Chance Encounters-An Eternal Love of Dreams Fan Fiction

Chapter Seventeen - Marked

"Marked with both good and evil?"  Donghua Dijun frowned as he contemplated what it meant.  He had just come back from Tai Chen Palace as he needed to deal with some matters before the wedding so he was surprised when Bai Yi Dijun and Zhe Yan had suddenly asked for an audience with him.  "This is what the Seer of Bashi said?"  

Bai Yi nodded as he tried to remember exactly what the Seer had said when she had suddenly appeared before them.  At that time Hai Lan had been pregnant for a few months and after so many miscarriages, they were feeling anxious but a little bit more hopeful.  This was the longest time that Hai Lan had kept a kittling so everyone was cautiously watching her, praying that everything will be fine.  Zhe Yan had even been staying temporarily in the Fox Realm just to monitor her.  One afternoon while Hai Lan was resting in her room, an old woman, shrouded in a silver hood had suddenly appeared before her.   She approached Hai Lan and stared at her abdomen and chanted something.  Hai Lan could not hear what she was saying but the kittling inside of her reacted fiercely as it started kicking vigorously.   Hai Lan who was momentarily entranced by the unexpected appearance came out of her stupor when she felt that kick and she shouted for her husband.  Her body shook in fright.   Bai Yi who heard his wife's voice quickly entered their chamber with Zhe Yan in tow   Both of them were shocked to see a stranger inside the chamber since they were just by the door and no one had entered the fox cavern.  Bai Yi reacted quickly intending to blast the woman away from his wife when the woman suddenly phased out and reappeared away from Hai Lan and nearer to Zhe Yan.

"Nuwa greets Bai Yi Dijun, Hai Lan Dihou and High God Zhe Yan.  We meet again High God Zhe Yan."  she said as she pushed down the hood of her cloak revealing her face.  They could also clearly see a bronze amulet hanging on her neck.   

"Nuwa? The Seer of Bashi?"  Zhe Yan exclaimed in disbelief as he stared in surprise at the familiar, yet unfamiliar face.  He was suspicious at first if not for the power he felt emanating from the ancient amulet.  It was only then that he accepted the possibility that it was really her.  No one else would be able to control the power held by that particular ancient artifact.    He had also met her once thousands of years ago, she was so much younger then but the features were the same.  Since then, though,  the Seer had gone into seclusion in her mountain home and rarely met with anyone.  The Seer inclined her head in acknowledgement when Zhe Yan finally greeted her properly.  Bai Yi and Hai Lan, who were both still in shock, merely stared at the interloper.  They've never met her before but, of course, knew who she was, at least by name.  How can anyone not know the most powerful Seer in the Immortal Realms.  

"Bai Yi greets the Holy One."  Bai Yi said once he recovered from his stupor.  He immediately went to his wife who merely nodded to assure him that she was fine.   Hai Lan also did the customary greeting, but her hand still hovered protectively over her child.  An awkward silence followed the greetings as Bai Yi, Hai Lan and Zhe Yan did not know what to say.  It appeared that the Seer also did not want to say anything, at least not yet.

"What can we do for you Holy One?"  Bai Yi finally asked, feeling extremely discomfited as the  continued silence stretched on.  They all wondered why the Seer had appeared here in their little abode.  They all knew she was not malevolent, however, her sudden appearance had alarm bells ringing within their hearts even as they tried to maintain a calm, placid countenance.    The presence of the Seer was truly frightening because everyone knew that since she had secluded herself in her mountain hundreds of thousands of years ago, she has not come down nor set foot on any other part of the Immortal Realms.  What did it mean for her to appear here now?  What world shattering vision did she see that she deigned to actually come to the Fox Realms.  Their Fox Realm was really not a place where things of significance happens.  Besides, the fact that the Seer's gaze was directed not at them but at the child further increase their worries.