It took three hours before the dao stopped filling up his body , and Taohua stood still at that point, allowing his body to swallow it all like a vessel.
The dao was still not enough, it felt like a drop in the ocean , it turns out he will have to do a lot more battles before he can complete this tribulation.
He walked into the village and the villagers seeing he was already moving, rushed towards him and started to thank him , their voice almost full of reverence.
The old woman held his hand, her eyes filled with tears " Thank you so much for saving the village, we are so grateful"
Taohua raise a brow up "Aren't you scared of me ?"
"Why ?"
"Dont you think I might be a demon ? "
The woman shook her head "You can't be a demon? You have only brought blessings our way since you came "
Taohua didn't know why , the excuse made him annoyed.
These people didn't think twice before throwing a young boy into the forest with nothing but his personal belongings all because they thought he was eating girls souls , when in fact there was no evidence, then he, Taohua , was a hero because he killed a commander ranked officer.
Are the mortals that shallow?
The woman didn't seem to notice his expression, she waved some men over and they were carrying bags and baskets.
She stretched her hands over it " This is on the behalf of the village to thank you for saving us , we will also return your berries and skins since we have enough"
Taohua looked at the food and let out a sigh " I just need one bag of rice , you can take the rest away. Since you don't like the berries I will take them"
"Young mistress likes to eat berries?"
Taohua nodded and then threw the bag of rice over his right shoulder then carry the berries basket on his left shoulder. He made it took really easy.
" I will come back in three days"
Taohua reached the boundaries of the house before putting the bag down . He made a mess of his hair , put some dust on his face and clothes before rubbing dust in his eyes to bring in some tears.
Then he started to drag the bag slowly into the boundary.
Bei Shang opened his mouth agape , did Taohua just…did he just…
Bei Shang shook his head mentally, even if Taohua tried to act like a spoiled brat to escape suspicions , it's not like Nick would fall for it right?
Bei Shang felt someone touch his arm before he felt the load lightened like someone carried it , before he could collect himself; he even felt someone rubbed a soft cloth on his face.
"Where are you coming from?"
Taohua rubbed his face in Nick's hands , his voice sounds spoiled " My feet hurts , Hong Jin, I fell down so hard "
"…."
Wait … did he really act like this spoiled brat in his past life ?
And why the hell is Nick nodding like he's distressed?! Weren't you the one watching him from a tree earlier.
Bei Shang shivered and rub his forearms.
The voice of the demon god rang in his head "Taohua , I finally found a way to make you go through your memories quickly…are you listening?"
"Demon god … can I ask a question?"
"Huh..you can ask "
"How did no one noticed how spoiled I was?"
There was a thick silence between them , then the demon god let out a chuckle.
"I thought I was the blind one , I told your shifu so many times but she said you'll grow out of it " they laugh out loud " She never let anyone smacked you despite you broke my precious ceramics every single time!!!"
He doesn't remember breaking any ceramics but he have a feeling that he should not burrow too much into this sore spot.
He and Nick have changed so much over time now , where Nick was gullible, warm and easy to persuade, he have gotten possessive, manipulative and full of jealousy, where Bei Shang had been soft , a little naive and spoiled, he have gotten hot tempered, anxious and cynical.
Their interactions are now full of mistrust, anger and mental battles.
'Not all interactions.'
His mind went to the time, Nick had cuddled with him , his legs crossed over his own , his eyes filled with dependance and warmth. He remembered a time Nick held his hand, his eyes filled with shyness.
Bei Shang had the urge to lie down in a fetal position and hug himself. The feelings buried at the resseses of his mind, threatened to spill out and over.
As if demon god could hear his thoughts, their voice turned firmer " You can't go now, you haven't remember enough"
" I know" Bei Shang whispered, his body feeling uncomfortable " I know, I just wanted to rest for a while"
There was another thick silence between them , the silence filled with unspoken words. At last, demon god let out a sigh.
" I will hasten your memories to an important event now , get ready okay?"
"Hmmm"
He felt the memory distort in the middle of taohua whining, before his spirit started to float , like he was in a pool of water.
Many of his memories were like that, he would sneak out at dawn to help different villagers then he would kill the commander demons and receive gifts.
Nick stopped following him around, as if reassured that Taohua won't try to run away.
The governor of the town summoned Taohua one night, Taohua waited till Nick was deep asleep before he walked over three villages to the governor mansion.
The governor mansion stood like a mighty house in the middle of the town , for the first time, Taohua felt anxious.
The pool like motion stopped and bei Shang settled down into Taohua body , it turned out this is an important event in his memory.
Taohua reached the door and knocked, the door opened at once and a servant stood behind it.
The house was big like a shrine and there were dolls tossed everywhere. It's feng sui didn't seem to match well as if to cultivate something sinister.
The servant knocked on a door, without speaking, he turned and walked away.
The door opened ajar at once , beaconing the visitor. Taohua gathered strength into his fist before entering.
The door closed behind him.
The room was really dark , Taohua really couldn't see anything no matter how he tried. He felt someone touch his neck and he smacked it with force.
Something surprising happened, instead of the hand to break , all it did was shift a little.
For the first time, Taohua felt shivers down his spine , the only ones who could block his physical attacks are limited to other gods.
"Hmmm , first time I have seen a mortal so strong, they tickled me "
Taohua gathered his thoughts, and refused to let his anxiety show " reveal yourself"
The whole room lighted up, the reflection so bright it momentarily stung Taohua eyes.
Then bei Shang blinked and looked at the person, standing before him. His body shivered in fright.
The demon god voice moved over " What did you see that made your hung po shake again?"
Bei Shang didn't answer, his thoughts in disarray.
This person standing before him had White hair , thin nose and red lips, his hair was short but it didn't take away from his majesty. He had the aura of someone fit to be king.
The most striking thing was his face which looked like the older version of Nick.
No wonder when he first saw the painting, the emotion he got was familiarity, no wond
er winter asked if he had seen a memory of him to ask if he was a good or bad king.
The Storm family really won't let him go.