A Tale of Chase and Love s1

“How is this possible?” she asked in shock.

She didn’t need to wait for an answer as a shield appeared around Theresa and Marabelle.

“You two… you escaped my fragrance due to this evil shield. I won’t let you desecrate that body.” Wang Jiao yelled.

She was determined to save the casket out of Theresa’s ‘evil’ hands.

“Little girl, please leave us now.” Marabelle thundered.

At this moment, Long Ren suddenly surfaced and jumped out of the river.

What was in his hand were nine enlarged petals, each enlarged petal had two more clours of grey and gold. These petals emitted rays that were soothing to the flesh.

“Mistress, get outta the wa. y”Long Ren said to Theresa, telepathically.

Theresa immediately pulled Marabelle to a corner 7 feet away from the casket. This action of hers made the shield to crash making Wang Jiao smile. She turned to look at Long Ren.

“Evil demon, let’s see how… ouch!” Wang Jiao turned her neck and saw that there were needles embedded in her butt.

She turned to the source and saw Theresa smiling at her.

“How dare you?” she yelled and ran towards the duo.

Long Ren took this chance to send three petals towards the casket. The three petals flew to the casket and stayed just above Aarti’s chest.

Aarti’s body glowed for a few seconds but then the lights soon dimmed.

Long Ren sent 3 more petals to the casket and then the last set.

Finally, the nine petals reconnected and Aarti’s whole body lit up and her body rose from the casket, levitating in mid-air. Wang Jiao turned around to meet this scene and her eyes shooted flames.

“These people really have another companion who’s bent on desecrating the cultivator’s body. Disgusting!” she thought and changed her attention from Theresa and co.

She rushed towards Long Ren but she was struck by thunder that came from nowhere. Her hair caught fire and she screamed in fright.

“My beautiful hair!” she yelled as she ran to the river and dived in, only for her head to bump into a rock.

“Damn it!” she cursed.

She swam further and plunged in but she soon surfaced and swam to shore panting heavily.

“Damn it! These demonic cultivators. You wouldn’t even let the poor river be. Why make the water so hot?” she yelled and wanted to pull her hair in frustration but found to her alarm that, her hair was gone.

She touched her head and saw that all that was left was a neatly shaved scalp. It looked like she was bald from birth. She turned to look at Aarti’s body that was now sitting in a meditative position.

Her hair fluttered and the nine petals above her face illuminated her face.

“Such a beautiful woman. They dare… Ptui!” Wang Jiao spat out blood and two teeth.

“You’re all done for!” she yelled but then an egg flew into her mouth and she felt that her hands couldn’t move.

She became afraid. What was going on now? She turned her neck and saw Long Ren urgently talking to Theresa.

“Those bastards!” she swore internally.

She was also surprised that she could curse this much. She had been trained back at Cherry kingdom with virtues and etiquette but it seems all those training had been forgotten since she came here.

She swore a lot and easily got angry. All her rationality flew away with the wind the moment she saw Aarti’s body. She’d never been like this. Even when she was kidnapped, she wasn’t too flustered.

She decided to just wait and watch things unfold. If it comes to worse, she’ll just teleport.

Meanwhile, Theresa and her bestie wore concerned faces.

“You mean that you lost some cultivation due to demonic rats?” Theresa asked in disbelief.

She knew that Long Ren is powerful. Ordinary demonic rats cannot break into his seal whenever he is cultivating. If one did do so as Long Ren was saying, then it means that the rat was very powerful.

Probably that rat is the lord and grandfather of all demonic rats. She wanted to facepalm. They were so close but now they were stuck in this condition.

“There is another way.” Long Ren proposed.

“Tell us,” said Marabelle.

“Mistress, you have to let go of your cultivation too. Just a little bit.” said, Long Ren.

“The system shall revive when you become a foundation builder.”Theresa recalled these words of her soon to be system Dorothy.

If she lets go of her cultivation, then it will take longer to activate the system not to mention that Long Ren said that it would take long for her to have another breakthrough.

But still, the person that needs it is her mother. Her one and only mother whom she’d wronged too many times. It was now to give her something. She would not be ungrateful or stingy towards her mother.Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

“I am willing to give away all my cultivation. So long as my mother can come back to life.” Theresa said with determination.

“Good! It’s settled then. Walk towards your mother and place your hands on her shoulders in a meditative pose and wait for my instructions. Hurry, we don’t have much time left” said Long Ren.

“Yes,” Theresa immediately sped to the spot where her mother was and sat behind her cross-legged.

She raised both hands and found that they were trembling. This is her mother- the one who meant the world to her, who treated her like a princess since day one, the one who always kisses her goodnight before sleep. She’s here with her in this world but lifeless.

“Mama, I will make sure that father sees your smile not just for a minute or a day but forever. Mother, I’ll do anything for you”. she whispered and finally brought her trembling fingers to her mother’s shoulders and steadied them.

“Long Ren, I am ready,” she telepathed Long Ren.

“Okay. Repeat these words after me.”Long Ren said to her telepathically. “Moons of Luo Ye Present, Forbidden river witnesses this, this loyal nobody seeks to let go of some load to save a life. Grant my humble wish!”

“Moons of Luo Ye Present, Forbidden river witnesses this. I Theresa Williams, this loyal nobody seeks to let go of some load to save a life. Grant my humble wish!” Theresa repeated in a loud voice and her belly grumbled.

She felt indescribable pain at her abdomen and her hands nearly dropped off her mother’s shoulders.

“Don’t drop them!” Long Ren warned her using voice transmission technique.

“It hurts! A lot!” she replied telepathically.

“It’s only for a short while,” said Long Ren.

Theresa then gritted her teeth and fought hard the urge to drop her hands. She felt as if all her accumulated energy and qi leaving her at a fast rate. Her hands began to tremble even more and she sweated heavily drenching her clothes.

“Theresa, my best buddy, you can do it. Don’t give up. You are strong!” Marabelle shouted.

She wanted to encourage Theresa but she got a death stare from Long Ren making her shut her mouth.

“Buddy, you can do it.” she muttered while Long Ren turned his attention to Theresa.

In less than two minutes, Theresa’s cultivation went from Beginner realm level 6 to beginner realm level 1. She finally fell to the ground after spitting blood.

The petals above Aarti’s head became brighter and emitted heat rays that were tolerable to fire cultivators but for Wang Jiao it was the greatest torture she had ever experienced. She thought she was about to melt.

“I really want to teleport now. What the hell is this?” she thought.

Aarti’s body was surrounded by nine rings of fire and the petals scattered into bits of light that fell into Aarti’s head and the rings of fire entered her body. After which her body stopped glowing.

“Success!” Long Ren shouted and ran towards Theresa who had fainted.

“Mistress, you’re the best,” he whispered before taking her into his arms.

“Let’s go treat you.” he then disappeared with her.

Marabelle was concerned for Theresa but she had some faith in Long Ren. He won’t let anything happen to her. She ran to Aarti who had opened her eyes.

“Aunty, you are back. Tell me, do you feel pain anywhere?” Marabelle asked.

“Marabelle, where am I? Why am I dressed in these? Where are my husband and my daughter?” Aarti threw questions at Marabelle.

“Aunty, you are really back. Please don’t leave us again, okay?” Marabelle said emotionally and then hugged Aarti tight.

“You’re suffocating me,” Aarti said.

“Sorry aunty. I was just too excited.” Marabelle apologized.

“Just rest here for a bit and you’ll get answers to your questions,” she added and sat cross-legged.

“You’re much more beautiful. I bet uncle would take you on honeymoon if he sees you.” she said happily to the confused and worried Aarti.

“Theresa, Long Ren, please come back in time. I’m not sure if I can handle her.” Marabelle prayed.