Ping'an, "Baiyu!" Her sword and shield despaired. She and Yuping ran towards Guo Baiyu and her swords following them. Zhao Renshu dismounted and ran to Guo Baiyu.
Queen Ruilin, "Savior." She turned around.
Ping'an helped Guo Baiyu sit down. Zhao Renshu walked behind Guo Baiyu he saw four arrow heads and two arrows on Guo Biayu's back.
Zhao Renshu, "Wait... I will pull it out."
Guo Baiyu, "If you pull it out, I will bleed out."
King Shammek, "Siyuan, clean it up." He looked at the frightened Yuping standing next to his mother. "Call the healer."
Approaching them was a young and beautiful black female centaur with long silky black hair and red eyes. She knelt on the ground and checked Guo Baiyu's back. She handed him two pills, one was white and the other was red.
Healer said, "These two medicines will help. One is painkiller and the other is to stop the bleeding. Once we get back, I will pull those arrows out." She walked to Yuping and sprinkled some white powder on his feet.
Four centaur soldiers dragged a large wooden carriage to the injured people. The lovers, the mother, and son climbed into the carriage. Once they rested on the carriage, the young prince was asleep due to exhaustion.
Zhao Renshu, "I'm curious. Why is she the only person with red eyes?"
Queen Ruilin explained, "She is special. Healers are rare. They have the ability to heal. Every ten thousand born, there is only one healer among them. They are born pure and will die pure. Once they lose their purity, their healing power will vanish and their life will be shorten."
Zhao Renshu, "How short do you mean?
Queen Ruilin, "Our normal life is five hundred years. A healer who lose her purity can only live for ten years."
Zhao Renshu looked at Queen Ruilin and Guo Baiyu. He said "I'm still confuse."
Guo Baiyu, "She is a virgin and will die a virgin. If she lose her virginity, she will die within ten years."
Zhao Renshu frowned, "That is not special. That is a curse."
Queen Ruilin, "You can say that." She looked at Ping'an. "The most precious will always be born with a curse. Just like our guardian Syaoran."
The lovers know who Syaoran is.
Guo Baiyu, "This Syaoran is your kin?" He pretended he didn't know Syaoran.
Queen Ruilin, "According to our history, Syaoran was created by Nüwa. Nüwa created Syaoran with the flesh and blood of Jiutian Xuannü. Syaoran is the guardian of the northern fortress. Syaoran's job is to protect the northern fortress with us. One will never understand the loneliness he felt as the only immortal man living among Centaur kind. Jiutian Xuann prohibits Syaora from interacting with his kind because Jiutian Xuannü is worried that he will ignore his duties as guardian. Five hundred years ago, he fell in love, but he never neglected his duties. An immortal god, he must love all things and sacrifices himself for the better and good; Jiutian Xuannü punished him because of his greed. Since then, every year, the gap is getting bigger and bigger and more creatures escaped through the Demon Gate. We fear that one day the northern fortress will collapse, and then demonic creatures and evil spirits will be freely released into our world. From then until now, we have been closely monitoring the northern fortress."
Ping'an hesitated, "Do you hate him?"
Queen Ruilin shook her head, "We don't hate him. We praise him for his courage to stand firm for his believe." She smiled. "Jiutian Xuannü visited ten years ago, She said that one day Syaora would return unexpectedly."
Zhao Renshu, "So, this Syaora, is he really powerful?"
Queen Ruilin said, "The elder said he was. I haven't seen him, so I don't know. If he comes back, it means we will be safe." She sighed. "Our kin are the last defense between the demonic creatures and the human."
Ping'an, "What if he doesn't want to come back?" She looked at her lovers. "What if he finds happiness and doesn't want to come back? Will your kin still praise him?"
Queen Ruilin reached out and held Ping'an's right hand, "No matter what his decision is. He taught us that we should stand for what we believe is right." She smiled at Ping'an. "She doesn't have to return, but if she visit, she will always be welcome with open arms."
Yuping woke up in confusion, "Um...Mother. You say him and then you say her. Are you okay?"
Queen Ruilin kissed her young's forehead, "Yes, dear."
The army stopped in front of a large lake surrounded by mountains and waterfalls. The biggest waterfall is the one in front of them. The transparent blue water blended with the white rocks.
King Shammek stood in front of the lake and opened his right palm then, a clear blue orb appeared on his palm. The orb floats into the lake, and the separated water forms an unobstructed path in the lake. The two water walls are about fifty feet high on either side. The big waterfall also separated. King Shammek watched the soldiers crossed the lake.
The lovers was stuns by what they just witnessed.
Zhao Renshu, "I can't believe it." He jumped out of the carriage excitedly. He reached into the water wall. He touched nothing but water.
Queen Ruilin, "Until ordered to do so, the water wall will not collapse."
Guo Baiyu, "This is a very good defensive strategy." He still leaned on Ping'an's right shoulder. "You even have an outpost by the lake."
Queen Ruilin, "This is for ours protection."
Zhao Renshu jumped back on the carriage, "It's a pity, Baiyu, you didn't get to touch the water wall."
Guo Baiyu, "I'm sure, it's like dipping your hands in water." He shook his head.
Zhao Renshu, "What?"
Guo Baiyu, "You are in your late twenty and you still act like a seven years old child. You need to learn how to control your emotions."
Zhao Renshu, "Keeping emotions inside will only going eat me alive. It's not like you just know me."
Guo Baiyu, "Excitement is okay. It is dangerous when you are angry."
Zhao Renshu scoffed and said, "Then don't make me angry."
The army crossed the lake. King Shammek stretched out his hand, and the light blue orb emerged from the water, and then floated in King Shammek's hand. The water wall collapsed and returned to be a regular lake.
Once they passed the waterfall. They met an older female centaur and a young female centaur who they helped to release two days ago.
The older female Centaur walked up to the carriage and introduced herself. She said, "I am Aishu." She looked at Ping'an.
Ping'an, "It's nice to meet you."
Aishu, "Welcome home."
Aishu then kissed Queen Ruilin on her forehead, "Thank you very much."
As the carriage pulled away, Aishu did not follow them.
Guo Baiyu, "Who is that?"
Queen Ruilin, "That is Aishu. She is a fortune teller. She is the reason why I almost died when I went out."
Guo Baiyu, "We never asked you. Why are you taking a risk venturing out?"
Queen Ruilin, "To bring back Syaora."
Zhao Renshu, "How do you know that Syaora will appear?"
Queen Ruilin, "Aishu predicts that Syaora will come, so everyone is looking for him, even myself, but I didn't except that we will be discovered by the Wastelander bandits." She smiled. "Welcome to Immortal Valley."
Immortal Valley is far from beautiful. The house is as big as a mansion. Thousands of houses were built along the road and merged into the mountain. Downhill from the main room is the soldier field. There are apple trees everywhere. When King Shamek passed by, the Centaurs lowered thiers head.
Guo Baiyu, "If all leaders are like King Shammek, the world will be at peace."
Zhao Renshu, "That is a hopeless wish."
Guo Baiyu, "Mayor Lim is also good."
Zhao Renshu, "He is so-so. If he doesn't force others to marry his daughter, I will praise him more."
Ping'an, "He didn't force it, he offer."
Guo Baiyu, "The proposal was rejected. How long will you bring these things up? I don't remember mentioning Qingge's story."
Zhao Renshu, "Do you dare?" He pushed an arrowhead onto Guo Baiyu's back a little deeper. Guo Baiyu let out a soft grunt.
Ping'an, "Renshu!"
Zhao Renshu protested his innocence, "He started it." He smiled. "You are a strong big man and that won't hurt much." He teased Guo Baiyu.
Guo Baiyu, "Wait until it's your turn."
Zhao Renshu blushed it off, "I am a very skilled hunter. I will never get hurt."
Queen Ruilin turned to the lovers, "We are here."
The palace is as big as the town. The front gate of the palace is as big as the gate of the waterfall.
King Shammek, "Bring our guests to the guest hall." He looked at the healer. "Please take care of his wound." The healer nodded.
The queen and her young got off of the carriage.
Yuping, "I'll see you later."
The lovers smiled at him.
The carriage stopped in front of the guest hall. One of the soldier helped the lovers get out off the carriage. The soldier picked up Guo Baiyu, then carried him into the guest room and put him on the bed. Then the solider walked out.
Guo Baiyu stood up slowly and sat on a chair. The healer walked in with a brown centaur maid. Guo Baiyu removed his robe and the healer took out the scissors.
Healer said, "This is going to hurt."
Ping'an held on Guo Baiyu's hands, Zhao Renshu stood behind her. The Healer pulled out the first arrow head, and Gou Baiyu almost jumped up due to the pain.
Healer, "Please keep still."
Zhao Renshu, "How can he keep still? He is in pain. Give him some painkillers."
Healer, "It's too late now."
Ping'an took Guo Baiyu's arms and wrapped it around her waist. She lifted his head up and kissed his lips. Ping'an sent her tongue down Gou Baiyu's mouth twisting with Guo Baiyu's tongue. Guo Baiyu felt no pain. He just felt her kiss. When the healer pulled out the last arrow head, Guo Baiyu fainted, his hands still wrapped around Ping'an's waist. Ping'an leaned Guo Baiyu's head on her chest.
Zhao Renshu smirked and said, "That's better than painkillers."
Zhao Renshu's words made the lovely tan centaur maid's blush.