Just Because I'm Not An Ordinary Girl

Chapter 17 - My Surprises For You

After a short rest with his Xiaobai, Donghua left her side and went to the lotus pond in his palace. He decided to decorate the surrounding with beautiful lanterns and flowers. He summoned the birds to surround the palace and to perform different dances later on the day. He remembers one time that he accidentally overheard her and ZheYan talking in the Ten Mile of Peach Blossom that in all her life she hasn't seen the real 'Paying Homage to the Phoenix' before. She's been begging ZheYan to summon them for her to her birthday ceremony but ZheYan never agreed to it. Which earned him a whole three months of silence treatment and no cooking for him. Donghua didn't mean to eavesdrop on them but he was trying to check up on her after her coronation. At that time she was still very depressed with all the situations going on together. She was hoping to see the dance so she can be a little cheered up.

He has asked Zhonglin to go search for a rare butterfly called Mufeng butterfly which knows how to dance and understand what people say to it. Donghua was planning a surprise for Fengjiu when she wakes up. He knows she will definitely love her new pet. Donghua remembers seeing her in the mortal palace playing with butterflies when she was bored. She was happily catching them even though she wasn't happy at that time. Everyone bullied her because of her birthmark on her forehead. He as the mortal king had avoided seeing her too. Mortals always think that some strange or uncommon things are evil or bring bad luck. How can they think that the phoenix flower on her forehead is a symbol of evil? If they were alive Donghua would probably go show them what's evil and bad luck.

He walked over to the garden on the other side of the palace by the river. He wants to build a new pavilion just for her to use only, so she can have a place to stay cool throughout the midsummer season. He summons his Cang'he sword and cuts down two white sandalwood trees and uses it to start building the pavilion. As he waves his hand all the pieces are working themselves to come together. Normally he would indeed just work with his hands but he really wants to surprise his baby fox since he got her mad earlier, so at this time a little magic is needed. He lays down rock crystal panels as tiles, over the lake, so it's comfortable for her to lie on when she's in her fox form.

When the construction is finally finished the pavilion is painted white and gold that matches the palace walls. He then materialized a large crystal lounging bed and a set of crystal table and stools. He uses the finest and lightest, pink and purple silk as curtains to block out the strong sunlight. Outside the pavilion, hovering over the water were two special rocks that held incense burners and also are a protective/privacy barrier surrounding the pavilion so his Xiaobai wouldn't be hurt or bothered.

He uses his magic to move two trees over to the pavilion side, one peach blossom tree and the other fuling tree. So he tries sitting down on each stool and the bed to see if it was comfortable enough for his baby fox. The wind blew by the lake and a cool breeze blew into the pavilion and the scent of the white sandalwood was very pleasing to the nose. He was satisfied with how the whole mini-project had turned out. But he still feels as if there's something missing but he can quite pinpoint it down. He walked around, to analyze every inch of the pavilion from every single angle.

Then he finally figured it out. It's missing a name, a banner that should be hanging up on the pavilion. He thought for a while, trying to come up with a good suitable name. 'DongFeng Ting' he thought in his mind while waving his hand the banner was created and hung on the pavilion roof. He initially wanted to use 'DongFeng' as East Wind but then he changed his mind and used 'DongFeng' as Donghua Fengjiu. Since this pavilion is only to be used by Fengjiu this name would be appropriate.

He left the pavilion and walked back to the main hall. This is when Zhonglin was walking in with the Mufeng butterfly. "Dijun." he greeted, with the miniature tree garden in his hand with the Mufeng butterfly on the branches. "Dijun this is the last of its kind for the time being. She has cultivated over two thousand years. I have already tested her dance and communication skills. I think her little highness will be very happy when she receives her as her new pet. She is also very good with the basic magic skills so any small attacks she can protect her highness." Zhonglin reports to Donghua. "That's good, take good care of it for now and train her to understand the palace rules before the late evening." Donghua commands before walking away. "Yes, Dijun." Zhonglin says while bowing.