#//Jing Yuan respects that and has taken to remembering such; even with how hard it was to accept

[intcrastra]

While Jing Yuan does hold Dan Feng and Yingxing so fondly in his heart, and will say it as such ( and truly DOES feel that way ), he also bears a heavy resentment against them both at the very same time. For leaving him, just as Baiheng and Jingliu did. For not asking him to come with them and partake in their plan, keeping him in the dark and ultimately leaving him alone to pick up the pieces of his heart after each and every loss.

He loves them dearly even now, but will never forgive them this.

[angstymdzsthoughts]

Ignorance is a bliss

Imagine if “come to gusu with me” ends up with wwx passed out of exhaustion before he could reject the offer. Lwj did brought him to gusu and under the jurisdiction of the elders, after wwx is nursed back to health, his demonic cultivation must be sealed and he must received say maybe 15 lashes as punishment for straying off the righteous path before were sent to seclusion with lwj so that wwx will finally be ‘cleansed’. Wwx wasnt happy ofc but what he could do with his powers are sealed away? Now , 5 strokes of discipline whip may cause a cultivator bedridden for months, how about to a non cultivator ? It must affect them severely so that is why discipline whip can never be used to a non cultivator. Lwj was forced to a house arrest guarded by three disciples due to him trying to (forcefully) persuade the elders to not hurt wwx. Lwj never thought that the elders were so hell bent on punishing wwx , where he promised wwx that gusu will be his safe haven (oh lwj, ignorance is a bliss).

The elders of Lan assumed that wwx’s core is still intact but maybe diminished due to demotic cultivation. So they still proceeded with the punishment. But halfway through the session, wwx lose consciousness and healers were called to heal him so that they could finish the punishment.However, upon trying to heal him , the healers discovered that wwx does not have a golden core. Lxc was horrified and ultimately barked an order to bring wwx to the sect’s infirmary to put him to rest. Glaring at lqr and the elders , he told them if wwx did not survive the ordeal , they would have become a murderer.

Lwj was devastated on the state wwx in. Wwx had a bad fever due to infection despite how hard the healers were trying to use medication. Bandages were changed thrice a day to ensure the infection does not spread to other parts of body. Wwx never gained consciousness for 3 months. He was delirious in fever as his health rapidly declining over the days. Healers concluded that wwx may not he able to perform his daily routine without help as the whip has cause major backlash on his physical and mental health.

After a discussion, the lans decided to finally informed the jiang sects of the situation wwx was in. JC was on his way when wwx woke up. Wwx was in confusion and struggling to get out of his bed. Lxc and lwj had to restrain him to ensure he doesn’t hurt himself. The last thing wwx remembered that his back and legs were excruciating painful and people in white robes are the cause of it.Paranoia settles in him causing wwx to be on alert every second and never utter a single word after waking up, not even to lwj. For wwx, lwj has brought him to gusu because he hated wwx so much that he let those people hurt him. He was betrayed.

Although he was reluctant at first, he forced himself to eat to regained his strength and escape this hell. When the jc arrives at gusu with a group of disciples , lxc and the elders met them at the entrance leaving lwj and wwx alone at the room. Wwx for the first time spoke to lwj, requesting for a new change of robe. “I just dont want anyone to see me in this dirty robe” . Lwj acquiesced.

When lwj came back with new set of fresh robes and a basin of hot water , wwx was gone. Due to the envoy from Jiang sect , the entrance was not guarded as usual and wwx miraculously managed to flee gusu. Wwx put his guard up even he has successfully escape and ran to the most secluded part of Caiyi town. After resting for few hours and after the adrenaline was gone ,wwx realised that he was severely injured and crippled. His left leg cannot be bend without causing painful jolt like feeling. Him running all the way from gusu to caiyi with a bleeding back and hurting leg was indeed a miracle. Now , if walking was painful , then running was courting death. With careful planning using his survival skills and experience , wwx continues his painstaking slow journey and enters a forest , opposite direction of gusu and lotus pier. Wwx was last seen by a fruit vendor of Caiyi Town ; limping away without a trace.

Lwj without a doubt used an inquiry to find wwx , but wwx was an ambitious lad. Wwx somehow managed to create a talisman that can hide his presence even to spirits. Jc has issued posters all over the place , in hopes that someone might give an intel for him to find his brother but to no avail , no one has a clue of where wwx has been gone to. Wwx - like a ghost , has disappeared . JYL and JXZ was also at deeps end, unable to trace her missing brother. Other major sects also keep an eye for wwx, though the Lan clan has claimed that wwx’s demonic cultivation was sealed and was severly injured, who knows what can that young man do ?

Timeskip to 13 years later, JL LJY and LSZ (assuming that the siege never happened, but lwj adopted a-yuan as per requested by wq and wn to ensure he was raised at a proper & healthy background and the wen remnants survived and disperse for safety) was attacked at goddess temple only to be saved by a mystery crippled guy with mask (JL: a non cultivator nonetheless!) (LJY: what an amazing talent ! Only using talisman to beat the statue!). The teenagers were awestruck with the masked man’s skill, that they wanted to thanked him with a meal and few drinks but was rejected and the man leaves.

JL who never accepts no for an answers suggest to secretly follows the man so that they can send drinks or some offering for him to his house instead. Ljy and Lsz tagged along as they were curious of their saviour after all. A non cultivator cannot detect presence like a cultivator do, so the man was unaware that he was tailed. Upon arriving an old shack with a small potato farm , the man limped and sat with a grunt. Taking off his mask , he took a bottle of water and consumed a few concoction of medicine before coughing. The teenagers was surprised on the living condition of their saviour. JL however upon seeing the face of the man, went wide eyes.

“That man, he was in the poster my jiujiu used to issue around LP . My A-niang talks about him a lot,” looking over his other two confused companions. “I can never forget that face. The face that always make my mother cry upon looking at his picture and frown at his name. He is my missing big uncle , Wei Wuxian of Jiang Sect.”

“Ah i heard about him. Apparently our Elders punished him until he was missing his golden core , i think? Or is it the other way around?” Ljy spoke. “But i think the limping was the consequences from our Sects’ punishment. That time , Lan sect and Jiang Sect almost broke the treaty. I heard Madame Jiang managed to convinced your uncle to stop”.

They saw the man plowing a part of his potato field ,who occasionally stopped due to his heavy cough and resume his work. “Wwx , he is the person my father has been looking for the past 13 years. I need to let him know” Lsz finally spoke, smiling.

“Oh my potatoes , I hope you grew up fat and yummy for this master over here! I need more money , or i wont be able to buy medicine. You dont want me to die yet are you~” sang wwx. The 3 looked at each other and finally decides to leave for their respective inn, bringing a joyous news for their leaders.

Next day, both JC and lwj accompanied by the 3 went to wwx’s house. Both heartbroken on the state of the old shack . Knocking the wooden door and clearly listening on the voice mumbling from inside “who the hell would come here early in the morning at middle of a forest”, jc and lwj was shocked on the physical appearance of their missing person. Sunken cheeks and dark eyes as indication of fatigue , limping , voice hoarse from sickness and the obvious whipping scars marring from behind his neck to under the ragged clothes , jc couldnt help but to greet wwx with a hug , holding him so gentle in fear that wwx would break with the slightest of strength. Wwx frozen in shock couldnt hug back but made eye contact with lwj. “Weiying, please forgive me that I couldn’t protect you. I am very sorry.” After 13 years of internal pain and agony , wwx for the first time shed his tears . “I forgive you , so you all should leave me alone. I am a burden. Im no longer a cultivator , but a crippled man with not much time to left. I am nothing but a burden. Please” sobbed wwx.

“Idiot. Give us a chance to take care of you. A-jie misses you so much, every day and night. You haven’t met your nephew , Jing Ling . Don’t you want to eat her soup? And about your health, i can call WenQing to help you. She is still the best doctor alive. Come back with us , okay ? And no one will hurt you. “ jc.

Wwx was shocked to hear wq was still alive and her name was spoken by jc without an ounce of hatred. What have been happening for the past few years he have been isolating himself ? With shaking hands , he grabbed jc’s robe and nodded. He made another eye contact with lwj and could see how sincere he is from his eyes. Maybe , all this time , the fact that lwj hates me and sending me to my demise was all a misunderstanding?

“I am no more a cultivator.”

“It’s fine , WeiYing”

“I cannot contribute to Jiang sect anymore.”

“Who cares about that, idiot?”

“I’m going to be a burden !!! I cant even walk properly. My health is deteriorating”

“WeiYing, if tired , I can carry. Let me take care of you when sick”

“Lan Zhan, i dont want to go to gusu”

“We can go anywhere other than Gusu.”

“I wont let you take a single step to that damn place , no offence Second Young master Lan”

“None taken.”

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(Alternate ending)

Wwx was still unconscious and attacked by a high fever due to infection in his wound. Numerous method has been used to mitigate the after effect of the whip , but to no avail. Infection starts to spread to his legs, and wwx was delirious and moaning in his sleep due to pain. The severity of the wound caused both of his legs to sepsis and the healers has no other way than to amputate the legs to make sure that the infection will not spread internally.

After the surgery of removing wwx’s legs , the infection are able to be minimised but still needs to be monitored. Still, wwx has no signs of waking up. Lwj was loyal to his side , taking care of changing the bandages . Every night , lwj had a nightmare of the reaction of wwx waking up with no legs . One particular nightmare that haunts him the most is weiying took out his own life out of despair. Lwj couldnt sleep for two nights watching over wwx after that nightmare occurs.

After 6 days, lqr visited the room and berates lwj for neglecting his duty as a student of Lan sect. Lwj angrily talks back, and was taken to kneel in the hall for one day. When he came back , no one was watching wwx. He came back with pure silence from wwx .Where there should a ragged breathing from wwx , it was only silence. Wwx’s usually pale lips was ashen. Bandaged chest that should be heaving was still. Wwx finally succumbed to his injuries after 11 days of fighting and lwj (again) was not by his side. His sect (again) are the cause of pain for his beloved ones and has taken everything from him.

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Wow took this one hour and a half. This is my second time posting here. 😋 enjoy?

-b

[noirbriar]

MDZS ficlet : Empty Shadows (2)

(Part 1 here)

This fic is just musings of a dork about a character who seem to be a convenient tool for the story. Its strange how everyone had not given MXY extra thought but simply as a vessel and a second chance for WWX IMO.

Also somewhat based off zeldacw’s MXY backstory doujin.

Mostly word vomit but if its your cup of tea ( or bowl of congee ) please take it.

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Pieces of papers, fragments of thoughts, glimpses of the memories of a ghost. Some are ideas, others are just opinions of daily sort of routines. However, they seem almost too real, too coherent for a lunatic to have put on paper.

How did I miss all these? Am I blind...?! Wei Wuxian groans.Although now that he thinks about it...He was oblivious to Lan Wangji’s little advances for...Alright forget what he just said.Everything.He doesn’t want to slap his own mouth again.

Although in his defense, most of these were found in the Mo Estate and not the donkey shed.Most likely Mo Xuanyu’s thief of a cousin had taken them.

“Senior Wei, you have been engrossed in those papers for awhile.Are they that interesting?” Lan Sizhui smiles as he peers over his shoulder at the man on his donkey. ( “Either you give him the apple or don’t Senior Wei! Even I pity the animal!” Jingyi remarks watching Wei Wuxian dangle the apple in front of Little Apple. Wei Wuxian ignores the child. )

“Hmm, Sizhui ah,look at this and tell me what you think?” Wei Wuxian passes the young Cultivator a piece of the notes.Lan SIzhui skims the contents. The moon is bright enough even in the dense forest of Dafan Shan that the Lan disciples are able to continue leisurely.

“Are these your old works Senior Wei?”

“Sizhui ah. When we go back, you can ask Hanguang Jun if I had written this neatly back in our school days.”

“...That...Right.” Sizhui’s smile becomes abit more strained. “But if not yours then...?”

By now, all the other kids have gotten curious and started to gather closer around Lan Sizhui to read.Without Lan Wangji, its alot easier to relax and not be bound by the Lan family rules, but then again it might just be Wei Wuxian himself projecting. Not that the disciples are complaining.

“Could it be...Mo Xuanyu?But how did he manage to learn the demonic path?It...looks detailed.” one of the disciples voices out from the back.

“It is.Don’t forget, this is someone who has done a very difficult ritual to bring back a big bad.” (”Ahhh Senior Wei, please.”Sizhui tries to interject.) “Let’s do a little lesson shall we?As you read these notes, I want you guys to think and deduce his character.Now you all tell me, does this man sound like a lunatic?” Trust Wei Wuxian to turn anything into a lesson within a game for the kids. Although he wants to make sure its not himself that feels this way. He needs another perspective, why not ask these fresh young minds?

“No.Not really...No.” “No, he sounds smart though.” “ Who eats raw potatoes?!” (Sizhui twitches at the side at that remark.He implores to have that dark history remain where it is. Buried.) 

“What does Senior Wei think?” Jingyi pipes up.

Wei Wuxian doesn’t reply for a long while.What does he think? To be honest, there’s lot he can say that he finds it hard to put into words. How does one even begin understanding a pitiful soul who was more than likely innocent before he got pulled into the grand scheme of things? He was just a boy, wanting to be accepted and recognised by his family. But probably was too naive and became a pawn in Jin Guangyao’s plans when he realised his half brother is gifted in the demonic path. After he has been used and wrung dry, the man cruelly plotted to have him tossed out in the most flashy and heartbreaking manner.

Anyone would snap.Either become vengeful and kill everyone or let the grief, the humiliation and madness consume them. It must have been the latter for Mo Xuanyu. Who would have to return to the Mo family, bringing disgrace and more suffering to his mother who raised him without a father and unmarried at that.

After which, even in his suffering...the idea that Nie Huaisang might have sought Mo Xuanyu out and implicate him in his own plans to foil Jin Guangyao’s. May it be willingly or not, its painful to even think about it.

A life for a life.This cycle of pain is not something that poor soul deserved.It probably might be a blessing that he no longer remained in this world to be used forever as a tool.

“I think, I would have liked to meet him.” Wei Wuxian smiles as he finally tosses the apple for Little Apple to crunch on at long last.

“WOOF!”

Before he promptly falls off the animal.

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”Jin Ling!W-Why are you here??” “Aren’t you suppose to be prepare for the Conference?” “ Didn’t you said you were swamped with work??”

”WILL ONE OF YOU GET THE DOG AWAY FIRST!!!??AHHH LAN ZHAN!! WHERE ARE YOU WHEN I NEED YOUUU?”

”Wei Wuxian!You are pathetic,of all things the Yiling Patriarch fears!?Dogs!Embarrassing!And really, why would I hang around in that mess when Uncle is swinging Zidian around Koi Tower?I still want my legs!” Jin Ling scoffs at Wei Wuxian who is currently high up on the tree.Lan Sizhui simply pats the younger boy on his shoulder, imploring him silently to spare the demonic cultivator. It would do none of the disciples good if Lan Wangji hears of this. Anything regarding his husband, he will hear of it, present or not, and for sanity’s sake and his responsibility as leader of his Brothers...best spare the poor man.

”Sides, I am here on business anyway, you guys know everyone is collecting evidence and any loose ends U-I mean, Jin Guangyao, has done. So I passed by here just to make sure.”

”Sect Leader Jiang allowed you,a newly appointed Clan Leader to come alone? Has Lanling Jin really gone down deep or what?!” Jing Yi chirps incredulously.

Jin Ling shoos Fairy away before he jerks a thumb behind him where a dozen of purple robed cultivators have gathered and maybe a couple of yellow golden robed ones. The Lan disciples had to slowly calm down the tearful adult (ADULT?!) and coax him to come down. They has 21 days of punishment free days and counting so far, they are hoping to keep it that way.

”Nope.And its actually annoying.”

Gusu Lan, YunMeng Jiang and Lanling Jin upon Dafan Shan. Talk about walking down memory lane. Wei Wuxian thinks with a pout. They have gathered before the cave where the Goddess Statue once resided. Now, the cave is partially intact, and all that remains is a pile of rubble and...a shrine?

A tiny one, filled with offerings and red threads decorating it. It looked like one of those you find along the road, similar to those for the earth deity or gods watching over travellers, merchants.On the peak of the mountain, the moonlight cast down a pale glow, sombre and cold.

”Eh? Did the people down the mountain change a god to worship?” Wei Wuxian muses, scrutinising the shrine curiously.There was no malicious intent, no demonic energy, its void of anything to be honest.

”Nope.Its a memorial.” Jin Ling explains.”Remember the soul eating Goddess?”

”Hard to forget now isn’t it?It’s not everyday you see a statue eating people right in front of your face” Jingyi deadpans, his eyes dark and haunted.

”Didn’t ask for your input but yeah.Its for the souls she...er...It?Consumed. Spirits that have gone. Unable to return. The townsfolk thought it be heartless to not do something for the spirits of the victims.God knows how many it had even consumed or lost.Hence they came up with that Shrine.” 

Gone. Lost. Forgotten.

Wei Wuxian stands before the wooden shrine, his gaze distant while the sounds of the children fades out behind him as they mingle. Mo Xuanyu’s papers feels almost warm between the folds of his robes.

“I just wish to be loved. Just once. “ Wei Wuxian remembers the meek voice had whispered in his dreams before other thoughts have drowned out that sad echo.

Mo Xuanyu did not deserved all that which had happened, driven to a dead end and forced to sacrifice his soul for a second of respite, and knowledge that his suffering will be dealt with by the Yiling Patriarch. His flaw was his innocence and at the end, without anywhere or anyone to turn to. Wei Wuxian was all too intimately familiar with that. However, soon time will pass, his soul will mould this body into his own, closer to what he once was to shape the vessel in likeness of the spirit. The last vestiges of Mo Xuanyu would be gone then from this world.Unlike the Yiling Patriarch, who was infamous and hated by many in the past and now as the demonic cultivator who had returned from the dead. Qishan Wen also had Wen Ning and Lan Yuan as proof they had lived even if their ashes are mostly gone with the mind, souls doomed to never reincarnate. 

Without anyone to remember him by, without anything as proof he was once here in this world, could it be said that Mo Xuanyu had truly existed?

To be forgotten is indeed a far worse fate for any man.

The kids watches the demonic cultivator crouch down, kneeling before the tiny shrine in wonder.The others from Jiang Sect and Jin Sect watches curiously as well at what the infamous man may be up to wearily. Almost as if a veil has been cast over the man and the memorial.Nobody breathes as The Yiling Patriarch pulls out Chengqing and puts his hand in a tiny prayer upon the name of his instrument.A sign of respect. For if not for him, Wei Wuxian himself would not experience the joy of living. A joy that was never granted to Mo Xuanyu.

Fate is cruel.Yet he hopes in another world maybe, Mo Xuanyu could have a better life.

Mo Xuanyu. I shall cherish your memory safely. For what you have bestowed upon me by the weird crossing of Fate...Thank you.

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(Final part)

[3ternalove-blog1]

Chapter 12

I came back to Qing Qiu with a light heart as I have done what I promised to Shao Xing. I’m also glad that amiss all the chaos, I found out where Feng Jiu has been all these while.

I found Mi Qu wondering about at the entrance by the lake.

“Aunt, you came back” - he came and greeted me.

“Mi Qu, without me sending you on errands these days, you’ve been living quite freely” - I said to him.

Mi Qu looked dreamily. “Aunt, didn’t you came back yesterday and took care of something big?” - he asked me. “Why are you saying like you just came back?”

“I was still in the mortal world yesterday. When did I came back?”

He looked confused. “That’s not right. You came back.. I.. I think you told me to stay at the Fox Den and not to go anywhere else..”

Why is this guy acting weirdly? Mi Qu is not like this at all.

“Who put an enchanting spell on you?”. I became furious. Who in the world came to disturb my place.

“Enchanting spell? There is no enchanting spell”

Using my powers, I broke the spell. Mi Qu came back to his self.

“What happened?”

“Aunt, you’re finally back! Something horrible happened! Xuan Nu took on your appearance and took away Mo Yuan’s body and Little Prince!”

That Xuan Nu.. dare to come Qing Qiu and mess with my family?!

I went to the lake to retrieve my Kulun Fan. With that, I left to the Ghost Realm to get back my Shifu and my son.

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Ghost Realm seems quiet and empty upon my arrival. It seems that Xuan Nu is expecting my arrival.

No one could stop me or my Kulun Fan when I’m angry. That’s how I slayed all her guards and anyone else on my sight.

I reached her residence with another bunch of silly guards, knowing that they can’t beat me but had to protect their Queen.

“Qian Qian, I trust you’ve been well since we last met 70,000 years ago” - she said, looking high and mighty. “I heard His Majesty say that Si Yin is a woman from the fox tribe so I guessed it was you” - she smirked.

I smirked back at her.

“When I first saw Si Yin at Kulun Mountain, I was stunned that someone else in this world resembles Qian Qian more then I do”

I closed my fan. “You say you resemble me? Did you forgot what you used to look like?”

Xuan Nu was taken aback.

“It just so happens that High God Zhe Yan has a lot of free time lately. Why don’t we invite him over to help you remember?”

“No matter what you say, I will take your life today. Then no one would look the same as me” - she said proudly.

I smirked at her again.

“Yesterday, I took Mo Yuan’s body and your son. I knew you would come and find me so I’ve been waiting here for you the whole time”

I was burning in anger.

Still instigating me, she continued. “You’ve been preserving Mo Yuan’s body quite well. I’m really happy about it. My son will get Mo Yuan’s vitality. Because of your contributions, I’ll have them kill you quickly”

“That depends on whether you have the ability to do so”. Don’t look down on me so much Xuan Nu.

I got rid half of her guards in no time. Xuan Nu, who took advantage of my eyes, lighted up the hall so I had trouble seeing. In between all the chaos, she managed to changed her appearance to my look. I was injured but I put up a brave front.

“You are just deceiving yourself” - I said to her.

“Today, I’ll kill you. Then I’ll be the only one in the world with this face”

“Let me tell you something, Xuan Nu. As a high goddess, even if I close my eyes I’ll still be able to wipe out these useless people by your side” - I threaten her.

“Kill her for me” - she ordered her men.

Hoping that this will end soon, I started killing again. My body feels so tired from the injuries that my anger rose.

As I killed her last soldiers, she summoned Shifu and A-Li’s body. I retreat the sword that was heading towards her and my magic rebounded. Ye Hua arrived just in time hold on to me before I fell. He also safely moved Shifu and A-Li away.

Xuan Nu was fuming.

“Qian Qian” - he sounded really worried.

I was still shielding my eyes from the brightness. “If you would come a little earlier, I wouldn’t be injured like this” - I said, leaning on him.

“I’m sorry for coming late” - he said and made the bright lights disappear.

“Tell me who injured you”

“I’ve already killed everyone who injured me. That woman is the only one left” - I said to him, looking at Xuan Nu who is cowering like a rat.

Ye Hua looked at her. He did not say anything even tho she’s still having my appearance.

“Do you want to take care of it yourself or you want me to help you?”

“She humiliated my master and hurt my loved ones. I will finished her myself” - I said, sending my fan to finish her off.

This time, Li Jing appeared in time to save her and rebuked my fan. Ye Hua caught it.

It was like a couple reunion with a huge joke.

“A-Yin” - Li Jing said to Xuan Nu, thinking that she’s me.

“Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I’m Xuan Nu” - she confessed to him.

“Why do you look exactly like A-Yin?” - he asked.

Ye Hua and me stood there like an outsider that bumped into a troubled couple.

“Exactly the same right?” - she asked Li Jing. “Your majesty, if we were to kill Bai Qian, then I’ll be the only one in this world with this face”

Creep. Su Jin wanted my eyes.. and now Xuan Nu wants my face. Can someone actually give me a break?!

Ye Hua looked at them angrily. He looks like he’s about to burst.

Li Jing keeps looking back and forth between me and Xuan Nu like he still can’t believe what’s going on.

“You.. What’s going on?”. I wonder if he’s asking her or asking me.

Since Xuan Nu did not say anything, I answered instead.

“That woman took my master and your son” - I said to Ye Hua loudly enough for Li Jing to hear us.

“He’s your son too” - Ye Hua said softly.

“Son?” - Li Jing asked.

“Your Majesty, our son will get better soon” - Xuan Nu said, clinging on to Li Jing. “Really. Look.. Look at Mo Yuan” - she pointed at him. “We will turn him into an elixir. Your Majesty, you were jealous of Mo Yuan in the past, right?”

What insane madness is she talking about?

“You don’t have to be jealous anymore” - she continued. “Our son will have Mo Yuan’s vitality soon”

“You shut your mouth” - Li Jing ordered her.

“Am I wrong? You didn’t give the soul jade to Bai Qian back then because you were jealous right?” - she counter attacked him.

Li Jing looked at me with a painful expression.

I couldn’t stand her nonsense anymore. “Xuan Nu, let me tell you something. My master’s body is extremely precious. He received blood from my heart for 70,000 years. I’m afraid your son’s body won’t be able to handle it” - I told her. I didn’t care if Ye Hua is there listening to all these. In the end he will know. Why not spill the beans now?

“Blood from your heart?” - Li Jing asked. “You mean..”. He did not get to finished his sentence as Ye Hua cut him off.

“Li Jing, let’s not talk about your past for the time being. I want to ask you, how you plan on taking care of today’s matter” - he asked sternly. “Do you want to do it privately or publicly?”

Xuan Nu spoke up for him. “What happens if it’s private? What happens if it’s public?”

“If it’s private, pull out the limbs and skin of your Ghost Queen who doesn’t know her place and to alleviate my anger” - Ye Hua said.

Seriously?

“If publicly, the Celestial soldiers have not fought in a battle for a long time. They have a lot of free time. We can used this opportunity to see whose army has been training better all these years” - he threatened.

Li Jing gave a long look at Xuan Nu. She started trembling, getting down to her knees.

“Your Majesty, are you really going to punish me so harshly? No, right? Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Have you forgotten all that I’ve done for you?”

Li Jing looked really troubled.

She then started pointing at Ye Hua. “He wouldn’t dare to deploy troops. He wouldn’t dare” - she cried.

Like a mad person, she continued. “Don’t think I don’t know you wouldn’t dare to deploy troops. You don’t have that power! You are just the Celestial Tribe Crown Prince. Heavenly Lord won’t agree to deploy troops just because of one woman”

Xuan Nu, Xuan Nu. You just crossed the line. You must have forgotten that you took his son too.

“I’m not deploying troops for the sake of one woman” - Ye Hua said, trying to keep his anger in check. “High God Mo Yuan is a highly respected god of the Celestial Tribe. High Goddess Bai Qian is the future Heavenly Empress. And A-Li will succeed my position in the future. Right now, these three people have suffered extraordinary humiliation in the Grand Ziming Palace. Do you think the Celestial soldiers will just let this slide?”

“Xuan Nu was always a little crazy” - Li Jing said, trying to ignore her while she was pulling his sleeves, trembling. “Otherwise, she wouldn’t have make such a grave mistake”

“Your Majesty” - she begged.

“I asked that Your Highness show mercy”

Ye Hua turned to me. I was still trying hard to stay on my feet. “Qian Qian, do you think we should show mercy?” - he asked me.

Xuan Nu started laughing loudly. “So much for you treating that Bai Qian so well, Celestial Tribe Crown Prince”

Ye Hua is fuming with anger by now.

“You don’t know, do you? She and her master..”.

I tried to say something but she did not get to finished her sentence. Ye Hua hit her with his magic, sending her to the ground. Li Jing stoned in his position.

“Qian Qian said you look like her, but I don’t see any similarities at all” - Ye Hua said in an angry voice.

I’m getting tired. Let’s finish this once and for all. I walked up to her. “ I didn’t mind giving you my appearance back then. But now that I see you using this appearance, it really makes me unhappy” - I said to her.

Without mercy, I reversed her appearance.

“Nooooooo!” - she screamed. “No no no!”

Li Jing had his back on her, not saying anything.

“I told you before, if you use Zhe Yan’s magic to do evil deeds, it will come back to bite you”

I walked back to Ye Hua, not feeling my steps any more. He caught me as I fell into his arms.

“Qian Qian, can you still hang on?”

I shake my head.

“If you can’t, just sleep for a bit”

I closed my eyes. That was the last thing I remembered him saying to me.