The Journey of Flower Chapter 136

At that time, Hua Qiangu felt a hand suddenly reaches out behind me and grabs her. Her feet were empty and she fell straight down. She panicked, this time she will definitely kidnapped by the bad guys. But surprisingly there were sounds of crowd and comontion could be heard. When she opened her eyes again, she's already at the bustling street.  She climbed up from the ground and looked around, strange, what is going on?

The midday sun was shining brightly in her eyes. She's hot and thirsty, and the surrounding people flowed like ocean waves drowning her in there. This Is the first time alone in a strange place. She clenched her little fist, feeling flustered and helpless. She felt like a fermented steamed bun.

"Shifu….shifu…." She turned a few laps in the same place. Hua Qiangu with tearful eyes tried to look for Bai Zihua, but she didn't know where to find him. In her confusion, she summoned up her courage and walked forward. The crowd looked at her in amazement and stupidity, and make way for her. They have never seen such a good-looking person before, so beautiful that they almost lost their souls. There is a bit of dull in her pure beauty, like a living porcelain doll, and would break with a gentle touch. Is she a demon?

A few daring scoundrels couldn't  hold themselves, started to surround her and asked: "Little Miss, where are you going?"

Big drop of tears fell down from Hua Qiangu eyes: "I am looking for my shifu. Do you know where my shifu is?"

Those few people looked at each other and laughed. Such a peerless woman turned out to be a fool. Today they really hit the jackpot. 

"Miss, comes with us. We will take you to see your shifu." A rogue reached out wanted to hold her, but she instinctively dodged him. However, she still followed those few people to an alley. 

"Shifu? Where is my shifu?" Hua Qiangu looked around, the front is already a dead end, but no sign of her shifu.

"Shifu, we'll find him later. But let our buddies have a good time first. If you like, anyone of us can be your shifu and teach you the greatest ecstasy of the world."

Hua Qiangu saw all of them gathered around her and seemed to haboure evil intentions, meanwhile one of the guys started to undress himself. Her immediate reaction was she has met the bad guys. She was so frightened and could not help but cry: "Shifu, I want my shifu!" Staggering back a few steps and pulling out her sword. Shifu usually taught her must not panic. She already has a very strong swordsmanship, she'd definitely be able to beat up all these bad guys.

A few scoundrels were taken aback. Seeing that her hands were uncontrollably shaking, they smiled evilly and came forward to grab her sword. At this time, Hua Qiangu was so afraid and totally forgot all the sword moves she has learned. She randomly moving her sword and jump around like a fly. But suddenly a man jumped up from behind her and hugged her, with a shocked her sword fall to the ground. After that, the man behind her was blown away by the silver light the moment he touched her body and seriously hit against the back wall. The blood spewing out of his mouth. The rest of them were shocked and rushed toward her together, but as soon as they touched her clothes, they were thrown away.

"Demon! Demon! She's really a demon!" Those scoundrels faces were bloodless and ran away in fear.

Hua Qiangu squatting in the corner crying for a long time. The sky gradually turned dark, she was tired and hungry, and could only stagger out. She even forgot to pick up the sword on the ground.

Where is shifu? Why doesn't he come to get her yet?

She staggered forward and smelled the smell of delicious meat buns on the street. But when she reached her whole body, she didn't even have a penny. For all these years, she has never been out alone. Shifu has always been by her side, so she didn't need to worry about anything. She has never thought that if one day shifu is not around, what would happen to her.

She wiped her tears, and removed the black jade hairpin that Bai Zihua gave her from her head. She then handed it to the stall owner: "Uncle, can I exchange this for a bun with you?"

Surprisingly when the surrounding people look up to see her appearance, they all screamed in alarm. 

"Demon! Demon! She is the demon that just appeared in the city! I heard the four brothers from Xing family, their ribs were all broken by her!"

Hua Qiangu watching the crowd that running away, she began to cry again. I am not a demon, I am Xiao Gu! No, I am not Xiao Gu, Xiao Gu is someone else. I am nobody…

She lowered her head and looked down at her toes. Her deity shifu has always been omnipotent, why hasn't he come to find her yet? Is it because he doesn't want her anymore? She looked at the hot steamed buns on the stall without a person there, her saliva is almost flowed to the ground.

Now that everyone has fled away, can she take one bun and drink a bowl of soymilk?

But shifu said that taking the stuff without asking is considered as a thief. She doesn't want to be a thief. She hesitantly raised her hand wanted to pick it up but dropped the idea and turned around and walked away slowly. She has to stay from the bun, otherwise she would not be able to stop herself.

As she grew tired and drifted off, she didn't know how far she has walked. Big houses are out of sight, and only surrounded by wilderness. She has never walked this far before. She would always ask shifu to hold her after walking a few steps. Even after she grew up, shifu would take her to fly on the cloud together. The feet were full of blisters, she couldn't walk anymore. Shifu, where are you?

She saw a small ruined temple, wanted to go in but it was already occupied by several beggars. Seeing her wearing dirty clothes with messy hair and keep crying, the beggars didn't notice her beauty, and quickly drove her out with a dog stick.

It was already night, and it was raining heavily, Hua Qiangu could only huddled under a tree and shivering all over her body. She was cold, tired, and hungry. While she was tired and dozed off, she dreams of being in shifu's warm embrace and drinking the delicious peach blossoms soup.

"Shifu… don't abandon Xiao Gu…."

"Gu Tou, Gu Tuo!"

Suddenly feeling like someone was shaking her, and the peach blossoms soup she was holding fell to the ground.

Struggling to open her eyes and saw a gentle face amid in the early morning sun, that pair of eyes seemed to contain all the gentleness in the world. Just a glance at her could soothes all the grievances she's had suffered today.

Shifu? No, he's not shifu. Although shifu's eyes are full of concerned, it always look cold, like eternally lonely icy ice.

"Gu Tuo…."

The man sighed, her heart slowly relaxed from hearing his sighed. Suddenly became incredibly at ease but also felt endless sorrow and pain.

Her face was cold, and she was full of tears when she touched it. She heard herself speaking in a voice that seemed not her own: "Don't leave me again…."

She then hugged the person in front of her.

As if she has been waiting for a long time. A thousand years? Ten thousand years? Finally, he's here. They will never separate again, never again!

The man caressed her back, and placed her messy hair behind her ear. He smiled and said: "Ok, I'll listen to you this time. “

Hua Qiangu gradually recovered her mind, and found herself in the arms of a strange man. What if he is a bad guy like the scoundrels before? Most importantly, why did I said those words just now? Obviously I don't know him.

Hua Qiangu abruptly pushed the person in front of her away: "Who are you?"

The man touched her head. That feeling was different from shifu making her feel a little shy.

"My name is Dongfang Yuqing."

"Why did you call me Gu Tuo? Do you know me? Unknowingly she put down her guard and looked at him curiously.

"You can say that we know each other or not know each other."

Hua Qiangu looked at him for a long time and finally came up with an answer: "Do you also know the former person who called Hua Qiangu?"

Dongfang Yuqing raised his eyebrows: "Yes."

Hua Qiangu lowered her head and suddenly feel extremely disappointed and sad. Even at that time knowing that Hua Qiangu in the eyes of shifu maybe not herself, it didn't make her feel this sad.

"Gu Tuo, don't filled your head with nonsense. Hua Qiangu is yourself from past life. You can treat her as yourself, or you can treat her as another person. If you like, you can be the original you, or if you want to start all over again, you have no obligation to bear her past."

"Previous life?" It came to her surprise, Hua Qiangu didn't expect that he'd so simple and straightforward to say everything without concealing. She couldn't understand it for a while.

"If there is anything you still don't understand, you can ask your shifu. He will be here soon."

At this time, it was already in the morning. Hua Qiangu washed up at the river and ate some pastries that were given by Dongfang Yuqing. 

"Thank you."

"I said it before you don't have to say thanks to me. Everything from me, it has to be exchanged for the price." Dongfang Yuqing smiled bitterly. At that time, she learned from him that Nuwa stone could save Bai Zihua, didn't she has to pay the heaviest price? She actually didn't understand anything.

The two sat on the grass full of wild flowers, Hua Qiangu's heart rolled around happily full of satisfied. 

Dongfang Yuqing took the restless her into his arms, and let her rest on his lap. Hua Qiangu was slightly dizzy, but somewhat she did not refuse him. She had never been so close to any men other than shifu before. Or to say all theses years, she had never touched any other men except shifu. But the man in front of her now, for some reasons made her felt like and closeness. As if she had known him for many years,  wanted to hold him tightly and never part again.

Dongfang Yuqing's white fingers slightly touched her eyebrows, her cheeks, her lips, and his eyes were unfathomable. Hua Qiangu's heart was violently jumped. Looking at his face, her mouth suddenly felt a little dry.

"Gu Tuo, is it how you look like after grew up? How can I recognize you?"

Hua Qiangu didn't understand the meaning of his words: "Am I too ugly to look at? People on the street called me a demon. They all ran away once they saw me."

Dongfang Yuqing laughed making Hua Qiangu almost had nosebleeds. How could a person with a common looks so good when he smiled. Her heart almost stopped beating just looking at him.

"No matter how Gu Tuo turned out to be I still like you." Dongfang Yuqing gently pull up her hair and insert the black hairpin in. "But Gu Tuo, have you ever thought about it? You are already this big and have no ability to survive on your own at all and can only depend on your shifu. This will only make you lose yourself. Your shifu's heart has a knot, so there's no way he can use a normal way to teach you. You should learn to be independent, not dependent on others. Gu Tuo that I know had always been strong and fearless, not afraid of any difficulties. I know that you will not be bad either. It has nothing to do with being smart or not. The key is to see if that person is willing to work hard or not. Gu Tuo, do you understand what I mean?"

Hua Qiangu nodded in low-spirited. She was really useless yesterday. She didn't even know where she left her sword. She really made shifu lost his face. Next time she can't be like that.

"Are you also a deity like my shifu and know everything?"

"No, I am just a mortal like you. Gu Tuo, do you know who your shifu really is?"

Hua Qiangu was stunned for a moment. After pondering about a long time, she slowly shaking her head. She suddenly found that she didn't know anything at all about him who is the closest person to her. She only knew that shiful's name is Bai Zihua. Beside that all these years, shifu did not mention, she also did not ask.

"Gu Tuo, you can't just wait for someone to tell you everything or tell you what to do. You should have your own ideas and opinions. I'm not forcing you to find your past life, but  you can't lose yourself now. Many things that you don't understand and want to know. You can ask your shifu when you go back. As long as you ask him, I think he will ultimately tell you everything."

Hua Qiangu seemed to understand and nodded. Dongfang Yuqing suddenly took a crystal stone from his pocket and handed it to her. When she saw the bug was sleeping with its eyes closed inside the stone, her hands began to tremble violently.

Her tears came down like falling rain. She didn't know what is wrong with her today. Some fragmentary pictures, light, and shadow are constantly flash in her brain. She held the stone tightly in her arms like a treasure.

"What a cute bug."

Dongfang Yuqing embraced her into his arms, there was a trace of guilt appeared in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Gu Tuo….. this is the resurrection stone from Yu Xiu Ge Pavilion. I know it's the most important thing in the world for you, for me as well. All these years, I've been trying to save it, but that's all I can do …can you give me some of your blood?"

Everything is too familiar, as if it had happened before. So naturally, he stretched out his hand and put the blood on the stone. The stone suddenly glowed bright like a ruby.

Dongfang Yuqing sighed softly. If the previous her she would be able to save Tang Bao, but the current her has lost most of the main part of god structure.

"Can I bring the bug back with me?" She doesn't want to be separated from it.

"No. If your shifu sees it, he will be afraid. Don't worry, the day you fully regain your consciousness, Tang Bao will also wake up with you. By the way, keep in mind when you go back don't ever mention to your shifu about meeting with me."

"Why? My shifu is very powerful, why would he afraid of a bug? I am awake now, can you wake up this bug? Why can't I tell shifu that I have met you?"

"You will slowly understand all these. Your shifu is sure powerful. He's coming, I gotta go now!"

Hearing that Hua Qiangu quickly grabbed his sleeve: "Where are you going? I don't want to be separated from you!"

Dongfang Yuqing handed her a small piece of paper with many unknown written words: "When you go to sleep at night, pu this paper under the pillow, your soul will be out from the body, you will be able to see me. Be careful do not let your shifu discovered it. I am leaving!"

Dongfang Yuqing hurriedly reached out to hug her, Hua Qiangu's cute pouty lips gave him a big kiss on the face. Dongfang Yuqing's eyes narrowed into a line, slightly turned the face and gave her a peck on the lips. He then disappeared without a trace.

Hua Qiangu stood there blankly. She felt the burning sensation from her mouth to the entire face. She should go wash in the river to cool down herself. I often kiss shifu like this, but why was I get so nervous this time that my heart almost jumped out of my throat?

Before she could figure out what just happened, a figure has already descended from the sky. White clothes with jade black hair. Although he tried to remain calm, his eyes were full of panic. The moment he saw her, his face gradually returned to the usual coldness.

"Shifu…." Yesterday's grievances surged up again. She jumped into Bai Zihua's embrace while crying. Where did shifu go and just come to look for me now?

"Xiao Gu, are you alright?"

"I, I, I, I am alright…." Hua Qiangu buried in his arms and refused to come out. Bai Zihua knew that he couldn't get much details even he asked her, so he put his hand on her forehead to see what happened to her during the time she disappeared. Surprisingly it bounced back. Who is it?

"Gu Tuo, why are you so hot? Did you get sick from last night's rain?"

"No. Shifu, what took you so long to find me?"

"Your breath essence was concealed by someone, so shifu had a hard time to look for you." There was no word could describe how panic he was when he could not find her again. He almost turned the Mortal Realm upside down.

Hua Qiangu told him everything that happened in the street yesterday, except the part she encountered Dongfang Yuqing. 

Her brow creased when he heard those scoundrels tried to molest her. Fortunately, she was protected by a magic spell that he cast on her as a precaution. Otherwise, if she really met with any mishap….

"What happened after that?"

"After that…." Hua Qiangu started to mumble: "After that I waited for shifu in this city. I know shifu will definitely find me …"

"Shifu, can we go back now? In the future, can I often go down the mountain alone to gain experience?"

"Why?"

"I have always followed shifu and relied on shifu. When shifu was absent, I could not do anything. I felt that I am so useless! I want to go through training alone and become stronger!" I couldn't even deal with a few rascals, how can I protect my family and shifu in the future.

"Why do you want to become stronger? Do you want to leave shifu alone in the future?" Bai Zihua's voice suddenly sounded misty.

Hua Qiangu quickly shook her head: "No, no. I just want to fight for shifu. Don't want to burden shifu and don't want something like yesterday happen again."

Bai Zihua wanted to shake his head, but when he saw her firm eyes, it suddenly seemed as if overlaps with the figure of the past Hua Qiangu. He was shocked for a bit. Eventually he agreed to her. He thought to himself, by that time he will accompany her in secret to protect her. In any case, he can't let her out of his line of sight.

It's just that, why did she lie to him? This stupid disciple of him, when did she learn to lie to him? Thinking of this his eyes turned cold.

Chapter end