In Abandonment
If there will be a next life, I will be more honest with her and I'll love her with reckless abandon.
He woke up with a start. He dart off the bed and felt that his body is stiff. He realized he's back. He now remembered who he is. He's the master of the universe, protecter of the realms Dong Hua Dijun. He sat on the edge of his bed and hold his head. He realized that his eyes are wet. Are these tears? Dong Hua touched his cheek and looked at his fingers. It's very strange. He really did cry. And then he felt his chest hurt. He touched his chest. His face crumpled in pain. Then he remembered a silhouette of a woman. He remembered that he owe so much debt to this woman. He closed his eyes. He felt extreme sadness, pain, guilt, regret and anger. Why? What exactly did he do to feel these emotions? The woman again snaked into his memories and he felt... So much love.
Love. The word is so strange yet, he felt it for the very first time. He really felt it and he relished on the feeling. Dong Hua didn't realized that his tears started to fall. His heart hurts. All the memories kept continuously pouring over his thoughts and what dominated in it is love and regret. He felt for the very first time a disappointment on himself. He remembered the pain of knowing too late that he has a mortal child and it died on the same day as his mortal wife. He loved them so much. He felt the world crumbling and crashing down on him learning that they died. Dong Hua didn't know what to do. He really did a lot of wrongdoings in the mortal realm and to make it worse, he is indebted to his mortal wife.
Dong Hua tried remembering the face of the woman but the more he thinks of her, the more her face become blurry. Then Dong Hua heared Zhong Lin spoke,
"Welcome back your majesty. "
Without looking at Zhong Lin, Dong Hua replied,
"Call Siming. I need to speak to him."
Zhong Lin already expected this and he excused himself and call on Siming and the third heavenly prince Lian Song. Lian Song and Siming hurriedly came and bowed, showing their respects to Dong Hua Dijun. Zhong Lin excused himself to prepare some tea and just gave the three the privacy they needed.
"You called your majesty? " Siming asked.
"I only called for Siming. Why are you here? " Dong Hua asked still holding his head with a closed eyes.
"I am just welcoming you back. You've been away for almost 80 days Dong Hua. So... welcome back." Lian Song said with a small smile on his face. Dong Hua lifted his head. Then stared at Siming and Lian Song.
"It seems that fate took interest in your trial your majesty and extended it to 50 mortal years" Siming said and then Siming handed to Dong Hua the scroll. Dong Hua presumed this is the events that took place in his mortal trial. He received and slowly opened the scroll and read it. What was written, it all coincides on his dream or for the better word to put it, his memories. He closed his eyes and closed the scroll and handed it back to Siming. Now he knew why he was extended for 50 mortal years. The fates decided to punish his wrong doings as a mortal and let him suffer alone, filled with painful memories and regrets towards his mortal life. He died of an old age full of regret,longingness and bitterness. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKGBqDduFp
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Dong Hua wants to know what happened to his mortal wife and Lian Song already had an idea of this. This is the reason he's here. To convince Dong Hua not to probe on his mortal wife's whereabouts and it's better that Dong Hua will altogether forget his mortal experience or it'll be chaotic.
"I know what you wanted to ask next Dong Hua but may I remind you that what you experienced is just a trial, nothing more and nothing less. You need to let it go. Your mortal self already paid the price by extending it to 50 mortal years. You should be glad. All that you have back there was already cut off and fates made sure of that. "
Dong Hua just sat on the edge of his bed in a daze wearing his usual bored look but deep inside he wants to probe more on what happened. Why did he need to undergo such bitterness and fickleness in life? He sighed. He is the protector of the realms and he need not probe on it more since it's already passed and he's back. Dong Hua knew that in the next passing days, everything that he experienced in the mortal realm will become like a dream until he will forget it completely.
"Alright. Both of you, you can go. "
"Let's play Go when you feel better Dong Hua. " Lian Song replied, already smiling big. Dong Hua sarcastically smiled back and said,
"Since you insist, then before I'll resume my duties, I'll treat both of you tomorrow for a little feast as my way of saying thank you for taking care of me and Taichen Goong while I was away. I'm a very good cook back in the mortal realm and I learned a great deal of new dishes. I'll cook it personally for both of you. "
Both Siming and Lian Song released a nervous smile and then Siming looked at Lian Song accusingly and offendedly. In Siming's thoughts, This is clearly a reply that his majesty wants us to feel the suffering he experienced back in the mortal realm. If only we will also ascend after eating his majesty's cooked meals. Isn't eating his cooked food already a great sacrifice for the realms?
Lian Song and Siming bowed and exited and Dong Hua watched both the two men exited and exchanged a quite banter and Dong Hua released a small smile. He know that it'll take days and maybe months until he'll come back to his usual self and totally forget everything he experienced back in the mortal realm.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDAK6NahXF
5,000 years Later...
Bai Feng Jiu's name is known all over the realm for being the 2nd beauty, the new monarch of Qing qiu and the only woman who ascended successfully as a goddess of her generation. The Bai family is very proud but it seems that the female monarch is reclusive and no one has ever saw her really after the marriage of her aunt Bai Qian. The new queen made a legacy of making Qingqiu more prosperous and powerful. The plan that Bai Qian hadn't materialized was successfully done by Bai Feng Jiu. She created a law but more of a past time for the citizens of Qingqiu to undergo some swordsmanship, archery, weaponry, read and discuss some books about battle and strategies and martial arts combat.
This new legacy of Feng Jiu made both the demons and the gods of the Sky Kingdom to be at the edge of their seats. They feel threatened as Qingqiu and it's citizens are laid back beings and suddenly, a law is passed that the citizens need to undergo some training like a preparation in going to war. The demon's doesn't like this so they went to the Sky Kingdom and complained about this to the present Tian Jun, Haode. Haode is also troubled and disturbed with this sudden law being passed, so he sent an invation to Qingqiu to explain clearly what is happening and why there is a need to train and educate the citizens of Qingqiu about warlike strategies and methods.
When the letter was read by Feng Jiu, it seems to her that the letter is more of a summon than an invitation. She raised her brow at this and sighed. Her grandfather already warned her that this will be the reaction of both the Demon tribe and the Heavenly tribe but she didn't listen and still went through with her plan. Feng Jiu saw changes in her people after passing the law. Qingqiu citizens are more lively seeing them exchanging ideas regarding battle strategies, more healthy lifestyle while practicing swordsmanship, archery and martial arts and she discovered talented citizens because of the weaponry. There are less lazy and gossiping among the citizens now compared before. Qingqiu always follow the rule of using less magic on jobs that can be done and dealth easily and they are still upholding it.
Feng Jiu sat in her study room in Qingqiu. Infront of her, is a table made of stone with scrolls and letters on top of it. Feng Jiu is busy with paperworks Day in and day out and she reached to a point that she wants to have some fun. She missed having fun. Infront of her is her partner in crime who constantly tolerates and even helps her if she's doing something mischievous or play pranks on her favorite subjects, her fourth uncle Bai Zhen and the old phoenix Zhe Yan.
Zhe Yan just banned her from entering the peach tree woods when she and her cohort drank all Zhe Yan's old peach wine. The old Phoenix felt like he's going to burst in annoyance at Feng Jiu's childishness. He had enough of it and so, he banned her and her cohort for the next 100 years in which Feng Jiu still tried making it up to Zhe Yan but to no avail.
"What do you think? Do we need to go to the Sky Kingdom and attend this said Invitation?" Feng Jiu asked the person infront of her but before the person could reply, Migu came in bringing another scroll.
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Feng Jiu asked looking at the gold paper of a scroll. Migu bowed and replied,
"From the Sky Kingdom your highness. "
Feng Jiu whipped her head and look at Migu with her brows furrowed in puzzlement and she said,
"Another one? We already received one from the Tianjun this morning. "
"Oh, but this certain scroll came from the Taichen Goong your highness. "
Feng Jiu looked at Migu then the person infront of her. She doesn't have any relation to Taichen Goong except for Siming of course so Feng Jiu got curious and opened the letter. She read the letter and nodded her head then she squealed like a child excitedly. She stood and went beside the person infront of her then she touched his arms and said,
"Atlast! After 5,000 long years, you'll going to be full blooded immortal. You'll be one of us now Ye Qingti. "
Ye Qingti smiled back at her highness Bai Feng Jiu. He's happy that all the efforts and sacrifices her highness has done for him is already paying off and he can roam freely in Qingqiu without being criticized by other immortal's.
Migu looked at the exchange of her highness and the mortal her highness brought from the mortal realm. Migu didn't really know the whole story but what he understands is that, Ye Qingti is the bestfriend of her highness back in the mortal realm and to pay a debt of life and fulfill a promise, her highness brought the mortal here and sacrificed one fourths of her highness cultivation to give him an immortal body and brought Qingti's soul back with the help of her highness other friend, the god of underworld, Xie Gucho.
Migu can sense that this mortal turned immortal can be promising. Qingti has a talent and ability that Migu took hundreds of years to practice but to Ye Qingti, it only took months to practice. Ye Qingti is quiet intelligent and has the ability to protect her highness and so his highness Bai Yi and Bai Zhi agreed that Ye Qingti will be somewhat her highness Feng Jiu's bodyguard.
"Since I'm the one who gave you life, I'll accompany you to the nine-hea ens to wash off your immortal dusts and then you'll be completely an immortal Qingti. Aren't you happy? "475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1E2v1kvAm
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Feng Jiu said eyeing the smiling Ye Qingti.
Ye Qingti feels very happy. Although he can't have a romantic relationship with her highness Feng Jiu, he could still remember the promise he made with her before he died back in the mortal realm, In the next life, I promised that... I'll protect you too. It doesn't matter that I'll only be your bestfriend. As long as... you'll let me stay beside you, then, that will be enough for me. This time, he'll uphold his promise. This time, he'll make sure that Feng Jiu is safe and happy. This time, he'll protect her from harm. And this, time he'll be what Feng Jiu wants him to be even if only her bestfriend this time, he'll atleast be happy and stay by her side. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugJgnny6jW
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