The Journey of Flower Chapter 118

It was full moon again, Hua Qiangu woke up from a deep sleep, quietly looking up at the shatter shadow of light falling down the water. 

Looking up at the sea surface from the bottom of the sea level is so similar to the feeling of looking up at the sky from the earth. The only difference is it is quieter and the more brilliance blue. From time to time, there are small colorful fish swim above her head, and the rolling fish are moving slowly with big white belly. They are like birds in the seafloor, and she is like a nightingale in the cage.

For sixteen years, she has been locked up here, in the bottom of Changliu's sea for sixteen years.

There is a huge enchantment, so she has enough space to float up and down. She could watch the sun rise and the moon set, could listen to the sound of the tide. It seemed like she was kept in a transparent bubble but no one could see her. The fish often swing around her but when she reached out her hand to touch it , it would go into the emptiness. She knew that she's in another space in the enchantment, Perhape Bai Zihua afraid that she would be bored and lonely, so gave her a sea as a sky and countless small fish as her companions.

The days of imprisonment actually were not dark, immersed in a deep blue, watching the stars and the moon, listening to the whale song, unknowingly sixteen years have passed. No one knows that she is here, and no one would imagine that she is actually  was detained at the foot of Changliu Mountain.

For the entire sixteen years, she has never seen Bai Zihua or anyone else. Time flies away in silence, she forced herself to stop thinking about the people and things of the past. The feeling of pain and hurt, everything is like her, sinking in the deep sea. Sometimes, she would stare at the floating clouds, a coral, or a fish swimming for a long time. When she felt tired, she closed her eyes again and let her body sleep quietly in the shaking of the waves. She has never tried to escape or attempt to break this enchantment. For her, there is nothing better than this world. Here, no one can hurt her and she also can't hurt anyone. She thought she could be like this forever, but after all, God refused to give her even this peace.

When the seafloor boiled up, there was usually a strong surging waves. A powerful force hit the enchantment one after another. Hua Qiangu suddenly opened her eyes from the slumber. She didn't say a word, actually she hasn't spoken for a full sixteen years. Her lower lip was slightly moved, and there was an unknown premonition in her heart. This feeling is too familiar, time and time again will push into the point of no retreat.

If not someone is fighting in the sea, it will be the foreign enemies invading Changliu. But within the enchantment she could only see the scenery and the harmless fish, everything else is invisible and unable to feel it.

Except this time, it came to her… she closed her eyes and felt the familiar breath, hearing her heart that had calmed for sixteen years, began to beat violently again. Not because of excitement but because of fear. 

What is really happening? she is eager to know, but at this moment she couldn't use a bit of her strength at all. The only thing she can use is your own blood. Hua Qiangu bited her finger and wrote on the enchantment wall. She only wants to see what was going on outside.

Familiar and strange faces appeared before her eyes. Hua Qiangu's eyebrows moved slightly, but has no expression. She opened her mouth to speak, but can't make a sound. How much loneliness and how much of longing, once again pricking her numb nerves.

Luo Shiyi whose appearance doesn't change at all, and standing next to him is the still radiant Ni Mantian with a broken arm. Qing Shui, who is no longer has the youthful looks, her eyebrows are gentle and graceful with some noble and mature charm. For Xuan Yuanlang, she rather gave up the immortality. 

It's just that……

Who's that angry kid? Looked somewhat quite familiar but she has never seen her before. Wearing a green dress, white skin as thin and transparent as cicada wings. A little crimson mark between the eyebrows, round and lovely little face at this moment was full of anger. The child  attempts to launch a wave of an attack on the enchantment, but she was stopped by Lou Shiyi and Ni Mantian.

Luo Shiyi's face was full of distress and difficulty, trying to explain something to her, but the child's face just bathed in tears and kept shaking her head. Ni Mantian with a look full of hatred, and her attack was very vicious and poisonous. Lou Shiyi frantically blocked between the two. Although she could see them, she couldn't hear their voices, only the sea water was churning violently. Hua Qiangu knew they couldn't see her either. Being in between two worlds, maybe there won't be any intersection from now on.

Hua Qiangu's eyes fixed on the child in green, looking at her with tearful eyes gave Luo Shiyi a roar and then her mouth formed a shape kind of familiar calling: "Gu Tou Mama".

Hua Qiangu placed her hands on the enchantment, and buried her head couldn't help laughing. Her throat was choked with sobs.

Sixteen years, for the entire sixteen years, Tang Bao has finally cultivated into a human form. She has turned out to be like what she has imagined, very lovely. No wonder she felt so familiar, in fact she looks exactly the same as herself when she was young.

The spirit is different from human, the face is shape from the heart, whoever the spirit is yearning for, it would turn to look like that person. Since Tang Bao decided to turn into a female body, it meant it finally fell in love with Lou Shiyi. At present, the only people she worried about is Qing Shui and Tang Bao. Now that both of them have found happiness and home to depend on, it doesn't matter if she is imprisoned here forever.

She has never been separated from Tang Bao for this long, she looked at her with greedy gaze. If to say Xiao Ye is like her own child, Tang Bao is her real child, her flesh and blood, all her love and care. Tang Bao had always by her side and accompanied before she met Shifu, and her importance to her was no less than Shifu… herself as her mother was so incompetent, missed the most important sixteen years of her growth. Even when she was incarnated as a human, she was not by her side.

Watching her, Lou Shiyi, and Ni Mantian quarrel with each other has become more and more intense, Hua Qiangu felt her excitement and joy suddenly turned into worry and panic. She read the lips of a few people sporadically, knowing that Tang Bao by herself tried to sneak in secretly come to save her. She was wondering how did Tang Bao find out she was locked under the sea of Changliu, and found a way to save her. However, at the last minute, Luo Shiyi, Ni Mantian, and Qingshui has arrived.

Tang Bao has just turned into a human form not long ago, how could she able to beat Ni Mantian. Luo Shiyi kept blocking her but refused to help her. Tang Bao She was so angry and fought with both of them. Luo Shiyi had to ward off her fuming with rage attack and on the other hand also had to protect her from Ni Mantain, afraid that she might accidentally hurt her. Qing Shui saw the three people were fighting, but she couldn't do anything besides standing aside anxiously.

Suddenly there was a flash of silver light outside, it was Bai Zihua. Tang Bao blankly  floated on the bottom of the sea, and her eyes were full of desperate. She worked hard for the entire sixteen years, just to save Hua Qiangu. But she didn't expect that at the most critical moment, it was dragged Luo Shiyi and Ni Mantian. Now Bai Zihua has appeared, she will have no chance.

Hua Qiangu looked at Tang Bao dropped her head and cried, making her heart hurt. She beat the enchantment with distress, wanted to Tang Bao don't concern about her, hurry go back. She is now has become a human, with Luo Shiyi deeply in love with her, she only wishes she could grasp hers happiness well. Why bother come to save her.

Bai Zihua whispered something to her, Tang Bao then kneeled down crying and kowtowing to him. No matter how Luo Shiyi tired to pull her, she refused to get up.

Bai Zihua faintly shook his head. He flicked his sleeve, turned around and about to leave. Tang Bao still not willing, she continues crying and begging. Watching this it made Hua  Qiangu's felt tighten. Qing Shui and Luo Shiyi had no choice but to lift her up by force and flew away to the sea surface.

Hua Qiangu watching sadly at the weeping Tang Bao, feeling weakly collapsed on the ground. Yet, she didn't expect thing has suddenly took a turn, Tang Bao's body suddenly shrank, once again magically transformed into a tiny bug, it was like an arrow shot from the string directly went straight to the enchantment where Hua Qiangu at.

Ni Mantian saw Tang Bao desperately flew past her eyes, the hatred inside her heart that has been suppressed for many years has surged out. She didn't think much about it, strike out a powerful blow.

Bai Zihua rushed back and wanted to stop it but it was too late. Hua Qiangu saw Luo Shiyi and Qingshui screamed in panic, but she could not hear any of their voices. She stared at Tang Bao's body in the sa slowly changed into human form and the side of her dress flutter over her powerless body. The little body slowly touched the transparent enchantment, and her both hands brushed past Hua Qiangu's hands, as if it is slowly flying straight into her arms.

Too many things have happened, Hua Qiangu didn't know what kind of expression she supposed to use to face them. Her body glowed with purple light, at the moment Tang Bao touched the enchantment, the transparent enchantment finally broke.

Hua Qiangu held that little body firmly in her arms. The rest of the people were stunned by the change, they stupidly looking at the broken enchantment with Hua Qiangu in there and the scattered soul of Tang Bao.

"Gu Tuo Mama…." Tang Bao looked at her with tears on her face. "I finally saw you…."

Hua Qiangu held her hand tightly. 

"I am Tang Bao, do you still recognize me?" Tang Bao smiled and murmuring.

Hua Qiangu's lips trembling, no word only nodded desperately. Recognized, how could she not recognize. Even her Tang Bao turned to ashes, she still able to tell.

"Sorry for letting you be alone here for so many years, and only come to save you now." She worked very hard, really worked hard. From a lazy bug, every day since then, she has been practicing her magic and cultivation, and finally successfully changed to human. She tried everything she could to save her mother, but at the end she's still useless and could not save her.

"You clearly promised me, never leave me alone again, but again and again you never keep your words!" She helplessly watched her dad died, and saw her being obtained, how could a little bug like her be able to bear it. Did she think that having Luo Shiyi by her side taking care of her, she would be happy? The most important person to her has always been Gu Tuo Mama! Obviously she promised her that they will be together forever and never be separated again.

 "No …I will never leave you behind again…." Hua Qiangu clung her tightly, and her hoarse voice finally spit out a few words, let out agony cry was similar to mourning.

A smile appeared on Tang Bao's face, and her body shrunk instantly. She switched back to a chubby cute little bug, and finally slowly disappeared in the air.

Luo Shiyi simply fell apart on the ground, tearful of grief and despair in his eyes. For many years, he has never been able to compare with Hua Qiangu in her heart. For many years, she may never have loved him…. Qing Shui covered her mouth and shake her shoulders incredulously, how could it become like this, how could it become like this!

Ni Mantian laughs coldly in her heart. Tang Bao disregarded the prohibition, and wanted to set the demons free, she deserves to be punished. Even they want to punish her, the most is blaming her for heavy handed. She has seen that bug as an eye shore for a long time. Especially in recent years, Shifu's love for it has become deeper, it's just a bug, but dare to steal her lover. Day and night she was tormented by jealousy, she wanted to kill it. Even though, Hua Qiangu was imprisoned, Shifu protected it at all times. Today heaven sent her a golden opportunity, given her such a good opportunity and excuse to get rid of it. From now on, no one could steal Shiful from her anymore!

Bai Zihua watched Hua Qiangu and Tang Bao bit by bit grew up in the Unfeeling Hall, and now saw Tang Bao was killed under his nose, how could he not be sad and feeling guilty. However, at this moment, he is more worried about Hua Qiangu. She has witnessed in succession of tragedy, Sha Qianmu in coma, Dongfang Yuqing and Nan Wuye's deaths. Now with the death of Tang Bao, how could she able to endure it?!!

The enchantment was broken, he needs to find a way right away and put her back in prison. However, he saw Hua Qiangu slowly raised her head and stood up. Her expression was unlike when Dongfang and Nan Wuye died overwhelming with grief, this time only the endless coldness. Perhaps only when the person suffered the utmost despair, not having the slightest nostalgia for this world could have such cold and heartless look in the eyes. 

Her looks made everyone could not help but felt shiver, chilling to their spines.

"Xiao Gu! Don't!"

Unfortunately, this time, Bai Zihua is no longer able to stop her. A sudden mouthful of blood spewed out, the cavitation in his body exploded one after another. His knee turned soft, and immediately crumpled to the ground. The red print  between his eyebrows flickering, and then disappeared completely.

The wind was roaring like a storm, and the sky turned into a deep purple. The sea water is pouring into the sky, and there are countless giant pillars of water connected between the sea and the sky. The earth shaking event sixteen years ago is happening again, but this time, it is really plunge all the living creatures into misery and suffering because the demon god was born.

The endless sea was filled with white flowers in an instant, stretching straight from the water pillars to the horizon, it was like a heavy snow. The wind whimpers, as if singing eulogy to calm somebody soul. 

The purple glow emanated from Hua Qiangu's body. With a crisp cracking sound, the surface of her body seems to have cracked into layers and scattered in the wind. Her skin color is restored to the whiteness and  transparent like in the past. And then her body grows taller, the hair turned purple, a little bit longer and spreads around.

The crowd were shocked and shaken their heads unbelievably as they watching Hua Qiangu grow up transformation. The mist  has cleared away, like a huge curtain surging in the sea. The long flying hair slowly descended, flowing down like the Milky Way from the Nine Heaven. A thin wisp of smoke straggled up in the air, appeared splendid purple dress, jade tassels, and ornament bell worn at the waist. 

A very magnificent beauty, just like a beautiful flower in full bloom, but also gave out the lonely and cold feeling, extremely indifferent. That kind of beauty, gorgeous and  flirtatious but also brought out a mystery and holiness. It beauty that could ruin the city, the beauty of despair, and loneliness that makes everything eclipsed. Undoubtedly, it was extremely attractive, but also make people feel cold to the bone, it was like looking at the end of the world. Hua Qiangu lower her eyes, and wherever she goes, there are countless flowers blooming. Soon multicoloured of flowers were laid in the air.

"Luo Shiyi."

Hua Qiangu opened her mouth and called softly. Her voice echoed with a huge spacious, and boundlessly reverberating in the sky. Half of her face was hidden between the gorgeous purple fur collar and her eyelashes because of demonization became incomparable long and dense. tremble slightly as she speaks.

"Tang Bao, she used to being bustling with noise and excitement. She hates loneliness the most. Being alone, no one takes care of her, she would be very miserable. Since she loves you so much, how nice it is if go to accompany her?" 

While she was talking, a little green flower has popped up between her fingers.

Luo Shiyi did not speak, only looked at her quietly. He then smiled and nodded, slowly closing his eyes. The moment the flower touched his body, his body suddenly brightened, and crushed into countless green flowers, scattered in the wind.

At the same time, Ni Mantian cried out loud with extreme horror, like a crazy person charge at Hua Qiangu, but Hua Qiangu just lift your hand gently, and put her firmly in the air.

In the blink of an eye, another figure came to her direction, but this time she did not dodge, letting a cold dagger inserted deep into her chest.

Torn with grief, Qing Shui roared in tearful face: "You killed Senior Brother Luo Shiyi! You killed Senior Brother Luo Shiyi!"

Hua Qiangu did not talk, only watched Qing Shui grabbed her collar grabbed her collar angrily and questioned again and again.

"Why did it turn out like this? Why did it turn out like this? You can kill me! Why did you kill Senior Brother Lou Shiyi? It was me who caused Tang Bao to die! It was me!"

Qing Shui weakly let go of her and slipped to the ground. She covered her face as she cried and choked with sobs: "When I found out Tang Bao found the way to save you, I went to notify Ni Mantian and Senior Brother Luo Shiyi! It was me who let Ni Mantian came to stop her!"

Hua Qiangu slightly took a few steps back, and looked at Qing Shui in unbelievable. Her eyebrows, her eyes, under the erosion of time, it was not the same person she knew at the beginning.

Qing Shui lifted up her head and looked at Hua Qiangu fiercely: "Yes! I don't want you to come out! I want you to trap there forever! Shuo Feng die because of you, and so many Changliu disciples also die because of you! Now even Senior Brother Luo Shiyi was killed by you! Hua Qiangu! You're a monster! You are a curse! Why not stay where you should be and reflect on it?!! Don't come out to harm people! Now Tang Bao is dead, and Senior Brother Luo Shiyi is also dead! It's all your fault! Why? Why? I have been waiting for Xuan Yuanlang for sixteen years! Waiting for the day he gives up on you! It only needs to wait for a few more days, only a few more days we are getting married! But why? Why did Tang Bao have to let you out at this moment? Last time, you was banished to the savage of wilderness, he almost accepted me, but when you came back, everything changed! Everything has changed! From small to grow up, you are better than me in everything, and always snatch from me everything! You snatched Shifu from me! Even the lover you also snatched from me! What did I own you in this life?!! Why did  want to snatch away the hearts of everyone around me?!!"

Hua Qiangu hung down her hand with no strength, and her eyes became colder. Is she too stupid or too slow? She has been with Qing Shui for so many years, but she did not Qing Shui has so much unwillingness and pain in her heart. Yet, she still smiled at her, tolerantly help her, until the knot in her heart is getting deeper, neither of them can solve it. Hua Qiangu slowly took a step, looking up to the sky, a trace of self-mockery flashed through her eyes. Now that she is regaining her freedom, the world is so big, but no place for her to shelter.

"Xiao Gu!" Bai Zihua called her with difficulty. The seal was forcibly broken by her, ended up losing his cultivation and immortal body. And now he is no different from a mortal.

Hua Qiangu slowly turned to look at him, the purple dress dancing in the wind, using the voice after grew up which he is not familiar with speaking to him.

"Bai Zihua, I have one hurdred and three stabbed of sword on my body, and seventeen holes. The whole body full of scars, all of them were given by you. Sixteen years of imprisonment, adding with these two lives, what I owe you, I have already paid it off long ago. Duannian sword is broken, the Gong bell was destroyed, from now on I will break all ties our master and apprentice relationship with you!"

Full of pain in his heart, Bai Zihua opened his eyes wide, watching her raised her hand without hesitation at all, and threw the pieces of the Gong bell at his feet.

"Xiao Gu!" Bai Zihua's voice trembled. It was his fault didn't take good care of Tang Bao. It was his fault made her suffer so much grievance and bitterness. Now some are dead   dead, some are leaving, some betrayed, does she plan not to care for anyone no more?

Blood gushed out from Bai Zihua's throat. He reached out his hand wanted to hold her, but only grasped the emptiness.

Everyone in the world abandoned her, so she will also abandoned the whole world. 

her now. Now, for her, there is nothing left to cherish in the world. Her heart has already dead with Tang Bao, it is forever petrified. Her smiled at Unfeeling Hall, and all of her efforts, he saw them all with his eyes. She cooked for him, played the zither for him, bundle his hair, feed him her blood, and stole the god artifacts to detoxified huis poison. Even she was tortured and banished, she didn't complain a word. Because of him, she has suffered all sorts of pain and torment.

At last, she said, Duannian sword is broken, Gong bell is destroyed. From now on, server their teacher and apprentice…..the vision in front of Bai Zihua became blurry as he looks at Hua Qiangu summons Ni Mantian into her sleeve. She even vented her anger on Luo Shiyi, for Ni Mantain to fall in her hands, death would be easier than living.

"Xiao Gu….don't….." Don't leave Shifu.

He thought that he was doing the right thing, but he was wrong, it was a big mistake! At the end, Xiao Gu was forced into the demon god, and pushing them, teacher and apprentice to the point of no return.

Looking at Hua Qiangu's figure without a bit of hesitation going further away in the air, left only a long traces of flowers after she flew through and Qing Shui's weeping sounds.

Bai Zihua slowly closed his eyes. He kept under Changliu sea for sixteen years. When she was imprisoned, he accompanied her stayed imprisoned with her. Even himself couldn't tell whether it was for atonement or for what, just be able to look at her from afar every day, he thought this would last forever for the rest of his life. But now, everything will never be the same…….

I imagined how Hua Qiangu looks like after transformation ^^

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