Ke Yueling transmigrates as the only phoenix in the world, with an egg tucked in her arms and the double responsibility of restoring her tribe and raising a child.
This chick is hard to raise. It keeps threatening her, saying she has to put it back or it'll die.
Restoring the tribe is even harder. She can't reproduce on her own!
Luckily, the egg is their ancestor. Maybe she can study it and steal some of its bloodline, killing two birds with one stone.
Ke Yueling makes up her mind: she definitely can't let it go back now.
But who knew raising an egg would take so much spiritual energy?
With nothing to her name, Ke Yueling can only rely on her alchemy golden finger. She pours all her effort into raising it until the egg finally hatches. Full of anticipation, she sees a... little snake inside the shell?
Phoenixes are little snakes when they're young?
The ancestor says it needs seawater or it'll die.
Fine. Ke Yueling takes it to the sea, only to discover that the sea demons treat it with the utmost respect, bowing and shouting, "Ancestor!"
?
Wait, whose ancestor are you, exactly?
Then she struggles to discover that she has also... grown a fish tail?
Ying Xi sneers. "It's a return to your ancestral form."
The little snake, no, the ancestor grows at an astonishing rate. In less than a year, it's already taller than Ke Yueling.
She can no longer fool herself into being a tolerant "mom":
Its catchphrase has changed from "Put me back or I'll die" to "If you dare raise another kid, I'll kill you."
All this talk of dying is so unlucky. She asks sternly, "Who exactly am I raising another kid for?"
Ying Xi glances at her. "If you want my bloodline, why are you going about it the wrong way?"
Ke Yueling: ...?
Blurb written on January 6, 2025
Theme: Live life earnestly
It's good to watch, I'm looking forward to the follow-up story 🤷