Chapter 1: The beginning of everything

A young immortal politely pour out a special kind of tea into the teacup while stealing a glance at the bored looking High God sitting on the main chair. The tea fragrance fills the room with calming aroma but it doesn't seems to give any effect on the owner. The young immortal almost release a laugh as he saw their High God playing around with the calligraphy brushes on the table. Quickly, he hide his smile with his free hand.

"Does it fun laughing at this old man?" High God Su Wan stopped all his action and glare at the young immortal to scare him. But how can it be scary, High God Su Wan is well known for his easygoing nature.

"Forgive this young one High God. It's just that this young one heard a certain funny rumour out there" The young immortal bow slightly but he still have a small smile. He have been working in the High God palace since becoming an immortal and he know quite a lot of stories here and there.

Su Wan become elated. He have been staying here, doing his part but why does he still feel bored? A rumour might cheer him up a bit.

"Oh. Then tell me about it." Su Wan also regained his spirit and sat upright at once.

"The young fairies have been spreading words that High God has been like a lifeless being, afraid it is because of High God Kang Xi still haven't return. Making High God Su Wan heartbreak, unwilling to eat, unwilling to sleep, unwilling.." The young immortal copies all the dramatic intonations used by the fairies while telling the stories as he report to Su Wan.

"Stop! What do they mean by that? How many times does this old one need to clarify, Kang Xi is..is..just a junior" Su Wan signalled the young immortal to stop.

"But until now High God Su Wan and Lord General Kang Xi still haven't have a betrothed. With such a good looking face.." The immortal doesn't continue.

"This old one have someone I like..that Kang Xi..well, this old one make him like someone. Tell the fairies stop spreading this rumour. Or else, this old one will ask the Rain God to make it rain everyday, so that they cannot go out. Understand?" Su Wan said. The fairies hated rain the most since their wings will get wet, making them unable to fly.

"Yes, High God. But.." The young immortal still feels that their guesses are right. High God Su Wan and Lord General Kang Xi should be a couple right? Lord General Kang Xi is a one scary immortal, he doesn't like most people, always going around with the good looking stone face. But when he is with High God Su Wan, he can converse like other immortals. So suspicious ah.

"You want to be like the fairies too? How about this, I will give you red string to one of the female peacock?" Su Wan send a threat again.

The young immortal paled. The female peacocks? He got a goosebumps. Those beautiful females are only nice to look at, wait until they open their mouth. You will be drown in their self praised, narcissism, and selfishness. Who wants to married women from that tribe? Only Male peacocks can handle them since male peacocks are far more beautiful and they are also far more narcissistic. What a good match ah.

"No thanks High God. Then, this young one will quickly shut down the rumours." Almost running, the young immortal quickly disappear from the room.

Su Wan sigh.

Seems like, he need to step in to stop this ridiculous rumour. First step is exactly Kang Xi.

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The table on the modernly decorated living room is a mess just like the owner Ba Qing who is currently sleeping on the long sofa. She is still wearing her spectacles and her laptop are left unattended on the table. She is wearing her favourite oversized t-shirt and pink short, her favourite house attire. The sound of door lock opening woke her up from her slumber. Ba Qing took off her round shape spectacles and yawn while stretching her body.

"Ma, you are back?" She asked with eyes still half closed, instinctively starting to arrange her messy things on the table. Mostly are her rough drafts written on her notebooks and some reference book.

"En, go upstairs and sleep" Ba Qian Qian a beautiful and elegant middle aged woman said in a doting tone. She is still wearing a formal business attire, clearly just went back from work.

Ba Qing gave a soft smile at her mom.

"Alright." She nod, then closed the laptop on the table.

"You went back a bit late, still have a lot of work to do? Want me to make a drink for you?" Ba Qing add again as she watch her mother who is currently helping herself with a glass of water on the living room table.

"No need, no need. I am going to rest now too. Still need to go up early tomorrow." Ba Qian Qian took a sit next to Ba Qing and pat her daughter head lightly.

"En, then I'll sleep first" Ba Qing took her laptop and phone then walk towards the stair to the second floor.

"Qingqing. Tomorrow I may go early, you can just come later if you are free" Ba Qian Qian remind her daughter. She was talking about her arts exhibition, she went home late because of that too. It is not easy to organise one. She have been working on her work for months. Some of the collection also took her years to finish.

"Oh, right. I am not sure yet, I am meeting an editor at 10. I will come if I can." After that, Ba Qing disappear to her room before her mom can reply.

She put her laptops on a table and walk groggily to the bed, then she just throw herself on it. Her mother exhibition is around 11 in the morning so she can wake up a bit late. This past years as she grow up alongside her artist mother, she had attended quite a number of arts exhibition, be it her own mother's or attending one of Ba Qian Qian close friend. She can be said to be quite exposed with this area since she young but her fate must not be it. She never have any thought of inheriting her mother career. To be honest, even until now she still doesn't have that much talent in appreciating artworks.

In the end, she choose the path of writing, not too far but still very different. Her mother said that she may got the talent from her father, but she did not elaborate further. That is the only time they talked about her father and Ba Qing also did not ask more. There is always a reason behind everything so did her growing up without her father. One day, her mother may tell her the reason right? She have been living with her mother since she was born, her mother never married her father and she have her while she was 18 years old.

At first, they were supported by the her mother family but when her mother career in painting stabilised, her mother bought a home and now they are living in a condominium at one of the most expensive building in City S, she can say that their life is above the average but not that rich.

Since she herself have a career in writing, she wrote novels and he earnings come from that too. Besides, she have establish her own coffee shop in one of a large shopping mall in City S, it was a place where many youngsters like to visit so it became an instant hit and now her shop have 5 branches in total. She can say that they are quite stable financially.

Her circle of friends is not that large but she have best friends, just that they doesn't hang out that much these days since everyone is busy with their job and all. As for a lover, of course she have one. Just thinking about him can easily makes Ba Qing smiled.