expression. "Because this is the birth of a pure-blooded phoenix, seen once in ten thousand years." She reached out with a small finger to gently touch Míngxuān's sleeve. "I can feel that the little one inside that egg is... very special."
Chapter 61