The fated ones

Chapter 18

The celestials standing inside the shield were quite enjoying the show in front of them. A few hours earlier, they were sure that they were going to die fighting this battle. Then a red-robed beauty had appeared and saved their lives. When they had heard a voice telling them to get behind the barrier, they hadn't cared to see who it was. They had run for their life.

It was then that the show had begun. They had felt divided at first, as to which show was more hilarious. On one hand, there were the demons trapped between two red walls. Every time a demon came close to the wall, the shield would swallow him and absorb all his powers, growing stronger. The funny part in this show was that at first, the demons had recklessly attacked the walls making them stronger and stronger. It took them a while to understand what was happening and by the time they understood, roughly a quarter of them had been left. The barriers at this point had absorbed so much power that to avoid getting swallowed by these vicious red walls, they had had to stand in a straight line. The celestials had laughed so hard when the demon army had formed a single line with one demon behind the other, standing extremely still. Tears had flown down their faces from laughing so hard.

On the other hand, was the demon chasing behind a beauty. It had taken a while before someone had recognized the red-robed beauty as the queen Bai Feng jiu of qingqiu, the youngest queen ever in all of the realms, the only red nine-tailed fox to ever exist, the niece of crown princess bai qian and the only granddaughter of the imperial bai family. When all her titles had been circulated among the celestials, most of them had felt they were all well-deserved, except for one. Someone had said that queen bai feng jiu was second in beauty only to her aunt bai qian. This hadn't sat well with many if the immortals present because from what they could see in front of her was a beauty unmatched. The way she moved highlighted her shiny long hair that glowed like a waterfall on a dark night. Then there was her delicate face that had made them lose their breaths with its beauty and then that red robe she wore had only accentuated her beauty by fitting so perfectly to her matured womanly curves. To them the young fox queen was second to none, she was a true unmatched beauty. Aside from the beautiful fox queen, the even more interesting part of this show was the way she was playing with the ancient demon. She kept insulting him in such creative ways that the celestials had gotten a stomach-ache from all that laughing. They were having a hard time catching their breaths, for every time they tried to catch their breath, she would shoot out a new funnier insult at him. Half an hour into the show, everyone had settled down, making themselves comfortable with cushions, tea, and snacks. They were enjoying the once in a lifetime opportunity they had gotten here.

For them the show had only grown more interesting with every moment. When hei an had disappeared, the celestials had become worried and were about to grab their swords to help the queen, but then she had laughed so hard at the demon that they immediately sat down. They thought the queen must have had something new up her sleeve. As they watched, she was totally unperturbed by his invisibility instead she had launched a new round of insults at the poor ancient demon. Again, they felt like this time they were going to die from laughing too much. Then she had lifted one of the curtains of her show. The surprise she had revealed was applause-worthy and applause they had given her. The ball of fire that had appeared with hei an had left them in awe of the young queen. She was conducting such a well-executed play, they thought. Then the stupid demon had again tried to undermine the queen. By now the celestials were so in love with Feng jiu that they didn't even entertain the possibility of anything going wrong. The only thing they were thinking right now was, "doesn't that stupid demon understand by now that he is no match for the fox queen. He is stupid indeed. He doesn't know that our lovely queen bai feng jiu was always five steps ahead of him. She will now pull out something new from her sleeve. Just you wait, hei an, just you wait." Lost in the theatricality of the events, they failed to notice that Feng jiu had been silent for long now.