The Journey of Flower - Chapter 114

– Teacher and Student Meet Again
Zhu Ran raised his head and looked at Sha Qianmu who is with murderous air rushing toward him. With a scornful smile on his face, not feeling at all, he pushed Hua Qiangu to block in front of him.

Sha Qianmu was abruptly stopped in mid-air on about a foot away from Hua Qiangu, his chest fluctuating because of aggravation. Hua Qiangu had never seen him gets so angry like this before, what kind of emity he and Zhu Ran have? She has never heard them mention it before. But based on Sha Qianmy’s furious looks and the deep hatred, it must be a deep grudge that is impossible for both to live under the same sky.

“Zhu Ran! You are despicable worm! Get the hell out right now!”

Sha Qianmu almost shoot out a fire with rage. He repeatedly stuck with his palm, but Zhu Ran But pulled Hua Qiangu tightly from behind hid and dodged using her as a shield. Sha Qianmu afraid that if he aggressively attacking him, It may accidently hurt Hua Qiangu, so his attacked always stopped in time in front of Hua Qiangu.

“Little tot! Get out of the way!”

At this critical moment, whether they can safely retreat is still a question. Hua Qiangu doesn’t want them to fight. What’s more, she owed Zhu Ran a big favor, she can’t just let Sha Jiejie kills him without a clear reason.

“Jiejie, dont….” Hua Qiangu held Sha Qianmu’s arm, but was pushed away by him. No matter how he lost his mind, Sha Qianmu had never been a bit rough to her. Looks like this time he is really hate to the extreme. The killing has been decided, Hua Qiangu didn’t know what to do at this moment.

Sha Qianmu’s long hair fluttering, spreading like a huge curtain. At the same time, the red light bursts with the force of his both arms like a lightsaber straight into Zhu Ran. There is no place for Zhu Ran to retreat, knowing that his strength is too far apart from Sha Qianmu, he still kept his calm and unhurried opened his mouth: “Sha Qianmu, there is a word Liuxia left for you before her death, do you want to know?”

Sha Qianmu’s whole person suddenly became stiff, and he took two steps backward in depressed and powerless. However, he still delivered a fatal blow like a meteor shot at Zhu Ran. Seemingly it is unavoidable, but Zhu Ran has his own way to evade it. Unexpectedly, before it didn’t wait for him to take action, suddenly there was an additional person in front of him.

“Your opponent is me.” Mo Yan received a blow from Sha Qianmu.

No one knew what was going on. Zhu Ran standing there motionless with contemptuous sneer and hatred look on his face.The trembling of his fists revealed his inner excitement and anger at this time.

At this time, Mo Yan wants to put his all into the fight with Sha Qianmu but Sha Qianmu ignored him. He just wanted to instantly attack Zhu Ran and ask him what was Liuxia’s last word, but he was restrained by Mo Yan.

“Liuxia was killed by me. If you want to take revenge, find me!” Recalled the scene of 80 years ago, Mo Yan’s heart bittness.

Sha Qianmu kept shaking your head: “No, no, it was Zhu Ran that killed her, it was Zhu Ran!”

Hua Qiangu saw that Sha Qianmu gradually began to lose his mind, forcing himself to use the fighting skills, but there was no rule at all in his attacking moves. Attacking but not defending, loopholes appear one after another. The blood pattern continues to spread across the face, little by little spread all over his face.

“Devil Lord!” Chunqiu Bubai was panicked but he was entangled in the fight with many immortals and couldn’t get away from it. If Sha Qianmu’s patterns are everywhere, he would break away from demonic power, and will be devoured by monster spirit.

Hua Qiangu didn’t know what was going on, she jumped up and tried to hold Sha Qianmu, but the red light on his body pushed her back.

Zhu Ran looked at Sha Qianmu’s distorted face, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes. He then said coldly: “Sha Qianmu, stop deceiving yourself. You know better than anyone, the one that actually caused Liuxia death is not me but you. I know all these years, you always want to kill me even in your dreams. You think you killed me, is to get revenge for Liuxia, and can free your heart free? I am telling you, it’s impossible, unless you kill yourself, otherwise, you are doomed to feel guilty for the rest of your life.”

Sha Qianmu’s original angry red face, instantly became pale.

Does he feel guilty? Yes, he felt guilty, guilty that he could not save her on time. He felt guilty that from the beginning, she should not let her go to Changliu. He felt guilty that in this life he failed to keep a promise he made, to protect and take good care of her.

“You are responsible for Liuxia’s death, you are to blame! She died because of you!” Sha Qianmu roared at Zhu Ran.

Zhu Ran’s body swayed twice, cast his eyes down, but when he looked up again, his eyes were clear seemed as if the problem has nothing to do with him at all.

“So what? The person she loves is you!” Until her death, until her last breath the last word she left behind was still that word. When thought about it, Zhu Ran’s heart felt as if needles were pricking his heart. He lifted his eyes, staring at Sha Qianmu fiercely.

“But what about you? Sha Qianmu, you’ll always be a narcissus who indulge in self-admiration! A pathetic and pitiful narcissist! You never loved anyone. The only person you love in the world is yourself!

Sha Qianmu stood rooted to the spot without moving, It was as if someone had slapped him hard in the face. Buzzing sounds in the ear, and for a long time did not gain his senses back. Suddenly there was a strange chilly breeze blowing around, and for a while, numerous ghosts and demon spirits howled in the wind.

“Dongfang! Who is Liuxia? What happened to Sha Jiejie?” Hua Qiangu started to cry out with a great panic, but she still could not get close to Sha Qianmu. She quickly asked Dongfang Yuqing.

Dongfang Yuqing’s attacking power is not strong, he could not defeat these few people that have joined forces together, and unable to get out from their battle formation. He straightforward made a small enhancement and trapped himself in it. Although he can’t get out, others don’t even dream of coming in to harm him. At the same time, he rapidly told Hua Qiangu about Sha Qianmu, Zhu Ran, and Liuxiu’s complicated relationship, the entanglement between the three.

It turned out the woman named Liuxia is also Changliu disciple with a complex family background. She was just a normal mortal, and her mother is a beautiful woman but became a widowed at a young age. Later on, by chance, she fell in love with a person from the demon realm, after that disregarded everything took Liuxia with her and followed that person went to demon realm. Although because of her origin, she didn’t have any status, that man has always treated this mother and daughter extremely good. At that time, Sha Qianmu was a young man full spirit and arrogant, looking for people to challenge everywhere in the demon realm. When he lost to that man, he had to obey his orders according to their agreement. He’s taken of the responsibility of caring for Liuxia, and that person poured all he has, passed on all his knowledge to Sha Qianmu. He’s also considered as one of his countless Shifu.

Sha Qianmu was too prideful and arrogant, naturally he’s not willing to follow a child running up and down everyday. Most importantly, that child came from the mortal world and has just arrived to the demon realm, so still having so much discomfort, getting sick often. The child is only about one year old, she is always cried very easily, and not to mention a handful of poop and urine.

He’s always been killing people like flies, and for the first time in my life learned how to take care of others, how to be very protective of a young life. It can be said that Liuxia was raised by him, like his own daughter. The feeling of raising something personally with your own hand is very strange. For the first time, he discovered that a small life that is so easy to pinch to death with one hand, it took so much painstaking effort to irrigate. As long as one paid his attention, labor and effort to care for, nurture, and guard it, one would know what it means to cherish. It’s like the difference between the flowers you’ve cultivated yourself and the wildflowers on the side of the road, or it could be said like soldiers who have been on the battlefield will become patriotic.

A little life that he once watered and guarded with all his power, it means a completely different meaning to him. And in this world, Liuxia is the only one.

It’s natural for Liuxia to fall in love with the world’s most beautiful person like Sha Qianmu. From a young age, a mortal like her was accompanied and protected by him from being bullied by demons in the demon realm. Liuxia was not only admired and relied on him but she was also fascinated with his beauty. Despite being arrogant and prideful, Sha Qianmu was very competitive in battle, making her obsessed with him even deeper. In her eys, she never pretend to be anything but herself, she didn’t care at all. In the end, she helped Sha Qianmu to become the demon ruler. After that, they spend less and less time together as Sha Qianmu always traveled around the three realms. The only thing he cares about the most is his beauty and how to make himself stronger. Having the ability to match his beauty. And the strongest power is the demon god power. It resulting in Sha Qianmu went to Changliu robbing Fuxi qin, but his face was scratched by Bai Zihua. He was so anxious to find treatment elixir everywhere.

Since he wanted god artifacts and Fuxi qin so much, she would think of the way to get it for him. Even Liuxia has a mortal body, she gifted with talent and intelligence. Under Sha Qianmu’s protection, she has never practiced any evil cultivation, so it was easy to get accepted into Changliu sect and becomes the disciple of the elder of Disciplinary Cabinet.

Originally, she wanted to take a risk sneak in there to help Sha Qianmu steal the Fuxi qin, but did not expect to be deeply affectionate with Zhu Ran, the honorable Shizun’s disciple.Perhaps, it was because she has loved Sha Qianmu for too long, feeling too lonely, too tired, or perhaps Zhu Ran’s smile is too gentle, too desolate, only herself who understand falling in love with a man who is too beautiful, and in his eyes have only himself. Even in his eyes sight wouldn’t stop for a moment to look at her, loving this kind of man is very hard. He’s like the cold moon in the sky, looking at that brilliance and dazzling light but unable to touch it the least bit. He’s like an emorious roaring flame, if you come to close, you would be burned by his dazzling radiance, scorched by his heat.

Humans are such strange animals, men are always swayed by women, and women are influenced by feelings. For the person she loves, she can sacrifice everything for that person. Therefore, Liuxia who was originally willing to steal Fuxi qin for Sha Qianmu, eventually changed to steal it for Zhu Ran.

A series of difficult dangers can be imagined. Beside Fuxi qin, there were also several other god artifacts that were successful in Zhu Ran’s hand with the efforts of Liuxia. However, after all the hardships, they still could not escape from Mo Yan and Bai Zihua. When the three honorable masters interrogated her, Liuxia bears all the blame. Zhu Ran has known of her background long ago, so from the start he deliberately seduced her, and then made use of her ever since. As a result, he naturally push the boat along the river, let her be a scapegoat.

In the end, it took only three Soul-killing nails to nailed Liuxia to death on the Immortal Jade column. At the meantime, Zhu Ran was watching indifferently at the scene unfolding in front of him. Under Mo Yan’s protection and bias, he was unharmed. However, no one knew why later on he fell in Ecstasy Pool, left with the scar, and then he was secretly banished to the savage of wilderness.

At the time of execution, Sha Qianmu was in seclusion cultivating his beauty so he did not know about this. Later on when he learned about it, it was too late to save her. Full of heart breaking, he put all the resentment and hatred on Zhu Ran, wants to kill him to avenge Liuxia. Since Liuxia likes Zhu Ran, now the person has gone, how would he allow Zhu Ran stay alive, naturally he has to go down to accompany her.

No matter how stupid and slowl he is, he would not dull enough not to know the feelings of Liuxia for him, but he just did not understand why Liuxia went to Changliu. Obviously he promised to do everything possible to take care of her, keeps her away from harm, but didn’t expect that he couldn’t do anything for her. Not to mention the fact he never wanted to admit, actually it was himself who hurt her and pushed her to die. As time passes, The more persistent the heart is, the inner demons became deeper.

Later on, when he met Hua Qiangu, he spent all his compensation on her, but there is still no way to fill the guilt and pain in my heart. Afterwards, when that kind of thing happened on Hua Qiangu, He did his best with all his power, but still helplessly looked at the lovely her was taken away from him by Bai Zihua. Seeing her has suffered a heavier punishment than Liuxia at that time, making the arrogance him could not bear anymore. Finally, step by step walk into evil step……as of today at this critical moment, let him saw Zhu Ran again, rake up the past, every word from Zhu Ran was like salt sprinkled on his wound that had never healed. When he mentioned Liuxia loves Sha Qianmu, and he only loves himself, it was more like cutting his heart with a blunt knife, which made him feel so painful that he didn’t want to be awake.

The emotions are rapidly intensifying, and the red light on Sha Qianmu’s body expansion is like a huge sunset. A violent wind suddenly sprang up, blowing down a field of peach blossoms, heaved the waves inside the Immortal Jade Pool to the sky, and carrie the sand and drove the stones everywhere.

Hua Qiangu is wearing a bamboo hat, and despite the veil she still could not open her eyes.

At the moment the exposed skin of Sha Qianmu is all crawling with blood-red enchanting patterns. When he raised his head, there were no whites to his eyes, only blood red in his eye sockets.

“I’ll let you and Mo Yan die together. Whoever that hurt her, have to die!”

A huge red light covered everything, making Hua Qiangu could not see clearly. She only knows if shot out this blow, the entire Immortal Jade Pool would reduce into a flat ground. The immortals are desperate, trying to hit him with the spells. Red light collides with many rays, the stronger the resistance is, the stronger the demon power boosted up, and the range of red light is also expanding. Seeing that Sha Qianmu has exceeded the endurance limit, it’s clear he would rather perish together, but stubbornly refuses to give in.

“Sha Jiejie!” Hua Qiangu shouting in the wind miserably, watching Sha Qianmu’s tendons and veins burst open one after another, blood stained his red clothes, making the color brighter. It made her heart-wrenching just to look at it. Hua Qiangu knew if he doesn’t stop, she fears that even his life is hard to keep. It’s just that he’s in possession of evil right now, no matter how Hua Qiangu tried to send him transmission and called him, he would not listen.

“Demon Lord!” Chunqiu Bubai quickly put the seal, disregard of his own life, he tried to break through but was stopped by Hua Qiangu.

“I go.”

Regardless of whether it would damage Shifu’s name, Hua Qiangu bites her teeth and desperately break through the seal. Increasing the demon god power in her body, concealed with purple and flew straight to Sha Qianmu.

All the immortals attacked were shaken by her. She stretched out her arms gently wrapped them around the demon soul that broke out of Sha Qianmu and gradually shrank it into a ball returned it back into his body. Everyone was shocked at the scene, dumbly watching them both.

It’s just that the after effect is too serious, Sha Qianmu is almost could not hold it anymore. Nevertheless, he is still full of hateful desire to kill Zhu Ran and Mon Yan. But he can’t say that kind of hatred is eternal resentment, or hate himself for being powerlessness.

Hua Qiangu is deeply sad and her tears is about to drop.

“Jiejie, that’s enough, enough……”

“I could not protect her, and also could not protect you, but how can I not repaid this great enmity? You don’t stop me, after I kill them both, then I will kill Bai Zihua, kill all of the immortals in the Immortal Realm, avenge for her and for you…….”

Sha Qianmu’s right hand flipped over, staggered a step, but when was just about to make a move, his body turned soft and the whole body collapsed on Hua Qiangu. Hua Qiangu directly connected her demon power into him, pressed on his lethal acupuncture point and several of his qi points on his back. He has drained away his inner power, totally wasted all of his cultivations…… “Tiny tot……” Sha Qianmu looking at her in surprise, and slowly fall into her arms. He felt the sleepiness has taken over him.

Can not sleep……

He knows if he sleeps, maybe he will never wake up again.

Hua Qiangu’s jaw were trembling as she choked back her sobs: “Jiejie, that’s enough. You have done more than enough, Liuxia will understand……”

Sha Qianmu smiles in bitterness: “she understood it long ago, that was why she fell in love with Zhu Ran. Giving up on me is the best choice she has ever made in her life.”

Perhaps deep in his subconscious, all these years, the person he really wanted to avenge in fact was himself. Zhu Ran looked on and listened on the sideline, seeing Sha Qianmu’s obsession was so deep, his heart could not help but filled a bust of sadness. Finally he slowly began to speak: “Before Liuxia died, she said she has let you down. Additionally, she hoped that you don’t look prettier than her in the next life, it makes her feel she doesn’t deserve you.”

Upon hearing this, Sha Qianmu couldn’t help from laughing, affecting his internal organs and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Hua Qiangu hugged him in panic: “No! Jiejie will not die! Jiejie, don’t be afraid! I won’t let you die! You should take a nap first, get some sleep, I am sure I can find a way to treat you.”

Sha Qianmu shook his head: “Jiejie’s obsession is too deep, my heart and lungs have long been devoured by evil spirits, it can’t be cured. Chunqiu Bubai and Kuang Yetian, in the future both of you will be in charge of helping me take care of Tiny tot, and listen to her orders.”

“Demon Lord!” After finished listening to him handed over the matter, they were so frightened and fell to their knees.

“Jiejie, don’t talk nonsense. I’ll definitely have a way.”

“Now, life and death are no longer important. Tiny tot, do you blame Jiejie?”

“No, why do I blame you?”

“Because Jiejie didn’t tell about Liuxia’s story, and didn’t tell you that at first Jiejie used you as her substitute.”

“No, Jiejie is good to Liuxia, and good to me as well. You love Liuxia, but you didn’t cherish her well, so you have always regretted it and tried to work hard to make up for it. If Liuxia know Jiejie has always kept her in your mind, she will be very happy. I am also happy.”

“Silly, you though I love Liuxia, and have always taken you as her? You’re as important to me as she is, but my feelings to you is a little different. When I knew that she likes Zhu Ran, I was angry, but when I saw you with other men, I felt jealous.”

Hua Qiangu was speechless and stared blankly there.

Sha Qianmu coughed up another mouthful of blood, and the blood has turned black.

“Tiny tot, does Jiejie look like a mess right now?”

Hua Qiangu desperately shook her head. She originally would almost have died of sadness, but when heard him still cares about his appearance, it makes her heart even more aches and sours. Almost unable to breathe, she tried her best to comfort him: “No, Jiejie at this moment is still the same as before the most beautiful person in the Six Realms.”

“Sha Qianmu sighed: “Everyone has an obsession, and my desire is to protect something. First, it was her, then it was you. I’ve been conceited all my life to have the most beautiful face in the world, but have no ability to protect the one I love. I lost, lost completely. But Tiny tot, you have to believe me, Jiejie is really likes you……”

While his head rested in her lap, Sha Qianmu tried to reach out his hand to touch her face.

Hua Qiangu couldn’t bear it anymore, she slowly remove the human skin mask under the bamboo rain hat, asking him in a trembling voice.

“Even if I became the ugliest person in six realms, wouldn’t Jiejie dislike me?”

Sha Qianmu looked at her disfigured face which beyond recognizable, he was so shocked. He understood everything in an instant and full of heartache hugged around her neck.

“You silly child, how much bitterness did you suffer…..Jiejie didn’t know at all… but it’s strange, no matter how Jiejie looks at you, Tiny tot is still so beautiful and lovely. How can I dislike…. Not dislike at all…..”

When spoke to the end, his voice could not help but choke, and then slowly draws Hua Qiangu closer, and looked at her face as if it is the most exceptional beauty. He kissed her gently like a summer breeze, warmth with a little refreshing cool. Unconcernedly the kiss fell on her forehead, her brows, and the tip of her nose. Kissing every corner of her scarred face, as if trying to heal all her wounds, as if whispering to her with his lips: Tiny tot, not hurting….. Hua Qiangu’s entire body trembling from crying, seeing this Sha Qianmu held her even tighter. He exerted all his strength tried to press gently kiss on her lips. It made Hua Qiangu’s heart felt soft and hurt at the same time, his lips and teeth are full of his fragrance, sweet and bitter.

Although so many people are watching, the two of them had no time to pay attention on those people. Watching Sha Qianmu’s kisses slowly lighten, and finally likes a light feather brushed on her lips.

Sha Qianmu closed his eyes slowly with a smile: “Finally, the first kiss was sent out. Ha, a kiss from beauty never give it to people easily…. Tiny tot, remember me…..”

She felt Sha Qianmu’s hands that hugged her fell heavily, and become unconscious. Hua Qiangu tried to suppress her grief, and exerting a tremendous of demon power into Sha Qianmu’s body. Thanks to timely rescue, she was able to keep his life, but he will have to stay asleep until she finds a way to save him.

Mo Yan sneered on the side, he knew these two have illicit sexual relations, but he didn’t they dare to kiss each other in broad daylight in front of all demons and immortals. Although it was blocked by the veil on Hua Qiangu, it’s still too shameless.

When the immortals saw Hua Qiangu’s body suddenly emerged with such a powerful force, it seemed to be the power of demon god. They all started to talk about it with tense speculation.

Hua Qiangu handed over Sha Qianmu who is falling into permanent coma to Chunqiu Bubai to protect him, she then slowly turning around with a slightly shaky pace.

“No need to guess, I am the real demon god.”

At this moment, the whole scene was so quiet that you could hear peach blossoms falling on the ground.

Afterwards, Hua Qiangu has realized, Bai Zihua didn’t since when has arrived. Standing far away under the peach tree where they met at the beginning and looked at her quietly. His eyes are still as clear as water.

“Shifu……” Hua Qiangu murmured in sadness and confusion.