It had taken over two months to get the demon realm back on the road to recovery. The Xiyi were vanquished. Meili and Mi Shu had gone over the whole realm planting orchards, restoring bushes and flowers and planting gardens at every village and house they saw with families. Their work was rewarded with the smiles of children who could now eat and be filled. Jinzi had worked hard healing those who were sick and planting an herb garden for their healers. Taiyang and Zhenzhu had repaired the palace and restored the grounds. If a ruler was chosen, they could live in peace. Great sorrow fell over the land as they packed up to leave. Bai Xue promised to visit and to tell the world of the beautiful landscapes and waterfalls around the realm. He promised more trade, if they were open to it. He left satisfied that progress was made. They rested for a week and went to the ghost realm. They were met at the gate. Queen Yan Zhi spent most of her time in the mortal realm. She didn't want to rule and it showed. The land was in shambles. The palace complex had fallen into disrepair. What few generals had survived had returned to family. They had more food than the demon realm, but not much. Bai Xue asked to speak to the queen. "I am Bai Xue, emissary for Tianjun Ye Hua of the nine heavens. We have come to offer aid to your realm and peace to bring you hope and a future. I wish to speak to your Queen, please." The guards on duty said nothing and led them to the palace. As they passed, Xue noticed the condition of the palace and the fear of the guards. He was announced. There was a man on the throne who was not very friendly. "To what do we owe this intrusion into our realm, celestial." Bai Xue noted his aggression and decided to turn on his diplomatic charm. He bowed and introduced himself. "I am Bai Xue, emissary of Tianjun Ye Hua, Chief of Intelligence of the nine heavens and oldest son of Mo Yuan. We have come to offer aid to your kingdom. A few months ago, a Xiyi of the demon realm was caught trapping humans for food. They had turned to cannibalism. The demon realm was in dire straights. They had little food. I have brought people with me to aid you. This is Mo JinDe, Commander of the celestial army and master of weaponry. He is my twin didi. This is Bai Baohu Zhe and his wife, Shandian Li. He is God of War since Fuqin retired. This is Mo Junjie Jin. He is my aid and younger didi. These have come to help you rid your land of cannibals and help your people. This is Bai Zhi Jinzi. He is a medicine king and twin to Bai Baohu Zhe. This is his wife Mi Shu. She can restore the plants of your realm. This is my wife Meili. She can restore your gardens and flora. These are my twin didis, Mo Taiyang Guang and Mo Baise Zhenzhu. They are builders and architects who can rebuild this palace and your gates. We come in peace to offer aid, if you wish it." "As you can see, our queen has abandoned us. She doesn't wish to rule. I have taken her place." Baohu was watching the man very carefully. He spoke into Xue's mind. "Da ge, he's lying. I believe Queen Yan Zhi is imprisoned. Call him out on it." "Hmmm, I see. We will wait for you to send a message to her or perhaps you need time to retrieve her from the polar prison?" The man was caught red handed and it showed. Xue turned to Baohu. "Take Junjie and Li Li and retrieve her. We will wait." "Wait! Great white dragon! I will send people to get her. I can see that you are a man of wisdom and foresight. We will get her." They were seated and offered tea to drink.
It took an hour but Queen Yan Zhi was brought in. She looked a little worse for wear. "Once again the nine heavens have rescued me! This man tried to force himself upon me! Guards! Take him to the prison he so nicely threw me into! I have no mate at this time. These soldiers have told me you come bringing aid and peace. I accept your offer! Although we are not as bad off as the demon realm, we still have needs. We do have food shortages. I'm told that some priests have come seeking me but were turned away. Should I bring them here?" "Yes, you should! The same thing happened in the demon realm. They all said they had visions of Nuwa who told them to gather the people. Maybe the same has happened here?" Yan Zhi turned to a guard. "You! Gather those priests who came to see me! Hurry! I would speak to them! Lord Bai Xue, perhaps you could get those builders of yours to repair the palace?" "Of course! Tell them what you want done and it will be done! Taiyang! Zhenzhu! Come talk to the Queen." She talked to them for thirty minutes about the palace and rooms there. She had a vision but had been unable to accomplish it. They started with the gates. While they were rebuilding the gates, the soldiers brought in a large group of priests to see Queen Yan Zhi. They bowed down. The head priest stepped forward to speak to her. "Tell me why you came to see me." He bowed and explained to her. "I am Jingshen Gui, head priest in the temple to Nuwa. She has appeared to all of us. She has killed any priest that was practicing the darkest arts. Those of us here only seek knowledge from her. She has told us that aid would come from the land of light. She told us to accept the aid or we would suffer. She said we have suffered at the hands of cruel and unjust rulers for too long. We came to relay her messages." "We will indeed accept the aid from them. Guard! Send messages to all of the generals that are still alive. I don't know about them, but I'm tired of power grabs, infighting, back stabbing and killing. I will purge this kingdom. I swear it!!"
Taiyang and Zhenzhu had the gates repaired by the time the generals and military arrived. The gates were designs of trees and flowers grown only in their realm. The palace gardens were bare, so Meili and Mi Shu set about planting a very large new one. Taiyang and Zhenzhu rebuilt the kitchen using some of the same designs they had used for Chang Shan. Yan Zhi had just looked over the kitchen when the guard told her the generals were there. She went to the throne and sat down. "I have brought you here today to ask for your aid to repair our kingdom. I will tell you how I, your queen feel. I'm sick and tired of talk of war. I'm tired of seeing my people starving because resources better used elsewhere were squandered on military campaigns. I'm sick of seeing my people suffer. I'm sick of the hatred and mistrust. I'm sick of it!! If you are a war mongering fool filled with hatred, then get out of my kingdom now. If you hate celestials for no better reason than they are celestials, then get out. If you listened to the words of shamans like Shang Hei who only brought darkness here, then get out. If you wish to live a better life and help this kingdom, then follow these priests who were sent by Nuwa herself. They have seen her in visions. These celestials here are her descendants. They have come to aid us. I'm sure you noticed the new gates. They were built by the twin sons of Mo Yuan by my design. That's right! Mo Yuan. Your hated enemy! Is he really your enemy or was he only defending his land against threats. Threats that always came from the dark lands. If he and his twin hate us so much, then why are they here to help us? I will have your decision in five minutes. Go outside and talk among yourselves. Now go!" Bai Xue stood and bowed. "Queen Yan Zhi, that was a very powerful speech. I believe they will see with new eyes!" "I have something else for your builders to do. I want a new throne built using the same design as the gate. Get them for me please?" Junjie went to see them looking over their work in the kitchen. "Didis, Queen Yan Zhi wishes for you to come to the throne room now." They followed him and bowed before her. "You called for us, your majesty?" "Yes, I did. I want a new throne using the design on the gates. Can you do it?" They stood on each side of her throne. They worked their magic and worked their hands in intricate movements of swirls and flourishes. When they finished, the throne was indeed a thing of beauty. She clapped her hands together as she praised them. "It's perfect!! Just perfect!! Now about my rooms..." She led them off to the side telling them what she wanted. They took notes and drew out designs as she talked. While she was talking to them, the generals had returned to give her their decision. She sat on her new throne with a very smug smile. "I will hear your decision now. Don't disappoint me." One general stepped forward who was one of her Fuqin's that had survived. He bowed low and addressed her. "Queen Yan Zhi. We have talked and we all agree. Our land should be our concern, not whether we have to rule the world. I served under Qing Cang. He hated everything and everybody that didn't belong to him or serve him. He cared nothing for our land or our people. We are glad that you are taking your place as our Queen. With the help of this entourage sent by Tianjun Ye Hua, we can cleanse our land of those here to destroy. Tell us what needs doing and we will do it!" "Good! Gather small troops of men. Check every village and all homes. Ask the people what they need. Ask them to show you where those cannibals are living. Destroy them. Make lists of their needs and we will begin immediately providing what they need. Can you do this?" "Yes, our Queen! We will start now! JinDe, Junjie, Shandian Li and Baohu all went with them to aid them. By late afternoon, they had cleaned out several of those Xiyi and brought back lists of what they needed. For three months they stayed and worked for the people there. Plants were restored. The lotus pond of the rare winter purple lotus was cleaned and the lotus was thriving. The palace and it's adjoining rooms and buildings were renovated and upgraded. The Ghost realm had many rare blooms and herbs that were highly sought after. Jinzi made a suggestion that had Yan Zhi thinking hard. "Queen Yan Zhi, there are many rare plants and herbs here that are highly sought after around the realms. You could grow them and trade for what you need here. Meili and Mi Shu could set up fields for you if you would show them what to grow. It would help your realm bring in revenue and healers, such as I, could get what we need to make much needed medicines. I also repaired your cauldron. It was damaged. Your healers can use it now. These are just some thoughts that might help you in the long run." "Lord Jinzi, you are right! I will show them where to plant these fields and have our farmers grow what you need. This is working out really well. We have been closed off so long!!" "By the way, Mother told me that Li Jing had a little qilin with him when he was younger. She asked me to inquire about him. She said he was rather gentle for such a fierce beast." "After Li Jing was killed, he wandered the realms. He returned here and stayed with me. He is at my house in the mortal realm right now. He is still that gentle beast. Tell her I will pass along her message to him. He always liked your mother for some reason."
The generals had been busy and the land was purged of rebels and trouble makers. The fields were planted, the palace complex rebuilt and jobs were available for the people. They were given free reign to trade with other realms. Any one from the realms that were under Ye Hua that came to learn dark arts were arrested and returned to his realm quickly. The temples to Nuwa were renewed and she was revered once again. Satisfied that they had helped all they could, Bai Xue gathered up everyone to return to Kunlun. Yan Zhi hated for them to go, but she now had a good foundation to rule on. One of the generals that was single had been in her company a lot. Xue nodded hoping she could get her life going in the right direction. They were all at the gates waiting for her. She came and with tears, she thanked them. "Lord Jinzi, this is a bag of some of those rare herbs we grow. I hope you would see fit to one day open a school to teach healers. They are much needed around the realms. Thank all of you for healing our land and showing us the path of peace! Farewell!" They left her there, standing by the newly built gates. After a week of rest, Bai Xue packed up his family and headed to Mount Junji. He could think of no better place to be. He arrived to find his Fuqin in a panic. Jingsi and Jiaxiao were missing.
"Fuqin! Do you have room for your eldest son?" "Xue!! Just the person I need!! Jingsi and Jiaxiao have run off!! I need Fenli and Ali to find their trail!" "Fenli! You and Ali get the trail so you can lead us to them." Fenli nodded when he had the scent. He walked out the gate and headed off in the direction of the town. The followed them right to the outskirts where a very large temple was built to honor Mo Yuan and Ye Hua. What Mo Yuan found there did not make him happy. Jingsi was up on a pedestal telling all about her Fuqin. He stopped to listen as she held her doll and told her tale. "Fuqin big, normous, scary dragon. Him have big teeth, sharp claws and real shiny scales. Shushu have scales like black pearls. Him scary too." "Where did you come from and where is your Fuqin?" "Fuqin in crowd. Me feel him." There was a very large crowd there. He knew he was about to break a ton of celestial rules, but he had to do it. He waved his hand and put on his Kunlun blue official robes. He decided to walk through the crowd to get her and Jiaxiao. His bearing was that of a warrior, a teacher and especially a Fuqin who was worried about his babies. When he was close to her, she pointed at him. "There Fuqin! Fuqin you come! Talk to priest over there! He nice!" The crowd stood in awe at first but then they realized either this little girl was lying or the great dragon god was among them. "If you're the great dragon, why are you letting little girls tell stories about you?" Jiaxiao scrunched up her face in an angry pout. "Him our Fuqin! He destroy whole town in one fire from his mouth. Him get angry cause you bad man!" Mo Yuan took them in his arms and let his aura show. "Fuqin, you turn to Jinlong! Do it Fuqin! Make him come!" He handed them to Xue. He stood for one moment and took to the skies. His head came over the crowd and he sniffed. No wonder that man was loud! A xiyi! He whipped his tail around him and forced him to transform. Jinlong squeezed him until he died and threw him down in front of the crowd. He transformed and landed by the creature. With a wave of his hand, he burned him to ash. "Who among you knows where he lived? They are dangerous creatures here to cause you great harm. I will hunt them down!" A woman looked up at him. "He lived in a house down this street. We have had many people disappear around here. Are you saying he was hunting us?" "Yes, I am. It is my sworn duty to protect you. I was sent today by Fate. Lead me to his house. First, I wish to see the priest here." The priest came forward and bowed. "Great dragon of Kunlun! How may I serve you?" "Those little girls are indeed my babies. It is well that you treated them kindly. They are white dragons. Pure white dragons. Add them to your mural. That man holding them is my eldest son. He too is a white dragon. I will repair the temple now and give you the ability to smell out those creatures. I thank you for being kind to my children." He waved his hands over the priest and gave him the ability to smell out the xiyi. He stood back and waved his hand and repaired the temple. He placed a large offering in the temple bowl, filled their kitchen with food and filled their armory with weapons. The monks all fell down at his feet. "See that you always protect the weak. You never know when I will be back." They walked out the gate. Mo Yuan motioned for the woman to show him the house where the xiyi was living. They followed her there. Mo Yuan motioned for them all to go back. He knocked on the door and stood aside. The door opened and another one of them was there. He took one look and attempted to shut the door. Mo Yuan blocked the door and shoved him backwards into the house. There were three more. Wasting no more time, he brought forth Xuan Yuan and swung it as hard as he ever had. Three were beheaded and the last one severely wounded. He cut his head off and jumped around the house quickly to make sure none escaped. He walked out with his sword in hand. "Fenli! Ali! Smell for any trails out back! There were four of them in there! Xue! Take the babies to Qian'er and return quickly. We need to wipe this nest out quickly!! Hurry! Jingsi! Jiaxiao! Go with Da ge back to mother. Fuqin wishes for you to do this. Go now. I will be back shortly." They both nodded and Xue took them back to the compound. He was back in less than an hour.
When Xue returned, they got on a very hot trail. Fenli had transformed and was low to the ground flying. Back and forth he went until they came to a rock formation high on a hillside. It was close to town. Fenli shifted back and pointed to an opening in the rocks. Mo Yuan nodded and transformed. He blew fire right into the hole. He sat back and waited. He blew fire once more. Satisfied that nothing lived, he filled the hole with water. Nothing. He took rocks and covered the hole. Feeling like they had destroyed them all, they turned back to town. "Xue, tell Ye Hua what we found here. Since I don't come into town much, I had no idea they were there. I'm wondering why he was at the temple. We must return there. I must report to Ye Hua all the rules I just broke. Those people would have died if we hadn't been there today." "Fuqin, I think since we destroyed those Xiyi, the rules won't matter. This village was in serious danger. Come, let's return to the temple." They hurried along the road back into town. When they got to the temple, there was a very large crowd there and the priest had one man tied up. When Mo Yuan walked in, the crowd parted and the priest ran to him. He bowed to the ground. "Great dragon, we have caught another of those creatures. Come and see!" Mo Yuan walked straight to him. He smelled the stench of death on him. Mo Yuan waved his hand and forced him to transform. He called Xuan Yuan and killed him there. He burned the body to ashes, but he emptied his pockets before he did. He had trinkets and money he had stolen from people. He motioned for the priests to come to him. "I have broken many rules of the celestial heavens this day, but it had to be done. I now realize that I need you, my loyal priests, to become hunters. These creatures must be hunted and killed. I need for you to hunt the whole land from end to end to find them and kill them. I will give all of you the ability to smell them. I will give you battle skills to kill them. I am the God of War. I only wish peace for you, not war." He waved his hands and gave every priest there the abilities to do what was necessary. "I must return to heaven, remember, help the weak and oppressed, hunt down evil. If you need me again, send your prayers and incense direct to Kunlun. I will hear." He turned and walked out the gate.
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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...
