The trip to the snow leopard realm had been a great success. Hei's mother was quite impressed by Liang Lei. Hei's elite guard had learned a great deal from Baohu and JinDe. Now they needed to get her robes made and tend to the tiny details. Bai Qian was not feeling well, but she soldiered on with the tasks at hand. She had just come back from Qing Qui where she had Liang Lei's robes commissioned. Mo Yuan was in the hall eating lunch with Baohu and the disciples. She was walking toward him when a wave of dizziness hit her. She stopped, swayed on her feet and promptly fainted. Baohu, seeing his mother before his Fuqin did, barely made it to her side before she hit the floor. He carried her to her room with his Fuqin right behind him. Mo Yuan sat on the bed and took her hand into his. Baohu called Jinzi. "Jinzi, come quick. Mother just fainted. Hurry!" Jinzi was there before she even woke up. Mo Yuan moved aside and let Jinzi check her pulse. He scanned her and frowned. "Same protocol as before, Fuqin. No salt, plenty of exercise, special tea. It's high blood pressure again. We can tend to her well and she will be fine. Maybe have Zumu come and help with Lei Lei's wedding preparations. Mother is under a lot of stress. Do you agree Fuqin? Fuqin?" Mo Yuan had a tear running down the side of his face. His concern was written on his heart. He wiped the tear away and smiled. "Yes, I will take care of her. No worries! I will take care of her. How far along is she, Jinzi?" Jinzi took his mother's pulse again and scanned her. "Close to eight months, Fuqin. And before you can ask, yes, it's twins. Come, Baohu, and talk to them. I need to know how they are." Baohu placed his hand on his mother's stomach and talked. He smiled and looked at his Fuqin. He removed his hand and filled the room with his fox laugh. "Get ready, Fuqin, because you are about to have two more girls!!"
"Are you sure, Baohu? Positive?" "Yes, I am! Two more!! I can't wait to see if they are going to be dragons or foxes. Girls!!" He bowed to his Fuqin and walked out the door laughing. Bai Qian's eyes fluttered open. She looked around and Mo Yuan flew to her side. She raised herself up and looked at Baohu leaving. "May I ask why is Baohu laughing? What happened?" "Well, my dear, you fainted. Jinzi came to check you over. He asked Baohu to talk to the babies. Yes, it's twins again. I'm so sorry Qian'er. I'll take care of you. No worries! Baohu talked to them. It seems we are having girls this time around." She looked at him with wide eyes. "Girls? Really? Well!! It looks like Fuqin will have a set of very spoiled little girls to handle!" "Indeed! Fuqin's baby girls! Well we will just have to wait and see when they get here. I'll take care of you, Qian'er. No worries! Are you ok, now?" "Yes, I'm ok. Jinzi, could you carry a message to Mother for me? I'm going to get her to help me with this wedding planning. I'm very tired. Mo Yuan, dear, if you don't mind, I just want to take a nap right now." "My dear I don't mind at all. Here let me cover you!" He covered her and walked out the door with Jinzi. That Xiao Jin Huli was still smiling. "Girls Fuqin! I can't wait to meet them! I wonder what they will be like? Are you happy, Fuqin?" Mo Yuan looked Jinzi in the eye. "I'm very happy, but I will be outnumbered and out flanked when they are born. I'm done for. Totally done for. Defeated before the war ever starts. It's inevitable." He sighed loudly and went to the hall to drink tea. Baohu was talking to Li Li when he walked in. "Come on, Li Li! I don't have classes until this afternoon! Just you and I? Our meadow? I'll let you tickle me! Hmmmm?" She looked at him suspiciously. He erupted his tails and swayed them back and forth as he put his chin in his hand. He took on the doe eyed look his mother always put on his Fuqin. Not able to resist, she held out her hand. He took it and they disappeared in a puff of smoke. Jinzi laughed out loud. He looked at his Fuqin and smiled. "Fuqin, it you will excuse me, I will return home. Call me if mother gets sick, ok?" "I will, Jinzi. Go on along now. Bring Mi Shu for dinner one night if you can." Being left alone, he was about to go to his study when Shiba and Shijui came in arguing. "Shiba, it's your turn to feed the cranes. Why do you always pressure me to do it? Go do your chore! I have mine to do!" Shijui left in a huff and left Shiba standing alone. He turned and saw Mo Yuan sitting there with a rather amused look on his face. "Shifu! I'm sorry to disturb you! I'll just go feed the cranes right now!" "If it makes you feel any better, Shiliu and Shiqi had this same argument all the time. She hated feeding them too!" Shiba bowed and went to do his chore. Mo Yuan smiled to himself. Some things stay the same. He went to his study to read his correspondence.
Bright and early the next morning, Bai Zhe, mother of Bai Qian, flew into Kunlun like a general ready to give orders. Bai Qian was still asleep and Mo Yuan was eating his breakfast listening to the disciples banter back and forth. "Mo Yuan, Jinzi left me a message saying Xiao Wu wanted me to help her with Liang Lei's wedding. I'm here to assist her. Is she still asleep?" "Yes, she is not feeling well. I promised her you would handle the wedding details. Will you?" "Jinzi told me she is pregnant again. Is she?" "Yes." She looked at Mo Yuan hard. Very hard. "Don't you think it's time to slow down? You're not getting any younger, you know!" "I'll have you know, woman, that I am fine, I feel fine and I intend to live life to the fullest! Now excuse me!!" Baohu had walked in to hear the last exchange. "Zumu, Fuqin is very touchy about being called old! You just touched a nerve! I'm sure he will tell Mother what you said too. Be warned! Mother is very protective of him, just as he is of her." Mo Yuan stomped off to his office. He put his chin in his hand and thought for a moment. "I swear on all that's holy, when this wedding is over, Qian'er and I are going on a trip!" Taiyang and Zhenzhu, feeling their Fuqin's mood, came to his office. "Fuqin, would you come help us just a minute please?" "Oh? What can I do?" "Just come with us?" "Alright then! Lead the way!" They went to the woodworking shop. Taiyang grabbed his Fuqin's hand and led him over to a very beautiful crib. "We need your opinion, Fuqin. We made this to give to Lei Lei and Hei as a gift for their wedding. What do you think?" Mo Yuan sat down and ran his hands over the carved wood and the designs. They had carved a relief of a dragon lying among lotus blooms in a lake with a snow leopard reclining on the dragon's back. They had used pearls and onyx to inlay the dragon and the cat. They had used jade to color the leaves. It was a beautiful work of art. "Is this what you boys have been up to? I must say this is very beautiful work!" "Fuqin, do you think Lei Lei will like it? We tried really hard!" He examined every joint and nail of it. It was well made. "Fuqin is very pleased that you would give your jiejie such a beautiful gift. I'm sure she will love it!" The smiles on their faces was enough for him. "How about we go get some snacks?" "Fuqin, is Mother feeling better? Is she happy about our jiemei?" "Who told you it's girls?" Taiyang hung his head and shuffled his feet. "Well Fuqin, I have something to tell you." "Oh? And what would that be?" "Well we can read minds. If we combine our thought, we can read minds. Please don't be mad at us! We wanted to tell you!" Zhenzhu looked at his Fuqin intensely. "You're trying to decide if you want to punish us or be happy that we have the ability." Indeed that was exactly what Mo Yuan was thinking. "Hmmm! Ok then! I've decided I'm proud you have this ability. Only use it when you have no other recourse. If I find you reading minds for fun, I will absolutely block your powers indefinitely. And yes, Zhenzhu, I can read your mind and I will do it! Understand?" Zhenzhu hung his head and nodded. "Yes, Fuqin, I understand!" "Fuqin, I'm afraid for Mother! Jiemei will kill her!! They will!!" "Taiyang, why would you say that? Fuqin wants to know!" Zhenzhu started to cry and they both stood in front of him. "Fuqin, Gaoxing and Xingfu were hard on Mother. So were we, but they are big. They are powerful. What makes them dangerous is their cultivation level. Fuqin please spend more time with them!! They are afraid! They're afraid you will blame them for Mother being sick! Please Fuqin? Will you?" He hugged both of them close to him. "Fuqin is glad you have told me this. I will speak to them and let them know they have nothing to fear. I love you both very much and I am proud of you! Now get your gift ready to give to Lei Lei! She will be very happy!" Mo Yuan walked back to his study and pondered the words of Taiyang and Zhenzhu. He decided he would speak to his girls as soon as possible.
Mo Yuan went to check on Bai Qian but she was not in their room. He walked to the hall and found her there with her mother going over her lists. He came and sat silently beside her as she was talking. "Dearest, would you get some tea for me? You know that special tea Chang Shan makes for me." "Your wish is my command!" He stood and was about to go to the kitchen when Chang Shan came holding a tray with her tea. "It seems Chang Shan read your mind!" Chang Shan sat the tray down and smiled. He returned to the kitchen. Bai Qian returned to her discussion with her mother while Mo Yuan sat in quiet contemplation. He decided to talk to his girls. "How are my girls today? Fuqin wants to know!" Nothing. He tried again. "You're not talking? Fuqin just wants to make sure you are ok. I'm so excited to know I have two girls! I can't wait to see you! No worries. Your mother is going to be alright and so are you! Won't you talk to your Fuqin?" Slowly they came around. "Fuqin, are you mad at us?" "No, my sweet girls! Fuqin loves you very much!" "We are afraid of you, Fuqin! Please don't hurt us!" "Fuqin would never hurt you! Fuqin loves you very much! Fuqin is sad that you are afraid! Don't be afraid any more!" "Fuqin, can we talk to your dragon?" "Yes." His eyes turned gold as he drank his tea. "I'm here, my sweet girls. What can I do for you?" "Fuqin, you are very powerful. We want to be like you! We want to be just like you." "I don't know if you're dragons or foxes. I will train you to be powerful whether you are dragons or foxes. Fuqin loves you! Now rest! Your mother is planning a wedding for your sister. Sleep now and we can talk again!" He felt a finger of energy wash over him as if to test him. He smiled and sent his love back to them. Bai Qian was watching him very intently when he sat down his tea cup. "Would you mind telling me who you were talking too that had you so occupied? I called your name twice!" "I'm sorry, my love! I was talking to our baby girls! They said they are fine. What do you need me for?" "Would you go get Liang Lei please? Mother wants to talk to her." "I'll be right back!" He searched for Liang Lei and found her on the training ground with the Dragon Wing. When they saw him they all ran forward. "Lei Lei, your Mother wants you in the hall. Your Zumu is helping her with your wedding." "Ok, I'll go right away!"
Mo Yuan stayed on the practice arena with the Dragon Wing for an hour. He walked toward his room when he heard the call. His baby girls were calling for him. He turned to go to the hall to see if Qian Qian was there. When he stepped into the hall he was bombarded with their seeking energy. They were calling to him. "Fuqin! Where are you?" He was rather taken aback that they would want him close all of a sudden. He rushed to Qian Qian's side. "Are you ok, my love? Our daughters were calling for me." She looked at him with concern. "What? So that's what all of that energy was for! They've been kicking a lot! Who knew that they were already Fuqin's girls? You best talk to them then!" He sat beside her to talk. "Fuqin is here! What is wrong?" "We just like to feel your energy. It makes us feel good!" "Hmmm. I see! Well Fuqin will try to stay close but I do have duties so don't be rude to your mother when I can't be, ok?" Silence. "Ok. We wish to see you and Mother." "When the time comes I will be here. Don't get in a hurry. You must stay there until you are ready to be in this world with us. It's only a short while! Now sleep! I must help your xiongdi." "So, dearest, would you mind explaining to me what that was all about?" "It seems are daughters like their Fuqin's energy. I explained to them that I can't always be where they are. They will be fine. Have you seen Baohu? I want him to gather everyone to come talk to them." "He's in the kitchen begging for treats." "I'll just go get him." Mo Yuan walked into the kitchen to see Baohu begging Chang Shan for mint snacks. "But Chang Shan, Li Li wants them. She has a craving!" Mo Yuan laughed out loud. "You mean to tell me, Bai Baohu Zhe, that you don't know what this craving is for?" Baohu looked at his Fuqin rather seriously and frowned. "I need you to gather your siblings for me in the great hall. That includes you! Hurry now." He walked out to the sound of his Fuqin's laughter. "Chang Shan, make the cakes and have them ready when he realizes the truth." "You mean that Mistress Shandian Li is pregnant?" "Yes. I'm sure Baohu will go insane!"
Mo Yuan was waiting in the hall when all of his children gathered. "I have called you here to talk to your jiemei. They are curious about all of you. Xue, come here and pass some energy, then I will talk to them for you. Xue touched his mother's stomach and passed energy to them. Baohu was listening when they giggled. "Who was that, Fuqin?" "That is your Da ge, Bai Xue! My first born. JinDe, you come." JinDe came and passed energy to them. "That is your Er ge, Mo JinDe. He is Bai Xue's twin brother. Baohu, you talk to them." "Hello, my sweet jiemei! I am your Si ge, Bai Baohu Zhe! I can talk to you any time you feel like talking! My twin brother, Bai Zhi Jinzi, is your San ge. He is not here right now, but he is a very powerful medicine king. We love you and can't wait to see your beautiful faces!" "Si ge? Why are you so powerful? We feel you!" Baohu grinned. "Fuqin taught me how. I took his place as God of War. He retired. He is not ill or anything, he's just ready to relax." Mo Yuan motioned to Bai Chen Bo. She passed a little gentle energy to them. "Fuqin? Who is that?" "That is your jiemei, Bai Chen Bo." "We like her! She's soft and sweet!" "What did they say, Fuqin?" "They like you. They said you are soft and sweet!" Chen Bo blushed and smiled. "I guess they have me all figured out!" Chin Chu came next. She passed energy to them. "That is your jiemei, Bai Chin Chu. Chen Bo is her twin." "She is a warrior, isn't she, Fuqin?" "Yes, I suppose you could say that." Liang Lei passed a soft trail of energy from her dragon. They kicked hard as Bai Qian frowned. "Fuqin, who is that?" "That is your jiemei, Xia Liang Lei. She is a white dragon and also a powerful warrior. She is about to marry her love, king of the snow leopard realm." "Will she be here when we come?" "Lei, they want to know if you will be here when they come." "Yes, I will!" "She will be here." Mo Junjie Jin passed his dragon essence over them. "Oooo! Fuqin! Who is that?" "That is your didi, Junjie." "He's very powerful!! We like him too!" "Taiyang and Zhenzhu, come talk to them." Their sun discs glowed and they talked together. "Jiemei! We are your twin didis, Taiyang and Zhenzhu. We can talk direct to you any time you want! We can't wait to see you! We love you! Fuqin, our jiemei are very smart! They want to know all about all of us." Mo Yuan sat Gaoxing and Xingfu down and placed their hands on their mother's stomach. They looked at him and smiled. "Jiemei! Jiemei! We talk to you! We love you!" Mo Yuan smiled. Now he waited for the questions. "Fuqin, we have a big family. Will they love us? Will we be wanted?" "You will be loved and wanted by all of your xiongdi and jiemei. You have a Shushu, he is Ye Hua, my twin brother. Your Mother has four brothers. You will be spoiled and loved. Now rest. It's time for a nap!" Mo Yuan was bombarded with questions. "Fuqin, why did they want to know us? Are they afraid?" "Xue, I can't really answer that. Yesterday they got real talkative. They wanted to know about me, their family, the mountain. Plus I guess you can tell they have a high level of cultivation. It won't be long before they are here. We will just have to wait and see. First we have to get your jiemei married and then maybe, just maybe, we can relax around here!"
The Ghost realm had been silent for many millennia now. Yan Zhi was still in the mortal realm. The palace was in shambles and the Ghost Queen, Xuan Nu, had slowly gone mad. She still had her dead baby with her. She had devised a plan to get her realm back in shape. Slowly but surely she had gathered generals to her side. If Yan Zhi refused to rule, then she would! After meeting with as many of the Ghost realm officials as she could, she had outlined a plan to bring them back from the brim of extinction. Since they had no leadership, they decided to let her rule. Her first thing to do was to revive her son. She knew a way, but she needed a celestial to help her. She decided to play the docile queen and ask for help. What could they do? Say no? Ignore her? She needed to see just how strong they really are. She made plans to go see Tianjun Ye Hua. She had heard he was compassionate and caring. What a sap! That weak kneed twit! It was Mo Yuan that worried her. She wondered if Bai Qian still held a grudge. Well she would just have to see!! She prepared herself to go to Kunlun to meet them. Yes, she would find out just how strong they are!! Taowu refused to let the Ghost Queen into Kunlun. It had been millennia since she had left the Ghost realm, so she was unprepared for her encounter. Taowu called Baohu to the gate. That stalwart young man was rather angry because he was interrupted in a rather heated moment. He was surprised to say the least to see the Ghost Queen. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your company and may I ask who you are?" Xuan Nu was flummoxed. She didn't know the young man but she knew a fox when she saw one! "I asked to see the war god! You are not Mo Yuan! Where is he? Why did he send a puny fox to greet me?" "I'll have you know I am now the war god and I am not a puny fox!" He erupted his tails and threw her to the ground. She cowered in fear. "Not so puny now, hmmm? Why do you wish to see High God Mo Yuan? Speak!!" Xuan Nu bowed and begged. "I wish to have an audience with Tianjun Ye Hua. I know that Mo Yuan can arrange it for me. May I see him?" Baohu looked her over good. "Have your escort wait over there away from the gate. You come with me." While she ordered her escort back, he sent a message straight to his Fuqin. He didn't trust this woman as far as a gnat could throw her! He turned and proceeded to walk up the mountain. He thought a good walk would do her good! They arrived at the portico to be met by Mo Yuan, Bai Qian, Xue, JinDe and Junjie. "Fuqin, this woman demanded to see you." She didn't bother to bow. "High God Mo Yuan! I wish for you to set up a meeting for me with Tianjun Ye Hua. Will you arrange it?" Before Mo Yuan could say a word, Bai Xue stepped forward and spoke. "Xuan Nu, traitor of Kunlun and sworn enemy of the Celestial realm, why are you really here? Yan Zhi is the legitimate ruler of the Ghost realm. You are a cheap imposter. Leave while you still can or you will pay!" Xue, JinDe and Junjie growled. Baohu erupted his tails. Mo Yuan growled and stepped forward. "There is no reason for you to be here and no reason for Tianjun Ye Hua to see you. Now leave! Now!" She turned in fear and left. "Xue, have your people get together as much information as you can on her comings and goings. She's up to something!"
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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...
