After arriving in front of the demon realm boundary, the deep ditch that Dong Fang Qing Cang's powers created still remained, but at this time could not block the footsteps of Little Orchid.
She borrowed momentum from running up as she leaped and used the support of the Chi Lin armor. Unexpectedly, she gently jumped across the deep ditch. Standing in front of the boundary, Little Orchid turned around. The black-colored energy of the demon realm slowly condensed in the sky. Toward the dilapidated palace hall, there were only the cries of Da Yu that reverberated through the horizon.
The voice of Chi De woman echoed inside the head. Little Orchid turned head around and peered at the boundary in front, chanting out sounds that followed the voice of Chi De woman.
In merely moments, the boundary of the demon realm slowly opened. Within the darkness, slowly there were rays of light like stars penetrating and slowly condensed into a door that was big enough for one person to pass.
"Go, Little Orchid."
Little Orchid gritted her teeth and did not turn head back anymore as she stepped into the boundary of the demon realm.
Following the light in front for a portion, the surrounding darkness slowly withdrew. Different from the sunlight of the demon realm, the sunlight outside was mild and warm. The atmosphere was also not constrained or gloomy.
But Little Orchid's feelings were not becoming bright like the surrounding scenery.
After completely stepping away from the darkness and the boundary door closed, she turned around to look back. From behind, there was no boundary of the demon realm anymore and only the normal ground filled with wildflowers and wild grass. Aside from the surroundings being more peaceful than the other places of the mortal realm, it was not that any different.
She has truly left the demon realm and finally escaped from Dong Fang Qing Cang.
With the heart loosening, Little Orchid's feet softened as she sat on the ground.
She raised her hand to rub on the neck area that was sticky with the frozen energy of the Shuo Feng sword, which permeated into her injury. Little Orchid originally thought that her hand will be filled with ice crystals, but did not expect that her injury was still soft skin. It's only from before that has slashed too deeply and the flesh protruded outward. Little Orchid felt carefully and discovered that the body was not too cold and the blood on the neck has stopped flowing.
The injury…
Was not as heavy as she had imagined.
"Little Orchid, cannot delay anymore." The voice of Chi De woman rang inside the head, "When Dong Fang Qing Cang has awakened, he will definitely foresee that you want to go to the Heavenly realm. Even though right now he is injured, but strength still cannot be underestimated. Perhaps the people of the demon realm cannot hold him at this time. You have to go to the Heavenly realm and quickly tell the people of the Heavenly realm to prepare."
What Chi De woman said was correct; Little Orchid knew she does not have time to waste in other matters.
Little Orchid patted her face and used the Shuo Feng sword to support herself up, "I do not have powers. Can you teach me a way to get to the Heavenly realm?"
"I can teach you Yu Jian Shu (sword surfing) spell."
Little Orchid was originally a celestial being and so, learned the magic spell quite fast. Within a while bit, she can already stand on Shuo Feng sword and fly zigzagged up. Only need to be able to fly and arriving at the Heavenly realm won't be too difficult. With the assistance of Shuo Feng sword and Chi Lin armor, Little Orchid only needed to move the mind and the figure immediately turned into a wave of light as she catapulted straight to the Heavenly realm like an arrow that left its bow.
In Jiuchongtian (another name for Heavenly realm), there was the familiar sunlight she remembered, her master, a life where she does not have to worry each night about killing and finding a way to survive, also is not despite and sneered by Dong Fang Qing Cang, and doesn't need to calculate and manipulate.
Previously, each time [she] has read the fate writings her master wrote, she always looked forward to going down to the mortal realm for a journey, but after really going down to the mortal realm, she felt that this experience was truly terrible. If there was a possibility, she merely hopes to be a potted orchid on Siming xingjun's windowsill for the remaining life of hers. Each day would only do things like sunbathing, sprinkling in dew, and listening to master narrating matters of the world.
Shuo Feng sword went at rapid speed. In Little Orchid's head, there was still a stream of uninformed thoughts yet she has arrived at Jiuchongtian. Passing by Nantianmen (Southern Heaven Gates), the Heaven's guardsmen saw her and wanted to halt her, but perhaps Little Orchid has become accustomed to the movements of Dong Fang Qing Cang as she felt that the movements of the two people here were too slow.
She felt urgency as she wanted to see master and originally did not want to mix with the two people. Shuo Feng sword did not halt and passed through them. The Heaven's guardsmen did not even get to react as the frozen energy Little Orchid left behind made them tremble.
The two people were stunned and peered at one another, "Just now, which immortal was that?"
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"The energy on her is a little strange ah. Still should report to the above."
Little Orchid did not worry about the matter of causing many immortals to feel scared along the way and also did not mind what everyone commented from behind her. At this time, she was only anxious in finding master. Standing in front of Siming xingjun's residence, Little Orchid stopped at the door and peered at the familiar door. She stepped down from Shuo Feng sword and could not describe completely what kind of feeling she has.
She pushed the door and the familiar energy in the courtyard still remained.
Remembering from the past when the people of the demon realm resurrected the demon king and bravely attacked the Heavenly realm in a blasphemous way, the entire Heavenly realm became chaotic. She waited for quite a long time, but she did not see master returning and so, went outside to search. After finding master within the chaos, the master said that this time she would go find her male!
At that time, Little Orchid felt that she was being neglected. Her heart felt wronged and she angrily went down to the mortal realm.
She originally thought she was only angry and went down to the mortal realm to play and it won't be for long when master will find her. After that, sweet words will coax her to return, but did not expect after the dudou shifting, she has went a large circle outside by herself.
The moment after stepping past the door, Little Orchid felt that she was like a child who was kidnapped for many years and went through a painfully long journey. In the end, smoothly came back home.
This road was truly boundless with no words that can speak it all ah!
After walking several steps in the courtyard and seeing the familiar scenery while smelling the familiar smell, frustrations that were pent up in the heart finally surged to the eye sockets. After that, turned into whirling tear droplets that trickled down, "Master…"
She distorted her mouth to cry and voice called out, but no one responded. Little Orchid thought that Siming was still napping inside the room like before.
But when she pushed the room's door open and peered around the surroundings, the stuff in the room was already cleaned up…It was not a normal type of cleanliness…
It was no chair remaining, no table remaining, and even the cabinet bed did not remained.
Little Orchid was startled in front of the deserted room and was scared, but also did not forget to continue crying. Continued to recount the frustrations and hardships of hers within the past time. She peered at the surroundings. The room was originally not large. Due to not having any furniture, it turned into an extraordinary emptiness.
Little Orchid stepped toward and stood at the front of the window that Siming would often lowered her head over the desk and took up the paintbrush. She used her fingertips to gently sweep across the window. A layer of dust instantly stuck to the fingers.
There was no one inside the house.
Siming xingjun.. has disappeared.
Little Orchid immediately did not know what to do. She peered around the terrifying empty room and the frustrations in the heart transformed into helpless panic.
"Master….huhu…master?" Little Orchid thought that she has went to the wrong place and ran hurriedly in a staggering manner to peer outside the window. The nameplate of Siming's official post still remained, which proved that she did not go to the wrong place.
But did not went to the wrong place, so where did master went…
Little Orchid was feeling urgent and ran back out and back in several times, yet still could not admit that her master has disappeared.
Yet at this time, there suddenly appeared movement from a distance. Little Orchid turned her head around to look. The Crane fairy, who stood on the side of the Heavenly emperor, arrived. He was still like before—appearance was tidy, clothing style remained the same, and demeanor as so, firm.
Seeing Little Orchid, the Crane fairy made a scowling expression, but seeing the armor and Shuo Feng sword in her hand, the Crane fairy became shocked. Within the eyes held surprise, "Celestial orchid spirit." He hurriedly went several steps forward, "You…"
He peered at Little Orchid from top to bottom. The injury on her neck was still there and on the body there were dried bloodstains.
The Crane fairy was dazed for a while, "Where have you gone? What happened? Where did you get the armor and sword?"
Little Orchid was also dazed as she peered at the Crane fairy. She did not answer his questions and only pointed at the empty courtyard while asking more questions than the Crane fairy, "Where did my master go? Where has she gone ah? How come the room was tidied up cleanly? She has moved residences? She has eloped with her male or so…" Asking up to that last question, the voice of Little Orchid could not refrain from trembling, "She…doesn't need me anymore ah?"
After she finished speaking, despairing tears from the pair of big eyes splattered to the ground.
The crying appearance of Little Orchid previously has always been extremely pitiful.
The Crane fairy was briefly silent and can only push aside his questions first, "Siming xingjun was determined to be with the ancient dragon demon…But the ancient dragon demon is a great threat to the three realms, therefore…currently, the Heavenly emperor has ordered the imprisonment of Siming xingjun and the ancient dragon demon in Wan Tian Zhi Xu."
"Wan Tian Zhi Xu?' Little Orchid was dumfounded, "How can…how can…how can you guys imprison her ah, my master is a good person…"
"It's due to Siming xingjung's willingness to be imprisoned with the ancient dragon demon in Wan Tian Zhi Xu."
Little Orchid's face was empty.
Willing? In other words…
"Master really doesn't need me anymore?"
Seeing her appearance of a lost soul, the Crane fairy coughed several times and then spoke, "You…I shall bring you to see Emperor first."
Little Orchid did not care who the Crane fairy wanted her to see. Right now she was awakened by reality. In the confused head, constantly repeated one sentence—her master does not need her anymore.
Siming xingjun does not need Little Orchid anymore.
The kidnapped child after experiencing hundreds, thousands of bitterness has returned home. In a brief moment, has suddenly turned into a wandering child that someone has abandoned…the drifting child…
The ups and downs of life's sadness and happiness are really large…
The Crane fairy brought Little Orchid into the Heavenly Emperor's palace hall. Not when she was finally in front of the Heavenly Emperor, Little Orchid was still not awake. Besides her, the Crane fairy coughed rampantly. At this time, Little Orchid's pair of empty eyes imprinted the silhouette of the Heavenly Emperor who sat at the highest position of the palace.
In the Heavenly palace (temple), the officials of the Heavenly realm were present. The current Heavenly realm's God of War Moxi along with general's soldiers and even his wife Sansheng were standing at the location that was originally Siming xingjun's position.
The gazes of everybody focused on her. Everybody peered at her. The faces were different—there was astonishment, and there was vacancy.
The Heavenly Emperor who also peered at Little Orchid and furrowed his brows while his face was solemn.
"Celestial orchid spirit, where did you get the sword and armor?"
Correct, she still to do the main part. Little Orchid took in a deep breath and tried to suppress all emotions in her heart as she spoke, "Stolen from the place of big devil… from the place of Dong Fang Qing Cang." When she finished speaking, the main palace hall became clamorous.
Translator(Real): I kept the naming of the Heaven's place as Jiuchongtian (Ninth Heaven) and the translated name of the Crane fairy per Sansheng's story which is the first novel in this xian xia series of Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (from Hamster's translation).
I wanted to talk about Siming in particular. Originally, I thought of summarizing the ending of Siming (the novel) or translating the last chapter, but I realized this chapter of DK explained the main part of what happened to her. I just wanted to add more details to Siming's background below.
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At the end of the Siming novel, there was a confrontation between Siming xingjun, ancient dragon demon/being Chang Yuan, and the Heavenly Emperor. The Heavenly Emperor proclaimed that Chang Yuan is a threat to the three realms as he is a dragon from the ancient times. The next chapter of DK will elaborate on this briefly. In a nutshell, before there was more tension between the confrontations, Sansheng arrived to the main hall and shouted that the demon realm people are attacking. This ensued chaos that was mentioned and the Heavenly realm folks have to ward off the demon realm's attacks. When they did succeeded, Chang Yuan asked Siming if she wanted to go with him as a companion in Wan Tian Zhi Xu just like the old times. In the Siming novel, the two of them met at Wan Tian Zhi Xu before the main story began. Siming then agreed to go with him and both of them reside there. I know this is major spoiler for those who want to read Siming in the future hence the spoiler tag. As a reader of the author's works, the author herself rarely writes sad endings for majority of her novels so you often see the MC ends up with the ML in her novels. Siming didn't really abandon Little Orchid, she's the ride or die kind of person when faced with these particular events and decisions at hand and so, ended up in a different place. Also, the situation wasn't being favorable to her beloved Chang Yuan and that a particularly character was being a buttface to the two of them 😛
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