Morning Time at Bahi Cangling

Dong Hua and Feng Jiu were lounging in bed after their polarity's harmonization from the night before. Their minds were at ease and their connection stable. Dong Hua has Feng Jiu in his embrace and caressing her back with his free hand. He knows how she loves to be tenderly patted.

"Husband, can I ask you something?"

"Ask away my little fox."

"Have you done this before with anyone?"

"No, my love. This connection that we shared is the highest form of intimacy anyone can achieve with someone they genuinely care about. I have created a brotherhood bond with other people, they share other kind of symbols to show their loyalty to me. But my Shaoyan Seal is only reserved to my equal, my mate, Jiu'er. Only you have it in the entire universe. I gave it to you as prove of my love to you." He kissed her forehead.

"But why you marked me down there, couldn't you pick another part of my body?"

Dong Hua shrugged at her question. "Little fox, the reason that selected that spot is because your uterus is capable to bring forth life. Plus, below it is the fountain that can quenches my thirst. Your taste is exquisite Feng Jiu. Is addictive. I'm the only one who can drink from it. Is separated just for me. Just like as your husband my body belongs only to you. When you imprinted on me, you marked my heart and claimed it as your residence. Nobody else has the right to enter it. Our bodies belong to each other alone. When we connect and transfer energy to one another when we have intercourse, we are sustaining our essence of belonging. Our love is that force that will nurture our bond. It is imperative that you understand this principle Jiu'er and do not let anyone touch you intimately like you and I touch. It will disrupt our connection and unbalance our wellbeing. As my wife you are separated unto me and I as your husband I'm separated just for you. What we do in our bedchambers is the consecration of our love like a sacred ceremony. Two entities becoming one in the act of dedication for one another. You are my temple and I am your god. You are my heaven and I am your earth. Temples are sacred, heaven is pure, and earth gives life. Something as pure as that like our love is, needs to be treasured and protected. Do you understand little fox?

"Yes, I do, is so profound. I never imagine sharing this type of relationship with you. Is a dream come true for me. To love you for so long with all my being and freely gave you my all to you is my act of devotion to you Dong Hua, I love you so much. Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses. I just got attacked by a shameless deity that happens to be my husband." She snickered while caressing his chest with her finger.

"Jiu'er don't excite me my love, I will not be merciful with you."

"I dare not. However, my fountain is a deep well with everlasting water that will quench your thirst forever."

"Is my little fox inviting me for a next round? I'm getting thirsty." He seductively asked.

"Husband, you never need an invitation; you have open access." Feng Jiu brazenly said giggling at him. Dong Hua quickly got on top of her and the room was filled with moans and screams for hours.

After their round...

"Is my little fox satisfied now or does her waters need to be drawn again?" Dong Hua smiled at her.

"I believe my husband's thirst got quenched. My well is gated for now." Feng Jiu innocently pouted at him.

Dijun smile grew wide. "That will teach her" Dong Hua smirked in his mind and hugged her tight.

Being out of commission for a while, Dong Hua put a deep sleep enhancement on Feng Jiu so she can recuperate. He felt a message coming and left Feng Jiu resting in bed. After a while he woke her up all rested.

"Husband?"

"I'm right here Jiu'er, did you rest well? How do you feel?"

Feng Jiu stretched her body and yawned. "I feel great." Dong Hua smiled at his little fox.

"I sent a missive to Zhe Yan for him and your mother to meet us at Tai Chen Palace later today. Lian Song messaged me earlier while you were sleeping. He already registered our marriage at the Celestial Court. He will receive them first until we arrive. It will be a matter of time before news of our marriage reach all realms."

What would you suggest we do? Feng Jiu asked him.

"First things first. Let's freshen up, eat something and then let's get ready to return to Tai Chen Palace. I need you to send a missive to your elders for a council meeting to reveal our marriage to them before news reach them. I will go with you."

"Okay Di...Dong Hua", she smiled remembering. Her face was flushed.

"You need to get up from this bed Jiu'er you are so irresistible." His raspy voice was giving her a hint of his intentions.

Feng Jiu's eyes opened wide and hurriedly got up. "Husband I'm up, let's go and freshen up." She left quickly to the bath chambers.

"My little fox playing hard to get" Dong Hua smiled at her.

After they cleaned up and ate, Dong Hua used his aura to transport them back to Tai Chen Palace. Zhong Li was waiting for them at the entrance. Feng Jiu was in her fox form and was in Dong Hua's arms. She fused all her tails into one.

Dijun, Dihou welcome. Zhong Li happily greeted them. "Your guests are waiting at the terrace with Lian Song."

"Let's go little fox." Dijun walked thru the palace halls and the maids bowed to them as they passed by. When they reached the terrace, Feng Jiu jumped from Dong Hua's arms and ran to her mother's embrace turning herself to her human form.

"Mama!!"

"Kittling come here let me see you." Feng Jiu's mother held her for the longest.

"Don't I get a hug too?" Zhe Yan jealousy claimed.

"Great uncle Zhe Yan of course you get a hug, come here." She hugged him tenderly. He felt her happiness in their embrace.

"My darling, how are you?" Zhe Yan asked her with teary eyes.

"I'm well and happy." She pulled Dong Hua's sleeve to get close to her.

"Dijun", Feng Jiu's mother greeted him. "Thank you for taking care of my precious daughter."

"My wife is indeed precious." He ran his fingers thru Feng Jiu's hair.

Feng Jiu curtsied to Lian Song. "Feng Jiu greet his highness Third Prince Liang Song."

Dijun stopped her. "Jiu'er, there is no need for that. Your rank is higher than his now."

"Oh. I just need to get use to celestial rules. Please don't think I was being disrespectful towards you, husband." Feng Jiu lowered her voice.

Dong Hua smiled at his wife. Liang Song chucked at Dong Hua, it was rare to see him smile and yet here he was smiling at his wife like a man in love.

"No worries Jiu'er, we have all the time to talk about them." He gave a kiss on her forehead; "I will be in my study with Lian Song. I will give you some privacy so you can talk to your family."

Dong Hua and Liang Song left them alone at the terrace.

Feng Jiu waited for them to leave. Then she produces a purple folded sheet. "Here mother, I need you to keep this."

"Is this what I think it is?" Her mother happily asked. Zhe Yan widely smiled at Feng Jiu's mother. They were eyeing Feng Jui.

"Well?" Her mom asked.

Feng Jiu's face was red from embarrassment. "Mother please"

"Kittling, Zhe Yan told me that your heat cycle came right at your wedding night. I hope that he was gentle with you."

"More than that, he's.... divine." She looked away embarrassed. She remembered her conversation with Dong Hua about not revealing their intimacy to no one.

Zhe Yan laughed. "Did you imprinted on him?"

"Yes, I did and... he imprinted on me too."

"He what?" Feng Jiu's mother surprisingly asked. "Show me."

"I can't show you here mother. But I also have these" she showed her wrists to them.

"Oh kittling", her mother tears came down from her face. "My precious, you are truly blessed. What is the other symbol?"

"His Regal Shayoan Seal."

They gasped. "Xiao Jiu do you know what this means?"

"I do uncle Zhe Yan. He is serious about our marriage. We will go to the council meeting to disclose our marriage to the elders. I'm mentally preparing myself as to how father and grandfather will react to the news. That's why I want you to keep this, its my prove to put the rumors away."

"We will help you Xiao Jiu. Let us know what you want us to do at the meeting." Zhe Yan reassured her.

While they were discussing the details on her plan for the council meeting, at the palace gate a person appeared to ask for an audience with Dijun. It was Ji Heng. Zhong Li walked her to his study. Lian Song already left Dijun. He was reading some reports on his desk. When Zhong Li came and announced Ji Heng presence, she abruptly came in.

"Ji Heng? What is she doing here? I don't want to see her." Dong Hua was annoyed.

She came inside the study uninvited. "Dijun? Why do you refuse to see me?"

"Ji Heng what are you doing here?" Dong Hua asked her in a stern voice.

"I came personally to ask something from you." Ji Heng said in a demanded tone.

Zhong Li was standing nervously by his master side. He knew he was going to be scolded later. Feng Jiu sensed that Dong Hua's mood abruptly changed. She honed her fox hearing and was able to listen to him shouting in his study at someone. She frowned her brows worry.

"Is there something wrong Xiao Jiu?" Zhe Yan asked sensing something was troubling her.

"I'll be right back, please wait for me here." She got up and ran towards the study direction. When she got to the entrance, she stopped and changed her clothes for a maid uniform. She produced a tea tray and entered the study. When she came inside, she saw a beautiful woman crying at the floor begging at Dong Hua's feet.

"Please Dijun, let me stay at your side. Even if I only become your maid. Don't send me back."

Feng Jiu placed the tray down his table. Dong Hua sensed her essence coming in but didn't noticed that Feng Jiu has changed her appearance. She opened a telepath channel to talk to Dijun. "Husband who is this woman?"

He turned around to see her standing next to Zhong Li "Jiu'er why are you dressed this way? You are not a maid." He was surprised to see her dressed like that.

Ji Heng saw that he was talking to a maid and was standing to close her. She frowned. "Why does this maid get to stay here?"

Dong Hua's face filled with fury "Since when I had given you authority to approve who will stay or leave my study Ji Heng? May I remind you that we don't have any romantic relations. Is not in your place to exercise that right in my presence and my palace." He coldly said to her. Zhong Li helped Ji Heng got up.

Ji Heng threw herself to Dijun's arms. "Please I beg you, let me stay here!" clinging to him. Dong Hua pushed her out of his arms. "Mind your manners Ji Heng and do not touch me!"

Feng Jiu's jealousy build up when she saw this woman boldly touching what is hers. She interjected. "It is not proper for a woman to embrace a man that is not her husband this way."

Ji Heng's eyes opened wide and step next to Feng Jiu. "You have a swift tongue for a low life maid. You are out of place for freely addressing me so casually." Ji Heng admonished Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu's smiled at her coldly, eyeing her from head to toe "Princess Ji Heng, you should be thankful that I interjected to save you from His Lordship wrath. He doesn't take lightly being touch unwanted."

"Save me? How dare you? Who do you think you are, a low life maid giving me orders?" Ji Heng was yelling at Feng Jiu. Dijun's eyes were filled with fury his fists clenched.

Liang Song came running to Dijun's study with Yan Chuwi. Feng Jiu alerted them telepathically that Ji Heng was here causing trouble.

"JI HENG!!" Yan Chuwi shouted at her. "Why does my wife run away from our wedding!"

Feng Jiu's face was cold towards Ji Heng. "I can't believe that you have humiliated your Lord Husband and came here to whore yourself to his Lordship Dong Hua Dijun being married to another. You have shamed your husband, your clan, and His Lordship Dong Hua Dijun. Guards!!" Feng Jiu yelled. The guards came running to Dong Hua's study.

"Not only she has brought shame to her tribe and her husband but also acted rudely towards my Dihou Qing Qui's Queen Bai Feng Jiu." Dijun said. With a wave of his hand he changed Feng Jiu's appearance.

Yan Chiwu gasped and knelt in front of Feng Jiu. "May your highness please be merciful and extend her forgiveness towards my consort. She has been unwell lately. For the sake of the peace within our clans."

Lian Song was upset also, he needed to act quickly to avoid a war from happening. He sensed the air pressure changing inside the study; "Dijun, Dihou please appease your anger. Let's consider what is in stake here." He bowed to them.

Ji Heng was besides herself; she couldn't grasp the fact that her beloved has wed another woman.

Feng Jiu breathed hard to calm her anger building up and placed her hand in Dijun's clenched fist to calm him also. "Princess Ji Heng, because of the peace treaty that your brother Demon Lord Xu Fang signed with our tribe, I will let you go this time. Seeing that your Lord Husband Demon Lord Yan Chiwu is interceding for your behalf, says a lot of his character and demeanor. You should learn to respect yourself more as his wife and future ruler. Your lack of character and regard will reflects on your kingdom later if you persist on this path. Reflect on your immoral actions and return with your husband back home. You are forever banned to step out of the Demon Lands. You are not to come to Qing Qui or the Nine Heavens. This will serve as your punishment."

"Demon Lord Yan Chiwu"

"Present Dijun" Yan Chiwu bowed to Dong Hua.

"Make sure that my empress orders get carried away." Dijun said on a deadly tone. "Guards please escort them out from Tai Chen Palace."

"Right away Dijun." Lian Song went with them.

"Zhong Li"

"Yes Dijun"

"Your negligence today caused this disturbance in my study. I will not be lenient with you next time."

"May Dijun be merciful towards his servant." He knelt in front of Dong Hua.

"Dong Hua, please. It is obvious that she disrespectfully encroached Zhong Li authority to enter your study. Is not Zhong Li fault." She was pleading with him.

Dong Hua inhaled and exhaled hard. "All right Jiu'er. Let it be as you wish." He holds her chin and gave Feng Jiu a small smile. He got up and left the study, he needed to calm down.

"Thank you Dihou" Zhong Li kowtowed to Feng Jiu.

"Please rise Zhong Li, no need for that. I know that you are innocent. I will deal on appeasing Dijun's anger. Do not worry. Please let me handle this." She reassured Zhong Li.

"Your grace is most merciful Dihou." He got up and left.

Feng Jiu went back to the terrace to her mother and Zhe Yan. "Is everything all right Xiao Jiu? We saw strange movement in the palace earlier." Zhe Yan asked.

"We just got back today and already I had to intervene to prevent a war." Feng Jiu said puffing.

"Is your husband okay?" Her mother asked.

"He's frustrated. I gave him some space to calm down. We are okay don't worry mother."

"Just remember that you are back to reality and now and you need to live up to your new status, especially here where there many strict restrictions. He will need you to be strong and assist him to share his burdens." Her mother tenderly told her.

"I know mother, they're big shoes to fill, but I can manage." She absently smiled at them.

"I'm sorry to see your mood changed so quick kittling. We will take our leave; we must prepare for tomorrow's meeting. Please make sure that Dong Hua is calm when he comes with you." Zhe Yan said.

"Thank you for coming." She hugged them both. And they left.

She stayed at the terrace and long sighed thinking about the next obstacle to face.

She went to the kitchen and gave the chef the day off. She cooked Dong Hua's favorite dish, sweet and sour fish along with other favorite dishes for her beloved.

"Zhong Li, where is Dijun?"

"Master is at the pagoda reading. He's been there for a while. Your highness, do you need me to bring this to his Lordship?"

"No need Zhong Li, I will serve my husband. Thank you." Feng Jiu prepared a basket with the fish, some cakes and tea and went to the pagoda.