Chapter 2 Banish to the East Sea
After the humiliation Mo Hua received, three months have passed by already. The rumors and slanders have died down now. All the mockery seems to fade with the time. At this time, suddenly, there was a news of a missing hairpin that the Heavenly King gifted to the Empress was gone. Again, another whole search was given throughout Heaven Realm.
Caiyan ran to the little courtyard where she always play chest with Manhua and told her of the news. Mohua was nearby and can hear the alarming news. She was not interested as she knows that has got nothing to do with her. She just go about her duty and continue watering the plants silently recalling the humiliation she received three months ago.
Manhua went on reading not caring about the news since it got nothing to do with her as well. She didn’t really care what the outside world is going to end up like. She just want to live peacefully.
Just when nobody is paying attention to Caiyan, she took out a golden hairpin looking very expensive and put it under Mohua’s pillow before she headed outside to act like nothing happens.
At the end of the day, the guards finally came upon their place and request a search. After half of an hour, they finally found the hairpin in Mohua’s pillow. Mohua and Manhua was shocked seeing that they found it in Mohua’s bed. Mohua quickly kneel on the ground and shook her head with no words. She waves her hand and shook her head stating she don’t know anything about it and she didn’t steal it. Caiyan stood nearby having a guilty conscience but she did not intervene.
Mohua kneel banging her head on the ground to the soldiers as tears started to swell up her eyes. The commander ignore her and order, “Take her away!” With that, the guards pull her up and drag her away not with another word.
Manhua intervene, “Maybe you got the wrong person! She have been here the whole time she never left the mount! Please re-investigate!” She don’t believe Mohua is a thief given her pitiful state.
Mohua nods and puts her hand together to beg them, but the soldiers did not care they continue to drag her away. Within that instant, Manhua send a message to their master right away.
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The guards dragged and threw her in front of the Heavenly Emperor stating, “Here is the thief!”
Mohua looks up and shook her head, ‘I didn’t steal anything! It’s not me!’ Yet nobody believed her given her mute and unable to defend herself she became the culprit even if she didn’t do it.
The Heavenly Emperor looks at her furiously, “Why have you stole the hairpin?” His calmness along with his furious tone makes her skin crawls in fright. She cried and shook her head repeatedly prostrating and banging her head crying in silent, ‘I didn’t steal anything!’ But no words come out of her mouth.
Zhang Tianheng stood on the side watching silently not saying a word. She saw him and rushes to beg him to defend her because she really didn’t steal anything, but he move his feet away looking at her in disdain as in he does not believe her. She cried and beg the Empress and shook her head.
The Empress look at her pitiful state and turn to the Heavenly King, “Dear, it’s okay it is just a hairpin. I forgive her.”
“If you forgive her this time, she will continue doing it!” The Heavenly King yelled in anger, “I shall dispose of such beings in my kingdom!” He gave her a death glare.
‘Who can help me? I really didn’t steal anything! I don’t know how it happen to be in my room but I really didn’t steal anything! I swear I didn’t steal anything!’ She cried saying to herself silently. Right now, everyone came to the hall looking at how the Heavenly Emperor is going to sentence her. Many believed she will not make it out alive this time. Stealing is a huge offense in Heaven Kingdom.
Some pitied her and some even mugged at her hoping she will be sentence to death. Even though she is a mute, she is a very beautiful so many envied her and wish to dispose her. Though Zhang Tianheng acted cold toward her, he sort of felt bad. Deep inside, he don’t think she would do such a thing either but there is no proof and the proof is they found it under her pillow.
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At that time, her master walk into the hall, “She is my disciple and given the situation, shouldn’t you informed me beforehand?” Even though her master was a small god only, everyone still respect her as she is also a powerful being. As soon as Mohua see her master, she turn to her master and kneel to her master hoping her master can save her from this predicament.
Her master look at her and then back at the Emperor, not bowing down. In the whole kingdom, only her does not give the Heavenly Emperor face, but nobody can say a thing to her as she is a powerful being even the Emperor cannot upset her.
The Heavenly Emperor looks at Nuwa Baihua, Mohua’s master, trying to stay cool headed as possible and said, “Your disciple stole my dear Empress’s hairpin, what do you got to say to this?” He demand an answer.
“Isn’t it just a hairpin?” Nuwa Baihua retort not giving him face, “It is just an accessories don’t tell me you have to be greedy for just a hairpin.”
“BAIHUA!” The Heavenly King roar in madness, “I cannot allow a thief in my kingdom!” He was very unsatisfied with the answer he got, “Regardless, today I am going to clean my kingdom starting with her!” His brows squint together tightly turning red.
Nuwa Baihua turn to Mohua and ask, “Did you stole the hairpin?” Mohua shook putting her hands together begging her master, ‘I didn’t!’ Nuwa Baihua turn to the Emperor, “If she said she didn’t, then she really didn’t. I raised her for so many years how can I not know her true nature? Okay… to satisfy you, I will banish her to the East Sea Palace,” she declared as her final words.
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly King’s red angered face diminish and stroke his long beard thinking of this decision and slowly nod his head, “Okay…”
‘I didn’t do it master!’ Mohua shook her head unwilling to leave her master’s side. Nobody loves her as much as her master. If she were to leave, no one will protect her like her master. She is unwilling to leave. She cried silently, ‘Why is it that nobody is willing to believe me?’ This is another humiliating event that happened to her. It was worst than being mocked as a mute.
Zhang Tianheng was relieved to hear the sentence. It was better than dying. He looks silently feeling sympathy for Mohua.
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Nuwa Baihua pack some clothing and handed it Mohua saying, “Mohua… These are the clothes Shifu gifting it to you. When you are on the way to East Sea Palace, it will be a hard journey and people won’t be as kind as here so please take care of yourself. I believed you,” she stroke Mohua’s head, “I believed you… but to appease the Heavenly Emperor, I’d better send you away first. When everything die down, I will request to bring you back.” She continue stroking her head trying to calm Mohua down. “In this world even though no one believe you, just know that I believed in you.” These words made Mohua’s tears drop endlessly. She have no parents ever since she came around. She only looked up to her master as her parents. Given that she have no other choice but to leave, she finally resign her fate to leave.
Nuwa Baihua also handed her a few martial arts book, “These are yours… when I picked you up, these were with you. I never taught you any martial arts, please forgive Shifu… but from now on you will be on your own. Please comprehend these books and put it into use. If you become stronger, even though you can’t speak at least you can take care of yourself.” She hand it over to her hands, “I never took a look at it as it was never mine. I don’t know what kind of technique it holds, but you will find out on your own. This is as far as Shifu will send you,” with that, her master turn around and disappear into thin air. Even thought she left, she broke into tears because she pitied Mohua so much as she was a dear disciple of hers but she does not know how or who she offend that created troubles for her. In her head, she did not go anywhere but headed straight to the mount when Mohua left with the guards.
She landed in front of Caiyan and Manhua releasing a cold aura. She turn to Caiyan and Manhua and looks at them. Caiyan looks down trying to hide her guilty conscience. “Tell me… what did they give you for you to set her up,” she drew sword on Caiyan raising it to her neck.
Caiyan feel the chills and her head was sweating like no tomorrow. Manhua was confused and asks, “Shifu, what are you talking about?” Nuwa Baihua question Caiyan, “Am I still your master? Tell me!” She shouted coldly at Caiyan. This took Manhua by surprised as she have never heard their master in such furious tone before. She tugged Caiyan on the arms furiously to obey their master.
Caiyan kneel down and prostrate to ask for forgiveness, “Please forgive me Shifu! It’s the ninth princess that asked me to set her up!” She cried out, “She said she will help me out of this mount as long as I helped her!” She confessed. At that moment Manhua was dumbfounded, “WHAT?! I can’t believe you!” Manhua was disappointed in Caiyan.
Caiyan confessed everything guiltily. Nuwa Baihua puts her sword away and declared, “From now on, you’re no longer a part of my mount, go!” She yelled pointing her finger, “I said go!” She kicks her out. Manhua just stood by in shock of what is happening.
Caiyan kneel down three times in front of Nuwa Baihua before she left the mount regretting her actions. Nuwa Baihua turn to Manhua and said, “Don’t you dare bring me disgrace like Caiyan or else I will expel you from my mount as well!” With that, she walks off. Manhua was shocked in one day, she became alone… no more Caiyan nor Mohua with her now she will have to work 3 times harder than before.