The Journey of Flower - Chapter 111

– Nan Wuye
The ice and snow have not yet melt, there is still a vast expanse of white between heaven and earth. Silver moon hanging high, the light was not like ordinary softness. It it a bit dazzling to the eyes, and a circle of faint red light around it was extraordinarily monstrous, making the night becomes even more bleak.

It’s a full moon again.

Shen Xiaomu’s eyes that always flirtatious and lazy has a rare glimmer of worry. Thinking of tomorrow celestial banquet, the ominousness feeling bursted in his heart. Suddenly he noticed the demon spirit from the flute, he quickly put several seals on it. Stopping the demon spirit from flowing out.

In the past year, Nan Wuye has transformed every full moon night. Everyday gathered the spirit of heaven and earth, combining with the essence of the full moon, he be able to get rid of the childish form and turned into a young boy. Some of the remaining demon power in his body has increased tremendously, and his mind is better than the adult, so it is hard to cope with. The ‘Appease’ flute was uproar in disturbance making Shen Xiaomu’s brows wrinkled even deeper.

At this time, Nan Wuye’s body in the dazzling star stone has slowly changed, and the pain made him wake up from a deep sleep. The dazzling star stone entirely wrapped up by the muddy demon spirit. It is no longer the face of innocent child, but instead changed to a beautiful and elegant young boy with a hint of savageness and rebellion in his innocence. At first glance, the pair of pure eyes had a trace of sinister and cunning, but there was also a seductive charm between his frowned brows. He twisted his body gently in the stone, only to hear the cracking sound of his bones and muscles.

He has sleep long enough, and finally come to the time of the good show. His bright eyes stared into the distance, and the face was full of smiles.

HuaHua jiejie (sister), I am waiting for you to come save me….

The huge island is quietly floating in the air, like a phantom in the dark.

After Hua Qiangu went for a lap, she noticed that more than 3,000 people are basically ready. There are all kinds of emotions burning in their eyes, such as hatred, and wild ambition, they are eager to arrive at Kunlun and have a great war with the immortal realm.

That huge murderous and oppressive force made her a little breathless. Although Dongfang and Zhu Ran are full of ambition and so sure of the success, she has no confidence at all. Even at this moment, she is still hesitating.

However, this matter is the same as stealing the god artifacts. Clearly knows it is wrong, but she still has to do it. She fully aware that the obstacle in front of her are not only Changliu and Immortal Realm but Shiful as well. Nonetheless she has no choice but obligate to fight. Xiao Ye is her child. There is no one in this world who could bear to watch their own child die without helping.

“What is that? Take it down.” Hua Qiangu looked at the top of the battle flag with the word ‘Hua’ (Flower) hanging high above making her heart pause for a moment. They are going to save the person, not to go on battle.

Duo Langan understood her meaning, so he ordered people to take the flag down.

“I met Lanyu Lanfeng. I told her you have left the savage of wilderness and now staying at the island. Did she go to look for you?” Hesitant for a long time, Hua Qiangu could not hold her curiosity but ask. After returning, Duo langan still behaved as usual and said nothing. She guessed that Lauyu Lanfeng probably did not come to see him.

As expected, Duo Langan was taken aback for a moment and then slowly shook his head: “No.”

It turned out it wasn’t an illusion that somebody was peeping at him from the bottom of the the ocean, it really was that person.

“She didn’t dare to come to see me, she also didn’t want to see me.”

“But for you she….”

“She has always been a proud person, doesn’t like to own people, so it is just for repayment. Seeing that I am safe, she would be at ease.”

“You two separated for so long, and finally reunite. Why can’t you let go of the past and start all over again?”

“You are still young. You don’t understand. There is nothing that can really be let go. So for many years, time brings great changes to the world, we are no longer to go back. Just like the wounds on your body, even if it is good, the scars are still there. Time can be long enough to forget the pain at the beginning, but the thing that already happened, it would be no use no matter how you tried to mend it. Come to this point, do you think we still able to go back the same as the past?”

Duo Langan restored to his usual high-spirited, a face without infuriation but only a trace of sadness and helplessness flashed through. He then slowly turned away.

Hua Qiangu was sitting on the grass and looking at the moon in a daze. They can’t go back anymore…..

A warm hand suddenly placed on her shoulder, it was Dongfang.

“You have been tired for so many days. It was not easy to come back, why not go to sleep?”

“How can I sleep? Where is Tangbao?”

“Snoring in your bed.”

Hua Qiangu frowned, she could not help from opening her mouth while shaking her head: “Maybe I should go Kunlun alone, instead of involving so many people into it. Once the two sides start the war, there will be countless deaths and injuries.”

“Do you think you can fight the whole Immortal Realm alone and able to save Xiaoye? I know you really want to save him and let him be safe not just trying to do your best because it is worthy of the heart. You know, we are bringing the army not because we really want to fight with them, but only acting as a deterrent. Otherwise, we have to qualification to ask the person from the Immortal Realm. They are not blockheads, knowing that we are well-match with them, they would not easily start the war, causing destruction on both sides and making all living being abyss in misery. The people that came from the savage of wilderness, they are not going to Kunlun because of you, but they are only going there to fight for their own future survival. Fighting to reach an agreement with Immortal World and not to be captured back to the salvage of wilderness. Each has its own purpose, you don’t have to feel guilty or resentful about it.”

Hua Qiangu sighed: “I am afraid that the situation is beyond my control. How can the human mind be easily controlled? If there were a fight, I don’t want to see any casualties on either side. I can die by myself, but I don’t want to implicate so many people.”

“If your death can save Xiaoye, I would not persuade you anymore, but the matter is not that simple to solve and it will inevitably be sacrifices.”

“I can only blame myself for not being competent enough. If I……”

Dongfang Yuqing smiled and dragged her into his arms: “Yes, everyone all hops to be able to protect everything that they cherish. For Xiaoye, you must become stronger. If you are hesitant on the battlefield, we will lose for sure. The price of losing would be Xiaoye’s life and the freedom of 3,000 people. So no matter whether this battle to fight or not, we must win. I know you are worried the immortals find out that you are actually the real demon god and blame Bai Zihua for placing his own authority above the law because personal favoritism and damage his good reputation. When the time come, you only need to look in secret, no need to take action. Zhu Ran’s magic arts combining with your demon power, it should be enough to hide from immortals.”

“How do we do that?”

“Although your demon power is powerful, without lifting the seal it’s impossible for you alone to turn things around. Once everyone finds out that the real demon power is in you, killing Xiaoye is not counting, there will be a new round of competition. They would want to put you to death. It is not the worth the trouble for you to suffer from confrontation with the Immortal Realm, just leave everything to us to handle is enough. Let alone, we have your Sha Jiejie help.”

“Sha Jiejie? He is coming too?” Hua Qiangu was in a daze.

“From Yi Xiu Ge Pavilion’s report, The army of demons and devils has also approached Kunlun Mountain. Sha Qianmu this time is determined to fight the Immortal Realm. With so many people on our side, we can certainly be able to save Xiaoye. However, Xiao Gu, Sha Qianmu demoness is too heavy, it is too deep in his mind. I am afraid if he raging with madness, and the situation is beyond control, the three realms would be really in catastrophe.”

“Sha Jiejie’s demon spirit is getting deeper?”

“Gu Tuo, you don’t have to feel guilty. His heart since the early on already has demon influence, so it not because of you that he becomes like this. You are just a trigger. He’s too conceited, and the more he want to guard, once he can’t guard, it is easy to go to extremes.”

“I know, Sha Jiejie has always had a strong desire to protect me. Although Shizun and others have mistakenly thought we both having an affair, Chunqiu Bubai and his people also thought that Sha Jiejie likes me, I could feel Sha Jiejie feeling for me is the love that came from the bottom of his heart. He is the demon king, the ruler of all demons and devils, even higher than fairy and buddhas. How can it be just a simple encountered at Mount Mao and easily ended up liking me? Although he always acts capriciously, his attitude towards me has always been cautious and obedient. It’s like trying to compensate for something. Sometime, when he looked at me, in his eyes as if looking at another person. There were time, I could not help but wanted to ask him, but everytime he was with me, he was so happy, I don’t want to expose his scars. He is such a proud person, he would not even allow to have wounds on his face, how would he allow his heart to have wounds.”

Dongfang Yuqing looked at her strangely. He didn’t expect the thing she didn’t know, it turned out she has understood thoroughly long ago.

“Since you know so clearly that Xuan Yuanlang and Sha Qianmu’s love for you are just the feeling of obsessive and illusion, then what about me? Have you ever thought about what kind of feeling I have for you? And when did it start? What is my position in your heart?”

Hua Qiangu unconsciously took a step back and shook her head slowly with difficulty: “I don’t know…..”

Dongfang Yuqing was still smile warmly as before, like the willows on the bank of river in spring.

He has no clue where this love beings, but once it sets off, it goes wild.

“I don’t know how and why my love for t, but I just know that the deeper I get, the more I love you. There are a lot of questions he wants to ask because it will be too late to ask if he doesn’t ask now. Bringing millennium memory into reincarnation. He had learnt not to persistent, and follow his own heart when handle matters. Therefore, there is not much of misery. He is capable of knowing everything, but falling in love with her is a mystery. Even himself doesn’t know the reason, it’s not like everything in the world, he must have to know the answer. Forever not knowing the answer is also good, so there will always a trace of longing and hope that is not impossible.

He patted Hua Qiangu’s head and said inside his mind: Grows up quickly, so you can become strong enough to protect yourself. You will not be harm by Bai Zihua and makes me worried about you unable to let go.

Hua Qiangu seeing sadness and misty in Dongfang’s eyes, making her heart suddenly feeling uncomfortable. She held on to his sleeve tightly, as if she would lose him the moment she let go. Only herself who knows how important is this person to her.

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This Immortal Banquet is different from previous years. There is no singing and dancing, and there is a chilling atmosphere everywhere. They are expected that the demon will launch their attack, celestial troops surrounded three layers inside and three layers outside of Kunlun Mountain. There are also enchantments and seals everywhere. They I thought that with this much of defend they’d be able to stop Sha Qianmu and his people, but they didn’t expect Hua Qiangu is bringing a big army here as well.

The Immortal Jade Pool is still warm as spring, and the flowers are floating like rain. The five colorful water ripples inside the Jade Pool. In the center of water, a bare thick wood is inserted directly into the sky. Legend has it that in ancient times, the Heavenly Emperor ordered to cut off the branch on a tree that connected through the heaven, from then on, God and human are separated forever.

Xiaoye will be tied to this wooden branch. At the time of Five-Stars Glory comes, extreme punishment by heavenly fire burns and thunder pierces to the heart will be carry out that would turn destroyer demon into ashes.

The time of execution is coming soon, Sheng Xiaomu unblocking the seal and release Nan Wuye from his flute. Seeing black clouds overflowing, all the immortals are present, all taking precaution.

Slowly condensing on the ground, the dazzling star stone is completely eroded by evil spirit at this time, and the bright translucent crystal is covered with black filaments. Sheng Xiaomu was startled. Seeing Nan Wuye is still in his juvenile form and did not change back to the child form, looking at him with a smile.

What happened? Clearly, the sun has risen and the moon has set, how could he still maintain his form?

Sheng Xiaomu’s heart screaming it is not good. He moved two steps forward, wanting to put another seal on the dazzling star stone, but he saw Nan Wuye has already stood up from the stone, and turned his hands over and held them up in the air, suddenly the dazzling stars stone broke into millions of pieces around him. Reflecting with sunlight, the Immortal Jade Pool was full of luminous bright tiny pieces like-stars everywhere.

All the immortals were shocked, and quickly assisted the Heavenly Empress to retreat. They assumed that the demon god has regained his power, and be able to break through the confinement and come out. Only Sheng Xiaomu and Mo Yan know he has the body of demon god, but has no power of demon god. They flew forward, wanted to put him back into the cage. Although the demon power in Nan Wuye’s body has not been sealed yet, there is not much left anyway. Unexpectedly, even the immortals join forces to take him down, they could not touch him one bit. He’s simply using one hand to remove all magical attacks.

Mo Yan and Sheng Xiaomu were astonished with what they have seen. Demon power is so powerful to this great extent! If the seal on Hua Qiangu’s body remove, what kind of consequences will it be? What even more frightening is, relying on Bai Zihua’s power alone, how did the seal able to suppress such a powerful destructive force and has not been broken by Hua Qiangu? It’s only because she is afraid of hurting Bai Zihua, she has always been taken his safety into consideration. What will happen if one day, she is no longer cares about their teacher and student’s relationship?

Nan Wuye is dealing with enemy with his one hand while looking around at the beautiful scenery with the peaceful smile on his face, as if everything in this world is not worth mentioning.

Seeing a young fairy maidservant who looks similar to Hua Qiangu was trembling under the table in horror to avoid being affected. He stretched out his hand to suck her in and squeezed on her neck.

Light waves were dancing in the air, every now and then immortals were hit and fell to the ground. The immortals lined up in rows as human walls in front of the Jade Emperor’s Mother to protect her. Sheng Xiaomu wanted to save that fairy maidservant, but he couldn’t get close to Nan Wuye at all.

Nan Wuye glanced at the girl and pouted his mouth: “Not the least bit look like her.” Finished speaking, his hand gripped harder and the blood was spatter everywhere and the soul of that fairy maidservant was crushed by him.

The immortals looked at his still innocent and harmless beautiful smiling face making their hairs stand on end with absolutely terrified.

Nan Wuye didn’t have specific target. He doesn’t know any of these people, so it does not make any different to him. He took a leisurely walk at Immortal Jade Pool, conveniently grab one and kill one as he goes. His actions are extremely cruel and direct. The ground was covered with blood, and the peach petals on the ground were all pulped. The scent of flowers and blood in the air mingled to form a pungent and strange smell, which makes those immortals who are used to spotlessly clean want to vomit.

There was a chill in Mo Yan and Sheng Xiaomu’s bones. A demon god who has already lost his demon power can easily play with a high-ranking immortals in the palm of his hand. How can people not be afraid? How can people not kill him?

Nan Wuye is like a child who has just arrived in this world. While fighting, he stopped from time to time, picked up the exquisite glass cups on the table, and took off the jade brocade belt from someone and look at it left and right. He took a bite of a Immortal Peach and took a sip of Forgetful Wine, and from time to time made a funny face, sticking out his tongue.

In less that a moment, more than a dozen of immortals have been beaten by him. What magic weapons are useless to him, the immortals could only try to trap him in the formations. Just at the desperate time, there is no way they can to do anything about it, Nan Wuye suddenly stopped and looked at the horizon and seemed as if he was muttering something.

“Comes too soon, I still have energy to kill a few more of these nuisance immortals avenge for Jiejie! Hmm, forget it, I am not playing with you guys no more.”

The light on Nan Wuye gradually dimmed, his body suddenly softened, and leaned against the peach tree in semi-conscious state.

All the immortals think that he is deceiving them, hesitating for a long time and dare not to go forward. Mo Yan guessed Nan Wuye ran out of energy that he had accumulated for a long time. He sprinkle the wall of light to covered himself firmly. He went up and pressed on Nan Wuye’s qi points in succession, and put many of heavy seals. He then turned to The Great White Golden Star (the envoy of jade emperor) and said: “Please let me borrow the Immortal Lock.”

“Senior sect brother!” Sheng Xiaomu knitted his brows as he watched Mo Yan took the Immortal Lock and used his internal force to have the lock firmly wears on Nan Wuye’s wrists and ankles.

At this moment the blood flows through the earth but Nan Wuye is still smiling in his dizziness, he did not even let out a moaning sound as if he could not feel the pain at all. His eyes wandering about as he slowly closed his eyelids, giving out an unspeakable seductive feeling. Frivolous wrists and ankles with delicate skin like a thin paper, against the bright red blood, is particularly unpleasant to look at. Many immortals who lack determination, for a moment their spirits are erratic, and the minds are hooked, without a reason creating a feeling of sympathy. Having unbearable heartache, immediately want to intervene. Seeing this, Mo Yan shouted out loud to wake them up. Thinking of his earlier bloody killings, they feel terribly ashamed.

Adding several heavy shackles, Mo Yan, finally felt a slight relief. It was him not looking after the matter properly and let this kind of tragedy happened. Nan Wuye will be personally taken to the establish wooden tree by him and Heavenly General.

Nan Wuye was a little stumble while walking, his hands and feet were dragging with long chains as Mo Yan hoding the end of the chain. His blood is dripping non stop, and the sound of the chain dragging is even more crisp and loud, which making people could not bear to listen to it.

Walking across the Immortal Jade Pool as easy as walking on smooth ground, Mo Yan securely tied the chain with the establish wooden, and then he stood nearby to keep a close watch. Seeing that the sun is getting brighter, and it is almost the time of the Five-glory Stars.

Sheng Xiaomu looking at Nan Wuye’s face, his expression from beginning to the end as if the whole situation has nothing to do with him at all, keeping his innocent smile, it makes Sheng Xiaomu’s heart feel even worse. He clearly was tied by senior sect brothers’s magic spells, and also bounded with so many seals within his body, but unexpectedly still came out easily. Right now, even the second senior sect brother was here, including with all the immortals even if they join hands it may not be able to win him. A moment ago, he was clearly could escape, but why didn’t he escape? He was able to go, but why did he obediently let them captured him? It’s not just that the demon power is used up that simple!

The fairy maidservant were still frightened but soon they cleaned up the surroundings and returned to the original state. However, the smell of the immortals and Nan Wuye’s blood is still floating in the air, faintly lingering would not go away.

Suddenly, the silver light flashed from the established wooden. Everyone looked at it, and saw Nan Wuye has transformed from a teen into a child. His four limbs were locked with Immortal Lock and hung high above the established wooden. He began to cry with extreme pain.

Although they knew that this is a transformation of the demon god, watching an innocent child being treated like this, everyone still couldn’t help from feeling guilty.

At this time, the demon army has already arrived at Kunlun Mountain, and they are fighting with the heavenly troops. At the meantime, Sha Qianmu, Chunqiu Bubai, and his people are breaking through the encirclement one after another and soon approaching the Immortal Jade Pool.

All the immortals are looking at the sky with urgency, they can’t wait to get rid of this evil as soon as possible, so their hearts would also feel less torment.

When Hua Qiangu led the group of army from the savage of wilderness there, with the secret path that was opened by the Yi Qiu Ge Pavilion, and after broke through multiple layers of boundaries, they are successfully reached the Immortal Jade Pool. What they saw was Nan Wuye’s little hands and feet were penetrated, his entire body was covered with blood, on the verge of death hanging on the wooden.

Hua Qiangu’s whole body was shaken, and almost fell from the air. Her heart was about to split into pieces from heartache. That child, since he was a baby, when she held him in her hands, she would be afraid of falling him off. If held him in her mouth and she would be afraid of melting him. She has treasured him like a valuable gem. As of now, he has been hanged on the wooden and waiting to be executed! Usually with only a little hurt when he fell he would cry with pain already, and now they used the Immortal Lock to lock his bones! How can a small child able to withstand such a painful torture!

Obviously, he did nothing wrong, he is just a child who did not understand anything. Why should he be treated like this by the Immortal Realm? How much suffering he went through during the year she was not around?

She heard Nan Wuye’s sobbing voice in her ears, crying in the verge of his death, “Jiejie, save me……”

The scene of the punishment on the pillar was replayed back in her brain. The pain of Soul-killing Nails were inprint to her bones, and never go away from her memory. At this moment, looking at Nan Wuye, it seemed to have suffered a thousand times more than that time.

What a good Immortal Realm! Do you have to make everything so cruel and leave no room for negotiation?!!

It doesn’t matter to kill her or chase her out! However, No one is allowed to hurt the person she loves!!

Hua Qiangu did not care anymore, she just wanted to fly straight to Nan Wuye’s side, but she was tightly grab by Dongfang.

“Gu Tou! Take it easy! I know you are anxious about him, but it will not for being impusive, you can’t save him!”

Hua Qiangu’s hands clenched into a fist trembled incessantly in rage. She gritted her teeth and said: “Even if I have to destroy this Immortal Realm, destroy this whole universe, I must save Xiao Ye!”

Dongfang looked into Hua Qiangu’s eyes, for the first time in his life, seeing a trace of fierce and hatred showing in her eyes. He could not help but felt a little stunned.