The Fire of Love the Great Goddess

Eps. 21: The Wound of the Concubine

Tianhua Palace, Sky Concubine's residence palace.

A few maids came out from inside Yingzhao's room in panic. It was because the Celestial Concubine had just gone berserk and threw some newly obtained medicinal fruits from the Physician God in just any direction. Those innocent fairy servants were again subjected to the wrath of Celestial Concubine Yingzhao.

Ever since the incident he was thrown out by Dongfang Yue, Yingzhao had been lying on his bed for days. Losing the god's marrow turned out to make him suffer greatly. Dongfang Yue made him injured everywhere so he needed time to heal himself.

Had he still had his divine marrow, the wound would not have been this severe. But, even though her condition was already alarming, Yingzhao was still acting ignorant. Instead of reflecting on the mistake, he instead continued to feel angry at Bai Feng Xian and vent it to his servants.

“Those cunning white fox must be happy to see my condition, right? He must be happy to have made me lose face and get hit by the wrath of Tian Jun!”

The little servant who still had courage by his side lowered his head.

He hesitantly said, “Concubine, you better not make Tian Jun angry. The servant saw that Tian Jun was paying so much attention to the Great Goddess Bai Feng Xian. Without the god marrow, Concubine's wounds might have been worse had Tian Jun thrown you again.”

Yingzhao who was basically grumpy forced himself up from the bed and grabbed his servant's hair. He did not like being compared to others, let alone Bai Feng Xian!

What if she was a Great Goddess? Wasn't the person who became the Celestial Emperor's partner still him?

“Since when does a waitress like you have the right to talk about my business?”

“Ampun, Concubine Sky. Please forgive me,” said the waiter.

Yingzhao was no longer a goddess. She was only half goddess, because her divine marrow had been plucked out and she had destroyed it. According to him it was worth it because thanks to that, he could get rid of A-Xian and make her hate Dongfang Yue. With his nature and ingenuity, he could still survive in the Sky Palace.

He was lucky because he was bestowed by Emperor Xuan Yi. Otherwise, Dongfang Yue would have killed him a long time ago. Yingzhao still had to survive and think of a way for Dongfang Yue to open her heart to him. Because he was convinced, Dongfang Yue's love and affection for the dead A-Xian would also die someday.

Yingzhao could not kill this servant. There had been quite a number of complaints coming to the Celestial Emperor for his actions in treating the servant. Yingzhao then slapped her a few times until the little elf maid's cheeks turned red and her face was swollen. Soon he ran away from there.

The wound on Yingzhao's body throbbed. Apparently, Dongfang Yue cast another spell on him. The spell would react whenever Yingzhao committed a crime or was rude to someone else. That would torture him terribly. The pain persisted for several hours.

“Tian Jun, do you really hate me?” yingzhao muttered while enduring all the pain in his body.

Wh why? Why was Dongfang Yue so difficult to conquer?

Yingzhao had long fought for thousands of years, becoming his companion and staying by his side the entire time. But, again Dongfang Yue did not look at him. The man turned around with a cold gaze instead and preferred a weak little elf to anchor his heart.

He was a member of the esteemed Snow Phoenix Clan. His family raised him affectionately and spoiled him. He had been trying to lure Dongfang Yue's heart ever since that Celestial Emperor was still a little disciple of Emperor Xuan Yi. Yingzhao painstakingly pulled Emperor Xuan Yi to the point of making her Dongfang Yue Sky Concubine.

Five hundred years ago, in order to get rid of A-Xian, Yingzhao plucked out his own divine marrow and destroyed it. He also used the death light from the cloth of darkness to affect his vision to the point of being almost blind.

After trying that hard, he was able to get rid of someone Dongfang Yue loved. But, he had to bear his reply with Dongfang Yue's cold and cruel demeanor.

There is no giving up in the dictionary of his life. Even if she was half a goddess, Yingzhao was still able to do the same thing once again. He would make sure Dongfang Yue turned away from Bai Feng Xian, and make Bai Feng Xian suffer. He did not care if the entire Qingqiu would turn hostile towards him.

“Tian Jun, I will never give up!”

...***...

“How? Have you got any new information?” dongfang Yue asked Song Zi. Right now, he was in the courtyard of his palace.

Song Zi as usual reported the results of her investigation. As the servant and minister of Dongfang Yue's flagship god, she had busy days all her life. Every time Dongfang Yue ordered him to do something, he would wholeheartedly devote himself.

“After leaving the Sky Palace, the Great Goddess Bai Feng Xian had come to the Mirror Lake. But, Great God Ming Ye managed to make it back to Qingqiu. Now, he brought little disciple Ji Meng to Mount Xi,” Song Zi stated the results of his investigation clearly.

Dongfang Yue felt quite satisfied with Song Zi's reply. He himself could not directly monitor Bai Feng Xian's movements for twenty-four hours due to the sky's numerous affairs. All his time was mostly spent dealing with the issues in the Four Seas and Three Lands reported by his god ministers. The only places he did not monitor were the Fox Kingdom in Qingqiu and the Mirror Lake.

Seeing that Song Zi was still behind him, Dongfang Yue frowned slightly. He then asked, “What else is it?”

“Singzhao's Sky Concubine returned to chase away and torture her servant. His injuries could not heal if he continued to reject the medicines from the Physician God,” Song Zi replied.

Whenever hearing Yingzhao's name mentioned, Dongfang Yue's mood always turned bad. He might be a powerful and wise Celestial Emperor, but he did not have an airy heart when faced with his own Celestial Concubine. Yingzhao was too stifling to remember and too annoying to discuss.

“Let her be in pain due to her own stupidity. Move all the servants in Tianhua Palace to another palace.”

Song Zi could only obey even though she slightly disagreed with the order. His Celestial Emperor was the person he could least fight against. The matter between his Celestial Emperor and the Celestial Concubine was a common secret that was no longer a forbidden topic to speak of. If you remember it again, this is definitely not a good thing.

“Ah, since she has not yet gotten an apology from Bai Feng Xian, tell her to ask him again. Tell him if he is not allowed to return to the Sky Palace before getting a pardon from Qingqiu.”

Dongfang Yue said it without any emotion. He then stared at the clouds above the palace clearly. Had he had some free time today, he wanted to go see Bai Feng Xian. There's nothing else. He just wanted to know how Bai Feng Xian and A-Rou were doing.

“Tian Jun, some time ago the King of the East Sea sent a message if he knew where the Fire Mirror was,” Song Zi said before leaving.

Dongfang Yue was silent. He glanced at Song Zi at a glance, asking her to explain with an eye gesture.

“Fire Mirror is on Mount Xi.”

“Mount Xi? What's possible..”.

“True, the Fire Mirror is in the hands of the Great Goddess Bai Feng Xian.”

And at that very instant, Dongfang Yue used her magic to go to Mount Xi without thinking anymore.