The Flower Immortal Guihua sat across the desk from the Lady Dongting, Linyou's wife Qintian. After the army had left, heading in two separate directions, it was very quiet here, deep underneath the water. Only a skeleton staff was left, and everyone seemed to be going out of their way not to disturb the silence.
Guihua cleared her throat, the sound unnaturally loud.
"Patience, Your Majesty" Qintian said quietly, tapping the handle of her Demon Bone Whip against her booted foot, as she stared off into space.
"Lady Dongting, you led me to believe that you had a plan for me to find my daughter, and that it was best if I stay here for now. Please tell me that was not a ruse to keep me out of the way, because I will leave on my own, if that's the case" Guihua threatened.
Qintian smirked. "Your Majesty, I wouldn't dare be dishonest with you" she said in an amused voice.
"Explain yourself then! It's not like we have anything better to do" Guihua demanded.
Qintian sighed impatiently. "The army moves slowly" she explained. "It will take at least a couple of days, at a quick march, before we start to see any results."
"You think the army will find them that quickly?" Guihua asked her.
Qintian scoffed. "No!" she laughed. "It will take that long for word to spread throughout the area that an army is on the move."
Guihua felt puzzled. "Won't that hurt our chances of finding Nuwa?" she asked.
Qintian closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. She then opened her eyes again. "My scouts investigated the surrounding area quite thoroughly, finding many false trails laid to the East, the West, and the North. Suspiciously lacking were any trails to the South. Linyou marches in force in that direction, assuming that the enemy lies there somewhere. As word reaches them that an army is marching in their direction, they will panic. They will flee! Once they have left the protection of their shelter, I can track them. Then I will have my prey!" she exclaimed, and her eyes shone with a predatory gleam.
Guihua leaned away from Qintian, subconsciously responding to the threat she sensed radiating from her. Mentally she resolved never to get on Qintian's bad side.
"So... we wait?" Guihua asked.
"Yes. We wait" Qintian responded succinctly.
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Fresh Embers of Love
FanfictionThis story is a sequel to "From the Ashes of Love", which was a FanFiction written for "Ashes of Love" (香蜜沉沉烬如霜), the television drama from Mainland China which was based on the novel "Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost" by Dian Xian. It begins at the...
