Journey to the Beautiful Ending

C32 - Shen Dizi

Shen Dizi - Deity's disciple

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The Heavenly Realm was governed by the Jade Emperor with his wife, the Jade Empress. They were the deities the humans in the mortal world are worshipping. There are many folktales spreading across the world regarding the Jade Emperor and other deities. Since the stories have been passed down to generation to generation, with different version of it, no one already know what was real and what story was just made up.

Sizhui never thought he would finally meet the Jade Empress. Her robes are gold in color. There was a beautiful golden crown on top of her head. Her smile was warm and her eyes are gentle.

"Greetings, Jade Empress." The two deities greeted her while they're ten meters away from the Jade Empress.

"Min Jin, Min Lin, why did you bring a restless soul here?" The Jade Empress voice was calming too. She's seated far from where they stood yet they can hear them well. Sizhui thought how powerful they are.

"Jade Empress, this is Yuan. He was killed by the evil deity."

"What?!" The voice of the Jade Empress suddenly became cold. She suddenly disappeared on her seat and appeared infront of them.

Sizhui was shocked to see her closer.

"I'm taking Yuan as my disciple." Min Lin announced it to her.

"I'm taking him too." Min Jin also announced.

"You both can take him." Jade Empress told them to stop their fighting over a disciple.

"There should only one master." Min Lin protested.

"Min Jin, Min Lin, teach him everything you know." Jade Empress clenched her fist in anger. "He was killed by the evil deity. How dare them to interfere with the humans!"

Min Jin, "What are we supposed to do, Jade Empress?"

"Yuan wasn't supposed to die yet." Min Jin glared at Min Lin who supposedly shouldn't exposed the truth infront of the soul who just died.

Sizhui was stunned. If he wasn't supposed to die yet then he should still be alive.

"His body was already dead and turned to ashes. His soul couldn't gain control any longer. We cannot do anything about it."

"B-But...I'm sorry, Jade Empress. But if I wasn't supposed to die yet then I..." Sizhui bowed and said, "I still wanted to go back."

"Yuan, how dare you! You cannot ask the Jade Empress something like that!" Min Lin scolded him.

"I hurt them. I can't bear watching them being hurt. I don't even want to be reincarnated. I will wait for them. Tell them it wasn't their fault."

"He has a pure heart." The Jade Empress commented. "Min Jin, you focus on his training for purification."

"Yes, Jade Empress."

The Jade gazed at Sizhui. "What do you want us to do, Yuan? Tell me, I can grant anything you want."

Sizhui, "I wish to go back but with me having no body, it wasn't possible. If you could grant me a new body, I wouldn't mind."

Jade Empress averted her gaze. "No. I won't do that."

Min Lin turned to him. "Yuan, if you will be a disciple of a deity. You will become a spirit like us. A sacred spirit. If you want to go back to him. You can do so. Since he was your fated one, he can be able to touch you."

"Him? Fated one?"

"Yes, Jade Empress. He's fated one was a he." Min Lin spilled.

"How could that happened?!" The Jade Empress was again, angered. "Ni Ai!"