2. Arrows of Eros

It's been two hundred years, and it's been two hundred years since I was locked up in this place.

The sirens no longer remember what they were like, they never saw the sun, they were forever immersed in the cold, and even though Pearl had prepared the best things in the underworld for her, they were still not as good as the spring breeze and sunshine.

Leaning on the body of the black poplar tree, the garden of Persephone was built by the king of Hades for the queen of the underworld, this is the only sea of flowers in the underworld, although there are only white daffodils, but it is also the most precious beauty in the eyes of the sirens.

The sirens live here, passing the time in the unseen.

The black poplar tree behind him felt that someone was walking near him, and opened a pair of big eyes that were still black, originally half-open, but when he saw someone coming, he immediately opened his eyes, pulled out a branch on his body, and slapped the siren's face with the black leaves on it: "Hurry up, hurry up, Persephone is coming!" ”

The siren opened his eyes in a daze and slapped the branches open, "It's the queen, you are like this, be careful that Hades will chop you into wooden strips to build this garden." ”

The black poplar tree was unconvinced and said, "It's the Hades!" Beware of Hades making you lunch for that three-headed dog. ”

The siren smiled contemptuously: "I have a backstage, do you have one?" ”

The black poplar blinked, then turned its head angrily, and even the huge canopy trembled, and at the same time, Pearl got closer and closer to them, and the black poplar immediately closed his eyes and mouth and pretended to be dead.

The siren looked at him funny, obviously afraid of death, but he dared to call him by his name, his IQ was really not up to standard, and he didn't understand why he planted it in to be his companion at that time.

Pearl, dressed in a black garment adorned with pearls and silver scales, turned his head away and continued to snooze against the poplar tree.

Pearl greeted the sirens warmly, but when he saw the siren's reaction, one hand froze in the air, and the maid behind him struggled to hold back a smile, and Pearl raised his eyebrows: "What are you laughing at?" Be careful that I turn you into mint grass too! ”

The maid hurriedly coughed lightly twice, and then carefully reminded: "Queen, the divine envoy seems to be angry." ”

Pearl asked suspiciously, "What are you angry about?" "I didn't mess with her.

The maid didn't speak, only looked at Pearl's clothes, Pearl noticed the maid's movements, looked down, couldn't help but be annoyed, walked too quickly, and actually forgot to change clothes.

Trotting over to the sirens with his skirt, Pearl crouched down and said very sincerely, "I swear to my father that I have only worn this dress once, and since it was given to me by Hades, I have worn it...... There is absolutely no intention of provoking your people! ”

The scales of the mermaid are equivalent to the golden apples in the sacred garden, because there are too few mermaids, and the scales that can be used are even rarer, they have an extremely long lifespan, and the mermaids without scales will evaporate directly in the sea. In front of others, wearing the scales of other people's relatives, she couldn't even look at it herself.

When the siren heard Pearl's words, he raised his eyelids and replied lazily: "I am not from the same family as the river mussels and merfolks. ”

Pearl blinked, "You're obviously a mermaid, and you're the most beautiful mermaid I've ever seen, glittering with gold, anyway, are you a mermaid's royal family?" ”

The siren was silent, but replied, "I'm not a mermaid." Foxes and dogs look alike, but foxes are not dogs. ”

Pearl looked at her speechlessly, what a messy metaphor it was. She has known her for hundreds of years, and she doesn't know anything about the siren's background, but she doesn't care either, the siren is her friend, and her past background is not important at all.

Pearl smiled: "Don't talk about this, do you think I brought you something?" ”

Hearing this, the black poplar raised his eyelids curiously, but heard a scolding: "Black poplar!" Don't look at it. ”

The black poplar tree was so frightened that he immediately closed his eyes and did not dare to open them again.

Pearl thinks she's gentle, but Poplar is just afraid of her. Thinking of this, Pearl couldn't help but raise his forehead, there are only two kinds of trees in the entire underworld, either the coconut tree that never bears fruit, or the black poplar tree. This black poplar tree is a small sapling that the sirens moved two hundred years ago, because the sirens are too lazy, and they didn't give it a name, so they kept calling it black poplar and black poplar trees, but he was quite happy to be happy with it.

The sirens ignored their movements, only carefully examining what they were holding.

The arrow is a North Sea boulder carefully polished by Ares, which is said to be the sharpest thing in the world, even if it penetrates the heart, it will not be noticed by the prey, the golden body of the arrow, engraved with a string of golden names, and the tail of the arrow is the symbol of the little goddess of love, Eros, - the golden feather.

The sirens were so sure that this was the bow and arrow of the little goddess of love. Only then did the siren show a sincere smile: "Pearl, thank you." ”

Persephone chuckled lightly, "No thanks, I don't want to see this thing again anyway." ”

The siren carefully put it away, turned around and asked, "Are you going back?" ”

Pearl knelt on the ground, her gorgeous skirt covered the ground, shining here, she looked at this sea of flowers that only belonged to her, and her voice was calm: "Well, I can help you if I go out early." ”

Siren frowned: "Then did you sue SΓΉ Hades?" ”

Pearl didn't speak, and the siren looked at her, trying to persuade her, but she dispelled the idea. The estrangement between their husband and wife is not a matter of one or two days, they are an outsider, and they are overwhelmed with their own affairs, so how can they have the energy to manage others.

As if he had collected his mood, Pearl turned his head to look at the siren, and his eyes were full of smiles: "You don't have to worry, what if he is the king of Hades, I am still the queen of the underworld, if you really want to fight, he may not be able to beat me." ”

The siren was speechless, "He's your husband, why do you always want to fight with him." ”

The corners of Pearl lips that were originally hooked suddenly stiffened, husband, she always thought that Zeus was the most incompetent husband in the world, but she didn't expect that Hades was. Speaking of which, these three brothers are really alike, and they are not good men.

After not receiving an answer from Pearl for a long time, the sirens began to feel sleepy again, and when they were dazed, they heard Pearl ask, "Are you all ready?" ”

Seeing that the siren was about to fall asleep, she frowned and shook the siren: "Wake up!" Wake up! ”

Seeing this, the black poplar hurriedly reminded Pearl: "Don't shake it, she sleeps sixteen hours a day, and she often falls asleep while walking, Pearlsay...... Your Highness! You'd better save your energy. ”

I didn't pay attention for a while, and I almost leaked my mouth again. The black poplar tree stretched out two branches and covered his mouth like a hand, and Pearl looked at him speechlessly, which is called three hundred taels of silver here.

Looking at the sirens again, it is obvious that they have lost a lot of weight. This garden is connected to the gates of hell, and the palace where I live at two different ends, and it is really not easy to come once. The last time I saw her, her face was still shiny and bloody, but now it was almost the same color as the undead outside.

Pearl sat beside her worriedly, although she wanted to persuade the sirens to give up, but looking up at the place, the never-ending darkness, the smell of death and decay everywhere, and the cold that invaded her bones, although she could not feel it as a god, it was extremely painful for the sirens.

Because of one of her own decisions, Daozhì's mother transferred her anger to the siren, and the curse that even Zeus could not lift at once imprisoned the siren in hell for two hundred years, maybe even longer.

Pearl also leaned against the black poplar and sat with the siren. Black Poplar quietly raised his eyelids, but found that Pearl looked worried, and used the few IQs in his body to think about it, Black Poplar still decided to play dead.

The maid waited quietly at the garden gate, and Pearl looked up at the dark overhead, yes, this was not the sky, although occasionally there was something shining, but it was not a star, but a gem buried deep in the ground. I can go out to reunite with my mother for six months every year, but the sirens are trapped here forever and ever.

In the end, it's all your own fault.

Pearl looked at the sea of flowers, and then looked at the sleeping siren, and strengthened the idea in her heart, isn't it just to go out, even if she wants to turn the underworld upside down, she will definitely help the siren!

Persephone stood up violently, startling the black poplar, the black poplar peeked at Pearl, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, how could the person who was still depressed just now become full of ambition now?

I don't know you gods very well......

Not noticing the mental activity of the black poplar, Persephone patted the black poplar's body, and his tiger body trembled, and Pearl smiled with satisfaction: "I'm leaving, take good care of your master, tell her, you must come to me if you have something, remember." ”

The black poplar silently made a note, and Pearl turned around and went back happily. The black poplar tree was stunned behind her, she was about to go back to her parents' house, where was the master going to find her? It seems that the queen's brain is not very good......

When I woke up, there was no one else in the garden. The siren stretches and stands up to move his muscles. It was always the same day, and she looked back and asked, "How long have I slept?" ”

Black Poplar didn't think about it, "Six hours." ”

Siren "hmm", six hours, not too much and not too little, it seems that his body can still hold up, thinking of this, it is rare for the siren to be pleasant: "I'm happy today, let's pour more water on you." ”

Black Poplar doesn't want to deal with her, he is more than a hundred years old, in this place where he has to cut down Black Poplar trees at every turn, he is the oldest, the entire underworld except for Hades's palace, is covered with his root system, and because he has lived long enough, he is always very sensitive to things like numbers and time.

If he is thirsty, the whole river of pain will be his, and he will water it with a siren.

The siren smiled nonchalantly: "Alright then, I'll go and water the daffodils." ”

The black poplar tree didn't look at her proudly, but when he saw the direction the siren was going, he had to shout, "It's wrong!" There's a river of wailing, and you're going to kill them! ”

The sirens in the distance smiled and walked in the opposite direction. The black poplar tree put his mind at ease, and then thought triumphantly, just said, it is absolutely impossible for the master to be without him, for her sake of being so pitiful, let's help her more.

When she came to the River of Pain, the siren's hand grabbed lightly above the river, and a fist-sized column of water stood up, and the siren turned around, and the water column also lengthened, and walked back with her.

The boatman Charon saw her behind her and shouted, "Siren, your things have dropped." ”

The siren turned around, and the bow and arrows of the little Eros were lying quietly on the edge of the river.