Since she was hanging onto him before many people, Bai Zi Hua was a little uncomfortable. His heart began to calm down, he arrived in time.
He desperately used his internal energy to fly here as fast as he could, using telepathy from time to time to monitor what was happening, knowing they were in danger, blaming himself for not being able to do more. Especially when Xiao Gu almost died several times, he was intercepted by Lan Yu Lan Feng with the Pan Gu Axe, he panicked and could not get away for a long time.
Bai Zi Hua looked down at the little girl in his arms, her eyes clear like water.
This child was so silly, fighting to the point of almost losing her life, this had been difficult for her.
Hua Qian Gu buried her face in his chest, the joy and excitement after many days of not seeing him caused her to not being able to speak. This was the first time she hugged Teacher so tightly, she knew this was rude but she was greedy for the scent and security from him, it was a long time before she reluctantly let go. The warmth still enveloped her, causing her to tremble.
Teacher, did you know how tough it was for me, risking my life just so I could wait for you.
Hua Qian Gu looked up at Bai Zi Hua, her mouth pouting, looking more like a pig.
“Teacher, why are you so late?” If he were not here now, her bottom would be frozen.
Bai Zi Hua saw her looking at him partly wistfully partly resentfully, he could not help but feel a slight pain in his heart and said: “What did I tell you when you left? You need to assess the situation, do not act recklessly. You did not think at all, did you want to die?”
Hua Qian Gu bowed her head and said: “I’m sorry, Teacher, I was very impatient, I didn’t know what else I could do…… huhuhu, thank Heaven you’re here now, I thought I wouldn’t see you again……”
Bai Zi Hua gently patted her head, put his hands on her shoulders, absorbing the rest of the poison through his palms. Hua Qian Gu quickly returned to her normal appearance.
“Teacher!”
“Do not worry, the poison will be gone soon.” Bai Zi Hua comforted her.
Sha Qian Mo was near them and silently cursed Bai Zi Hua a thousand times: Old man Bai is a jerk and should go jump off a cliff! How dare he steal his opportunity to be a hero! Old man Bai was one step ahead in saving little Gu Tou! More annoying was that he ignored a great beauty, not even glancing at him at all! How maddening! How maddening!
This…… was Chang Liu’s High Immortal Bai Zi Hua?
Xuan Yuan Lang had heard of the eminent reputation for a long time, people used all kinds of language to describe his kindness and charisma, finally seeing the immortal now, he realized those words were not sufficient to describe him.
Bai Zi Hua held Hua Qian Gu in his embrace, he was awe-inspiring but aloof, hovering in the air and swept his eyes over everyone, then slowly descended to the ground, gently and silently.
His brows frowned slightly, he appeared cold and indifferent, calm like jade and still like the wind. The immortality aura was ethereal but solitary, hair long like a waterfall, eyes bright like the stars, he only needed to move slightly and everything faded into the background. That elegant demeanor, even Xuan Yuan Lang and Dong Fang Yu Qing felt humbled. Everyone was hypnotized by him, there was only silence.
Xuan Yuan Lang took a deep breath, scaring Lie Xing Yun to jump up.
Apparently…… apparently…… Qian Gu looked cute as a girl…… She was not different from before, still short and quirky…… Xuan Yuan Lang laughed foolishly, causing Lie Xing Yun to have goosebumps all over his body.
“Are you all right?” Xuan Yuan Lang, Shuo Feng, Luo Shi Yi, Dong Fang Yu Qing and a large group rushed up and surrounded Hua Qian Gu.
“I’m fine, down the hair on my head.” Hua Qian Gu saw everyone’s concern, her lips trembled. Going through heaven and hell, going through survival and death, they were friends who shared good fortune and trouble with her! From someone who was lonely, she did not know when Heaven had blessed her with so many people who cared for her? She felt warm and extremely happy, her heart like soft cotton candy, close to melting. She knew she was no longer alone.
Bai Zi Hua descended down with Hua Qian Gu and supported her, Hua Qian Gu still held onto his sleeve and refused to let go.
Zi Xun Qian Xia sat behind the drawn silken gauze and saw Bai Zi Hua appeared, feeling as if a hammer hit into her chest, overwhelmed with pain.
Seeing the close relationship between teacher and disciple, she was bitter. She wanted to cry, feeling it was hard to breath. Jealousy built up in her heart until she wanted to explode. Only Heaven knew how much she envied Hua Qian Gu because the girl stayed with him, reveling in his warmth and protection. As for her, she could not even look at him. One hundred years, in these hundred years……
She remembered the time they spent at Yao Chi, at the Qun Xian feasts, the High Immortals gathering together, playing music and singing, without a care in the world. Who knew time would pass so quickly, fate was cruel, they would not meet again until 100 years later. However, she was now immortal yet not an immortal, demonic yet not a demon.
Zi Hua, Zi Hua, in these long years, did you even think of me at all?
It was enough, it was enough, just seeing him once from far away was enough. As long as he was well, she would not regret how many more calamities that would befall her.
But when Hua Qian Gu looked at Bai Zi Hua, Zi Xun Qian Xia was horrified. She recognized that gaze, full of admiration, full of yearning, stemming from a deep love.
She suddenly understood, looked up at the sky and laughed uncontrollably, laughed until her face was full of tears.
Holding the fragrance pouch in her hands, she said: “An Ying Liu Guang, An Ying Liu Guang, what an appropriate name An Ying Liu Guang! You’re An Ying (shadow), he’s Liu Guang (endless light)! Even though I know thousands of spices, I didn’t recognize your love for him in this fragrance! Zi Hua, Zi Hua! Your disciple is very smart! Hahahahaha!”
Her tears flowed like a flood, unable to stop.
Sha Qian Mo quickly sealed Chun Qiu Bu Bai’s acupuncture points, transferring a steady stream of internal energy into him.
“I deserve to die, why is Demon Lord saving me?” Chun Qiu Bu Bai spoke through gritted teeth.
Sha Qian Mo did not reply, waiting until he was all right, then took the Kun Lun Mirror, Duo Hun Flute and Wu Tian Pagoda, giving them to Hua Qian Gu.
“Jiejie……”
Sha Qian Mo put a finger on his lips to silence her, winked at her a few times, whispering so only she could hear: “I’ll visit you in a few days.”
Hua Qian Gu looked at Sha Qian Mo and smiled until her eyes curved like crescent moons, nodding lightly.
Sha Qian Mo looked at Bai Zi Hua, his face returned to being chilly.
“We’re keeping our promise to give you three holy instruments, and we’re retreating. Bai Zi Hua, you take good care of them. I’ll come to take them back later.”
Sha Qian Mo flew backward into the air, the phoenix cried out, disappearing in a flash.
The army of monsters and demons slowly left, everyone was happy, chapping their hands and cheering.
Hua Qian Gu suddenly remembered, Zi Xun jiejie, did she not want to see Teacher?
“Teacher, Zi Xun jiejie is here too.” Hua Qian Gu pointed to the lotus bed.
Bai Zi Hua already saw everything through telepathy, including her competition over spices with Hua Qian Gu.
Hua Qian Gu saw him still calmly standing there, not saying anything, while Zi Xun Qian Xia laid in her bed and did not move.
These two people, they finally met again, why would they not acknowledge each other? Hua Qian Gu pulled lightly on Bai Zi Hua’s sleeve, surprised that he did not move at all.
How could Teacher act this way, Zi Xun Qian Xia loved him deeply. Hua Qian Gu pitied her, flying to the lotus bed by herself and said: “Zi Xun jiejie, Teacher is here, do you want to come out and meet him?”
The wind lifted the silken gauze, Hua Qian Gu was surprised to see Zi Xun Qian Xia’s face was full of tears.
“Zi Xun jiejie……”
Zi Xun Qian Xia’s eyes were full of mercy, full of mercy like Guan Yin, emphatically looking at her.
“Qian Gu, forget about him immediately, you must not fall into this trap. High Immortals like him, how dare silly and lowly girls like us love him? If you can…… obediently be his disciple, that’s the greatest blessing in your life. If you can’t…… your ending, it’ll be a thousand times worse than mine……”
After she said this, the purple gauze closed gently, the lotus bed quickly disappeared over the horizon.
Hua Qian Gu’s mind exploded like thunder crashing on a clear day. She fell down onto the ground, staggering backward, her throat burned, blood welled up, she tried to hide it, swallowing it back down.
Hua Qian Gu stood there for a long time, her mind empty, her ears roaring from each sentence each word Zi Xun Qian Xia said. She could not move, still in shock. What did jiejie just say? What did jiejie mean? How could she not understand? She did not understand one word.
She did not understand even one word!!!
Everyone else anxiously called her, but Hua Qian Gu did not react, not moving at all. Thinking the woman performed a spell on her, they were worried.
“Xiao Gu!” Bai Zi Hua walked up to her, laying a hand on her shoulder.
Hua Qian Gu looked up at him in bewilderment, screamed loudly, staggering backward, her eyes full of terror.
Bai Zi Hua had never seen Hua Qian Gu so terrified, he grabbed her shoulders, suppressing the internal energy that was moving chaotically in her body, leaning down and said softly: “Xiao Gu, it is me.”
Hua Qian Gu looked into his eyes, so dark and so deep, as if wanting to pull her in, never allowing her to see the light again.
“Teac…… Teacher?” She mumbled, wanting to take two steps back, but he held onto her so she could not move.
“Zi Xun…… what did she say to you?” Bai Zi Hua frowned slightly, quietly asking her so no one else could hear.
Hua Qian Gu gradually recovered, her faces still pale like a sheet, desperately shaking her head.
“Nothing, she didn’t say anything to me……”
Bai Zi Hua let her go, lightly patting her head.
“It is good that you are all right.”
Hua Qian Gu trembled, each gesture from Bai Zi Hua made her feel like she was dying slowly.
She never forgot, the image of Zi Xun Qian Xia slowly closing her eyes filled with tears, not daring to look…… she could not forget……
What Zi Xun Qian Xia said destroyed her into pieces, she was no longer her old self.
They regained many holy instruments from this fight, including Bai Zi Hua seizing the Pan Gu Axe, the monsters and demons did not take more holy instruments and ended up losing the ones they stole. Everyone was overjoyed, burying the dead, busy dealing with the aftermath.
Mount Tai Bai suffered heavy losses, no longer capable of protecting its holy instrument, deciding to give the Lian Yao Jar to Bai Zi Hua to take back to Mount Chang Liu. Xuan Yuan Lang ignored Lie Xing Yun’s protest, giving the Xuan Yuan Sword to Hua Qian Gu as a gift.
Beside the Dong Huang Clock protected by Mount Chang Bai, the Shen Nong Cauldron by Mount Lao, the Kong Tong Seal by Mount Tian, the Xuan Tian Umbrella that Sha Qian Mo kept to protect his skin from the sun, the Gou Lan Jade was lost and the Nuwa Stone had been destroyed. The other 10 holy instruments Xuan Yuan Sword, Pan Gu Axe, Lian Yao Jar, Hao Tian Pagoda, Fu Xi Zither, Kun Lun Mirror, Duo Hun Flute, Fu Chen Pearl, Cui Lei Bell and Shuan Tian Chain were now in the hands of Mount Chang Liu, all of them would be resealed by Bai Zi Hua.
“Papa, papa, this is Luo Shi Yi!” Tang Bao solemnly introduced to Dong Fang Yu Qing.
“Uncle……uncle, hello……” Luo Shi Yi began with a little anxiety.
Hua Qian Gu laughed out loud, “Sect senior, why lower your status, I’m Tang Bao’s mother, will you call me auntie? Hahahaha! Just call him Dong Fang!”
Luo Shi Yi blushed red and scowled at Hua Qian Gu, then said: “Dong Fang……”
“Shi Yi, you’ve been caring for my little Gu Tou and Tang Bao, it’s been troublesome for you.”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing, I should do it……”
Luo Shi Yi and Dong Fang Yu Qing began talking.
Xuan Yuan Lang stood nearby and gritted his teeth: How could that guy call them his little Gu Tou and Tang Bao! How maddening! Grrrr, Dong Fang Yu Qing! You would never get first place in the Examination in at least 100 years!!!
Then he seized Hua Qian Gu’s hands: “Qian Gu, it’s hard to know when we’ll meet again! I don’t want to say goodbye!”
Hua Qian Gu grinned, a picture of innocence: “It’s not a problem, I’ll go to the palace and look for you when I can leave the mountain.”
“Promise me you’ll do that!”
“Yes!”
“Don’t take three to five years!”
“It’ll be soon, don’t worry!”
Someone suddenly pulled on her sleeve from behind, Hua Qian Gu was surprised, then quickly pulled Qing Shui, who was hiding behind her, forward.
“Lang gege, this is my good friend Qing Shui.”
Xuan Yuan Lang smiled, Qing Shui thought the sunlight gleamed brilliantly, everything seemed wonderful.
“Hello, Miss Qing Shui.” The young lady in front of him was not suppressing her growth like Qian Gu, she was pleasant and pretty, like a lotus blooming in the water.
Who knew when little Qian Gu would look older, her appearance probably would not change much, she could never be alluring or seductive, but certainly very pretty. That was what Xuan Yuan Lang thought.
“Hello, Young Master Xuan Yuan.” Qing Shui blushed, lowering her head, secretly watching him, her heart beating so fast it seemed to jump out of her throat.
When Bai Zi Hua used telepathy and saw Xuan Yuan Lang, Dong Fang Yu Qing and even Sha Qian Mo suddenly appeared, he did not know how they knew Xiao Gu. Xiao Gu called Sha Qian Mo ‘jiejie,’ Tang Bao called Dong Fang Yu Qing ‘papa,’ Xuan Yuan Lang was Hua Qian Gu’s sworn brother. In the past five years, Xiao Gu only stayed at Mount Chang Liu, when did they meet Xiao Gu, why were they so eager to help her?
Bai Zi Hua was suspicious but did not say anything. He looked on indifferently at everyone saying goodbye to each other, was ready to fly on his sword back to Mount Chang Liu with the disciples.
The only thing he worried about was what Zi Xun Qian Xia said to Xiao Gu that terrified her so much. Although she pretended she was fine, her behavior, emotions and her eyes were no longer like before.