The Librarian and the Fox Princess: a Donghua Dijun and Bai Fengjiu story, V.I

Chapter 112 - The Witness

A/N: In this story, I've chosen to not include A Li's birth during the Su Su tragedy. It mostly played out like it did in TMOPB/Eternal Love with the whole eyes thing but without her being pregnant and without Feng Jiu's involvement. I, a therapist who's heard almost everything under the sun found that part of the show where Ye Hua was forced to extract out her eyes incredibly hard to watch. It was one of the saddest things for me besides how they unfairly treated Dong Hua and Feng Jiu. I'm not into that level of angst so A Li will happen later from good old-fashioned love-play.

Thank you so much for everyone's comments and votes. I am truly humbled people would read this far. I had a moment today where I sat back at my desk, stared at the computer screen and was like "how the f___ did I write all of this?" Thank you to all of you who have been supportive and kind witnesses to what for me, has been the unbelievable.

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"How do you know about my eyes?" asked Bai Qian in a fierce whisper. Her glance darted over to her niece.

Hey, cat. My little niece doesn't know about that. It was a very dark time for me. Figuratively and literally, said Bai Qian telepathically.

Mogu just continued to blink at her and sniffed her.

"What about Gugu's eyes?" asked Feng Jiu worriedly.

Ye Hua sighed and squeezed Bai Qian's hand. "Your mount is just remarking at how beautiful her eyes are."

Bai Qian narrowed her eyes at the Snow Lion and sniffed him back.

"Oh shit it's you," she whispered.

Mogu widened his eyes at her and nodded his heavy head.

"What is it Qian Qian?" asked Ye Hua with concern.

Feng Jiu looked at everyone with confusion.

Bai Qian threw a sound privacy barrier up around the three of them and purposely left out her niece who furrowed her brow in displeasure. "I know how he knows now. When I was ... blind, and I was still very upset with you, I kept trying to make my way to Zhu Xian Terrace."

Ye Hua nodded as an icy look glazed over him as he stared at the ground.

Bai Qian sighed. "One day on one of my walks as I had my hands out trying to feel my way there, I hit up against a wall. A mossy wall. Then it moved. Then I realized it wasn't a wall at all. It was some sort of fur beast." She nodded over to the mount who was listening intently.

"It was him. I remember his smell and apparently he remembers mine and how I looked. He witnessed a very sad time in my life," she whispered. "Sometimes all we need is a witness who remembers."

"Look, cat, that time in my life was traumatizing." She looked over tenderly to Ye Hua. "We've taken a lot of time to work things out but I'd rather not have to put my niece through that wretched painful story. Also, she's really started to accept you, Ye Hua, as her uncle. I don't want her knowing anything about the past that would change that."

"Even if she hated me I'd deserve it," he said with a pained look in his eyes.

"Stop it. We've gotten this far and we did it together. I've accepted what happened and I know we're far beyond it. Don't go back. Stay with me," Bai Qian whispered with a pleading look.

Ye Hua leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. He was not one for public displays of affection but he was learning how to live in the moment, more and more with her.

Mogu nodded his heavy head. He remembered how he was taking a stroll through the Nine Heavens when he saw a blindfolded mortal pawing her way around. She had bumped up into him. He curiously could tell she was without her eyes.