The Journey of Flower Chapter 116

That year, when they met at Immortal Jade Pool, she was dressed in rags, looking up  with a dirty little face and looked at him with pleading eyes: Can you accept me as your disciple?

That day, at Unfeeling Hall, while the snow was falling, she ran barefoot in the snow with a big turtle was painted on his face.

That night, while boating in the River, she was drunk and fell asleep. She had a sweet smile and frowned in her dream, always murmuring, calling for shifu…..she loves to laugh, loves to talk, loves to make funny faces, loves to tugged at the corner of his clothes, acted like a spoiled child and wishered. When she did something wrong, he would look at him pitifully with wide eyes.

For many years, she has always had a face of a child. Purely innocence at all times, like a brilliant sunset flower in the morning mist; plain and lovely,like a little dandelion on a hillside.

That face that has been remained eternally fixed, but now changed into a face that he is familiar with yet not familiar. He no longer could see her sweet smile, only the scarred and uneven bumps.

Bai Zihua's body shook slightly and held on the peach tree on one side for supporting. He then slowly closing his eyes.

In panic, Hua Qiangu first reaction is wanted to hide, but she was already too painful to move.

— It was seen by him again and it was also seen by the crowd.

Shamed and sourness feeling left her nowhere to go. Such a person like her, now in the eyes of others, she has become more despicable and disgusting. 

No longer care about is own safety, Dongfang Yuqing quickly broke out of enchantment. Everyone was standing still in a daze so no one stopped him.

He carefully lifted Hua Qiangu up with great care, like holding a piece of porcelain collaged that was smashed. He's already too powerless to get angry anymore, he just felt heartache and pity. He devoted his life to fight and protect the things that he wanted to guard, but again and again they were completely smashed to the ground by others.

"Gu Tou! It's alright, it's alright….." Dongfang Yuqing first pulled out Duo Langan's sword from her abdomen, and then gritted his teeth and continued to pull Bai Zihua's sword.

Hua Qiangu's body twitched, and carried a strange low growl from a hoarseness in her throat, which is totally different from the usual clean and clear voice.

Bai Zihua's heart once again pulled into a ball that made him almost could hardly breathe. No wonder she wore a face mask and used inner voice, it turned out that even her voice was ruined. No need to guess he already knows what is going on. When senior sect brother took the Unfeeling Pool water to test him, on that day he should already know…..his heart was shocked, angry, and bitter. In the end, only left with sadness and guilt, it was like poison that corroded in large areas.

Soul-killing nail, Duan Nian sword, Unfeeling water, she suffered that much and at the end was ruthlessly banished to the savage of wilderness.

And him, didn't know anything at all?

And him, didn't bother to ask or care, sat by idly and remain indifferent……until this point, he asked himself, can he still treat her heartlessly?

Dongfang Yuqing pulled down her veil from her baboo hat, wanted to re-apply magic face mask on her, but Hua Qiangu shakes her head rejected it with a weak laughed. Thing has come to this point, it's no longer useful, Her face mercilessly sold out the ugliest desire of her heart. Her secret, is no longer a secret……

Dongfang Yuqing looked at her pale, almost transparent face, it seemed as if she would disappear in his hands at any moment.

"Gu Tou, don't cry. It's hurting, you have me….." There was a slight choking in the voice. As soon as Bai Zihua appeared, he knew that everything was over. With no doubt, he has already failed, and his life has come to an end, too powerless to reverse the situation. However, he still deceived himself and others that he must be able to accompany to finish this mission. At the end, he found out that even though he has the ability to protect her from being hurt by others, how could he protect her from being harmed by Bai Zihua? He did not lose to him, what he lost is Bai Zihua is too important to her.

The blood on Hua Qiangu's injuries gradually began to stop. The wounds on her shoulder and abdomen are not fatal, only the last stabbed went through her heart, it would probably take longer time to heal completely. She has received three swords in a row, and each sword was caused by Bai Zihua. Her internal energy and qi were quickly drained away, yet insisting to keep herself from fainting. 

At that moment, Mo Yan condensed a huge halo in his hands, and used all of his energy aimed to direction of the two. It's clear that he won't leave a way for her to live. The speed was very fast, Duo Langan with a quick reaction flew over tried to catch up hastanly, but he was shaken away by the light wave. In a flash, Mo Yan shot out again, in a blink of an eye hit in front of Hua Quangu and Dongfang Yuqing. You Ruo, Qing Shui, and others were screaming in alarm.

"Senior sect brother!" Bai Zihua roared. He did so many things to Xiao Gu behind his back,  now even in front of him he is unwilling to let her go?

He wanted to intervene, but he found out that he is still under Huan Xiyan's controlled. Even though he was obstructed by a hidden sense, he still forced himself attempt to move. A merely small step at a time very slowly, with the power of overturning mountains and seas, he finally reached in front of Hua Qiangu. Knowing that she was severely wounded by him, completely without life force, even with the body of god, it would be hard to escape. Beneath her broken bones, overflowing with demon energy, with one carelessness her soul would be scattered. From  the very beginning senior sect brother intended to kill her by borrowing his hand?

Hua Qiangu wearily looking at her surroundings, feeling tired and in pain. She Has already suffered from mental and physical exhaustion, to her death is a great relief…..Immortal Realm has already agreed to release people from salvage of wilderness, they will not get back at their words and Sha Qianmu has fallen into a coma. In order to balance the three realms, Immortal Realm will not want to have any war causing world destruction, demons and devils should be safe after that. The only people in danger now are Nan Wuye and Dongfang Yuqing. Closed her eyes slowly, intended to use up all the demon powers in her body, at least before dying get both of them out safely. The scarcity of demons god can enable Kunlun Mirror to have the ability of space transfer, so she should be able to.

Dongfang Yuqing saw her slowly closed her eyes, and a blow from Mo Yan that was clear and unavoidable but miraculously slowed down. The surrounding air was like rippled of water, and the river of time seems to have encountered the ice, can only move forward slowly. His body and Nan Wuye's body sent out a strange and dazzling light. His hands are starting to become transparent and gradually disappeared.

Dongfang Yuqing was greatly shocked and terrified. He did not expect that after heart broke apart she gave up all hope and has desired to die. 

"Gu Tuo! Don't do this!" He roared devastedly, reaching out his hand to pressed on the point between Hua Qiangu's brows. Hua Qiangu then opened her eyes, and the surroundings suddenly returned to normal. Mo Yan's blow has reached right behind Dongfang's back longer able to avoid. 

"Dongfang!" Hua Qiangu staring at him with wide eyes in alarm and panic. 

Dongfang Yuqing tried to hold her in his arms with all his strength, and the whole body was covered with enchantment. At the same time, he quickly covered her eyes with his hands. 

"Gu Tou, don't look!"

Suddenly, a huge explosive blasted, as if the whole sky had collapsed. Hua Qiangu's eyes were covered by Dongfang, she could only see darkness and then a piece of blood red. Then the warm liquid splashed all over her face, it's like the oil on the painting, so thick that it is going to drip down.

Do not look…….

The last sound of Dongfang Yuqing ingering in the air, accompanied by Hua Qianggu's shrill cry as if her heart was broken into pieces. 

The world was instantly quiet, Hua Qiangu's body was shivering and throughout the whole thing she did not dare to open her eyes at all. The white light was scattered, she only heard the screams of horror around her, and Tang Bao hoarsely shouting Papa.

The heart that already broken, is it possible to break again?

Hua Qiangu collapsed to the ground, spreading her hands, only felt the stickiness and bloodiness in her hands. The man who just wrapped her in his warm arms, where did he go? The cool breeze blew and suddenly she felt unbearably cold. A peach blossom petals drifting across the tip of her nose, feeling itchy, wanted to laugh but could not laugh, wanted to cry but no tears …thinking of even before his brutal death, he didn't forget to cover her eyes until his last moment, didn't forget to tell her …don't look.

That was the last pampering and tenderness that he could do for her.

She remained stiff there, and closed her eyes tightly. Kept telling herself, don't look, don't look, no matter what do not look. If there's no sight of Dongfang, she'd rather be blind than open her eyes again.

It's just a dead man with a heart completely broken, with those three words, how could she bear it?

Everyone was stunned, and even Mo Yan was also stunned. He did not expect a mortal body as Dongfang Yuqing could have such a powerful force. Not to mention, he would rather not to have his corpse intact than let Hua Qiangu gets hurt a bit.

Bai Zihua's eyes drooped down, and his heart was cold. If to say after seeing passionate kiss of Hua Qiangu and Sha Qianmu in front of everybody, he still did not understand what was his anger and unwillingness about. Now, he should already know …that kid could sacrifice that much for Xiao Gu?

He remembered Dongfang Yuqing looked into your his eyes with pleading before he died with pleading, his expression was as warm as the sun but high and clean as a pure lotus, that was probably the first time in his life, the invincible person like him asked for help from someone, and the reason was for Xiao Gu. He was so attentive and gentle, every bit of pain in her heart was taken care of by every bit of his softness, even death was no exception.

Bai Zihua sighed, and drawing a seal in his hand, slowly gather the scattered body and soul of Dongfang Yuqing. Carefully wipe away the surrounding blood…..the silver like an illusory figure of Dongfang Yuqing condenses again.

"Gu Tou…." He called softly, reaching out his hand to touch her cheek, but it broke into numerous pieces of translucent glittering and then fragments were put together again.

Hua Qiangu refused to believe it, she shakes her head and kept her eyes closed tightly.

"Gu Tuo …you can look now, look at me…." If you don't look now, there is no time.

Hua Qiangu then slowly open her bloodshot eyes, staring straight at him, and didn't dare to blink, as if the moment she closes her eyes, Dongfang will disappear again.

This isn't an illusion, not an illusion….she said to herself over and over again.

"Gu Tou, please don't die, listen to me, don't die. Even if no one in this world loves you, you have to love yourself …"

Hua Qiangu cried and kept shaking her head, wanted to hug him tightly, but only touched a pile of glittering fragments

"Wait for me, I'll come back. I'll definitely return. Don 't be afraid, believe me….."

"No, don't……"

She saw Dongfang's voice growing weaker, and his illusory figure is no longer sustain, began to float in the air. She at the moment, reached out her hand desperately try to grab him like a crazy person. Crying and shouting in despair, like a helpless child.

"I've always looking forward to seeing what Gu Tuo looks like when she grows up. It's a pity, I can't wait any longer." Dongfang gave her a tender smile. His smile was like the wind blowing across the grassland, and then slowly disappeared without a trace.

Hua Qiangu forced herself to stand up and chased after him, but then she fell to the ground again, crying and dragging her body to crawl on the ground. Her wound on her chest cracked again and blood gurgling out.

"Don't go, didn't you want me to leave with you after we save Xiao Ye? No longer care about world affairs, and you are not the master of Yi Xiu Ge Pavillion anymore. I promise you, I promise you! Our family will always be together! I'm begging you, please don't go! Don't leave me behind! Dongfang……"

Hua Qiangu weakly curled up like a ball crying, but Dongfang Yuqing could no longer hear her.

A burst of desolation and sadness appeared in Bai Zihua's heart. Dongfang Yuqing may not know that his death gave him the final fulfilment. And himself, in Xiao Gu's heart,  there's nothing left beside pain.

Mo Yan clenched his fists, his tone contained unsatisfied and disdain.

"Obviously, his predestined lifespan is over, but still insisted to go against it, making himself look like neither ghost nor human. What kind of love potion did this wrech give to you guys to make everyone of you act like this?

Zhu Ran stared at the scene blankly, and held Nan Wuye tighter who had cried to hoarseness in his arms. After experiencing what happened to Sha Qianmu, and now Dongfang, making him seemed to be at loose for the time being, could not figure out what to do next.

Hua Qiangu suddenly turned her head around and looked at Mo Yan with incredulity.

Predestined lifespan is over? How could it be?

At that moment, Bai Zihua spoke slowly: "Dongfang Yuqing borrowed five years lifespan from the next life in exchange for one more year in this life with you. And the price is …die a violent death."

Hua Qiangu's brain buzzing, and once again dumbfounded.

Chapter end