The group waited for the kids to wake up. When they were awake the kids said "You must help us! Those bad people-" Cross smiled warmly and said "Those bad people are gone. They won't bother you ever again. I promise." the kids had their mouths open wide in an 'O' shape.
Cross chuckled and said "Where's your mommy and daddy, we'll take you back." The kids pointed the way before seeing Zephyr and Pandora and introducing themselves as Feng Zu'er and Feng Xian'er.
Zephyr and Pandora did the same and they became friends right away as they played around, Cross carried Yun Che over his shoulder like a sac of potatoes as he said "Honestly, you're such a joker. I even have to carry you..." Yun Che chuckled and said teasingly "Oh! My hero~" Cross had a disgusted look as he said "Save it for the women! Gross!"
Yun Che burst out laughing and looked at Xuerou with a small smile, seeing her watch over the kids like a caring mother made his heart beat faster. Xuerou looked over and Yun Che's gentle gaze, she blushed deeply and looked flustered. Yun Che's smile softened as he watched her.
Cross brought them all to a small village. A man there looked over and saw Feng Zu'er and Feng Xian'er. The man ran over and shouted "Zu'er! Xian'er! You're back!" the two kids ran over shouting "Daddy!"
Zephyr and Pandora looked sad that their friends left, Cross patted their heads softly as he passed Yun Che to a flustered Xuerou. Yun Che grinned and said "You really swept me off my feet, Xuerou~" Xuerou flicked his forehead and chided "You're still flirting in your condition?!" Yun Che just chuckled weakly.
The man said "What happened?!" Zu'er said "That big brother saved us!" Xian'er added "Yeah and then he said said that all the bad guys went away!" Zu'er said happily "We don't have to worry about the bad guys anymore!" Xian'er cheered in delight.
The man looked over at the group, he smiled and said "Thank you so much. This is a favor I can never repay! I'm Feng Baichuan and this is my wife Feng Caiyun. I am the current clan leader." Cross scratched his neck and said "Do you like repaying favors? I didn't even ask for one and you want to repay it?"
Luna elbowed him and bowed as she said softly "It was nothing. A wave of a hand and it was done." Fen Baichuan's face stiffened and he said "Very well. Your friend looks pale, perhaps we can help?" Xuerou smiled and said "That would be wonderful, thank you."
Cross coughed and said "Clan master-" Fen Baichuan said "Please, call be Baichuan, Senior." Cross almost coughed up blood and hooked his arm around Baichuan's neck as he said "What senior?! I'm a 24 year old! You're like 50!" as he roughed him up a bit.
Baichuan tapped and said "I'm 34!" Cross let him go and gave him a smug smile as he said "See, you are in fact the big brother in this situation! HEHEHEHEH" Cross held his hand near his mouth and laughed arrogantly as if he had won.
Baichuan was startled and looked at the rest, who had wry smiles on their faces. Luna pulled Cross' ear as she said "Please excuse my husband, he's a moron." Caiyun giggled and said "I think he was just trying to make us comfortable, isn't that right?"
Cross sighed as he said "A saint of a woman! Big Bro Bai you have a good wife!" Luna said dangerously as she pulled his ear "I'm not a good wife?" Cross paled and said "The best! Who said you weren't!? I'll beat him up!"
Baichuan laughed and said "You're right, I'm not worthy of her." Caiyun smiled gently and hugged his arm, Baichuan smiled warmly as he said "Come this way, I'll arrange for your stays." Zephyr and Pandora dragged Zu'er and Xian'er to Cross as they said "Daddy! Zu'er and Xian'er have never seen snow!"
Cross pointed to a spot a bit away and a giant ice castle with a slide, frozen pond, and ice animals appeared.
Literally everybody was stunned. All that.. with just a point of a finger...
A bunch of kids looked at the beautiful ice castle curiously, while Zephyr and Pandora dragged Zu'er and Xian'er off to play as they slid around the ice and giggled. Seeing other kids playing on the ice, the kids who were watching ran forward and started playing too.
Cross smiled warmly and Baichuan trembled as he said gratefully "Thank you." Cross slapped his shoulder and said outrageously "No problem, Big bro!" Baichuan jumped at 'Big Bro' and said "You shouldn't s-" Cross slapped him again and said "Even if I was a god I wouldn't take back my words. If you're my big bro, then you're my big bro!"
He slapped Yun Che and said "Tell 'em, Little Bro!" Yun Che complained "Since when was I the little bro?!" Cross slapped him again and said "Since I'm stronger than you!" Yun Che looked at Baichuan and said "As you can see, I don't have a choice."
Baichaun scratched his head and chuckled as he said "Guess I'm the Big bro?" Cross laughed and said "That' the spirit!" as he slapped Baichuan's back, sneakily looking into his body to find out what the flame pattern on his forehead is.
Results came to nothing.
Cross asked "Big bro, what's the flame pattern on your forehead?" Baichuan sighed and said "The curse of the Phoenix. Long ago our ancestors killed some innocent people and the phoenix cursed out bloodline." Cross said "That's dumb. Does this moronic phoenix know it's people are getting kidnapped and raped? Does it know that it's literally making you slaves?"
Baichuan sighed and shook his head. Cross said "Show me where this Phoenix is, I'll give it a good beating!" Baichuan jumped and said "You can't talk like that!" Cross scoffed and said "Why not? What's so special about a Phoenix? I have two! Maybe I'll get another one today!"
Baichuan said "You.. have.. two?" Cross whistled "Blue, Red, come out." Blue and Red flew out of a crack next to Cross and revealed themselves.
The entire Phoenix clan was in shock. Cross said "You two. Do you feel any Phoenixes here?" Blue and Red looked around before shaking their heads. Cross sneered "Look at that, the Phoenix even ran away!"
Red said "Actually, I can feel a spirit." Cross said "Where?" Red flew around, before going somewhere, Cross waved and Yun Che felt his injuries recovering extremely fast.
Yun Che got up and Cross followed Red, while everyone was stunned. Yun Che went after him, while Luna watched the kids. Xuerou, Baichuan, and Caiyun were stunned, Luna said "En. They might make a mess, don't be too surprised. I would be surprised if you're still cursed after today."
Baichuan licked his dry lips and said "Your husband.. Is he god?" Luna laughed and said "No, he's just a moron... A cute moron." Baichuan chuckled nervously and ran after Yun Che and Cross shouting "Bro wait!"
Caiyun sat on the wood bench Luna made as she sighed "This is too much for me.." Xuerou sat on the opposite side of Luna and said "I don't even know why I'm shocked anymore..." Caiyun smiled at the children and said "How old are they?"
Luna smiled lovingly and replied "7 years and 1 month." Caiyun smiled gently and said "Precious aren't they?" Luna sighed and said "Sometimes a little bratty." Caiyun laughed and Xuerou asked nervously "Sis Luna, how is it.. Having kids?" Luna smiled and said "The happiest and most anxiety inducing thing in the world!"
Caiyun agreed as she said "Mhm." Luna looked at Xuerou and said "Sometimes you love them so much you just want to squeeze them and other times you just want to spank them till their butts are purple."
Caiyun giggled and Xuerou laughed and looked at the kids as she said with longing "I wish I could have some of my own..." Luna snickered and said "You say that now, but wait until they grow older." Caiyun added "They run around all the time and when you still have to breast feed!"
Luna rubbed her tits and said "Ugh! So painful!" Xuerou was being fed all sorts of motherly advice, she sort of opened the flood gates and got a lot more than she wanted as Caiyun and Luna just gushed their experiences.
Meanwhile
Cross, Yun Che, Baichuan, along with Red and Blue arrived at a door of sorts. Red pointed at said "The spirit is behind this door!" Cross nodded and Red perched on Cross' shoulder with Blue, he shifted next to Blue but got a snort and Blue flew to the other shoulder.
Cross chuckled and walked to the door as he knocked and shouted "Little chicken! Are you in there?" Yun Che chuckled while Baichuan paled. The door opened and sucked in Cross and Yun Che before slamming shut.
Baichuan paled and bit his nails in anxiety.
Cross and Yun Che entered a black space. Two giant phoenix eyes appeared and looked at them, but before it could speak Cross shouted "Oi! You stupid chicken! Are you aware your descendants are getting captured and sold as slaves?! How stupid can you possibly be! Limiting them to the 10th Elementary Realm because some moron accidentally killed a few innocents!"
The Phoenix spirit was speechless and Cross continued "So let me ask you. You're mad your descendant killed innocents, right? You don't kill innocents and you're a saint, right? How many innocents have you killed and let be abused and tortured because of you're idiotic morals?! Your own descendants no less!"
Cross threw his hands up in rage as he berated "You might as well have killed all the descendants when you cursed them! Then they wouldn't have to suffer forever! Do you know two innocent children would have bein sold as slaves and probably used as sex slaves had we not interfered!?"
Cross had a disgusted look on his face and said "You're pathetic." Yun Che was not expecting that at all, Jasmine was even more stunned. This guy... so manly!? The Phoenix eyes trembled, it was unclear if it was rage or humiliation, but they trembled nonetheless.