The Journey of Flower - Chapter 96

– Things have remain the same but people have change
Peach Blossom Soup——

Why does Shi Fu suddenly want to eat peach blossom soup? Is he sick or injure? Is it serious? The poison from last time should already be remove. What happened during this one year, who wounded him? Impossible, in this world, how could someone can defeat Shi Fu?

She is really want to be like before personally makes a bowl of peach soup for him, although simple, it has always been Shi Fu most favorite dish.

But she can not do that, if she personally cooks it, when Shi Fu taste the same flavor with the original peach blossom soup, everything would be exposed.

She looked at You Ruo is busy following her instruction, although her action slightly clumsy, but not losing the proper arrangements, her little round red face flushed with excitement, the seep of sweating on her forehead, Hua Qian Gu can not tell whether her heart is envy or in pain.

No too much time, the peach blossom soup was done, You Ruo tastes it, happily shouting out: “Little Seven, you are very awesome, your recipe is very delicious, I can not believe it is from my own cooking ah, hahahay! “

Hua Qian Gu nodded: “Do you stay Jiu Qing Hall?”

“Um…my father is worry, so since I came to Chang Liu, I have been staying at Jiu Qing Hall with Zun Shang.”

“Zun Shang…does he treats you well?”

“Zun Shang is a good person, he also treats me well! I have always wanted to become the disciple in his sect, today finally won the Immortal Sword Assembly, I immediately went to beg Zun Shang and Shi Zun, and did not think he actually nodded to agree, Yeah! “

“Did he personally agree?”

“Of course, Little seven, are you ok? Does you feel unwell, you should go back to rest early!”

“I am all right …” Hua Qian Gu faking her laugh, gently holding You Ruo’s hands: “please you … taking good care of him. If he wants to eat peach blossom soup again, just make it according to what I taught you today.

“Um, ok, thank you!” You Ruo is giggling and suddenly clinging to her, kissed her face, “Let me give you a beautiful kiss, I have to go back quickly, Zun Shang must be anxious, if he wakes up and found out that I slipped out from the hall by myself. I will come to see again if I have time tomorrow.”

Hua Qian Gu nodded, waved her hand, watching a happy You Rou flying up to the Jiu Qing Hall, the view of her pink cloth from the back so beautiful that makes her wanted to cry.

………………

Should she just go back like that? Although she accepted the fact that he receives a new disciple, but how could she be at ease about his injury?

Without him discovers, just a little closer, listen to his voice should be okay?

She tries to stop the sharp pain inside her stomach , reluctantly looking at the Jiu Qing Hall. After meeting with You Ruo she has no regrets, just even more wanted to see him.

Perhaps only do so, so that she can finally be able to let it go.

Persistently struggling, still could not help, then she finally step on the waterfall flying to Jiu Qing Hall.

Her body was floating like the smoke, faintly fall on the tree in the courtyard that full of blooming peach, light as a feathers.

She carefully conceal all her breath, looked around, the grass and trees at Jiu Qing Hall are still the same as before she left. The Courtyard filled with Man Ting’s peach trees rich with fragrance as rainy, the wind makes it even more colorful and beautiful. One of the pink and tender peach blossom just awakened from its sleep, when it saw her screamed out in surprised.

Hua Qian Gu used her index finger to signal it to be quiet, blinked her eyes at it. The tree seems to recognize who she is, immediately flapping like a thin onion skin wings fluttering into her arms.

Hua Qian Gu was not too far away sitting on a peach tree, quietly watching Bai Zi Hua bedroom’s door in a daze. Closed her eyes, feels the familiar breath, knew right away that he was in the room.

Her heart was twisting together, soon felt like unable to breath. A year, she has been thinking about him all the time, has he ever thought about her?

Shi Fu, Xiao Gu is back……

She was tightly trying to suppressed her impulse to see him, bite down her lower lip telling herself can not go closer, otherwise she will be found. More than that can not use the spying technique on him, then he will sense it.

Just only a few feet away, why does she feel like it was separated by thousand mountains and rivers?

I really miss you, do you know?

………………….

Suddenly a cough sounds came from the inside room, Hua Qian Gu gasp out a cold lump, her brain is blank, quickly covered her mouth, she was trying to stopped, but still could not help but blurted out the sobbing sound.

Why does Shi Fu in such a poorly health condition?

She heart suddenly pulled likes a ball, and then heard You Rou’s voice.

“Zun Shang, the peach blossom soup is already done, you should hurry eat it while it still hot! “

She paused for a long time, finally can hear the voice that she has been waiting for.

“Peach blossom soup? How do you how to cook peach blossom soup?”

“Zun Shang, you said you wanted to eat it.”

“Did I say it?”

“Zun Shang mentioned about it when you were still half awake, so I quickly cooked it right away.”

There was a long silence in the room.

“Sorry, Zun Shang was just muddling talking nonsense while sleeping. There is no food here, did you go down the Hall alone?”

You Ruo did not say anything, she could only heard Bai Zi Hua ‘s sigh.

“You cannot be careless, next time you absolutely cannot go down from Jiu Qing Hall a lone at night, do you understand? “

“Yes, Zun Shang I understand, The person whose those bad guys wanted to catch the most is me, but I am already very powerful, also the winner at the Immortal Sword Assembly, I won’t be get captured easily, Zun Shang don’t need to worry. You should quickly eat it, it getting cold soon.”

“I don’t want to eat, you can take it away.”

“Ah? Why? Zun Shang, didn’t you just say earlier that you want to eat it? I already tasted it, the taste is really delicious! ” You Ruo was slightly puzzled and not understanding.

Inside the room is a burst sound of strong cough, every sound is severely beaten in Hua Qian Gu’s heart, so painful that she almost wanted to cry.

“Zun Shang, are you alright?” You Ruo asked him in tension and anxious, her sounds is seems like she about to cry out soon: “A few days ago, obviously you were getting better, how come today suddenly change becomes very bad, is it because today weather has changed will be snow soon, so your old injury has relapse? Do you feel anywhere pain or uncomfortable, want me to give you a massage?”

“No need, “No, because today competition you have tired day already, let go back to rest early.”

Hua Qian Gu had never heard Shi Fu spoken in such a gentle and favourable tone, even in the past has never talked like that with her. His voice is always remains indifferent, even when he was talking with concern or care of care still gave people a sense of instruction and estranged. Like the snow slowly fall on the eaves, deserted and lonely.

This kid, she is different for him. Shi Fu has never done anything against himself. This girl who called You Ruo soon will become his disciple, he is really love and fond of her…

She is quickly point her chest two acupuncture points, she swallowed a kind of stinky flavor down into her throat, then her head gently leaning against the tree, slowly close her eyes.

She has been holding the last remaining hope and now was shattered … …

She was foolishly tried to convince herself that accepting the new disciple was Mo Yan’s idea a lone, but now it seems, it was really Shi Fu made his own decision, no one forced him to do it.

She could not help, but laughed with bitterness, why she still not understands it, although Shi Fu in the overall situation is the most important person, but he has never been being forced or threatened by any person or event.

She heard the sound of her heart is broken, she doesn’t want to stay here any longer, wanted to leave right away, but still cannot bear to do so. After suffering from all hardships, traveled over land and water (idiom) to come back, back to this original place, just want to keep the distant from him a little bit, just want to listen to him speaking, sense the reality of his presence. But now seeing, in such a scenario.

There are snowflakes like the pieces of goose feathers in the sky fluttering down, the cold wind whirring and blowing, hands and feet are slowly condensed into ice.

“Zun Shang, you should at least eat a little bit before goes to sleep, It was not easy for me to cook it, I cannot bear to throw it away.”

She looked You Ruo opened the door to walk out, and saw somebody was turning around vomiting, even though the door was opened less than a second, she could clearly saw Shi Fu was sitting at the table in his white cloth.

She could not help but reach out, but she could only grasp the infinite of emptiness.

She looked at You Ruo was bouncing and vivacious walked back to sleep, walked into the room that was her previous bedroom.

There are so many rooms in Jiu Qing Hall, why did she has to stay in that one? Did Shi Fu already throw away all her stuff? Is it because she will never ever come back again?

A snow falling on her palm, very cold, is biting cold that would feel to the spine.

Retakes her hand back, turn around tightly holding the bell in her arm, holding the proof of their teacher and disciple relationship, like gripping a hold of a life-saving straw. Now, should she returns this bell to You Ruo? Raised her head up, looked at the snowflakes flying over the sky, wanted to cry, but cannot crying out.

She was sitting at the tree facing the door foolishly stay there a whole night, the snow has become heavier. Her head and shoulders are covered with snow, motionless, as if the snowman, and full of branches and peach blossom filled into one.

She listened to sound of coughing came from the inside room from time to time, the brain is constantly flashing back the memory or them in front of this courtyard bit by bit interacted with each other. Her hands and feet slowly felt the numbness from the cold, her heart is frozen to even the pain are not felt.

The sky is bright soon, she should leave.

She stiffen up, shaking the snow off from her body, her pace was light and staggering. Suddenly she heard gently ringing bell sound, slowly looked down, her hand clenched on the bell, but did not careful the bell slides from her stiff fingers slipped to the ground…..

Sandalwood rising in spirals, fills the air with light smoke.

Bai Zi Hua has sat in the room staring at a bowl of peach blossom soup all night, although he knew this thing is make to eat, not made to look at. But he doesn’t want to eat, also doesn’t want to throw it away with his own hands. It is like a memory, a full bowl of soup, refused to touch, but also refused to forget.

While he was lost in thought, suddenly heard a flick sound, as if came from another time and space. He hurries a few steps to open the door, but only to see the empty yard and a piece of silver wrapped, brilliantly covered with white snow.

Once again was this his delusional, why there is always a ringing sound of the bell ringing by his ear?

Bai Zi Hua weakly leaning against the door, his fingers deep into the pillar. He is still the same as before cold, arrogant, and untouchable, but his face is pale like crystal, his eyes are still can not conceal his tiredness.