Mo Yuan walked into the dining room with his energy swirling around him. He sat on his dais and took his tea from Chang Shan. He smiled as he looked out over the room. Baohu wasn't there yet. Hmmm. He wondered what that Jin Huli was up to! He put up a barrier and none too soon! Out of nowhere mud balls came at him. He calmly drank his tea. Flipped his hand and caught every ball in mid air. He noted which direction they came from. Ah, there they were! Taiyang and Zhenzhu! A diversion! He sent out his energy to search. Hmm mmm. There he was! Calmly walking in like he had nothing to do with it. Before Baohu could react, every mud ball hit him square on and one right in the face! Mo Yuan's voice rang out over the room. Baohu...2. Jinlong 3. He grinned, nodded to Baohu and went to his room to eat breakfast with his lovely little fox!! Baohu was madder than a wet fox! He went to his room to clean up and change robes. That was his favorite too! His Shushu Bai Zhen had given it to him as a gift for passing his high god trial! He went to gather the Dragon Wing. They would help him prank that Jinlong! Yes indeed!
Money was passing hands as the latest prank was passed around the realm. Ye Hua knew something was up when his twins disappeared for the day. He went to check and found them in the classroom with Mo Yuan. "They were having a lesson on geography. Mo Yuan had a large map that showed all the kingdoms, even the dark lands. With each land he pointed to, he had a story to tell. Ye Hua smiled. He had heard those same stories himself. He calmly sat down at the back of the room. He had no more than sat down when black darts went flying toward Mo Yuan's back. He grinned. Mo Yuan held up his hand and stopped them in mid air. He reversed them and sent them toward the rear wall. As Ye Hua turned his head, he saw them hit a barrier. He spoke to Mo Yuan in his mind. "Da ge, there is a barrier where you just sent those darts. Baohu perhaps?" "Yes, I surmised as much. He's had these children plotting for days. Want to help me break his barrier? I know you can!" Ye Hua probed the barrier. He broke it. Baohu was undone. Not only was his barrier down, but his Fuqin had removed his clothes in one flip of his hand. Baohu blushed from his head all the way down to his toes. He covered his privates with his hand just as the kids all turned around. He conjured his clothes back. He made a face and was about to leave when Jinlong laughed. His low voice rang out over the classroom. Baohu 2. Jinlong 4. "Huff, huff, huff!" Baohu stomped out of the room. Ye Hua laughed until he hurt. This was rich!!
Baohu went to his room. He was so mad, his fox was growling. His fox!! Yes! He transformed and proceeded to walk around the mountain. He decided he would do what a fox would do. He walked into his Fuqin's study. He grinned. He turned, hiked his leg and marked the desk. He scratched backwards. There! He marked every bench and spot he knew where his Fuqin would go to sit. At lunch, he walked into a full dining hall, raised his leg and marked the dais. When he faced the room, grinned and scratched backwards, they all fell over laughing. They were still pointing and laughing when Mo Yuan walked in with Qian Qian. He smelled the mark the moment he walked in. He seated Qian Qian and went to sit when he got a strong whiff of fox marking. He saw the scratches on the floor and fresh pee on his seat. He cleaned it off with a wave of his hand. He grinned, transformed and hiked his leg. He marked the seat, slammed his tail down and huffed. "Hmmmph!" He transformed back. He held out his hand as the room exploded again. "Would you care to join me in the garden, my love?" She rose, took his hand and they walked out.
Mo Yuan called Chang Shan to bring their breakfast. He was about to sit down when he smelled it. That huli!! "Qian Qian, we must eat in our room. I'm sorry, but that darn little huli has marked every bench I sit on!!" Bai Qian grabbed her side and literally howled! He was not amused. He jumped them to his room. His head jerked around and he went to the door. He marked his door!! "Please excuse me, Qian Qian. That Jin Huli has marked everywhere I sit. He even marked our bedroom door!! I'll be back shortly!" He was a dragon on a mission. He transformed and went all over the mountain marking his own spots. One last place. He politely shrunk himself down to snake size. He eased into Baohu's room. He transformed. He grinned, brought Jinlong forward and proceeded to pee on everything. He finished and scuffed his feet backwards at the door and left talon marks. Ha! Take that, Jin Huli!! Baohu was feeling quite smug. He walked in his door and looked at a total disaster! That darn dragon had thoroughly marked his room. He peed on everything! Boiling mad, he waved his hand and cleaned his room. Dang! That dragon pee was strong! Real strong. Well, on to the next plan! Baohu 2 Jinlong 5. Dragon pee wins the round. Ye Hua could smell the marking battle going on all the way back to his palace. He laughed and put a smell barrier over the whole back mountain.
Mo Yuan was laughing on the inside. He had to admit that the fox marking everything was a good idea, but dragon pee is stronger. He shuddered to think what that sly little huli was going to do next. Baohu went to the throne room and asked for a consult with Ye Hua. They went to his office to talk. "Shushu, I need your help." "I'm not sure I want to get involved in this thing between you and Da ge. He's very funny about things like that. What did you have in mind?" "Well, I'm sure you know about the pee thing." "Yes, the lovely aroma of fox and dragon pee inundated the whole area for over a week. I hope you don't have anything worse on your mind!" "No. I need ideas." "You mean to tell me that a smart wiley Xiao Jin Huli is outdone by a big overblown Jinlong? I'm in shock! How about talking to Donghua Dijun? He's familiar with your Fuqin's tricky side." "An excellent idea! Thank you, Shushu!" He bowed and left. Donghua Dijun was rather surprised to see the boy. "Baohu greets Donghua Dijun!" He bowed and took a seat when Dijun motioned for him too. "To what do I owe this pleasure, Baohu?" "Dijun, I need your input. Jinlong is up 5 to 2. I thought I had him good with the marking thing but I didn't take into account that dragon pee is pretty strong. I need ideas and I know you know how Fuqin was when he was young. I'm told he was rather mischievous himself. Would you consider helping me?" "Hmmmm. I see. So you want intelligence on the enemy. A good strategy. I will tell you that Mo Yuan is like a man on a mission when he's in this mode. His dragon is on the hunt. I'm not sure you can get the upper hand, but fox mischief is always good. Go seek out your Zufu. He can help you. If he's not available, then your mother is the next best thing." They drank tea, talked about his training and his swords. He returned home feeling rather defeated.
After breakfast, Baohu went to his mother. "Mother, I would never ask this in a million lifetimes, but I need help. Jinlong has the upper hand and I at least need to get even. I need suggestions. I'm at an impasse. Do you have it in your heart to help?" "Baohu, you know that your Fuqin and I are very close. I will do nothing that will see either one of you hurt. Harmless pranks I don't mind. I thought you had him with the fox marking. I had no idea that Jinlong would heist his leg and mark over you. Let me think and I'll let you know this afternoon. Maybe I can come up with something." Mo Yuan was coming around the corner with a rose for Bai Qian when he saw Baohu leave the area. She was looking ravishing as always. He sat down and handed her a fragrant pink rose. She brought it to her nose and smiled. "So Baohu is stumped is he?" "He thought the fox pee was a sure hit, but I would have never thought that Jinlong would hike his leg and pee all over the mountain! You hot dragon you!" She put her chin in her hand and looked at him with her big doe eyes. *sigh* Those eyes got him every time. Every. Darn. Time. "So my love, are you busy?" She batted her eyes and grinned at him. His mind started running away to their pavilion. Hmm hmm. "You, me pavilion?" "Are you saying you want fox tails and dragon scales?" "My hot, luscious dragon rod....." She stood and walked around and sat in his lap. "My lips over your luscious dragon rod...." She kissed his earlobe. She kissed his neck. He jumped them to the pavilion.
Baohu was sitting in the hall having tea when JinDe walked in. He was looking for his boys. "Ho, Baohu, have you seen Fuqin? I can't find Shing and Jin." "Fuqin had the Dragon Wing in the library going over tactical diagrams. They should be there." "Anything wrong? You seem rather put out about something." "I'm just trying to think of a way to get that Jinlong back. He thinks he's so smart!! He went into the arena and wrote on the board with his talon every time he got me too. I'm drawing a blank on how to get him. He's up 5 to 2. Any suggestions?" "Why don't you take Junjie and Taiyang and Zhenzhu to the compound on Mount Junji? Maybe a few days away would clear your mind and help you think clearer." "Not a bad idea. I do need a break. I've been training hard and I'm tired. Maybe Jinzi would go too. I'll ask him. First I'm going to send a message to Zufu to see if he's at the fox den. I'll send it to Mi Gu." Baohu went to his study and sent a message to Mi Gu. He laid on his bed thinking. An idea popped into his head!! Fuqin's diaries!! He knew he wrote about his life so he was sure he could find something! He went to his study. He left a note for his Fuqin about wanting to read on his lessons about weapons and such. He would get that dragon yet!!
When Mo Yuan and Bai Qian returned from the pavilion, he was feeling rather invigorated. He sat at his desk and found the message from Baohu wanting to read his diaries on weapons. Fair enough. He sent all the boxes he could of his diaries to Baohu's room. That should keep that huli busy for a while!! Baohu walked into his room to see it filled with boxes. He looked in one and saw his Fuqin's diaries. He sat at his desk and started reading from the beginning. Baohu found his Fuqin to be very meticulous about his writing. "Why am I not surprised? Fuqin doesn't do anything halfway!" He started at the beginning. It seems that Mo Yuan kept diaries to fight his extreme loneliness. Being the only son of the Father of Gods was a hard thing. For hours Baohu read. He realized his Fuqin had a very tender side, was a very reserved child, even though he did get into some trouble here and there. He read up to the part about the bell and decided to take a break. After having tea and snacks, Baohu fell into reading again. Mo Yuan noted he was intensely absorbed in his reading, so he let him be. Baohu had to admit that his Fuqin hadn't changed much. One thing he did note. His Fuqin never let them feel lonely or unloved. He knew without a doubt that he was loved. Very loved. He read on until he came to the day when Fuxi handed Ye Hua over to Mo Yuan to care for. He was dying. When Mo Yuan found out about Ye Hua, he was overwhelmed with love and devotion. He felt the tie that bound them. His Fuqin's death hit him hard, but he never showed any emotion. Even when Fuxi picked Donghua Dijun to rule over Mo Yuan. At 70,000 years old, he went to Kunlun and took Ye Hua with him. For 160,000 years the golden lotus was in the pond. Mo Yuan was 230,000 when he sacrificed himself to the bell. There was a gap of time and then his Fuqin picked up his story.
Slowly Baohu read his history. He cried when he read how much his Fuqin loves his mother. He cried when he found out Ye Hua was born. When Xue and JinDe were born he wrote how he was in awe, how he loved his mother and how he hoped he would be a good Fuqin. Baohu read on. He read about the day he and Jinzi were born. Baohu couldn't help but cry when he read the excitement in his Fuqin's writing. How proud he was to have his own Jin Hulis! How he bonded to them and how broken hearted he was when he, Baohu, had run away because he was possessed by Yang Cao. He continued reading through all the journals. It took him days, but he read up to the present. He read how his Fuqin was nearly broken when JinDe nearly failed his trial, how all of his struggles became his. He read how Bai Xue's rejection of his newborn sons had nearly brought division to them. He read how broken Jinlong was when he raped their mother and brought harm to Taiyang and Zhenzhu. Baohu cried when he read the writing there. He was finding a side of their Fuqin he never knew, but now he was glad he did. He knew he could never really take his Fuqin's place. All he knew is that he could be the God of War, but the other things that his Fuqin was, he just didn't think he could. Right then he stood up, wiped the tears from his face, walked out to the board in the arena and wrote in big bold characters across the board, 'Baohu concedes to Jinlong'. He left the mountain and went to Mount Junji alone to ponder his own destiny.
On the third day, Mo Yuan started looking for Baohu. He saw the writing on the board and was shocked. He couldn't believe that his Xiao Jin Huli was giving up. He removed the board and went to Baohu's room. He asked everyone had they seen him. He went to Bai Qian to tell her he was going to the mortal realm for a few days. She wanted to come, so he prepared supplies and they headed out to the mountain. Baohu was not there, but he had been staying there. They settled in to wait for him. Baohu was in town. He'd been drinking at the flower house. Try as they might to get him drunk, they couldn't. He had become popular with the girls there. He never abused them, left them good tips and treated them kindly. He had been in town for a month basically drinking and whoring. He decided to head back to the mountain. As he got close to the compound, he smelled cooking. He thought Jinzi had decided to join him. He was absolutely flabbergasted when he walked into the gate. His mother was planting flowers by a newly built pond. The courtyard was clean. Flowers and bushes were planted all around and neat little paths were here and there leading to benches. He stopped in awe. His mother saw him and called him over. He quickly cleaned himself of any odors. He didn't want his mother catching him smelling like sex. What would she think?!? "Mother! How lovely!! The flowers are beautiful. Who built the pond?" "Your Fuqin did, my dear. He's cooking lunch right now. You know I can't cook!" "I'll just sit here with you, if you don't mind. The smell is divine!" "Well get yourself down here and help me finish then! Just these few plants here and we'll be done." Baohu was digging the holes and his mother was planting when his Fuqin came out the door and announced their dinner was ready. "Ho! Baohu! I made your favorites! Come eat!" Baohu was almost afraid to go in. Why was it his Fuqin could make each and everyone of his children confess every sin just by being in his presence?
They cleaned up and went in to eat. Mo Yuan broke the ice. "So, Baohu, why did you concede? I was starting to enjoy our little game!" "Fuqin, I was reading your diaries so I could find a weakness to get you. I came to a conclusion. I can never beat you. Ever. I can be the next God of War, but I can never take your place. You are a very complex person. You love, you have hated, you have been Shifu and you have been Fuqin. I realized my shortcomings. I will never be as good as you. I'm sorry." When Baohu finished, he hung his head. Mo Yuan was quite caught off guard. "My Xiao Jin Huli, you can take my place. I know you are smarter than you let on. I also know where you have been. My son, you are a grown man now. I don't need to keep up with you! You know I love you no matter what! Tell me what exactly is bothering you." "Fuqin, I found out reading your journals just how complex you are. For instance, when you found out about Shushu Ye Hua, you could have been bitter that Fuxi had given half of his power to him to keep him alive. You could have refused to tend him, but you loved him instead. Maybe deep down in your heart you remembered him being with you. It just showed me your capacity for kindness and love was immense. Everyone thinks you are this ruthless, heartless bastard that cares for nothing but winning at all costs. The talk around the mountain was which one of us was going to get hurt first. That's why I conceded. Fuqin, when you crashed into the mountain, I thought I had killed you. You see, I have that same streak of 'win at all costs' running in my veins from a very powerful apex dragon. I knew if I didn't concede, I would hurt you or you would hurt me. I don't want to hurt you. I just want you to one day come up to me and tell me you are retiring because you think I'm ready. Can you do that, Fuqin?" Mo Yuan knew Baohu was right. He nodded. "Yes, Baohu, I can. You are very nearly as powerful as me. There are a few spells I can teach you, but you don't really know your own strength. You have only called it once. That is why I crashed that day. I had you in my talons and that storm you called was aimed at me. I had to get on the ground fast. I realized too late just how fast I was going. You could have been killed. I had to sacrifice myself to save you. True, it cost me, but I love you dearly. I knew right then you could take my place any time you got ready. I didn't name your blades. Today I name them. Bring them forth please." Baohu brought out his blades. The first he named Lei (thunder) and the second one Shandian (lightning). "I write the name today on each blade, for Bai Baohu Zhe, a true son of both the dragon and the fox, has today become thunder and lightning, storm and rain, and love and devotion, but above all cunning and brilliant. Today you have stepped into the shoes of the God of War."
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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...
