CH 123
Chapter 123: We Got Married. But The Next Day, You Turned Your Back On Me And Left.
“Bian Zhonghua? Demon Emperor Zhonghua?”
Qi Ci chewed the candied plums Bian Zhonghua had given him and repeated Bian Zhonghua’s name and title with mild confusion.
Bian Zhonghua, for his part, grabbed Qi Ci’s hand and dipped his own in water. Then, Bian Zhonghua wrote his name, stroke after stroke, on the table with the water.
Qi Ci looked at the name strokes several times until he memorized it all. Then, he said: “I am…..”
However, before he could say anything, Bian Zhonghua interrupted him: “I know who you are. You are the ninth son of the Dragon King, Chiwen. In order to protect the world from evil spirits, you had to enter the Ghost Domain.”
Qi Ci’s face revealed surprise at first, but soon a hint of vigilance shone in the depths of his eyes: “You…..”
Bian Zhonghua grinned and interrupted him again: “You want to ask how I know all that, right? To tell you the truth, you visited the human world a while ago, and you even performed the wedding ceremony1 with me. But the next day, you turned your back on me and left.”
Qi Ci: “…..”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu, who had just walked into the room looking for Bian Zhonghua, became stiff: “……”
Bian Zhonghua lamented: “You used to tell me all the time that you would never leave and stay by my side until old age. But in the end….”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu: “…..”
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‘What the fuck? How come I never heard Bian Zhonghua mention this before?’
‘Wait, when I met Bian Zhonghua, he was barely a teenager! How come he had already married someone by then?!’
‘I had never heard that Emperor Hong’s Clan had such a custom!’
Qi Ci hesitated for a moment but finally asked cautiously: “What’s a wedding ceremony?”
Bian Zhonghua then took it upon himself to solemnly explain: “It means marrying as husband and wife. To commit to each other for life. Pay tribute to Heaven and Earth, pay respects to the ancestors, and pay respects to each other. Followed by that, both parties will enter the bridal chamber, and then….”
“Cough, cough, cough!!!!” Afraid of hearing something that wasn’t meant to be heard, Immortal Lord Zhenwu coughed a couple of times to interrupt their conversation.
Only at that moment did Bian Zhonghua realize that Immortal Lord Zhenwu had arrived, so he stood up to greet him.
Although Qi Ci didn’t know who Immortal Lord Zhenwu was, upon seeing Bian Zhonghua bowing and cupping his fist, he hurried to do the same. Although his posture was respectful, it was apparent that he was unfamiliar with this custom, so he looked slightly awkward.
Bian Zhonghua, watching him out of the corner of his eye, couldn’t stop the small smile that formed on the corner of his mouth.
Immortal Lord Zhenwu said to Bian Zhonghua: “Lord Bian, Lin Baihu sent news that he couldn’t find the Demon you described.”
Bian Zhonghua rubbed his chin and said: “Strange, I clearly saw that it went east. No news of demonic creatures roaming around somewhere?”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu shook his head.
Bian Zhonghua said: “Then I ask Immortal Lord Zhenwu to inform me as soon as you hear where there might be demons causing trouble.”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu agreed and turned around to leave. However, after walking two steps, he turned around and looked at Qi Ci, looked at Bian Zhonghua, and then pulled Bian Zhonghua aside. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked: “Did you wrong that boy?”
Bian Zhonghua: “…..”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu knew that Bian Zhonghua had been looking for something, it was just that he didn’t know what he was looking for.
A day ago, Bian Zhonghua suddenly brought a man covered in blood back to Zhuolu Mountain. Seeing this, Immortal Lord Zhenwu was truly shocked.
Now, after overhearing the conversation between the two men, Immortal Lord Zhenwu suddenly realized something.
‘So this was it!’
“Otherwise, why did he leave you after the wedding? Since you were young and ignorant, could it be that you did something stupid?” Immortal Lord Zhenwu stroked his beard in concern.
“I…..” Bian Zhonghua didn’t expect Immortal Lord Zhenwu to fall for his little joke, so he was at a loss for words. He touched the back of his neck, looked at the Heavens, and remained stunned for a while before finally replying: “I didn’t do anything wrong to him….”
“Then why—? Ah, forget it. I’m no good at this sort of thing. In any case, if there’s a misunderstanding between you two, it’s best to talk it over properly.” Immortal Lord Zhenwu gave him some advice and said no more. He simply patted Bian Zhonghua on the shoulder encouragingly and left to continue investigating the case of the still missing demonic creature.
Bian Zhonghua went back to the room and saw that Qi Ci was sitting there, meditating.
After hearing footsteps approaching, Qi Ci raised his head and looked towards Bian Zhonghua. Although his gaze had ceased to be watchful, he was still confused.
‘Even if I really once left Mount Dushuo to visit the human world….’
‘I still knew full well that I should enter the Ghost Domain at some point. How could I have promised so easily that I wouldn’t leave? And how could I marry someone?’
Bian Zhonghua, seeing the doubts formulating inside Qi Ci’s mind, laughed and said: “What’s wrong? If you don’t believe me, I have the love token you gave to me right here.”
With that said, Bian Zhonghua pulled something out of his bosom and handed it to Qi Ci.
When Qi Ci took the object, he stared at it dumbfounded.
‘It’s my Dragon Scale!’
After all, how could Bian Zhonghua, who had searched thoroughly for Qi Ci for years, not get back the Dragon scale that Qi Ci had once exchanged for candied plums for him to eat?
At the sight of his Dragon scale, Qi Ci began to hesitate. But no matter what, he really couldn’t accept such a lack of responsibility on his part.
‘Did I really promise him that I wouldn’t leave, only to resolutely abandon the man in front of me?’
Qi Ci looked at Bian Zhonghua ashamedly, then managed to say softly: “I’m sorry, I….”
Bian Zhonghua sat down opposite Qi Ci, sighed calmly, and said: “In fact, I’ve never blamed you. I do know that you were carrying a fate on your shoulders, that you had to enter the Ghost Domain. It’s just that I’ve felt so lonely for so many years, and I’ve always had a dream I wanted to fulfill. But I don’t know if you’d be willing to hear it.”
Qi Ci nodded hurriedly.
Bian Zhonghua said: “Alright, my dream has always been to hear you call me Husband.”
Qi Ci: “…..”
Bian Zhonghua, with a sorrowful face, began to ramble: “You disappeared one day after the wedding ceremony. Not to mention that we didn’t spend the wedding night together, I haven’t even heard you call me Husband. Ah, I’m such a miserable man. I don’t blame you for being fickle in matters of love, I just want to hear you call me Husband. What a simple thing that is.”
“Alright, fine.” Qi Ci interrupted him and said: “I’ll say it, what’s the harm in saying it?”
The corners of Bian Zhonghua’s lips curved into a wicked smile, while his eyes were filled with the pride of having achieved something.
Qi Ci then cleared his throat and braced himself for a moment. After taking a deep breath, he stammered: “Hus-husband.”
Bian Zhonghua replied with a smile from ear to ear, as warm as the spring breeze: “Call me that from now on.”
Qi Ci was stunned: “Didn’t you tell me just once?”
Bian Zhonghua replied: “One time gives the chance for a second time. A second time, gives the chance for a third, and a third time gives the chance for you to say it forever. Anyway, you’ve already called me that way once, what’s wrong with you calling me that way more times?”
Qi Ci: “…..”
Although Qi Ci didn’t want to go against Bian Zhonghua, he still had a sense of shame.
Thus, Qi Ci made up his mind: ‘I won’t call him that in front of others.’
After reiterating the previous conversation and continuing to talk about the past, Qi Ci began to worry about the Ghost Domain. After all, Qi Ci wasn’t sure if his sudden departure would affect the Ghost Domain’s seal gate, or if it would affect his brother Fu Xi’s Immortal ascension.
Moreover, what had him most confused, uneasy and uncomfortable was that there existed a demonic creature within the Ghost Domain that had the ability to open the gate of the Ghost Domain.
Then again, if that creature really had such an ability, why didn’t it escape from the Ghost Domain earlier?
Qi Ci pondered over it a lot, when Bian Zhonghua suddenly informed Qi Ci that he had found a trace of the demonic creature that escaped from the Ghost Domain!
Qi Ci was filled with joy, even ignoring the fact that he was still injured, he lifted up the quilt on the bed and stormed out to subdue the demon in a hurry.
Bian Zhonghua made no attempt to stop him. Instead, he sat down next to a round table in the wing room, poured himself tea, took a sip, and slowly put the cup down.
Qi Ci rushed back to the wing room before Bian Zhonghua could finish drinking a cup of tea.
With an embarrassed expression, Qi Ci asked: “Where should I go?”
Bian Zhonghua unhurriedly put down the porcelain cup, looked up at Qi Ci, and smiled: “Don’t be in such a hurry, I would like to get some benefits first.”
“Bian Zhonghua? Demon Emperor Zhonghua?”
Qi Ci chewed the candied plums Bian Zhonghua had given him and repeated Bian Zhonghua’s name and title with mild confusion.
Bian Zhonghua, for his part, grabbed Qi Ci’s hand and dipped his own in water. Then, Bian Zhonghua wrote his name, stroke after stroke, on the table with the water.
Qi Ci looked at the name strokes several times until he memorized it all. Then, he said: “I am…..”
However, before he could say anything, Bian Zhonghua interrupted him: “I know who you are. You are the ninth son of the Dragon King, Chiwen. In order to protect the world from evil spirits, you had to enter the Ghost Domain.”
Qi Ci’s face revealed surprise at first, but soon a hint of vigilance shone in the depths of his eyes: “You…..”
Bian Zhonghua grinned and interrupted him again: “You want to ask how I know all that, right? To tell you the truth, you visited the human world a while ago, and you even performed the wedding ceremony1 with me. But the next day, you turned your back on me and left.”
Qi Ci: “…..”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu, who had just walked into the room looking for Bian Zhonghua, became stiff: “……”
Bian Zhonghua lamented: “You used to tell me all the time that you would never leave and stay by my side until old age. But in the end….”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu: “…..”
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‘What the fuck? How come I never heard Bian Zhonghua mention this before?’
‘Wait, when I met Bian Zhonghua, he was barely a teenager! How come he had already married someone by then?!’
‘I had never heard that Emperor Hong’s Clan had such a custom!’
Qi Ci hesitated for a moment but finally asked cautiously: “What’s a wedding ceremony?”
Bian Zhonghua then took it upon himself to solemnly explain: “It means marrying as husband and wife. To commit to each other for life. Pay tribute to Heaven and Earth, pay respects to the ancestors, and pay respects to each other. Followed by that, both parties will enter the bridal chamber, and then….”
“Cough, cough, cough!!!!” Afraid of hearing something that wasn’t meant to be heard, Immortal Lord Zhenwu coughed a couple of times to interrupt their conversation.
Only at that moment did Bian Zhonghua realize that Immortal Lord Zhenwu had arrived, so he stood up to greet him.
Although Qi Ci didn’t know who Immortal Lord Zhenwu was, upon seeing Bian Zhonghua bowing and cupping his fist, he hurried to do the same. Although his posture was respectful, it was apparent that he was unfamiliar with this custom, so he looked slightly awkward.
Bian Zhonghua, watching him out of the corner of his eye, couldn’t stop the small smile that formed on the corner of his mouth.
Immortal Lord Zhenwu said to Bian Zhonghua: “Lord Bian, Lin Baihu sent news that he couldn’t find the Demon you described.”
Bian Zhonghua rubbed his chin and said: “Strange, I clearly saw that it went east. No news of demonic creatures roaming around somewhere?”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu shook his head.
Bian Zhonghua said: “Then I ask Immortal Lord Zhenwu to inform me as soon as you hear where there might be demons causing trouble.”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu agreed and turned around to leave. However, after walking two steps, he turned around and looked at Qi Ci, looked at Bian Zhonghua, and then pulled Bian Zhonghua aside. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked: “Did you wrong that boy?”
Bian Zhonghua: “…..”
Immortal Lord Zhenwu knew that Bian Zhonghua had been looking for something, it was just that he didn’t know what he was looking for.
A day ago, Bian Zhonghua suddenly brought a man covered in blood back to Zhuolu Mountain. Seeing this, Immortal Lord Zhenwu was truly shocked.
Now, after overhearing the conversation between the two men, Immortal Lord Zhenwu suddenly realized something.
‘So this was it!’
“Otherwise, why did he leave you after the wedding? Since you were young and ignorant, could it be that you did something stupid?” Immortal Lord Zhenwu stroked his beard in concern.
“I…..” Bian Zhonghua didn’t expect Immortal Lord Zhenwu to fall for his little joke, so he was at a loss for words. He touched the back of his neck, looked at the Heavens, and remained stunned for a while before finally replying: “I didn’t do anything wrong to him….”
“Then why—? Ah, forget it. I’m no good at this sort of thing. In any case, if there’s a misunderstanding between you two, it’s best to talk it over properly.” Immortal Lord Zhenwu gave him some advice and said no more. He simply patted Bian Zhonghua on the shoulder encouragingly and left to continue investigating the case of the still missing demonic creature.
Bian Zhonghua went back to the room and saw that Qi Ci was sitting there, meditating.
After hearing footsteps approaching, Qi Ci raised his head and looked towards Bian Zhonghua. Although his gaze had ceased to be watchful, he was still confused.
‘Even if I really once left Mount Dushuo to visit the human world….’
‘I still knew full well that I should enter the Ghost Domain at some point. How could I have promised so easily that I wouldn’t leave? And how could I marry someone?’
Bian Zhonghua, seeing the doubts formulating inside Qi Ci’s mind, laughed and said: “What’s wrong? If you don’t believe me, I have the love token you gave to me right here.”
With that said, Bian Zhonghua pulled something out of his bosom and handed it to Qi Ci.
When Qi Ci took the object, he stared at it dumbfounded.
‘It’s my Dragon Scale!’
After all, how could Bian Zhonghua, who had searched thoroughly for Qi Ci for years, not get back the Dragon scale that Qi Ci had once exchanged for candied plums for him to eat?
At the sight of his Dragon scale, Qi Ci began to hesitate. But no matter what, he really couldn’t accept such a lack of responsibility on his part.
‘Did I really promise him that I wouldn’t leave, only to resolutely abandon the man in front of me?’
Qi Ci looked at Bian Zhonghua ashamedly, then managed to say softly: “I’m sorry, I….”
Bian Zhonghua sat down opposite Qi Ci, sighed calmly, and said: “In fact, I’ve never blamed you. I do know that you were carrying a fate on your shoulders, that you had to enter the Ghost Domain. It’s just that I’ve felt so lonely for so many years, and I’ve always had a dream I wanted to fulfill. But I don’t know if you’d be willing to hear it.”
Qi Ci nodded hurriedly.
Bian Zhonghua said: “Alright, my dream has always been to hear you call me Husband.”
Qi Ci: “…..”
Bian Zhonghua, with a sorrowful face, began to ramble: “You disappeared one day after the wedding ceremony. Not to mention that we didn’t spend the wedding night together, I haven’t even heard you call me Husband. Ah, I’m such a miserable man. I don’t blame you for being fickle in matters of love, I just want to hear you call me Husband. What a simple thing that is.”
“Alright, fine.” Qi Ci interrupted him and said: “I’ll say it, what’s the harm in saying it?”
The corners of Bian Zhonghua’s lips curved into a wicked smile, while his eyes were filled with the pride of having achieved something.
Qi Ci then cleared his throat and braced himself for a moment. After taking a deep breath, he stammered: “Hus-husband.”
Bian Zhonghua replied with a smile from ear to ear, as warm as the spring breeze: “Call me that from now on.”
Qi Ci was stunned: “Didn’t you tell me just once?”
Bian Zhonghua replied: “One time gives the chance for a second time. A second time, gives the chance for a third, and a third time gives the chance for you to say it forever. Anyway, you’ve already called me that way once, what’s wrong with you calling me that way more times?”
Qi Ci: “…..”
Although Qi Ci didn’t want to go against Bian Zhonghua, he still had a sense of shame.
Thus, Qi Ci made up his mind: ‘I won’t call him that in front of others.’
After reiterating the previous conversation and continuing to talk about the past, Qi Ci began to worry about the Ghost Domain. After all, Qi Ci wasn’t sure if his sudden departure would affect the Ghost Domain’s seal gate, or if it would affect his brother Fu Xi’s Immortal ascension.
Moreover, what had him most confused, uneasy and uncomfortable was that there existed a demonic creature within the Ghost Domain that had the ability to open the gate of the Ghost Domain.
Then again, if that creature really had such an ability, why didn’t it escape from the Ghost Domain earlier?
Qi Ci pondered over it a lot, when Bian Zhonghua suddenly informed Qi Ci that he had found a trace of the demonic creature that escaped from the Ghost Domain!
Qi Ci was filled with joy, even ignoring the fact that he was still injured, he lifted up the quilt on the bed and stormed out to subdue the demon in a hurry.
Bian Zhonghua made no attempt to stop him. Instead, he sat down next to a round table in the wing room, poured himself tea, took a sip, and slowly put the cup down.
Qi Ci rushed back to the wing room before Bian Zhonghua could finish drinking a cup of tea.
With an embarrassed expression, Qi Ci asked: “Where should I go?”
Bian Zhonghua unhurriedly put down the porcelain cup, looked up at Qi Ci, and smiled: “Don’t be in such a hurry, I would like to get some benefits first.”
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