Taiyang and Zhenzhu played their mother like a well tuned quqin. All they had to do was turn on the charm, show her the sad eyes and she relented. Fuqin, on the other hand, was a whole different story. He was on to their games. How could he catch them making mischief every time? Every. Last. Single. Time. They were in their room plotting their next plan when they heard Die Feng stop their Fuqin down the hall from their door. They got out their books and sat at their desks quickly. They were shooting questions at each other when their Fuqin walked in. He stood watching them with a very critical eye. He knew they were up to something. Their eyes always gave them away. Not that he would ever tell them. "So what mischief are you two plotting today? I'm assuming you forgot your classes? Hmmm?" They looked at each other and jumped up to go. "We're sorry Fuqin! We forgot!!" They ran out the door to go to weapons class. They met Baohu in the hall. "Have you boys seen Fuqin?" "He's in our room! We're late!" Baohu was about to knock when Mo Yuan stepped out. "Fuqin, I was about to come get you. It's time for my advanced weaponry lesson. I have something to show you." "Oh? Well let us proceed to the training arena then!"
Die Feng smiled when the little dragons made their appearance. He was about to reprimand them but thought better of it. "Taiyang! Zhenzhu! You are late again! If you are late tomorrow, you shall be reported to Shifu and a punishment will be set! Understood?" "Yes, First Senior! We understand!" He knew that Shifu already knew they were late but he would report it anyway. Mo Yuan followed Baohu to the training arena. "Fuqin, I've been working more with my dagger to perfect my technique, but I have something different to show you today. May I?" "Yes, please do. I'll sit over here to watch." Baohu went to the center of the arena. He called two swords, one for each hand. He crossed them over his head and called forth his power. Lightning came to the blades in streaks of green light. Baohu released the lightning in a sweep of the blades. The concussion knocked Mo Yuan off his seat and knocked down every disciple on the field. Baohu's power was magnificent. His white hair crackled around his head with green bolts of electricity. His eyes were gold and his tails were crackling with energy. He swung his blades in a criss cross pattern and blew every target to dust. It took him a moment but he powered down. His hair and tails still crackled with power when he walked to his Fuqin. Mo Yuan stood as he approached. "Well, Fuqin, what do you think?" "I'm ready to retire. When can you take over?" Baohu laughed. "Fuqin, you're funning me again! I'm not even a high god yet. Then and only then can you retire!" "I'm very impressed, Baohu. You have been working hard and it shows. Fuqin is very proud of you. Would you care for a snack or are you going to continue training?" "I believe I will take you up on your offer for a snack. I'm hungry!"
Liang Lei was very elegant and carried herself as a queen would. She dressed accordingly every day. She had chosen the long bow as her weapon. She was as proficient as her Fuqin with her skill. She was wearing her favorite lavender dress and her hair was worn simple like her mother's with her hair pin her Fuqin had made for her. She carried a fan that Baohu had painted for her. She was sitting at the table in the grand hall sipping tea when her Fuqin and her Si ge walked in. She was about to pour tea for them when a bucket of mud poured on her from above. She jumped up with blind fury written on her face. She would get those little dragons if it was the last thing she did!! "Taiyang!! Zhenzhu!! Come here this instant! Fuqin is here! Fuqin, give me justice, please?!?" Baohu was laughing so hard he was crying. Mo Yuan almost laughed himself but he decided prudence was needed. He sent his energy out to find the boys. Ah! There they were! He sent out his power and drew them in too himself. He kept them suspended in the air. "So, I see that you two have too much time on your hands. You will apologize to your sister this instant and then you will go to your room and read ten books on warfare. You will be tested by me and Die Feng. Do I make myself clear?" His eyes turned gold and he growled at them. "Apologize!" He set them down in front of their sister. "We're very sorry, Lei Lei! We won't do it again! We promise!" "Go clean yourself up, Lei Lei." "Yes, Fuqin!" Mo Yuan was about to sit down when Bai Qian came in grumbling. "Is no one immune to their pranks? Just look!" Her favorite turquoise gown was riddled with claw marks. "Dearest, I'm about to tan their hides good!! I mean it! I'm fed up!" "Apologize to your Mother right now!" "Mother, we are very sorry we tore your gown! We didn't mean to!" They always talked in unison and they were always into mischief. "ENOUGH! I've had enough of your pranks and mischief! You will make atonement to everyone, and I mean everyone you have pranked. Do you hear me?!? Sit here while I decide your next action." He motioned next to him. They sat there dejected. Mo Yuan called Die Feng. "Shifu, you called?" "Yes, First. Call a meeting right now. I want everyone here quickly." "Right away, Shifu!" Die Feng had everyone in the hall in ten minutes.
Once everyone was seated and facing him, Mo Yuan spoke to them. "I know that at some point in time, Taiyang and Zhenzhu have pulled a prank on each and everyone of you. Today restitution will be made. Shiliu, we will start with you. What have they done to you?" "Shifu, I woke up with my hair tied to my bed. I had to call senior first to get me loose, otherwise I would have had to cut my hair to get the tangles out." "Tonight, after they have gone to sleep, you will do the same to them. I want a list of what they have done to each and everyone of you. They have insulted even their mother. They will be punished today. Dismissed." After everyone left, he looked at them sternly. "Why so silent? Have I not told you both I'm tired of your pranks? I'm wondering what you have done to me. I'm just before punishing you severely. Now go to your room! I'll be there shortly!" After they left, Mo Yuan took Bai Qian's robe into his hand. Using his magic, he repaired it and returned it to her. "It will have to do until I can purchase you a new one. I'm sorry, my love! They are terrible!" "Mo Yuan, I think it's time Jinlong had a talk with two very bad little spoiled boys. You can't coddle them anymore." His eyes changed to gold and he sighed. "I know. I have become soft with them. I will go now." He stood up, took her hand in his and kissed it. He left walking rather dejectedly to their room.
He was about to enter when he heard them talking. He decided to eavesdrop. "Zhenzhu, we must stop pranking before Fuqin gets us good." "He won't do anything. He still feels guilty for hurting us when we were babies. He will not punish us." "Yes he will!! If Jinlong gets fed up, we've had it. He will get us good!" "No he won't! He's scared to hurt us! I'm telling you he won't!" Having heard enough, Jinlong was angry. He knew he had let them go for too long. Today was the day of restitution! Today he took back his authority! He stalked into their room with smoke coming out of his nose. "So you think I'm weak, do you? You think you can do what you want to, do you? You think that I, your Fuqin, have become soft, hmmm? Today you find out how wrong you have been!! Today you will learn discipline and control. Now come here!!" He sat on Taiyang's bed. "Come here, Taiyang!" Taiyang looked at his brother and grinned. How wrong he was. Jinlong took him, turned him over his knees and swatted him five times. He set him aside. "Come here, Zhenzhu!" Zhenzhu wanted to run but he knew he couldn't. Jinlong turned him over his knees and swatted him five times. Neither one of them cried but there were tears and sniffling. "You will be confined to this room for one week. You will see only Die Feng. You have disrespected me and your mother. No more! I assure you I am not weak. I'm fed up with both of you. You will eat your meals in here and you will study in here. It starts right now. No whining or complaining." He stood up, looked at them with a stern face and walked out. He threw a strong barrier over their door. They immediately tried to break the barrier but couldn't. They sat together on Taiyang's bed and cried. "I told you! I told you!" Mo Yuan heard them crying together. He had to teach them a lesson and they had to learn respect and humility. A plan was forming in his mind and he smiled. Yes, they were going to learn a little humility.
Die Feng brought them their lunch. They tried to escape, but he tied them up before they could get away. He sat their trays on the table and left. The barrier was back up. Mo Yuan called a lunch time meeting. When everyone was assembled. He told them his plan. "I have come up with a plan to bring some humility to Taiyang and Zhenzhu. They will follow one of you every day until each one of you have worked their little tails to the bone. They will start with you, Shiliu. Every chore that is yours for today shall be done by them. Make sure they do it correctly and thoroughly. If you have to make them do it, punish them with great relish and make them do it. In fact, make it as hard as you can. If they whine, make it harder. Show them no mercy. Am I clear? We start in the morning. Shiliu, you will get them for breakfast. They will sit by you. No running to me or their mother. Understood? No petting them by anyone, especially me or Qian Qian! Now prepare your lists of chores. They are going to learn!!"
The next morning, Zi Lan went to collect them. He took them to his spot at the table. When Mo Yuan and Bai Qian walked in they jumped up to go to them but Zi Lan stopped them. He sat them down. "You will have no contact with Shifu or your mother. Now sit and eat your breakfast." Mo Yuan smiled when he saw Shiliu restrain them. Yes, this would work. By day five they would beg he was sure. "Mo Yuan, dear. Are you sure this is the way to do this? Are you sure they will learn?" "My dearest love, not only will they learn, they will be more than glad to be obedient and stop the pranks. That doesn't mean they won't get pranked themselves. In fact, I have a plan that you and I will carry out later today. Now eat! I wish to take a walk with my lovely Xiao Huli!!" As soon as they finished eating, Shiliu took them with him. They watched their Fuqin leave with their mother. First they had to clean his room. It was his turn to feed the cranes so they did that. They had to prepare the classroom for the next lecture. They ate lunch. Their Fuqin and Mother were not there. More sweeping. More cleaning. Put away books. They were bone tired. They went to their room to find it torn to pieces. Before they could rest, they had to clean their room. After they finished, they fell into their beds too tired to even wonder who did it.
Shiwu woke them the next morning bright and early. Once again they sat and ate breakfast with no contact with their Fuqin or mother. It was his turn to clean the dining hall so when everyone was finished, they picked up the dishes, swept the floors, mopped the floors, put out new candles and straightened the tables and benches. Next was the great hall. Same routine. Next they had to sweep the portico leading into the great hall. By the time they finished eating their dinner, they were bone tired. Once again their room was turned upside down. Before they could go to bed, they had to clean their room.
Day after day, disciple after disciple, they had to work themselves to the bone. Today they had to help Chang Shan in the kitchen. He taught them how to cut vegetables. He had them making bread. They washed dishes and cleaned pots. They helped prepare three meals and they made deserts and snacks. Once again they were bone tired. Once again their room was a mess. Once finished, they didn't even bother to take off their little robes. They fell into bed. Mo Yuan had been convinced that they would give up after day five. He was wrong. Alright then. Tomorrow they were with Die Feng. "Let's see how they do his work!" Die Feng came to get them before daybreak. His job was the hardest in terms of paperwork. He wrote schedules and posted them for the week. He filed scrolls. He directed classes and weapons training. He dealt with all of Shifu's correspondence. He also dealt out all punishments. They spent the morning carrying scrolls and messages. They went to classes. The delivered notes and more messages. They filed more scrolls. They went to the training ground and worked cleaning weapons for class. By the end of the day, they had walked from one end of Kunlun Mountain to the other. Die Feng took them to dinner that night. Taiyang was nodding as he was eating. Zhenzhu was no better off. They looked longingly at their Fuqin. They wanted him. They wanted him badly. They looked at each other sadly. They both stared at their Fuqin and the sun disk marks on their foreheads started to glow. At first Mo Yuan tried to ignore them. He saw their pitiful looks and longing looks. He knew they missed him. When they stared at him with such an intense look he began to wonder exactly what they were up to. He was about to have Die Feng send they away when they both talked to him in his head. "Fuqin, please let us come to you! Please Fuqin. Just a touch? Please? We want you! Please?" He sat his tea cup down and stared at them. They begged more. "Please Fuqin! Please! We won't be bad anymore! Please!" He was about to turn his head when both of them cloud jumped from their places to right in front of him on their knees and bowed down. Die Feng was about to grab them when Mo Yuan stopped him. He spoke out loud to them. "Why should I heed your words? What have you learned, if anything? Would you care to explain?" Taiyang, being the oldest, spoke for them. "Fuqin, we have learned many lessons these last sixteen days. We have worked hard and we understand how our pranks could hurt someone. We ask for your forgiveness and that of all our Kunlun brothers. We ask forgiveness from our xiongdi and jiemei. Please Fuqin can we get a hug? Please?" Tears were falling down the faces of both boys. Once again he looked at them. "Go to your room and gather your things for a bath in the hot pool. I will meet you there shortly. Go now!" They looked at him sadly but turned and went to their room. He called Baohu to him. "Baohu, they just spoke to me together at the same time. I want you and Junjie to come to the hot pool. You talk to them and see if they talk to you together. Let's go now."
Taiyang and Zhenzhu were at the pool waiting for their Fuqin. Mo Yuan, Baohu and Junjie all walked around the corner to the pool. The little boys ran to their Fuqin and grabbed him around the legs. He knelt down and was filled with sorrow at the whining and purring noises they made. Jinlong was nearly undone, but not quite. Baohu shed his clothes along with Junjie and dove in the pool. Baohu talked to them in their minds. "Come swim, Taiyang! Fuqin will join us! Come swim, Zhenzhu! Come on!" They looked at each other and then at Baohu. "Si ge, how you talk to us? You can mind talk?" "Yes I can. Just like you!" "We thought only Fuqin know how!" With that little conversation, they joined their brothers in the pool. Mo Yuan grinned and joined them. "Come to me so I can bathe you boys good. You know how your mother can't stand rank dragons and stinky foxes!" They swam to him. He sat them on the edge of the pool to bathe them. He took down their hair so he could wash it. While he bathed them, Baohu and Junjie bathed themselves. After Mo Yuan finished the twins, he let them play with their brothers while he bathed himself. He had to admit the pool felt good. He noticed how intently he was being watched. Taiyang and Zhenzhu were paying close attention to his male anatomy. "Not again", he thought. "Fuqin, why is your pee thing so big? Is it cause you're a big man? Huh?" Zhenzhu was curious. Taiyang asked another question. "Fuqin, do only boys have a pee thing?" "Only boys have a pee thing. Girls are different. You will find out when your older." "Why can't we find out now? Huh?" Mo Yuan wanted to plant his face in his hand. He really did. Baohu saved him. "You boys are too young to be asking these questions. When you are older, Fuqin will explain. Enough questions about it. Now I don't know about you boys but I'm ready to seek my bed!" They were yawning so Mo Yuan dressed them and himself to take them to their room. Their room, for once, was neat and clean. He laid them down and tucked them in. "Fuqin will come get you in the morning and you can spend the day with me. Now goodnight! Sweet dreams to my Xiao nanhaimen."
Bai Qian was waiting patiently for his return to their room. When he walked in, she jumped up and ran to him. "Mo Yuan, how are they? Are they punished enough? Are they really ready to stop pranking everyone?" "Dearest, I believe they are. They were very sad. I'm going to get them in the morning to spend the day with me. We shall see!" The next morning, Mo Yuan dressed and went to get Taiyang and Zhenzhu. He was surprised to find them up and getting dressed. He helped them finish. "Breakfast first and then some training. How about that?" Taiyang asked him for a hug. "Fuqin, may I get a hug?" "Come here to Fuqin! I'll hug you tight! How about you, Zhenzhu? Do you want a hug too?" They both ran to him. He tucked both of them under his neck. Each one laid on his vein to listen to his heart. They made the whining noise as they laid there. He held them close for a moment and moved them to his lap. "Better? Now let's go get our breakfast. Then we train!"
Mo Yuan took them to a class room to go over some spells and discuss their mind talking. "Now explain to Fuqin what happens when your sun discs glow." They looked at him intensely. "We don't know, Fuqin!" "Hmmm. We must get Dijun to look into this. He might know. Now tell Fuqin why you always talk together. Why don't you talk as each individual person." "We think same thought so talk together." "Hmmm. I see. Well Taiyang, tell me why you wanted to prank everyone?" Caught off guard, he didn't know how to answer. His sun disc glowed. Mo Yuan looked at Zhenzhu. His disc was glowing too. "Taiyang, I'm talking to you, not Zhenzhu. Answer my questions. I'll remove Zhenzhu from the room. You are your own person, as is Zhenzhu. You have your own thoughts. Answer without consulting your brother." "Me can't. Me don't want to." "You just did." Taiyang looked at his brother for a minute. He realized he did speak without his brother. He grinned. "What about you, Zhenzhu? Can you answer my question?" Zhenzhu wrinkled his brow and grinned. "Me talk!" "So you both can think independently. Very good. From now on when asked a question, you will answer only for yourself. Baohu did not speak at first either. Later on he gained his voice but before that he only talked into your mind. Both of you can do the same. Understand?" "Me understand, Fuqin! Taiyang understand!" "Zhenzhu understand, Fuqin!" "Good! Now let's learn some simple spells today."
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Rescue Me, My Love
FanfictionMo Yuan is in the Chaos for 20,000 years. He hears a voice that calls to him. He wakes up just in time to rescue Ye Hua after he passed his high immortal trial. Bai Qian had been sitting by him in the cave the day he woke up. He decided right th...
