Rescue Me, My Love

Children Make or Break You

     Ye Hua came a week later with his twin sons, Jiao-long Ming and Manchu Ru.  Bao Feng Yu was pregnant again.  Mo Yuan looked at his Didi and felt proud of the man he had become.  Ye Hua was a good and gracious ruler and peace had become a true reality under him.  Mo Yuan smiled.   "Shushu, Fuqin said your dragon is golden like Mo JinDe's!  Is it?"  "Yes Ru, it is."  His eyes turned gold.  He smiled at the excited twins.  "Can we see your dragon?"  "Maybe this afternoon.  Run along now so I can talk to your Fuqin."  "So Didi, are you running crazy with children yet?"  "Ugh!  Da ge, they do get out of hand sometimes but their mother keeps them focused and I only have to intervene every so often.  I know I don't need to ask you how it's going!"  "These four are definitely a trial themselves.  I just disciplined the girls a few days ago.  Shirking class and disrespectful behavior to me.  Hopefully they don't rub off on your two!" 
     They were sipping their tea and talking when Bai Xue came striding into the hall like Kunlun was on fire.  "Fuqin!  Shushu!  I have great news!!  Meili is pregnant!  You're going to be a zufu!"  Mo Yuan sat his cup down quickly.  "Really?  This is wonderful news!  Wait until your mother hears!"  "Hears what?" Bai Qian said as she came walking into the hall with all of the children and Bao Feng Yu.  "Mother!  Meili is pregnant!  You're going to be a zumu!"  Her mouth made a big zero as she sat down quickly.  "Really?  My this is big news!  It seems we're running over with children!  It seems just yesterday you were a small little white dragon, Xue Xue!  My boy is all grown up!"  A sniff was heard and she pulled her handkerchief from her sleeve.  Mo Yuan went to her side and hugged her.  He looked up at Bai Xue.  He had grown into a man he was proud of.  "Care to join Didi and I to give dragon rides this afternoon?  It seems they never get enough of it!  Who knew that the great God of War has been reduced to being a ride for children!  Peace brings many things it seems!"  "I'm sorry, Fuqin, I must get back to the nine heavens.  Please come visit soon?"  "That's an excellent idea, Xue Xue!  Your mother and I should plan a trip soon!  Inform JinDe we will visit.  I will message you when we are coming."  "I will tell JinDe as soon as I get back.  Bai Xue bids you farewell." 
     Three weeks later Mo Yuan, his wife Bai Qian and his six children made a trip to the nine heavens.  The day before they left, Mo Yuan sat his children down for a moment of instruction.  "Four of you have never been to the nine heavens and two of you have.  Baohu and Jinzi, you two should know how to conduct yourselves as gentlemen.  I expect you to act accordingly.  You four listen to your brothers.  Chen Bo, Chin Chu, Liang Lei and Junjie, I shouldn't have to tell you how important it is to conduct yourselves with grace and impeccable manners.  I am the God of War.  You will see many people bow to me.  Any misconduct and you will be stripped of your powers and grounded.  Do I make myself clear?"  Six voices answered at once, "yes, Fuqin!"  "Very well then.  We leave in the morning."  They left all together on one cloud.  Their palace had been cleaned and made ready for them.  Rooms were readied for the children.  At lunch, Baohu mentioned the hot spring.  "Fuqin, can we go play in the hot spring?  Only boys, no girls."  "And why no girls?"  "Well Fuqin, we swim naked?!?  I don't want jiemei seeing me naked!"  "Who wants to see you naked anyway!  Ugh!  Disgusting!!"  Bai Chin Chu was laughing.  "Enough!  Alright, boys first and then girls.  Fuqin will accompany the boys and mother will accompany the girls.  Go get ready." 
     Mo Yuan walked leisurely and let the boys run ahead.  They stripped off their clothes and jumped in.  Junjie shifted to his dragon form and was swimming around underwater.  Mo Yuan stripped himself and stepped into the water.  Ahhh!  The water was just right.  He was standing in the middle of the pond when Junjie wound between and around his legs.  He reached down to grab him but he was fast.  Baohu and Jinzi were paddling around when Jinzi disappeared.  He came up spitting water.  "Junjie!  No fair!  You just wait!"  Baohu went under next.  He came up spitting water.  "Fuqin!  Junjie is trying to drown me!  Make him stop!"  Mo Yuan chuckled and waited.  Junjie was going between his legs when he grabbed him.  His little golden boy was being very naughty!  Mo Yuan's eyes turned gold.  "Junjie, do you think it's funny to try to drown your brothers?  Let me remind you not to do that again!  Understand?"  Junjie shifted back to his boy form.  "Fuqin, I'm sorry!  "Next time we go to Qing Qui, we will take a swim in the lake there, then Fuqin will show you a thing or two!  Now swim before the girls boot us out!"  They were getting dressed when the girls ran around the corner.  Mo Yuan waited patiently for Bai Qian to appear.  "Come boys, it's their turn now." Bai Qian swept by him after she gave him a peck on the cheek.  "We won't be long.  We want to see the lotus pond.  Also Bai Xue and Mo JinDe will be coming for dinner with their wives.  We should be a lively bunch for sure!"
     Mo Yuan decided to take his boys to the throne room just to get a feel of the atmosphere.  He entered to many bows and people moving out of his way.  Baohu and Jinzi were grinning as they followed behind their father.  Junjie was walking beside his father.  Being a curious little dragon by nature, he was scanning the crowd when he felt eyes on his father that he didn't like.  He gripped his father's hand tighter.  Mo Yuan took his seat on his dais opposite Donghua Dijun.  His boys flanked him.  Junjie tugged on his father's shirt and waited patiently.  After a second tug, Mo Yuan finally looked at him.  In his best little boy whisper, he leaned in to his father and asked him, "Fuqin, Junjie feels bad person watching you.  Bad eyes in room.  Bad person."   Mo Yuan whispered back, "Yes, I feel them too.  Baohu!  Open your senses and scan the room.  Someone is not very friendly here."  The God of War and his three young sons were actively scanning the room.  The man knew he had to get out quickly before he was found out.  He was close to the last pillar by the door when his mind was attacked.  "I have you now!  Come out and come forward!"  The man stood still and tried to close off his mind.  "You can't block me out!  I'm too powerful for you!  Fuqin will take care of you!"  He was about to make an attempt to flee when Mo Yuan appeared behind him.  "Going somewhere?"  His fear overwhelmed him.  He turned to bow.  "High God Mo Yuan!  What an honor!  How can I serve you?"  "My son tells me you harbor ill will towards me.  May I ask why?"  The man's fear was building and he was trembling.  "High God Mo Yuan!  Please forgive me for my jealous thoughts toward you!  I have no children and my jealousy toward you and your family caused my evil thoughts.  I only want to be blessed with children.  You have eight.  It's a blessing to you!"  He fell down to his knees and kowtowed.  Mo Yuan looked at the man thoughtfully.  "You should seek High God Zhe Yan of the Peach Tree woods.  He is the utmost medical authority.  Tell him I sent you."  The man bowed and was allowed to leave.  Baohu looked at his father.  "Fuqin, that man was jealous and sad.  You were very merciful."  "Fuqin, would never want to hurt anyone without proof of ill thoughts.  Let's now sit and listen to your Shushu mete out justice." 
     That night Mo Yuan and Bai Qian's dining area was filled with people.  All eight of their children,  Ye Hua and his wife and the wives of their oldest sons were all there.  Mo Yuan was slightly overwhelmed.  How did his family get this big?  "Fuqin, are you going to be in the nine heavens when our baby is born?"  Bai Xue was watching his father carefully.  "Xue, I will try.  It will be up to your mother.  As you can see, moving this whole entourage is a pain to be sure!"   Mo JinDe asked his father about some war strategy and made a request.  "Fuqin, I would like to take my siblings with me to the training camp tomorrow if you approve.  I want to see how they have improved.  That includes my jiemei and Junjie too!"  Mo Yuan nodded.  "I will come too.  Maybe your mother too.  How about we show them our dance again, my dear?"  "Ok, why should you have all the fun?"  "It's set then.  Tomorrow morning."
     Mo Yuan and his family walked into the training camp.  The moment they walked through the gate the men started gathering.  The whispers could be heard as they passed by.  "High God Mo Yuan!"  "His family!"  "Quadruplets!"  He walked straight and sure with Bai Qian beside him.  JinDe came out of his command tent and bowed to his father and mother.  "Mo JinDe greets Fuqin and mother!"  "JinDe, your camp is well organised and neat.  I'm impressed.  Happy soldiers are better soldiers."  "I learned from the best, the God of War himself!  You taught me management of resources and things."  "Are there any problems?  Strategy to discuss?"  "Actually Fuqin, I wanted Baohu and Jinzi to show off their new high immortal rank for the men.  Remember scrawny foxes?  Not so scrawny now!!  Baohu!  Jinzi!  Come with Er ge!"  They went into the practice field.  JinDe bent down and winked.  "Show them you're not so scrawny anymore!  Remember that move Fuqin taught you?  The one where you focus your power through your hands?  Do that one.  That should be really good!"   JinDe had targets set up.  The men started cat calling and Jinzi smirked when he heard one man call them scrawny foxes.  He grinned at JinDe and promptly blew the targets away.  He dusted his hands off and let Baohu take his turn.  Baohu blew the targets away.  The men cheered.  Bai Qian walked into the arena.  She looked at Mo Yuan and took her stance.  He jumped over to her and placed his hand by hers on her sword.  They began.  They lunged, swung, thrust without missing a beat.  They swirled into the air and kicked.  Their feet arced and swayed together.  They made their last thrust and couched the sword into the ground.  He was kneeling over her.  The men cheered.  Bai Qian grinned at Mo Yuan.  Mischief was in her eyes and he knew something was coming!  "Tonight, Jinlong?  Hot pool.  Me and you!"  His eyes turned gold and he growled.  "Tonight, Xiao Bai Huli!"
     The children decided they wanted to stay in the camp with JinDe.  He finished up his paperwork and stood.  "How about let's go to the lotus pond?  Maybe we can catch some fish for dinner!  Who's with me?"  A chorus broke out around him as he left the camp with two little girls on his shoulders and four children behind him.  They were in the lotus pond area when Mo Yuan found them.  JinDe was patiently baiting hooks for each one.  Mo Yuan grinned to himself.  JinDe would be a good father.  "Any catches?"  "Fuqin!  Look what we caught!"  Each one held up a fish.  "I'm sure we're having fish for dinner then!  Very good!  Don't forget to take your catches to the kitchen.  It's getting late so you better hurry!"  They all left with their fish leaving Mo Yuan and JinDe standing alone.  "How have you been, JinDe?  You seem tired."  "Well you know how tiring it can be trying to keep a camp in order and soldiers trained.  To tell you the truth, I've been thinking about moving home to Kunlun.  I want some peace and quiet."  "Would you care to enlighten me as to what is really wrong?"  "Fuqin, I want to have children but it seems I'm never at home and I'm too busy to be with Mei Ying.  She threatened to leave me.  Fuqin!  I can't let her go!  I'll do whatever I have to do, just please help me keep her by my side?"  Mo Yuan put his hands behind his back and walked to the rail.  "JinDe, usually I wouldn't interfere in your marital business, but I can feel your distress and anguish.  Have you thought about delegating duties to some of your generals so you can have more time to yourself?  Have you spoken to Ye Hua about a vacation?  Would Mei Ying come to Kunlun for a month or two?"  JinDe thought for a moment.  "I know some duties I can delegate today.  I should have done it long ago.  I have not spoken to Shushu but I will tonight.  I don't know if Mei Ying would come to Kunlun, but I'll ask her.  Can you get my old rooms ready for me?"  Mo Yuan put his hand on JinDe's shoulder.  "It will be ready when you come.  Now let's go get ready for dinner.  You know how your mother feels about stinky foxes and rank dragons!!" 
     JinDe walked home to clear his mind.  "Maybe if I didn't wear armor so much.  Maybe I should be softer sometimes."  He walked into his hall and his dragon senses came rushing forward.  He heard voices.  He quietly followed the sound to his garden.  He threw up a barrier.  He walked around the corner and his dragon snarled.  There was Mei Ying in the hot pool with one of his generals.  No wonder he couldn't find him.  He dropped his barrier and drug the man to his hand.  He had him by the neck.  His eyes were gold as he spoke in a low gravelly tone.  "How dare you be here with my wife!  I'll kill you!  Who do you think you are?"  The man was trying to get JinDe's hand loose.  Mei Ying ran out and jumped to Mo Yuan's palace.  "Fuqin!  Fuqin!  Please come before JinDe kills someone!"  Mo Yuan ran out of his hall and jumped to JinDe's palace.  He heard the snarl from the garden and jumped there to see JinDe holding the man up in the air.  He grabbed his arm and loosened his grip.  "JinDe!  Speak to me!  What has happened?  Speak!"  "Why don't you ask this slime what he was doing with my wife?  ASK HIM, FUQIN!!"  Mo Yuan picked the man up.  He clothed him and his own eyes turned gold.  "Would you care to enlighten me as to why you have done this?  He has the right to kill you now.  I was under the impression you had a wife at home?  I'm relieving you of your duties for a year so you can tend to your own wife.  Now leave tonight or I will escort you home myself!"  The general looked at JinDe and laughed.  "Why don't you ask your son why he can't take care of his own wife.  Not so big now are you Dragon boy?"  Mo Yuan slapped him down.  "LEAVE!"  He turned to JinDe who was still in a dragon rage.  "What is he talking about?  Why can't you tend to your own wife?  What's wrong?"  JinDe turned red and hung his head.  "I've had problems.  I can't explain.  I can't perform any more if you get my drift?"  "Come with me right now!"  Mei Ying was standing by the side with her head hung.  Mo Yuan turned to her.  "If you wish to leave JinDe, I suggest you leave now.  I will send a message to your father to break this marriage.  If you wish to stay, I suggest you do some soul searching while we are gone.  I will talk to you when we return."  He grabbed JinDe by the arm and jumped him straight to the peach tree woods.
     Mo Yuan landed right by Zhe Yan's hut.  Zhe Yan was walking out the door when they landed.  "Zhe Yan, this child needs your care immediately!  JinDe, tell Zhe Yan what's wrong."  "Well I...it's just...I ........"   "Go on, tell him!"  "Fuqin, it's rather embarrassing."  "You're sick.  He can help you.  Tell him."  JinDe stood ramrod stiff and blurted it out.  "I can't perform sexually anymore!"  He sat down on a bench in a huff.  Zhe Yan was amazed and sat down next to him.  He took his arm and read his pulse.  No problem there.  "Alright!  Let's go into the hut and let me examine you a little closer.  We'll get to the bottom of this."  They walked into the hut.  "I need you to take your robes off and lay on that bed.  When you're ready, call me."  Mo Yuan waved his hand and removed his robes for him.  JinDe laid on the bed and his father covered him with a sheet.  "He's ready."  Zhe Yan scanned JinDe and his brow came together in concern.  "When were you injured, JinDe?"  "During my trial.  In my trial I was castrated."  "You should have come to me then.  No worries.  Lay still while I heal you or would you rather be asleep?"  "Asleep please."  Zhe Yan put him to sleep and turned to Mo Yuan.  "He has blockage caused by scar tissue.  He healed himself because he didn't want you to know.  I can fix it, so don't worry."  He stood back and covered JinDe with a golden glow.  "Let me know how he progresses.  He should be back to normal in a couple of days."  Mo Yuan nodded.  He clothed him and jumped him to his own palace.  He carefully placed him in bed and removed his clothes.  He covered him and stepped out of the room.  He went to Mei Ying's hall first but she was not there.  Her things were still there.  He went to the garden and found her sitting on a stool by the table.  He sat down and looked her squarely in the eye.  " Now do you wish to tell me why you thought it necessary to spread yourself for another man?  Why didn't you let me know JinDe was ill?  Or did you even care?"  His fist pounded the table.  "Well, tell me!"  "I don't know why I didn't tell you.  This has gone on for years.  JinDe refused to get help.  We have been estranged for years now.  I'm not even sure he would want me anymore!  I'm so sorry!  I really don't want to leave him!"  "I see.  He has been healed now.  The injury was from his high god trial.  Zhe Yan has healed him and said he would be recovered in a couple of days.  He is in bed now and will be asleep for a little bit.  I won't interfere in your marital business.  JinDe asked me to intervene.  I suggest the two of you come to Kunlun for two months.  If you can't reconcile by then, the marriage will be dissolved.  Do you agree?"  "I agree!"