CH 52.1

Looking at Dong Fang Qing Cang’s expression, Little Orchid does not know where she has gotten the sudden courage as she pinched the face and widen out his mouth.

Dong Fang Qing Cang lifted head to look at the stars-filled sky and expression was solemn. Yet, suddenly his face was pinched by Little Orchid and his expression immediately darkened. The gaze was inclined and peered coldly at her, “Little flower demon, want to die, huh?”

“Big devil. Don’t be scared.”

Little Orchid let go of his face and said, “Indeed you have resurrected.”

Dong Fang Qing Cang became dazed.

“Of course, the current surroundings are still like so, but we can certainly leave…right, probably…”Little Orchid scratched her head, “But granted after taking one step back, if we cannot leave…then…then, there is still me who is here with you.”

On Little Orchid’s face, it appeared to have no countenance of joking and was serious to the point of causing Dong Fang Qing Cang to become absent-minded.

“You will not be here alone.”

He heard such and was still silent, but the blood-red eyes of his imprinted the silhouette of Little Orchid. The stars behind her illuminated her silhouette and twinkles like the stars from afar.

Little Orchid finished speaking and vision shifted. She began to reflect upon everything. At times her eyebrows would furrowed and other times she would muttered out sounds, “If we do not escaped outside, then has to stay forever with wide, flattened eyes that stare at one another to old age. Can this body of mine withstand a long period of time? You are immortal and eternal. Then what about me? Although it seems that I do not need to eat…But what if this xi rang body lose its living energy, then I…”

“Will not.” Dong Fang Qing Cang suddenly said, “The xi rang body will not lose living energy. We shall not remain forever here.”

Hearing such words from Dong Fang Qing Cang, Little Orchid immediately became dazed and was not due to another matter, but merely due to him saying the two-word “we”.

*It’s in two words in the original context. The English equivalent is only one word. – ChocolateCosmos translations

This was the first time that Dong Fang Qing Cang included her and him into “we”. Did not wait for Little Orchid to ponder more as the body of Dong Fang Qing Cang suddenly moved. His chest immediately seeped out a lot of blood. His covered his chest with a pale expression. Little Orchid saw that his hand shone red light as it seemed that he was treating the wound on his body.

“Go find it.”

Little Orchid bewilderedly asked, “Find what?”

Dong Fang Qing Cang closed his eyes and indifferently said, “The heart of ben zuo.”

Hearing this tone of his, Little Orchid knew that he has tossed away the brief memory from before. He has stepped out of the void and has transformed a unwavering demon king that kills and cut down.

But…                                                   BananaChocolateCosmostranslations

Little Orchid rubbed her head once and then asked Dong Fang Qing Cang with wide eyes, “Where would I find the heart for you?”

“Here” Haha, that’s great, hearing such was really easy, located here.

“You still want to find this heart. At that time why did you pull out it out so confidently and with ease ah?!” Little Orchid grew furious and bashfully scolded Dong Fang Qing Cang. After that she saw that Dong Fang Qing Cang who has a pale expression ignored her words. She snorted several times, and tone unexpectedly calm down, “Furthermore, does not need to say about the north east west south north here as even the left and right I cannot differentiate. Yet, you want me to find your heart? Even when [one] found it, there’s a chance I will not have a method of returning to you. You are planning to cover your chest to find me like how I find the heart for you?”

Dong Fang Qing Cang did not opened eyes and only used one hand to hold Little Orchid’s hand. Then intertwined with the five fingers of hers.

The ten fingers fastening to one another was really an ambiguous action. Little Orchid was surprised from the sudden action. Her face grew red and struggled as she wanted to pull back out, but was grasped even tighter by Dong Fang Qing Cang, “You you…. what do you want?”

When Little Orchid used strength, he let go of her hand.

“Using the seal of ben zuo on your body.” Dong Fang Qing Cang said, “So that you’re not lost.” Little Orchid lifted head to look up and the palm of the hand naturally has small flame seal. After peering at it for a while, Little Orchid discovered that the flame seal was still producing faint red light unexpectedly. The red light halted its congregation into a red string and pointed toward the direction of Dong Fang Qing Cang’s hand.

This was the power of Dong Fang Qing Cang. But was like the red string from Yue Lao’s hall and was the red string Yue Lao tied for mortals.

Previously, Siming has informed Little Orchid that every mortal would have one’s own red string. At that time she has greatly admired and asked master where is her red string. Siming laughed and said that she was a plant and only needed sunlight, not needing a red string. Up until now, Little Orchid still did not understand such statement, but before understanding she has…

Master ah, it appeared you have spoken wrong. Little Orchid can have her own red string.

“Following this string and you can find the path to return. Go find it.”

Dong Fang Qing Cang used ice-cold words that pulled Little Orchid back to reality. She pouted, responded one sound, and then turned around to leave. After flying for a bit, she was not assured and turned back, “Big devil, if there is any danger you must pull me back.”

Dong Fang Qing Cang did not respond. Little Orchid waited for a while, knew he will not bother to respond to her, and she angrily scolded, “Not bothering to look at me, a closed gourd*, a miser.”

*Literally a closed gourd. Something along the lines of someone being closed off from others, keeping to himself or herself -ChocolateCosmos

In the end she still had to turn around and leave. Little Orchid pulled the red string and went far. Finally, she disappeared within the darkness. At this time, Dong Fang Qing Cang opened eyes and peered attentively at the red string inside his hand while looking at the stars from afar. Using another hand to cover over his chest that has lost the heart, he furrowed his brows.

“Quite unusual…”

Dong Fang Qing Cang closed eyes and suppressed every emotion/thought he was not familiar with. He stabilized his mentality, allowed the mind to be empty, and silently breathe. Finding emotion and desire that were lost from a long time ago have caused him to not become very adaptive. The energies within the body collided and caused every inch of his bone and tissues to be in pain like being tear apart.

But his expression showed no waver from this pain.

Did not know how long [he was] stabilizing the mind as the seal on the hand suddenly moved faintly. Dong Fang Qing Cang opened eyes and saw Little Orchid was hugging the blood-filled heart toward him. The blood dyed her clothes and emphasized the terrified expression of hers. From before she was still like so, scared of pain and death. Meeting any situation [she] will not stay calm and even a bit of fear have caused her face to pale.

Dong Fang Qing Cang from before always despises those who are weak. From his beliefs, those who are weak naturally should be trampled underneath the feet, but toward Little Orchid, he can tolerant for her to stand besides him in a strange way, while carrying reservation and caution. Using alarmed, uncertain eyes to predict his feeling. After that, in the life and death boundary [referring to crack/portal between the underworld and mortal realm] would have deviant thoughts at times. Regarding Little Orchid, he has become used to tolerating her to the point that even himself felt quite astonished.

“Big devil, heart heart heart…”

Little Orchid ran and came next to Dong Fang Qing Cang. She hurriedly let go and tossed the heart on his chest. After that, the panicked spirit wiped the hands onto the sleeves, “Scared to death, how come still beating after being pulled out ah. On the way to here it beat incessantly and caused my heart to not know what to do as it also beat along too…”