Chapter 3 – Celestial Wood Fairy

Before sneaking into the park Yi Cheng was smart enough to send the three-tailed horse in a completely different direction. The beast was clever enough to find its way back home by itself to the Golden Melody Troupe at a later point of time. If he had kept the magical creature with him the city guard would have found him much more easily.

When he was certain there was no one near the giant tree he charged across the field of grass and the pond, climbing the tree with a devilish abandon, praying no one would notice.

It was the hour of the rat (11pm-01am) when he finally felt confident enough to pull out his dizi. Before he could start playing he was interrupted by the green light charging out of the tree. “Don’t tell me you were thinking your music woke me up,” said the green spirit with a snicker. “I do admit your understanding of melody, harmony and rhytm is quite decent, but that was definitely not what woke me up.” “What succeeded in waking you up then?” asked Yi Cheng inquisitively.

The little creature let out a hearty laugh before replying, “A celestial fairy only wakes up when their destined partner appears. I could never imagine that my fated one would be so pathetically weak however. Gong De Tian* is stingy as ever with her blessings!” Yi Cheng had trouble comprehending the scope of things the celestial fairy was saying to him. He knew that beyond the realm of mortals and immortals the celestial realm existed. She couldn’t possibly mean that she came from the same realm such as supreme celestial beings like The Three Pure Ones*, right?

Before he could speak out the issues troubling his mind the fairy interjected, “I am Izel, a celestial wood fairy. Fate has delivered you to me. Therefore I will not resist.” The clueless actor thought to himself, “Resist? What does she mean! What could she possibly mean?” While Yi Cheng struggled to think of things that Izel could mean with her words the little celestial fairy got more and more impatient as a blush started to appear on her cheeks. After a minute had passed the trembling little fairy couldn’t hold her tongue any longer, “Do I really need to spell it out? I… I… I will allow you to form a blood contract with me,” said the fairy with a quivering voice.

Even though Yi Cheng had almost no knowledge of magical creatures he knew the importance of blood contracts. There were three manners to become the master of a magical creature. One was too tame a creature over an extended period of time until the creature had become docile and condoned its master or masters, the second was to enslave the creature with certain magical items, and the third was to form a blood contract. A blood contract meant that both the master and the creature willingly agreed to form a master-servant relationship. It was a bond that could never be broken unless either the master or the creature died. There were numerous other benefits to a blood contract, but Yi Cheng had no knowledge of these.

The young actor didn’t hesitate at all as he quickly bit his thumb. Drops of blood flowed out of the minor wound as he extended his bloody hand towards the celestial wood fairy to form a contract. Izel noticed Yi Cheng’s actions and shook violently before erupting loudly, “You… YOU UTTER FOOL!” After venting her frustration Izel explained herself, “Fairies are made up entirely of their element. Only once in our lives do we bleed.” She paused before continuing her explanation, “Only when… when…” taking a deep breath before exclaiming, “losing our maidenhead!”

Yi Cheng had reached a point where he could no longer be surprised by the things the celestial fairy said to him. “You are barely five cun (inch) tall. I am almost six chi (feet) in length. How could we possibly engage in any of the nine positions?” asked the handsome young actor as he pondered about the feasibility of such a coupling.

Izel closed her eyes and clapped her hands once. In less than a breath Yi Cheng realized that his surroundings had changed drastically. Everywhere he looked around him there was blue silk, enveloping him entirely. Upon closer inspection he discovered that he was no longer wearing his robes, in fact he was completely naked! Before his nakedness could embarrass him, Izel appeared before him. She was no longer a tiny maiden barely larger than his hand, but a fully grown girl, only slightly shorter than himself.

When he saw Izel standing before him Yi Cheng realized that the world did not turn blue, he had shrunk and was currently trapped in one of the folds of his own robe! The flying fairy landed quietly in front of him, the bright green light she usually emanated had been dimmed completely, allowing him to gaze at her naked features more easily.

If it weren’t for the now visible yet translucent wings Izel could have been mistaken for nothing more than a heaven defying beauty, but with those wings no one would dare to deny that she was indeed a magical creature.

Yi Cheng gulped as Izel moved closer towards him. He was hardly shy, but he had never been shrunk before. How could he possibly treat this celestial fairy as a regular girl? When Izel let her eyes linger over his jade stalk she huffed, “One maiden is not enough for you? Why do the heavens send me such a womanizer?”

This time it was the young actor who interjected, “I do admit, I have some minor flaws,” before pushing his lips against hers, hoping that an overbearing attitude would work well on such a proud celestial creature.

The fairy tried to resist before caving in, knowing fully well that resisting ones fate would rarely bring good fortune. Once the first hurdle had been conquered, Yi Cheng’s experience took over. Between the creases of his blue silk robes they repeatedly practiced the nine positions and experimented with many others until the sun rose during the hour of the rabbit (05-07am).

* Gong De Tian = Goddess of Luck.

* The Three Pure Ones = The Three Heavens and the deities that rule them.