The Journey of Flower - Chapter 9

“Hua Qian Gu, there are no longer any gods left in this world!” Dong Fang Yu Qing replied

Hua Qian Gu, was shell shocked. What did he mean by there not being any gods left in this world?

A world without gods…

“The ancient god tribes often fought amongst themselves and there were few left to begin with. At last with the birth of the Demon God, in order to exterminate the many demons and monsters and seal the demon gods, the gods became extinct. The last god sacrificed herself and used her flesh and blood to repair the ruins of this world that had been devastated by the war” Dong Fang Yu Qing explained
Qian Gu, do you know how frightening the evil in human hearts are, that the demon god that is born of this evil cannot even controlled gods. Why does the birth of the demon god incite so much terror? It is because even if the human and immortal realms join forces, it cannot possibly match the tremendous power of the gods. Hence the birth of the demon god is equivalent to the the coming of the end of the world. It cannot be avoided and it cannot only be delayed day by day as people try their best to delay it and devise new . And the 16 ancient instruments of the gods are the crux of the crux.

Hua Qian Gu, raised her head and looked at him. She did not understand a lot of things yet, but suddently, she felt all the goosebumps on her body rise. Just one demon god could destroy the entire realm of gods. This meant that now the six realms were only left with 5 realms. They always referred to gods and immortals together. However this world did not have gods anymore, only immortals who were cultivated from humans.

“Then-then doesn’t that mean that there could be wars anytime soon?”

“Yes, at the fastest, it could begin next month.It could also take a few years or decades. It depends on how well the various immortals sects protect the various instruments of the gods. But the will of heaven cannot be defied…… the demon god will be born sooner or later.”

“How scary……”

” Even though this is true, it is impossible that humans would just accept their fate. Tomorrow, I need to urgently rush back and I cannot send you further. It is impossible for you to reach the Immortal’s Feast on time by foot. You better go on horseback.”

“Ah?But I don’t know how to ride a horse……”

“I will teach you tomorrow.”

“You seem to know everything!” Hua Qian Gu looked at him with a face of adulation.

“Ke-ke, if there is anything you don’t know, you can ask me.”

“Right, this.” Hua Qian Gu suddenly recalled and removed the pendant she was wearing,”This was given to me by Yi Qiao Jun who said it could be used to break curses and spells. Recently, it is always emitting heat and sometimes it even glows at night. What’s happening. Lang gege asked me not to wear it anymore and said it wasn’t something good. I don’t know myself. Can you help me look at it……”

” The Heaven’s Droplet right? Its heating up?” the edges of dong fang yu king’s mouth curled up as he held it in his hand. It should be almost done.

“Can you see the red thing inside?”

“I see it…”

“This is a ling chong(sacred bug?) that Yi Qiao Ge grew for you using secret arts”.

“Ah?Bug?Like placing a parisite”

“No, this is different from a parasitic bug. It has more uses and there are more types. Yi Qiao Ge sometimes implants it directly into the human body to gather information. Other times, they use it to kill.

“How scary……” Hua Qian Gu was scared she stumbled back two steps. To think that she had carried it around for so long.

” Its alright. This is just an ordinary ling chong. It is grown using your blood and absorbs your essence to take its form and it will only listen to you. It has a little powers but it isn’t really very formidable. Since you are always alone, it can be a travelling companion and a pet. Do you have a knife”

“Ah?Why?I have a scythe.”Hua Qian Gu removed the scythe hanging at her waist.

Dong Fang Yu Qing laughed and made a cut on Hua Qian Gu’s arm.

“Ouch……”

Dong Fan Yu Qing dripped the blood on the Heaven’s Droplet (Tian Shui Di). The blood quickly seeped in.

“With this, the bug can quickly hatch and emerge.”

Hua Qian Gu peered hard at the Heaven’s Droplet. Could this really hatch a worm?

In a moment, the surface of the Heaven’s Droplet which had already turned bright red started to show cracks. Like the hatching of a chick, a transparent worm that was thinner than a small thumb laboriously crawled out. There were tiny streaks of blood on its body as it struggled forward.

“Ah!It has come out!Oh my!” Hua Qian Gu could not believe her eyes are she looked at the tiny worm. She was so excited she couldn’t keep still. This was her little worm! She had a pet of her own!
The little worm lay on the rock panting as it rested. Its round body was cottony soft, giving people an irresistible urge to pinch it. Its entire body was clear and gleaming. It was really pretty. After a short while, it laboriously raised its read and opened its small eyes. It turned around and looked at the two people in front of it and suddenly called:” Papa mama… ”

“Ah!!!” Hua Qian Gu screamed. She staggered back and fell butt first to the ground. It can even speak!

Dong Fang Yu Qing was laughing so hard he was heaving at the sides. He extended a finger as fair and as luminescent as white jade and stroked the little worms head. This child had such good foresight, he though to himself.

“How?How can a worm speak?” Hua Qian Gu was still shocked by this scene.

“Its a demon. Of course it can speak.”

“But……but,why did it call me Mama! I didn’t give birth to it, I am not a worm either.”

“But you were the one who hatched it. Furthermore, it is basically your flesh and blood.”

Looking at Hua Qian Gu’s helpless expression,Dong Fang Yu Qing laughed so hard that his face was cramping up.

“I- I became someone’s mother……”Hua Qian Gu was speechless as she stepped forward and stared so closely at the tiny worm on the rock that her nose almost touched it.

The worm adorably gave a lazy stretch and a small yawn. It pouted before climbing onto Hua Qian Gu’s nose.

“Mama, I am hungry…”

“Ah……” Hua Qian Gu did not stare to move and shot distressed looks at Dong Fang Yu Qing. Its on my nose, what do I do?!

Dong Fang Yu Qing chuckled as his lifted the tiny worm off by its neck.

“Papa?”the worm innocently raised its head and looked at him.

“You scared you mom, silly child!”Dong Fang Yu Qing lovingly placed the worm in his palm.

* Cries “What do i do now that it says its hungry? It can’t possibly want me to feed it milk? I don’t have any ……” Hua Qian Gu nervously clutched her chest and and sweated nervously.

Dong Fang Yu Qing was trying so hard to hold in his laughter that he was going to suffocate.

” If you find that you have too much blood and you don’t know where to use it, you can feed it a drop everyday to raise its powers. Otherwise, you can just feed it leaves, petals and any plants. ”

“How about buns?”Hua Qian Gu carefully pinched a bit and placed it in Dong Fang Yu Qing’s palm.

“It may eat it, depending on its appetite”

They watched the worm climb onto the bun and take a bite. Pui-pui.. The bun was so tough.

Che, what a picky fellow. Hua Qian Gu speechlessly plucked a tender bald of gras and placed it in front of the worm. The small worm happily grabbed it and munched on it. In a moment the leaf had been chewed up.

“Haha,how cute.” Hua Qian Gu felt all fuzzy inside. She suddenly remembered the snack that she was eating and took a small bit to feed it. It happily finished it all.

“Mm,It can accompany you from now on.”

“Will I accidentally squash it? Its so small! ” Hua Qian Gu plucked up courage and stretched her finger towards it. It endearingly hugged her finger.

“Its a demon. How could you kill it so easily. Why don’t you name it?”

“Ah?Name it?I have never name anything before.Hmm… Its so small and so cute. I shall call it Tang Bao (糖宝= Tang means candy or sweet while Bao can be translated as precious)

“Tang Bao”

“Tang Bao!Tang Bao!Tang Bao Bao! “Hua Qian Gu placed Tang Bao on her palm and gave it a kiss.

“You shall be called Tang Bao from now on!”

Tang Bao giggled. Its voice sounded like a child.

“I am called Tang Bao! Papa! Mama!”

“I am your mother but he is not your father. “Hua Qian Gu corrected her.

“Papa, Papa!”Tang Bao smiled at Dong Fang Yu Qin.

“Why am I not her father? Once I am done with my business I will take you as my wife. I will be responsible for you.”

Hua Qian Gu gave a helpless expression. Why were they back to this topic again!

Hua Qian Gu and Tang Bao happily played for one night. The next day, Dong Fang Yu Qing bought two quick horses in the market. Dong Fang Yu Qing whispered something inaudible to the horses and the originally tempestous beast suddenly became much more docile.
Hua Qian Gu learned very quickly and happily rode the horses in rounds. Now her travelling speed would be much faster and the journey would be a lot less tiring.
“Tang Bao, you must help Papa take good care of Mama ok?”

“Mm! I kno!”Tang Bao sat in Hua Qian Gu’s ear and held a strand of Hua Qian Gu’s hair as she tearfully bid farewell to Dong Fang Yu Qing.

Dong Fang Yu Qing patted Hua Qian Gu on the head. The gentleness of his expression and the elegance of his smile and his elegant smile was so mesmerising it left  Hua Qian Gu momentarily stunned.

“Take care! Train hard under your new teacher. When the time comes, I will naturally find you and take you as my wife. ” As he said that he placed the repaired Heaven’s Droplet on Hua Qian Gu’s neck.

Even though she had wordlessly listened to him nagged many times, this time Hua Qian Gu did not know why she felt her face redden . She did not agree nor protest as she quickly rode her horse away.