Dance Of The Phoenix
159. Kampung Page

Moral learning has continued over the past few months. Gu Yuena saw the development of the Vale directly being educated by Su Churan.

Su Churan taught her to speak properly in every situation and taught her to be elegant as a noble. He also taught Vale tatakrama so that Vale could become a more qualified noble.

This was not an easy matter for Su Churan. He considered teaching Vale the same as teaching Gu Yuena how to be a good human being. Teaching humanity and the meaning of life through others and feeling the feelings of others.

In recent months, Vale has made rapid progress. His magic power also improved after being taught directly by Gu Yuena. He had become an outstanding mage without having to enter the academy.

Gu Yuena could not teach her to become a witch. That position is still sacred. She didn't want to when she left here, Vale was again excommunicated because of the witch's identity.

According to Su Churan, it was also a wise decision. After all, Vale was not as strong as Gu Yuena.

This afternoon, Su Churan taught Vale how to walk on the dance floor and dance. Su Churan was an expert at this.

Gu Yuena was just watching while drinking tea on the side of the garden. The sky today feels so bright. Merely, he suddenly missed Bai Youzhe.

It's been almost half a year. He still hasn't returned even for a moment.

While Gu Yuena's view was getting worse. He could not even see clearly Su Churan and Vale who were training. Feels blurry. He only saw a blurry light and some blurry shapes.

Gu Yuena sighed. It will have to last until winter comes. His eyes should be fine to deal with Li Hua.

He touched her eyes, then muttered, "Am I just having surgery?" There may be a great doctor who can perform eye surgery.

He'll find it later. Before that, he had to make sure that Vale was ready. He is the weapon to control Alfonso.

He closed his eyes to concentrate spiritual power on the eyes. It can ease his eye problems in order to see clearly within a certain distance. Although it can not be far away, but at least can still see documents with small writing.

In the midst of concentrating his strength on the eyes, he felt another approaching presence. Gu Yuena opened her eyes, then looked back. Right before his eyes, the dark blue-sliced man stood up, looking down at him with a smile.

Gu Yuena was stunned for a moment, then regained her senses when the man said, "I originally wanted to surprise you. But you found me."

Spontaneous Gu Yuena stood up and hugged him. It feels good to see it clearly. Gu Yuena could not see in the distance, but could be from close by. Previously he was afraid that Bai Youzhe would not appear until her sight was completely gone.

Not only did Gu Yuena miss him, Bai Youzhe missed him even more. Their time together was shorter than their separation. Bai Youzhe couldn't stop thinking about Gu Yuena while out there.

He heard that Gu Yuena was going to finish her plan in the winter. So he's coming right now, just before winter comes. He had already said he would return before Gu Yuena finished her plan in Wyvernia.

"It looks like there's a lot you've been through." Bai Youzhe looked towards Su Churan and Vale who were still painstakingly practicing. He's heard everything that's going on here.

Gu Yuena followed Bai Youzhe's gaze, then turned Bai Youzhe's face to look at her.

"I don't want to talk about work," Gu Yuena said.

Bai Youzhe smiled, then pulled Gu Yuena's chin up to level with her. "Then, what do you want to talk about?"

Gu Yuena took something from the table, then handed it to Bai Youzhe just like that. "Buy me the exact same."

It was a colorful chocolate cake. Bai Youzhe looked at the already empty cake box. The cake box looks like a colorful children's candy box.

Wyvernia is the largest producer of cocoa and has innovated sweet foods from cocoa. It produced a chocolate that was different from the chocolate Gu Yuena had eaten in the past. The food was being popular in the city, even up to the Yi Empire.

Bai Youzhe nodded. "Good."

Gu Yuena became happy because there was no need to go out for money anymore. Free food is always the best.

"There's a debutante's party soon, which is being held along with the winter dance. We should order party clothes."

"If it is, leave it to me." Bai Youzhe would ask Chu Xin or Su Churan who were experts to find a tailor and make clothes.

"One more." Gu Yuena took out two palm-sized papers and waved them in front of Bai Youzhe. "I booked two theater tickets. Originally wanting to take Vale along, but the boy was too busy with Su Churan. Since you're back, I'm going with you."

"Good." Bai Youzhe had never been to the theater. Try something new.

Eat, shop, watch. It feels like dating. But are they married, what can still be called a date?

The two of them left like teenagers who were just dating. Su Churan caught a glimpse and was about to call, but the two had already disappeared somewhere. He sighed and dropped his shoulders, feeling he still had to be the guardian of a certain boy who was just learning the world.

"Miss Su, this position is correct?" ask Vale behind him. He still looks very innocent with round eyes that sometimes watery.

Su Churan could not bear to ignore him and went back to teaching. He had to introduce Vale to Zhao Ying as a sibling later.

***

It had been a long time that Gu Yuena had not taken a leisurely walk. After purchasing the colorful chocolates, he and Bai Youzhe went to watch the theater together. The theater that performed classical performances that Gu Yuena never found again during her life.

They play roles while singing and dancing. The background music was loud enough to echo inside the studio. It felt familiar to Gu Yuena who had lived in modern times.

Gu Yuena did not know why the people around her were crying when she saw the scene in the theater. It was just a meeting scene after such a long time of parting as the end of the story. What to grill?

The meeting ended with a standing ovation from the audience. Gu Yuena and Bai Youzhe walked out of the theater location, along with the people who were scattering out.

"It's the first time I've seen a theater or an opera." Gu Yuena exhaled a long breath while stretching her stiff waist. Tired of sitting for hours. It felt different at the time of cultivation.

"I am too."

Gu Yuena turned her head towards Bai Youzhe in surprise. "You've lived in Wyvernia for a few years, events like this are often held and there's no way you can't get an invitation."

"It's no fun watching it yourself" replied Bai Youzhe. He was always busy and had no time for fun.

"There are no friends?"

Bai Youzhe laughed briefly. "I'm too boring to be friends."

A fella? It was only in his shadow. So far, no one's really friends. Everything is just subordinates and superiors, or someone who uses each other. Su Churan's? She always thought of everyone as friends.

His life was very lonely and boring.

Gu Yuena pinched Bai Youzhe's cheek in a fit of anxiety. "I don't think you're boring. You're cute like a little dog."

"I'm a wolf that likes to bite." Bai Youzhe teases.

Gu Yuena smiled mockingly. "This cat doesn't like wolves that bite." Gu Yuena pushed him, then turned around and fled.

Bai Youzhe let Gu Yuena run away as much as she could, while she just stayed in place. He was an assassin, his movements were faster than lightning.

When Gu Yuena was convinced that she was very far away and stopped while looking back. It's been a long way. As his head turned straight, suddenly Bai Youzhe was already present before him.

"cheat!" Gu Yuena did not fly or teleport, how could the man just catch up?

"You didn't say you shouldn't use abilities." After all, no one said that Gu Yuena would run away and he had to chase. He didn't want to chase, just wanted to catch.

Well, as usual Gu Yuena could not argue any further. Forget it, this is childish.

Bai Youzhe suddenly grabbed her waist and said, "All of a sudden I remembered a place. Wanna see?"

Gu Yuena nodded briefly. In the next instant, his feet no longer retraced the ground and flew at high speed.

The time required in the journey is very short. Bai Youzhe landed on top of the highest hill, and let Gu Yuena walk around her to take a look.

At first Gu Yuena was confused where he was. This place is too steep to break through the clouds. There are many hills that look more like islands above the clouds. Gu Yuena was on the highest hill, so as to see the entire region.

One thing that Gu Yuena realized when looking at the building that was standing solidly as well as some places like pavilions, her gaze showed a tremendous shock. He knows this place.

"Hidden Land?" Gu Yuena did not think out. He flew to another hill and saw a building on the ground that was connected to another hill that had a big rock with green light. It was connected by a wooden bridge.

Approaching the green light and touching it, suddenly the green light disappeared replaced by a black stone. The stone became gloomy.

It was the remnant of Yan Shuiyin's magic. Yan Shuiyin's space and time magic can connect a place to another through a portal. He created a portal that connected from the academy to this place.

Gu Yuena used to wonder if this place was real or not. It turns out this place really exists.

No wonder Yang Xinyuan came to this place without going through the portal.

Bai Youzhe shook her shoulders. "Just a coincidence."

"I lived here for over 5 years. Teachers are very good at picking places." Gu Yuena remembered those times. Yan Shuiyin's mother gained peace and was buried in this place. Moreover, this place was also the first time he and Yang Xinyuan met. It's too effective.

Bai Youzhe seemed to know what Gu Yuena was thinking. He approached Gu Yuena, then hugged her from behind. "I've been here before."

"When?"

"Maybe .. a few years ago when you went to Yuansu Palace to study. You're not back here in a while."

Gu Yuena frowned. "How come? Aren't you at Tianshuang Palace?"

"Who said?" Bai Youzhe chuckled. "I got lost while leaving from the Underworld, then met Yan Shuiyin. He sent you to Yuansu Palace for a long time so that I wouldn't disturb your mood."

"...."

Gu Yuena felt that she had done such a cruel thing in the past until Bai Youzhe was reluctant to meet her. Is it because Gu Yuena rejected him? Bai Youzhe also avoided him while at the inter-palace meeting.

"I promised I wouldn't see you let alone bother you when you chose to leave. I just kept it."

"I went alone." Gu Yuena sneered.

"I misunderstood." Bai Youzhe misunderstood that Gu Yuena was leaving with Yang Xinyuan. He chose to give up because he did not want to hurt Gu Yuena.

When he found out that Gu Yuena did not give a definite answer between Bai Youzhe or Yang Xinyuan's choice, he regained his spirit and approached Gu Yuena again. His soul back then was still injured from the battle against the Demon Lord, then deteriorated from coming out for too long to become a weak little dragon.

"So what are you doing here?" ask Gu Yuena.

"Not much. I was injured then, so just make a recovery and leave. My life is so boring."

"Although that's the case, sometimes I always think that there's a lot you've been through. You think it's all boring not to like it."

Bai Youzhe smiled. Gu Yuena was always reliable and knew his heart. Every trip he went through, everything felt empty. Bai Youzhe was born without any clear feelings, all those feelings had completely died since the departure of her parents. Whatever he went through, everything felt nothing and boring. Until he finally got to know Gu Yuena which made him feel abnormal for the first time.

Gu Yuena, the one who made him have the ambition to get everything. Gu Yuena was no ordinary person, she was a phoenix and had a great background that could affect the world. To get it, he had to change the world and own it.

Even when Gu Yuena rejected him and left, he did not stop having ambitions. No matter what it is it will make him evil or not. He always thought Gu Yuena would come back to him if he managed to get the world. Like at the moment.

Gu Yuena turned her head back and looked at the pair of beautiful blue eyes. "With your background, which would you choose between power and life?"

Gu Yuena suddenly asked such a complicated question. Bai Youzhe did not know what to answer. He just wanted to know what Gu Yuena would think later about the answer. Nor did he know which one Gu Yuena would choose.

"My background is too big, I will choose the power to balance it. But it doesn't matter if I don't like it. All I like is you." Bai Youzhe replied confidently. He was curious about Gu Yuena's reaction.

"You're going to give up your power for me?" ask Gu Yuena.

Bai Youzhe only showed a smile as she looked at him. Gu Yuena continued, "Ah, you really don't care about yourself." Gu Yuena clucked. "Then don't lose your power, or I'll get angry."

"Before you wanted so much to be an ordinary person."

"It's like that. But my background is not supportive. Even though time is spinning though, I can only choose the same option. Everyone has their own problems, even ordinary people. Ability to be tailored to the responsibility obtained. I have the ability, so this is what I have to get. I can't be an ordinary person even if I want to. But at least, maybe I can be an ordinary person for a while."

Bai Youzhe thought for a moment. Being an ordinary person for a while, it was not a complicated matter. He has an idea in his head.

"Maybe we'll go back to Wyvernia tomorrow."

"We're gonna spend the night here?"

"Not here." Bai Youzhe took Gu Yuena to another place in just a short time.

Gu Yuena had never come to any place other than the two empires and the six palaces, regardless of her explorations in the Underworld. Bai Youzhe took him to a secluded place outside of imperial and palace power.

It's very far away. If Bai Youzhe could not move places in such a short period of time, they would spend months just for the trip.

It was a valley. Between the mountains, there is a village. But Bai Youzhe preferred to take Gu Yuena to the valley that was at the center of the village. The valley is filled with many qi as well as beautiful natural scenery. There were many flowers scattered as if spring had arrived.

The air is very cold. When Gu Yuena looked at her vast surroundings, she could smell the dense scent of freedom. It was night, but this place was not dark at all. The flowers have light that comes out to light the night, along with fireflies and butterflies flying.

"Where is this?" Gu Yuena went around to look around. It was a pity that his gaze was blurry so that he could not see any villages surrounding the valley.

"Regions without names, without rules, without conflicts. This is a free place" Bai Youzhe replied.

A free place ....

Gu Yuena felt it. Although his gaze was blurry, his preception felt that way. The cool air and the wind that blew freely, the atmosphere was very peaceful even though it only closed its eyes for a moment. Like full freedom that gives peace without any problems.

As Gu Yuena was unable to see clearly, Bai Youzhe closed Gu Yuena's eyes using both of her hands. Gu Yuena wanted to ask what he was doing, but suddenly she could see.

Gu Yuena flinched for a moment. In the distance, he could see a village that looked very peaceful clearly. Deeper still, the village had not too many people and all lived simply in the absence of conflict. This was impossible, but Gu Yuena could not see any conflict between the citizens. All live well and in balance, helping each other and keeping. They also coexisted with monsters without injuring each other.

This was too unreasonable, but Gu Yuena actually saw it. A world without conflict is impossible. In addition, the place is also very spacious and beautiful. It was like being in another world.

"Youzhe, what are you doing?" ask Gu Yuena. He clearly felt his eyes closed, but he could see very clearly and clearly. Even more sharply.

Bai Youzhe took off both hands, then stood in front of Gu Yuena. It was also then that Gu Yuena returned to her own blurry gaze.

"I'll be your eyes, whenever you want."

Gu Yuena was made speechless. "How is it?"

"I learned it yesterday and it worked. Huang Jingtian told me how, so that you wouldn't get caught in the dark until you find someone who can cure you."

Gu Yuena did not know how to express herself. He became worried for a moment. "No side effects, right? If there is, there is no need to do it. I can still see."

Bai Youzhe laughed at Gu Yuena's worries. "Nothing to worry about." He rubbed Gu Yuena's face gently. "This is my own wish. I'll figure out a way to keep you from going through anything bad let alone make you sad."

Bai Youzhe's words made Gu Yuena calm down and smile again. He cupped Bai Youzhe's hand that was on his cheek. "good. So Master Bai, can you tell me where we are now?"

Bai Youzhe hissing. "It's a little complicated to explain it. I don't know for sure."

"What?" Gu Yuena was tensed.

Bai Youzhe chuckled at Gu Yuena's expression which looked extremely cute. He wanted to pounce on the woman. "The thing is, we're in my birthplace."

"Your birth?" Gu Yuena looked at the vast surroundings, then looked at Bai Youzhe again. "You weren't born in Tianshuang Palace?"

Bai Youzhe shook her head. "I just arrived at Tianshuang Palace when I was 5 years old." Before the tragedy happened.

"So you took me to your hometown? I didn't expect ...." It would be an absurd village. Bai Youzhe's childhood life was very peaceful.

Unfortunately, peace is only temporary.

"Why did you get out of here?" ask Gu Yuena.

Bai Youzhe lowered her glance. "My mom and dad had important business. Nor can they sacrifice a place of peace to be a sea of fire."

Gu Yuena did not ask about the past anymore. He asked wrongly. He shouldn't have asked that. Bai Youzhe must be very sad.

Li Hua searched for Bai Yue all over the world. If Bai Yue did not leave here and return to Tianshuang Palace to protect her son, then Li Hua would destroy this place without a remnant. Bai Yue would also not be able to protect Bai Youzhe.

Thanks to their departure, this place is still alienated and unknown to outsiders. The people in the village survived without being scattered.

"They secluded themselves to this place, shunned the source of the problem to have a peaceful life. Unfortunately, their background didn't let that happen." That was why Bai Youzhe chose power. This included answering Gu Yuena's question while in the Hidden Land.

"I understand." Gu Yuena hugged Bai Youzhe. It must be sad to have to remember those sad times. He knows clearly how it feels. "We will solve the problems left by our predecessors, for the future."

"Yes." Yeah."

For the future.