Chương 11: Your Despair

Laoshi Hua paced back and forth in her room. There were bags under her eyes. She looks like a harraged old lady. She finally sat down on her bed, but as she closed her eyes the image of her dead sister came back and haunt her. She jolted up with rushed breathing.

Mama Jin outside the room was worrying. Laoshi Hua had not slept for the past few days. She as her caretaker was, of course, worry for her. Laoshi Hua no longer looks elegant and beautiful like how she used to. Mama Jin sighed in her sad heart. She looks toward the sky. The sun has yet to rise from the ground.

Laoshi Hua changes her sleeping outfit into a normal and simple orange and dark green hanfu. She fixes her hair into a tilt bun, and apply a light layer of powder. She then put on a cloak before leaving her room.

"Laoshi Hua let nubi-"

"No need! I am just taking a walk," Laoshi Hua said sternly.

"Yes, "Mama Jin said. She couldn't help but feel scared. Laoshi Hua had been kind and nice. She would never use such harsh words nor a harsh tone. Laoshi Hua then left her manor. Laoshi Hua always had an aura around her that was mysterious, but right now it seems to be different somehow.

Laoshi Hua reaches the Dragon Manor where the Emperor was resting and she stood outside.

"Call for the Emperor. Tell him that Laoshi Hua needs to see him now," Laoshi Hua commanded the soldier standing guard.

She waits by the gate and her panic grew and she grew more and more impatient. Just as she was about to burst in the guard came out.

"Laoshi Hua, his highness says you may enter," the soldier said. Laoshi Hua calms her heart down and enters the Li Han Lian room.

"What was so urgent that you must call me this early in the morning?"Li Han Lian asked. He didn't pay too much attention to her.

Laoshi Hua got on her knees," Li Han Lian! Do you remember me?" She removed the hairpin that was holding her hair together. She even removed the water mask that hides her true face. She was charming. But Li Han Lian's eyes widen in horror instead of being captivated.

"Wen Yu Qian! Impossible! You are supposed to be dead!"Li Han Lian shouted. He remembers clearly that when he found Wen Qian Gu's body she was long dead but another person was with her. It was Wen Yu Qian! She was still breathing. It seems like she fell off the cliff as she was carrying Wen Qian Gu's body. He had left her to die there and buried Wen Qian Gu's body without anyone knowing.

"Dead? That right Wen Yu Qian is dead, but Laoshi Hua came in her place, "Wen Yu Qian said with a lot of hatred. She remembers clearly what had happened. Her sister was on the verge of dying, but she wanted to go to the place where she first met Li Han Lian.

***

"Jiejie wait for a while longer. We are almost there, "Wen Yu Qian said.

"En, "Wen Qian Gu said weakly. She was on top of Wen Yu Qian until she heard people rushing toward them, "YuEr behind us are people who want to kill me. Just leave me here."

"No! You are my jiejie! We have always stick together and always will," Wen Yu Qian cried. Her sister was about to die, but she still wants to protect her. Her heart warms up and she cried. She misses this sister from her.

However, she was coming to an end. She was going as fast as she can, but she still couldn't outrun these people. She knew that she was in trouble, but she held onto a bit of hope. Hoping for someone to come save them.

As if Wen Qian Gu notice this thought she immediately pushes her away and flew through the assassin. She had a bit of power in her hand which killed three of the assassin around her. But she was still pierced through. Wen Yu Qian turned around only to see her sister killed. She cried even harder.

She ran and grabbed her sister before she hit the hard ground. "Jiejie! Jiejie! Jiejie!" Wen Yu Qian cried. She used qigong and disappeared to the place where they met. "Jiejie, we're here."

"Meimei, protect her, please. Protect XueEr," Wen Qian Gu said using a great amount of strength.

"En! I promised!"Wen Yu Qian said with tears in her eyes. Wen Qian Gu smiled before she closed her eyes. Her jiejie was dead. Her jiejie had left her alone. Since she was crying she did not notice the presence of the assassins approaching them.

The assassin also struck her in the back before they threw them down the cliff. She struggles, but she couldn't move because they had hit her vital points. Wen Yu Qian looked at her sister. 'Jiejie, I'm sorry.'' She closed her eyes.

They both had hit the bottom of the cliff. She felt great pain and felt like dying. However, she was still breathing only weakly. She heard Li Han Lian's voice as he took her sister away. 'No! Stop! Don't touch her!'

She wants to yell but couldn't. Her soul was slipping away slowly.

She thought she would die, but she didn't die. An old man discovered her and he was an old doctor that help people as they pass by. He had a little granddaughter who reminded her of Li Bai Xue. She left after that, but when she returns to her house. It was no longer there because it was burned down.

She no longer had a home. The house that her father built through sweat and tears was burned down. The house that she had all her happy memories in was burned down. The house where she grew up her entire life was gone. She was angry!

She worked hard to rebuild the house but it did not look like that house that her father built. She works hard to bring her cultivation up to the peak. She even planned to meet the emperor on the way to the journey.

She hired assassins to hurt him only because she still needed him. That was then she met him by 'accident'. She nursed him back to health and he witnesses her amazing power. He, of course, was shocked by her powers.

He wants her to teach his daughters and harness her. She of course agreed, but it was only for Li Bai Xue's sake. She was willing will do anything to stay close with her niece because she made a promise to protect her to her Jiejie.

Coming back to her senses, she threw her head on the ground. "Li Han Lian please let Li Bai Xue leave the palace. She will bring danger to this world. Please understand, "Wen Yu Qian said.

Li Han Lian grew mad. He was mad at her for trying to take Li Bai Xue his only hope away. He was mad at her for lying to him.

"Kai! Lock this vile woman up!"Li Han Lian yelled. A man dressed in black came out of the shadow. He was Li Han Lian's shadow guard.

"Li Han Lian! You don't know anything! You can't lock me!"Wen Yu Qian yelled as she was dragged away. She didn't put up a fight. She knew what Li Han Lian was like. Once he sees his despair he would do anything to stop it from happening.

The two guards outside were stupified. This was because Laoshi Hua went in, but a different looking woman was dragged out.

***

When news reaches Feng Jiu ears she was laughing happily. "She deserves it!" Feng Jiu remembers when Laoshi Hua had offended her. It was when she first got here. Feng Jiu had heard from Li Han Lian about how good Laoshi Hua was.

She went to visit her to welcome her. She also wanted to have her teach Li Fu Ling. Laoshi Hua had a face of disdain for her.

"Stop your bad deed or it will come back to haunt you and your two daughters," Laoshi Hua said this and Feng Jiu walkout. Laoshi Hua wasn't lying. She saw a vision of Feng Jiu being forced to death. Li Fu Ling was murdered, and Li Mei Tang was kicked out into the cruel world.

Feng Jiu also had her pride. She did nothing wrong. She only protected her spot as the empress. She only protected her daughters. She only wanted the path to be clean for them. So what did she do wrong? She did nothing wrong! Feng Jiu looks over to Mama Gui.

"Tell the servant that works under Minister Feng to report everything," Feng Jiu said.

"Yes."Mama Gui said.

***

Li Han Lian's hand slammed against the golden table in front of him. All the officials went quiet. Li Han Lian dismisses them. His head has been hurting ever since he sent Wen Yu Qian to the prison. He closes his eyes to rest for a bit. Before he knew it, he had fallen deep asleep.

Li Han Lian was in a white space when he opens his eyes. Then he saw fire all around him. Another version of himself appears. He was kneeling on the floor. A person above him. It rises it hand and kills him who was begging it mercy.

It had a black mask. The mask was removed and the person was LI BAI XUE! She says, "Fuqin loved me so much. This is all the love that you gave me." Then it changes to people who were dead. Bodies stacked on top of everyone. Blood was everywhere and he was on top! Li Bai Xue stood on top of him and was laughing like a maniac.

"Let her leave or face your despair. You understand what you need to do right?" a voice echoes when the vision slowly disappeared.

Li Han Lian woke in shock. "Kai!" Kai appeared. "Bring Wen Yu Qian right now." Kai disappeared. Li Han Lian rubs his forehead. He would do anything to save himself. Wen Yu Qian did not kneel in front of him. She instead had a grin and look into his face. Li Han Lian was too worried about how to save himself that he didn't notice. "Tell me what to do?"

Wen Yu Qian smirked, "First..."