Descend into Darkness

Chapter Nine Phoenix Mountain

It was autumn in the hunting grounds of Phoenix Mountain. And it was the Mid-autumn festival that Hua Ying wanted to attended tonight, his sister, mother and he is going to open the ceremony then have the fest at his manor.

Yet he was here keeping up appearances for father's sake. For months he stayed at home and travelled between Yuandao helping the escaped Wen's that was saved with the help of Nie Mingjue and Nie Huaisang settle within their new life and under the Guidance of Mie Nianqing the people and the land thrived even more. Even Hua Ying himself had to train using his talismans, silver Divine, one soul and swift wind, being under is uncle whenever he came to Yuandao Mei Nainqing and the disciples would try ambush him.

In the ghost realm, Hau Ying paid more visits to the gamblers den as he sat with his father behind the veil and watched as people gambled for the most ridiculous things. Forced love, greed, power, these things had Hua Ying either laughing uncontrollably or flaring his anger depending on what they used to gamble with.

In the red-light district enjoying the time spent with the ladies as he played with Hwei-Ru, Cuo-Cuo would often fall asleep either around Hua Ying's neck or on his lap after being chased around by Hua Ying within the brothel or he would flirt with them as he always did it was only to Hwei-Ru and Jian Lan that he did not hide his emotions they did not treat him as fragile.

The heavenly court was the same his aunts and uncle doted on him, spared with him included in in the recent activities that was caused by the evil of the Yin Iron, the demons weren't all completely destroyed, Hua Ying would always go out and help with the fighting no matter their objections, the Yin iron was after all his responsibility...

By his Grandmother Boashan Sanren he trained hard under her Guidance she would completely seal him off of every essence he would always collapse after a week of training, but he was getting better lasting longer and he was getting stronger.

Often, he would visit Lan QingHeng-Jun. They would speak of the going on within the realms, news from the mortal world while they played Go many times Hua Ying would disguise himself as a Lan Disciple so they could walk around and not be confined, Lan QingHeng-Jun even took to training Hua Ying the Lan secrets whether it was sword technique spells, incantations Hua Ying learned them all and was grateful to at least have one more person who knew who he was.

Within the demon realm he stayed and meditated, ridding himself slowly of the voices that plagued his mind, Yama had the stygian tiger seal and kept it away from Hua Ying changing its nature from not only enhancing the dark essence but also to help Hua Ying when in the mortal world if he took the taint on himself the amulet would work as a seal so the Hua Ying could always come back and purge the taint within him.

Hua Ying was happy again content, his heart didn't pain even when visiting Nie Huaisang. Hua Ying had more control over the tainted darkness thanks to his family but like his family, they never strayed to that topic of Lan Zhan. Although he never visited the Qinghe Nie sect much on the account ZeWu-Jun was a constant it never stopped Nie Huaisang to use the newly made transport talisman Hua Ying made to head to Yuandao or BanYue where they were both drilled when Hua Ying did visit, he took to looking like a seven-year-old boy and caused much mischief as Nie Mingjue ran after him shouting as Nie Huaisang and ZeWu-Jun laughed at the antics. When Lan Zhan used to visit, both he and Nie huaisang left to play outside Hua Ying always chased his butterflies and learned the talisman that his grandfather made for his birthday Lan Zhan would stare at the boy chasing the golden, black butterflies out the door with Nie Huaisang hot on the little one's heels.

Red blade master who is that boy asked Lan Zhan

Huaisang didn't tell you? Asked Nie MingJue Surprised