Mo Yuan was flummoxed. "I.. I..remember you. You came to my crib and laid by me. I cried because I was alone. You were my friend until Fuxi said I was too attached to you and he sent you away." Mo Yuan grabbed him in a fierce hug. "I remember you." "You are the young prince? The heir of Fuxi?" He fell to his knees and bowed low. Mo Yuan, trying to contain himself, asked him a question. "Did my mother send you?" "I was her cat. Back then I very seldom transformed. I maintained my cat form. She sent me to you. Her spirit was close to you and the lotus pond. After your Fuqin sent me away, I have roamed the realms searching for all of my brethren. We are gathered now, but need a land or realm to guard. I was captured by the demon Queen who recognized me. I knew who she was too. That's how I ended up here under Mao Tang He, or that phony shapeshifter. I will serve only you, High Prince, or one of your descendants." He bowed low again. "No! You will serve no one! You will have a realm! I swear it! Today we need your aid. We are going to capture that shapeshifter and you will have a realm to rule! As soon as we finish this mission, I will contact Tianjun Ye Hua. He will help you. Now let's set this mission!"
Baohu was still reticent about setting a plan when he couldn't see, so he deferred to his Fuqin. Mo Yuan set their plan. "Long Li, we need your aid. You know your way around that estate, we don't. You could return and act like you have a message from the realm. We would be with you but behind a barrier. If all goes well, we could clean up any people who don't belong there. How many of you exist now?" "High Prince, there are around 500 of us. Our numbers are always small." "Hei! I have an idea! Why not give that estate to Long Li and his people to rule. They would be well placed there. What do you think, Long Li?" "How would I serve you, High Prince?" "My daughter is his Queen. Is that up to your standards?" "Yes!! We will serve you, King Qiang de Hei!!" "So we would have a realm within a realm. I feel very good about this. I will make it so. That estate is the largest one in my realm. I would feel very good knowing Long Li and his people are there. Let's get ready then." With Long Li's help, they built a small model of the estate. He showed them strategic points around the perimeter and the main gates. "Are there any survivors of the real duke that you know of, Long Li?" "High Prince, I believe that he and his family were killed. Most of the people maintaining the estate are ghost realm or demon realm people. My people are hidden from them. We have an delusion spell that masks us. Most are already working there in disguise. I thought you had died a long time ago or I would have sought you out to rid this realm of their scourge. We have always worked undercover. I believe the white dragon knows most of us as his operatives. He just didn't know we were Queen Nuwa's people." "After this is over, would you like to see Mother, Long Li?" "Is it possible? You see, I loved her as a friend because she brought us together. It was she who gave us the power of deception, stealth, and a powerful sense of duty to the Prince. When Fuxi sent us away, we were broken hearted and our original task was shattered. That is why we have aimlessly roamed the realms. It would give us our purpose back! Yes, I wish to see her very much!" They finished their plan and the attack would be first thing the next morning.
The next morning, the attack was set into motion. Long Li would pretend to have a message from the king. Mo Yuan expressed his worry. "Long Li, please exercise extreme caution. I will be right there with you. Let's go." They arrived under cloak. Long Li approached the gate. "Hale the gate! I have a message from the king!" The gate opened and a man stepped out. "Is that you, my king?" "Yes it is I! What has happened?" "We managed to kill or capture most of the demons and ghosts. Their leader has not returned." Mo Yuan uncloaked and approached the gate. He uncloaked right beside Long Li. The man bowed. "Lang, this is High Prince, Mo Yuan, our master." The man knelt and placed his head on the ground. "At last!! We are here to serve you, High Prince!!" Mo Yuan motioned for the others to come. They went through the gate and conducted a search of the whole estate. The Duke's family were indeed dead. Only servants were left. All demons and ghost tribe had either been killed or captured by Long Li's men. Qiang de Hei held a meeting with them. "How many of you are here, Long Li?" "Lang, what are our numbers?" "We number about two hundred here, my King. The rest are scattered waiting on your orders." Mo Yuan was surprised but he knew this could be good for Hei. "Hei, you should meet with Lang and establish a realm here for them. They will serve you faithfully. Long Li, please come with me." Mo Yuan led him to a small pavilion and motioned for him to sit. "Long Li, I have a proposal for you. I wish for you to meet my twin, Ye Hua." "The one who died? The second born? He lives?!?" "Indeed he does! Fuxi rescued him and used half of his power to make a fetus and place him in a golden lotus. He was dormant until I sacrificed myself during the war with the ghost clan. Mother helped me come back from the chaos to rescue him from a life filled with sorrow. We are close. He is ruler of the nine heavens. Your people could serve my son, Lord Bai Xue. He is head of the security of the realm. He has a network of spies all over the realms. You could have a palace in the nine heavens and operate from there. Your people would still be serving Fuxi, by serving the two of us. Plus I have a daughter that is about to marry. Her husband is going to be named king of a small realm in the east. They need loyal servants and ministers to help them. You could hand pick people to help them. Now for the last thing. I have small children. Would you want to stay with me and my family? Would you be willing? My son, Bai Baohu Zhe, is the God of War. He was injured by Demon Queen Shao Wan. He needs an aid who will help him keep his job together. I just want you and your people to be an important part of this kingdom."
Long Li was very surprised, then pleased, then ecstatic. "High Prince, I will personally pick the people who will serve your daughter and husband in their kingdom. Nothing would make me happier than to be where you are! Did you say you have small children? Wonderful!! Just wonderful!! I will follow you wherever you go!" "Good! Pick your people and send them to Lord Bai Xue. He will train them. Gather your family. As soon as this realm is set up here, I will be returning to Kunlun. Now come with me back to King Mao Qiang de Hei's palace. I have my wife with me and my children." Hei had set up Lang as the new ruler over the former Duke's estate. They were organized and ready to take over by the end of the day. Out of the two hundred there, Long Li took two men with him. They returned to the palace. Hei decided he wanted Fenli, Ali and Junjie to go follow the trail of the shapeshifter. They met with Mo Yuan. "Fenli, I know you and Ali got the scent of that shapeshifter. Follow it. Junjie, you are there to be firepower. Protect those boys at all cost. Don't let anything happen. Don't be afraid to use your power. I trust you, my son to lead well! Now go and don't be afraid!!" Mo JinDe wanted to go with them, but Mo Yuan wanted Junjie to spread his wings. He wasn't happy but he trusted his Fuqin explicitly. After they left, Mo Yuan motioned for Long Li to follow him. He walked to his rooms there. He knocked first before he entered.
Bai Qian was about to gather the children to take them to the dining room. He saw them and grinned. "Dearest, I have someone I wish for you and the children to meet! He's an old friend of mine and we have been reunited by Fate. Meet Lihua Mao Long Li! He was my friend when I was a baby. Long Li, meet Bai Qian, my wife. All of these are my children, Taiyang and Zhenzhu, Gaoxing and Xingfu, and Jingsi and Jiaxiao." "Children!! Children to serve!! High Prince this is wonderful!" Long Li transformed and waited. Jingsi and Jiaxiao immediately started reaching for him. He rubbed them with his body and purred for them. He rolled and touched them with his paw. Mo Yuan could have sworn he grinned. Mo Yuan laughed and hugged Qian'er. "It seems he has made friends already. Were you heading to the dining room?" "Yes, dear, I was about to get help with this brood! So is Long Li here to stay?" "So it seems. Fuxi sent him away because he said I was too attached to him. Mother had given him and his kind a mandate. Fuxi broke it. They have wandered the realms ever since. They were to serve me and my family. I'm glad he is back in my life. Maybe he could be important to Jingsi and Jiaxiao. We shall see. Now let's head to the dining hall."
Fenli, Ali and Junjie returned to the campsite where they found Dalong. They searched around until Fenli picked up the trail. They transformed and stayed close to the ground. They followed the trail for miles. After a half day of following it, they finally came upon the shapeshifter. They were all cloaked. The man was in poor condition. Having been out of his own land for too long, he was starting to feel the effects. The boys uncloaked and Junjie used hand signals. They were going to knock him unconscious using flower smells and then bind him. Still cloaked, Fenli and Ali went closer until one was on each side on the shapeshifter. They let out their strongest scent spell. The man was overwhelmed by the smell and lost consciousness. Junjie bound him as did Fenli and Ali. They threw him on their cloud and jumped off to the snow leopard realm. The man was regaining his consciousness about the time they arrived at the gate. He could not break his bonds. The guards helped them subdue him. Junjie sent a message to Hei. Hei and Mo Yuan arrived at the prison about the time they brought in the prisoner. They threw him in the cell. King Mao Qiang de Hei was in no mood to be nice. "So, shifter, you let these young dragons catch you. It seems you can't mask your scent anymore. Who sent you here? I assume you know the Demon Queen, Shao Wan, has been killed. She will trouble the realms no more. Answer now or High God Mo Yuan will be glad to question you more thoroughly!" The shifter looked at Mo Yuan and smirked. "That love sick fool? Ha!! He can't get his eyes off of his wife long enough to worry about me. Threaten me again, oh king!" Mo Yuan heard all he wanted to hear. His eyes turned gold and he stepped up to the bars. He brought fire to his hand and rolled it over his fingers like a metal ball. "I'm sure you know by now that I've learned how to use crimson hellfire. I'm sure you know it leaves permanent scars. I'm sure you know you would suffer immeasurable pain if I use it on you. Now tell me who sent you, why you are here and why you kidnapped the Taizi, my sunzi. Speak now or be slowly burned. Speak in five seconds or suffer. Junjie! Count down!" "Five, four, three, two, one!" Mo Yuan burned his boot off his foot and burned his foot. He screamed in pain. "Five more seconds, Junjie!" "Five, four, three, two, o..." "I'll talk! I'll talk!" "Demon Queen Shao Wan found me wandering the mountains of the demon realm. She needed a lackey. I don't know why she chose this kingdom, but we took over the estate of that duke. The rest you know. She sent me a message after she left to monitor this realm. I didn't know she was dead. I received a message a month ago from her to kidnap the Taizi and bring him to her. Now I'm wondering who sent that message, too. Please just kill me. My land is ruined and there is no military. I have no place now. Please! I'm nothing but a beggar now!" Mo Yuan, knowing his usefulness was at an end, killed him with a flip of his hand. His body disappeared.
They all left the prison for the dining hall. Mo Yuan was disturbed. Very disturbed. Was Shao Wan really dead? Who did Jingsi and Jiaxiao kill? It was obvious it was a Phoenix. He even hated to think it, but he needed to make a trip to the demon realm. He was rather silent as his mind ran away with him. JinDe, watching his Fuqin most intently, wondered just what he was thinking. Baohu, sensing his Fuqin's unease, entered his mind. "Fuqin, don't you dare do something stupid now! Let JinDe handle it, please? He's God of War! It's his duty!" Mo Yuan snorted and spoke out loud. "Baohu is the God of War. Mo JinDe is acting God of War until Baohu's eyes heal. JinDe will lead a party to the demon realm to spy out the situation. It's possible that Shao Wan had a double that the ying'er Bailongs killed. JinDe, I want you to get together your party as soon as you can. Now that Hei's realm is set, we need to return to Kunlun. We return in the morning. Something is so wrong I can feel my scales tingling!" "Fuqin, do you think she pulled a fast one over on us? Should we just burn down everything? We can't let her loose anymore! I will kill her! I swear it!" Baohu had sat in silence but he finally spoke. "It's me she wants. She somehow orchestrated everything. She killed Li Li through me. She did everything." His fist hit the table hard and cracked it. "I don't know why she chose not to kill Jingsi and Jiaxiao. She must have been hidden and knew Fuqin would be coming. If she had hurt them, Fuqin would have destroyed that whole land. They don't have much now. Da ge and Er ge nearly destroyed the land. Wait! That's it! She's trying to move out of her realm into another. Fuqin! We need to contact Queen Yan Zhi of the ghost tribe. She may be the next target. She was going to try to take land! She needs to feed her people. She can't do it on her own land. Does she know that magic that Xuan Nu used to disguise herself?" "Yes, she does! She could already be in the ghost realm. We return to Kunlun in the morning and then we plan."
They were getting together when Long Li walked in with all the children. He was a natural with them. Jingsi and Jiaxiao were stuck to him like glue. "Long Li! I see you have them under control! Good! Good!! Everyone come along now. We must return to Kunlun immediately!" Hei and Lei had said goodbye earlier as Mo Yuan jumped them all to the gates of Kunlun. "Taowu, has anyone been here trying to gain an audience or entry?" "My Prince, the Ghost Queen was here. I believe she went to seek an audience with Tianjun." "Very good! I will talk to him." They jumped to the temple portico. Long Li was speechless. The air was pure and he was energized. How good it felt!! He looked around as they all went to the hall. "My Prince, if you will show me the rooms for the children, I will get them settled. The little ones are tired." Bai Qian led him. "Follow me with the girls. I will carry Fengbao and WuYun." He followed her to their room and helped put them down for a nap. He smiled and was about to transform when Bai Qian spoke. "Go to Mo Yuan, Long Li. He wanted to show you something." "Thank you, Princess! I'll go right away!" Mo Yuan was waiting for him. He smiled at Lihua Mao Long Li and jumped him to the bench on the pinnacle of Kunlun. They sat down on the bench and waited. Nuwa appeared. "Mother, I have someone here who wanted to see you. He said he was your friend. Mother, meet Lihua Mao Long Li!" He transformed and jumped into her arms. She held him close and rubbed down his back as he closed his eyes in rapture and purred very loudly. "Long Li! My Long Li! How long has it been?" Tears ran down her cheeks as she held him. She sat by Mo Yuan and sat him down in front of her. He transformed and bowed low. "My Queen, I have returned to my original duty. You told me to guard the Taizi. Here I am to guard his children. He has so many for me to guard!! I'm so happy he found me!!" She smiled and looked at Mo Yuan. "Mo Yuan, my son, why was Long Li sent away?" "Mother, you would have to ask Fuqin. I will say no more!" "Fuxi!! Come here now!" He appeared by Mo Yuan. "Fuxi, I hate to even ask what else you took away from Mo Yuan! His bracelet, his picture of me and now I find out you sent Lihua Mao Long Li away when I distinctly gave him a royal mandate to protect Mo Yuan! He had to break his oath given to me because of you!! Why must you be this way!! He's my son! Why?!?" "Dearest, I confess that I thought Mo Yuan was too attached to him. I'm sorry. I didn't give Long Li time to explain." "You should read our child's diaries then. He was extremely lonely." "You read my diaries, Mother?" "Yes, my child, and I'm making your Fuqin pay for the way he treated you. Even now he favors Ye Hua over you! Long Li I hereby restore my mandate! Stay with Mo Yuan and his descendents. That is my wish!" "My Queen, your wish is my mandate. I will guard the Taizi and his family until it is time for my calamity." "Fuqin, Shao Wan is not dead. She pulled a fast one on us for sure. I'm very blessed that she didn't kill Jingsi and Jiaxiao. I assume you know?" "Yes, I just discerned it. I'm afraid murder and mayhem have occurred. You must stop her. You need the Xiao Jin Huli. Give him this pill. He will be cured and his eyes will be guarded forever. Don't worry! It was given by Fate himself. She was never meant to return. You were. She has done nothing but cause death and destruction. Kill her, Mo Yuan. Kill her! I mean it, son! Either you or the huli should kill her. I believe he can. Help him strengthen his ability to block spells. He can do it! Yes, the Huli should be the one to do it and regain his honor!" Fuxi looked at Long Li and sighed. "I apologize to you, Long Li! I should never have sent you away. Guard them well! Fate has returned you to Mo Yuan. I believe it's for those ying'er bailongs. They have a tendency to give everyone the slip. Watch them well! Now we must go." Mo Yuan and Long Li sat there for a moment in thought. "Long Li, I hope you will be happy on Kunlun. It's very different than the nine heavens. Just let me know what you need. I promise to make your life good. You don't know what it means for you to be with me. I never forgot you. Well let's return and let me tend to Baohu. We will get this together!"
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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...
