
A few hours before the war ended ....
A pair of golden eyeballs opened wide. His net moved, tracing the room he now occupied. White walls and all white furniture with gold-carved classic accents. Looks luxurious, but contains nothingness and silence.
Recalling what just happened; war, explosions, sacrifices. His head felt throbbing until his countenance changed, his forehead wrinkled. He looked at his hands, then went to the front of the mirror to be sure.
Silver hair and golden eyes were nothing new, but he felt foreign. It seems like this is a change when it comes to bloodletting. He returned to being the Asura who used to be the most feared god in the Upper World, only with a slight difference.
Everything feels like a dream. His head ached while trying to remember what really happened. War ... he remembered that there had been a war before. Then ....
"You're awake."
He turned to look at the figure of the old man standing firmly in the doorway. The white-bearded man in luxurious clothes and incredible strength, it was clear that person was not an indiscriminate person. When he recognized her, he was surprised.
"Grandfather?"
The bearded man chuckled. He put his hands behind his back, then approached. "You have completed your training as a Master God, and are controlling the demon blood that is within your body. I congratulate you."
Qu Xuanzi frowned deeper, then looked at the surroundings. "Is this the World of Gods?"
The bearded man smiled. "really. I pulled your soul here after your death."
"Did suicide also qualify?"
"You didn't kill yourself, but the uncontrolled blood deviation from the lack of pure energy made you unable to endure it. In the Three Worlds, your power is held back by the laws of nature, unable to use it in full before becoming a god in the God World, that's why you died."
Qu Xuanzi shook his head slowly. "It's not like that. I gave someone my power, that's right."
"That's only part of your power, can't get you killed. Besides, it doesn't matter." The old man spoke expressionlessly. He looked straight at the scene in Qu Xuanzi's back window. "This is your fourth life, forget the past."
Qu Xuanzi clenched his palms tightly. His head hurt a lot. Everything that went through felt faint like a dream. Although he knew what was going through, the image in his head grew increasingly unclear making it difficult to recall some details.
All he remembered was someone who stuck to his mind at all times. Even before his death, a name continued to be engraved on his head accompanied by a faint image that did not want to be released.
He walked away from his grandfather who was just staring out the window. He was always so nervous that he kept thinking about what he was missing. But for now, all those details were insignificant compared to someone who had filled his heart all along.
"Xie Ruo." The name kept on going through his mind. He continues to drain his brain to find what he missed, what happened before the war happened and killed him.
He looked towards his left hand. The shadow of the associated red thread on his finger looked faintly like a strand of wind. Its length was unknown, yet it continued to extend into the distance without any end.
"Your Majesty."
Qu Xuanzi looked back, seeing a foreign man standing not far from him. He looked back at his fingers, the red thread was gone.
The foreign man bowed, then said, "The two Gods ask you to recuperate for a while, the rest will be taken care of by the God Elder."
Qu Xuanzi was silent for a moment. He took a quick look at the man, then nodded slowly. After the man left, he walked outside the residence while trying to clear his mind. He always felt that he should go to the Three Worlds immediately.
Looking towards the sky, he could see a wide variety of celestial animals passing by at night. The sky was currently filled with stars and auroras, making him feel familiar.
He was once in the same position, but with a much different atmosphere. In that faint memory, he stood under a spring tree with someone, looking at the thousands of shooting stars and auroras in the night sky. The name was repeated in his mind.
The deeper he thought from beginning to end, the clearer the picture. The aurora in the sky seemed to give him a clear picture. The figure of a beautiful woman with a soothing smile, her sweet behavior always makes her smile, as well as strange behavior that is sometimes so chaotic but makes her happy.
It was just that, when the woman's tears were dripping down, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart. When the woman was struck but kept forcing a smile to say that she was fine, she became even more ill. The picture made him very agitated and chaotic. He kept trying to remember in silence, then closed his eyes.
The image of the war was chaotic and filled with the aura of death imprinted. The golden light did not block his gaze towards the woman who now looked flat with tears in her eyes. Her little body shook violently full of fear. He can't see it like this.
Qu Xuanzi opened his eyes full of surprise. After several times thinking of remembering, he knew everything that happened before his death. It can't linger here.
At high speed, Qu Xuanzi left the residence without saying a word. As long as he is alive, he should not leave his fallen woman alone in dangerous times.
But as soon as he came out of the residence and flew in the air to go to the Three Worlds, several male figures sprung up as if to head him over and seal the path of the sky. Qu Xuanzi was forced to land on the ground, then looked at them coldly.
"You've just come, is it good to leave the God World now?" One of them spoke.
Qu Xuanzi coldly replied. "I have to go."
"We know you want to go to the Three Worlds. But you should know, the past and present life are different, not interconnected. So, hope you can forget it."
"Will it be worth meddling in other people's affairs?" Qu Xuanzi was already extremely annoyed. He had to quickly leave because the timescales of the God World and the Three Worlds were very far away.
"We say to keep the world stable."
"Qu Xuanzi, if you step out of the God World to meet your past, then the position of God Emperor will not be given to you, even if you are the strongest god. Please consider it again."
Qu Xuanzi looked at them all coldly. He took out pressure from his body that pressed down on every god that was blocking him. They all almost bounced if not immediately install a protector.
"You can't ignore all this!"
Qu Xuanzi stopped his pressure once one of the gods nearly vomited blood. He said in a cold tone, "That's none of my business."
They all kneeled in limp. They were just ordinary gods, in contrast to a Main God like Qu Xuanzi. Let alone Qu Xuanzi possessing mixed blood that even the predecessor God Emperor could not necessarily fight against.
By the time Qu Xuanzi was about to continue on his way, Elder Dewa—kakek Qu Xuanzi— appeared in front of the drooping gods. His gaze towards Qu Xuanzi remained calm, then he sighed. His grandson is stubborn.
"Have you decided?" The old man said with a sigh.
"I'm not someone who just let his wife die. Nor do I want my wife to die at the hands of the same man." Qu Xuanzi looked at his own grandfather coldly.
The God Elder was somewhat surprised to hear Qu Xuanzi's words. True, he used to not care much about his own wife to the point of having to die at the hands of the Goddess of Light. He was sorry, but nothing could change him.
"Qu Xuanzi, would you be willing to give up your position just for a woman? It's not worth it."
"If it were you, it wouldn't feel worth it. But I'm different. You sent it to me without my consideration, so you don't throw it away without my consideration." Qu Xuanzi replied in a calm tone. He continued, "I hope you understand and learn from your mistakes."
The God Elder could barely say anything. True, he had failed as a husband and father in the past just for the sake of the power that he had achieved this time. It feels sad and full of guilt. He nearly forced his grandson into the same position.
Qu Xuanzi did not say anything more afterwards. He left without interruption, while the God Elder just silently let the man go.
The gods around seemed to disagree. They were just about to lodge a protest, saying that the God Elder was overindulging Qu Xuanzi, yet the God Elder said first.
"He's right, it's my fault." He looked at Qu Xuanzi's departure in silence.
...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...
A few months after the war....
A pair of eyes moved, flashing to look at the white ceiling in a room. His blue iris looked empty for a moment, then realized something to make his body almost jump.
He took a hurried sitting position, then circulated his gaze. The all-white room is coated in golden color and looks elegant and simple. The intricacies of the item's position looked unfamiliar, making him instantly aware of where he was, the Sky Palace.
Xie Ruo held onto his head which suddenly became extremely painful. It hurt like a big hammer to the point that he grimaced. He pulled out the blanket, got out of bed and walked out of the room.
He leaned against the wall while holding his aching head. There was no one around him, making him very agitated. The war image in his memory was extremely painful. Until he finally remembered someone.
"Mirgini ...." Xie Ruo was aware that Qu Xuanzi was not around. Before he had seen Qu Xuanzi, but not knowing if it was real or not, he also hoped that the war that was happening was a dream so that all his fears could be wiped out.
However, this desolate atmosphere frightened him. He walked with a restless feeling. He could not feel anyone's emotions or anyone's breath around making him very frightened. If the war really happened and everyone left, he would not be able to accept all the facts.
For now, he had to look for Qu Xuanzi. He believes the man is still alive. It was impossible for a Great God to just die. Right, it must all be just a dream.
"Xuanzi, don't joke around with me." Xie Ruo was still in a state of uneasiness. He turned around and went to every corner holding his aching head. The palace is too big to be traced alone.
The longer, Xie Ruo's heart grew increasingly chaotic. His mind began to be disturbed. He stayed in place as fear spread uncontrollably throughout his body. He suffered severe trauma from the war that completely knocked him mentally.
Feeling muddled, Xie Ruo no longer continued the search. His mind had collapsed and was filled with deep sadness. He crouched down in the middle of the hallway, then spilled all the restlessness, chaos, and sadness in his heart. He was like a lost child.
Sobs are heard. Xie Ruo tried to control his cries and held him back, but it was useless. His body trembled with deep sadness as his face lowered and was covered in both hands.
"Ruoruo?"
Xie Ruo stopped crying for a moment. The voice felt familiar, a voice that he missed so much. He looked up, showing a wet face of tears.
It looked as though the figure of a man lowered his head in front of him, then wiped away the tears that soaked Xie Ruo's face gently.
"Xuanzi ..." - Wept Xie Ruo without letting go of his eyes. There was a sense of happiness and relief in his heart.
Qu Xuanzi smiled, then hugged Xie Ruo's small body. "I'm here."
Xie Ruo returned a tight hug. She cried again, but this time she cried happily. Right, huh? It was all just a dream. It was just a dream. Everyone is still alive.
Qu Xuanzi raised Xie Ruo's body and brought him into the room. He put the woman on the bed, then covered her and kissed her forehead.
"Rest, you've just recovered." Qu Xuanzi rubbed Xie Ruo's head gently.
Every day of these few months, he was always with Xie Ruo to take care of him. The wound that Xie Ruo received was too heavy to put him in a coma for months. During that time, Qu Xuanzi had never left her.
But this time, he only went to receive a message from the God Elder for a while. When he returned, he had already seen Xie Ruo like this. That makes him sad. It seemed like the war had actually hit him so heavily that it was traumatized.
The pensive Xie Ruo for a moment regained his senses and looked at Qu Xuanzi. His gaze was full of questions. He wanted to ask if all this was just a dream or not, but it seemed like it would only make him go crazy. Is it better to lie to yourself?
But when thought of, Xie Ruo's logic rejected him. He tried to calm himself down for a while as Qu Xuanzi gave him some water to drink.
"Tell me, war is just a dream." Xie Ruo squeezed his fingers restlessly.
Qu Xuanzi understood Xie Ruo's condition. If he said that war was not a dream, Xie Ruo would have a hard time accepting it and would continue to experience deep sadness. Xie Ruo himself also knew about it, that was why he asked.
"Just a dream." Qu Xuanzi did not want to see Xie Ruo sad too far away.
Xie Ruo smiled. That's what he wanted to hear. "Good."
"The Demon God has died due to the deviation of the altar, causing the Goddess of Light to lose its power and die. That's what happened. Everything's fine." Qu Xuanzi gave a reasonable reason for their deaths in order for Xie Ruo not to fidget.
Xie Ruo nodded with a relieved smile. "Yes, everything's fine. It's all over." Even though he was aware of what was really going on, he preferred to lie to himself. "By the way, the Clan Leader is safe, I'm no longer worried."
Qu Xuanzi nodded without letting go of his gaze. "He's very safe."
Xie Ruo remained with his smile, before finally the tears could no longer be restrained in Qu Xuanzi's embrace. Despite not crying out loud, her tears still stopped. His grandfather was already very safe, he should not be sad for too long.
...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...
Xie Ruo underwent regular treatment for a few days. He had heard Qu Xuanzi's story regarding the World of Gods. Now he understood why Qu Xuanzi could come back to life. It's just that, somehow Xie Ruo so have a veiled grudge on the Elder of Dewa—although not a bloody grudge.
After the treatment ended, Xie Ruo had been allowed to meet his son and daughter who had been guarded by the Goddess of Life.
He saw two cute baby cots standing in the middle of the room. Inside, there was Qu Fengxiu and Qu Fengxiao who could already be knocked over. Even Qu Fengxiao tried to roll though it was difficult.
The presence of Xie Ruo and Qu Xuanzi who were following made the two turn their heads to take a look. Qu Fengxiao smiled, looked delighted and tried to make a voice to call out. As for Qu Fengxiu, just stay in place while making bubbles in the mouth.
Xie Ruo who saw him could not help but feel happy. It's just, she was a bit sad thinking that she couldn't be a good mother in looking after them. He ignored them for too long. He didn't even know they were this big.
Qu Xuanzi touched both of Xie Ruo's shoulders from behind, then said, "They've missed you already."
"I know." Xie Ruo could feel the emotions of the two of them.
He walked over, then picked up Qu Fengxiao who continued to seek attention. He lifted her gently and leaned into her embrace.
"I miss you so much." Xie Ruo gave a short kiss and pinched gently Qu Fengxiao's chubby cheeks. "I'm sorry I didn't come see."
Qu Fengxiao rubbed it with a voice coming out of his mouth. He rambled with a language known only to him. It made Xie Ruo laugh.
"I regret not seeing them grow. I should have gotten up sooner." Xie Ruo sighed.
"It's not your fault." Qu Xuanzi hugged him from behind. "In the future, you'll see it often. We'll see it grow up."
Xie Ruo seemed to have thought of something, but he covered it with a smile. "true."
Xie Ruo gave Qu Fengxiao to Qu Xuanzi, while he took Qu Fengxiu who had been focusing on playing bubbles since. When Xie Ruo carried her, he became delighted. In addition, Qu Fengxiao became calm when he was in Qu Xuanzi's sling.
There were times when Xie Ruo wanted to know what if Qu Fengxiu was with Qu Xuanzi, considering that right now Qu Fengxiu was only willing to be with him alone, different from Qu Fengxiao.
"I think he looks a lot like you." Xie Ruo said as he looked at Qu Fengxiu who was still playing the bubble despite being carried. "I hope his attitude won't be similar to yours when he grows up, Xiao Xiu will be very boring."
"Am I boring?" Qu Xuanzi disagreed.
Xie Ruo nodded. "True, every place you go, it's always lonely and boring. If so, how would anyone want to approach you?"
"Isn't nice? Ruoruo won't be jealous easily."
"I won't be jealous even if a woman comes near you." Xie Ruo said arrogantly.
"Oh, huh?"
"Yes. If I'm not reckless and don't care about life, how can I get you."
"There are so many women in the God World, they are more reckless than the Wind Goddess who bothered you the other day."
"What's the deal with me? Do I have to put my thumbs up to appreciate someone who wants someone else's husband?" Xie Ruo's rapturous look was annoyed. Obviously he didn't like those women until he thought about killing them.
Xie Ruo was not aware, that he had just admitted that he would be extremely jealous, different from his previous remark. It made Qu Xuanzi laugh.
"Here you go, no one can come near me but you. In my heart, there's only one woman, which is you."
Xie Ruo held back his smile and put on a haughty face. He cleared his throat, then said, "I'll hold your words."
"For me to be boring, it seems like I have to turn a boring night into a fun one." Qu Xuanzi still seemed to be in disbelief.
Xie Ruo's face turned red and turned to Qu Xuanzi, unwilling to look at him. That manner of his made Qu Xuanzi secretly laugh.
"Don't be reckless. You said that in front of a little boy." Xie Ruo walked over to the baby bed and placed Qu Fengxiu there then gave her a prepared bottle of milk. It's noon, time to eat.
"What did I say?" Qu Xuanzi pretended not to know to flirt.
Xie Ruo grew even redder and continued to pretend to concern himself. "You think for yourself."
Qu Xuanzi laughed, amused at the sight of Xie Ruo who had become embarrassed. Looks really cute. "At any rate, a child won't understand."
Xie Ruo glanced at him at a glance, then looked towards Qu Fengxiu again. Never mind, this time he gave up.
Although somewhat annoyed at Qu Xuanzi teasing her, Xie Ruo was delighted that things had returned to normal. Seeing that her husband and son were doing fine without any problems, Xie Ruo was already very happy. He hopes time will stop at this happiness. He wants to stay with them.