Chapter 78: Tasks

KO One Re-Live

[Iron Dimension, Mojie]

 

"Hawk powder?" Xia Tian muttered in confusion as he walked down a crowded and dirty street with Lan Ling Wang.
"It must be the type of things demons eat," Lan Ling Wang responded as he looked at the map Gui Gui had drawn for them. He sweat dropped at her childish scribbles that made no sense.
"I think meng zhu would like demon food since it sounds so much like what my mother cooks," Xia Tian spoke with a smile, causing his brother beside him to nod in agreement.
"I'm surprised news of your Mango Zoo drink spread so fast," Lan Ling Wang commented, causing Xia Tian to sigh.
"It was really unexpected," he scratched his head with a faint chuckle. "How is the map?" he then asked, and this time it was Lan Ling Wang who sighed.

He stopped abruptly on the unevenly paved streets and held up the drawing of black lines, "I really don't know," he muttered, examining all the red X's the half breed had marked.
Xia Tian tiptoed slightly to get a better look of the map that was held up above Lan Ling Wang's head. "We've been following that big path right? So that means there's a market nearby," he said before looking at a narrow alley, "It should be on the other side of that alley," he said and Lan Ling Wang nodded and the two headed down the alley.

The alley was so narrow that they had to squeeze through one at a time and travel sideways. "Xia Tian, why is this alley so long?" Lan Ling Wang whispered, feeling suffocated from the lack of oxygen.
"Um," Xia Tian stopped abruptly.
"What's wrong?" Lan Ling Wang asked.
Xia Tian chuckled awkwardly, "I'm stuck."
Lan Ling Wang sighed, "I'll try and push you out," he said, trying to turn around.
"Don't," Xia Tian instructed, "You'll get stuck if you turn around."
"I think I have an idea," Lan Ling Wang replied before using his hand closest to Xia Tian to touch around his face. He couldn't see where he was touching as the alley was too narrow to turn around and it was also really dark.
"What are you doing?" Xia Tian asked, feeling his friend's cold palm smothering him.
Lan Ling Wang didn't respond and then felt around for his nose, pinching it when he found it just to make sure it was his nose. He then grabbed a handful of Xia Tian's long bangs and shoved them up his nose and kept tickling his nostrils.
"L-Lan-..Li-ng.. Wang!! St-op!" Xia Tian muffled voice came out in gaps and his nose twitched violently. Suddenly, a huge sneeze echoed within the narrow alleyway and Xia Tian fell out at the other end. Lan Ling Wang smiled triumphantly and squeezed his way to the end.

They found themselves on a small pothole-filled road that was very quiet and towered over by poorly built buildings on both sides. The sky was dark as always and the streets were barely lit by flickering broken streetlights.

"Where do we go now?" Xia Tian asked Lan Ling Wang who looked at the map.
"There should be a manhole cover somewhere," Lan Ling Wang said, "It's supposed to be an entrance to somewhere," he explained.
Xia Tian looked around, "I can see quite a few," he responded and Lan Ling Wang followed his gaze to see several of them scattered across the road with different designs.
"That's an understatement," he responded, "We'll have to check all of them."
"We have to go into the sewers?" Xia Tian asked, "Why is Mojie so we strange?"
Lan Ling Wang shrugged, "This is what Gui Gui's map says," he replied.
"Okay," Xia Tian nodded firmly, "Keep your eyes grated for an underground market."
Lan Ling Wang sweat dropped, "It's 'Keep your eyes peeled' Xia Tian," he corrected causing Xia Tian to grin, embarrassed.
"Whoops," he chucked as he pulled off a manhole cover from the ground and got ready to climb down it.

Lan Ling Wang jumped in after Xia Tian and his face fell into shock and disgust after seeing where they had landed. They landed in a bright lit room where lots of people were dancing in crazy costumes and wild wigs.

"Uh Xia- Gui Yang," Lan Ling Wang stuttered, "We definitely ended up in the wrong place."
Xia Tia nodded as a chubby little lady wearing a big curly red wig and a white and red chequered shirt danced her way over to them. "Mai Sha! Look over here! We have two new guests!" she called enthusiastically.

The two boys backed away. "Uh, I'm sorry we came to the wrong place," Xia Tian apologised as he bowed his head, backing away.
The lady just laughed heartily, grabbed their hands and pushed them into the large crowd of people. The boys were then being swallowed and crushed by all the dancing people. Xia Tian was knocked to the floor after tripping on his own feet and because the room was so rowdy, a girl tripped over him and she caused someone else to fall and it was like a domino effect. In the end it was only Lan Ling Wang who managed to stay standing.

Everyone stared at him with a mix of emotions. Lan Ling Wang just smiled awkwardly before climbing over all the fallen bodies to dig out Xia Tian. He found a hand sticking out of all bodies and recognised it to belong to his friend so he pulled on it and Xia Tian crawled out from under all the people. "Gui Yang, I think it's time go," Lan Ling Wang said as he pulled him over to the ladder which led to the exit. The two of them scurried up the ladder like as if their non-existent tails were on fire.

 


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[Iron Dimension, Xia Family House]

"Ahhh! It's the human world!" Gui Gui exclaimed as she stretched her arms in the air after arriving in the Xia Family's kitchen through their refrigerator. Jiu Wu smiled at her. He watched her take a deep whiff of the air and a huge smile beamed on her face, "I haven't been here in so many years!" she gushed, looking around the kitchen.

"Oh, Meng Zhu?" Xiong Ge entered the kitchen, "You're back so soon," she smiled at him before she noticed a very energetic Gui Gui beside him, "Who's this?"
Gui Gui went closer to her and extended out her hand to her, "Hello! I'm Gui Gui! I'm Xiao Lun's childhood friend!" she beamed at her.
Xiong Ge shook her hand, "Xiao Lun?" she repeated, tilting her head and the young Meng Zhu.
"Ah Xiong Ge, I hope you don't mind preparing us some food. We just got here and have a lot to do," Jiu Wu replied, wanting to change topics quickly.
Xiong Ge just squealed, "Of course I can!" she exclaimed, "You two just make yourself at home, I'll prepare some of my best dishes for you!"
"Thank you," Jiu Wu bowed his head a little in gratitude before leading Gui Gui to the living room where Xia Mei was sitting with her feet and reading a magazine whilst Han was watching TV.

"Meng Zhu!" Han acknowledged and she stood up as an act of respect.
Xia Mei looked up from her magazine, "Who's that girl?" she asked, "Another love rival fighting for my Little Lan Lan's love?" she spat. Her eyes then widened and she jumped out her seat excitedly, "Where's my Little Lan Lan?!" she exclaimed, childishly, "Isn't he with you?"
Jiu Wu just smiled at her and sat down next to Han with Gui Gui beside him, "I'm sorry Xia Mei, it's just me and Gui Gui."
"Gui Gui?" Han repeated before looking at Gui Gui, "Nice to meet you Gui Gui," she smiled warmly at her.
"You stink like a demon," Xia Mei commented.
"Xia Mei!" Han exclaimed, "That's rude," she told her in a quieter voice.
Gui Gui shook her head with a smile, "No it's alright. I am a demon-"

"DEMON?!" Ah Gong jumped out of his box, scaring Gui Gui, holding up his pair or cymbals. "Where's the demon?!" he exclaimed. He eyed Gui Gui suspicious before slamming the cymbals together but before they connected, Jiu Wu slid his hand in between them to stop them from harming Gui Gui. Jiu Wu winced in pain and everyone in the room freaked out because he was the meng zhu and got hurt. Xiong Ge dropped a tray of freshly cut fruits and the tray hit the floor with a loud crash.

 

"Dad!" she cried out and ran over to the young Meng Zhu and grabbed his hand. "Oh my god Meng Zhu are you okay?! I'm so sorry! Dad what do you think you're doing?!" she exclaimed in panic.
Ah Gong moved backwards before looking at them confused, "Xiong Ge, what did I do?" he then looked at Jiu Wu and noticed that he was hurt, "Meng Zhu! How did you get hurt?! Are you okay? Was it a demon?!" he exclaimed, grabbing his hand over Xiong Ge's.
Xiong Ge was fuming, "Dad! Now isn't the time to act like this in front of our guests! Go to bed!" she instructed.

Gui Gui giggled and put her hand over Jiu Wu's over Xiong Ge and Ah Gong's hand, "It's okay. Xiao Lun is fine," she said.
Jiu Wu nodded and took his hand back, "Really, I'm fine," he reassured.
"Are you sure? Do you need an icepack?" Xiong Ge asked, worriedly.
Jiu Wu shook his head with a smile, "Honestly, I'm fine. I'm just glad Gui Gui wasn't hurt by it," he admitted.
Ah Gong chuckled, "Meng Zhu, old age must be getting to you faster than me! My Demon Subduing Cymbals only affect demons, not ghosts!" he laughed. [A/N: 'Gui' = 'Ghost']
"Ah Gong, Gui Gui is the name of a person," Han informed.
Ah Gong looked at her, "Gui Gui?" he repeated, "Don't we have too many 'Gui's in the family?" he asked before counting on his fingers, "That Gui Wa, Gui Long, Gui Feng and now this Gui Gui?" he asked in confusion before turning to Xiong Ge, "Hey Xiong Ge, did you have another secret child with that dead man leader again?" he asked.
"Dad!" Xiong Ge shrieked, ashamed of her father.

Gui Gui giggled, "Is it always this interesting here?" she asked.
Jiu Wu chuckled with a nod, "Yes," he responded, "How can anyone not like Ah Gong?"
Xiong Ge then ignored her father and turned to Gui Gui, "I'm so sorry about this Meng Zhu and Gui Gui."
"No, no, I totally understand," Gui Gui smiled.
Xiong Ge then returned her smile, "Alright then. I won't be long; your food is almost ready."
As she walked away, Ah Gong jumped onto the sofa and stood on it beside Gui Gui like a rabbit and just stared at her. He just looked at her silently as if staring through her soul.

"So why did you return?" Xia Mei asked, "And why did you bring a demonic yi neng xing zhe back with you?"
"DEMON-" Ah Gong exclaimed
"Ah Gong!" everyone screamed, causing him to shrink back into his corner of the sofa.
Gui Gui sighed, "I think I should explain myself to everyone," she said and then smiled, "I'm a half breed: half pure and half demonic yi neng xing zhe," she explained, "My father was a demon and my mother was a pure yi neng xing zhe but unlike Xia Tian and Gui Long, both elements were born as one in one body so I don't share my body with some alter ego."
"Meng Zhu, why did you bring her with you?" Ah Gong asked.
"Xiao Lun and I have been good friends since we were kids and I was helping him look for Gui Long," Gui Gui added.
"And we're here to collect some things before we return to Mojie and I need Gui Gui with me to be able to return," Meng Zhu continued.

"Oh Meng Zhu, I didn't expect to find you here," Xiu's voice came in as he walked into the room from outside with A-Chord behind him.
"I'm just back temporarily," Jiu Wu replied.
"What do you need?" A-Chord asked, "And are the others in danger?"
Jiu Wu just shook is head, "They're fine, we're just here for some mangoes."
"Mangoes?" Han repeated, "Meng Zhu, I bought some earlier for Dad's new recipe. I can bring you some," she said.
"New recipe for what?" Xia Mei asked.
"There's this new drink going around called 'Mango Zoo,'" she began to explain but Jiu Wu and Gui Gui just face palmed.
Xiu noticed their reactions, "What's wrong?"
Gui Gui just smiled, "It's nothing."
Han then continued to explain.

 


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[Iron Dimension, Mojie]

"You're so disgusting!" Li Xue cried as Gui Feng threw some of the bog at her. She cringed as she quickly wiped it off her body and hurried away from him.
Gui Feng smirked, "Why do you squeal so much for a demon? It's just a bit of bog, it won't hurt you," he laughed.
Li Xue glared at him.

The two were searching for Frog Nettle plants that grew in a swamp near the edge of the city. They needed to pick a handful of leaves to be able to extract Frog Nettle Oil from them for Lilith but a few hours had already past and the most the two had done was just arguing. It had started off with a small disagreement of where they should search but then it developed into a heated argument which resulted in Gui Feng throwing some of the mire and bog at Li Xue.

Gui Feng bent over to search for the plants in the swamp and sighed before getting covered in a load of the dirty marsh. "Li Xue, you little-!" he hissed at her, jerking upwards.
Li Xue smirked triumphantly at him and then the two began fighting in the bog.

The cameraman paused and then turned to look at the director that sat in his little chair behind him, "Uh... Director, I think we should leave them to fight or we might get caught up in this. The camera might get dirty," he said.
The director looked at the two teenagers who were throwing around slops of marsh and mire and shuddered, "You're right," he muttered, "We also don't have much time to film this section so we should get through this part of the story quicker."
One of the other team members of the filming crew nodded in agreement, "It will also save us some money," they added.
"Then let's fast forwards!" The director exclaimed.

[A/N: I'm sorry it took me two weeks to finish this chapter and I didn’t know what to write for anymore so I'm just going to skip it :)]

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sxillygirl
#1
Chapter 100: WAHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FIC IS FINISHED!!! I'LL MISS THEM... THE FISH RELATED NAMES THO XD
sxillygirl
#2
Chapter 99: WAAAHHHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FIC IS ABOUT TO END
weepingangel25
#3
Chapter 100: actually screaming because of the qiu qiu gu zhan and zhi ge cameo!
weepingangel25
#4
Chapter 99: finally! the ending the fish couple deserves! xiao yu and yu yan forever! and congrats on finishing your fic
sxillygirl
#5
Chapter 98: awwwww my fish heart! :'(
weepingangel25
#6
Chapter 98: it's sad that yu yan still needs to be punished but gou gou meng zhu is still kind to give her 10 years of punishment... and i love the fish couple!
weepingangel25
#7
Chapter 97: yu yan!!! thank you xia tian for helping yu yan live... but gou gou meng zhu!!!
sxillygirl
#8
Chapter 97: YAYYYY YU YAN IS ALIVEEE AND GOU GOU, STOP RUINING OUR MOMENT YOU STUPID DOG
sxillygirl
#9
Chapter 96: YESSSS THEY WILL REVIVE YUYAN!!!
sxillygirl
#10
Chapter 95: WHAT HAPPENED TO XIAO YU?!