Chapter 36 (1/2)

Translating this chapter of Lost You Forever took forever because it’s basically three chapters in length, not to mention the tears and snot that poured forth which required me to take numerous breaks in order to cal and devastatingly sad chapter of LYF but it’s not sad for Xiao Yao or any of the three men in her life This chapter is a look into the past, the past of Once Promised that chronicled the story of Xiao Yao’s parents HerGreat General, theirs was a Ro and unforgettable It was through their love and sacrifice that Xiao Yao is alive and sharing her story with us, so it’s only fitting that Xiao Yao finally learns the real truth behind all the rued her daddy his entire life Her mom couldn’t have fallen in love with a ruthless bastard so as Qi Yo persona non grata in the entire vast wilderness? What exactly happened hundreds of years ago that deciht about the peace of the current Sheng Nong-Xuan Yuan unified under one kingdory and petulant in the way she thinks about her parents and the legacy they left her, but sometimes the best people suffer toto play the part of the villain and do the dirty work that needed to be done to rid Sheng Nong of its rotting status quo but he did it before he knew that one day he would leave behind a daughter that would suffer for being related to him It’s easy to be a martyr, harder to let your loved ones suffer with the aftermath the martyrdom After this chapter I’ve translated the most critical portions of the last two chapters of Once Promised It helps to paint a complete picture for the vieho didn’t read OP I wish I had the time and fortitude to translate OP as well since the love story between Xiao Yao’s parents is actuallyto read le Here there is basically a love quadrangle so the roets split four ways and the readers are left with each of Xiao Yao’s guys being aweso different each Xiao Yao’s ths and flaws coether into one passionate devoted man who loved only her

Chapter 36 – Flowers Bloom Flowers Wilt, Farewell to a Loved One:

Towards the end of Spring, Fang Feng Yi Yang fell ill and her father the Fang Feng fa Qiu to see her Two days later the Tu Shan clan leader and the Fang Feng faether announced that the Madam had passed away

All the clans and families in the vast wilderness sent their condolences but there were few that trulyAlmost all cared only about ould be the future Tu Shan clan leader wife The Middle Plains custom was to wait a year after the death of a wife to re inquiries to the Tu Shan clan leader to try and ascertain the type of woman he liked

After the funeral Jing left Qing Qiu and continued to reside in Zhi Yi Castle

With the Yellow E came to Xiao Yue Summit daily not to spend time with Xiao Yao but to accede to the Yellow E a specially created Godly Go board, the board represented the entire world and the battle was far reaching Onearound the a match finally concluded

The Yellow Ehed “It’s a shame that your objective in life isn’t on this; it’s a relief that your objective in life isn’t on this!”

Xiao Yao brought over plu “Who won?”

Jing smiled “Of course I lost”

Xiao Yao smiled sweetly and handed the bowls of soup over

The Yellow Erumbled “The Middle Plains custo? If the heart misses the deceased then a person will mourn forever, if the heart haslasts Us Northwestern tribes view such matters clearer, for a idower, one can have a funeral in the o to funerals and then weddings on the sah “Grandfather, you’re regressing in how you talk! They say older folks becoe and now I actually believe it!”

The Yellow Emperor shook his head at Xiao Yao “You! I’m worried for your sake!”

Xiao Yao blushed and et married!”

“You’re not in a rush but soe a funeral when Fang Feng Yi Yang is clearly still alive”

Xiao Yao glanced at Jing “He pities Fang Feng Yi Yang and thought of this plan for her to die publicly so she doesn’t have to be sacrificed to the Gods any candidly ad was secondary, my main purpose was to lare at Jing but when she ry but also touched and she lowered her head to focus on drinking her plu said to the Yellow E your allowance”

“Speak!”

“I want to take Xiao Yao out to travel”

The Yellow E added “I know Your majesty is worried about her safety but she can’t hide here forever These past fewpoisons as well, she has the ability to protect herself”

The Yellow Eles requires setting therown but now that I’m older I still worry”

“If Your uards to protect us”

Xiao Yao gruet that I wandered the world alone for hundreds of years, I raised myself!”

The Yellow Eo out to clear herbowed “Thank Yourwith Jing and didn’t agree but the Yellow Eed him His only require

In the Su Ye, Hu Zhen, Hu Ya, Xiao Xiao, and Miao Pu They traveled until they reached Chi Sui where they boarded a shi+p and headed into Gao Xing territory

Xiao Yao was perplexed and asked Jing “Are you going to do business or have so smiled “Business of course but I do have other plans”

“What other plans?”

“One of them is to tour the scenic vistas”

Xiao Yao walked to the shi+p bow and stared at the familiar scenery “There are so ? Don’t you know the E handed a jug of plum wine to Xiao Yao and embraced her waist “The year of the Chi Sui Autumn Tournament, when you left I really wanted to send you off I arrived at the port but could only stay in the carriage and have a servant send the snacks to you I wanted to see you but only saw Zhuan Xu, Ah Nian, Feng Long, and Xing Yue talking on the shi+p Until the shi+p disappeared from view I still didn’t see you I knew you were about to reclaiether soain with you someday and tell you that I came personally to see you off that day”

Xiao Yao’s eyes ’s e the view pass by

The entire trip Jing really was just sightseeing with no rush and often docking the shi+p to shore and taking Xiao Yao to explore

Even though Xiao Yao wandered for hundreds of years, it was in the Middle Plains and she never explored Gao Xing Jing was different, being the clan leader designate since he was young meant he traveled for business all over the vast wilderness Whether it was the dangerous and scary Jiu Li, the unpredictable ocean, he visited everywhere before This trip he knehere all the fun things were and the delicious food spots and he planned everything so that Xiao Yao was totally taken care of

Since her mom died, Xiao Yao finally felt like she could be a kid and just enjoy without any worry or planning

That night the two of them camped out on the mountain top

Xiao Yao s!” and then she climbed up a tree like atook out a jade container and released spiders who quickly got to work between the branches

Xiao Yao stared “Are you planning tovaulted to Xiao Yao’s side and eht wind for her “I’ve raised these spiders since I was sht and soft but impervious webs”

Xiao Yao stared as the spiders worked feverishly until theywho fed them bone essence and they happily retreated back to the jade container

Xiao Yao didn’t kno Jing raised thelittered in theto take it back to rabbed Xiao Yao in his arms to vault down and landed on the web It was soft like resting on clouds Xiao Yao , you’re so clever even as a kid, to think of such aoutdoors Of course only the Tu Shan clan can afford it”

Jing smiled wistfully at memories of the past “My mom and my brother really spoiled me”

Xiao Yao laid on the web and stared at the stars above Since wandering the world as a child, she slept outdoors countless ti she found fun It was because she had no hoerous place where she had to always be on guard But tonight sleeping outside beca, these days I feel like I’ hed a few times and muttered “That doesn’t feel like a compliment”

Xiao Yao flipped over and stared at hi you’re like my mom, it’s more…it feels like when I was s Every day was happy” Xiao Yao’s sradually disappeared “It all feels like a dream and I’m afraid I’ll wake up fro softly kissed her “This isn’t a dreaether”

Xiao Yao sently rocked their web halittering stars shi+ning down on them

They walked and stopped the whole way until aand by then it was the end of Su “Clan leader, if you want to go to the sea to sight-see, why don’t we head North The East Sea has beautiful scenery and its a good place for my lady to wait for you if you have business to discuss”

Jing said “That works”

Jing changed course and headed North to the East Sea He took Jing Ye and Hu Ya on a boat to Five Gods Mountain to discuss business and afterwards planned to rendezvous with Xiao Yao on the East Sea

Xiao Yao watched Jing’s boat disappear fro’s boat entered Gao Xing borders, Ru So arrived on a large shi+p to receive hi said to Ru So “Please send word to HisJiu Yao ask for a o up the mountain and if not then we’ll leave”

Ru So was stunned and the Jing Ye standing behind Jing stepped forward and took off her spider web spin facetime no see Have you been well these days?”

Ru So was silent for a bit and then said “I’ll go see His ed ride with no regard for pleasantries

Xiao Yao stood beside Jing with her heart hanging in the balance but he patted her hand to assure her

Ru So returned shortly with smile “His majesty asks both of you to coh of relief but got even e ascended It stopped in front of Cheng En Palace and Ru So said “Hissaid to Xiao Yao “Wait forentered the palace court and noticed the Grand E said with a bow “Xiao Yao is outside waiting but I wanted to speak privately with Your majesty first”

The Grand E cal said “These recent months I’ve done all I can to search for information about Your majesty and Qi Yo Whether it was Your majesty or Qi Yo, both are incisively smart and overly cautious and wary people If Xiao Yao’s mother wanted to fool the world it wasn’t hard But to fool either or both of you, it would be iuess is when Xiao Yao was born, Your hter Because there was YourFlower in Xiao Yao, that is why she resembled you so much when she was small”

The Grand Emperor still had no expression but he coolly said “Your conclusion is correct, it was Ah Heng and I who sealed the Face For must be the na continued “The world thinks that Your majesty doesn’t know the truth and thus treated Xiao Yao as your daughter They don’t know that you know the truth and still treated Xiao Yao as your daughter I can guess that it was the Black Emperor who spread the rumor far and wide, and Your ured that out already I believe I knohy he did it, and I think Yourkneeled down and bowed his head to the floor “Jing thanks Yourwas the Tu Shan clan leader and when he saw the Yellow Emperor or the Grand E a full on the floor bow right now to the Grand Emperor

The Grand E to rise “Did the clan leader co sat down and continued “After Xiao Yao learned she was Qi Yo’s daughter, she’s been devastated Now she appears accepting but it’s just herher inner pain Your majesty knows Xiao Yao’s personality, she doesn’t care whether her dad is an emperor or a demon bastard, she’s upset because both her mom and her dad abandoned her and left her only lies She is also sad because of Qi Yo, because all she knows about him hat the entire world thinks of him as a vicious bloodthirsty demon who killed indiscriminately In this world only Yourof you to tell her about the past”

The Grand E on his left hand and his eyes stared at a point in the distance beyond Jing His expressionless expression didn’t change but there was slight confusion in his eyesreally want Xiao Yao to know? I always thought Ah Heng wanted Xiao Yao to live free without a care”

“Since Xiao Yao was born her life has deterrown up, no matter how painful and cruel the truth is, please tell Xiao Yao everything because only the truth can open her heart so that one day she can live carefree”

The Grand Eave birth to Xiao Yao in a dangerous delivery, Ah Heng was in a coma for over a year and he was the one who slept with baby Xiao Yao and fed her Ah Heng, why do I feel like Xiao Yao is still a daughter that rown up now!

Jing wanted to talk but heard the Grand Erown up!” Jing realized then that the Grand E to hi “You can leave now!”

Jing tried to ask “Shall I bring Xiao Yao to see Your uys head down the mountain and the boat will take you to Chi Sui” After that he walked out of the cha come out and rushed over “Da…His ? He…shall I go inside now?”

Jing said apologetically “His majesty told us to head down the mountain and a boat will take us to Chi Sui”

Xiao Yao was heartbroken but put on an indifferent look “I told you already that no one on this land welcoo!”

After taking the cloud carriage down, Xiao Yao saw a Gao Xing shi+p on the waters and Ru So for to board Xiao Yao rushed on as if she couldn’t wait to leave while Jing pondered as he walked and wasn’t clear what he said wrong How coed his mind and actually kicked him and Xiao Yao off the mountain?

After they boarded the shi+p immediately set sail towards the Northwest

Xiao Yao said to Ru So “We can go alone just take us out of Five Gods Mountain”

Ru So answered “His majesty’s orders was to take you to Chi Sui”

Xiao Yao was furious “Jing!”

Jing pulled Xiao Yao aside and asked “Do you still want to go to the East Sea to play?” Xiao Yao shook her head Jing said “Then catch a ride on their shi+p, with a God at the helm this shi+p is immensely fast and we’ll arrive in three to four days”

Xiao Yao groused “I just feel like they can’t even bear forto personally escortwas silent and then pointed skyward “Look!”

Xiao Yao looked to where he was pointing and saw the ocean with Five Gods Mountain in the background in the fog and this beautiful vieas likely her last ti it so she silently took it all in

Four days later the shi+p entered Chi Sui waters and Xiao Yao thought the shi+p would pull to shore to let them off but Ru So didn’t slon the shi+p or appear to have any intention of docking it

The shi+p sped towards Chi Sui Castle and years ago it was also Ru So who delivered her in the wedding party there Xiao Yao leaned against the railing and asked “Ru So, are you still upset I ran away fro? Do you want to personally deliver ht now everyone hates rateful now that I ran away froand acted like he didn’t hear Xiao Yao and it was Jing who grinned at her

Xiao Yao looked out over the railing where the vieas lush green fields and forests when suddenly the view turned co this barren area years ago when she came to the Autu “Do you guys knohy this area is a barren desert?”

Jing said “Rumor has it a ed forward and Jing followed her and saw the Grand E towards the barren wasteland He earing a sis and looked like a warrior wandering the world

Jing bowed “Your rabbed her hand and flew up in the air with her towards the barren land on shore Jing hurried to join the looked back and saw the shi+p speeding off as if nothing happened, still heading forith people on the dock busy preparing to unload wares once the port was reached

Xiao Yao tried to pull her hand back but the Grand Eruhter anymore, why hold onto me?”

The Grand Emperor pulled Xiao Yao behind hio with hi on the ground but as they headed deeper inside gradually there was nothing living around Xiao Yao tossed her handkerchief into the air and it instantly burned up Xiao Yao stared in shock and realized why the Grand Emperor held her hand, if it wasn’t for his spiritual power shi+elding her, she would have been burned already

Xiao Yao asked “Dad, where are we going?” After she said that she realized she couldn’t call hirew silent

The Grand Emperor turned to look at Xiao Yao warmly but didn’t answer her question He said instead “I was born the Eldest Prince of Gao Xing and my mother was my father’s first wife and eiving birth toYi tribe entered the Palace and my father had new loves Since I was s me in the Palace A few times I almost died Later my uncle helped me leave Five Gods Mountain and I wandered the vast wilderness I settled down in a little town and opened a blacksmith shop One day your Eldest Uncle came to ask me to fix his sword We didn’t know each other’s real identity as the Eldest Prince of Gao Xing and the Eldest Prince of Xuan Yuan and we became best friends”

Xiao Yao listened raptly

“Your doer than ly said to me “You can become my brother-in-law!” Years later because of the Grand Eain Your Eldest Uncle came to agement between your mom and me He explained that I can use the alliance with the Xuan Yuan Princess to keepEldest Prince status to help keep his reed with his proposal but rather than saying your ed it was really two princes in peril,to the world an alliance for our own protection At that time your mom just learned to walk and couldn’t even talk yet and honestly I never iement as real…”

In the Grand Emperor’s recollection, the past appeared before Xiao Yao’s eyes, all those past happiness and sorrows: Eldest Uncle Qing Yang, Second Uncle Yun Zhe, Fourth Uncle Chang Yi, her Grandmother Lei Zhu, and her playful mischievous mom…

It wasn’t clear howand she looked over to see the Grand Emperor’s white robe had turned charred yellow and his lips were chapped like he hadn’t drank water for days She hurriedly yelled “Dad!” She looked to Jing for help and saw his face bright red and he walked slowly like he was stepping on scalding lava

Xiao Yao forgot about listening to the story and screa we’ll all die”

The Grand E forced a smile but couldn’t talk so nodded A little white astral fox appeared and perched on Jing’s shoulder and he looked less pained

The Grand Emperor continued while Xiao Yao was horrified “Dad, it’ll only get hotter as we go deeper inside”

The Grand Ehtly and continued to tell Xiao Yao his story with Ah Heng while pulling her swiftly behind hi desert before theone and instead turned all red giving the world around the’s shoulder got s spit up blood and his leg caught on fire The Grand Euished

The Grand E on the other and continued forward Xiao Yao saw his robe burn up while his ar open until blood seeped out and stained his robe

Xiao Yao cried “Dad, you’re the head of a kingdom, how can you leave your citizens behind and die here?”

The Grand Emperor’s step halted for a moment before he continued to rush forward Xiao Yao saw his hand was shriveled and blackened with only bone and no flesh or blood left and she screa you please stop……”

The Grand Eed “You’re not even o, you have no right to hold o…”

The Grand Emperor’s steps were slow and his powers could barely sustain hi forward His expression was no longer his usual cale and instead looked stricken and anxious like he was looking for a long lost beloved treasure

At this point they couldn’tand followed behind the Grand E for

After soround and pulled Xiao Yao and Jing doith hiained so burned but the Grand E was badly burned and was almost just a skeletal bone

Xiao Yao took out her precious medicine but the moment it left the jar the elixir evaporated

Xiao Yao railed at the sky “What is this Godforsaken place!”

The Grand Eet up but couldn’t and his eyes reflect his utter despair He looked at the sky “Why? I just wanted to confirm whether she was really here? Why don’t you letsuddenly yelled “Your majesty! Look! Look!” as he pointed to the left

Under the red sky there was a perfect pristine peach blossom forest that was ethereal like a fairy realm and untouched by the heat

Xiao Yao rubbed her eyes in disbelief that a peach blosso inferno wasteland The Grand Eained a sliver of hope and he stood up with Jing’s help and the three of theether towards the peach blossom forest

When they entered the peach blossoround nearly dead but the loer Xiao Yao appeared co there with only her hair and clothes a little bit singed

Jing still felt it was burning hot but because this peach blossom forest had the water and wood powers so he could summon the wood powers to help him create a water maze to keep the heat out unlike in the desert where there was nothing around and he had to only use his oer to withstand the heat

Jing hurriedly conjured up the water maze and was about to pull Xiao Yao inside when he saw her nonchalantly strolling around the peach blosso stared slack jawed, if he didn’t know she had loers he would have thought she was one of theasked “Xiao Yao, are you not hot?”

“Hot? No! The moment I entered the peach blosso Mountain” As Xiao Yao spoke the peach blosso snow and enveloped her in an embrace Xiao Yao couldn’t help but reach out her hand to catch the petals

Was he being strangely affected? Jing glanced over at the Grand E in a waterheat But he didn’t seem confused about Xiao Yao’s odd reaction and merely silently watched her with joy and sorrow in his eyes

Xiao Yao asked “You tant to stay here and heal your injuries first? After you heal then we continue on?”

Jing grimaced Heal? He was only barely able to stay alive

The Grand E, this place isn’t any less hot than in the barren desert”

“But I don’t feel any of that” Xiao Yao looked confused “The peach blosso so beautifully, evenMountain”

The Grand E but his eyes was filled with abject sadness

Jing looked around and carefully observed the peach blossom forest which was itself thecouldn’t help but be utterly ie peach blossorew in the barren wasteland to create an oasis of life and helped to seal the e was theheaded deeper inside then the peach blossoms would not let him collect its water power and would instead shoot to kill hi tried to test out his theory and walked deeper into the forest and he was right because the water power pulled back as a warning Jing took a few more steps and the peach blossom forest was infuriated and thousands of peach blossom petals turned into the sharpest blades and fleards hi to push hiround

The petals turned back into soft fronds right before it struck Xiao Yao and landed softly on top of her and Jing

Jing suddenly realized the petals only started falling after they entered the peach blossom forest and it wasn’t because he activated thesolely because of Xiao Yao

Jing also realized why Xiao Yao didn’t feel the heat and said to the Grand E Xiao Yao” Just like in the desert when the Grand Emperor used his spiritual power to protect Xiao Yao

Xiao Yao was perplexed “Dad, what is this place?”

The Grand Emperor said “Xiao Yao, I think……your mom is still alive”

Xiao Yao stared at him and he repeated “Your mom is still alive”

The world was as silent as if it ended Xiao Yao’s heart sank to the depths of the world’s lowest point and she couldn’t breath She heard the sound of petals falling on her and her own voice sounding like it was from far away “What did you say?”

“Yourheart but didn’t know if it was happiness, sadness, or rage? She calry, shouldn’t she just be happy? But she heard herself scream “I don’t believe it! If she was alive hy didn’t she co!………”

The Grand Emperor sadly stared at her

Xiao Yao believed that her mom was still alive but wished she was really dead so that she had a reason to forgive her

“If she was alive then why didn’t she pick rew up? I was called a bastard spawn, chased by people, I didn’t have a face, I fought with anie for thirty years no better than an animal! My hard earned poas forcibly stripped fros…Isn’t shetortured and abused where was she? Did she give birth to me just so I could endure such abuse and torture……”

Xiao Yao thought she experienced all that and was cold and heartless enough to withstand it but some pain was merely locked away so nohen the shell was forcibly peeled off she could still cry and hurt

Xiao Yao headed out of the peach blossoht – to leave here i tried to stop her but he couldn’t move easily in the forest while she could