The Journey of Flower Chapter 128

It was already late at night when she came out from meditation. Suddenly she discovered there was one more person inside the Prajna Hall. Could it be Bai Zihua is here? No, not him. She pushed open the door of the inner chamber, she saw Mo Bingxian was sitting in front of the table, looking out of the window, apparently lost in thought. Making her felt a little surprised. 

"Why are you here?"

"Why it is you?"

The two asked at the same time. Hua Qiangu felt a little embarrassed. 

Mo Bingxian looked at her and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "So you are the demon god. Zhu Ran has me come to serve you in bed chamber."

If there's tea in Hua Qiangu's mouth, it would definitely be sprayed out. His tone of voice was too calm, but his heart must be very angry and hateful?

"Sorry, he didn't mean to insult you. He just has nothing to do and likes to tease me, wanted to see how embarrassing I am."

Tease? Mo Bingxian frowned. Anyone can clearly see the outward devotion but inner opposition of Zhu Ran, and there is also mutual use between the two, why did she pretend to show her affectations in front of others? Most importantly, she's a dignified demon god, why do you always say sorry to people? They met only twice, she has already said sorry to him two times in a row. A simple and innocent looks, and with idiot blank eyes, is it what the demon god supposed to have? He can't figure out whether this women hidden too well or she is too stupid. How did she become a demon god? Or simply relied on that innocent look to seduce men?

"You can go back to Mt Shu. I will speak to him, he won't threaten you anymore."

"Do you hate me?" Mo Bingxian took two steps forward and stood in front of her.

Hua Qiangu was overwhelmed by his shadow, making her a little out of breath. That figure, the clean and refreshing smell is just like Bai Zihua.

"No."

"Then why did you drive me away?" He asked with a hint of resentment and teasing in his tone.

Hua Qiangu was slightly surprised. He's not flirting with her, is he? Isn't he supposed to hate her?: "I don't want to force you." Her heart was trembling, what is she afraid of? Afraid that herself is too weak at this time, and suddenly want to find someone to depend on? When faced with other people her heart did not get excited. When faced with Bai Zihua, her heart is already dead. But what should she do when faced with someone who looks the same as Bai Zihua…..

"You have not let me do anything, how can you say you force me? I said it before everywhere is the same to me. Do you know how to play chess?"

The turn was too fast, Hua Qiangu almost could not catch out with her reaction. 

"Yes." 

Mo Bingxian has gotten used to her slow and haft-sentence speech. He is eager and interested to play chess with her, but did not expect her chess skills are not bad.

"Bai Zihua taught you?"

"Uh?"

"Before Bai Zihua was not your Shifu?" Mo Bingxian looked at her frowned, as if she was trying to remember.

"At first, my father taught me, but I didn't learn well. Later, he gave me some pointers. I also read the chess manual book "The Absolute Seven".

Mo Bingxian raised his eyebrows. It felt strange to know that demon god also has a father. The demonized images that he heard in the past has become more and more like an ordinary person, making him felt slightly uncomfortable.

"I know that you are not hungry, but I am still asking do you want to eat? My culinary skills are very good." Mo Bingxian looking out of the window, the sky is white like the whitish colour of a fish's belly, and the Cloud Palace gradually began to shine brightly. 

"What do you want to eat, I can create it by magic?"

"That kind of food is not good to eat. Everything must be done by oneself in order to appreciate the joy and taste of it. Where is the kitchen?"

Hua Qiangu seemed to see Bai Zihua is standing in front of her and teaching her earnestly, but the person in front of her now is warm and friendly, which she could easily touch the moment she reaches out.

Mo Bingxian quickly made a few small dishes.It's very simple, nothing fancy, but  light and refreshing. Hua Qiangu felt that her taste buds have awakened. She has not had a good meal for a long time. Before when she accompanied Bai Zihua to eat, she always thought of Tang Bao. The more she ate, the worse she felt.

"I didn't know lily can still fry like this."

"I am just messing around. Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I like to create my own dishes."

"Do you often cook for yourself?"

"En, although it is not necessary, for so many years, I keep a habit to eat three meals a day, only then I could feel myself still have flesh and blood, and truly alive. But only myself alone, just randomly made two dishes would be good enough.

"Alone?"

Mo Bingxian nodded. The light in his pupils were like the cold star that have been in snow for millenium. From the very start, it has always himself alone.

The way Hua Qiangu talked has always like being sleeping walking, and floating around: "My cooking skills are also very good.  I used to make things for everyone to eat, no one has ever cooked food for me. So let me do it instead in the evening."

Mo Bingxian looked at her and nodded gently.

Since this is the case, Mo Bingxian stayed in Prajna Palace, and Hua Qiangu did not say anything. They looked as if they had been friends for many years. Sometimes played cheese together, or played the zither. Mo Bingxian maintains a lukewarm relationship with her, and his attitudes are often very ambiguous. Hua Qiangu did not hide her He did affection and preference for him, almost listened to everything he says. But the days she spends on meditation have become relatively longer and her spirits have become more and more fall into a trance.

"Let's go out for a walk today." Hua Qiangu's pale face turned to the window, and her eyelashes tremble slightly like a butterfly's wings.

"It's snowing outside."

Hua Qiangu snapped her fingers, and the sky was clear in an instant. Mo Bingxian smiled helplessly: "Where do you want to go?"

The two flew in the direction of the East Sea. MO Bingxian thought inwardly: Does she want to go to Changliu? Before he could even get the answer, they already stopped on an island not far from Changliy, surrounded by flowers.

"It's called Flower Island.. I used to come here with a friend. I didn't expect the flowers still bloom so much even when the weather is so cold.

"There's a strong protective spell here. Your friend must hope that every time you come, you will be able to see so many flowers in full bloom.

Hua Qiangu nodded, lying on her back on the green grass and closed her eyes. Mo Bingxian almost bewildered by the beautiful scenery before him. The sea and sky are blue and wide. She's like a fairy in the flowers. Her beauty eclipsed the landscape, it's totally impossible to relate with the demon god that brought great misery to the world.

The biting cold wind gradually became mild. He overlooked at the sea and the sky, Mo Yan's words ringing in his ear.

___ The power of demon god is transferable, which means that it is limited in strength, and it can't be used inexhaustibly. Although Hua Qiangu has the body of god, which is the most suitable body condition to carry the power of demon god, the power of consumption can be created and regenerated continuously, it still takes time and effort after all. Even though we can't transfer the demon power from her body, as long as we take actions at her weakest time, we would be able inflicted serious injury on her, and re-seal the demon power. After that it would be so easy to kill her. But the problem is that she doesn't even have to do it herself to retrieve the Six Realms. Everythings she relies on Zhu Rand and her demons subordinates to take care of it, it doesn't consume much of her power at all. So they can only resorted with Mo Bingxian's assistance.

Mo BingXian heaved a deep sigh. The hope of the Six Realms unexpectedly is placed on him. Even though he doesn't like to be a hero saving the world, he doesn't like to lose either. There was a rushing sounds behind his wide broad back shoulder, then a straight spine like sword was pulled out of it. She slowly walked over and stretched out her hand. Mo Bingxian saw the ice lotus blooming in her palm, he picked it up and smell it, then raised his lips and smiled.

Hua Qiangu's mind was in trance again. Mo Bingxian is used to seeing all kinds of women blank expressions when they looked at him, but Hua Qiangu's infatuation with him made him felt a little rejoicing and annoyed at the same time because the person she saw in her eyes is another person.

"Let's go back." Hua Qiangu just got ready to turn, Mo Bingxian suddenly held her hand. She wanted to pull it out, but Mo Bingxian had already taken her to the sky.

She didn't oppose anymore and let him held her. The slender fingers like jade are cool and powerful, making her arms felt weak and numb as if everything is dissipated and broken into air. It turned out this is his ability, and also the reason why they sent him here. Hua Qiangu looked into Mo Bingxian's eyes, and smile with bitterness inwardly. In this world, the hand that  held by him will not be willing to let go even if their soul would scattered. 

When they landed, her face was a shade paler. Mo Bingxian let go of her and his corner of his lip picked up with evil smile. Hua Qiang knew what he meant, but she pretended that she didn't know anything. She only said slowly: "I am going to meditate." She then went into the huge underground ice cellar.

Mo Bingxian saw that she seemed to have already anticipated it, but still acted indifferent, making him frowned slightly. What kind of women is this? But, no matter what, he will not be merciful. He crushed the ice lotus in his hand, the flower juice splashed everywhere. Feeling slightly disgusted he wiped it off, and striding over the remaining flaps thrown on the ground.

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She woke up again late at night, feeling there is someone behind her and gently sticking to her. Was it Bai Zihua?

She turned over and saw Mo Bingxian was looking at her with his head propped up.

"You slept like a dead, don't take precautions at all. No wonder many people wanted to kill you." One hand picked up her strands of hair and pinned them behind her ear. His eyes were tender and intoxicating.

Hua Qiangu was still half asleep as she slowly shaking her head: "I don't like to live in fear." There's really nothing to guard against. She may have something to guard against before, but after became a demon god, she never cares about it anymore. Perhaps because she knew that  no one can really hurt her, or subconsciously she really wishes someone could kill the demon god.

"Why did you come here?" Hua Qiangu is still tired and wants to continue to sleep. Although there is widely rumored in the Cloud Palace that he is her new toy-boy, but Mo Bingxian has always been sleeping next door.

"I come here to do the thing I should do."

"Do you mean sleeping with me or killing me?"

Mo Bingxian laughed: "When did you know I was here to kill you."

"When you didn't leave, but wanted to stay instead. Or to say I knew it the minute I laid eyes on you. If not for another purpose, based on Zhu Ran alone, how could he coerce you? Just the thought of the Six Realms have racked their brains how to get rid of me, and finally sent you over. I was wondering what did they come up with?"

"And then you were able to figure it our?"

"Almost, it's excellent plan indeed."

"I am merely have a special body constitution, but didn't practiced the five elements and preferred to study the strange techniques that have been lost to the world. Everybody in the Immortal Realm thought that I am too evil. They all hate me, afraid of me."

"All the energy, including my demon power, can you absorb it?

"It's not absorption. I can't eat that much, my body can't afford it. It's just dissolve it, like the transformation of energy, and melts it back into the nature the wind, rain, thunder, lightning and air."

"Very amazing."

Mo Bingxian recalled his memory and chucked: "Yeah, I've never lost a fight since I was a child. Anyone who touched me would become powerless. In the past, my sect brothers always said that I was a rascal. I could win easily without trying."

"Can you control it?" Hua Qiangu frowned with worry. 

"Non-contact can be controlled and selected."

"That is to say, whoever who comes in direct contact with you, all the power will be dispelled by you?"

"Yes, the power of the demon god is no exception."

"Can't you stop?"

"If not touching, then naturally it will stop. Otherwise, it will not stop until death. Because of this, when my mother was in labor, she had not given birth to me yet, and she was already dead from over exhaustion." Since he was young, no one dared to hold him or touch him.

Hua Qiangu suddenly understood where the loneliness and deserted that occasionally appeared in his eyes came from. His life time is longer than them, so he must have suffered more.

Hua Qiangu reached out her hand and held him. She yawned and and about to fall asleep again.

Mo Bingxian stared at her face, and his eyes were unfathomable: "You obviously knew the consequences, but still want to be touched by me?"

"I am a demon god, I am very strong." Hua Qiangu with a big grinned and looked at him with comfort. Making Mo Bingxian's heart tremble a bit.

"For the sake of the fish and geese in the world, you should smile a little less."

**Fish sinking and birds alighting, a description of the stunning beauty of a woman.

Hua Qiangu was stunned for a long time before understanding his teasing joke and couldn't help but laugh.

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He heard that Hua Qiangu has awake, Mo Bingxian tut down the scroll and raise his head from the side of the table. Her confused look while rubbing her eyes was so much like a child. He frowned and suddenly wanted to know what had happened that turned her into a demon.

Hua Qiangu sat down in front of the makeup mirror. Mo Bingxian was very natural picked up the comb and gently brush for her. It was very quiet and warm. Hua Qiangu looking at Mo Bingxian through the mirror, and her heart was as cold as water. It'd be great if he could stay with her forever, and all of these are real not acting…. "I'm always wondering, I have been here for so long, I found out that you don't have any interest in killing or any ambitions in the Six Realms, but why did you tolerate a person like Zhu Ran letting him commit evil things everywhere?"

Hua Qiangu looked at herself in the mirror. The face was so beautiful, too terribly beautiful, and too terribly strange. Who is that woman?

"Zhu Ran, he is the only person who always stays by my side. Over the years, whether in the savage of wilderness of after I became the demon god. He and I always depend on each other for survival in the worst of times. The Six Realms have nothing to do with me, but he's important to me."

The savage of wilderness? Depend on each other for survival? How deeply grateful she is for Zhu Ran? It seems like there are so many things he didn't know about. He kept telling himself not to have any interest in her, the only thing he needs to do is to make her obsessed with him, and no need to know anything about her past. Now it ended up affecting his mood, which makes him a little worried.

"Then why did when Zhu Ran ravage the Six Realms, you don't bother at all, and didn't even care about Changliu, but only protected Mt Mao sect? Nowadays, everyone goes to Mt Mao seeking shelter. Mt Mao has almost become a base camp to counterattack you."

Hua Qiangu took a long sighed: "Let me tell you a story. I once had a friend. He's very close with his senior sect brother. They grew up together, just like real brothers. His senior sect brother took care of him, and spoiled him so much. His senior sect brother has risked his life several times in order to protect him. But one day when his was not there, his senior sect brother, unexpected ganged up with the demons to kill their Shifu and all the sect brothers, almost annihilated the entire sect. He always refused to believe it, and wanted to find his senior sect brother and asked him in person, but the day they met again, he found that the face under his senior brother's mask turned out to be exactly the same as his. It turns out his senior sect brother is his twin brother who was born only a little later than he was and can only exist as his shadow. The fact was his senior brother hates him to the bones. All the acts of loving and saving him came from his natural reactions acting against his will. It completely was not from his heart at all. It turned out the reason senior sect brother deceived the teacher and destroy the sect, just because he could not hurt him directly and could only go in a roundabout way to take revenge. His senior sect brother has been living in pain for so many years, but himself did not know at all.

"Are you talking about Yun Yin, the former sect leader of Mt Mao?"

Hua Qiangu nodded. Her expression became sad and a bit ridiculous: "After knowing the fact, later in those years, Yun Yin had been thinking about how to break the blood taboo that bound them together. He finally found the only way to help Yun Yi received his real freedom without being burdened by him is himself must die. Only he dies that Yun YI can truly has his own life, so …"

"So he died?"

Hua Qiangu nodded: "I'm not surprised at all that Yun Yun would do that. To him, Yun Yi is the most important person in the world. How could he bear to see him in pain and his brother hatred for him? But …obviously the life binding has been lifted, why did Yun Yi still followed him to death? Zhu Ran said Yun Yi snatched Yun Yin's corps from Mt Mao and ran madly for seven days and seven nights, after that he committed suidcide at the cliff of Mt Mao. When he died, I was still clinging to Yun Yin's body that had been dead for a long time. Yun Yin's body was badly bitten by him, the white bones were exposed. When he was in a confused state, he only kept repeating three words….I Hate You.

Hua Qiangu's eyes opened wide, if you could imagine the cruelty and horror scene of that time.

"Sixteen years later, when I came out from the bottom of Changliu sea, I couldn't see them anymore. I always thought, if Yun Yin could just wait a little longer, everything would be good. The current me have enough strength to help him, they wouldn't have to die. I have never taken any responsibility for Mt Mao, and haven't done anything for him. Until today, I still don't understand, didn't Yun Yi always want to be free? But why did he give up so easily when he really had it? Yun Yin did so much just didn't want him to continue hating him, but why did at the end he hates him even more …"

Mo Bingxian also felt sad from the story. After a long silence, he said: "Perhape for Yun Yi, he was born for Yun Yin. Yun Yin is the whole faith of his life, it is more important than freedom and everything else. But he didn't understand it before, and Yun Yin also did not understand it. When he realized it, everything was already too late, leaving only regret and resentment. When love becomes a habit and obsession, it's really scary."

"Yeah, love is really scary. You think that you just love someone, but you don't think that your love would cause disaster to that person and even to the world."

Hua Qiangu has a deep sigh again in sorrow: "I hope that under the Yellow Springs, the two of them were able to dispel their bygone emity." She slowly closed her eyes, and looking back on the scene when she first saw Yun Yin at Changliu. No matter if it was an obsession, ambition, or love, nothing left in the end. People are scattered and gone, but why did she have to stay here alone?

*the Yellow Springs: the underworld of Chinese mythology.

Chapter end