FATED LOVE |BL

Dark grey clouds covered the sky in Qingcheng, the city in total silence as survivors mourned the loss of their lost ones, the cries of children for their parents echoing inside Wang Zunyan's head.

Wang Jing's limp cold body was still in his embrace, Li Jun didn't even dare to touch him for she knew the feeling of losing a parent.

Wang Zunyan carried his mother outside the palace, Li Jun followed behind in silence.

"We have to bury her" he said.

"What about....your father?"

He didn't want to think about him, at this moment he has to bury his mother with dignity.

"We'll cross that bridge once we get there"

In the Yuqiong flower fields, Wang Jing's corpse laid in a coffin, the box laid with the flowers all around.

Wang Zunyan placed her sword on her chest and closed the lid, he used his earth spell to cover up the grave.

Li Jun stepped forward.

"Rest in peace Empress"

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It was dark and cold, the soft whisper of the breeze made him shiver.

"Li Xiwang" the whisper said softly. He didn't want to see the owner of the voice, he was on a mission.

"Li Xiwang...."

No, not now, he hasn't reached it yet, has it been 8 years already?

"Li Xiwang...."

He tightly closed his eyes, no. Not now, he's not ready.

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Zhang Wei and Shao Wen were at the river practicing, the heat radiating from their feet steaming up the water.

"Isn't it time to give Wang Zunyan food and clothes?" Shao Wen asked.

"In a few minutes, we have to be stronger first" he replied and shot a Phoenix to the sky, the flame was weak so the bird could only crow then vanish. Shao Wen gasped.

"What was that?"

"Something I read from a sutra, come, let's go wake up Childe Wang"

The two males walked through the thick forests, wild hens roaming around with their chicks. Shao Wen chuckled looking at them.

"We should wait once the babies are grown up, it's been long since I had any other meat than fish" he joked.

Zhang Wei didn't respond his remark, what caught his attention was something flashing on the ground, it was thin and long, he frowned.

"What is a Guqin string doing here?" He asked. Shao Wen inspected it, the string was silvery and very old looking.

"Must be from a God like weapon, does Childe Wang practice the Guqin?"

"No.....he....i think he uses the dizi"

The two rushed inside the trunk mountain cave, no one was there, the only thing left was the crackling firewood.

"There were two people in here look" Shao Wen said pointing at a slab of stone, on top were two tea cups.

"I see....maybe he went back home"

"Let's hope so"

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What happened earlier in Qingcheng started to travel through the sects, Li Jie became very nervous after hearing this, would he be next?

"Sect leader, what should we do?" Li Qiang asked seeing the worry on the sect leader's face.

"About what? We are dealing with unknown creatures and now we have to deal with Liu Wei

and his crazy plan to destroy the sects, signal Li Jun to come back, we must have a meeting"

"Yes sir"

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Li Jun and Wang Zunyan walked out of the palace, the surviving disciples had cleaned up the palace as much as they could and the bodies were laid in front of the palace.

The news of the crowned Prince being exiled was well known by the people of WangShi jaizu sect however they didn't blame him for what happened, they blamed their former sect elder Feng Qiao and when he was discovered dead in the dungeons, the people beat up his corpse mercilessly to the point his limbs started to fall off.

"Sect leader Wang Zunyan, what should we do now?" Asked Wang Ming, his face was slashed by a sword and a cotton cloth was covering up his right eye, the young man had not seen Liu Yang's blazing sword coming towards him.

Wang Zunyan looked at him, what should he do? They want him to be sect leader? Why? How?

"I.....I don't know" was his only reply and he walked off with Li Jun.

Wang Ming could only keep his head down, the sect was in ruins and the crowned Prince just gave up on them.

"We are all alone now"

After leaving the city, Li Jun saw a flare shoot up to the sky, the dark blue light made sure she saw it during the day, the sign of the Xiangyun cloud, she sighed.

"Childe Wang, i should head back home, are you coming with me?" she asked.

"Mn....i have to apologize to Li Jie for bringing an intruder to his sect"

She nodded, this prince was quite humble ah.

"Let's go then"

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Lianmin library

He sat in front of a desk, the golden tea set matching with his golden headpiece. The doors slid open and Li Qiang entered.

"Sir, We have a problem"

He sighed, again? Problem after problem. Is this what being sect leader is? He'd rather be in the library reading the sutras and scrolls. He turned to look at Li Qiang.

"What is it?"

"There are walking corpses coming out of the water"

"WHAT?!"

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Li Jun sighed, the journey from Qingcheng to Shangqing was not a Childs play. Wang Zunyan who had not travelled so far by foot before was drenched in sweat, his hair puffy because of the humidity.

"Is there any water here I'm thirsty" he complained.

Li Jun sighed again, she takes it back, this prince was a pampered man, how come he masters the elements and still be this whiny.

"Up ahead is the place where Luxi river connects with Yuecheng lake, you will drink from there"

His face scrunched up in disgust.

"Bleh, the disciples of Li Shizu always dip their feet in there, get me household water"

She rolled her eyes.

"Where do you think the household water comes from? My friend let's go and drink the water and stop complaining"

He pouted but still followed her, once they reached the riverbank they saw something shocking.

"Walking corpses?"

Li Jun drew her sword, the blade was lined with green jade in the middle.

"Is that a spiritual weapon?"

"Mn, my mother left it for me"

Zhang Wei smiled, he remembers the sword Li Xiwang gave him for his birthday.

"Have you named it?"

"Mn...hen Xin (heartless)"

He frowned, why would anyone name a powerful weapon like that with such a dark name. Before he could even ask, Li Jun beat him to it.

"I named it Henxin because of this" she said and held two fingers to her forehead, the sword flew away silently and slashed the walking corpses in half, it returned back to it's sheath.

"It has heartless killing techniques"

"Ohh...those corpses were heading to Li Shizu, let's hurry"

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The disciples of Li Shizu sect gathered at the lake, their Mystical weapons ready for battle, they varied in difference, from the Xiao flute to the Dizi flute.

Li Jie stabbed the earth with his staff while Li Qiang summoned his Xiao flute, the weapon tied up with the jade pass of Li Shizu.

"Ready?"

"Yes sir"

The hoarse voice roars of the walking corpses got nearer and nearer. Li Jie was nervous, what would be the outcome of this fight? Would he be back inside Xiangyun Pavilion having dinner or will the earth welcome a new corpse to feed on.

"Go!"

Li Jun and Wang Zunyan froze hearing the musical scores of the mystical weapons, they looked at each other in worry.

"Such commotion can confuse the corpses, they didn't plan it right"

"What do we do then"

He sighed, it has been long since he played the dizi but he has to, he summoned his weapon, the bamboo flute had a named carved with a dagger.

"Xinai?" (Beloved)

He nodded.

"My mother made it for me, she used to teach me the flute because she didn't want me to carry the large Guqin all day"

She chuckled and nodded.

"Okay okay, play the score we're running out of time"

Back at Yuecheng lake, the fight was in motion, the different versions of Rest played by different scores made the corpses rage in anger.

Li Jie was already worn out, his golden core had lost half of it's power and his weak body could not take anymore hits.

Suddenly a high pitched flute erupted in the forest, everyone froze in shock, this kind of flute has not been heard since....since....the grandmaster of demonic cultivation! The walking corpses froze mid motion, their heads down.

"Is that....?" Li Qiang asked, he didn't want to be wrong but he's sure of it, unless it was a very good impressionist.

"It's not him, this sounds like a bamboo flute, everyone relax and charge!"

Li Jun joined in the annihilation of the walking corpses, the glaring swords gleaming in the afternoon light.

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"Li Xiwang.....wake up"

He doesn't want to, not now, not yet.

"Li Xiwang, wake up"

This voice was now commanding him? His eyebrows furrowed and he didn’t move, why should he wake up? He is on a mission here.

"Li Xiwang! Wake up!"

His eyes opened, he realized where he was, the dark void alone made him shiver.

"Dream prison?"