Ming Li didn't speak, rolling her eyes in exasperation.
The system chuckled awkwardly and said, "Hahaha, that bird's voice just suddenly popped out. I didn't know it was it, so I screamed a little. It should... be okay, right?"
Upon hearing herself called a bird, the little phoenix became indignant. She flapped her tiny wings and flew onto the system's back, stomping around and declaring angrily, "This phoenix is not a bird! This phoenix is a noble divine beast, the Phoenix!"
The system muttered softly, "It has wings, so it's a bird, isn't it? Even if it's a phoenix, it's still a bird!"
Ming Li: "......When did this guy get so glib? Or has it always been this glib?!"
Ming Li suddenly thought of something and spoke to the little phoenix, "Are you awake yet? I need you to do something."
The little phoenix immediately replied, "Reporting to the master, I am awake."
Ming Li: "I have a disciple in this plane who will be going to the Bei Lun Secret Realm for trials tomorrow. You'll accompany him and protect him at a critical moment."
The little phoenix nodded her head and said, "Yes, Master. I guarantee the mission will be completed."
In the evening, the lamplight merged with the darkness, and all was silent.
Outside the window, a red silhouette flashed by rapidly, disappearing into the night.
Ming Li flickered and appeared in Gong Yi Han's room.
Gong Yi Han sat by the table, put down his water cup, and said to Ming Li with a helpless expression, "Master, why do you always like to break into men's rooms at night?"
Ming Li froze for a moment, then blurted out six words: "You are not a man."
The system, hearing this in its spatial dimension, burst into laughter, clutching its stomach and rolling on the ground.
System: "......Hahaha! My host is truly someone who doesn't speak to shock people to death!"
Cough cough cough! Gong Yi Han choked on his own saliva upon hearing this.
Gong Yi Han's face darkened, and he almost wanted to curse, but glancing at the red-clothed woman in front of him, he retracted the dangerous thought.
Never mind, he was afraid of being beaten.
Ming Li released the little phoenix and said to Gong Yi Han, "I won't be going to the Bei Lun Secret Realm this time. You take it with you, and it will protect you on my behalf."
Gong Yi Han's gaze shifted to the tiny black bird in Ming Li's hand.
Gong Yi Han: "......Is Master joking? Can this little bird, which doesn't even have any spiritual cultivation, protect someone? Isn't Master asking me to protect it instead?"
Gong Yi Han was very skeptical.
The little phoenix, oblivious to Gong Yi Han's concerns, flew out of Ming Li's hand and found a rafter to perch on.
After handing the little phoenix to Gong Yi Han, Ming Li said to him, "Alright, I'll be going into secluded meditation to sleep for a while...... Hah! Secluded cultivation! If you encounter someone you can't defeat, find it."
Gong Yi Han: "......Expressionless. Master, stop making excuses! I heard everything! You're going to sleep again!"
Just as Gong Yi Han was about to say something, Ming Li's figure vanished from the room in the blink of an eye.
Gong Yi Han: "......Slipping away so fast?!"
Ming Li returned to Ancestor Peak, set up a barrier for the Old Ancestor, and then truly went back to sleep.
System: "......"
On the Topic of: What to do when my host is too laid-back?!
The next morning, Gong Yi Han and Chu Jun Mo led a group of disciples to the Bei Lun Secret Realm.
The little phoenix dozed on Gong Yi Han's shoulder, while the system crouched in Gong Yi Han's storage ring, drawing circles.
Don't ask why it was there too. The reason was that its host found it too noisy and had driven it out to accompany Gong Yi Han.
Chu Jun Mo glanced at the little black bird on Gong Yi Han's shoulder, his eyes narrowing.