The fated ones

Chapter 54

In bihai cangling, it had been upwards of two months since dong hua and feng jiu came here after their wedding. For them, this was their time to enjoy themselves before the demands of their ranks and positions took away all their attention. Or as they like to call it in the mortal realm, the honeymoon. They had spent all this time wrapped up in each other. Both of them had had fun and discovered their spouses in a way they haven't had the chance to do before. This chance to be truly alone with the one they loved was something, they desperately needed and wanted at the same time. It had brought them closer than before. But they both realized that they would have to leave soon. Their duties were calling. Letters had started pouring in, weeks ago, starting with feng jiu's grandfather. Bai zhi was getting impatient to retire. From his perspective, he had had a long run and just wanted to hand over the command of Qing qui over to his only granddaughter, feng jiu and go exploring with his wife. The way he saw it, feng jiu was not only fully capable of handling the demands and responsibilities of the Qing qui empire but also had dong hua beside her. Her experienced husband was more than enough to guide her if she was to ever get stuck. Not to mention her father and uncles who will still remain as kings of their own lands, under her reign as the new emperor of Qing qui, to guide her along. So, the day their two months had ended, bai zhi had started sending in daily letters to discuss the process of her taking over the reins to Qing qui.

On the other hand, feng jiu wanted to go a little slow on this process. Although she understood her roles and responsibilities towards her family, her kingdom, and her people, she wanted to enjoy her time as a newlywed with dong hua. So, she had been a little slow on the uptake of duties and obligations her grandfather was trying to hand over to her. But with the way things had been going, they knew they would have to return to Qing qui in the coming few days.

Their plans, however, changed completely on this particular day. They were just about to get out of bed, when a gold-plated foling flower appeared in front of dong hua. He held out his hand to catch it in his palm. As he stared at it, feng jiu was confused as to what it was. Unaware of its significance, she asked, "what is that golden foling flower for, dijun?"

Holding up the flower, he answered feng jiu, "this is a cry for help, little fox."

"what does that mean? Who is in trouble?" She asked perturbed.

"Only two of these foling flowers exist in the universe, one golden and one silver. I gave the golden one to lian song and the silver one to si ming. They were instructed to use these to call for me, only if they were in an inescapable, life-threatening situation. these were to be used only in the scenario where I was their last possible hope for help. They indicate a serious issue, xaio bai. Lian song must be in some huge trouble that he had to resort to this."

Understanding the severity of the matter, feng jiu nodded her head and tried to push him out of the bed, while she said, "then hurry up. You need to go help him now. He needs you, dijun. You can't be late, so quickly get up."

Dematerializing the flower, he looked at her with his eyes full of respect and admiration. Caressing her lightly on the cheek, he said in a soft voice, "thank you for understanding, my love. I am sorry that I have to leave suddenly like this. Will you be okay while I am gone?"

Placing her hand on top of his, she snuggled her cheek against his hand as she replied lovingly, "of course, I understand, dijun. How could I not? Now, you don't need to worry about me. I will just return to the fox den in the meantime. I know we planned to stay here for a few more days, but let's take this as an indication to return back to the world. You can come there directly after you are finished with your duties. Before you go, I just want you to remember one thing, you are not alone anymore. You can share your burdens with me. I am always here for you." She turned her face and placed a soft kiss in the center of his palm before saying, "now, go. Lian song needs you."