"So after you woke up, Jing Shi led you here to me?"
"That's right." Xie Luochen replied as he naturally wrapped an arm around Chu Nuan's waist. Pulling her closer to his chest, the red string they're sitting on swings side to side before becoming stationary again.
That's correct, a string. Just a few yards away from where Duanxian Yu and Fu Xi is battling, Xie Luochen tied both ends of his red strings onto the trunk of two trees. Successfully securing a first row seating to their duel. A transparent barrier blocks stray attacks and flying debrises safely from reaching their area. While loud sounds of clashing swords and breaking objects does nothing to deter their sticky conversation.
"I'm glad that you regained your memories and godhood." Chu Nuan smiled sweetly while her head rested upon his warm chest.
Xie Luochen, a deity who went through reincarnation many years ago in order to pass his tribulation. Passing by many curves and mishaps, he finally returned to her side.
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Clang! Clang!
Duanxian Yu barely manages to avoid a slash to his right as he bent his body backwards to dodge the oncoming attack. Side stepping to the left, the wind currents carried by the strike marked a thin line of red on his cheek. Parrying another approaching blow aimed overhead, he used the collision force between his sword and Fu Xi's as leverage to push himself forward. Allowing him to slip through his defenses. Appearing behind Fu Xi, Duanxian Yu chuckled lightly next to his ear with a breathy sigh, "doesn't this scene feel familiar?"
"Shut up." Instantly, Fu Xi aimed his elbow at the person behind him without much thought whilst turning around. But much to his dismay, the assault landed in plain air. The figure behind him had disappeared between that mere second of reaction time.
"It reminds me of that day many decades ago, when the first war began. At that time, it was also raining like this." Duanxian Yu's voice rang out a few yards away. "At that time, we were also standing on opposites sides....don't you have anything to say?"
Cold eyes collide with purple irises as they narrow with displeasure. Pursing his lips, Fu Xi paused for a moment before opening his mouth, "I-"
"I missed you so much~"
"??" Upturned eyes widened in bewilderment as words that did not belong to him echo loudly in the open.
"Oh?" A voice tinged with amusement replied, "I didn't know you were thinking about me."
"N, no. It wasn't me…" Flustered, a red blush spread from Fu Xi's ears all the way down to his neck. While embarrassment colored his pale cheeks a lovely pink, trembling fingers gripped tightly onto the handle of his sword.
"So cute." Duanxian Yu teased with a light grin.
"Shut up!" Angered by the constant harassment, a black beam of light abruptly struck down from the sky with a mighty roar. Diving onto the spot where Duanxian Yu is located, the black lightning crashes with a blinding beam. Smoke arises along the aftermath of the blast as the ruined ground becomes black with ash. And next to the destroyed flooring is a figure covered in soot and ashes while coughing with a pitiful look.
Aware that he might have been a little overboard with his teasing, Duanxian Yu attempts to appease the fuming dragon before him. " Fu Xi-"
" Your skin is so smooth, I adore every second my hand runs across your body."
Rumble! The sky flashes with signs of even more lightning fermenting in between the clouds
"Ah?! Wait, wait." Stumbling forward in an attempt to explain, "Fu Xi, Fu Xi, listen, listen to me. That's not true! Well, it did feel nice, but! I really, that wasn't what I was going to say."
"Oh really?" The temperature in his eyes lowered a few degrees colder as he ran two fingers along the surface of his sword. The icy gleam of frigid steel glinted off the light of flashing lightning and seemed to pierce Duanxian Yu's shaking heart. "You-"
"So shameless, how can your skin be so thick."
The words Fu Xi was about to speak became stuck in his throat after hearing the comment. Pondering for a second, he nodded in agreement to the sentence, "that's correct," before raising his sword up towards the sky. Slanting his eyes at the figure half kneeling on the ground, for the first time since his appearance, he smiled, "get ready."
Rumble! Immediately, hundreds of black thunder burst forth from the dark clouds overhead. Locked onto the target on the ground, they flash forward like arrows that left its bow. Fast and powerful with the intent to defeat, they chase after the fleeing figure without rest. Striking left, right, overhead, even spinning three-hundred and sixty degrees in the air along with Duanxian Yu's triple axle in the air.
This wasn't supposed to happen!
Duanxian Yu ran pathetically around the area while showcasing his high attainment of acrobatic movements. Evading from upwards to downwards, the lofty image he tried to maintain became shreds of rubbish at this time.
"Did anything happen in particular during the time you fell asleep? Did you dream of something strange? If you feel anything wrong with your body, make sure to tell me. Okay?"
".....I…..didn't dream at all, I woke up immediately after regaining my memories. Don't worry too much."
"Really? You're not lying to me are you? I worry a lot, if I find out your lying, hmph. See that I don't punish you!"
".....En..only you care about me the most."
The pure white shirt and pants on Duanxian Yu's body slowly stained black each time he managed to dodge a round of thunder striking his way. It quickly bore burnt holes from small to large that reveal patches of red skin underneath.
"So hateful~ ❤️. The only thing good about you is this mouth of yours."
"Are you sure? There is something else I'm very good at as well. Something I can use better than my mouth."
"Aiya~ I'll feel embarrassed if you talk to me like this."
Kneeling on the ground while breathing heavily, Duanxian Yu raked his fizzled hair away from his sooty face. Raising his head to look at the figure meters away from him, purple pupils droop with a grievous expression. "Fu Xi~ can't we have a normal conversation?"
Upturned eyes gaze emotionless at the pitiful sight of Duanxian Yu kneeling on the floor. Straight hair curls like noodles from the constant electric shock. While his clothes became strips of cloth barely hanging onto his body. What difference is there when compared to those wandering the streets.
Smiling lightly to this image, Fu Xi's lips curve at the same time his eyes narrowing into crescents.
"You won't be embarrassed anymore after I give you a kiss."
Fu Xi's smiling motion stopped with a stiff twitch before regaining a dispassionate straight line. "Can't." A light tap on his feet and his body soar in the air seemingly without effort. "Is this not what you wanted? A duel between the two of us."
Reaching into the sleeves of his shirt, his hand swept over his skin and brought out four small round discs between his fingers. Gleaming a beautiful luminescent color akin to oyster shells, Fu Xi threw them at the figure below.
Shing!
Those small transparent discs flew with a sharp speed, cutting through rain and air alike.
"Tsk." Reflecting two and dodging one, the last disc skimmed across his waist and left a deep wound. Blood immediately seeped from the injury and stained his already dirty shirt. "That's cheating." Throwing dragon scales around, how can he defend properly when it is considered to be one of the world's hardest materials.
Avoiding another round of scales, Duanxian Yu lowered his body. There is a saying, the best defense is offense. Eyes glinting with a sharp light, he ran forward with his sword raised in front of his chest. Sight locked onto Fu Xi, there is only two more meters of space before he can reach. And just as his hand was about to touch-
"It's a coincidence, but today I wore red panties with the same lily designs from when we first met."
Duanxian Yu's foot tripped on a rock and he slid forward Fu Xi instead.
"...."
"....scram." Fu Xi sent him rolling with a kick.
Standing back up, the Duanxian Yu inside his own mind is already drowning in tears. Gritting his teeth, " since it came to this…." clasping tightly onto the blade of his sword he slid the palm of his hand upwards. Letting the flow of blood cover the surface of the blade. It instantly absorbed the liquid and began to glow a deep purple color.
"Really? Can I take a look?"
"Not right now, where're in public. Behave yourself."
"Forcing me to do this….." glaring ferociously in Fu Xi's direction, Duanxian Yu inserted even more energy into the forming ball of fire over his sword. Soon, the ball of flames took the form of an enormous purple bird.
Taking a step forward, "I'll kill you…"
Another step, "how dare you…."
One last step he took while a powerful swing of his blade released the bird to fly in Fu Xi's direction. "Die!"
The large bird of embers flew with a frightening speed past the figure standing stationary on the ground. And with another roaring screech, it's sharp beak pierced the barrier surrounding two trees.
"Die! You two shameless perverts!!"