Peach Blossom Debt Chapter 22

This was what old man Ming Ge wrote in the book of fate:

At night, Shan Chengling rescued Mu Ruoyan, examined Li Siming. In a struggle, heavily injured because of Mu Ruoyan, and escaped.

Ming Ge stroked his beard quietly and then laughed to *me, "See, isn't this written very clearly?"

I fell silent. In any case, Li Siming had become a stiff corpse. In any case, the one who caused the delay was one of the Jade Emperor's own, I couldn't be blamed for this mistake that halted our task. In any case, Jade Emperor who sat on in the Ling Xiao hall would come to his decision.

Tian Shu's pike by luck pierced my heart. Even on purpose, there may not be such precision. This human heart is made of flesh, such a big pike head stabbed in and ruptured its blood vessels, how can it not be ruined? Li Siming's body twitched twice before it couldn't move anymore. It entirely relied on *me to hold on from the inside.

It was very painful, but *I couldn't exert my magic. With Heng Wen here, even if the heart had ten stab wounds on it, restoring it to a healthy and pumping state would just take one blow of breath. However, currently Heng Wen is still 'sir Zhao', and couldn't freely make a move in front of the big crowd.

In an instant, the manor's servants had poured in, sir Zhao was pushed aside and I was taken back inside a room. Several doctors took turns checking my pulse, and all of them subsequently become so frightened out of their minds, scared to silence and trembled wildly from top to toe.

What a pitiful sight. A man living with no pulse and still could open his eyes and speak out, how many humans have the chance to see this oddity in the world?

Dongjun w.a.n.g asked, "How is my son, can he still be saved."

The doctors shuddered uncontrollably, *I thought that they looked pitiful as they continued to tremble, so I put in some words from the bed, "Father… don't make things difficult for man, let's see what the fates hold."

Li Siyuan wiped the tears on his face. "Father, you shouldn't worry. Isn't third brother still speaking words of comfort for you? G.o.ds are looking upon this filial son, Heaven would surely bless him…"

His words choked nearing its end.

Together, the whole Li family cried at *my bedside. Dongjun w.a.n.g wept, 'little b.a.s.t.a.r.d, ah, this is retribution'. Li Siyuan and Li Sixian were crying about their 'poor little brother', and even both of their wives wept into their handkerchief, 'poor small uncle' at the bedhead.

Their crying left me feeling very moved. The life on the mortal plane is simple and bustling, a taste of the warmth of family is quite touching.

Speaking of which, why is Heng Wen still not here to patch me up? Isn't it too cold of him to watch me suffer in pain with wide-open eyes?

Just as I thought that, my entire body was slowly raised up before I know it. I was shocked, taking me out at this moment, does he want to straight-up kill Li Siming?!

As *I was about to struggle, a thick voice resounded over my head.

"Song Yao Yuanjun, this small immortal is Ri You G.o.d, Jade Emperor has a decree for you and I am to take Yuanjun back to Heavens immediately."

As it turns out, the wrongful destinies had crossed the permissible error this time, to the point that it had let Nan Ming take Tian Shu away.

Jade Emperor became ticked and summoned *me and old Ming Ge to the Ling Xiao hall for questioning. Heng Wen stood to the side as the witness.

"How did it come to this?" Jade Emperor asked.

In that hall, *I stood and presented my case calmly and openly, "Jade Emperor, You are wise. When this Song Yao came down to the world, I did everything as per my instructions unerringly. The hardships I had to bear on earth is nothing big, so I won't talk of it now. Jade Emperor is clear on all matters and surely able to judge between right and wrong, correct and incorrect."

Looking sideways to Ming Ge, the old G.o.d wiped his sweat and while trembling, quickly pleaded guilty of his own volition in front of Jade Emperor. He also opened up the book of fate for *my eyes. His placating smile carried with it his guilt.

I took the evidence and give a bit of pity to Ming Ge, "Jade Emperor, in the human world there is a saying, 'trifling matters are hard to settle, destiny is difficult to determine'. Ming Ge Xingjun takes care of innumerable human destinies and had many small matters to attend to, one or two oversights are all within reason. Nan Ming had only succeeded in taking away Tian Shu. The two are humans, there's no worry that they couldn't be separated. For the time being, let us see what happens next."

Jade Emperor pondered over it for a moment before nodding, "What you said is right, for now, let us see how it goes." His face softened to a smiling one, "Song Yao ah, let us see how you will do next."

I smiled obediently, "Jade Emperor, this small immortal didn't do a satisfactory job. That Nan Ming succeeded in taking Tian Shu away had a lot to do with *my own incompetence. May this small immortal ask Jade Emperor…"

I hinted at Heng Wen with a quick glance so he'd help me by putting in a word or two, "..to consider choosing another individual with the capability?"

Heng Wen hadn't made a move yet and Jade Emperor already spoke again from over my head, "You've done great work down in the mortal world. Whenever Zhen talked with the Queen Mother she'd always praise your thoroughness. You are on earth to help your fellow G.o.ds to break through the dirt of the world, once you succeed and return to heaven, you shall be bestowed a raise in your rank."

I hurriedly returned: 'I don't dare, don't dare'.

In the middle of my words, the supervisor of heaven came in to report something to Jade Emperor, so I and the other two were rushed out the Ling Xiao Hall. *I grabbed onto Ming Ge, "Xingjun, from today onwards, you got to write my matters clearly in the book of fate."

Ming Ge was so full of smiles that even his face crevices smiled with him, "Certainly, certainly, for Yuanjun had put in his good words for me today. It's just that… one day in heaven is one year on earth and you had been delayed for too long, Yuanjun, if you don't hurry now I'm afraid that—"

My feet harshly landed. pulling Heng Wen with me and rushed to the southern celestial gate.

Heng Wen who was dragged away by me spoke unhurriedly, "What's the hurry?"

I glumly smiled, "If I still don't hurry, Li Siming's grave would already have gra.s.s adorning it."

As a result—

The speed of me and Heng Wen returning is still considered very quick.

It wasn't so late that we come back to a grave mound lush with green gra.s.s.

The soil on Li Siming's grave was still moist, his stone tablet brand new.

And merely seven days of his death had been observed.

Heng Wen circled the mound with measured steps, "The body's already put in a coffin, what now?"

"No other choice. Wait till the middle of the night, dig the grave up and see if Li Siming had rotten, and if his body can still be used, or not."

Translator: Padam