Goddess Emperor Phoenix: Rebirth Against Heaven

The winter sun shines on the quiet green forest, a faint fragrance drifts from afar, and a nimble figure shuttles lightly through the forest. This is a goddess with supernatural powers - Emperor Huang.

Having experienced countless life and death hardships, she has now grown into a legendary goddess. Her face is as white as jade, her eyebrows and eyes are as beautiful as paintings, her figure is graceful and elegant, and every move she makes reveals her extraordinary temperament. Her eyes are as deep as a pool, as if she can see through all obstacles and see the true meaning of things.

Just as Di Huang was immersed in her thoughts, a subtle sound suddenly reached her ears. She was slightly startled, and subconsciously expanded her perception range, only to see a barely noticeable figure flashing through the trees in the distance.

"Who is there?" Di Huang asked coldly, with a hint of vigilance in his tone.

There was no response. But the figure quickly moved deeper into the forest, seemingly trying to hide its tracks.

Di Huang narrowed her eyes and followed him with a gaze as fast as lightning. She was full of doubts. Who was this person? Why was he hiding his tracks? Was he an enemy? Or someone with ulterior motives?

Soon, Emperor Huang caught up with the figure. He saw a man in a black robe standing in an open space in the forest, holding an old scroll in his hand, and concentrating on studying something.

Seeing the person coming, the man's expression changed slightly and he subconsciously hid the scroll behind him.

"Who are you? What are you doing?" Emperor Huang asked in a deep voice, his eyes as cold as ice.

The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect you to find out. It seems that I still underestimated your perception."

Emperor Huang looked at him coldly, not moved by his words at all. "Who are you? Why are you spying on me?"

The man sighed and spoke slowly: "My name is Bai Ling, and I am an ordinary ascetic. I just accidentally discovered this ancient secret book and was just about to study it. I didn't expect you to find it. I'm really sorry."

Di Huang narrowed her eyes and carefully looked at the man in front of her. Although the other party spoke sincerely, she still felt that something was wrong.

"Your cultivation is not simple, how can you be just an ordinary cultivator?" she said in a cold voice.

Bai Ling smiled slightly and did not deny it. "Sir, what you said makes sense. I am indeed not an ordinary cultivator, but a master of the foundation-building stage with good cultivation. However, I have no improper intentions, I am just interested in this secret book. You can rest assured that I will not do you any harm."

Emperor Huang was silent for a moment, then said: "In that case, you can give me the secret book."

Bai Ling was slightly startled, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes. But he immediately regained his composure and said with a smile: "Well, since you are so curious, I don't mind letting you take a look." As he said that, he took out the ancient scroll from behind and handed it to Di Huang carefully.

Emperor Huang took the scroll and his eyes narrowed slightly. He saw that the scroll was densely recorded with various strange runes and totems, exuding a strong ancient atmosphere.

"What is this?" she asked in a deep voice.

Bai Ling smiled and said, "This is a very rare ancient secret book. As far as I know, it is an extremely rare treasure. It contains many magical spells and techniques that can greatly enhance the strength of practitioners. The reason why I am so interested in it is because of its unique value."

Emperor Huang frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and finally said: "In that case, I will keep this treasure for you. You can go back."

Bai Ling's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "Sir, this treasure is very precious to me, and I don't want to lose it. How about we cooperate? You can help me study this treasure, and I will return it to you after I get what I want."

Emperor Huang snorted coldly, "You have a good cultivation base, but you are still spying on my whereabouts and want to seize this treasure. Do you think I will believe you?"

Bai Ling said anxiously: "No, Master, you misunderstood. I am indeed interested in this treasure, but I don't want to hurt you. How about we work together to study this treasure?"

Emperor Huang was silent for a moment, and finally said: "In that case, I will keep this treasure. If you need to know anything, I am always here to help."

Bai Ling hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. "Okay, I'll leave it to you for safekeeping. However, please allow me to come and look at this treasure occasionally. I will be very careful."

Emperor Huang said calmly: "That's fine, as long as you don't disturb me, you can come anytime."

After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the distance.

Di Huang frowned slightly and immediately became alert. She quickly restrained her breath and looked cautiously in the direction where the sound came from.

I saw a woman in a purple robe running over hurriedly, looking anxious.

"Young Master, that's great, I finally found you!" The woman breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Di Huang.

Emperor Huang was slightly stunned and asked in confusion: "Who are you? What happened? Why are you looking for me?"

The woman said hurriedly: "Sir, I am your personal maid Qingyin. I just received news that someone wanted to assassinate you, so I hurried to find you, fearing that something unexpected would happen."

Emperor Huang frowned slightly, "Who dares to harm me?"

Qingyin said anxiously: "I don't know either. The news only says that someone has targeted you and wants to assassinate you secretly. So I have been looking for you everywhere, fearing that something might happen to you."

Emperor Huang hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Bai Ling who was standing beside him. "It seems that you also know about this matter. Do you have other intentions?"

Bai Ling quickly shook his head, "No, Master, I really don't know. I'm just studying an ancient secret book here, and I don't have any other intentions."

Emperor Huang stared at him for a long time before slowly saying, "In that case, you can go back first. I will find out the truth about this matter."

Bai Ling breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and thanked him quickly, then turned and left.

After he left, Qingyin said hurriedly: "Master, we should go back quickly to avoid any accidents."

Emperor Huang nodded, "Okay, let's go."

The two quickly returned to Emperor Huang's residence. This was a secret manor hidden in the mountains, with a quiet environment and a very secretive geographical location. Few people knew of its existence.

As soon as they entered the manor, Qingyin immediately summoned the other maids and told them to be vigilant and search every corner of the manor carefully, for fear of anything unusual.

Di Huang came to her inner room and sat on the couch in deep thought. She couldn't help wondering who was trying to harm her? Could it be the Bai Ling she had just met? But he didn't seem to have done anything wrong, and was always humble and polite.

Just as Di Huang was immersed in his own thoughts, suddenly a burst of hurried footsteps was heard outside the door.

"Master, something happened!" Qingyin's anxious voice came from outside.

Di Huang's heart sank, and he immediately stood up and walked out. He saw Qingyin's face was panicked, and her eyes were full of worry.

"What's going on?" Emperor Huang asked with a frown.

Qingyin said hurriedly: "Sir, we found a body in the dense forest behind the manor, and there was a lot of blood on the ground. It seems that there was a big conflict here."

Emperor Huang's expression was stern, "Take me to see it."

Following Qingyin to the dense forest at the back of the mountain, I saw a lot of blood on the ground, which clearly showed that a fierce fight had taken place. In the middle of the jungle, there was actually a body lying there, and it was Bai Ling.

Emperor Huang walked forward and carefully examined Bai Ling's body. He was covered in wounds, obviously having experienced a fierce battle. But strangely, he was still holding the ancient secret book tightly in his hand.

Emperor Huang watched all this silently, with a trace of doubt in his heart. Is Bai Ling really just an ordinary cultivator? Why did he die here?

"Sir, it looks like something very unusual has happened here. We should notify the relevant personnel quickly and find out the cause as soon as possible." Qingyin said softly.

Di Huang nodded, "Okay, you go and notify them. I'll stay and take a closer look."

After Qingyin left, Dihuang re-examined Bai Ling's body. She carefully observed the secret book in his hand and found that the runes and totems on it were actually emitting a faint glow, as if some strange power was flowing through it.

Emperor Huang frowned and thought, wondering what kind of secret book this was that made Bai Ling take it so seriously. Could this be the source of the conspiracy against him?

Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from a distance, as if someone was rushing here in a hurry.

Emperor Huang narrowed his eyes and looked vigilantly in the direction of the sound. After a while, a figure in black appeared in his sight.

The figure looked panicked, obviously having just experienced something intense. He saw Bai Ling's body on the ground, his face suddenly changed, and he hurried over here.

"Oh no! Something has happened to Senior Bai!" the man shouted anxiously, his tone full of worry.

Emperor Huang looked at him coldly and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? Do you know this person?"

The man's expression froze, obviously he had not expected to meet Emperor Huang. He hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "My name is Yun Yi, and I am Senior Bai's apprentice. I just received news that Senior Bai was in danger, and I rushed over, but I didn't expect..." He paused, his eyes full of grief.

Emperor Huang narrowed his eyes and asked: "Then do you know who killed Bai Ling?"

Yun Yi shook his head, "No, I don't know. I just rushed over after receiving the news, but I didn't have time to rescue Senior Bai."

Emperor Huang was silent for a moment, and finally said: "In that case, you should stay too, and we will find out the truth together."

Yun Yi nodded quickly, "Yes, sir."

The two searched the dense forest carefully for a long time, but they still didn't find any useful clues. However, they did find some strange traces nearby, as if someone had deliberately covered something up.

"The situation here is indeed very strange." Emperor Huang narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "It seems that we must find out the truth as soon as possible and not let the murderer escape."

Yun Yi nodded, "Yes, sir. I will fully cooperate with you and find the truth together."

Di Huang thought to herself that this matter might not be simple. Bai Ling's death was too strange, and she felt that there must be some unknown secrets behind it.

She decided to stay here temporarily and continue investigating the matter. No matter who was behind it, she would find out the truth and not let the murderer escape.

At this moment, there was a burst of rapid horse hoof sounds in the distance. Di Huang's expression was startled, and she immediately became alert. She looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a group of armored warriors riding horses quickly.

"It's the palace guards!" Yun Yi exclaimed.

Sure enough, the team of warriors soon arrived at the dense forest. The leading warrior immediately jumped off his horse and bowed to Di Huang.

"Hello, sir. We received news that something unusual happened here, so we came here to check it out." The warrior said respectfully.

Emperor Huang nodded slightly, "Since