ETHEREUM

CHAPTER 17 (FINALS)

The greenhouse door is tightly closed. Same with all the vents. There is no gap for light to enter and shine into the darkness. In the left corner, the place where the chrysanthemum flowers once thrived, there was a stifled sobbing that slashed the heart.

Settling three dollars with the gloomy state of the greenhouse, such was the current appearance of Wang Zheng. Colorless. Messed up.

Wang Zheng curled up, hugging his knees with a face drenched in tears. He unceasingly kissed the ring on his ring finger, Yu Jie gave him. Every now and then laugh bitterly remembering the sweet memories they once created together. Memories that in the end will only be remembered by him. That is if death lets him live longer. If not, those memories will disappear with his passing.

Two days ago, Yen with Zhu and Ping brought Yu Jie back to the Ice Palace. And just this morning he secretly observed the latest condition of the wife. As expected, the woman was already very healthy and ....

"You've forgotten me."

He was ready to accept this harsh reality. But for some reason, desperately he tried, the pain just got worse.

Wang Zheng stared at the right corner of the front of the greenhouse. There once flourished many types of roses. Not without reason he planted it. Especially if not to remember how Yu Jie deftly gave the fire blue rose as proof of love.

Next to it is a medium-sized peach tree. Some time ago it had bloomed and spread a distinctive fragrance. But now, it's all gone. It leaves a deep pain. It gets worse when remembered.

"Yu'er I have no regrets for having chosen this as an option. I'd be sorry to let you suffer and not."

Door squeaks softly. I heard very calm footsteps. Wang Zheng's eyes narrowed looking towards the direction the light came from. The silhouette of a woman approached him.

The tep!

All the vents are open, letting the running light fill the entire greenhouse space. While Wang Zheng still remained unmoved in his position. Then with a raucous voice muttered, "Yu'er?"

"I heard, the venerable Water God has saved me by giving me his blue gem."

Yu Jie in a bluish-white dress that became her wedding's first gift, pointed her index finger at the right corner of the room. Instantly one by one the withered flowers grow back and bloom. With one flick, the tranquility and beauty of the greenhouse returned like all.

"Initially, I meant to say thank you. Didn't expect to find you here in such a mess. Are you sorry, Water God?" Look at Yu Jie at Wang Zheng. The man was only able to reply with grief.

"Get out! You're not allowed to set foot in the Water Palace." Finally Wang Zheng spoke up. He got up and pretended to have an angry face. Although to be honest, the body had been struggling to hold the woman.

Yu Jie walked closer while smothering his chest. The smile grew, as if looking down on the interlocutor. "Oh, huh?"

"You!" Wang Zheng's hand shook violently as it gripped Yu Jie's shoulder.

"You what?" Pulling the collar of the husband, to make the man fall in his arms. "Are you going to hurt me?"

This time his body and heart were still. Instead of letting go of hugs, Wang Zheng was actually getting stronger. I miss you, her heart.

The delicate scent of lavender, typical of a Yu Jie. Wang Zheng took a deep breath. Very soothing. For a moment all the burdens were gone. But the more inhaled, the more dizzy he felt.

"Are you going to hurt me?" Again, asked Yu Jie a second time. "Wang-wang?"

The deg! Wang Zheng let go of a hug. As if I realized something was wrong. Yu Jie had already lost his memory while being human and the distortion of destiny occurred, then how did he know the call? His head became dizzy and began to lose balance.

Samar, he saw the smile and loving gaze that belonged to Yu Jie, his wife. Even the woman said, "You've hurt me by reneging on a promise, Wang-Wang."

"Yu'er, you-?" Before he could continue his words, Wang Zheng was unconscious in Yu Jie's arms.

Yu Jie rubbed Wang Zheng's body onto the jade bed that Ping had forgotten to return to the Ice Palace. "Wang-Wang, why is love so painful even when my feelings have been avenged?"

For a moment, he did not know what to do other than to look at that face fixedly. "Wang-Wang, I love you. We promise to live. Does that promise look like a joke until you break it?"

"Empress Rui," called Yen, who had been hiding outside since. Waiting until Yu Jie's plan was successfully carried out.

"Come in, Yen."

The twilight woman wipes away tears, poignantly. He blew the silver powder on his shoulder. The silver powder will not be taxing towards the descendants of the Ice Tribe. On the contrary, for the Water Tribe, it could render them unconscious for days.

Yu Jie reached out a hand, with a single gust of blue gems and red-colored pills appearing. Two objects that some time ago the Water God handed over to save his lover. "You reneged on your promise, Wang-Wang."

"Empress Rui?" Holding Yu Jie's shoulder, softly.

"Then it doesn't matter, does it, if I also break my promise?" Hand over the blue jewel to the Yen. He looked at the woman in front of him full of pity. "Yen, make him forget me at all costs. Like he was trying to make me forget about him by using this red pill."

"Empress Rui, it will hurt lord Rui."

"Injury? You remember what he said?" Yu Jie closed his eyes, remembering as he pretended to be unconscious as Wang Zheng tried to save him. "It's better not to remember anything. That way, if I don't, it won't hurt him."

***

Destiny is a mystery. Tomorrow is always full of puzzles. Happy or end in tears, which creature can confirm it? Even a great god, remains a servant of the Creator.

"Ping, I have no children. The only thing I can count on is you. Although you are not a descendant of the Ice Goddess, lead this tribe in my name."

"What do you mean Miss?" Ping approached and served Yu Jie's favorite snow tea. He was still unaware, that the Ice Goddess in front of him had already deceived him, Wang Zheng, and Zhu by pretending to be healthy and his memory had recovered.

"Wang-Wang, take care of him for me."

Ping who was playing a rose, suddenly fell silent. "Wait, Miss did you just say Wang-Wang?"

"I entrust the Ice and Wang-Wang Tribe to you."

"Miss?!" Turning Yu Jie's body with reddened eyes, as if asking for an explanation for what the lady had just said. "Are you kidding me? It's not funny, Miss."

Yu Jie smiled calmly, then sat on the chair with his hands propping up his chin. "The day I returned from the mortal world severely injured by the reaction of the death dew pill, I knew a fact."

"Fact?"

"Yen found the missing piece from an ancient book about blue gems. There it was written clearly that the power of the blue gem in healing the inner core, was only applicable to the Water God. As for the other creatures, it would be of no use."

Ping sat down. "That means, Miss will never be healed?"

"I want to tell this to Wang-Wang. However, it could make her anxious and think I would renege on the promise by using the blue gem to save her. So I decided to shut up. Who would have thought, Wang-Wang showed a strange attitude that made me suspicious." All those memories seemed to be running around, filling up the entire memory room. Yu Jie took a deep breath, looking several times biting under his lips.

"Don't I tell you that life without the person we love hurts more than death? But secretly you are making plans behind it. And you didn't expect it either, did you? That Yen and I have also prepared a plan by pretending to follow the storyline that you guys made."

Quickly, Ping wiped his tears after noticing something. "Where is Mr Rui? Did he know?"

"Wang-Wang in the greenhouse."

"Greenhouse?"

Yu Jie took out the red color pill that Wang Zheng had asked the Sky King. "You're even trying to make me forget everything with this pill." Throw it deep into the middle of the full pond.

"Then where's the blue gem, Miss?"

"Yen is planting it in the inner core, Wang-Wang."

"What?!" Ping Head throbbed violently. The game of destiny in an instant spins 180 degrees. "Miss, you'll be gone. While Mr. Rui will survive with the blue gem."

"Just like Wang-Wang who chose to renege on the promise that I would not suffer. So I did the same thing so he wouldn't die."

***

"No!"

Wang Zheng woke up with a hunting breath. His entire body was covered in cold sweat. Looking around, he was still in the greenhouse, without a single person there. Suddenly the man remembered something and immediately took something under his tongue. Memory pills.

"Yu'er, I won't let your memories be erased from my life." Throwing the pill in any direction.

As long as he was unconscious, Wang Zheng could actually still hear and feel his surroundings. Including when Yen and Yu Jie told him about the blue gem and the way that the man could forget all the things that had happened. But luckily, the memory-removing pill that Yen had inserted could be held back with deep strength. The pill is stored under the tongue.

Wang Zheng got up from the bed and immediately ran towards the door. He took a few steps, the door was open. There, Yen in all-white clothes was carrying some herbs.

Strange, Wang Zheng thought. Not usually Yen wears a scarf covering the head, even her clothes are very plain, without a single piece of jewelry attached from toe to head. In his face the sky was very cloudy and snow fell with a lot. One thing was on the man's mind. Yu Jie's.

"Where is Yu'er?"

"Mr Rui, you just realized. Rest first."

"No!" Run out and with the spell disappear leaving Yen.

Yen fell silent, unknowingly dropping the herb she was carrying. Rain of wounds filled his face. He sobbed while holding his chest. For some reason, the claustrophobic comes each imagining two lovebirds who love each other but must fall under the line of destiny that separates.

***

It was not winter, but the Sky Kingdom was full of snow. Wang Zheng looked at the silent, desolate Water Palace, as if there was no life. The flowers that grow turn withered. The trees are falling leaving lonely twigs. From a distance he could see the Water Tribe's immortals convalescing in white silk, facing towards Man Yu Pavilion, Yu Jie's residence.

Slowly, he walked with trembling steps. All the immortals turned to look at him. It was clearly indescribable on their faces, signaling something bad had happened.

"Where is Yu'er?"

Silent. No one dared to answer.

"Why are you wearing mourning clothes, huh? Who told you to?" w.a.n.g Zheng shouted with a reddened face, restraining in anger.

The wind blew and the door opened by itself. Wang Zheng ran into the residence. Niente. There is no love there. There was only the last dress that Yu Jie wore when meeting her in the greenhouse, as well as a sprinkling of black chrysanthemums surrounding the dress.

Wang Zheng held his head. Several times grabbed her hair, rough, accompanied by sobs of helpless crying. Why does love become this joy?

"Sir, calm down." Shen came and tried to summon the Water God. But that intention was not welcomed. Wang Zheng shook off the hand of the servant who had served him faithfully for hundreds of years, then left and disappeared.

***

Set three money with the state of the Water Palace. The scent of wounds and sorrow wafted as the Water God set foot in the Ice Palace. The sound of sobs echoed, even an unacceptable roar was also heard from there, the palace hall.

This time, Wang Zheng could not lie that fear had slipped into the recesses of his heart. Death, separation, sadness, that's all that's left. Not wanting to guess, but fate has already stated with its symbol.

"Mr Rui?" Zhu was surprised to find Wang Zheng in the Ice Palace. According to estimates, the effect of silver powder should disappear within 27 days. But it was 10 days faster than it should have been.

"Where is Yu'er? " he asked with a raucous voice.

"Sir, you better go back to the greenhouse."

"Where is Yu'er?" This time Wang Zheng's voice grew quieter. "Where is Yu'erku?"

"Mr Rui, why make things difficult for yourself? Get out of here!"

Bruk! Zhu fell down after Wang Zheng unleashed a single blow to the man's stomach. With puffy eyes looked at the waiter in front of him and said, "I want to see my wife."

Wang Zheng squeezed his robe while in the doorway. The servant guarding looked down respectfully and opened the door for the master. From inside, the sound of sobs and roars sounded louder and louder. It doesn't take much to guess, he knows who the owner is. Pinged. Yes, the girl was stunned to rest beside the crystal coffin.

If I can control destiny, then I will pass on our story as a happy love story. If I were given one chance, I would etch the story in the ink of 'me and you're immortal in love'. But I realize, not the fate of his name, if we determine it.

Wang Zheng's body seemed to freeze looking at who was lying in the crystal coffin. Women dressed in white silk with the Ice Goddess's oversized crown. Yes, it's his love. Yu Jie's.

Her hands shook touching the crystal coffin of the lover's final resting place. Then roared, not accepting with an inconsiderate destiny. A fate that can only play tricks on a pair of hearts, without caring about the gaping wound because of it. "No! Yu'er don't go!"

You say love, if so why did you leave a pink piece full of blood screaming moaning over a gaping wound? You said we'd always be together, if so why did you leave for good? Wh why? Why none of them have an answer. Other than seeing your lifeless body.

Ping looked at her non-husband. "Sir, you said you'd save the lady. You said he'd survive. You lied, Sir. That blue gem can only heal you, not my non!"

Silent. Only a staggered sobbing became the answer. Wang Zheng didn't have many words of defense. He only thought about how to find the lover in the realm of death.

"Yu'er, I can't live without you." Opening the crystal coffin and touching her snow-cold female face. "Please, don't go."

I slowly felt a frozen heart, along with your death. It was as if there was no blood. Alive, but lifeless. It's framed, but soulless. Unsolicited, all bodies know that the day on which you are gone is the day on which my true soul dies.