Mo Yuan, Bai Qian, Ye Hua

Part 14

Sitting up, Ye Hua looked around the cave in confusion.  Beside him was his Grandfather, Di Jun and his second uncle Lian Song, and all three were asleep.  Disorientated he sought to stand, but nausea and pain overtook him, instantly causing him to groan softly.

Immediately Di Jun awoke and looked at Ye Hua as the smallest of smiles crossed his lips, though his eyes were the most expressive that Ye Hua had ever seen, they slightly darkened.

Bringing his hands up to greet him, Di Jun waved his hands away, before standing to check him over with his own magic.  Ye Hua was still weak, but he would live.  Unknown to any of them, Di Jun had given Ye Hua a significant amount of his own cultivation to ensure his survival, as he had noticed, the amount Zhe Yan had given him would not be enough.  Looking at him now, Di Jun, gave him more before he was satisfied Ye Hua could manage without help. Not that it mattered to Di Jun, he had enough accumulated cultivation to heal 100 Ye Huas. 

Giving Ye Hua a nod, and without a word spoken, he left the cave to re-enter the main den in search of Mo Yuan.

Shaking his uncle awake, Lian Song flew up off the ledge he was resting on and threw his arms around him.  "Ye Hua!" he cried in relief at seeing him awake, the sudden sound echoed around the cave, waking the Skylord, who also flew to his side to embrace him.

"Where am I?" he asked still confused as to his surroundings.

It was his uncle who answered him, unsure of how much he remembered.  "Ye Hua, you are still in Qing Qiu.  This is Yanhua Cave." he said, not saying anything more, they wanted to hear for themselves from his own mouth what had happened.

Qing Qiu, he thought to himself as the memories slowly began to come back to him of his battle with Qian Qian.

"Qian Qian!" he cried as he rose to leave the cave.  He had to see her, was she alright?  

Moving quickly to force him back down, the Skylord placed a hand on his shoulder.  "Ye Hua.  Do you remember what happened?" he asked him.

"Qian Qian!  Where is she? Is she alright?" he asked frantically struggling to rise against the pressure they were putting on him to hold him down, but they were not going to let him leave until they had answers.

"She is currently being taken care of in the main den." was all his uncle would tell him, knowing if they said anymore, they would not be able to hold him back, instead they told him of the past few days, and of his own miraculous healing that had cost The Fox King and Zhe Yan their cultivation, and Mo Yuans invaluable role in ensuring his survival, leaving out the fact that Bai Qian had cut off her tail to save him and was struggling to survive.

Ye Huas eyes saddened at that information.  His injuries must have indeed been as life threatening as they said, for The Fox King and Bai Zhen to give up their own cultivation to save him.  They were his friends, and ones he would also have given his life for.  And for his brother to come out of seclusion to save them all?  He had no words, this would be just another debt he owed him.

 Realizing too his fathers propensity to lose control of his own temper, Ye Hua knew his near death would cause extreme strain among their clans.  He owed Qing Qiu, Mo Yuan and Zhe Yan a life debt.  He had to fix it. 

He started with The East Sea banquet and his first impressions of Qian Qian, before informing them of what really happened in the private garden.  

According to Maio Xing, Bai Qian had physically assaulted her, when all she had done was pat her head gently.  And her version of their conversation was not a death threat as Miao Xing so adamantly claimed, but a reminder to the Princess that she was crossing a boundary in the presence of his own betrothed and The Queen of Qing Qiu.  A boundary that she could rightfully punish.  Though Qian Qian herself had suffered extraordinary punishment she didn't deserve because of Miao Xings lies.