Ghostly Fragrance [COMPLETED] [UNEDITED]

Fishing is not my best suite

Ang Siu returned to Fangsu's side before finding the medicine in her robes, unwrapping the paper packaging to pour the medicine in her mouth. However, she remained motionless but thankfully her chest was bobbing up and down which indicated that she was still breathing. Looping his arm around Fangsu's knees and upper body, carrying her to a building that resembled a residence. But, on closer inspection, the residence was burnt, weeds ran amok from the lack of maintenance and pests and rodents alike ran freely throughout the residence scurrying for any morsels of food lying abandoned on the floor. As the two siblings entered the residence endlessly roaming to find a suitable place for Fangsu to be laid to rest.

They eventually entered a room filled with dirtied plants of fragrant flowers and spices but the room was plagued with blood splatters across the floors and walls; porcelain bottles containing aromatic dews were shattered on the floor leaving a faint scent of chrysanthemum that was soak with the aromatic dew. A rare flower that very few had access to such a plant. Sim Siu wandered through the room, scanning the elaborate organisation of dried plants and spices, even ones that were native in the mountains. Pine needles were one of her plants and the scent was what she loved. In her scented pouch was some pine needles that had dried which would perfume her body naturally over time. But, the pine needles that were contained in this jar were different from the usual ones that were grown in the mountain regions; it had a much stronger scent and the needle-like leaves had a slight glow though very faintly. It was a spiritually grown pine needle that was at least a decade in age.

Alongside the spiritual pine needles were many other spiritual herbs and plants that were in their dried form which usually had some lingering spiritual power. It was amazing to see the immense quantity of spiritual plants of at least a couple decades. But, the containers and the shelves which held them were lined with a thick layer of dust, "What happened here?" Swiping at the dust revealing the lister of the wooden shelf that was hidden, "This place is completely wrecked, it hasn't been cleaned and blood stains are dried up," The blood on the floor was completely dried, soaking through the wooden planks.

A rustling of clothing caught the attention of the sibling, "My mother, sisters and nanny were slaughtered," A cough echoed through her lungs which ached terribly as her body could not bear the rattling of her coughs, "Yet, I ran away witnessing their deaths but now that I have stabilised their spirits," Lifting herself from the ground to sit upright but it was difficult so Ang Siu quickly went to support her.

Sim Siu was surprised to hear that Fangsu had stabilised three spirits since it's extremely difficult to contain a deceased person spirit unless you are containing the spiritual within a magical tool, "Did you use a tool?" Watching three flames which were presumably her family floating above her head.

Fangsu nodded as she stared at the blood stains on the floor, "They were contained in spiritual spheres and were being sold at an auction," Summoning out a few empty spiritual sphere which were bound to be expensive, "All I need is three core of creature with Yang quality, Life within Death Fruit and Dragon Leaf," Sighing heavily the thought of her inability to obtain the Dragon Leaf was disheartening. As she was trying to pick herself up sadly her body wasn't complying with her wishes. Multiple attempts to stand on her own feet were in vain as her body no longer had strength to stand.

Ang Siu was concerned for Fangsu who was struggling to stand so he picked her up, "I'll carry you," Looping his arms around her. Ang Siu carried her to the ship where the uncle was smoking the medicine, "We are going back to the mainland," The uncle nodded as he began pulling the anchor back into the ship. Fangsu was set down on a bed, tucked in like a child but she summoned her Qilin who laid down on the ground placing its head on the bed at Fangsu's feet.

Bai Xue nuzzled against Fangsu's hand knowing full well that Fangsu herself was very unwell and her life was dwindling, "Bai Xue, once we return back to capital and finish business," Braiding the long peachy pink mane into one continuous braid until she tied it off with a beige ribbon, "I will requlish our contract," However, Bai Xue snorted as it shook its head almost as if she was unwilling to part with Fangsu. But, Fangsu knew that if Baixue were to continue being bind by the contract once she died, Bai Xue would also die and she wouldn't allow for that to happen. Giggling at Bai Xue's unwillingness to part, explaining that even if they wouldn't be bound by the contract they could still be together.