Sleeping Giant

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     Early the next morning, Bai Xue ate his breakfast, kissed Meili on her sweet lips and jumped to the arena to await his errant didi.  He had on his armor and had Leng Gang sticking in the dirt by his side with his hand on the hilt.  Word passed around quickly that Bailong was waiting on someone.  Mo Jinlong smelled his Da ge's aggravation.  The object of his annoyance was coming out of the entrance eating a sweet bun.  Seeing his Da ge in his full armor was still a sight to behold.  "Well my Xiao Jin Huli!  It's time that I, your Da ge, give you a proper set down.  You're a dumb huli who thinks he knows everything when in truth he knows nothing!  You're going to get schooled!"  JinDe seeing the anger in his Da ge's eyes knew something had been said that had pissed off Bailong.  He sent Diershi to go get his Fuqin quickly.  Baohu called his armor to himself and pulled his blades.  "So you think just because you are older than me you can insult me!  You think you're so smart don't you?  Well you're weak, Bailong!  You're weak and a sorry excuse for a dragon!  What do you say to that, DA GE!!!"  Bai Xue knew Baohu was trying to make him charge him in anger.  He had a few tricks up his sleeve that no one had ever seen!  He was calling his power the whole time.  They faced each other prepared to dual.  They started circling when Baohu threw his charm spell right into his Da ge's face.  Or so he thought.  Bailong grinned as he deflected the spell and threw one of his own.  Caught!  Bailong grinned and raised his sword as lightning crashed around them and white light reflected off of Xue's armor.  He swung his blade and knocked his errant didi flat on his butt.  "So I'm weak?  Whose sitting on their butt wishing he could get his wife in bed?  Hmmm?  Come my Xiao Jin Huli!  Your desire is overcoming you.  You know you want satisfaction!  You know you want to seek your pleasure!  Poor huli!"  Bailong growled a long low seductive growl.  Everyone was in the pavilion watching in rapt attention.  Mo Yuan walked in just as Baohu jumped up, split himself into ten replicas and attempted to attack his Da ge.  Bailong was in a glorious snit over his dumb huli didi.  He grinned as he showed skills no one knew he had.  Leng Gang sang a song of lovely destruction as he was all over the arena.  He vanquished all of the replicas and attacked in earnest.  Baohu was swinging his dual blades so fast he could barely keep up.  Bailong had his dagger in one hand and Leng Gang in the other.  He said not a word but the grin on his face said it all.  His image was that of the master spy, the slick diplomat who rarely trained and barely had any power.  How wrong they had all been.  Bai Xue had learned how to sleep meditate.  His power was on the same level as his war god didi, but he had never shown it to anyone.  Not even his Fuqin.  Mo Yuan was in a daze as he watched the display of finesse, swordsmanship and above all, absolute cunning.  Every dirty trick that Baohu tried utterly failed.  Blades were clashing and rung like bells across the arena.  Bailong cut Baohu on his arm.  Then he cut his thigh.  Next he swung and cut off a good two inches of his warriors ponytail.  When Baohu saw the hair hit the arena floor, he saw red.  His hair was a point of pride to him.  It was his joy, his masculine beauty, his beautiful white huli hair!!  He raged into Bailong with renewed vigor.  Bailong brought his lightning storm.  It was glorious.  Pure white lightning struck all around the God of War.  Baohu knew he was about to be made a fool of.  His own Da ge had out fought and out tricked him!  One more move he had and he pulled it.  His tails were ablaze with lightning.  Bailong threw up his barrier and walked forward.  His power was pushing back as he came.  Bailong knitted his brow and increased his power until he himself was a white blaze.  Mo Yuan stood and was about to jump in front of him when Baohu's blades hit the barrier.  It was so hot the edges were melting.  Mo Yuan panicked.  He roared so loud they stopped and Bailong heard the cease and desist call.  Jinlong transformed and roared his call again.  He stood behind Baohu and strengthened his barrier with his own.
      Onward Bailong came.  Jinlong roared so loud he shook the mountain.  JinDe's little students were coming for their lessons when they heard Jinlong roar.  Yi, Yan and Yingjie ran out in front of Baohu.  Yingjie sent him to the pavilion.  Only Jinlong and the three Xiao Bai Hulis were left to feel the wrath of the white dragon.  Jinlong, for once, had fear in his eyes.  He remembered all too well the day that Shao Wan had called too much power to herself and burned herself alive.   The triplets were about to do something dangerous.  He could feel it.  Yan raised his hand, worked his spell and dropped Bailong's barrier.  Yi and Yingjie bound their Da ge to stop him.  Bailong was about to transform but was stopped cold by the smell of lavender and jasmine.  Yan had learned the smells of everyone and had used the scent of Meili to calm Bailong.  Slowly he powered down.  He was visibly shaking as he saw the Xiao Bai Hulis in front of him.  He hit his knees and took them into his arms.  Jinlong transformed back and rushed forward only to see Bai Xue holding his Didis and crying into their golden hair.  "Da ge is sorry.  He used too much power.  I was about to burn up just like the demon queen Shao Wan did.  Help me now.  Help me!"  Bai Xue fell over in a dead faint.  Yingjie touched his da ge and calmed his spirit.  He called for Mo Yuan.  "Fuqin!  Help Yingjie calm da ge's spirit!  Him trying to burn up!!  Help Yingjie!"  Mo Yuan called his children to him.  "Baohu!!  Bring those little ones here!!  Hurry!  We must get Xue stable!  Gaoxing!  Xingfu!  Cast a sleep spell on your da ge.  Jingsi!  Jiaxiao!  Drain energy off of him until I say stop!  Fengbao!  WuYun!  Draw off power from him!  He is going to burn up if we can't get him stable!!"  Baohu was earnestly trying to draw off power but he was weak.  He called Jinzi.  Bai Xue was still glowing like a white beacon.  All nine children plus Baohu were trying to draw power off of him.  Diershi ran out into the arena.  Slowly he took Bai Xue's head into his lap and starting moving his hands in small circles around his face and neck.  He muttered his spell and kept up the hand movements.  Slowly the glow was leaving.  "Shifu, Mo Yuan!  Have the children back away now!  We can save him now!  We can save him!"  Diershi kept chanting his spell and massaging around Xue's face.  He stopped when Xue opened his eyes.  They were still white but they changed back to honey brown.  Diershi stopped as Mo Yuan bent over and held his oldest son by his hand.  "Bai Xue!  Come back to us now!  Come back!"  His eyes were looking off into the sky.  Jingsi sat by Bai Xue and patted his face.  "Da ge!  You come back to Jingsi now!  Meigui and Yulan need their Fuqin!  Come back Da ge!"  Bai Xue stared off into the sky.  Jinzi came running and fell down by his Da ge.  He scanned him carefully and worked a spell to reset his spirit and realign him.  "Da ge!  It's me!  Jinzi!  Can you hear me?  Da ge!!"  Jinzi scanned him again.  He was about to try again when Yingjie tugged his sleeve.  "Not now, Yingjie!  I have to save da ge!"  "San ge, me save da ge.  See?  He here cause me see his spirit leaving so me catch him.  See?"  Yingjie held out his hand to show Jinzi a white sphere of energy in his hand.  "Can you put it back now, Yingjie?"  "San ge, you put back da ge.  Yingjie not know how."  "Alright!  Hand him to me."  Oh so carefully Yingjie transferred Bai Xue's spirit to Jinzi.  Jinzi transferred it back to him and waited.  Xue took a deep breath and sighed.  Jinzi scanned him again and nodded.  "Transfer some power back to him.  He's drained." 
     All of the children now sent his power back to him.  Slowly but surely Bai Xue returned to normal and his color returned to his face.  Baohu was kneeling by his side holding his hand and crying for him.  "Da ge!  You're right!  I'm just a dumb huli who just thought he's smart!  Please come back Da ge!  Please!"  Diershi tried to get Xue to sit up.  "Xue, come here to me!  Come here to Fuqin!  Come now!"  Xue sat up and looked at all the people around him.  He was confused.  Where was he?  Who were these people?  Mo Yuan knelt beside him and took his hand.  "Bai Xue!  Come here to Fuqin now!  You have expended too much power.  Speak to me now."  "Who are you?  Where am I?  What is this place?"  Shock and dismay washed over Mo Yuan's face.  Yi, Yan and Yingjie were beside themselves.  They crowded into him.  "Da ge, don't you know Yingjie?  Please Da ge?!?  Don't you know us?"  Bai Xue looked at the beautiful little golden haired hulis.  He touched each one like he was trying hard to remember.  The man in front of him made him feel comfortable and loved.  He raised his hand and touched the man's face.  He was trying to remember.  The man took his hand, held it to his face and spoke softly to him.  "Bai Xue, come back to me now, my first born son!"  Bai Xue was in a whirlwind as his thoughts started whirling in his mind.  He grabbed his head as he tightly shut his eyes.  Jinzi sent healing waves over him.  "Easy, Da ge, easy.  Your memory is coming back now.  Speak to me!  Are you ok?"  Xue spread his hand out in front of his face.  His power was pulsing in gentle waves of white.  "Fuqin?"  Mo Yuan brought him to his shoulder to hold him in his loving embrace.  "My son, I'm here!  Speak to me!  What did you do?"  He looked into his Fuqin's eyes.  "Fuqin?  My Fuqin!"  Mo Yuan looked at Jinzi with a question in his eyes.  Jinzi gently took Bai Xue's wrist to check his pulse.  It was erratic.  "Da ge, can you stand?  I need to get you to the infirmary.  Your spirit is disjointed.  I need to realign you quickly."  "Xiao Jin Huli.  My didi.  Jinzi.  Yes, my Xiao Jin Huli."  They helped him stand.  Yingjie touched his hand and they disappeared.  Jinzi jumped straight to the infirmary.
     Yingjie was holding Bai Xue's hand.  "Da ge get on bed now.  San ge come and fix you.  Here Da ge."  Yingjie led Bai Xue to the bed.  He sat down just as Jinzi came in.  "Lay back Da ge.  I'm going to realign your spirit." Xue was very confused but he lay down.  Yingjie was holding his hand as Jinzi worked to realign his spirit.  For over an hour he worked.  Baohu was feeding Jinzi energy until he could spare no more.  Mo Yuan fed him energy until he stepped back and sighed.  "How is he, Jinzi?"  Jinzi reached up to wipe away a trail of blood from his nose.  Mo Yuan handed him his handkerchief.  "Fuqin, I had no idea that Da ge had so much power!  His spirit is pulsing with it!  If Yingjie hadn't caught Da ge's spirit, we would have lost him.  I think we came really close to losing him.  I'm thinking we need to take him home so he can rest in peace.  Fuqin, I think Da ge nearly burned up." Mo Yuan picked Xue up and nodded to Jinzi.  "Yi, Yan, Yingjie, hold onto Fuqin.  Yingjie, take us to Da ge's palace."  With that said, they disappeared from the infirmary.  Meili met them at the door as Mo Yuan walked in holding Xue tight to his chest.  "Follow me, Meili.  Xue just nearly killed himself drawing power.  I'll explain once we settle him in bed."  He laid him on his bed, removed his outer robes and covered him.  "You three boys watch Da ge for a minute while I talk to Meili."  He took her by the arm and led her to their table.  "Meili, Bai Xue fought with Baohu this morning.  He pulled too much power to himself and came very close to burning alive.  Jinzi realigned his spirit but Xue is confused and his memories are shredded.  Let him sleep for now.  If he remains confused, call me immediately.  Let me check him once more before we leave."  He stepped into the room to see Yi, Yan and Yingjie sitting on the bed around their Da ge.  They were working their hands together and sending the spell to Xue.  They sat back and waited.  Bai Xue opened his eyes.  He saw the three little hulis sitting on his bed and smiled.  Yi touched him and grinned.  "Da ge, you all better now?  You remember Yi?"  Xue tried to sit up in bed.  Mo Yuan hurried to his side.  "Easy there, my son.  Easy."  "Fuqin?  How did I get here?  I thought I was in the arena?  Where is Baohu?"  "Don't you remember, Xue?"  Xue thought for a moment and turned to look at his Fuqin in awe.  "Fuqin, I nearly burned up.  These three boys here saved me.  I couldn't control my power once it reached a certain point."  "Trust me, my son, I know.  You seem to forget that I watched Shao Wan do the same thing.  That's why I jumped behind Baohu.  I had to strengthen his barrier but before I could, these boys jumped in front of me.  Yingjie sent Baohu to the pavilion.  Yan used Meili's scent to calm you.  Yingjie caught your spirit as it left you.  If not for them, I would have lost you, my son.  As soon as you're able, you must learn how to control that power.  If you had erupted Bailong, he would have destroyed Kunlun.  Can you bring him forth?"  Xue's eyes turned white and he moaned.  "Help me!  Help me!  My soul is trying to leave me!  Help me!"  Yingjie jumped into his Da ge's lap and grabbed his head between his little hands.  He spoke a spell that Mo Yuan was positive he never taught him.  Slowly his voice became like a song and Bailong was looking at the boy with wonder in his eyes.  Yingjie let him go and held out his hand.  Yi and Yan joined him.  "Fuqin, we save now.  You watch."  Yi and Yan worked their hands together to cast their spell.  When they did, Yingjie held out his hand and sent the spirit in his hand back to his Da ge.  When the white sphere entered Bai Xue's forehead, he sighed and stared at his Xiao Bai Hulis.  He smiled as he took them into his lap.  "Fuqin, I don't where they have learned these spells, or who taught them, but today, I was saved by three little boys with a whole lot of power.  Da ge loves you so, my Xiao Bai Hulis!"  He hugged them close for a minute and let them down.  Bailong came forward and spoke to his Fuqin.  "I'm saved now.  I'll just rest now.  Tell Meili I will sleep now.  I must rest."  He laid down and Mo Yuan tenderly covered him up.  He waved his hand and put out all the candles.  He put Yingjie on his shoulders behind his head and picked up Yi and Yan.  They walked out and left Bai Xue to his rest.
     Mo Yuan took the triplets to their room.  He sat on the bed and patted beside him for the boys to sit.  "Fuqin is going to ask questions and I want you to answer as best as you can, ok?"  They all nodded and waited.  "Yingjie, where did you learn that spell to save Bailong?  I know I didn't teach it to you."  "Fuqin, me watched Diershi.  Yingjie learn by watching."  "Hmmm, I see.  Yi, how did you know what spell you needed to cast to help Yingjie?"  "Fuqin, Zufu teach us spells to send bad spirits back to chaos and help good spirit.  Da ge was losing spirit so Yi had to help spirit."  "You too, Yan?"  "Mmm, mmm."  "I see.  Tomorrow I want all of you to explain to me how your powers work, but for now, we must get ready for our trip.  It's lunch time so let's go eat, shall we?"  Yingjie jumped them all to the hall.  The hall was buzzing with talk of the white dragon of Kunlun.  The gentle diplomat was a dragon powerhouse and none of them knew it.  Baohu sat on his dais and said nothing.  He barely ate as he watched Li Li intently.  She picked over her food.  Zhonglei brought her a thick soup just for her to eat.  Chang Shan brought her his special tea.  He watched as it seems everyone on Kunlun knew his wife was pregnant but him.  Hmmmph!  He had to admit that he is a dumb huli that knows nothing but warfare.  He brought the end of his hair around to look at the lopped off end.  He thought he was so powerful.  What a joke!  He knew he hadn't been cultivating.  He also had to admit that he had a problem.  His lovely wife was having trouble keeping him satisfied.  All he wanted to do was be in bed all the time.  He would never in a million years admit it to anyone.  He was sitting there silently thinking over his situation when he felt a very intense stare on him.  He sat his cup down and scanned around the room.  His Fuqin was staring him down with a very disapproving look.  Fuqin knows!!  "Maybe I should just talk to him.  He would help me.  Yes, I'll talk to Fuqin."  He rose from his dais and went to his study.
     A knock on the door startled Baohu.  "Enter".  His Fuqin came through the door.  He sat down and stared down his errant son.  "Would you care to tell me just what you said to your Da ge to get him into such a glorious snit?  Would you care to tell me just why he came very close to dying just to teach you a lesson?"  Baohu hit the floor on his knees.  He bowed low to his Fuqin.  "Fuqin!  I'm worthless!  All I want to do is stay in bed.  Like all the time.  Li Li can't accommodate me anymore.  I made a remark to Da ge about just what do I know about women anyway?  He got mad and reminded me how I failed her before.  Fuqin, I need help.  I really do."  "Call Jinzi here.  Now!"  Baohu called to Jinzi.  "Baohu, I'm in class, but I'll come when I'm finished."  "He's in class but he said he will come afterwards."  "We will wait.  Why is it, Bai Baohu Zhe, that every time I have something important to do, that you seem to go off on some sort of tangent?  You do realize that Xue came very close to killing you?  By the way, bring your blades here.  I believe they are damaged.  I hope I can salvage them for you."  Baohu called his blades and was shocked when he saw them.  They were indeed heavily damaged.  "It is as I thought.  Xue's shield burned them.  Did you realize that his power was crimson ice fire?  Did you know that if Yingjie hadn't sent you to the pavilion just at that moment that you would have been horribly scarred?  Would you care to tell me why you have not maintained your power level?  Do you think to just get by until you are backed into a corner?  Well?!?"  Baohu took one look at his Fuqin and fell into his lap.  He grabbed him around his waist and cried tears of sorrow.  "Fuqin, I hate to say it, but I need to go into seclusion.  I've never done it, but I think I do.  Will you help me?"  "Yes, I will help you.  First I want to hear Jinzi's report on your health.  I feel that something is wrong.  I do wish to give you the benefit of the doubt.  As to your blades, I may not be able to repair them.  In fact, I think I will just start over.  These are burned beyond repair."
     Baohu was still crying in his Fuqin's lap when Jinzi came.  He sat beside Baohu and patted his back.  "Didi, tell me what is wrong."  "Jinzi, I can't explain it but my sex dive is driving my wife into the ground.  I just want to stay in bed all the time.  I haven't even been cultivating or hardly training.  I can't focus."  "Well come lay on your bed and let me check you."  "Fuqin, do I need to check on Da ge while I'm here?"  "Yes, you should.  I still don't know if he is stable."  "Let me check Baohu and then I will."  Jinzi scanned Baohu from one end to the other.  He checked every system, every hormone, every cell.  He checked for spells.  Ah!  A spell!  He creased his brow as he removed it, but it wasn't from anyone he knew.  Who had cast a spell on him?  "Baohu, just where have you been lately?"  Baohu sat up and thought.  "Well I went to Qing Qui to get Fuqin and Mother when your twins were born.  I took Li Li to visit her family on the plains near Shushu Bai Zhen's land.  We went to the mortal realm to the estate for a day.  That's it."  "Didi, someone cast a spell on you.  Someone hoping to make you so sexually overwrought that you would take another wife.  Someone who is quite smitten with your good looks."  "Jinzi, can you remove it?  Can you perhaps tell who has done this to him?"  Mo Yuan was livid with anger.  "Who would dare?  Who would dare to try and charm the God of War?!?"  "Fuqin, I think I know who it was.  Da ge did throw his spell on me too.  I wonder if his spell set this one off to a higher level?  I forgot to mention that Li Li and I went to the temple where I met Diershi.  We were disguised as mortals.  There was a female warrior there.  She was questioning the head monk about you, me and Shushu.  She asked only perfunctory questions about Shushu, but she was more interested in me.  She wanted to know how the great dragon had a huli for a son.  She laughed and said hulis were weak, how could I be as powerful as they said I was?  She was shocked when an old priest told her about you and mother.  She wanted to know where to find me.  The priest told her that I was on Kunlun Mountain in the heavens.  She cloud jumped right in front of us.  I had to play just as shocked as the people there, but as soon as we were out of sight, we jumped home.  I was going to get Da ge to find out who she was.  You know the rest.  Fuqin, is Da ge ok?  Will he truly recover or have I caused harm to yet another member of my family?"

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