The Journey of Flower - chapter 143

Epilogue 4 : A gentleman good mate
Bai Zihua still hasn’t made any move even Sha Qianmu was anxious for him. In the first class, he walked into the classroom and sat down on a chair, without saying a word. A sitting was a whole class. The students waited for him to talk with impatient and restless feeling. They asked him, but he didn’t answer. Since they were fixedly staring by him, they didn’t dare to chat casually. Thus they could only stare at each other until they all fell asleep. Hua Qiangu naturally was one of them and even snored imposingly.

In the following classes, they either went to the countryside to sketch from nature or sit quietly on the grass. Students started to drop out from his class. Even You Ruo couldn’t bear it and ran to join the Little Animal Breeding Association instead. In the end, only seven or eight students left in his class.

On the contrary, Hua Qiangu insisted on staying in his class. It was she could sleep in class and no one cares.

Compared with other teachers in the academy, Bai Zihua is strangely quiet. However, Hua Qiangu intuitive told her everyone else seems to be in awe of him. Generally, as long as he is there, everyone will slightly converge.

He rarely talked and his expression was dull. Like a gust of wind in the cloud, makes one’s mind felt at ease when watching and falling asleep while watching it.

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Today in Bai Zihua’s class, he took them to the lake for fishing.

Green water and blue sky, with cool breeze blew gently. They sat under the willow tree waiting for the fish to bite the bait. When Hua Qiangu thought of having fish to eat at night had brought her great interested. But for half a day she did not catch a single fish. Others either struck fishing rods in the ground or pressed them with stones and went flying kites or catching butterflies. There was only Bai Zihua’s figure left fishing quietly by the lake. In the morning, pines and mists blend into the green mountains and waters.

Hua Qiangu looked at him in a daze. She then ran to him and sat down. Through the pole, she secretly looked at him. She felt her memory seems to be getting worse recently. Although many people she knows who they are when she sees them, but she can’t remember their faces when she turns around. Just like now, although she can clearly see Bai Zihua , but it seems that she couldn’t get it into her head through the fog. What’s going on? She supported her chin with her hands and folded a piece of alfalfa into her mouth.

“Teacher, why haven’t you caught any fish yet?” Hua Qiangu saw the basket next to him empty.

Bai Zihua didn’t speak and Hua Qiangu continued to talk by herself: “I guess the fish are sleeping late at home today.”

“Teacher, what kind of fish do you like to eat? I like all kinds of fish as long as have less bones. Once I got stuck with fish-bone and couldn’t get it out even though I drank a lot of vinegar. Father was so worried. You guess how did I get it out in the end?”

Bai Zihua still ignored her.

“In the end, I fell at the door and the fish-bone came out! Hahaha …” Her laughter was getting smaller and smaller. Hua Qiangu touched her nose awkwardly.

“Teacher, if you catch the fish, share with me. I’ll go home and cook it. I’ll bring you fish soup tomorrow?”

“Uh, okay, I’ll bring you some fish meat as well?”

“Eh, teacher, why don’t you like to talk? Are you afraid to scare the fish away? Then we whisper?”

Hua Qiangu felt bored to death, it seemed as if she was talking to the rock statue. Suddenly saw a dragonfly flying over and stopped on Bai Zihua’s fishing rod.

“Ah, dragonfly!” She stood up cheerfully and reached out to catch it. Before she could touch it, the dragonfly flew away. After a turn in the air, it stopped at the original position. This time, Hua Qiangu waited for the right time and swooped in. The dragonfly still slyly flew from her fingers and her chubby body lost balance and nearly fell into the lake.

With a scream, she saw the small face came into close contact with the water and felt she was pulled back by the belt. Hua Qiangu sat on the grass with one buttock and patted her chest while saying thank you.

She rolled up her sleeves and washed the grass juice and mud on her hands in the lake. When Bai Zihua saw the words “I love idiot” on her arm, the black lines suddenly appeared on his face. Damn, Dongfang Yuqing! How dare he call him an idiot! Yet, his family Xiao Gu is really stupid. Trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it.

“Always feel like eating?”

“Ah? What?” Hua Qiangu seemed to feel that teacher talking to her all of a sudden.

Bai Zihua seized her up from top to bottom.

Hua Qiangu quickly shook her head to explain: “No! I’m just fond of good food, not eat all day. Don’t look at me so fat like this, in fact, I am light and flexible!” Hua Qiangu stood up and wanted to turn a circle on one foot, but almost fell into the lake again. Nevertheless, she’s aware of her own limitations and quickly replaced with two feet.

Seeing Bai Zihua looked at her indifferently the whole time, she did not know why but felt somewhat wrong for the first time and then bowed down in shame while grabbing her own clothes.

She knew that behind her back people did not called her ‘Hua Qiangu” but they called her “Hua Qianqiu” (*Qiu means ball). But she didn’t mean to be that fat. Wuwuwu…. why everyone dislike her?

“Come here.” Bai Zihua said suddenly.

“Ah, what?”

Hua Qiangu walked carefully to Bai Zihua and looked at him foolishly. Suddenly he slapped her back causing her almost could not breath. With a violent cough, a small bead came out of her mouth.

“Eh?” Did she spit out any internal organs? Hua Qiangu’s face was frightening, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Bai Zihua’s poker face still remained indifferent. He didn’t even bother to look at her and directly staring at the water. Hua Qiangu swallowed back what she wanted to ask. Complained in her heart: Fat is not a crime. Why hit me?

She continued to sit beside him waiting for the fish to bite the hook. The sound of cicadas and birds chirping around them and the sparkling lake made her eyes tired. Unknowingly, she fell asleep on Bai Zihua. Bai Zihua remained motionless like a statue.

Liu Huo is sleeping on a nearby tree. When he opened his eyes again and saw the backside of two figures snuggle by the lake. The scene was so beautiful that everything seemed to be standstill.His lips curled into smiled as he closed his eyes continue to sleep.

As a result, Hua qiangu slept by the lake all afternoon and Bai Zihua didn’t catch any fish when they returned.

“That was because you snore so loud.” Bai Zihua said with expressionless. Hua Qiangu’s little face wrinkled in grievance.

Strangely enough, since then, her hunger and appetite have disappeared. She would not feel hungry on three meals a day and no longer eat to point of bursting but her mouth still could not stop. But of course, she still doesn’t like sports activities, and her body meat hasn’t decreased at all. Sheng Xiaomo did not let her sit on the sedan chair anymore and had her walk half an hour for school every morning.

Today, while walking half way, the heavy fog came out of nowhere all of a sudden. She clearly was walking on the street one moment ago, and went to the wilderness in the next moment. There was no one around, strangely quiet. After a few turns she still couldn’t find the way. She was too tired to walk and sat down to rest under the tree.

Then she heard a quack of horrible laughter, like an old wooden door was turning.

“Who?” Hua Qiangu was curled up in horrified. A green faced man slowly walked out of the fog. His movement was very stiff, like a puppet pulled by a string.

“Hua Qiangu! Today I can finally get revenge! I want the Six Realms to know how powerful is my tooth-demon! Hahaha …”

Before he could finish speaking, she heard a familiar voice shouted: “South Dipper!”

Hua Qiangu hasn’t even had time to respond yet, a flash of lightning fell from the sky, directly hit the tooth-demon and left only with the white smoke.

The surrounding fog quickly dissipated. Hua Qiangu found that she was not in the wilderness, but in a remote alley and Dongfang Yuqing was standing not far away from her.

“Damn it, dozed off while on duty.” Dongfang Yuqing stretched out his hand and pointed to the sky. The clouds were quickly dissipated.

“Teacher, why are you here?” Hua Qiangu rubbed her eyes and thought that herself had just fallen asleep by the side of the road and had a dream and didn’t know that the tooth-demon came specifically to kill her. Over the years, while Hua Qiangu living in the Human Realm, there were many ghosts and monsters wanted to take the opportunity to shame Mount Changliu, but the South Dipper and North Dipper Star Lords took turns on duty in the sky to keep a close watch on her and got rid of every enemy that came after her. As a result, Hua Qiangu has never encountered any danger.

“It’s okay. Let’s go to the academy together.” Dongfang Yuqing pulled her up, but he didn’t let go and lead her forward. Hua Qiangu was a little embarrassed. She thought inwardly, teacher is so gentle. She wished her future husband would also be this gentle.

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Two months passed in a flash and Hua Qiangu became more and more fond of the academy. She discovered that there are so many interesting things in the world besides eating.

Today, Sha Qianmu sent her a letter, asked her to meet in the bamboo forest behind the academy in the evening. There’s something important he wants to tell her.

Although Hua Qiangu felt it’s strange, she still went there after eating. Drawing a circle on the ground while waiting, at this moment, she heard a voice calling “Little tot”, a beautiful man with long purple hair came out from the top bamboo shadow.

Hua qiangu opens her mouth wide in shocked and looked up. For the first time, I know what it means to be elegant like a swimming dragon and moving gracefully like a startled swan. That man shuttled through the bamboo forest, as light as nothing like a celestial being. Holding the bamboo tip, he swung down and lightly landed in front of her.

“……….”

Hua Qiangu couldn’t say a word for half a day.

Sha Qianmu rubbed her chubby little face.

“Little tot, am I handsome?”

Hua Qiangu nodded vigorously.

Sha Qianmu smiled proudly: “I asked you out today to tell you, in fact, I am a man!”

Hua Qiangu’s mouth, which was just about to be closed, widened again.

“Haha! Is it very pleasantly surprised?”

“Ah?”

Sha Qianmu took out the folding fan and opened it. He then said with a smile: “Don’t you want to marry me? Don’t worry, Jiejie will marry you!”

There was a black line on Hua Qiangu’s face. What’s going on here?

“Let’s go, go to talk with your father about marriage proposal. If he dare not agree, I’ll kill his thrush and destroy his cricket!”

Hua Qiangu kept wiping her sweat: “Sha Jiejie, why did you dress up as a woman?”

“Don’t mention it. It’s not because that old fox Dongfang Yuqing! He just envied my beauty and was afraid to lose to me. He thought he could cover up the sky with one hand in this bet, humph, not even in his dreams.”

“Jiejie, what bet?” Sha Qiangu foolishly asked.

“It’s a bet who would be the last….” Before the word ‘person’ was said, a thunder in the sky broke down. Sha Qiangu’s hair suddenly blown up.

Hua Qiangu was dumb-struck again.

Sha Qianmu was also freaking mad. Hahaha! It was just a slip of the tongue! How dare he destroyed my hairstyle! Now, I have no face to see people! Little fellow South Dipper, let wait for me to put you in order!

Sha Qianmu had Hua Qiangu to go back first and himself rolled his sleeves in furious going to find the culprit to settle the account.

Hua Qiangu went back feeling quite baffling. She found that in recent months, there are a lot of people around her who have been hit by lightning. It seemed that when she goes out, she should also remember to wear lightning rod and lightning cap protection, maybe one day herself would also unlucky and get hit by lightning. Imagine a roasted Hua little pig. It’s too horrible to look at.

While frowning in her thought, she saw a familiar figure standing on the bridge not far away.

She waved and greeted: “Teacher, you haven’t gone home yet?”

Mo Bingxian lowered his gaze to look at her and shook his head gently.

Hua Qiangu ran to the bridge: “Let’s go back together?”

This teacher is the strangest. He often looked at her without talking.

“Let’s go?” Hua Qiangu went to pull his sleeve, but Mo Bing stepped back.

“Qiangu, I participated this time, I have no intention of pursuing. I just want to have a chance to see you closer. Seeing you are happy everyday, I am also very happy.”

“Ah?” Hua Qiangu tilted her head, not understanding what he was talking about. By the time she reacted, Mo Bingxian was gone.

Hua Qiangu could only return alone. These people around her are more and more strange.

“Hey, hey, Hua Qianqiu!” Suddenly she was called again. She pouted her mouth and looked back to see who was calling her, it turned out to be Liu Huo.

“What are you doing wandering around foolishly by yourself this late?”

“I am not wandering around. I am going home now.”

“I’m going to a fun place. Are you going?”

Hua Qiangu asked with interested: “Where?”

“Just follow me.”

Hua Qiangu ended up followed Liu Huo and arrived at the biggest brothel in Hangzhou. Looking at a crowd of young women at the entrance, Hua Qiangu’s mouth opened widely.

“What? But I’m a woman!”

“It’s okay. The woman can also get in. Inside has male prostitutes to entertain” Liu Huo walked in with Hua Qiangu.

“I, I, I, I’m not fond of men….”

She was touched and hugged by a group of people into the private room.

Three younger girls, please. Qiangu, how about you?”

“I, I want muscular men…”

A black line appeared on Liu Huo’s face. Who was the one said not fond of men just now?

Wine and dishes was set up on the table. Several people were drinking and playing a drinking game at the same time. Hua Qiangu is very lucky and won most of the times.

Seeing it was already late at night, Hua Qiangu asked: “Is it time to go home?”

“What’s the hurry? Your father has fallen asleep long ago.”

“How do you know?” It’s true, her father always goes to bed early and get up late in the morning.

“Well, not like I don’t know him.” Liu Hou filled her cup with wine, “Keep drinking.

Hua Qiangu not only like to eat, her ability to drink is also amazing.

As a result, they had a hangover and woke up the next afternoon. Hua Qiangu was lying on the couch and Liu Huo was kicked to the ground by her, but he didn’t react and continues to slept soundly.

“Gosh! We’re late!” Hua Qiangu conveniently washed her face and vigorously shake Liu Huo to wake up.

Liu Huo opened his eyes still half awake: “What’s the hurry? We’re late anyway.”

“We’ll be scolded by the teacher.”

“Let him scold all he wants. Sooner or later we will be scolded anyway, we might as well go back tomorrow. Let’s go. I will take you to another place to play.”

Consequently, a weak will Hua Qiangu was taken to the biggest gamble house in Hangzhuo by Liu Huo.

“I saw your luck were very good very good yesterday. Let’s bet some money today!”

Hua Qiangu played the dice, push the Chinese dominoes and won big. Holding a large pile of shining white silvers, she suddenly found herself is very amazing, hahaha.

They played until midnight and no longer could bear the hunger, she went to the street stall with Liu Hup to eat wonton.

“Let’s split in half.” Liu Huo pretended to give half of silver to her.

“Let’s just divide into 3 and 7. After all you paid last night.”

“I invited you, so it does not count. If not, next time you can invite me in return.”

Hua Qiangu nodded. She was very obedient when she was little and rarely went out. These two days, she played crazily and felt good to be rebellious.

As a result, when she went back home at night she ended up knelt on the washboard.

Sheng Xiaomo held a feather sweeper in his hand and sipped tea casually.

“Do you think I don’t know where you went to these last two days?”

The book on top of her head swayed widely. Her legs become numb from kneeling and her face was sullen.

“Father, I was wrong.”

“You know your wrong? It’s good that you know yourself is wrong. For one month from today, you are punishing to run ten laps around the yard every night to lose weight.”

“Uh……” It’s about losing weight again. Father, did you do it on purpose? Hua Qiangu has no other way but to accept her punishment.

But within a few days, she threw it at the back of her head and followed Liu Hou to the gamble house to gamble again, causing Sheng Xiaomu foamed with rage. Even he wanted to hit her, he could not do so, otherwise Sha Qianmu would eat him alive.

As a result, a concern father had no choice but wen to ask Dongfang Yuqing: “Who is that Liu Huo?”

“I don’t know. He has nothing to do with this time gamble. He’s just a human, so no need to worry that he will leak out the secret. Even if he teaches Qiangu bad things, you can’t just use thunder to split him open.”

“We have to work harder. It’s only a few months left. Why don’t you all hurry at all?” The gamble can’t go on indefinitely. The deadline is one year limit. If no one wins in a year, it’s a draw.

“I guess Bai Zihua has not make any move because he wants a tie. Well, I won’t let him get what he wants.” Dongfang Yuqing smiles confidently.

But the next day, when he saw Hua Qiangu again, he was able neither to cry or to laugh because she ended up in the court. Hua Qiangu followed Liu Huo to do the good deed rob the rich and help the poor, but she didn’t think about her own weight. ended up broke the roof, directly fell to the ground and was caught.

Liu Hup was also very righteous, he did not run away alone. As a result. Both of them were arrested and kneeled in the hall with big eyes and small eyes looking at each others. Then she heard her father was informed and on his way here. Several teachers and students from the academy are also coming. Hua Qiangu felt annoyed in her heart, this time she has lost face beyond redemption.

After half a day trial, because it was a first offender and paid for the roof repair and the mental damage for the victim. The case has been closed.

Hua Qiangu was locked up in jail overnight, overwhelmed with hunger, she ran to freedom as if she has just blessed with a new life.

But her ear was pulled back by Sheng Xiaomu: “You, naughty girl! Do you know your mistake this time?”

Hua qiangu clenches her fist and said it with self-satisfied: “I know! Father is right! I must try to lose weight when I go back!”

Sheng Xiaomu was nearly pass out from anger.

You Ruo who was standing on the side rushed in to help out: “Uncle, don’t be angry. Qiangu is just too fond of playing.”

When Sheng Xiaomu saw her came over, he hurried move away. This girl has nothing to do ran to his house every two or three days seemed to harbour no good intentions. In the name of helping cleaning and feeding, a few days ago she released his Iron Warrior and yesterday killed his Little Sunflower. He didn’t let him have a good sleep, dragged him to play chess with her. If it goes on like this, his other precious parrots and crickets will not be able to protect! What’s more, You Ruo is Changliu Sect leader, if she really has feelings for him, he’s afraid that it create earth shattering fuss as Hua Qiangu in those years. At that time, it will not him make fun of others but others make fun of him instead…. No longer care about Hua Qiangu, he quickly sneaking home by himself. By the time, You Ruo and others just finished talking, she found Sheng Xiaomo has disappeared.

“Uncle, wait a minute.” She hurriedly ran after him.

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At Changliu Mountain, Mo Yan stood in front of the water mirror and expressing a rare smile on his face.

“Junior brother has offended this time.”

Nan Wuyue’s complexion turned slightly ugly and the Buddha beads in his hand were tightly held. What a wonderful Sect leader You Ruo! Only went to the Mortal World one time and you have already forgotten the past. Immediately moved on and fell in love with someone else. She’s completely forgot that she boldly chase after him before and gave him a firm promise. Sure enough, a woman is like a tigress, her sweet words can’t be trusted at all.

Although Mo Yan doesn’t really like Hua Qiangu, he has always dot on You Ruo. Seeing Nan Wuyue’s turn green. He couldn’t help but pretended to coughed twice and said: “Is the grandmaster still hesitating about returning to the secular life? That girl You Ruo likes to annoy people. If you are still reluctant, it’s better to delay it. Put it aside and wait until the bet is over before making a decision. When You Ruo thinks it through that Changliu is her family, marry within the clan is a more lively. By that time, grandmaster can also obey your teacher wished and go back to preside over the temple.”

Nan Wuyue’s face suddenly turned from blue to white. He only said on sentence “Amitabha” then left in a hurry.

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That night, You Ruo had cooked chicken soup and just knocked on the door of Hua Qiangu’s house, she felt a gust of wind behind her back. She rubbed her eyes and before could see what was going on, she was held up by someone and took her to thousands of miles away.

The blue sea connected to the sky and clouds. She found herself floating in the air and the one hugging her is a ——monk?

“Help! Ghost!”

She screamed! Struggling desperately.

Nan Wuyue glanced at her with a stern face and reaching out his hand to flick between her brows. You Ruo immediately restored her memory.

“Yue, why are you here?” You Ruo was overjoyed when she saw him. He took the initiative to hug her to fly in the air. She wanted to come closer and kiss him.

Nan Wuyue moved his head away and gave her a cold hummed.

“You know what you did.”

You Ruo tried to recollect her memory. Suddenly she remembered she foolishly acting like a love-struck fool with Sheng Xiaomu these days, she couldn’t help but covered her eyes in annoyance. This time, she’s dead for sure, Nan Wuyue has seen everything.

“Darling, don’t get me wrong! I really only have you in my heart. I, I just lost memories and were confused for a moment.”

“Confused for a moment? I suppose you had a plan for a long time? And making chicken soup?” When she pursued him, why didn’t see her treat me good only knew to bully him every day? It’s really got him so angry!

“No! Listen to me explain …” You Ruo nearly crying, “When I return I will make soup for you to drink every day….”

“I, don’t, care!”

Along the way, You Ruo employed all her best skills acting like a spoiled child pleading him. As corny and shameless as she could go, causing the seagulls had goosebumps all over their skin and falling into the sea in succession.

As a result, You Ruo became one of the countless people who dropped out of the game. But it’s a blessing in disguise. Someone has finally leaving monastic and returned to normal life because of jealousy. After the game ends and everyone comes back, they will get married right away. But learning from this lesson, she felt even more worried about her Gu Tuo Shifu. She can’t imagine how dangerous her Shifu is, if she really likes someone else. It may not be so easy to coax Honorable Master.

Hua Qiangu was also very depressed. You Ruo did not bid farewell to them and just moved to the capital with her family. Everyday, Tangbao is being intimate with Luo Shiyi and no one played with her. Fortunately, from time to time, Liu Huo came up with some silly bad ideas. Together, they went to steal corn from the farmer fields, fished for frogs in the pond, flipped crabs in the stream, and set off fireworks together.

Hua Qiangu is a little thinner now. She determined to completely slim down before she gets married.

A few months passed in a flash. Hua Qiangu has been studying in the academy for almost a year. Recently, she felt that the atmosphere around her is getting stranger and stranger. Everyone’s eyes expressions seemed to be a little strange. Exciting? Eager? Enthusiastic? All in all, they appeared like the eyesight of the audience when waiting to watch a good play.

She didn’t know whether or not because she’s becoming more narcissistic, she always feels that there are always people peeking at her and seems to pay special attention to her actions and words. Whenever she’s standing a little bit closer to any teachers, there will be whispers right away.