The Journey of the Goddess

Chapter Three: Hua Qian Gu Exists!

            Before all that jazz, I guess I'll have to go back to Mountain Zu to take care of stuff like the dead bodies as their new sect leader, I wonder where Hua Qian Gu is existing. I mean, I'm the new sect leader so what does that make her? Also Dongfang already proposed to me so does that mean he's doing it double time? Now that's just a stinker, that's like cheating in the dating process-although we aren't dating or anything for that matter. Suddenly my way was blocked by something blue "Miss! You finally came, I've been waiting" Speak of the devil.

            "Why are you here?" "I knew you were going to go up to Mountain Zu so I waited for you on the path up!" He replied back energetically, he sure is a persistent one. "I have been here for two days and one night. You finally arrived" Oh my, that is quite a long time and in this harsh weather too.

            I cupped his face with one hand and turned his face from side to side then touched his forehead, it doesn't seem like he caught a cold though. "Miss, is something wrong?" He asked. "How are you?" I asked him, ignoring his question. He smiled back at me and replied "I'm fine, this much is nothing"

            If you say so "So, what is it?" I asked him, I have a feeling I know the answer to that question though. "I don't know what your name is or where your home is" Just as I thought "You don't have to, it doesn't matter anymore anyways" I mean, my home is in another time so I don't think he'll know the address even if I told him. "I can't do that, since I ruined your purity, I will definitely take full responsibility" Ugh, I'm starting to hate that responsibility thing.

            "I told you, it doesn't matter, I will only marry someone who sincerely love me and someone I can sincerely love back, besides you can just pretend you saw nothing ok?" I negotiated to him and tried to walk away. The word here is 'tried' because once again my road was blocked "How can I do that?" Then I wonder how some scumbags do then "If I know it, I know it. If I don't, I don't!

            Seeing as I've already seen everything, how can I pretend I've seen nothing?" Here comes the world's rare Mr. Pure! "Do you have any elders or brothers in your house? I will immediately send a proposal!"

            This is getting frustrating, do you not see me enduring here from actually agreeing on this whole thing so that I can eat you up! "No need! You don't need to take responsibility; we will part just like this!" Please.

             If this continues I might be snatching Hua Qian Gu's role then I won't be able to complete my mission. He sure is a pretty persistent guy, it took a few more times but I was able to lose him, I still feel bad for him though. Day turned to night and it was time for me to find a place to sleep, I found this abandoned temple and when I went in, I heard voices. So I hid behind a wall and took a peak to find that it was Bai Zi Hua and the girl beside him....Hua Qian Gu!

            Oh my god, so she exist! I was so worried she wouldn't, I'm so relieved. But, I don't think they should see me, and as I was thinking "Why are we hiding here?" a voice whispered and when I turned it was the goofy-looking Dongfang. I covered his mouth with my hand and put a finger on my lips with my free hand, signaling him to keep quiet to which he nodded energetically.

            I removed my hand from his mouth since he looked promising and continued to peek at the couple "Who's that?" Dongfang whispered, this is doing nothing good for my heart. "That's Superior Immortal Bai Zi Hua" I whispered back, I have a feeling I'll regret what I just told him. "What? Then he can be a witness to our marriage and make us official, having a superior immortal to an official wedding would be our fortune built up from three lives!"

            His voice was getting louder by the word and he started jumping up and pulling me up with him about halfway up his sentence. He actually pulled us up to the couple "Superior Immortal, I am Dongfang Yu Qing and this is my wife, please help us and be the senior to witness our marriage" He went up to Bai Zi Hua and told him. Oh my god, holy crap! What is he doing?!

            Can he not read me trying to be incognito, shit! "Dongfang!" I pulled his shirt so that he came down to my height level "What are you doing? You can't do that!" "Wife?" Bai Zi Hua looked at me with a raised brow, what's his problem?

             "Uh, not exactly" I answered in a rush then pulled Dongfang with me out. "Then if you'll excuse us" I bid goodbye to Bai Zi Hua in the same continuing rush and tried to leave but "Wait" What now? "Are you alright, after the-"

            "Yeah, totally fine, bye now" and rushed out with Dongfang. He tried to speak along the way but I just pulled him more as I looked around the temple ground and searched for another place to sleep tonight. I found another mini temple and I pulled both of us in there then turned to Dongfang "Dongfang, you can't just walk in and ask him that like that?!" I scolded Dongfang. "Also, stop calling me wife, my name is Ariel, A-ri-el, got it?" "Ariel, that's a strange name, where are you from?" Seriously?

            That's his best reply? (Sigh) I turned away from him and just found a good spot to sleep. When I sat on a worn mat to sleep, Dongfang came beside me and handed me some kind of fruit "Are you hungry? Hurry, hurry and eat some fruit"

            I am kind of hungry, I accepted his fruit ate in silence but then remembered and told him "Why don't eat too? Aren't you hungry?" He looked at me in awe then looked like he came back to reality "Sure" nodded like crazy and got himself another fruit from his bag. Soon, I got sleepy, Dongfang got up and laid me down on the mattress to which I complied without complaint as I was really tired but then I saw that he was going to leave so I pulled his hand "Where are you going?

             Aren't you going to sleep?" "Male and females cannot be in such close proximity. I've already ruined your purity once, I won't do it again" "W-what?" I asked as I got up sleepily.

            "Protecting the home and country is a man's duty, so tonight, I'll stay outside of the temple to protect you, I'll stroke a fire for you first and then I'll go out" He pulled my hand away with his other free hand and started working with the branches there. When he was done he got up to leave but I told him "Wait" He turned back to me "Is there something else you need?" "Um" how do I say this?

            "Stay here, the weather is really harsh outside" "But-""If you are scared of ruining my purity or whatever you can stay over there" I pointed to the opposite side of the temple. He gave me a gentle smile and complied with my wishes, feeling satisfied, I finally went to sleep, today was a really tiring day.

            The next morning, we went to town; don't ask I don't know why, although Dongfang did say that he has an exam today but I don't know how that result me going with him too, maybe the sign up for Chang Liu is today? Dongfang offered breakfast but I pushed him to his exam so that I could search for the sign up place but because of my scattered brain, I nearly ended up in a carriage accident to which Dongfang-who out of nowhere-came and protected me. Now, I'm in this hotel-like place and taking care of Dongfang, who's unconscious from the carriage accident. "Great, you're awake" I greeted the idiot who tried to sit up while holding his head.

            "Sorry, I made you worry about me" "Damn right you did, who told you to welcome death with open arms?!" I took the medicine I brought and gave it to him "Here, drink the medicine first" I sat down on the bed beside him and told him "The doctor said that your head got a severe concussion so you are fine now that you're awake He said you have to take more medicine to help the flow of blood, it will keep a blood clot from forming in your head also, you scraped your hand so you must remember to not let it touch water"

            "If you give me so many orders at once you aren't planning not to take care of me right?" He guessed that right. I took the bowl from him seeing that he finished drinking the medicine but he sure is persistent "You're not going to run away by yourself again right?" Did I do that? I prefer the term 'sneak' away, that sounds more mysterious.

            "You sure are insecure but you can't get into danger for me again" "But you are my wife! Even if I have to use my life, I will protect you" I thought we cleared that stuff about 'wife' though. I glared back at him really hard then told him "Get some rest, I'll get some more medicine for you"

            As I left the room, he called "Be careful" I nodded with my back to him to hide my smile, this is getting difficult. The following morning, I left the place before Dongfang wakes up, it might be a bit rude to leave without a letter but I can't write in Chinese so I just left. Finally, I found the new recruitment announcement but Hua Qian Gu was already there so I hid and signed up after she signed up and left.