Dust & Gold

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After a night's rest, I let Baoshan run empathy on me and when she was finished, she was beyond angry. She made sure to pay attention to see how or when I was cursed but she couldn't spot anything. She felt it did have something to do with the Jiang's. I was cursed before meeting them but it did take them a while for them to find me. Not long after being taken in, Madam Yu knew of my curse. I only now realized that perhaps she was the one who did it but hid it for a while before acting. It's not a coincidence that it all happened in such a way.

Lan Zhan also found it suspicious. There has to be a connection that we are not yet seeing. Baoshan did say that our soulmate bond is true as Lan Zhan is like a medicine to block it for a small while. Soulmates can bypass almost any curse. Love surpasses hate, and curses usually stem from hatred. Love from your fated partner is the best medicine. Of course he happened to be a part of the cure too.

"I will need some of your blood," Baoshan said to Lan Zhan, "it is part of the process of making a cure. You are his soulmate and it requires you to give him some of your blood, but he needs to be in a place surrounded by large amounts of spiritual energy. I have places you can go."

"We read that I could break it myself if I was immortal, as I would be too strong for the curse to take effect," I said.

"It is one way but to consume a small amount or your soulmates blood will be the best option as you have found him. But I will help you both gain immortality while you are here. It will help you with the war to come," she said.

"Really? We will do what you say," I said.

"Good, now come with me, once the curse has been lifted you two will be secluded there for a few days to absorb spiritual energy. It will help speed up the process of your change," Baoshan said led us to a secluded cave.

Inside was open and warm and there was an opening on the roof of the cave. Light from the sun and/or moon would shine down to a spot which was a pool of water. The water was milky white, but it looked warm.

"I want you to sit in that pool for three days. In seclusion you need not worry for food or water. The pool will be of use. While in the pool, you need to consume a small amount of Wangji's blood and then meditate. You may feel warm but this pool has special properties. If a person gets too warm it will keep them cool, if they get cold it will keep them warm. I will be back in three days...oh, and no clothes in the water," she said and left us there, "but no funny business."

"You expect us, as a naked married couple, to sit there for three days meditating and not be tempted to do anything?" I asked.

"I guess we will see if you can control yourselves. The pool is a guide for you both, channel your spiritual energies into it and it will guide the process. If it wants you two to do something together, it will let you know. I guess it's not an issue if you do, the water cleanses itself after every use," Baoshan said, "happy cultivating."

We watched her leave before looking at each other, "let's just think of it as a large bath then," I said and went over to the pool.

"Will try to keep myself under control...Wei Ying is very tempting all the time," Lan Zhan said.

I laughed as we started to undressed, "do you have a way to hand over some blood? I hope you are okay with this?"

"I am, especially if it helps you," he said.

I smiled at him and nodded. After we undressed, we got into the water. It was actually very comfortable and we noticed it change color. It turned a light blue upon us being in the water, then it turned red, then it went back to white, but the glow did not disappear. It was like we were in a magical place. I sat beside Lan Zhan as he reached over and used Bichen to make a small cut on his hand. I had a clean cloth to help wrap it once I ingest some of the blood. Lan Zhan let it pool a bit in his hand before allowing me to drink it. I could tell it was taking a lot out of himself to hold back any desire to fuck me here and now. It was all said with his eyes.

After wrapping his hand, I could already feel the pit of my stomach becoming warm. Lan Zhan kept me calm and helped me get into a meditative state before he started to meditate himself. As I was meditating, though I was getting hotter, I was starting to feel pain, I could feel, and I was crying and couldn't hold back a whimper as the pain spread through my body. Lan Zhan woke from meditation to help keep me calm. It felt like my body was burning, it traveled through my veins to the center of my heart. I couldn't hold back a scream as I felt the curse lift. The pain subsided and my breathing was sporadic. I whimped a small amount as I could feel my body going back to normal. But I could actually FEEL. I felt pain, my own pain.

"Did that hurt you too?" I asked as I opened my eyes.

"I felt it, but I managed to hold myself together to help you. I know pain, you don't. I needed to make sure you were okay," he said.

"I am okay," I said, "you were my cure after all."

He smiled at me and kissed me. We went back to meditating after I calmed down from that moment. I now had to be careful. I could actually feel pain, and I knew I was going to be sensitive to it for a while until I get use to that. I am sure there are ways to help me adjust. For now, I will focus on getting this seclusion done with. I am glad I have Lan Zhan with me. I felt I could face anything as long as he was with me.