Is this a fight with a rival over jealousy in a love affair? Who did I provoke? Why should such a bad luck matter happen when a person just want to live my days to concentrating and being content with one's own lot?
I looked to the front at Ao Yun's face that showed he will fight to his last breath and not listen to any persuasion at all. I looked back to see Bi Qing's expression that showed he will rather die than submit and fight with all his might, and without a better option, I stammeringly opened my mouth to try to soothe and reason, "Everyone...everyone, calm down...How...How about we properly talk this over and think of another way..."
No one paid attention to my words, the atmosphere felt like sparks were flying in the air, I was full of cold sweat and was desperately trying to figure out how to successfully breakout. Xiao Mao lowered his head feeling very sad, I completely understood his mood, compared to the very few years he has lived together with his own father, he has been in contact with Ao Yun almost all life. Therefore, harming him feels difficult and distressing.
What to do? Do we really have to fight? I tried again, "Ao Yun...let it be. Before you make a serious mistake, let us leave. We'll not raise this matter again."
"Won't." Ao Yun resolutely and decisively said, " Only when Bi Qing dies, can I release you and Xiao Mao and give you a way to survive."
"Dream on!" I immediately shouted, "I would rather die than let Bi Qing die!"
"Then everyone will die together." Ao Yun showed no room for negotiation.
"Why have you become so extreme..." Xiao Mao quietly asked.
"People are bound to change." Ao Yun said laughing.
After a long time, Bi Qing said, "If I die, can you let Xiao Mao and Miao Miao leave?"
"I don't want to be alone!" I quickly pulled him. "You don't do anything stupid! If you dare to die, I will slash myself with a knife and come with you to reincarnate."
"What about Xiao Mao?" Bi Qing smiled and rubbed my head.
I looked at my son next to me somewhat dazed, and immediately complained at my bitter lot. I can use my own life to fight, but cannot ignore Xiao Mao's life. Otherwise, it will be too irresponsible.
"Bi Qing, you think about it. If you die, then Miao Miao and Xiao Mao can live. I will erase her memory and let her forget you and live well." Ao Yun felt he had succeeded in his mind and winning was in his grasp and so was not in a hurry, "As for Miao Miao. I f you want your son to die, then act impulsively. The sea is my territory. Even Bi Qing Shen Jun of those days will dare to fight against me in the sea, not to mention you, a cat."
"You're despicable." I didn't even have the energy to scold and weakly sat on the ground.
"Do you know that you have altered the order of the world several times?" Ao Yun hesitated and then suddenly said, "You shouldn't have been Hua Miao Miao at all. Your soul is only that of Bi Qing's cat. An unexpected accident arising from many causes cumulated into Hua Miao Miao to substitute. From then everything was thrown into confusion."
"So what? I didn't do anything bad."
"Originally, Bi Qing Shen Jun wouldn't have fallen in love with you and wouldn't have taken you to Heaven to be his student. His body had no meridians but he seemingly had the Buddha's fate. He was destined to be heartless and have no desires and would have continued like that and in the end, become a Buddha." Ao Yun carefully sorted out the matters from the past, "If not because of loving you threw his mind in disorder, he wouldn't have been here. Yao Yang is fake. He shouldn't have been able to threaten him with sole weakness, and he definitely wouldn't have died and descended to the mortal world, and Haiyang would not have taken over control of guarding the devil boundary, he's experience was still lacking, so at that time, many devils slipped away and ran into Mao mountain. The released mindless devils killed many people causing a void here...If not for you, Yin Zi would also not have gone to Heaven and Bing Wan fairy wouldn't have killed herself and fallen into the mortal world..."
The more he said, the more fearful I became, my lips quivered, but I couldn't say anything.
I thought that I didn't do anything wrong, but it is actually that my existence itself is wrong. After I crossed over, it was like a butterfly beating its wings setting off a storm. Everything seems so small but its involvement has spread far and eventually changed the fate of many people. I have long thought about this issue, I just didn't think it had such a long-range like this.
Would it be any different if we start over again?
If we could go start over again, will we do the same thing again?
After he finished speaking, Ao Yun asked with a smile, "If you could start over again, will you still choose to fall to your current state?"
"Yes!" After I finished saying this, I felt that I didn't seem qualified to say this, I quickly turned back and fearfully looked at Bi Qing. He held my hand and firmly said, "No matter how many times, I do not regret the road I chose."
"Even if it is a dead-end?" Ao Yun asked again.
"Yes." Bi Qing pulled me behind him. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly smiled, "If Miao Miao's soul didn't go to the past, then Bi Qing wouldn't exist. Yet, our fate nevertheless began with Bi Qing, it began in the future and then traced back to the future. Nothing has changed. Therefore, you are nothing more than an alarmist."
"Many historical details have been repaired with the through the great effort of Immortals. Therefore, your past life, Xiang Qing were to die as a young man, but someone was so daring and gave you an immortality pull. And so you continued into this life before you can start." Ao Yun shrugged his shoulders and showed an evil smile, "Even now your immortal soul can be detached from your body and fly, even if your mortal soul is destroyed, it also of no consequence."
"Is it?" Bi Qing reached out and touched his bag. His expression suddenly changed and he stared at Xiao Mao, "Go back."
Xiao Mao resorted to reaching out and taking the strange small box from his hand and indifferently laughing, "I'm just snatching it to play, father don't be so angry."
This guy's talent for stealing is inherited and also self-cultivated, can even be said to be invincible.
"That's not for you to play with!" Bi Qing's face changed.
"You're allowed to play with it but other people are not?" Xiao Mao suddenly jumped out the water-repelling bubble and pounced towards Ao Yun. His speed was so fast and so decisive that I didn't even have a chance to intercept it.
Bi Qing rushed forward and jumped into the water to pull Xiao Mao back. His expression of calm had now completely collapsed. I saw his body was drowning in the sea and feared he would die and quickly pulled Bi Qing back and asked confused, "What's going on?"
"Go and stop Xiao Mao!" Bi Qing frantically shouted and he pushed me forward as if his life depended on it.
I was so frightened by him and ran, but I saw that Xiao Mao had already rushed over to Ao Yun's side, who had a bad expression and pulled out his red pike and stabbed Xiao Mao. He didn't expect Xiao Mao not to avoid it but also let it pierce straight through his body, piercing through Xiao Mao's belly, and he used the opportunity to clamp onto Ao Yun, and in the next step, pressed the small box that he had stolen from Bi Qing, a red light flashed.
"Throw it away!" Bi Qing and I rushed and shouted, "That's a bomb!"
Ao Yun's face contorted and he quickly put away the pike and grabbed Xiao Mao and pulled at his claws. He wanted to take the bomb and throw it away, but it was already late.
The bomb that Bi Qing had prepared to use against Ao Yun, set off and exploded after a short period of time. I only had enough time to catch sight of Xiao Mao's uneasy expression, his ears trembled and he gently said, "Mother...I'm sorry..."
In that instant, I remembered those days when Xiao Mao had just started to learn how to walk. Not long after, Every time Xiao Mao fell, he would sway over to me with a face full of tears and give me a big hug and then gently say, "Mother...I'm sorry..."
Every time he was aware he did something wrong, he will use this expression to ask me for forgiveness and then shake his fluffy ears and rub against me and gently say, "Mother...I'm sorry..."
Every time, my heart was filled with joy and completely forgave all his mistakes.
But this time, I won't forgive you, this annoying wretched son! Come back!
There was an explosion of fire on the bottom of the sea, causing very huge waves around Xiao Mao and Ao Yun, and I and Bi Qing were blown away along with the sand and stones, which were scraping my skin but I couldn't feel any pain at all.
I could feel the taste of blood bubbling up from the pit of my stomach and I felt a violent pain in my heart. My two eyes went dark and I passed out.