Chapter 8: Confusion
After that day, Shaka would often bring Ray to see me, and never mentioned it again. In fact, before the concubine selection incident, Shaka and I also got along harmoniously, seeing that he didn't mention it anymore, coupled with Xiao Lei's gag on the side, I couldn't help but feel a little less mustard in my heart.
However, I can't rule out that this is his gentle strategy, anyway, as long as I don't agree, he can't help it. Since he is willing to be gentle, then I am also willing to live peacefully with him before leaving.
"Xiao Lei, you are a bird, why have you never sang?" I put the food in the palm of my hand and let it eat. Xiao Lei was eating happily, but when he heard me ask, he was suddenly stunned, and then he flapped his wings and flew away.
"Shaka, what's wrong with it?" I looked at Shaka in confusion.
"Before Xiao Lei became a sacred bird, he was the golden bird with the most beautiful singing voice in the human world, he fell in love with his master, and his owner also loved it very much, but once because he was unwilling to sing to the woman the owner liked, his tongue was cut off alive."
"Huh?" I was shocked, "You saved it?" β
"I happened to pass by there that day, and I picked it up and gave it a new tongue, but it never sang again."
"Is that worthy of love?" I shook my head, thinking of Xiao Lei's tragic past, I couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.
"So, Issa," Shaka's golden eyes were bottomless, "some love is fragile," he turned his head and looked into the distance, "one day you will understand." β
After a while, Xiao Lei flew back again, as if nothing had happened.
"Xiao Lei, I'm sorry." I tapped its little head lightly.
It jumped up and down, pecked at my hand, and suddenly it raised its little head, and its little blue eyes stared straight at me, "You want to say sorry with your actions, you know?" β
"What action?"
"Sing me a song. And it's a song about birds. It writhed its fat little body.
"Huh? Uh-huh. I pursed my lips and smiled, "Xiao Lei, listen up." β
I'm a little bird, oh~~~
Because I have eaten too much, I have not flown high,
I have crushed a tree to perch on,
That's not too much weight, oh~~~Oh~~~Oh~~~
I'm a little bird,
Why I feel like I'll never get enough to eat
I always believe that
Maybe you have to eat more to be able to fly higher......
"P-" I stopped, turned my head, and was extremely surprised to see the scene in front of me, the indifferent and noble Highness Shaka actually spewed out a sip of tea without any manner. And Xiao Lei had already fallen headlong into my palm, and his two little feet were still twitching, "Angry, I'm angry, you obviously mean me ......"
I picked it up and pointed it to its little head, "Little Lei, it's so cute!" β
It suddenly raised its wings and covered its head.
"What's wrong?"
"People will be shy."
I was stunned for a few seconds, and finally I couldn't help but laugh. Smiling and smiling, he met Shaka's gaze, his golden eyes shining with a glint that I couldn't understand at all.
At this moment, an attendant slammed the door in, and he hurried in, bowing his head and saying something in Shaka's ear, Shaka listened, and the corners of his mouth gradually raised a strange arc.
"Finallyβare you going to start?"
All I heard was this.
After that, I didn't see Shaka for a few days, but Xiao Lei kept making noise to me every day.
Today's little thunder seems to be a little abnormal, hanging his little head listlessly.
"What? Uncomfortable? "I touched its feathers.
It nodded, its blue eyes rolling.
"Then let's sleep here tonight."
"No, I'm used to sleeping with Your Highness." It doesn't appreciate it.
"You actually missed this good opportunity to sleep with a beautiful woman, don't look for me if you regret it later." I gently picked it up, "Then I'll take you back to Shaka." β
When I arrived at Shaka's palace, it was empty, and I was about to put Xiao Lei down, when I suddenly heard a voice from a room on the left.
"Is everything ready?" It was Shaka's voice.
"All ready, Your Highness, all of our Fog Clan's men and horses are at your disposal at any time."
I was slightly taken aback, and glanced at Xiao Lei, the voice was clearly the Emperor's side concubine Kurunis.
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
"Hold your troops for the time being, I'll wait for them to move first." There was a hint of coldness in Shaka's voice, "Whoever can't hold his breath first will show his flaws." β
"But if they don't move......"
"Soon, he'll lose his breath."
Kurunis didn't speak for a long time, and suddenly laughed coquettishly again, "Your Highness, let's not talk about this, I miss you so much, let me stay here tonight." β
"I have something to do tonight." Shaka said lightly.
"Your Highness, you are so cold. Lose people and work hard for you. Kurunis said softly, "Why not like before, hehe, you won't really fall in love with the ...... you did"
"Kurunis, you've talked too much." Shaka's voice was cold, "You go back." β
"Shaka, don't you ......?"
"Go back, I don't want to say it again."
I gently lowered the little thunder, motioned for it not to tell Shaka about my visit, and slipped out lightly.
When I went back to my room, I lay in bed for a long time and couldn't sleep, I thought I heard something I shouldn't have heard again tonight, action? Shaka has gathered his troops, what does he want to do? One word flashed through my mind - rebellion? No way, he is the future Emperor of Heaven, and he can't do any of this at all, unless - someone betrays him.
Someone betrayed him? My heart sank, and I suddenly remembered the conversation between Aske and the queen of heaven that day? Isn't it- I don't dare to think about it anymore, it seems that the heavenly realm is not as peaceful as it seems.
I tossed and turned for a while, then got out of bed and picked a lily of the valley by the window. In the heavenly realm, this flower can be seen everywhere, and the most special thing about it is that the flower is filled with sweet water and can be drunk at any time.
As soon as I took a sip, I heard the sound of the door being opened, and the sip of water choked in my throat, and I turned to see Shaka standing outside the door, looking at me calmly.
"Ahem, ahem," I choked a few times, "Shaka, your sudden appearance like this really looks like a horror movie...... "I tried to hide my inner uneasiness.
"You heard it all." He said lightly.
My head banged, this dead bird, I must have burned it!
"Kurunis, the leader of the Mist. Even my father did not know about this. He said lightly, as if it were a normal thing.
Again, I was choked, "What? But how do you know she is? β
"When a woman is blinded by emotion, she will naturally have no reservations."
I immediately thought of the previous scene, "That's why you ...... with her" halfway through, I quickly covered my mouth, it was over, my mouth was too fast.
"Yes, she was the one who threw herself into my arms and told me everything. Naturally, I will not let go of this opportunity. He raised an eyebrow, "You recognize her." β
I forced a smile, "You're not here to kill people, are you?" β
He stared at me, his golden eyes flashing with a different look than usual, and said softly, "Iβreluctantly." I looked at him in amazement, and with an inexplicable fear welling up in my heart, I took a few steps back, accidentally tripped over the chair behind me and fell to the ground. As soon as I wanted to get up, he had already bent down and grabbed my hand. "Why was you so careless?" His voice was surprisingly gentle, but the gentler he was, the more uneasy I felt, and ......I said only one word, and watched in amazement as he kissed me quickly and skillfully on the lips.
"Hmm......" I shouted, frightened, and hurriedly reached out to push him, but he intensified his efforts and cut my hands behind my back. I turned my face angrily and sharply, trying to avoid his lips, but as soon as his body moved, he simply pressed it up, and used his body to firmly imprison mine, so that I could not move at all.
"Shaka, you're crazy, let it go......" The moment his lips left, I had a chance to breathe.
"Isha don't blame me." His eyes darkened, and he lowered his head and kissed him, and his hands slipped into the hem of my shirt at some point, and his hands slowly moved over me, and my whole body trembled, although it was not my body, but this feeling was too real......
I opened my eyes, just in front of his golden eyes, and I didn't feel a slight startle, although his hands and his body were burning, but his eyes were very clear. Seeing that I suddenly opened his eyes, he was obviously a little surprised, and the movements of his subordinates couldn't help but pause.
"Shaka, what are you doing!" Suddenly, an angry voice came from behind him. I wasn't surprised, the voice was - Asker.
I don't know if I'm mistaken, but a strange smile flashed in Shaka's eyes.
Asker had already rushed over with an arrow, and when he saw this scene, he was even more furious, and when he raised his hand, the ring in his hand emitted a silver light, and hit Shaka impartially, Shaka's body hit the wall, and a trace of blood ran down the corner of his mouth.
"Shaka, have you forgotten your agreement with Hades!" Asker gave me a worried look, and I quickly got up and slapped my chest a few times.
Shaka coldly wiped the blood from his mouth with his hand, "That agreement - what is it." β
"Shaka, if you break that agreement, I won't be polite to you." Asker's face turned blue.
"Then it depends on whether you have the ability to do it." Shaka stood up, a strand of gold thread shooting out from his fingers, entangled around Asker like a snake. Asker's whole body was shrouded in golden threads, and he couldn't break free for a while.
Shaka grabbed me and kissed me again as if demonstrating, and I raised my foot and kicked it, and he raised his eyebrows slightly, and the strength of his hand increased, and his slippery tongue pried open my lips and teeth domineeringly......
"Shaka, let her go!" Asker said angrily.
Shaka sneered, and gradually let go of me, I don't know what to read in my mouth, the golden thread suddenly gathered together, and flew straight to Asker, Asker's whole body emitted a strong silver light, resisting the attack of the golden thread, the gold and silver two beams of light collided violently, and both of them were forced to take a few steps back by each other.
"Asker, the only one here besides my father is you, but she is always mine, because," a strange smile crossed his eyes, "don't forget, I'm the king here." β
With that, he walked out.
Asker looked at his back, a dark look in his silver eyes.
"Xiaosha, are you alright?" He suddenly came to his senses and quickly helped me to the bed.
"It's okay......" Although I was frightened, my heart was full of doubts, and for some reason, I always felt that something was wrong.
"Asker, how did you end up here?"
"I saw the mythical bird sneaky, so I followed it. Didn't expect ......"
"Divine Bird? It was Xiao Lei ...... "I have more and more doubts in my heart." Why did Shaka suddenly behave like that to me? It doesn't seem like his character at all, and why, is Asker so timely? Isn't Xiao Lei uncomfortable? And how did he appear in front of Asker?
"Xiaosha, don't think about it." He leaned against the edge of the bed and held my hand tightly, "I promise, there will be no next time, and I will never let you be frightened like this again." β
"Asker, thank you for today, but, after all, he is the future Emperor of Heaven, and you really can't afford to fight him for me." I'm a little worried about Asker, but Shaka is the future ruler of this place anyway.
"The future Emperor of Heaven." Asker's eyes flashed with an unpredictable look, "I don't think so. He smiled softly at me, "Xiao Sha, give me a little time, soon, no one can hurt you anymore." β
He gently straightened my hair, "Go to sleep, I'll wait for you to fall asleep before leaving." β
Asker ...... Suddenly a warm feeling welled up in my heart...... He was as gentle as Sanatus.
I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, I found that Asker was still beside him, and he looked like he was asleep, and his long silver hair like moonlight was hanging gracefully on the bed and on the ground. I gently ran my fingers through his long hair, silky like satin, and the silky touch softened my heart.
In this heavenly realm, he is the only one who really cares about me......
When he woke up again, he was gone.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and I didn't see either Aske or Shaka for a few days. The Heavenly Palace was still calm. As soon as I got up that day, I felt that there was a strange atmosphere in the palace, and the maids had strange faces, as if something had happened.
"What's wrong?" I couldn't help but ask.
The maid looked around and whispered in my ear, "Princess, don't you know yet, something has happened, His Majesty the Emperor is furious," a look of fear appeared on her face, "They found a lot of missing maiden corpses in the tree hole behind, I heard that they were all killed by the Queen of Heaven, and the Emperor of Heaven is now asking His Highness Shaka to investigate this matter thoroughly." β
"What?" My hand shook a little, how could the Emperor of Heaven find out about this? Is there someone who is informing? Somehow, I felt more and more that something was wrong.
The queen and Asker have always been intimate, so will this matter affect Asker? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be a little worried, and immediately decided to go to Asker first.
Asker usually likes to stay in Lily Valley, so I thought about it and decided to go there first.
The sun shone over the lily valley, and the delicate white lilies bathed in the warm and soft light in the most luxurious colors, light gold, light yellow. Next to the lily swing, I saw the familiar figure.
"Asker!" I raised my hand at him, and he turned back and smiled at me.
"Why are you here?" He seemed a little surprised.
"Asker, did you hear about the Queen of Heaven ......?"
Before I could finish speaking, I suddenly saw a girl in a long purple dress standing behind him. "Freya!" I cried out. Asker was also slightly startled and turned around. "Freya, why are you here?"
Freya was also stunned, "Asker, didn't you ask me to come?" β
Asker frowned, "I didn't. β
"What? It's not you, then who? β
"It's me." A white figure appeared in front of us, blonde hair fluttering in the wind, and golden eyes seemed to condense all the sunlight, burning so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.
"Shaka......" I glanced at Asker, and he was also shocked.
"Asker, what are you going to do after you have mobilized all the soldiers and horses of the Japanese Clan?" Shaka looked at him with a blank expression.
A ripple welled up in Asker's calm eyes. "I don't understand what you're talking about."
"I have long received the news that you and the queen of heaven are trying to rebel, and you want to force my father to make my stupid big brother the heir, this plan really makes me uneasy." The corners of Shaka's mouth hooked an unfathomable arc, "But you are slow to move, which makes me more and more uneasy, and I don't know where to start when I want to deal with you, and I can't catch your handle, but fortunately, you still can't hold your breath." β
"The affairs of the diva have something to do with you, right?" Asker remained calm.
"She can't protect herself now, and she can't take care of you. You can't escape this charge of rebellion, Asker. β
"Shaka, I have no motive to rebel." The corners of Asker's mouth raised slightly, "Even if I mobilize troops and horses, it won't mean anything." β
"Motivation?" Shaka walked over slowly, a wicked smile suddenly appeared on his lips, "Indeed, there is something missing. As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly pulled out the saber from Ax's waist and slashed straight in his direction. Just as Axes wanted to resist, Shaka's knife suddenly changed direction.
"Ahh I heard a scream, and I watched in horror as the saber pierced through Freya's chest...... Blood, splattered out, staining the white lilies red......
"Shaka, you're crazy, she's your sister!" Asker was shocked. This sudden bloody scene also made me completely unable to react.
"It's you who is crazy." Shaka threw away the knife and raised his hand, and suddenly a cloud of soldiers and horses appeared on the edge of the sky, "Aske, my father married his sister to you, you have repeatedly refused to say it, and now you are actually poisoned." Killing the dragon clan is a great crime of rebellion, Asker, you can be arrested obediently. β
"Shaka, you madman, you sacrificed your sister!" Asker's face turned pale, and a silver light gradually gathered as he muttered a word......
"Asker, do you want to use that spell of light? Even if you don't think about yourself, think about your people. Shaka said coldly.
"Our Japanese clan is a clan of military generals, whether male or female, all of them are good at fighting, even with your military strength, you may not be able to win." Asker's face sank.
"Really?" Shaka looked at the soldiers and horses in the sky, "Then what about the Fog Clan?" β
"What?" Asker's face changed drastically, "Mist Clan, how could they ......"
At this time, I saw a group of soldiers coming on Pegasus with black wings, and the soldiers on the horse covered their faces with black turbans, and only the two eyes of the black hole came out. The leader nodded to Shaka, "Your Highness, the rebels of the Japanese clan have all been captured. β
Asker's body shook, and his silver eyes swelled with indescribable emotion.
"Asker, I can spare their lives. As long as you're - tied up. Shaka said lightly.
The silver light faded away, and Asker looked at Shaka with a blank face, "Let them go." β
The curvature of Shaka's lips deepened, and a golden thread flew out of his fingers, wrapping tightly around Asker. "Take him back."
"Don't!" I finally came back to my senses from the shock, "Shaka, Freya is obviously your ......" and I was halfway through when my throat seemed to be blocked by something, and I couldn't say anything.
"Shaka, don't hurt her!" A hint of helplessness crossed Asker's face.
"Your Highness, then those Japanese ......"
"None of them will be left." Shaka looked at Asker's back as he was taken away, and a grim smile appeared on his face. "In the future, the task of taking charge of the light and guarding the heavenly realm will be your Mist Clan."
I was shocked, he clearly said that he would let those Japanese people go! Although he couldn't speak, he still grabbed his clothes tightly and questioned him with his eyes.
"My Issa, you need to rest, everything about today, forget it." He used that gentle tone again, and gently covered my eyes with his hand, and I felt my eyelids heavily, and before I knew it, I fainted.