Tingzhe returned to his room. He knew he would have to explain to his mother why they failed in their task. He had not anticipated seeing Jiu Bao. Suddenly someone knocked on his door. His second sister, Yingtai entered with food. Rolling his eyes, he stood up and left.
Yingtai stood shocked as Tingzhe walked out of the room. Sitting on his bed, she used her hand to push the food down to the ground in anger. So many years had passed. Why couldn't he forget her? She had spent the last few years trying to win his affection but he always used every chance he got to humiliate her. One day, she would surely get her pound of flesh.
Meanwhile in the heavenly realm, Fengge stood grinding ink for his father in the heavenly library. The heavenly library. The hall with the most knowledgeable and rare books. The hall had been designed in such a grand manner. The walls were painted with the finest colours and the pillars had been made out of gold. It was the biggest room in the heavenly realm occupying 600 million acres of land.
Fengge looked at his father as he quietly painted. The heavenly king was considered to be the most talented in all the realms. Fengge looked at his father's drawing. Every stroke light and decisive. Although it was a painting of a jade bowl, it was indeed beautiful.
"Your Highness, the Nature Guardian is out of seclusion." The servant said.
Fengge had always heard about the Nature Guardian. The Nature Guardian was Jiayi's mother and Queen of the dark realm. Even though she had married the Dark king, she still remained against the dark realm. The dark king had tried giving her love and care in order to make her change her mind and accept him but up still today, she had still not changed.
"Let's go." The heavenly king said standing up. Just as he was about to leave, he turned back looking at Fengge who was busy looking at the his painting.
"What are you doing? Come along!" The heavenly king said
"Me? Why must I come?" Fengge asked dropping the painting.
"Fool. The nature guardian is not just anybody. We must go personally to greet her" The heavenly king said
Reluctantly, Fengge decided to go and greet the so called Nature Guardian. Upon getting there, everyone was gathered just waiting for the arrival of the infamous stone cold Nature Guardian.
The Nature realm had always stayed as the head of the three realms. The Nature realm was almost like a paradise compared to other realms. Everywhere was decorated with rare beautiful flowers. The paths was decorated with beautiful grasses. Grasses that was trim and beautiful.
He was finally about to meet Jiayi's mother. The door of the Nature Guardian's cultivation room had been decorated with rare flowers that could hardly be seen anywhere and would probably cost a fortune in the mortal realm.
The doors suddenly opened and a woman with white hair came out. She had pale glowing skin and was dress in the most beautiful green dress Fengge had ever seen. Jiayi was really a splitting image of her mother. Only that Jiayi had black hair which she certainly got from her father. Jiayi was the only child of both the Nature Guardian and the Dark king which to most people would think that would bring them closer but it didn't change a single thing.
All of them present knelt down immediately while greeting her while she looked trying to recognize all of them. It's been a long time since she had been in cultivation. Her daughter was the first one who caught her eyes. How could she not when she looks exactly like her?
"Jiayi, how have you been?" She asked raising her daughter from the floor where she was kneeling. Everyone else followed suit standing up.
The dark king couldn't control himself when he heard his wife was finally out. Walking in, he saw her holding their daughter.
"Wife, you are finally out. How was your cultivation?" The dark king asked touching her shoulder
The Nature Guardian shaked his hand off her shoulder in disgust. Walking away from the dark king with Jiayi, they stood elsewhere shaming him. Jiayi looked at her mother. In front of all those people. She actually dared to.....
"Jiayi, come. Let me introduce you to the elders okay?" The Nature Guardian said directing Jiayi to where the elders where standing.
Just as they were about to get there, Jiayi removed her hand from her arm walking back to her father who was still standing alone. The dark king smiled to his daughter not fully understanding anything. The Nature Guardian stood in the middle of the room shocked at what Jiayi had just done.
Jiayi wrapped her hand round her father's arms tightly smiling at her mother. Her father had raised her all by himself. How dare she come out of cultivation and embarrass him?
Trying to liven up the room, the earthly king took two glasses of wine and came to meet her.
"A toast to you for finally attaining a new level of cultivation" The earthly king said
Seeing the earthly king, the nature guardian composed herself. She will have to talk to Jiayi later. Taking the cup of wine, she smiled to him. Noticing the heavenly king, she walked to him. Fengge froze as the nature guardian walked towards them.
"Greetings Nature Guardian" Fengge said bowing.
"It can't be! Are the adorable baby crown prince? You have finally grown." She said and Fengge smiled.
"Yes he has. While you were cultivating, he has been taking care of the heavenly realm. Fengge has done such a fine work defeating all the demons as per your orders" The heavenly king said smiling to the nature guardian while he looked at the dark king.
They had been rivals for a very long time. Although the dark king thought he had won when he married the nature guardian, she didn't like him at all.
Jiayi scoffed as she heard what the heavenly king said.
"What the hell was she doing? She is the queen of the dark realm." Jiayi thought.
Finally having enough, she walked up to them. Instead of walking to her mother, she walked up to Fengge. The heavenly king looked at his son with question in his eyes and Jiayi laughed. Wrapping her hand round Fengge's arm, Jiayi smiled at her mother.
"Do you two know each other?" The nature guardian asked
"None of your business" Jiayi said
"Jiayi, don't talk like that to me" The nature guardian warned.
"What? You are here flirting shamelessly with the heavenly king. Why can't I do the same with his son?" Jiayi asked.
Before she could move out of the way, the nature guardian slapped her hard across the face causing her to bend her head. Everyone present gasped in surprise.
"Don't you ever talk to me like that!" The nature guardian said watching as Jiayi raised her head.
"Are you through? Does that change the fact that you are a shameless whore?" Jiayi asked laughing.
"You!" The nature guardian said raising her hand up to slap Jiayi again but this time Jiayi looked her straight in the eye.
"This is how you trained our daughter? To be a rebel and be disrespectful to me? What? You turns her against me?" The nature guardian said turning to the dark king in disgust.
"Jiayi." The dark king said with warning in his voice.
"Lemme tell you, your shamelessness surpasses all the female demons in the dark realm" Jiayi said
"Jiayi!" The dark king shouted.
"Brother Fengge, would you escort me outside? I can't stay in the same room with such a shameless woman" Jiayi said shaking Fengge out of a daze.
He had been so shocked hearing the way Jiayi was talking to her mother. He could not even imagine dating to talk back to his father. Jiayi tugged on his arm making him turn to face her.
"Okay. Let's go" Fengge said
"Fengge, I forbid you from leaving here with that demon" The heavenly king said making Fengge stop in his tracks.
"What? Its obvious he is trying to control you. He isn't giving any thoughts to you. Brother Fengge, one day we will be married. Are you going to abandon me when I need you the most?" Jiayi asked whispering to Fengge
Fengge thought for a while. He didn't want to lose Jiayi. And she was right. One day they would get married. He had to show her he could protect her. Without turning back, Fengge left the place with Jiayi in his arms.
Just as the dark king was about to meet his wife, Lord Pain stopped him whispering something in his ears. Taking another route, he proceeded to leave but stopped to take one glance at her. There she was in the arms of the heavenly king who was hugging her. Inhaling deeply, he left.
"Are you okay?" Fengge asked Jiayi was sobbing.
Jiayi bent her head smiling. She felt more anger than pain. Why would she cry? Besides she just showed her mother that she was better than her. She could seduce any man she wanted. She was the most wanted woman in all the three realms and she loved it. Good thing this fool had played along causing her not to lose face.
" Oh poor Fengge" She thought hugging him as she pretended to sob.
One day she was going to make everyone in all the three realms bow to her because she was going to take the highest seat.