The Legend of the Guardians of the East Gate
Ch. 130 - Four days together.

Those four days as Counselor Ming had said, Zhi Yuan was so indulgent that Hua Mulan made the woman suspicious,

"lan'er what do you want most?" zhi Yuan asked, as they headed towards the simple house with their hunted fish both in the river.

"Stop..just husband!" hua Mulan said and hugged Zhi Yuan's body.

Zhi Yuan was just silent, though,

"Don't be like this, you scared me, for these two days you've been watching me so much, and I know you're not this warm guy, you're forced to do it for me, you're forced to do it for me, I'm not a stupid woman, tell me what happened? a-pa you're gonna leave me? do your wives disagree with me?" hua Mulan looked into Zhi Yuan's eyes like she was searching for the truth in tears.

"Ji-ka is like that, I won't make things difficult for you, they're women just like me, and know what it's like if the man we love likes another woman, but let me meet them, even if they beat me up I'll accept it, because it's my fault to love their husband, a mistake I'll never regret for loving a man like you," hua Mulan said and was now kneeling in Zhi Yuan's robes.

Zhi Yuan untied the fish in his hands, lifted Hua Mulan's body and carried her, holding her,

"It's not like you think, it's just that I have to cultivate behind closed doors for three years, and tomorrow I will bring my two wives to meet you" Zhi Yuan said.

"Foolish boy why don't you say from the beginning, I won't forbid you from cultivating, three years has no effect on me, I'll wait for you very patiently, but your wives are, you know, those, why so suddenly? I'm not ready yet, tell me do I look so dirty?" hua Mulan asked and hugged Zhi Yuan's neck so spoiled.

But the two froze as everyone, including some of the people who came for treatment stared at them from the gate of that simple house with annoyed gazes,

"husband should lower it...

"buuggg... aaakkkhhh, crazy boy," Hua Mulan shouted as her body had already hit the ground as Zhi Yuan released her sling so quickly.

***

The next day, Hua Mulan looked so nervous, and always surprised by the little things, the woman did not even focus on anything making Hua Daiyan a little upset. the old man saw his daughter always talking alone in front of the mirror.

"Sincerely I am first brother, second brother, I am Hua Mulan, a widow, aahhh no, if it is like that they will bully me like tofu," Hua Mulan covered her face with both palms, and again make a more graceful introductory sentence.

On the other hand Hua Daiyan and Zhou Zhiping were wearing pretty good clothes, even Zhou Zhiping was wearing a half-military outfit that made him look so gallant and dignified, even Zhou Zhiping was wearing a half-military outfit, to greet the priests and like such an official event, they talked with the priests, and everyone had gone to stay just them.

Zhi Yuan came from the capital to take care of the wealth so much at the moment, the man walked into the family room putting down two spirit boards and placed on a shelf in their house, lined with spirit boards belonging to Hua Mulan's mother.

"lan'er, these are my two wives" said Zhi Yuan to make Hua Mulan and her father freeze, only Zhou Zhiping seemed calm because he knew everything.

"Su-ami.. tell me what this all means?" hua Mulan asked with widened eyes.

"Wu Xiang Yu, she is my first wife, and Zhang Ziyi is my second wife, both of them have died long enough," Zhi Yuan said.

Hua Daiyan stared for so long at Zhi Yuan's face and remembering about the young man's remark about the tragedy in the young man's life, the old man patted Zhi Yuan's shoulder like he was sowing the young man.

"i'm sorry Zhi Yuan, I really don't know if it's like this" Hua Daiyan said and exited the room, ordering some of her workers to buy ritual equipment.

That night they had finished performing the ritual for Zhi Yuan's two wives, appearing Hua Mulan so intently prostrating herself in front of the spirit board and preparing tea for the two.

"Sister Wu, elder brother Zhang, I Hua Mulan take my respect," Hua Mulan said so politely, and looked so serious.

The Jade Palace the top of Huanlun mountain,

"What'sthis? i'm feverish? end-level water controllers, I can freeze the air, and able to turn into snow, can even sleep under an icy river, a-I never thought of if I could have a fever, this is so scary, it's so, I'd better take a blanket," Zhou Lu Zi muttered a little nervously, head tilted like still confused, and quickly picked up a blanket, wrapped herself up like a cocoon and went into her bed.

"i need an obaattttttt," the woman shouted making the palace tremble.

illustration of Zhou Lu Zi (a little madness will make your life more colorful)

***

Far away on the North side of the land, a beautiful house not far from the tomb of the eastern gatekeeper, it appears that the house was heavily guarded by several bodyguards and servants, quite a lot, and a chariot that escorted some Imperial soldiers entered her.

Aakkk... sssstttt. a woman was pricked by a needle while sewing a garment, the woman shook her head to see the blood on the index finger of her left hand,

"I'm so careless, and why does my heart feel so upset?"

(illustration of Wu Xiang Yu when he was 65 years old)

"Mother? how can I get hurt?" said a woman who looked the same age as her.

Wu Xiang Yu just smiled, saying,

"It's okay, it's just a small wound" said the woman and stood up to greet the woman who called her mother .

"Let me finish her mother," said the woman but Wu Xiang Yu quickly picked up her sewing equipment and distanced her from the presence of her two.

"No need, this is the duty of the mother, the husband's clothes reflect the sincerity of a wife," Wu Xiang Yu smiled and stroked the woman's head in front of her.

Yet a man about 65 years old walked into the room and looked so gallant with a sun sword on his back.

"Mother, I will help the waiter to prepare dinner" said the woman and passed by the man.

"Dad, mom got hurt again" she said, leaving the two in the room.

"You still sew clothes for her?" the man who was none other than Xu Guang Zhou, stroked his pointy and not too long beard.

Wu Xiang Yu nodded, his face looking so calm.

"Winter is coming soon, I don't want my husband to be cold in nature, the night just like yesterday, I can still feel his slowly cooling body in my arms," wu Xiang Yu said his eyes glared to the past, and his eye bags and nose began to turn red.

Xu Guang Zhou took a deep breath and nodded,

"Well, I just stopped by for a while, we should have dinner, tonight I have to leave, because there is a duty at the border," said Xu Guang Zhou.

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