(Part 6)
Qianyi looked at her as she spoke her voice calm "You know… once I was a young girl just like you. From a small village wondering in the mortal world. I was carefree and wished for only one thing dearly… to see the Heavenly city, I loved it to the extent of leaving everything behind for it and then… I met him. He changed everything… my life, my world, everything. He took me to the heavenly city, he made me a queen and then I had a child. I felt the most loved! The most blessed! And none could compete me! But then he finished everything, trampled on me and my son, threw me out and pushed both of us away! Even then, we stayed silent and accepted our fate. We came back to the mortal world and thought we could start all over but when I did, only when I tried… he even snatched away the last speck of my remaining hope…" her words ended and she cried harder. Xianwu looked with sadness.
Suddenly Qianyi with crazy a laugh shouted "He killed my child!! He took him away and then… I had no one with me. I was left alone in a large building without a single sole to help me survive. Then I finally killed myself to get revenge. I turned into a ghost but still he didn't come, he didn't even ask!! Why! Why do I have to suffer this? Why? Why?!" Qianyi lifted her hands and purple fire flared in them. "And now you all have come. Why? Where is he? The one I want to kill. Why isn't he here and now if he won't come, then all of you are going to die in his stead!!" she smirked throwing many flare balls towards them.
Fa ling made a shield of himself in front of Xianwu. Senlin clicked her tongue in annoyance "Are you crazy? Even if you do all this there is no chance that General Gonghe would even look at you!" she called back. Qianyi smirked as she threw the flares from the other side. She shouted "Look at me? I'll gouge his eyes out if he even tries!! He killed my son he deserves death!" she shouted.
The children came back to their senses. Looking around the sight they were in they started crying. Xianwu confused reassured "It's alright! No need to worry, everything will be fine." she comforted hugging and patting their backs. Shijei on the other hand was continuously calling the heavenly city for assistance. He called "Xianwu! The Supremes will be here to provide help anytime soon, we only have to keep up until then!" Xianwu nodded in affirment. They were at a great loss. They were facing a powerful ghost and even with the three people they were at a disadvantage with children by their sides.
Xianwu called with a plan "Shijei! For a while guard Senlin and the children. And Senlin! I want you to take the children outside this place safely to the village!" Senlin asked "How are you going to deal with this woman alone then?" Xianwu replied "Don't worry I have Fa ling. Shijei will also help me, but I can't send the kids alone, It would be very dangerous if they face the demonic wolves on their way back… so that's why I want you to accompany them please!" Senlin with a sigh nodded. Under Shijei's shield she soon left the building with the kids.
Xianwu faced Qianyi in front of her who smirked evilly. Qianyi grinned "So you are the heavenly Supreme who was told to come to me huh? Didn't you think your life was precious enough to be treasured?" she asked. Xianwu with a firm expression replied "Lady Qianyi…whatever happened with you, I deeply apologize for that. Whatever you faced was really unacceptable. It really was… Betrayals by beloved ones are really intolerable but still you faced them. The reason I can say this right now, is only because I faced them myself…" Shijei looked at Xianwu with his eyes widened which rapidly calmed down.
"But, it doesn't mean you can't move on. You can. Everyone can. I did, I moved on and am still moving on… please, even if you are hurt. Don't hurt others. And if you do, then what is the difference in between you and the one who betrayed you?" Xianwu continued. Qianyi's eyes were raging in anger as she yelled "I should move on? You tell me to move on? Where can I move on huh? Where? I am a ghost unable to move on, unable to let go. What had I done wrong to deserve this and when I do the same with others you tell me to move on?! No way! I rather burn myself in vengeance to kill Gonghe rather than move on!!" she rushed forward with a great speed at Xianwu. Her flares blazing brighter than before. Shijei tried to interrupt in between.
However before he could, Fa ling had already turned himself into the curved blade again. Shijei looked at Xianwu with his eyes enlarged. Xianwu looked at Qianyi with her blazing pick orbs, with a smile she declared "It's true I'm not a heavenly Supreme anymore but my fight towards evil never changed, my wish to protect the innocent people never changed as well, I might have lost my title and my powers…. but in my eyes every being is equal. I myself too am not worthy of comparison. We who are born in the world as equals will be forever treated as equals. Therefore, Lady Qianyi in my eyes even as a ghost you are respectable, but if you won't change your behavior towards humans then I'll show you the true meaning of revenge which you seek desirably…."
Xianwu raised her arm as Fa ling rushed forward and clashed with the flares. Each with a higher power than the other to burn Xianwu's hairs but Fa ling's speciality kept Xianwu's hairs strong as steel. Clashing many times head on. Fa ling pushed Qianyi backwards. Xianwu twirled under the blue moon. The leaves of trees began to gather around. Fa ling danced in midair while Xianwu pushed it towards Qianyi she said "One's life which burns for vengeance. Let me tell you the true meaning of revenge. It lies in 'Forgiveness' Eternal forgiveness becomes the other ones endless guilt!"
Qianyi looked at Xianwu who danced in the wind. Shijei was bewildered. In his eyes a scene he saw so many times from the past was unfolding again after such a long time. "The 11th sway from the dance of grace… 'Sway of forgiveness' he whispered.
Fa ling was surrounded around Qianyi and her flares had died down to dust. Xianwu landed back down with her smile brighter than the moon. "Eternal forgiveness… will ease your pain and become a regret for the one who gave you that pain for all those years…" she repeated. Looking at Shijei dazed Xianwu called out "General Shijei, what are you dazing at? The talisman won't you use it?" Shijei coming back to reality took out a piece of paper with a magic spell and locked it over Qianyi who sat there unable to utter single word or movement.
Talisman as there name stated were magic spells printed on heavenly paper. Most of them are used by heavenly Supremes to catch demons. They are of many kinds some of them are: Paralysing talisman, teleportation talisman, reporting talisman, sealing talisman, locking talisman, communication talisman and many others. However, the one used on Qianyi was paralysing talisman.
Suddenly light broke from the sky and the rays of sun came rising out. Amid the sky a large golden Sleigh with pearl white horses descended. The sight felt majestic, it landed at the ground with grace. From over it Feixing, Shashou, Meizhen and 'Mo Xingchen' (Stardust) stepped down. Meizhen with a leap rushed towards Xianwu "My Xianwu!!" she called hugging her tightly. Feixing with a calming tone asked "Xianwu, are you alright?" Xianwu nodded. Looking at Qianyi Xingchen walked towards Xianwu as he exclaimed "Lady Xianwu, looks like she has troubled you in this case. In her stead I Mo Xingchen! Deeply apologises!" Mo Xingchen in Xianwu's eyes was a young man, his hairs golden and his eyes black with a long dagger around his waist. His height and figure seemed to remind her of Xiao yin.
Xianwu titled her head in rejection, she replied "No need to apologise General. This task was entrusted to me by the emperor himself and I was bound to complete it." Instantly Qianyi began to cry, her whimpers and tears echoed throughout the building she cried "He still isn't here… he really isn't here… why? Didn't he feel bad when his own son died? Ah… how foolish of me, he is the one who killed him…." She soon laughed "That's right!! How silly of me. I only want to kill him!! It's all his fault! He ruined my life! Bring him to me I'll kill him!!" she shouted crazily. Meizhen looked at Xianwu as she spoke "General Zhou Gonghe, now has a 2nd wife and two kids. Of course he doesn't even remember Li Qianyi…" Xianwu looked at her with a saddened expression.
Senlin returned back to the building. She called "Xianwu! I sent the children back. They are safe now with their families." Xianwu nodded. "Thank you Senlin…" she thanked. Shashou looking at all of them gathered said "So it looks like your first mission is solved Xianwu… not did you only catch the culprit but also ensured the safety of the villagers in the process. All of your achievements have been sent to the emperor." Xianwu looked at Qianyi continuously. Xingchen with a bow stated "I Mo Xingchen, have been entrusted by General Gonghe to take care of this matter personally. As Li Qianyi is a ghost she will be kept imprisoned in the 'Thousand prisoners cave', her killings of innocent children refers as a heinous act for which she will repent for the rest of her life. Many thanks to Lady Xianwu!!"
Qianyi with his order rose up in anger. Her eyes raging red she shouted "What?! Why! I am not being a prisoner! He dare to send me a trail. He deserved to be killed he is a killer. I will never forgive him!! After killing my child he has two children more? Why!! I will also kill them. They all deserved to be killed!!"
Mo Xingchen with a glare punched Qianyi in her stomach, impelling her to crouch on the ground with a scream. He shouted "How dare a crazy women like you dare to threaten a general and his successors! Shame on you!!" Xianwu looked at him with her eyes widened. He pushed Qianyi in the sleigh. Qianyi however still cursed "Zhou Gonghe! You will suffer. Your children will suffer. Everyone will suffer just like I did… I will never forgive you…" soon her voice vanishing.