Chapter 6 — To Ngoc Thuong Tien Ky

He adopted love. Including me, you raised two monsters. Monsters were considered by the sects to be precious medicinal herbs for nourishment, but the master despised that action and established the Khong Son Sect solely to raise children, not related to other matters. But I, a beloved orchid that he treated as his own son and raised, became the reason the sects attacked. The cause of the sect's destruction begins with me. I remember that little fox that was chased away. The old man naively thought that sending us all away would preserve everything. But greed is rife, good will is difficult to fight against boundless evil. When I returned to the sect, I only saw a pile of ruins. Senior brother was always gentle and polite, his favorite white shirt was now covered with blood holes. The second senior sister, who had always protected her younger brothers and sisters, still held the broken sword tightly in her hand until the very end. The third brother, who was passionate about cooking, collapsed next to the kitchen cabinet, next to him were broken dishes and dishes whose shapes were no longer recognizable, trampled into the mud. The fourth senior sister, who always loved beauty, now has two long scars on her face, and her clothes are unbearably stained. The master's body was hanging from the pear tree he loved the most. The loose, tattered shirt swelled with each wind. The wind blew, the hem of the shirt swayed, the patched straps on the shirt were soaked in blood, making my eyes sting.

“I told you, old man Khong Son hid this female demon at the foot of the mountain!”

“Fortunately, Elder Thuong Son told us to keep watch to catch the turtle in the jar.”

“Kill this demon girl, take her blood and flesh, you and I will definitely make great progress in our practice!”

“Kill it! Kill it!”

The evil words constantly echo in my ears. Crazy hatred flared up, anger tore through his chest, all his flesh and blood screamed to kill them. When I regained consciousness, there was only blood red in front of me, and no one else was standing besides me. The skyrocketing spiritual energy in the body is quickly consumed, I only feel like my soul and body are being torn apart. The scene before my eyes wavered, I closed my eyes. I only have one thought left, I no longer have a home to return to...

14

I woke up from a long dream, my heart pounding uncomfortably. I vaguely asked:

“Where is this?”

A cold voice rang out next to him:

“Thanh Khau.”

I turned my head to look and saw Thu Trach standing to the side, his face extremely unsightly. I tried to sit up, but my whole body ached like it was being torn apart. Thu Trach held me down:

“Don't move, it will be difficult to save you here.”

I pretended to flatter him, reached out and grabbed his sleeve, gently shaking him.

“Brother, I was wrong.”

He smiled coldly:

“The superior fairy To Ngoc used her strength to seriously injure Ma Quan, the six worlds are all spreading praise for your achievements, what wrong have you done to me?”

Although his words were sour, he did not withdraw his sleeve from my hand. I let go of his sleeve and moved to hold his fingertips. He glanced at me, then turned the situation around, holding my entire hand in his. I pursed my lips and smiled, secretly looking up at him and saw the corners of his mouth curl up slightly, his cold face gradually melting.

“Senior brother is the most kind-hearted person.”

“You are used to having a sweet mouth, Do you think that's the end of it?"

I asked him:

“How is that crazy Crown Prince?”

“The Heavenly Empress personally stripped him of his immortal soul, all the fairies supervised, I also went to see, in the end he turned into ash, nothing remained.”

“What about that crazy person?”

“On the day of the great war between fairies and demons, that crazy person was finished off by Thanh Van's sword.”

"That's right, are Thanh Van and everyone okay?"

“They are very good! Why don't you ask yourself?"

“I don't think it's too bad…”

Thu Trach turned his head to look at me, his eyes seemed to want to bore a hole in my body. An unknown feeling of guilt suddenly arose in my heart. I turned my head away, and he turned my head back.

“Then why don't you ask me?”

His eyes were slightly red, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, he looked down at me silently without speaking. After a while, I mumbled:

“I don't dare.”

I know that as long as I'm still here, Thu Trach must have wasted a lot of effort. I don't dare ask him. He placed my hand on his chest:

“I'm not okay at all.”

The voice was hoarse, like a light feather falling onto the water, but it stirred my whole soul. My eyes begin to sting:

“Sorry.”

Thu Trach shook his head and said nothing. The anger in my heart suddenly flared up:

“Senior brother, I dreamed about my master, I remember them.”

Thu Trach gently wiped away the tears from my face.

“When you get better, let's go visit them together.”

15

When my injuries gradually recovered, Thanh Van and everyone came to visit.

“After Thien Hau fainted, after examining her pulse, she discovered she was pregnant.”

Tu Menh clicked his tongue and exclaimed:

“The old does not go, the new does not come.”

Bich Ngo tapped his head:

“Speak carefully.”

Tu Menh hugged his head:

“I don't know who went to the mortal world to buy fireworks to celebrate.”

Thu Trach knocked on the door:

"If you have anything to say quickly, don't bother her to rest."

Tu Menh passed by carrying a pile of medicine bottles:

“This is the medicine practiced by Tu Phat Immortal Monarch.”

Thanh Van leaned close to my ear:

"You can still lie here now, largely thanks to Thu Trach's efforts."

“Your spiritual energy was exhausted, and you even sacrificed yourself, almost losing your soul.”

Bich Ngo recalled:

“When we wanted to check your injuries, he held you tightly and refused to let go, frantically pouring spiritual energy to keep you alive.”

I looked at Thu Trach leaning against the door, attentively distinguishing the medicine bottles. His eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the light, gentle and warm. In my ear, Bich Ngo is still talking.

“When your aura almost disappeared, his eyes turned red, he called out your name while shedding tears, his whole body exuded the despair of numbness.”

“In the end, he transferred all his cultivation to fix your soul, but he exhausted himself and transformed into his original form.”

“We have to work together to save him.”

Hearing this, Bich Ngo smiled slightly.

“Last time like this, it was when you flew up to destroy the enemy.”

Thanh Van smiled:

"You don't know, old immortal Tu Phat made medicine, causing the entire Tien Do to smoke, and even Bich Ngo's peacock who passed by was cursed."

She gently pinched my cheek:

“We are even mentally prepared to have to go down to the Underworld to pray for Minh Quan to once again activate the Mirror of Samsara.”

“Fortunately, you are merciful and you are still safe whole.”

17

After they left, Thu Trach asked me:

“What did they say to you?”

I lean my back against the headboard:

“They said that because you saved me, your cultivation level was almost exhausted.”

“Don't listen to what they say, I'm still fine. Now, open your mouth and take this pill.”

I obediently opened my mouth and let him put the medicine in. I feel guilty:

“It seems like you always have to save me. That day when other monks ambushed me at Khong Son, when I was exhausted, it was you who saved me."

Thu Trach looked at me like a ghost, he gently touched my forehead.

“We are from the same school, we take revenge together, why do you differentiate?”

“But you were banished…”

Thu Trach stared at me, his eyes never leaving, making me just smile shyly. Then I reached out and touched his chest again.

“Are you saying this is healthy?”

“Senior brother, lying is not something a gentleman should do.”

Thu Trach nodded in agreement:

“I am a petty person.”

"Senior brother, you should improve with me."

Thu Trach changed the topic:

“I have gone everywhere to find medicine to help you restore your cultivation, and now I have sent Tu Phat Tien Quan to refine it.”

I thanked him, but remained determined:

“You must nourish with me.”

Thu Trach immediately cast a spell and ran away. Who would have thought that owner Thanh Khau is such a fox who is afraid of suffering. Nguyen That sneaked in and gave me a wooden statue, saying it was because Thu Trach had finished carving it a long time ago but didn't give it to me. He said he guessed the owner's intention so he secretly took it out and gave it to me. Thu Trach called loudly:

“Nguyen That!”

Nguyen That quickly ran away. We look closely at the wooden statue. A small fox lies curled around an orchid branch, in a guarding position. Thu Trach stood at the door, looking awkward and stammering:

“It's just... a convenient sculpting.”

I looked at his slightly red ear, but didn't expose it.

"Very beautiful, I like it very much, thank you brother."

He scratched his head, his red ears spreading like sunset.

"It's good that you like it."

18

Thu Trach and I arrived at Khong Son. The two of us knelt in front of our master's grave, Thu Trach burned paper, I added new soil.

“Master, before the great revenge was not repaid, my disciple was ashamed and did not dare to visit. Now that the great enemy has been avenged, come here with senior brother to pay homage."

I told them about my victories.

“I even dug up their ancestors' graves, burned them from the road, then chopped up the tablets for firewood and threw them into their stoves.”

“I asked them, is rice cooked from ancestral tablets much tastier?”

“Those idiots scream like angry monkeys, it's so funny.”

I touched the cold tombstone.

“It would be great if you were still here.”

19

I stood in front of the sect gate, looking back at my house. No Son, No Son, now just an empty area. The mountain wind rolled through my chest, leaving only desolation everywhere. Only the pear tree sprouted flowers and had lush green leaves. Suddenly, I seemed to see my master under the tree waving at me, the brothers and sisters standing next to him, smiling at me. That day, the master held a cup of tea, I also imitated him, sitting next to him on the stone steps. We watch the white clouds change, the red sunset covers the entire mountain. At that time, I admired the impermanence of the world. The master brought the tea cup in front of me and gently touched my cup. A clear collision sounded, voice the master raised his voice.

“Tieu To Ngoc, people have to move forward to live!”

In an instant, tears filled my face. The wind whistles through the mountains, pushing us away. It's as if we just went down the mountain to train, things have never changed.

20

“I heard there is a festival in the human world today, do you want to go see it?”

I looked up and saw Thu Trach's eyes red. He smiled and extended his hand towards me. I took a deep breath and placed my hand on his.

"Let's go! Watch a little excitement."

So he took my hand and ran down to earth together. We rush into spring, looking forward to the next sumptuous party.