"The Nirvana Phoenix lingered and wouldn't leave..."
As A Lian finished this part of her story, her eyelids drooped, and her lips suddenly began to tremble. Then, in a shaking voice, she said something that surprised both Su Xuan and the Third Elder.
"Since it wouldn't leave, I captured it!"
The Third Elder asked doubtfully, "You knew the Nirvana Phoenix was a spiritual bird from the Immortal Mountain, so why would you capture it? Didn't you know this would provoke their retaliation? And what did you plan to do with it? Stew and eat it?"
The Third Elder then added, "Did Fu Yong make you do it? A Nirvana Phoenix is a treasure trove, a rare and exquisite material for alchemy!"
"He would never dare," A Lian countered. "It was my own idea. I wanted to capture the Nirvana Phoenix to save someone!"
"Save someone? Who?" the Third Elder asked, astonished.
