Xiao System: Diviner Yi Hua
Fire Phoenix 1: A Withered Tree

Yi Village is a village that is quite inland than other villages in the Li Kingdom. Its territory was far in the North and somewhat closed. Including the village that is rarely visited by new people to live there, so until now only the original people who live there. That number did not reach more than two hundred people.

Its far-flung territory made it difficult for the kingdom to provide assistance. Especially about the drought

Yi Village. The city closest to Yi Village was still very far away. Plus if you want to enter Yi Village then you have to follow the river flow to it.

However, due to the drought that hit, the river that should flow there has dried up. If there is any water, it is just like water that is inundated when it rains. Plus with mud and sand. Obviously, the water there cannot be used.

The last time it rained was after a big tree in Yi Village was cut down. According to Liu Xingsheng the large tree was on the entrance to Yi Village. However, as the Kingdom tried to widen the road so that Yi Village could be affordable, they had to cut down the tree. Who would have thought that after the tree was cut down, the rain came very hard. It caused a great flood, but not to make casualties.

However, after the rain subsided the flood immediately receded quickly. However it was the last time they got rainwater to use. Because, after that the drought immediately hit Yi Village.

It felt strange when the drought immediately came after the great flood. Where did the water go so quickly?

At first this was not a serious problem when the residents still had water sources in their wells. However, another case of water is dust that is not used periodically. When water is used every day, of course, their wells are also immediately depleted.

Therefore, this problem soon reached the Kingdom.

If the Prime Minister has been assigned to address, that means the problem is a bit strange. And, this esteemed Prime Minister Liu Xingsheng had obviously always wanted to drag Yi Hua into his work. It was because somehow his work could be completed if Yi Hua intervened.

After all, only Yi Hua wanted to help him without asking for a money back guarantee.

"Is this really related to that felled tree, Xiao?" yi Hua asked as she hugged the tree trunk by the roadside.

He was already extremely exhausted, and his breathing was already completely hunting. Because they could not enter Yi Village by carriage or horse, because there was a river. Well, the answer must be to use a boat. Unfortunately, the Yi Village river has been drought and certainly no boat can get into it. Then, the suffering also increased as they walked down this former river filled with mud and mushy.

Yi Hua's all-white clothes had clearly changed to a blackish brown. It is very difficult when he has to be a character dominated by white. If he could, he wanted to borrow An's all-black clothes.

Yi Hua wondered about the living creatures that inhabited the river. Where are they, and are they dead?

"I don't know either, Yi Hua. You just have to be careful, because humans are not the only creatures in this world. Plus usually a tree that has lived a long time has an owner," explained Xiao who sounded relaxed.

It was obvious that he was relaxed because he was just stuck in Yi Hua's ear. Yi Hua until now he was looking for a way to pull the red gem that stuck to his ear. But strangely the red gem was attached as if it were part of his body.

Yi Hua wiped his own sweaty face, "So, maybe it does have something to do with that felled tree?" ask again in my heart.

"This is just a guess, HuaHua. Don't be too trusted either. This could be because nature is sick. You know the development to be more advanced is good, but it will obviously change nature. It can also cause unprecedented natural symptoms" explains Xiao, who is often forward-oriented. Understandably a less-worked creature, Xiao is clearly more wishful and theorized.

In front of Yi Hua was Liu Xingsheng who was also resting his body on one of the large woods. In the past, the road they took was a river, so it is not strange if there was ever a tree trunk that swirled on the riverbed. But because it has dried up, what remains is a log that is still complete with branches.

They were currently entering Yi Village only the four of them. Well, the same members as before. Huan Ran, Liu Xingsheng, An, and also Yi Hua. Huan Ran obviously always accompanied Liu Xingsheng if on duty, or not the leftist Prime Minister would make trouble if working alone. Liu Xingsheng had instead pulled Yi Hua into the matter. Then, Yi Hua would obviously get An involved.

To be honest Yi Hua did not understand why An had always followed him. How could a personal bodyguard of the King possibly switch jobs like this?

An even acted like he had no job in the Kingdom, so he wanted to come along. When Huan Ran asked why An had come along, the man with the black characteristics instead ignited Huan Ran's emotions by saying, "I just lack work, and see creatures like you pass by. Then, I thought this was interesting to follow."

This made Huan Ran quiet again. Eventually, the right-wing Prime Minister realized that talking to An would only make him tired. After all, which underworker follows the Prime Minister's train out of curiosity?

If it wasn't An, then that person would be imprisoned soon.

SRETT!

Yi Hua stared at the sack of drink from the skin that was in front of his face. After which, he looked towards the owner, and gave a smile for politeness. "Thank you, Mr. An. But you better drink first."

"I'm not thirsty" An replied briefly.

The man's hand was still outstretched to hand over the drink pouch, and Yi Hua had no other choice. He grabbed it and drank quickly. Not to forget Yi Hua knows herself, that is by leaving for An.

Liu Xingsheng raised his hand. "I want to too."

Just as Yi Hua wanted to ask An, the man immediately took out his water bag. Without saying much, An upheld the remaining drink until it ran out. It made Liu Xingsheng stare bitterly at An who had never been kind to him at all.

Liu Xingsheng only remembered that An rarely spoke to anyone else, except Yi Hua. If he talked to Huan Ran, it might just be a discussion. Especially to her, An was like he had never seen Liu Xingsheng exist.

"It's over," Yi Hua said that unkindly to Liu Xingsheng.

Huan Ran who was sitting on the same tree trunk as Liu Xingsheng immediately exclaimed. "If you're so thirsty, don't you want to drink any more than mine?" huan Ran asked as he threw the bag of drinks he brought at Liu Xingsheng.

It made Liu Xingsheng's face turn. But he was really thirsty anyway.

An replied, "Don't you give it to Prime Minister Liu?"

SRETT!

Yi Hua stared at the strange jade bottle that was released by Huan Ran. Somehow he felt a strange aura emanating from the jade bottle. And, sure enough, Xiao immediately told Yi Hua what the contents of the jade bottle were.

"In it is holy water. Usually you can drive away the fine creatures with that water. Or, you can water it to disassemble the artificial form made by ghosts" Xiao explained.

Yi Hua sighed when he realized that Huan Ran was going to start a fight again. This was just like Huan Ran wanted to eradicate An with holy water. Well, although An's identity is a bit suspicious as well.

An looked at Huan Ran lightly, "What if you poison me, Prime Minister Huan? Can you drink it too?" challenge An.

Well, if Huan Ran was indeed serving An he would definitely drink that holy water. Huan Ran obviously had nothing to fear, as he was a human. Holy water will not affect him. However, Huan Ran did not drink the water. Maybe he still wants to fight with An.

"You scared?" huan Ran asked while throwing the jade bottle at An.

Actually Yi Hua was also curious about An's true self. From the magic aura that An often released it was definitely not a human thing. But if he is not human, what is he in the human world for?

If An refuses to drink the water, it's clear the man will be even more suspicious.

An had been following Yi Hua all this time. Isn't that weird when they never knew each other before?

If An really wasn't human, that could be the reason why he approached Yi Hua. The reason was certainly because of the demonic furnace within Yi Hua. Said, Xiao, to the demons and ghosts the aura of Yi Hua was likely to be fragrant.

Luckily Yi Hua's demonic furnace was sealed, though it was not known who sealed it. Until now the guess was Yi Hua's father. Perhaps Yi Hua's late father, Shi Heng, wanted to protect Yi Hua.

However An looked at Yi Hua. "Is this water non-toxic, Yi Hua?"

Why ask me? Your stomach. If you're fucked, you'll bear it yourself. Don't ask me, because I don't want Prime Minister Huan Ran's evil tinkering.

Yi Hua scratched his non-itchy head. Yi Hua did not want to lie. Because, from the beginning he was an honest child, kind hearted though a bit arrogant.

"Well, it's not poisonous. But ..." Not yet finished Yi Hua spoke, he had already seen An open the bottle and upright it comfortably.

Yi Hua frowned when he saw that.

"Xiao, is that really holy water?" yi Hua asked to be sure.

Xiao immediately replied. "That's holy water, HuaHua. And, it's so powerful that you can even feel it. What was? You still suspect that An isn't human?" ask Xiao to return.

Yi Hua touched the red jewel in his left ear. "Eitherway. He could prove that he was human, but that was precisely what made him even more suspicious," Yi Hua replied slowly.

CRUST!

Huan Ran smiled faintly as if he wanted to fish more and more. But Huan Ran had no intention of catching the jade bottle back. The bottle fell to the ground with a crack. Maybe An could squeeze the bottle before it was thrown.

"Every water is the same, Mr. An. Are you bothered by the taste of that water?" huan Ran asked with a probing question.

Shrugging his shoulders no matter what. "Maybe it's because the water was given by you, that's why it's not good."

After which, An lowered his head towards Yi Hua who was inferior to him. "What are you thinking, Yi Hua?"

"I didn't think of anything. Maybe I was just exhausted so my mind was floating around the Pleiades star," said Yi Hua who was chanting.

An reached out his hand to get rid of the haircut that had descended on Yi Hua's face. "Every time you think then you'll touch a red jewel in your ear. That's why I know you're thinking."

Does this guy always watch him?

I don't know.

Yi Hua simply pointed towards the dry river. "I was just thinking about what really happened in Yi Village. From the river line I could tell that this river was very broad and deep. Not to mention the flow of this river is also connected to the sea. Usually not raining for a month or two will not make the river this wide dry quickly. But look ... It was so dry that I thought that from the beginning there was no river here" Yi Hua said, only to divert the conversation.

An folded both his hands on his chest. "Many have linked this disaster to the anger of the local gods."

Local Gods?

Liu Xingsheng raised a hand sign that he wanted to interrupt. "Ah, that said the felled tree, isn't it? As I said Yi Hua, you should talk to the owner of the tree. You're the kind."

Your head!

Yi Hua ignored the ridiculous idea of Liu Xingsheng. He focused on An's explanation. "Are these Gods indeed highly respected by the people of Yi Village?"

"It all started with the Qixi celebration. He said, every time the Qixi Celebration the tree would shine like reddish. The leaves, even the stems come red. That's what they call the tree a Phoenix tree, because it's similar in color to the wings of the legendary bird" An explained as he looked at Yi Hua.

Huan Ran said. "You seem to know too much. Didn't you just come to the Li Kingdom?"

"Maybe it's because I'm more knowledgeable than you, Prime Minister Huan," the man replied without looking at Huan Ran. It is like different words and actions.

An's remarks were quite polite, but his actions did not look like he respected Huan Ran.

Yi Hua had many thoughts in his head now. But what he asked was ... "If the residents knew about the God who owns the Phoenix tree, why would they cut it down?"

If they never knew about the story. It's just like you defied a god. At least that was what Yi Hua could think.

"They didn't intentionally cut it down. The tree is broken and broken. Then, they thought that the tree was no longer inhabited by Gods," This time Huan Ran replied.

Yi Hua understood this.

Said ...

When God loses his followers or no one believes him anymore, his power will decrease. Even the worst thing is that the God will just disappear. The people of Yi Village probably thought that the Phoenix Tree God had lost its power.

What about this drought?

"When did this tree start to look withered?" yi Hua asked An.

An seemed to think for a moment. "Nobody paid so much attention to that. But from the weathered wood trunk, maybe the tree had rotted in it for a long time," replied An who like to have come and checked the tree before.

Yi Hua never knew where all this information An got from.

Xiao said to Yi Hua, "HuaHua, are you thinking about what I think?"

"Sorry my brain is a bit shallow. Therefore, all I think about now is eating," Yi Hua replied lazily.

Even so, Yi Hua began to string something in her mind. Especially when An said about the Qixi Celebration.

Now ...

His father always came to Yi Village during the Qixi Celebration, which is once a year. However, when his father died, he did not visit Yi Village anymore. Then, this Phoenix tree had also been rotting in it for quite some time.

"Xiao, did your late father ever talk to the original Yi Hua about Yi Village?" yi Hua asked in the end.

"Never, HuaHua."

Somehow he felt this was like going back to his mysterious father.

This Yi Hua family was most happy to leave questions in his life. Even his father!

"Then, where is the tree trunk?" yi Hua asked who had absolutely no light in his brain. He's totally dizzy.

The dizzy Yi Hua himself immediately released the tree trunk he had been hugging since. It seemed like everyone was too tired to remember Yi Hua's strange behavior. Then, Yi Hua headed towards the log that Liu Xingsheng had occupied since.

Yi Hua had originally intended to lie down on the dried tree trunk. However, his hand suddenly came to a halt in the air as he saw something strange.

A SHOCK!

HUH UH?

"Didn't this tree grow back?" yi Hua asked with a frightened face. The reason, he saw a new bud that appeared on one of the stems of a dry tree.

Liu Xingsheng shook his head. "This tree trunk seems to have been submerged in water for a long time. After all, a dry tree will never sprout again, Yi Hua."

However, Liu Xingsheng's words suddenly became wind then when he saw what he saw.

From the touch of Yi Hua's hand against the tree, that was what made new shoots appear on the tree trunk.

Do I have the power to grow a tree?

But An's remark made Yi Hua choked.

"That's a piece of the Phoenix tree."

And, the tree grew back because Yi Hua touched it!

What the fuck.

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