The Journey of Flower - Chapter 137

– Three Immortal souls and Seven Mortal souls
Not long after Hua Qiangu returned, she has changed a lot. She’s no longer rely on him or stick to him all the time like before. The most important thing is that she’s no longer lazy. She likes to ask him all sorts of questions about the things she didn’t understand in the past. For example: Why does it rain? Why does shifu always wear white? Why only two of them live in the mountain? Who is the Jiejie in red clothes who always comes to play with me? Shishu (junior uncle master) who always comes to pursue shifu to go back, where does he want you to go back? Last time, why did that girl called me shifu?, etc….. Bai Zihua would answer her what he could and the things he didn’t want to tell her, he would find a way to distract her. After circling around for a bit, she would forget what she had asked. If she still insisted want to know, he would patiently explain to her. He told her that Jiejie (elder sister) is not Jiejie, he is Gege (elder brother), his name is Sha Qianmu. He is the lord of Demon Realm. He then told her the story of Six Realms.

“Shifu, what is the greatest ecstasy in the world? The few people I met on the street last time, they said they wanted to teach me but I did not dare to say yes.”

Bai Zihua who was drinking tea slightly choked. After a long pondering, he slowly answered: “Wait until Xiao Gu grows up a little, shifu will tell you.”

Hua Qiangu flung herself to his back, and acted like a spoiled child wrapped her hands around his neck: “Xiao Gu has already grown up. Mother said younger sister has already has a marriage arrangement. She’ll be married next month, so she wanted me to home for the wedding. She also asked me shifu treat me good or not.”

Bai Zihua put down the teacup: “How did you answer?”

“Of course I answered yes. My younger sister is going to be the bride. I also used to play playing house before. I told mother that I also would like to be a bride. My mother sighed and started to cry. She touched my face and said she didn’t know what shifu had fed me making me suddenly grow up this beautiful, not looking like was giving birth by her at all. Because I am still a fool, so it will be hard to choose a husband. If I can’t find a good husband, my life will suffer. She also has me to ask shifu, after entering the immortal sect, does it mean I can’t marry for the rest of my life?”

Bai Zihua frowned: “Does Xiao Gu want to marry?”

Hua Qiangu nodded her head firmly: “Yes, I want to! I also want to have many babies like the next door elder sister, white and chubby with cuteness!”

Bai Zihua was lost in thought, knowing that the next time he sends her home, her mother will beat around the bush trying to pry whether in his mind has only teacher and disciple relationship with Xiao Gu and then she will discuss with him whether they can find a husband for Xiao Gu. Actually, all these are not matters, but the most important thing is Xiao Gu also has this idea. Does it mean he should marry her?

“Shifu, shifu….” Xiao Gu saw he was distracted and she then shook him: “You haven’t told me what is the greatest ecstasy in the world. Can you teach me?”

The intimate picture of him with her and the Unfeeling Hall suddenly appeared in his mind. Bai Zihua’s face changed color all of sudden. Hua Qiangu was staring at him in a daze, with half-open mouth, her saliva almost drip down.

“I’ll tell you next time. It’s getting late, so wash up and go to sleep …” After he finished saying, he quickly disappeared from Hua Qiangu’s sight.

Hua Qiangu was not annoyed by this. Usually, at this time she and humming beast will go at each other making so much noise, but now after a quick wash-up she is ready to go to bed. She forces herself to fall asleep so that she can go on a date with her Dongfang Gege (elder brother) in her dream.

“One shifu, two shifu, three shifu….” She continues to count until the hundredth shifu but she still could not fall asleep. She then can only start counting again.

She still doesn’t have the magic spells and could only use the most natural way by separating her soul from the body so that Bai Zihua would not find out.

In the beginning, Bai Zihua felt it was strange. Why didn’t she throw a tantrum wanted to sleep with him at night? After a long thought, he guessed that her mother must have repeatedly warned her. There was a big relief in his heart.

Hua Qiangu’s curiosity has been growing. She studies during the day and wanders around at night with Dongfang as her soul separated from the body. She doesn’t feel bored anymore. Bai Zihua is not a talkative person. Although he is patiently teaching her and always enlightenment her if to a smart girl like her of the previous life, his way of teaching is very good. But it’s not very effective to her dull-witted in this life. Instead, Dongfang Yuqing’s method, in her dream took her to many places, saw a lot of new things, and told her in detail the truth of human life.

Shifu is too perfect and always gave her the feeling of being far away from her touch. That was why she always cling on to him, fearing that he will suddenly disappear the same way as his first time making a sudden appearance. Unlike Dongfang Yuqing who is alive, touchable and reachable. From the palace to the East Sea. From the top of the mountain to the marketplace. He took her everywhere to see the world.

The most important thing is that he did not evade telling her about what happened in the past. For example, in her past life, she and Bai Zihua were also shifu and disciple. Both of them were from Mount Changliu, etc. She has learned that shifu has concealed so many things from her, she was surprised but she was over with it in no time. She did not feel the slightest dissatisfied or angry, because she felt shifu must have his reasons for doing things. She told herself to believe in shifu, so she never asked him.

At first, when she heard it, she felt like she was listening to other people’s stories, but the more she listened the more familiar she becomes as if all these had happened a long time ago and was forgotten by her. She knew that she’s different, and also knew that there are some things that can’t be avoided. Dongfang let her choose between starting everything all over again, or carrying a very painful past and continue to walk down. At that time, his expression was very solemn, making her heart trembled and felt scared. She feared that she could not afford to bear the outcome, but she did not know where Dongfang get his confidence in her. She has been thinking about this for half a year, in the end, it took a lot of courage she decided not being herself and chose to carry another life. To the present her, is like losing herself and no longer being herself. However, she doesn’t want to live in such a vague way, not knowing anything, and doesn’t want everyone to fool her. Especially when she heard Dongfang said that shifu can only continue to live in pain forever and eternally. No reincarnation, no liberation. She finally told Dongfang that she wanted to remember everything and return to her complete self.

She did not know why shifu is suffering in pain for a mere thing he is unwilling to part with. The story Dongfang told her, he only said the first part and refuse to tell the rest of it. But she did notice that under shifu’s seemingly indifferent and gentle appearance, hidden with despair, and occasionally seemed frighteningly out of control. Sometimes he looked at her with perplexed expressions.

Once time when he didn’t notice she lifted his sleeve and saw a huge scar on his. It turned out that in the past, shifu woke up sweating from a nightmare, and holding onto his shaking arm as his face turned pale, it was because of pain.

Shifu has raised her up from an early age, so she is willing to do everything for him, including, to be the one he wanted… Dongfang Yuqing smiled and nodded, saying that she’s still as strong and persistent as the past. Even the person could change but the natural character will never change. He took a pill out and gave it to her. He told her to take it only when she wants to restore her memory and becomes a complete Xiao Gu.

Everyone has three immortal souls and seven mortal souls. The immortal soul is spiritual essences and mortal souls is body’s strength. The immortal soul stays inside and mortal soul stays outside. He said shifu has spent a lot of effort all these years trying to gather her mortal souls, very carefully. But because he tried to avoid the past and doesn’t want her to remember, he purposely didn’t even use external force to restore her intelligence and just let nature take its course. Even though her mortal souls gradually gathered, her immortal souls are still incomplete. It’s like treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Nourishing her body but not her heart, as a result even she becomes healthier than before, she’s still dumped and clueless like a child.

“This elixir can help you restore your past life memory, but like I said before, everything has to pay the price. With the power of Bai Zihua and Sha Qianmu, they still could not make you fully recover, so in a short time, if you want to rely on the pill to make your immortal souls become perfect is impossible. It’s only mandatory to restore your immortal souls power and transfer to your mortal souls. Do you understand what I mean? In other words, even you memory is restored, your body may be seriously affected. So you must carefully consider about it, don’t make decisions out of impulse. Once you take it, you can’t feel regret later.”

Hua Qiangu nodded but not fully understand: “Doesn’t shifu has always been missing that past Xiao Gu? Why doesn’t he want me to recover my memory?”

“Because there are so many irretrievable things happened, so he’s afraid he would lose you.”

Hua Qiangu shook her head: “No matter what happens, I will not leave shifu.”

“Gu Tuo, you can think like this now, but it may not be necessary after you restore your memory. But no matter what the outcome is I will always respect your decision. In a previous life, I couldn’t do it, so in this life, what I can do is to give you a chance to choose. Even though I pity him, and owe both of you, but if you do not want it, I will not let you continue to stay with him.”

“What about you, Dongfang? What was our relationship in the previous life? You said that Tang Bao is our child, was I your wife?”

Dongfang Yuqing smiled and shook his head: “What a pity ah, not yet.”

Hua Qiangu continued: “Can I marry you in this life?” There was not the slightest shyness as a woman, she only looked at him with eager eyes wide open.

Dongfang Yuqing’s eyes became deep and misted, and there was also a hint of pain that was hard to detect. But in a flash, he resumed his crescent-shaped smile.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you. By the time you fully recover your memory and your final choice is still me, even if my bones would smash into pieces or give up my everything, I will still want to be with you.”