Chapter 20: Chapter 19 Origins - Seek Protection
The court was left with Jade Emperor, high upon his throne, and he assured the clansmen, to relax and relax with the 5 present High gods and superior court officials. Qiu MarKe nodded to HuiYi, who were clad in their incandescent male clan attire, took off her hat veil. There were various beauties in Heavens, and in immortal Godhood infinite age, which of them never seen or encountered legendary beauties. However, the female in front of them was otherworldly, unlike the Hell's royal princesses, her beauty shone inside and out, more refined, gentle, radiating warmth.
The beauty did not wear any ornate bejewelled accessories to showcase her beauty, but her intricate hair was coiled up on her face, secured with a wooden carved twig, with loose tendrils framing her hair. What was special was her golden flower marking on her forehead, glowing to make her face luminous.
The jealous husband, Qiu MarKe, tried hard not to show his displeasure, insulted for his Wife to be ogled by many males. ZhiYe understood how his elder felt, cleared his throat, like a scholar that his previous life was, and introduced his clan, elder Qiu MarKe, and elder Qiu MarKe's wife. Once the males sighed internally, disappointed such as wondrous beauty already had a husband and went ahead to discuss official matters.
Qiu MarKe in his diplomatic mode, went on to let Jade Emperor and the rest of the males, the existence of their Tree of Life, the fruit it bore to grant immortality, the females that were fairies by birth from a fruit, and the clansmen that used to be humans but became their immortal companion. The men were not to become their lord husband but their equal partners to love and care for their wives. In this equal harmonious marriage, their wives in return would grant them to be more powerful to protect them.
The audience looked very composed, Ancient as they were, but within, they each had inner turmoil. They knew about the sacred mountain, lived a primordial Ancient sentient, an ancestor, who had retreated within the mountain, which was situated in between the western side of the sky realm and mortal realm, cloaked and hidden the clouds. Previously, they had sent their emissaries to investigate the beings there but found there was an impermeable barrier.
Afterward, the mysterious immortals showed up to seek an audience with Heavenly court and presented them with unique magical objects. These objects, never seen before, were accepted graciously in exchange to give the wide berth of their sacred mountain and not to get close to their space.
Immortals, as had been in the beginning of time, was born by the divine First Ones, and later strong immortal couples could bear immortal children, otherwise, human and other beings were able to attain immortality by cultivation. It was first they knew about the Tree of Life that could grant fruits of immortality and the fairies born could grant extra power to their intended companions. All these were very new to these seasoned Celestials but they soon sophisticatedly conceal their amazement and asked the Gold Peach Clan the reason and purpose, knowing craftily they were here to seek help.
Qiu MarKe told them what the Celestials knew – the Dark Emperor of Underworld and King of Hell, had found their secret location and was plotting for revenge and planned to usurp their mountain. The Gold Peach Clan requested for Heaven tribe assistance to help with the support of the Celestials army to defend them as there were few of them. In exchange for their army to fight with the clan, they would matchmake their daughters with Celestial men of their choice, and to side the Celestials, providing their skills and magic objects by request.
Since Heaven and Underworld had always been in a careful truce, as it had been a long time since they fought in the last Choas War. To have the additional protection of the Gold Peach Clan, seemed to be a worthy cause for them, and they would reap the benefits. The Jade Emperor agreed to their terms, added that Heavens were honored to host the Tree of Life, and if there were fruits, it would be under the supervision of Heavens.
Upon hearing of Heaven's condition of moving of her mother within the Tree of Life, HuiYi protested by pulling back Qiu MarKe. Linked in thoughts with her First Daughters, QinShu in turn, spoke telepathically to HuiYi to calm her nerves.
QinShu responded that it was fine if she was moved, as their mountain would be no longer safe over time. There were too many risks that they could not afford with many supremacies craving for the possibilities of the clansmen's skills and possessions. QinShu found Jade Emperor's request was not without reasoning or any malice, and she agreed with the terms. When HuiYi told Qiu MarKe, he was taken aback, uncertain how to decide without approvals of his entire clans' people, yet QinShu had decided and consented for them.
Unwillingly, Qiu MarKe agreed with Jade Emperor, and bowed to Jade Emperor, like one of his higher ranked subjects. ZhiYe swiftly followed suit, and HuiYi did a graceful curtsy.
Qiu MarKe had cunningly left out the information about the clansmen abilities, fact that the Tree of Life was dependent on his powerful mother-in-law, and for eons, the divine tree did not bear any fruits of immortality. And in regarding the peace tribute marriage, he did not inform how many of their daughters, will be sent to Heavens to stay. They would later state in their marriage contract that the Gold Peach Fairies could choose to leave her husband, were she to find herself wronged, set aside by their husband, and differences that both married couples were not able to resolve.
One could not reveal all their cards at the same time and there were things they had to hide from their new powerful partners.
It was soon that the Underworld's minions came to scour of entry to get inside the barrier of Gold Peach Clan mountain. Celestial's soldiers were stationed, setting camps outside the barrier, they soon went into battle mode when they encountered the demons. The battle went for hundreds of years.
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