Chapter 31

After the flooding, the bone orchid slowly withdrew and disappeared. It turned back into a docile bracelet on his left wrist. At that moment, one could not see in the least bit, the powerful bursts that arose from it.

Dong Fang Qing Cang's feet landed on the ground. He heard the voice of Little Orchid who cried out in alarm. She hugged his arm and jumped up. He then had to use the back of his foot to step. It seemed that he was afraid he would lose her and promptly hugged her waist. He's now leaping from behind to jump downward. Currently, has the impertinence to come directly to him, this monkey-like little flower demon really thought that he would not do anything to her? Dong Fang Qing Cang pinched the face of Little Orchid with one hand and squeezed the mouth of Little Orchid. She "chirped" out a cry and the pair of eyes was gleaming with tears as she peered at him.

Dong Fang Qing Cang narrowed his eyes, "You with ben zuo, is unexpectedly becoming more and more unbridled."

"Toot, the magical…water…"

Dong Fang Qing Cang shot a glance at the ground. After the flooding, there amassed a lot of water on the bumpy ground filled with holes. Little Orchid shook her head and let Dong Fang Qing Cang loosen his hand. She innocently said, "There is water on the ground and I am like this. You take me past this section first, then I will come down."

Dong Fang Qing Cang glanced coldly at Little Orchid and then reached out to her waist. Little Orchid did not have the time to react as his arm forcefully picked up Little Orchid, and then…raised her on one's shoulders.

"Big devil!" Little Orchid exclaimed and struggled, "This is very uncomfortable ah!"

"Well, do you think lying on the ground is more comfortable?"

Little Orchid peeped at the ground and after that, she became silent for a moment. Without any better option, she compromised, "The night pearl*, bring that night pearl along…"

*She's referring to the Ye Guang Zhu, but the original text put Night (Ye) Pearl (Ming Zhu).

In the end, Dong Fang Qing Cang held onto Little Orchid while Little Orchid held onto the night pearl as they went through the waterlogged path.

After taking a few turns, Little Orchid held the night pearl up and the ground was shown to be clean. She was just about to bend and come down from Dong Fang Qing Cang's body when she suddenly heard a thunderous "ka" sound that echoed from one side. White rays of light flashed in the cave. Little Orchid was scared and trembled. Her mind immediately shifted to what Dong Fang Qing Cang has just said.

This is the five elements killing-formation, and the formation force is getting stronger and stronger. Since fire and water have occurred, now it should be metal…

Little Orchid peered dazedly at the ground that the thunder had struck and there was a hole in a stone. She felt that this body was truly in imminent danger…

Yet, right when Little Orchid was still staring blankly with an astonished expression, she suddenly felt that her body was going down. Dong Fang Qing Cang threw her to the ground with no courtesy. Little Orchid's back was hit by a protruding heavy stone and got scraped. She wanted to curse from the soreness.

As soon as she looked up and was about to criticize Dong Fang Qing Cang for his coarseness, she saw that Dong Fang Qing Cang's body was slightly bent and resembled a protective screen that was covering her. He peered at her attentively and did not speak. Just at that time, a clap of thunder ripped through the hollow cave and suddenly slammed at Dong Fang Qing Cang's back. The jolting sound was so loud that it almost shattered the eardrums of Little Orchid. The glare of the light was so dazzling that it could burn her eyes, but she does not know why as under such glaring rays of light, Little Orchid unexpectedly peered attentively at Dong Fang Qing Cang with a lost expression, and even forgetting to blink.

The white light vanished gradually in Dong Fang Qing Cang's body. As if nothing has happened, he straightened his body and was unscathed.

Assuming this—how powerful the formation force is and also how powerful the thunder is, Dong Fang Qing Cang's body is too convenient/sturdy to be afraid of a few bursts of thunder, which to him, perhaps were merely a slight brush and not worth a mention.

But Little Orchid was very amazed as this is the first time that Dong Fang Qing Cang did not have to hear her requests, lamentations, hugging the thigh, and every kind of shameless begging. He had taken the initiative to save her.

Although the movement was coarse, it was almost natural.

"Big devil…"

When this phrase was called out, suddenly there was a strange fragrance coming to the nose.

Little Orchid peered at Dong Fang Qing Cang who furrowed his brows as he said, "Hold your breath." Yet, Little Orchid has already breathed in two mouthfuls of this tempting fragrance.

The fragrance was smelled in the nose at first and was nothing surprising, but gradually, Little Orchid felt that this fragrance was like the scent of master she had smelled a long time ago.

At that time, she was still an orchid in a flowerpot that her master Siming Xingjun has raised by the windowsill. She couldn't speak and could not turn into a human figure, but earlier on after birth she was able to gain knowledge quickly. Siming discovered she can quickly gain knowledge and treated her well from that day. She (Siming) always likes to chat with her (Little Orchid), discuss fate rulings, and shared one's experiences.

She (Siming) taught her (Little Orchid) a lot of things. In the time period when she couldn't move, Siming Xingjun was the only companion in the life of a little orchid. She really likes her master.

The fragrance seemed to have slowly entered the bones. Little Orchid seemed to see the sun that shone in the heavens. Siming is bending over her desk and writing fate rulings with a concentrated expression. She looked at herself and Little Orchid was honestly in her own flowerpot while quietly accompanying her (Siming).

Suddenly! Siming suddenly raised her head and coldly stared at Little Orchid, "I've heard that you have followed the demon king of the demon realm?"

The smile on Little Orchid's face turned rigid, "Master…"

"You and he went out to do wrongdoings to the world, in spite of Heaven's law, causing disorder to the world and reincarnation order, is it not?!"

Little Orchid has never seen Siming loudly reprimanded her and immediately got scared to where the legs softened. She tumbled from the windowsill and abruptly fell down to the ground. The scenery suddenly changed. The sunshine in the heavens was not there and the breeze was not there. The residence of Siming Xingjun was gone and there was only a frightening darkness.

In this darkness, does not know where Siming pulled out a sword and pointed at her, "I have raised you. Did not allow you to go around disrupting those that I worked hard to write a good life."

"I didn't, I didn't." Little Orchid 's hand that was propped on the ground desperately moved back, "Please listen master I can explain, this is all done by Dong Fang Qing Cang!"

Siming coldly snorted, "He did so, you are with him, you are also an accomplice. Today, I'm not afraid of taking you to feed the pigs!"

As soon as her voice ended, the wild boar demon that previously died at the hands of Dong Fang Qing Cang immediately appeared.

Little Orchid was horrified and breathed in cold air, but the wild boar demon was lying on the ground and its face and mouth was filled with blood. He appeared hungry and thirsty as he peered at her. Its nozzle seemed be saying something sullen and frightening. Little Orchid was almost kneeling and crawled to the feet of Siming. She hugged her thigh as she pleaded, "Master do not feed me to the pigs. Hey master, do not kill me. I was forced into this situation and had no choice but to foolishly stay with him ah! I guaranteed you that I will wait for the right time and then I will immediately kick Dong Fang Qing Cang away. If he begs me, I will not look for him!"

"Oh? Is that so?" The figure of Dong Fang Qing Cang suddenly appeared to the side of Little Orchid. He crouched and poked between Little Orchid's eyebrows. The pair of beautiful eyes coldly stared at her, " Ben zuo has saved you so many times. This little flower demon unexpectedly does not want to return to ben zuo, and also wants to run?"

"You didn't save me, you've been trying to kill me. It's due to my own cleverness that I've escaped from you."

"If ben zuo was going to ruthlessly kill you, did you think your own little cleverness was really going to help you escape?"

Little Orchid became dazed. At this time, Siming, who did not speak during that time, suddenly opened her mouth, "Great ah, you and this heinous devil really commit such adultery love!"

Little Orchid became alarmed, shook her head and waved her hands, " No no no, it's not what you've thought!"

Siming did not listened to her (Little Orchid) finish speaking as she (Siming) wielded the sword, "Look at me, I won't kill you!"

When her voice ended, her sword was like a cold that instantly passed through the unguarded heart of Dong Fang Qing Cang.

Little Orchid's eyes widened.

Dong Fang Qing Cang's face paled and blood poured out from his mouth. He coughed and fell to the ground. Siming took back the double-edged sword without any mercy and the blood from Dong Fang Qing Cang's chest flowed out faster.

Little Orchid suddenly felt her head become empty and her heart became alarmed. She almost couldn't help but screamed, "Big devil!" She thought she should crawl to Dong Fang Qing Cang's side right away. She watched the warm blood dripped out from his chest. She promptly stretched out her hand to cover his wound, but where could she possibly hold it as the blood of Dong Fang Qing Cang immediately dyed Little Orchid's hands.

Siming's eyes were ice-cold, "Do you dare say that you have nothing with him?"

Little Orchid quickly explained, "No, no, nothing. But he has saved me many times and helped me many times, I…I…"

"You unexpectedly don't want him to die?" The blood on Siming's sword trickled down and made the ground red. "But he is the demon king and should not return to the three realms. He must die." Siming's sword pointed at Little Orchid's heart, "You towards him, is an enemy of the heavenly realm. You must also die!" Little Orchid's face became miserably white in reaction to Siming and watched as her sword rapidly flew. Her eyes were able to get pierced by the sword.

However at this time, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side! Holding Siming's sword, in a split second the sword changed into a wooden branch when it broke. Yet, when the "ka" sound echoed, the wooden branch snapped into two pieces.

Due to the sound being so crisp and that Little Orchid saw the scene in front of her eyes, she suddenly jerked back.

The wild boar demon to the side disappeared, the dead Dong Fang Qing Cang disappeared, and Siming in front became a dummy made up of several tree branches and vines. It slowly fell apart and turned into a dried up rattan vine that dispersed.

The darkness faded and the light rays of the night pearl appeared once more in the eyes of Little Orchid.

There was a hand in front of her holding onto a sharp rattan vine that was about to be inserted into her heart, but was broken into two pieces.

Little Orchid was dazed and then a moment later, looked up at Dong Fang Qing Cang in front of her. His expression was cold and detached as he snapped the rattan vine and threw it on the ground. After that, he turned his head and criticized her, "Couldn't you hold your breath? This botched up illusion actually tricks you in?"

"Big devil…" Little Orchid dazedly said. "You're still alive…"

Dong Fang Qing Cang's brows faintly rose up.

Little Orchid touched her face, "I'm still alive, and master did not kill me…" She seemed to have become relieved, "Master is not going to kill me…"

Dong Fang Qing Cang peered at Little Orchid's legs that were softened and couldn't stand up. The night pearl was picked up from the ground and thrown into her arms.

The light drove the darkness away and made Little Orchid's less scared of the illusion. Little Orchid foolishly stared at Dong Fang Qing Cang and he turned his head away as he said, "Stand up". He turned and took a step, "Let's go."

Author's preview:

Little Orchid: "Metal, wood, water and fire have all experienced, next…earth…earth…it's entangled around my body, big devil…let me in…"