Demon King/The Parting of the Orchid and Cang - Chapter Ep1

Epilogue 1:
Forgotten treasure object— Shuo Feng sword

Shuo Feng sword spirit was awfully restricted.

After the battle between Dong Fang Qing Cang and the owner of the demon market, Shuo Feng sword was buried under the mountain of debris in the middle of the meadow of flowers. Dong Fang Qing Cang evidently has no interest with it and never intended to dig it up. [He] has carried his wife who was just caught and argued loudly away.

Shuo Feng sword like so was buried in the mud and did not see the sky (all black, no daylight).

Did not know how long time has passed in the world, and one time the bull (slang for awesome) suddenly turned over as the mountain of debris in the middle of the meadow of flowers collapsed and trembled. Then the sky rained enormously for several days. Shuo Feng sword rolled bang bang dismally following the slurry mud. Like so, lied on the pile of rocks while peering at the sunlight that illuminated the mortal realm.

Shuo Feng sword spirit quietly lied on the pile of rocks for quite a while until the sky grew clear up, the water withdrew, and the grass on the sides also sprouted. In the end, Shuo Feng sword arose a thought. It felt that it couldn’t silently live through the days like this.

Chi De woman has reincarnated. The owner of the demon market no longer remained. Demon king and the young wife unknowingly journeyed unfettered somewhere in the world. There’s no one in the heavenly realm that cares about it. There’s no one in the demon realm coming to pick it up. Even the feral dog that came over did not bother biting it once. It felt its famous sword dignity of a generation was deeply injured.

Shou Feng sword spirit was making a firm resolution in finding a different master for it.

It planned to transform into a youth drifting about in the mortal realm tomorrow.

But during the evening before it departed, a young female under the mountain has crawled up and saw Shuo Feng sword lying still in underbrush. The young female became dazed, "Knife?” Speaking rubbish! Clearly it is a double-edged sword!

Shuo Feng sword spiritual energies huhu and snorted coldly. Frozen energies swirled outward in the air. The young female grew cold and her body slightly trembled, but she did not withdraw a little bit as she advanced and grabbed Shuo Feng sword hilt to stand it up. Shuo Feng sword spirit did not want to harm a person and immediately vanished the frozen energies. It originally thought the young female would not be able to Iiffclt and would let go after holding the sword hilt. Yet, unexpectedly, this young female...

Arm strength was quite large...

The female carried it away. Not for long, already saw an elderly man carrying a basket of herbal medicine. [She] said, "Gramps, I have brought back a knife.”

Has said he was a double-edged sword!

"Can be used?”
"Can, seem to be new.” Finished speaking, the young female swung the arm and sliced the double-edged word on a nearby tree on the side. The small tree was like radishes, and broke with a "shua" sound. The tree trunk grew bright with a white light and was torn with a slanted opening. The half that was cut down gradually fell.

The elderly man peered at the collapsed tree and was extremely stupefied. After a long while (for most of the day), the old man came around to reacting, "Rascal Bao Zhi, where did you pick up this knife ah?"

Is a sword! Shuo Feng sword spirit was extremely angry.

“Up on the mountain." Bao Zhi was not that surprised and calmly said, "Just in time to replace a needed knife for chopping wood in the house. Using this will be able to chop well."

Shuo Feng sword spirit was stunned— chop...what plaything...

During the night, only heard the sounds of chopping wood coming out in a small, worn-out courtyard.

Each time the sword sliced down, Shuo Feng sword felt extremely inhibited. It originally planned to secretly run away when the two people fell asleep, but cannot expect that this female rascal’s mind was this well. After arriving at home, has finished cleaning up and promptly carried it to backyard for wood chopping unexpectedly! It is clearly the grand Shuo Feng sword spirit! How can [it] this poor (tree trunk) work? Truly a dishonor to its fighting prowess fame!

Shuo Feng sword spirit grew furious and it spitted out frozen energies. Bao Zhi suddenly shook hand and Shuo Feng sword immediately fell to the ground while hitting a "clank, dong" sound.

Bao Zhi rubbed hand. She did not spare any nonsensical words and directly picked up Shuo Feng word to continue chopping wood expressionlessly.

Shuo Feng sword was surprised endlessly. This insignificant, ordinary person after receiving its frozen energies can be okay unexpectedly and has stood up here. Also can lift up arm to brandish it. Additionally, able to continue using him to chop wood!

This was indeed a marvelous matter ah!

Shuo Feng sword spirit restrained from being astonished and immediately probed the energies on Bao Zhi. It only felt that inside this young female’s body was filled an abundance of heat energies and were more unyielding than an ordinary person by a lot.

This...can be considered a bom-natural and someone who one can encounter but cannot seek for ah!

If starting from now [she] began to train, later on perhaps can become the next master of it [sword]. Continuing to make Shuo Feng sword’s reputation become renowned in the three realms was not impossible.

Shuo Feng sword spirit produced an idea. It secretly knew that a person’s constitution like this was very few. Letting go of this opportunity perchance there will be no opportunity left Although this rascal girl used it to chop wood, it's disrespectful; but, after proper teaching and when [she] knew of its power, this rascal will definitely admire it deeply and worship it At that time, he will guide this rascal to cultivate as a heavenly immortal and say, perhaps it will merely be ten years [to cultivate]. It decided to not leave anymore.

The next day, the rooster of another's house crowed and the elderly man has shouted, "Rascal, wake up." Bao Zhi woke up immediately and did not goof off after rising up. When [she] finished eating breakfast, took Shuo Feng sword and followed the elderly man up the mountain.

After arriving at the mountain, the elderly man went to pick medicinal herbs alone. Bao Zhi carried the basket on the back to chop wood. Shuo Feng sword wanted to show off its feelings. When Bao Zhi waved the sword, a whole array of trees in the front suddenly "hua la”* crashed down.

* Crashing sounds.

Bao Zhi was faintly dazed and peered at Shuo Feng sword. Shuo Feng sword peered at her facial expression and heart was secretly satisfied. But Bao Zhi peered at it for a long while. The mind of Shuo Feng sword suddenly thought of a strange feeling. It seemed like...this rascal could see sword spirits like it..

Did not get confirm as Bao Zhi carried the sword and advanced. Branches that were needed to be trim were trimmed and if needed to be chop then were chopped. There was no strangeness in the least bit when using Shuo Feng sword to chop cleanly the wood that were placed in the basket on the back. After that, called out the elderly man then returned home.

This...this rascal did not sense that it was powerful? Shuo Feng sword spirit's anger rose upward, but never mind...It comforted itself. It's a mortal and vision is a little bit shallow.

While it was thinking, Bao Zhi passed by rear court of a peasant’s family household. Several people were chasing after a dog from the other side of the small path. The dog was charging forward. [They] shouted, "It’s a crazy dog! Move away, move away!”

The hand of Bao Zhi that held Shuo Feng sword hilt tightened. Shuo Feng word spirit immediately celebrated secretly; the opportunity to show [off] again is here...

But after finishing that thought, Shuo Feng sword spirit felt the entire body lightened. It saw that the heaven and earth has shifted while the crazy dog is getting closer and closer...Unexpectedly, Bao Zhi has thrown it out...

Threw...it..out!

Its sword’s hilt accurately smashed the dog’s head with a "boom”. That crazy dog owooo out one sound then twitched dizzily on the edge of the field. Then [dog] fainted.

After Shuo Feng sword smashed into the dog, it was ejected abruptly like a bullet on the side and rolled down the field edge filled with dirty mud.

Shuo Feng sword spirit peered at the sky over a layer of mud. Not for long, Bao Zhi picked it up. Seeing that she has no intention of apologizing, Shuo Feng sword spirit was more ardent than ever. Bao Zhi picked up the sword. She conveniently plucked several grass leaves and wiped then placed into the basket on her back.

Being crowded by the surrounding firewood, Shuo Feng sword spirit’s heart was filled with tears. It clearly is the grand long double-edged sword Shuo Feng...yet has fallen into this circumstance...

Bao Zhi returned home and threw the wood in the basket out. But after seeing that there was no silhouette of Shuo Feng sword, Bao Zhi thought that perhaps [it] has fallen on the road home. Thus, she turned around to find it along the path.

Passing by the tavern at the curb, [she] suddenly saw a drunkard being tossed outside by the tavern owner. His expression was dejected and mouth still shouted, "Don’t you treat me like this! You mortals! Dare to look down at me!"

"I have held the hand of the God of War, has beaten up the face of immortals, when hungry has skinned demon meat, and when thirsty drank the blood of the demon king. I am an ancient sword spirit, I am an ancient-heavenly sword...” The drunkard slipped and fell in front of Bao Zhi.

Bao Zhi’s facial expression was emotionless as she peered at him. Shuo Feng sword spirit lied on the ground and criticized her, "This child has never smile once, who do you want to scare ah!” Its tone showed frustration and indignation, "I have treated you well like this, yet you have returned the treatment to this heavenly sword like this? Simple-minded, heart of a wolf and lungs of a dog*.”

*Idiom to mean cruel and unscrupulous; ungrateful and heartless

Bao Zhi peered at him for a while then sighed, "Do not cause trouble anymore.” She said, "At home there’s still wood needed to be chopped.”

Who said [I] would help you chop woods, who allowed you to throw to fight the dang dog?!" Shuo Feng sword spirit felt wronged, "You’ve treated me, a heavenly object, like this unexpectedly. Later on, will definitely meet karmic retribution!"

Bao Zhi squatted body, "Chop for only ten days."

"Why?"

"You have stayed by my side. Yet, appeared powerful like this, which definitely means you intended to scheme against me. I have to stay here for ten additional days, after ten days I will go with you."

Bao Zhi’s words were dear and straightforward, which caused Shuo Feng sword spirit, who heard, to become dazed. It blinked eyes at Bao Zhi fop a long while and after slowly sobering up a bit, it then widened eyes that got bigger, "You...you you you...you rascal...you unexpectedly..."

Unexpectedly, she knew its identity! Seeing its original form!

“You're not a mortal!"

"I am a mortal." Bao Zhi said, "It’s simply that since young, can see various strange things and after seeing so many has become accustomed." Her eyes did not have any billows within as she merely said, "My proposal, do you agree with it?”

Shuo Feng sword spirit was speechless.

Why ...an insignificant rascal, unexpectedly stole the initiation of its dialogue in the negotiation...

Returning to the small courtyard, Shuo Feng sword flew in the air.

Bao Zhi on the side finished arranging the firewood. Shuo Feng sword sliced down and was very cooperative. Shuo Feng sword spirit also was not muttering. But, while it was slicing, it asked Ban Zhi, "In the beginning, did you already know my identity?”

"Does not know who you are." Bao Zhi said, "Yet, the matter is that [I’ve] seen you inside a sword."

"Then currently do you know who I am?"

"Just now, you have already said."

"You believe me?"

"You have no reason to lie."

Settled-settled feeling of suppression.

Shuo Feng sword spirit blushed with shame. Not concerning with regards to logic and imposing manner between the dialogues, this rascal’s calm, flat voice caused Shuo Feng sword to sense something that hasn’t been sense in a while under control ...sense of security.

Right, sense of security. Due to being suppressed like this, making it want to yield in acknowledging allegiance.

Shuo Feng sword really put out more energy when chopping wood, "How come you previously said to stay here for only ten days?”

When mentioning this matter, the gaze of Bao Zhi briefly dimmed, "At my grandpa’s side there are bad energies. Previously, I have seen [that] on my parents. In less than ten days, parents passed away soon after.” Her voice was still flat, but faintly repressed the feeling of a child’s unavoidable fear.

Shuo Feng sword spirit was dazed. It did not expect that this little girl was this powerful. If [she] has the ability to examine energies of life or death, after cultivation, taking spiritual energies from the sky and death will be as easy as turning a hand.

Seriously is a natural born genius.

"This..." Seeing that Bao Zhi was silent, Shuo Feng sword spirit considered its words used in the sentence, "The natural law of birth, aging, sickness, death, and reincarnation is a matter that no one can avoid."

"En."

The comforting words of Shuo Feng sword did not caused Bao Zhi’s eyes to light up. She merely accepted fate and nodded, "Everyone will go."

Shuo Feng sword spirit was instantly silent Suddenly, it turned around and transformed into a white-robed youth that landed in front of her. The black-colored hair reached to the waist. The gown (chang pao) sleeve was long and wide. The gray-colored frozen energies on the body were like a lamp illuminating her eyes.

It kneeled on one knee in front of Bao Zhi and peered at her with a pair of more mature eyes than her peers as it said, "If you wish to become the owner of I, Shuo Feng sword, then Shuo Feng sword spirit will bound to pledging one’s life in following master, never leaving."

Its two hands raised the double-edge sword Shuo Feng as an offer in front of Bao Zhi.

She was dazed and peered at it for a while, "Shuo Feng..." She stretched hand out and the fingers lightly brushed past the sword blade of Shuo Feng.

Shuo Feng sword spirit aligned feelings with sword. When the fingertips of Bao Zhi glided over, Shuo Feng sword spirit felt the backbone becoming warm and the gentle caress caused it to feel itchy.

It peered at her. Bao Zhi received the sword, "Right now I have agreed, thus you’re mine now right? Afterwards, will not leave me right?”

Shuo Feng sword spirit lightly smiled and nodded while performing ceremonial gesture, "Master. Unless it's the desire of master, then Shuo Feng sword will never leave."

Bao Zhi held the sword and peered at Shuo Feng sword spirit for a good moment then nodded, "Then chop wood today first”

"...You don t have something else to do?"

"In the kitchen there are vegetables that need to be cut. Do you intend to do that?

"..."