Demi-human Girls Completion Manual Chapter 1658 - 117: Guests from the Northern Realm (Part 3)

"So, Master Tao, you just need to make me look exactly like I did before, turn into a human—who would possibly notice me then? As long as we find Fisher, we’ll take him away, and you’ll also learn everything you want to know from him."

"Ha, trivial creature, how do you know she’ll want to leave with you? Weren’t you just sarcastic with that Mixed Fish Queen? If you ask me, he came here just to see that human woman. As for you, he’s probably forgotten all about you."

"I..." Upon hearing this, Valentina puffed up with indignation, "I, for one, am married to him, and he promised to give me a ring. How could he possibly forget me?!"

"A man’s word..."

"Alright, alright, Master Tao, please, help me out."

"...You’ve got a pleading attitude, at least, trivial creature."

Master Tao yawned; having seen through everything long ago, she was too lazy to reveal Fisher’s true nature, or rather, these trivial emotions meant nothing to her. So she went along with the Little Phoenix’s wishes,

"What did you look like before? How do you want to change?"

"Um, I used to be a human, not a Phoenix. And I wasn’t this tall and large. I don’t know if Fisher will dislike my current appearance."

"Ha, if he can’t even accept this, then your feelings for each other are only worth so much... But based on what I know about him, no matter how strange you become, he’ll still like you."

"That’s not true, come on..."

Valentina pouted in protest,

"Although this does indeed test our relationship, what’s the point of such a test? I want to meet him in my old form because I want him to see the me he’s more familiar with, and I hope to see the him I’m more familiar with. Moreover, I couldn’t even walk before, and he... should be happy to see me stand in my old form."

"...Is that so? The emotions of trivial creatures are truly hard to understand."

Master Tao paused for a moment, seemingly pondering the logic within, but perhaps the intricacies were too difficult for her. Hence, she soon stopped thinking and explained further,

"I still use the power of Chaos. There won’t be any sensation during your transformation, but once I withdraw the power, you’ll revert to your original form. This process lasts only two days; I’ve amassed a lot of power, but I can’t use it all for this purpose. I still need some reserve to guard against risk. When the time is up, you’ll immediately revert, so whether you’ve taken your deadbeat husband or not, you must use the power of Slime to leave here, understand?"

"Got it, thank you, Master Tao."

Valentina nodded gratefully, and in the next moment, her massive Phoenix form began to shrink, her feathers slowly dissipating, turning into her original fair and delicate skin.

Through mental imagery, Valentina watched in amazement as her body miraculously transformed from Phoenix back to human; the process left her a bit awestruck. She couldn’t help but wonder if encountering Master Tao before ascending the Wutong Tree would have spared her such trouble.

But if that were the case, wouldn’t she have missed out on so much with Fisher?

"Alright, take a look."

"Exactly the same as before, this power is truly formidable..."

"Ha, of course. As they say, ’Master the skills of the foreigner to control the foreigner,’ and after Mother left, without these extraordinary means, my siblings fear they’d have long vanished before my two Demigod elders... Alas, in the end, I still couldn’t achieve anything."

"Master Tao, actually, after hearing all this, I feel..."

"Forget it, trivial creature, I don’t need your comfort. Just do what you need to do. I’m not helping you solely to fish for your deadbeat husband. In return, don’t forget to learn about Dragon Continent from him, and about Nali... I always feel there’s an intricate connection with Chaos from that place, giving me a bad feeling."

"Mm-hmm, just waiting for tomorrow..."

Valentina smiled slightly, gazing out the brightly lit window, where the crowd below remained sleepless, still commemorating the departure of that legendary Mage.

And tomorrow will be the funeral of Mage Helsen, a ceremony the Nali Empress herself will attend.