White Snow- Princess Li Bai Xue

The three trio have spent their days in the small house peacefully. Li Bai Xue learn how to cook since she had never entered the kitchen. She had told Elder Hua about her capturing a demonic beast. She taught her how to control it strong powers in her.

Lin Qian learn how to let Li Bai Xue take care of her own problems, but at times she does want to help. The three learn to treat each other with respect and equally. No one was higher than the other.

They always switch their chores around. One had to carry water up and down the hill. One would cook lunch and dinner. They always skip breakfast because they didn't always have enough food. So sometimes the one cooking would go out and find food since there was no market nearby.

One would keep the house clean and tend to the small garden of vegetables they were trying to grow. Li Bai Xue and Lin Qian also learn to kill animals for survival.

***

Wen Yu Qian was walking down the hill with a basket on her back. She had collected all the ingredients to her medical prescription, but she was missing the Hong Hua. It was scarce which only grow in Bingleng de Feng mountain.

It was very cold to the point if anyone was anywhere near it they can died. No one has ever return from that place. The Hong Hua was really important in her medical prescription or else nothing will take effect as she wanted it to. She was just pondering how attain it when her knees went weak.

She fell face flat to the ground, and her eyes turned white. Many visions appeared and disappeared quickly. A vision of a woman covered in black clothing with a beautiful silver mask was crying in a dark cave. A vision of many people with black clothing with the same type of silver mask was running through the forest.

Then a vision of a woman who had a red mask with a domineering aura looking down to the people who were bowing down to her. Then a vision of a person who was dressed in gold like an empress with a black and golden mask sneered at the lady in red with contempt in her eyes. The lady in red was kneeling and crying before her.

Only then did she came back to herself as she grasped for air, and couldn't move. Her body became weak recently after seeing vision a lot. She been seeing them everyday which was troubling. She saw the same vision everyday, and the one that worried her most was the two last vision.

What if one of those people was Li Bai Xue? They both seem domineering and not willing to back down. She remembered the vision she had seen about Li Bai Xue. She was in red and was slaughtering people. She wasn't innocent, naive, nor happy.

She was cold, merciless, and a heartless. She couldn't help but worry. As she worries, her heart was in chaos, and it didn't felt nice.

She closes her eyes as the sunlight was too bright to take in. However, she opened them back open when she heard noises through the forest. It was a lot of them. They were really quiet but they couldn't avoid the wind brushing against them could they? She forced her body to get up, and felt great pain in her bones.

She started to run. There were too many and she was really weak. She couldn't handle them all on her own. But she stopped in her tracks. 'They were here to kill Xue'er!' Wen Yu Qian turn back around, and was ready to fight. She couldn't bear it if they harmed Li Bai Xue. Then that means that she will have to live with her entire family gone. It would also mean that she betray the trust and promise with her sister.

They all stop and jumped in front of Wen Yu Qian. She observed them for a while. There was about ten of them. They were not the black dressed people in her vision.

"Where is she?!"one of the black figure asked. She knew who they were talking about.

"Over my dead body!"She shouted. She then charged forward. The black figures also charged forward. She had no weapon other than the basket so she threw it at them. Some jump and the rest charge at her. She was sparing pretty with the weak body of her, but she knew one thing and it was that she would be able to keep up with them.

She had control over the wind element, so she used it to combat againsts these assassination. Since she was a Senior in Demon Spirit so even though her body was weak it was still strong enough to fight them.

Her movement start to slow down because her bones started to ache. This gave the black figure a chance to strike her. Her right arm close to her shoulder was a slit. She hissed at the pain as blood started gushing out unstoppable. She grabbed a black figure head and twisted it with the best of her ability she could.

However, the black figure sword ran across Wen Yu Qian body before it fell. She stumbles backward, and fell down. Wen Yu Qian felt her vision getting blurry. She knew she was at her limited. The sword held poison in them and it was already making her body numb. She knew she had to still fight, but she was too weak. She still had to warned Xiao Xue.

She still got up and ran away. The black figures were not expecting this, and ran after her but she had already disappeared.

"Split up!"one of them yelled.

***

Wen Yu Qian finally reach the gates of the house with great effort. Li Bai Xue was about to enter the kitchen until she heard noises at the gate. She smile knowing that it was Elder Hua because Lin Qian left not too long along. However, her smile turns to horror.

"Elder Hua!"Li Bai Xue yelled. She ran to her, and help her sit up. "Elder Hua!"

"Xiao Xue listen to me. This,"she took something out of her sleeves,"is a medical prescription- for your poison. Everything you need to know- about them- is also listed here as well. Their location- and everything. Everything- but the Hong Hua- is not collected." She had great trouble saying this. She was a bit relieved that she achieve one goal. So she threw up some blood.

"Laoshi Hua!"Li Bai Xue screamed. She had forgotten to treat Wen Yu Qian as an elder. No matter what, Wen Yu Qian was still her Laoshi who taught her when she was little. She respected her a lot as everything she learned was from her.

"Run! Hurry!"Wen Yu Qian said. She knew that her blood had left a trail so they could track her down with it. She was going to refuse, but she heard noises of running. She looked up and saw many black figures running toward them.

'So it was them!' Li Bai Xue lost some rationally and shouted,"Lu Hu!"

Lu Hu came out in her human form. "Master!" She was inside her mind so she knew what was going on.

"Kill them!" She shouted and grabbed Wen Yu Qian and ran away. Lu Hu skin was powerful so their swords couldn't slit it open. She was careful to not let anyone escaped, but one escaped without her knowing.

"Xiao Xue- leave me- I-"

"No!"Li Bai Xue refused and continued to run with her on her back. They had also notice the approaching black figure. Li Bai Xue tried to outrun it. Wen Yu Qian smiled bitterly. She was a burden. She knew how fast Li Bai Xue usually was, but it all because she was on top of her. She was an extra weight that held her down. This must be how he sister felt that time.

'Ironic wasn't it. History is repeating itself. Jiejie I am sorry that I can't protect her to the end. I'm sorry that I am breaking my promise. You can punish me however you want in hell. Just this time I am trading my life for her.'

Wen Yu Qian whispered something in Li Bai Xue ear which made her grip loosen. Wen Yu Qian push her away, and she drew her last amount of strength hitting the black figure. She then also fell to the ground not moving.

Li Bai Xue stay where she was pushed, and did not move. Her eyes widen, but she did not say anything. Her body tremble with fright, but she still couldn't move her leg. 'Move! Get up! Move! MOVE!' She kept on yelling at herself, but it did not help. She wanted to get up , but couldn't. She didn't know what to do. She had never witness death before, even when her Muqin had died.

Her mouth finally moved and muttered,"Laoshi Hua..." She waited for a reply or anything even her breathing or movement. She saw nothing. She finally came to her senses and shriek at the top of her lungs. "AAAAAAAA!!!"

'Dead? Dead! DEAD!'Her hands covered her face. 'She was dead. Laoshi Hua was dead.' Tears fell were threatening to fall. They finally fell, and wouldn't stop falling.

Lin Qian who was doing her chores of carrying a bucket of water heard Li Bai Xue shriek, dropped the bucket. 'Gongzhu!' She then ran in the direction to the small house as fast as she could.

***

Lu Hu finally found Li Bai Xue due to her shriek. She looked a complete mess. Her outfit was dirty as it was stained with mud and dirt. She was crying her heart out, and didn't notice her. It made Lu Hu heart aches for her Master.

Lu Hu knew she couldn't wait for Li Bai Xue to snapped out of her shock. So she drags her away. Li Bai Xue couldn't do anything as she was helplessly dragged away. She cried and cried but it didn't help her. She couldn't do anything other than cried.

***

Lin Qian reach the house, but all she saw were dead body of the black figure. She ran into the house yelling,"Gongzhu! Gongzhu!"

She ran back out of the house. She was in panic mode and didn't know what to do. The first thing she had to do was find Gongzhu. She started to run, but then someone caught her ankle, causing her to fall down. She turned around with her sword ready, but the other person was faster. The light from the sword blind her, and suddenly her face felt a stinging ache on her face.

She grunted in pain before cutting the person down. Her face hurts, but she didn't care because she must protect Gongzhu even if that means she will die. She got back up, and ran to the river. That was the only path she knew. She had suspect for her to come here.

She hopes to find Li Bai Xue here but sadly no. Her body felt numb and her vision blurry. 'Sorry Gongzhu. Nubi wasn't able to protect you to the end.' Her body then fell into the river and became one with it.

***

When Li Bai Xue finally stopped crying and came out of her shock she remembered about Lin Qian! "Lin Qian! We can't just leave her!"

Lu Hu tighten her grip on Li Bai Xue arm. "Master! I already killed them. She will understand since she is smart. She is also strong too. Think about it if she learned that you dead because going back to get her, won't she feel guilty and useless,"Lu Hu said.

Li Bai Xue pondered about her words and finally said,"Lu Hu retreat." Lu Hu couldn't fight her Master's words. She had already disappeared from Li Bai Xue sight. 'Lin Qian please be safe.' She then continued to walk forward.

***

At the same time was three royal carriage, one was for Fan Sang, one was for Li Fu Ling and Li Mei Tang, and the last one was for Zhu Shan. There were many soldiers that followed them because there were four royal members.

Fan Sang wanted to visit Li Bai Xue. Li Han Lian suggested that Li Fu Ling and Li Mei Tang go along with her to see their jiejie. Zhu Shan had requested to go so he could protect them if anything had happened. Li Han Lian did not find any flaws with this requests, and allowed him to accompany them.

Fan Sang was so excited when the carriage stop, but when she came out she screamed in horror. Li Fu Ling was about to wake Li Mei Tang up until she heard that scream. She stop her hands and came out. Her eyes widen from the bloody scene. Dead bodies everywhere. Blood was everywhere. Su Lan held her arm so she wouldn't hit the ground.

"XueEr!"Fan Sang cried. "Mama Xi look for my XueEr! Find her for me!"She commanded, but her voice held sadness. Fan Sang didn't want to lose Li Bai Xue who reminded her of Wen Qian Gu.

Zhu Shan order the soldier to look everywhere before he threw a revolting look at Li Fu Ling. Su Lan had let go, and Li Fu Ling knees went weak. "Gongzhu!" Her heart was stabbed once again. He still loves her. He still hated her. He was still cold and rude to her.

Li Fu Ling nails dig into her palm. She didn't do this! Why did he think it was her!? Why did he think she was this ugly!? Why is everything her fault!? Why! Why! Why! She thought who could have done this. Her eyes widen. Her nails stop digging into her palm.

'Muqin?' Li Fu Ling wanted to laugh at herself for being silly, but couldn't. She just knew it was her Muqin who did it. Who else would be daring enough to do this other then her Muqin? Li Fu Ling face turn into shock.

Fan Sang did not miss Li Fu Ling expression. Her eyes turn frosty cold. 'FENG JIU!!!'