Mu Fei's words had a shocking effect on everyone.

Whether it was a current student like Tan Xiao, or a retired and rehired old expert like Liu Qingquan, they all had expressions that were hard to face directly - except for Kong Xuan, after all he was born from the Primordial Phoenix's conception, which was at an ancient level of strangeness.

Well well, what a hidden pregnancy this is, huh?

"To be fair, you're kind of framing her here, this baby of yours doesn't even have a spirit yet." Qian Ping'an thought to himself, with the way you look, I thought you and Director Mu really had some untold story.

Indeed, it's only been a few days.

Since being framed by Fang Zhu, Mu Fei finally heard a normal person's words, "Exactly, if he produced seven stones at once, would I become the painless mother of the Pearl Babies? Trying to frame me without paying for maternity insurance himself, is he hoping pregnancy will reduce his sentence?"

"How can you say that about me? This is my first time..." Fang Zhu said resentfully, indicating that he was not that kind of scheming man.

Mu Fei: "..."

Fang Zhu looked up at the sky and said, "We clam folk rarely produce pearls. Every clam pearl is a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, born with great spirituality, and can become a spirit without needing a hundred years. During the pearl bearing period, I will gradually weaken and even be in danger of my life. After it is born, it is the pearl in the palm of the clam clan, no different from a child."

This really does sound like the process of pregnancy, where the child is like a foreign object that threatens life.

Fang Zhu added hesitantly, "I have cultivated for many years but have never been able to conceive a clam pearl. As soon as you came, it was conceived... This is a great fate that you cannot deny or escape from."

"When you said before that you can't leave her, is it because during this weakening period, you need to stay with the other... father, mother, uh, the pearl nucleus provider?" Liu Qingquan asked while taking notes.

There was one thing Fang Zhu wasn't wrong about, which is that clam folk rarely conceive pearls. Knowledge like this, even they didn't know, it belongs to the clan's internal secrets.

Moreover, Fang Zhu said that clam pearls are born with great spirituality and can quickly become spirits, treated like their own children. This peculiar species relationship was unheard of to everyone, and seemed worthy of being recorded.

Therefore, upon hearing this, Tan Xiao also took out his phone to record, "Mm-hmm, so how long until you give birth? How will you give birth, can we observe it?"

What is this called? This is called field research. Tan Xiao had already smoothly transitioned from being shocked and speechless to being curious, and even wanting to obtain first-hand information for writing.

"It can be done on the night of the next full moon." If it was difficult for the clam clan to conceive pearls, once they had the opportunity, it would be particularly fast. As for the matter of observing the birth, Fang Zhu looked at Mu Fei and said, "Whether to let them watch or not, I'll listen to you."

Mu Fei: "..."

Mu Fei: "You listen to me, just let me go, I'm just a worker."

She was just interested in the heavenly scripture at the bottom of the lake. Which cultivator wasn't interested? The River Diagram and Luo Writing evolved into cultural origins such as the Eight Trigrams. If she studied it more, maybe she could develop a new field of study.

Who knew that studying more would produce a child. Unscrupulous small ads are deadly.

Kong Xuan saw that Tan Xiao kept making small movements with his mouth. He had no interest in this kind of messy matter. What was so strange about conceiving a pearl? He impatiently said, "Is it up to him to let you go or not? Just take him back for detention and interrogation, what's there to talk about."

"Mmm, this indeed needs to be taken back. Mu Fei, a statement needs to be made, as well as the case of the demon-slaying trap he mentioned before." Liu Qingquan looked at Mu Fei.

Fang Zhu's pearl was a demon among demons, and the demon-slaying trap was a case within a case. Moreover, its nature was quite vicious and also involved telecom fraud, so it definitely needed to be investigated.

When Fang Zhu heard this, he originally just wanted to stay with Mu Fei. Now that the situation was that Mu Fei definitely wouldn't stay, as long as he could go with her it would be fine. He immediately got up, "I'll go."

"I'll go." Mu Fei also said in a low voice, "Alright, don't say anymore, let's go back." First return the soul, then talk. If she didn't go back soon, her muscles would atrophy.

"Sister Mu, it's better if you don't return your own soul for now. I'm afraid something might happen again on the long journey. Let us take you there." Tan Xiao had prepared early. He took out a substitute made of thorny vines for Mu Fei to attach to. Nowadays, with the decline of social morality, one didn't dare to be careless again.

"By the way, Mu Fei, can you give us a public relations plan for reference?" Liu Qingquan pointed at Tan Xiao, still thinking about what happened before.

"Little brother performed rituals in public again?" Mu Fei said dejectedly, "What's there to do public relations for? Isn't it very normal for him to perform rituals in public? No one will think he's subduing demons, it will only reinforce stereotypes."

Unlike them, Tan Xiao, as an inheritor of folk customs, found it very convenient to perform rituals. The higher his popularity, the more open and aboveboard his rituals would be, forming a virtuous cycle.

"No, this time it was during the Yunmeng Marsh bird watching festival where the national first-class green peacock appeared..." Liu Qingquan euphemistically mentioned a shocking topic.

Mu Fei glanced at Kong Xuan, realizing what might have happened. "..."

Looking at Fang Zhu again, Mu Fei muttered to herself, "Becoming a mother suddenly doesn't seem that hard to accept..."

......

"Wait." Kong Xuan stopped Tan Xiao.

The others were all waiting for a taxi to pick them up at the embankment. Tan Xiao was also about to go out. Seeing Kong Xuan call him, he stopped. "What is it?"

Kong Xuan bent down slightly, "...Let me see the wound."

It was also the first time Tan Xiao used the tongue tip talisman. He must say it really hurt. He was thinking about the people in ancient times who bit their tongues to commit suicide. How much courage did it take?

Tan Xiao opened his mouth, revealing the tip of his tongue. The wound on the red and tender tongue tip was a bit deep, and a little bit of bright red blood oozed out when it moved, moistening his soft lower lip.

In ancient sacrifices, blood was also one of the offerings. The soul was in the liver and blood, symbolizing the freshness and deliciousness of the offerings. This blood could be human blood or sacrificial animal blood. Even today, blood is used in many rituals, such as this tongue tip blood talisman.

This bright red blood reminded one of the representative color scheme of Chu shamans. In an instant, Kong Xuan felt as if he was in a sacrificial ceremony again, his soul rising and falling with a certain rhythm, constantly reverberating to his heart.

Kong Xuan felt as if even his eardrums were pulsating, and he became dazed.

"Hmm?" Tan Xiao's tongue was still sticking out. "If there's nothing else, I'll put it back in..."

This made him look very silly, like a little dog.

Kong Xuan got anxious and reached out to pinch his chin, drawing a talisman on the tip of his tongue with his fingers.

Tan Xiao only felt a coolness on his tongue, and then it was as if it was enveloped by something. The persistent dull pain disappeared without a trace. He curled his tongue, touching Kong Xuan's fingers again before retracting it into his mouth. "Thank you, great god."

Kong Xuan's hand was still pinching his chin. Just now, he didn't notice that he was observing the wound from a close distance. From Tao Xiao's perspective, it was like the angle when Kong Xuan descended in his peacock form earlier, similarly covering most of Tao Xiao's field of vision, leaving only Kong Xuan in his eyes.

He could clearly see the tips of the ornamental feathers on Kong Xuan's head swaying slightly, soft and fine...

Kong Xuan suddenly stood up straight, withdrew his hand and turned around, "Let's go, let's go."

Tao Xiao blinked, "...Oh!"

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Title: Did everyone see that scene of "All Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" on a certain short video platform?

Content: Oh my god, before I clicked on it, I thought it was some kind of blessing video for the middle-aged and elderly. After clicking on it, I realized my mistake. If this is not "All Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix", then what is? Mom, there really are phoenixes in the world. I feel blessed!

1L: This video has so many likes...! Even through the screen, you can feel the shocking power of nature on the scene. It's so beautiful, so beautiful that my polluted soul is being cleansed!

2L: I also saw it and watched it several times. May I ask where this is? It should be within China, right? When I saw it, I was simply speechless, especially at the end when the phoenix actually landed in the arms of a boy in red. You guys quickly tell me this is an AI product. I can't believe this is real!

3L: It has been verified that it's not an AI stunt. The blogger replied in the comment section saying it was at Yunmeng Marsh. Then I searched it and found that Yunmeng Marsh is currently holding a bird-watching competition, and many photography bloggers have also been posting pictures one after another, all capturing it.

4L: [Image][Image][Image] Compared to the video, it has a different kind of beauty. Each one is so great, from the panoramic view of "All Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix", to the posture of the peacock in flight, and then to the fusion with the person in red... I have collected all the high-resolution images. They all give different feelings. The last one has such a sense of story, right!

5L: Is this an official promotional video? How did they get the wild birds to cooperate? After watching it, I want to go straight to Yunmeng Marsh. That person in red has really bewitched me. Who understands? When the peacock landed, he just caught it like that, surrounded by flying birds. Behind him is the vast Yunmeng Marsh. What an ancient scene of attracting the phoenix!

6L: This has exploded in the photography and bird-watching circles, because this bird seems to be a national first-class green peacock, but there are also dissenting opinions. Moreover, Yunmeng Marsh is not a peacock habitat.

It's still unclear whether this is legally or illegally domesticated, migrating, escaped from a zoo, or what. If it's a national first-class, then it would be too much.

But anyway, all the photographers who didn't go to the scene are regretting it to death. Those who shoot animals, those who shoot humanities, those who shoot scenery, they are all collectively crying. Ah, not to mention photographers, I, an ordinary person, am also regretting it. This event was in the city right next to us. Why didn't I go see it!

7L: My god, I didn't know Yunmeng Marsh was so beautiful in winter and had so many migratory birds! This is the first time I've learned about it!

8L: Ah, a person from Chu Province passing by. I don't recognize rare birds, but I recognize that the person in red seems to be my schoolmate...

9L: The one above, please elaborate?!

10L: Just based on this face and the clothes, it should be correct. [Link] This is our school's school anniversary celebration video this year. You can skip to 36 minutes to take a look. Anyway, a few classmates in our class all think it's him.

11L: !! When I thought "All Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" was already shocking enough, this program gave me another kind of shock. I'm about to be speechless. How did they do it?

12L: School anniversary celebration [Stunned] What's the background of your school? Such an impressive program for a school anniversary celebration. If your school is not in this year's Spring Festival Gala, I won't watch it.

13L: Sure enough, this is also your Chu Province's tourism program today, right? Going to Yunmeng Marsh to perform the Chu shaman dance, and also the descent of the "phoenix", the divine bird of Chu. Absolutely stunning. This idea is too amazing, and I can't figure out how it was realized.

14L: Hahaha, I found that there is also an uncle in a red crop top beside him. This is our Yunmeng folk custom's "Exorcist", right? Was he also participating in the filming? How come he has no presence at all, LOL.

50L: Report, the official has responded, yo. The Yunmeng official said that the two people on the speedboat were there to take promotional photos for Yunmeng in the past, and then the peacock was an accident, not domesticated. After it flew away, the official is also looking for it and invited experts to talk about what kind of phenomenon this might be. The expert babbled on for ten minutes. Anyway, he just said that it is scientific for peacocks to appear by the lake to forage and it is normal to be attracted by bright colors. Maybe it specifically went over to show off its tail and then flew away... So this peacock doesn't seem to be a national first-class. Maybe it escaped from a breeding farm or zoo, or maybe it's a wild one migrating through Yunmeng (this is a bit far-fetched...

51L: In summary, this is a beautiful accident.

52L: I didn't read the expert's words carefully, but I believe it was an accident. Can such a spectacular scene really be created artificially?! Moreover, this peacock, regardless of what breed it is, is absolutely the most beautiful peacock I have ever seen. I have never thought of using the word "shocking" to describe a peacock in a zoo. If there are phoenixes in the world, this is what they would be like...

53L: It evokes my memories, ah. Didn't anyone notice that this is the little shaman who was on the hot search before for the Chu emperor's tomb? The one who is still in high school and later collaborated with the Zhurong Band for a live performance. Long time no see. He actually came out with two new acts...