Warring Kingdoms: The Tale of the Jade Phoenix and the Dragon Blade

Chapter 60: Shura Asuro Part 2 (第六惡魔王的故事)

Days flew into months and the immortal Asuro grew fond with some of the village's works and chores. He often helps carry heavy loads of sacks filled with rice to LianHua's hut and sometimes helps with cooking food or washing clothes. The mortal life was wearing off his nature of being immortal. Even LianHua noticed this change and grew fond of him without noticing that her feelings also grew fond with him too.

One day, LianHua came bringing two pail full of water. Asuro wanted to help her but she insisted on carrying the pails herself. As she was nearing the hut, she did not notice a fist-sized rock hit her foot. The pain from her toe climbed all the way to her body that made her lost her balance. When Asuro saw this, he used his powers to run fast and catch her.

"A-Asuro... You shouldn't use your powers too often."

"No. I'll use my powers as often as possible in order for you not to get hurt."

"But Asuro..."

"No Buts LianHua..."

He stood up and got the pails on his hands.

"I'll go draw water from the well. I'll come back for you."

"Hmm." After LianHua nodded he fetched the pails back to the well.

It took a while for him to came back and soon, twilight came at last. LianHua became worried. Her heart would almost pop out of her body because of anxiousness.

'What if Asuro got eaten by wolves? That pervy guy shouldn't die! He haven't repaid me yet!'

Round and round she had been walking in circles inside her hut that she have forgotten about the stew that she cooked. The nails on her hands almost bled while she bit them off. Never in her life had she felt this nervousness before. She was about to pop an artery when... She caught a glimpse of a faint light illuminating the pitch black darkness.
Asuro was carrying the pails short of breath and arrived at the front of the hut.

"LianHua I'm ho—"

"You idiot! Why have you returned so late! Aren't you paying attention with the time?"

"But LianHua... I must carry these pails back to you or else—"

"Or else what? I'm going to have a heart attack worrying for you? If you're exhausted, you should've left the pails and head straight home!"

"LianHua... I'm at fault. Please punish me!"

"You—You're hopeless!"

Hoping to receive a gracious beating from LianHua, Asuro closed his eyes and stretched his arms in front of her. But, things haven't turned out the way he expected. LianHua knelt and wrapped her arms around him.

"You're truly an idiot pervert... I thought that you were eaten by wolves."

"Must you know LianHua... Wolves are nothing to me. I'm an immortal remember?"

"As if! I'd let you die like that? I'd make a wolf stew if they hurt you! Oh no... The stew!"

LianHua's eyes grew wide as she remembered the stew that she sat on the fire. She hurriedly got up and tended to the stew that which was almost half burned however, as she tasted it, the stew tasted fine. She released a breath of relief after so, and put off the fire from the furnace. 

"Come on the stew's ready." 

Dinner was then over and they both went to bed. LianHua stared at the ceiling while Asuro caressed her hair. All at once her life turned around and new feelings started to color her monochromatic world when Asuro arrived in her life.