She could hear the sweet chirps of the bird even though she is underwater, the ripples on the lake her evident due to whatever fun she is having underwater. To her, that is the only place no one knows about, the only place where she can be alone and be herself without caring about what kind of danger she would be in if someone finds out that she has been leaving the cave or when next they would try to dispel her powers.

She swam out of the water with a great speed and her eyes closed, her long red hair waved backwards due to the impact of the wind as soon as raised her head out of the water, she swiped her hands through her face into her hair and brushed it backwards, making it sleek to her back. ​​

Her deep red lips spread to form a gentle and sweet smile, as her lashes fluttered, she slowly opened her large round eyes to reveal a set of light red eyeballs, she wiped her face again with her eyes to wipe away the water on her face.

She used her hands to scoop the water from the lake and poured it over her milky white shoulder and rubbed her shoulders gently, she was about to go underwater again when she felt a light object fall on her shoulder, she turned her head to her shoulder to see what it was and it turned out to a cherry blossom petal.

She opened her mouth slightly in surprise that she actually saw a cherry blossom flower here even though she didn't know what type of flower it was, she raised her head in the direction of the fall, she became flabbergasted at the sight of cherry blossom petals falling from the sky that she wasn't even sure if it is real but she couldn't care less, it has been eleven years since she has seen a place that is as colourful as where she is right now.

the sight of the flower made her reminisce the moments she shared with her sister with the only flower she knows.....

"Huo Lan! Huo Lan, come here" Little Huo Ying called out as she walked into a garden filled with cherry blossom trees, Little Huo Lan entered the garden with her sister walking in front of her, Huo Ying noticed that Huo Lan was walking to slow so she ran back and pulled her hand. she only stopped when they got to the largest tree in the garden, they both raised their head to see just how tall the trees were with their mouths slightly opened as their eyes traced the tree from the root to the top branch.

"Wow, so beautiful," Huo Lan remarked, she was too little back then to fathom that there was something as beautiful as that in the world. and she hasn't been able to see much of the world due to her powers so it was just too extraordinary for her.

"I knew you would like it so I brought you to see it, father and mother won't let you leave your room because of your powers but I didn't want you to leave without seeing it with me," Huo Ying said as she held both of her sister's hand with a smile on her face.

"But if they find out, we are going to be in trouble," Huo Lan said in her usual timid manner.

"Don't worry, they won't find out, even if they do, I will take the blame" Huo Ying replied

"That won't do, I am stronger than you so how can I let you take the blame, moreover, you are only doing it for me"

"Have you forgotten that I am the older one, the older one should take more responsibility" Huo Ying replied.

"Then I will listen to you"

"That is more like it, come, let me show you around," Huo Ying said, then the both of them walked around the garden with their laughter echoing throughout the place, they hid from each other as they played hide and seek and it was just so much fun for them, something that they didn't have the luxury to enjoy until something happened.

Huo Lan was too excited with the game that she mistakenly let her glove fall off, without knowing that her glove had fallen off, she touched one of the trees in the garden which instantly caught fire, she started shaking at the sight of the tree burning then she looks at her hands only to see that her gloves had already fallen off, she started looking around frantically in search of her sister with tears in her eyes.

An ordinary fire would not be able to hurt her sister but her fire would definitely do her lots of damage.

"Sister!!!" Huo Lan shouted as she walked admits her own fire in search of her sister but she couldn't find her or hear any sound from the garden, the trees had already started falling and burning into bits but she couldn't care about them now, all she could think of was her sister.

After searching for long without seeing her sister, the disciples discovered the fire in the cherry blossom garden so they ran into the garden with buckets of water.

They didn't even notice that she was there because of her tiny figure and their mind were only occupied with putting out the fire, Huo Lan walked out of the garden with soot on her face as she walked lifelessly with guilt filling her heart. In her mind, she had already concluded that she has burnt her sister to death, tears just welled out of her eyes without making a single sound.

She was still walking without any direction when her mother found her, she quickly ran up to her and hugged her tightly, when she realised that she didn't seem normal, she pulled away from her and examined her carefully before asking any question.

"Where did you go? I have been looking for you" her mother asked with a worried and relieved look on her face, but she didn't get any reply, the only thing she did was cry.

"What is wrong, did anything happen to you, you couldn't have left your quarter without the key, how did you leave?" her mother asked again but she still didn't get any reply.

"Why aren't you saying anything, your sister is also missing and you are crying, what's wrong?" Her mother asked again, this time with anxiousness in her voice, she had already started imagining worst situations that could have occurred when Huo Lan left her quarter, then she started crying aloud, her sudden outburst made her mother even more convinced that something terrible must have happened.

"Sect madam, Sect madam!!" a disciple called as he ran towards their direction.

"What is it," she asked anxiously

"The cherry blossom garden is on fire and we can't put it out" the disciple explained

"Why can't you put it out?" The sect madam asked then she lowered her head to look at Huo Lan who has a guilty look on her face.

"I think the second young mistress set the garden on fire" the disciples answered.

"Is it really your doing?" her mother asked then her eyes shifted to her hand, she was flustered at the realisation that she wasn't wearing her glove.

"Mother, I didn't do it on purpose..." she said then she continued crying aloud.

"Huo Ying just wanted me to see the beautiful flower but I....I" she added

"What! Your sister was there too?"

"I don't know...I...I didn't do it intentionally, she just wanted to show me the pretty flower" she repeated.

"Relay my orders, all the disciple should search for Huo Ying, leave no stone unturned" the sect madam ordered.

"Understood!" The disciple replied then walked away swiftly.

Her mother turned back to look at a with a dangerous glare in her eyes, she was too outraged by her mistake even though she tried to quell it.

" Now tell me what did you do to your sister?" Her mother asked with a deep frown on her face.

"Mother, I don't know...I... we were just playing then my glove fell off, I don't know if she is in there or not, I was looking for her but I couldn't find her" Huo Lan replied in a shaky voice, seeing how disturbed she was about the incident, her anger immediately quelled, she knelt in front of her and hugged her tightly.

"Mother, did I burn my sister to death....she just wanted me to see the pretty flowers but...I...I"

Her mother gently pulled away from her and cleaned the tears on her face, with a comforting look on her face.

"You didn't find her so that means that she didn't die in the fire, no matter how powerful your flames are, she is still your twin so she won't be easily affected by your flame," her mother said but she didn't mean it, considering how powerful Huo Lan flame is, if Huo Ying was in the fire there is anhinga chance that she is already dead or close to death.

"Mother, you are lying, I am really a monster like they all say," Huo Lan said

"You are not, monsters don't like pretty things, your sister knows you are not a monster that is why she wanted to show you the flower" her mother answered with a reassuring smile on her face.

" Really"

"Of course"

"Huo Lan!! Mother" a tiny voice called from afar, the both of them turned at the sound of the familiar voice and it turned out to be Huo Ying.

Huo Lan quickly ran up to her and threw her arms around her sister's shoulders.

"Where did you go?" Her mother asked with a shaky voice, she had been lying to herself when she said that Huo Ying would be fine but seeing her standing in front of her was too much of a relief for her.

"I was waiting for the fire to go out," Huo Ying said then she opened her fist to reveal a petal to cherry blossom.

"All the flowers were burnt but I managed to save this one for you," Huo Ying said with a smile on her face. Her mother widened her eyes and opened her mouth in shock, even in the fire, she still tried to save a petal.

Huo Lan took the petal from her hand with a smile on her face, the. She noticed the burn on her hand.

"Sister, your hand!" Huo Lan shouted, but Huo Ying quickly hid her hand behind her back.

"It is nothing..." Huo Ying said but her mother pulled out her hand and was hacked to see that there is a large area of burn on her palm, without asking any question, she conjured a bottle of medicine in her hand and poured in on her burn while Huo Ying groaned in pain.

"How did you get injured?" her mother asked with a worried look on her face.

"When I saw Huo Lan set the tree on fire by mistake, I picked up one of the petals but the fire had already spread to where I was so my hand got burnt before I went to hide behind the millennium rock" Huo Ying explained.

"Are you saying that the fire didn't burn you because you were hiding behind the millennium rock?" Her mother asked

"Yes...." her mother said then she sighed in relief

.....

"Sister, it has been eleven years, I hope your scar is gone," Huo Lan said then she lowered her head and took another dive in the water.

She doesn't even know how she got to that place, all she remembers is that she was crying one day then something or someone pulled her into this place and since that day, she had been wearing the jade necklace on her neck.

She didn't know how it got to her neck but she felt a strong connection with it so she decided to keep it, before long, she realised that as long as she comes out of the cave, she can enter this beautiful place using the necklace.

After taking another dive, she dried her hair and wore her clothes and glove before she came out of the realm in her necklace but she didn't expect to see him the moment she came out...

She screamed in shock and lost her balance, she was about to fall but he quickly dashed to her and held her hand then he pulled her to his chest with both of her hands touching his chest.