Settlement….. “Stay with me…” He tried to shout but it was the most horrifying vision. SuSu dressed in her beautiful red wedding attire. She sat on their bed on Mount Junji and told him she was no more. She declared she was no more before completely disappearing from his sight instantly. Ye Hua felt…
Desperate Measures….. In full silent retreat and seclusion, Qian Qian abruptly closed up in the Hall of Beautiful Youth for almost an entire month. She reopened its doors, as suddenly as she’d closed them but she never appeared before Ye Hua. When he went to her, always absent was she and never did she come…
Reverse Psychology….. Ye Hua closed and rested his tired eyes. His temples throbbed due to the extensive range of chaotic emotions churning inside him, which were baffling. He couldn’t decide which was worst – the injury or the rage; the sorrow or the profound disappointment; the desperation or resentment; the love or hate. He felt…
The Real Secret Agenda….. Bai Qian raced until she couldn’t take another step as breathing became difficult and labored. By the time she reached her private chamber in the Hall of Beautiful Youth painfully, her heaving lungs felt as if they were going to either collapse or explode in her chest. And it took many…
Killing two birds with one stone….. Instantly, it disturbed him when Ye Hua acutely noticed it in SuJin’s keen and calculating gaze. She’d so quickly caught on to Qian Qian’s poor performance, which had become distinctly suspicious of his and her amorous relationship. It was due to what she witnessed during tea. Their unusually odd,…
Lullaby….. The water is wide I can not get o’er And neither have I wings to fly Oh go and get me some little boat And both shall row, my love and I. Where love is planted, O, there it grows It buds and blossoms, like some rose It has a sweet and pleasant smell…
The Handshake….. Swiftly rising to her feet, Bai Qian coolly informed him, “I’ll see you tomorrow at the Eastern Sea King’s banquet for his son. We’ll start there as I’ve explained.” He wasn’t ready to part with her yet. Not even close. Ye Hua’s precious time with Bai Qian was too brief and too short.…
The Charade….. The first contrived, a purely false move was her misleading request for Zhe Yan’s amnesia potion. A total farce. Since it was something Bai Qian never intended on drinking, not even for a second. Nonetheless, in her mind the show, the semblance was a needed performance to divert, deflect all and any inquiries…
First meeting or reintroduction….. The illusionary image seemed unreal and resembled something one would see in a dream…fantasy. The subtle wave of undulating color that mirrored the smooth, fluid motions of the curling sea, was Ye Hua’s future Crown Princess Consort Bai Qian’s silky oceanic hued goddess dress that was flowing and swaying with her…
First, a horrified, “Ahh!” Then a crash. The loud sound of dropping dishes shattering, and followed by Ye Hua’s terrified voice screaming, “Qian Qian! Please gouge out my eyes! Nine Heavens! Where is Zhuzian Terrace?!” From the master bedroom, Qian Qian swiftly ran out to see Ye Hua covering his eyes, while standing next to…
During the hectic three weeks time in which Bai Qian’s continually changing life, did more rotations than Yuna Kim and Nancy Kerrigan (ice skaters) put together. Everything in Zhe Yan’s peach orchard was the same as usual, ordinary and predictable. In Ten-Mile Peach Grove, the wind still blew gently. The peach florets continued to bloom…
Heavenly Lord said and did nothing, after hearing about the change in guards at Donghua Dijun’s residence. If anything, he’d intentionally and purposely avoided the palace, because he didn’t want to run into Bai Qian. He’d lived long enough to know revenge was best served cold and calculated Bai Qian’s plans were currently on ice.…
The dynamics between Cheng Yu and Lian Song’s relationship changed overnight. Their indifference towards each other vanished and instead, he watched her with eyes full of love and desire. She shyly flushed whenever they made eye contact. Cheng Yu coloring? Cheng Yu, the naughty goddess and unofficial sex education instructor in Nine Heavens? Yes, Lian…
Mo Yuan Spat! Plop! The distinct, almost sharp sound of soaking, drenched, weighted clothes hitting the marble ground. The soft, wet sound of smacking lips french kissing, was the only other audible noise heard in the midst, of drenched garments being pulled off, then thrown on the stone surface around the healing pool. Their…
Was it a dream? Cheng Yu forcefully pinched herself and she was awake. Completely. Her unbelievable meeting with High Goddess Bai Qian of Qingqiu, left her in a full daze of stupor. That excitement of being starstruck. She tripped, tittered and stumbled as she walked away. Cheng Yu was floating on cloud nine and barely…
