Chapter Eight

Dong Hua


Steady heartbeat
Steady mind
Steady soul
Nothing of my mine was steady everything was chaotic, if XiaoBai purified the demon lands that meant she absorbed all the dark magic in the demon lands.
XiaoBai is pure and innocent, the dark magic shouldn't affect her that much I wish..." Dijiun." I heard XiaoBai's sweet and gentle voice. "XiaoBai." I whispered but when I looked at her I felt startled for some reason, her phoenix flower wasn't there and her hair was a jet black. "What happened to you?" She smiled sweetly at me. "I was in iced water." She said shrugging her shoulders. "What happened after you sealed the leaf flower?" She asked just then, the Third Prince walked in. "You have a visitor." He said before walking inside and sitting on the opposite side, the Princess from the demon land walked along side the demon king. "Kai to what do I owe the pleasure?"  I asked softly. "This is my daughter Ah Lam and I would like for her to get married to you."  The Princess flushed. "Why is that?" I asked softly. "For opening the spherical leaf flower." I laughed. "Was it her?" I asked softly and she looked at me. "It was." Kai answered . " I don't want to marry her."  I said simply and then Kai looked at XiaoBai. "Who is that?" He asked and I felt my eyes frost. "Why do you ask?" XiaoBai asked and her phoenix flower suddenly appeared. "I'm curious about you." XiaoBai snorted. "If you weren't so beautiful I'd insult you." She said before she looked at me. "I'm his fairy." Making Kai's eyes to widen. "Aren't you ashamed of yourself, trading your daughter just to keeps peace between the demons and heaven? Your daughter is not some toy for you trade at will." Ah Lam stared at XiaoBai. "Are you afraid of a little competition?" Ah Lam asked which made XiaoBai laugh. "What competition?" She asked and I couldn't hide the smile that creeped on my face. "I mean Im more beautiful than you!" She exclaimed. "Are you? I didn't notice." The Princess huffed Kai had a stupid grin on his face. "You think that Dong Hua will love you! He never will!" She yelled. "At least I'm not being traded by father." She shot back.


It was silent for a moment then XiaoBai sighed. "Dijiun I'm leaving." She got up and I grabbed her hand. "Stay." She rolled her eyes and sat down. "XiaoBai." Kai whispered and then XiaoBai glared at him. " Don't call me that." She said coldly. "To you I am Bai Fengjiu." Ah Lam snorted. "You don't have respect you need to taught manners." She said and XiaoBai laughed. "Whatever you're saying won't impress Dijiun, you don't want to mess with me." She went to her and pulled her front robe. "I'm not some little girl that you can bully or scare, I can be evil too you just don't want to see that it might get a little nasty." Even the air felt colder then she smiled brightly. "Anyone hungry?" Yuka laughed. "I could eat." He answered her smile brightened. "Please excuse me." She left quietly. "I am not going to marry her, so you can leave." He sighed. "Let her stay." Yuka said and sighed. "Fine." There was a smug look on her face and I knew she would run it on XiaoBai.


XiaoBai emerged from the kitchen and she looked at me. "Shall I prepare food for her?" I nodded my head and she disappeared back into the kitchen after a while she came out carrying food and she served us, then she came and sat down by feet. "Look at that she can be loyal." XiaoBai didn't even look at her nor answer her which aggravated her even more. "Dijiun I want her as my maid." Still XiaoBai didn't say anything nor react. "XiaoBai." I said softly and she looked at me. "Dijiun." She whispered and then Fangsu came in. "Brother you have a visitor."  She eyed XiaoBai and smile. "Send them in." She bowed  and she came back with Wang Shu, the woman I'm supposed marry. "You came early." I said casually and she smiled. "I told father but he was getting impatient. "XiaoBai..." Before I could say anything she got up. "I got it." She said as she left and then came back with Wang Shu's luggage. "Where should I put it?" She asked softly. "In Dong Hua's room." Fangsu answered. "The ass speaks, I wasn't talking to you." She turned to me. "Dong Hua?" I looked at her. "In my room." She nodded her and Wang Shu giggled. "What's your name?" She asked softly. "XiaoBai." She answered softly before disappearing. "I like her." She beamed at me. "Dong Hua what's happening." Kai asked. "Wang Shu will be my wife." XiaoBai stood there and looked at me. "You don't say." She whispered.  "I'm going to go to Yang Yang." Then she walked out.


Jui're


I walked quietly to Yang Yang's palace, there was nothing in my heart or in my soul but when I saw Yang Yang I collapsed to the ground, at there was this burning sensation in my throat and something pierced my heart. "XiaoJiu?" He said my name softly and he came to lifted me up but I held onto him. "What's wrong?" His voice came out as a whisper. "You're stuck with me." I said through my tears and he laughed. "Will you tell me why you're crying?" He asked again. "Yang Yang I might marry you sooner than I thought."   He carried me in his and his face mirrored mine, there were tears in his eyes. "Why are you crying?" I asked softly. "  It's cause you're hurting." Which made me burst into more tears. "He's getting married." I whispered and his hold on me tightened. "I'm here." He whispered and he let me break down in his arms.


When I had done  crying my eyes out I just stayed in Yang Yang's arms, and I just heaved. "I should go back, but wait for me to come back." He wiped my eyes and gave me a sugar fox. "Eat this if you feel like smashing him." I laughed. "You're so crazy." I laughed and I took the sugar fox and I went back to Dijiun's palace.


When I arrived Wang Shu was sitting on Dong Hua's slap, combing his hair. "XiaoBai." He called softly. "What would you like Your Majesty?" I asked and he frowned at my words. "Your Majesty?" He questioned. "Is there anything you would like?" He sighed. "XiaoBai this is Wang Shu."  I looked at them. " Anything you need?" They both shook their heads. "Okay, I'll be sleeping at Yang Yang's palace." Dong Hua frowned but that burning sensation was coming back, so I escaped before it could consume me and end crying in front of them.


Dong Hua


XiaoBai has been acting strange ever since Kai and Ah Lam got here. "Dong Hua, that girl loves you. Why don't you tell her what's going on?" I sighed. " She will try to save me, she absorbed the dark magic from the demon lands and  I'm worried about her, I don't think I can handle if anything happens to her." Wang Shu smiled at me. "You're in love with her aren't you?" Wang Shu asked softly. "I don't know what love is Wang Shu." Wang Shu chuckled. "Dong Hua she's going to misunderstand you, at least tell her that I am the queen of the mermaid clan, tell her that I'm helping you with an important task because that girl loves you Dong Hua." I sighed softly. "She already misunderstood." I sighed. "I'll deal with it." She said as she left.


Wang Shu


I was looking for Dong Hua's XiaoBai and I found her staring at the stars, she sighed loudly. "XiaoBai." I called softly and she turned to look at me. "I need to speak to you about...." She shook her head. "If it's about Dong Hua Dijiun I don't want to hear it." She snapped at me  and I laughed. "You really love Dong Hua don't you?" Her eyes went blank and the warmth in them died down. "I love Yang Yang." I wanted to laugh but the look in her eyes said she was not joking. "I thought..." She pinned me with her cold look. "You thought wrong, I was just paying a debt to Dijiun and I'll leave soon." The shock on my face felt unreal and I was speechless. "Dong Hua is going to war!" The words slipped from my mouth she turned and looked at me. "Should I care?" Her eyes were pretty dark and very hostile. "He needs you." She snorted. "I cut off my tails for him, what else should I do? Reap of my heart?"  She was mad and maybe a little hurt and Dong Hua was being a hard nut but there was a fire brewing between him and her, even though she was cold I knew she would come for him when it mattered.

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