Chapter 10: The Truth
Late at night, I fell into Hades' dream again.
Still by the same lake, this time, as if he knew I was coming, he was not surprised at all.
"What, are you going to go into my dreams every night?" He looked at the lake, "Even so, I can't give you Manju Sahua." β
"Actually, have you ever thought that the Queen of the Dead is actually in love with you?" I whispered.
He shook and turned to look at me, "What did you say?" β
"As you said, she wants to turn the underworld into a garden, just ask a woman who is willing to take the time to plant flowers, let the underworld become a garden, and greet every morning with smiling faces and flowers, isn't it because there is love in her heart? How can a woman who has love in her heart fall in love with someone so easily because of a momentary dispute? Is it - what misunderstanding happened? I walked up to him and told him what I had been interested in. Luckily, I was able to move freely in my dreams.
"Misunderstanding?" He repeated in a low voice, "But that's what she said herself......"
"Don't you know that there is a saying that seeing is believing, and hearing is false? You just listened to Xipo's one-sided words, and after the aftermath, have you ever distinguished the truth from the false? At that time, I am afraid that you were all angry and angry, and what you said in that situation may not be the truth. β
His gray eyes darkened, "Are you suspicious of Xipo?" No way, he's my closest partner. He definitely wouldn't lie to me. β
"Lord Hades, it's not impossible to know if Xibo lied to you." As I think back to Hippo's series of reactions, I feel more and more that my hypothesis is possible.
He pondered for a while, and finally asked two words, "What?" β
I was relieved and smiled slightly, "First of all, you have to release me from this forest valley first. β
He stood up, plucked up a long reed, and said with a blank face, "I can let you go," his eyes narrowed slightly, "and you must know that if Hippo had not lied to me, you would have been thrown into the serpent's trench for contempt of God." β
In the trench of poisonous snakes, I stabilized my mind that was disturbed by fear, turned my heart horizontally, and burst out of my lips and teeth with a word: "Good! "It's not that I haven't gambled before, this time I'll gamble again for the last time, I can't care so much whether it's dead or alive, I only know, betting, at least I still have a chance, and if I don't gamble, let alone save the birds, even I can't get out of the underworld.
Soon, I was back at Anti's palace. While drinking pomegranate juice, I secretly sighed, it feels so good to be able to move freely, and I will definitely treat those plants well when I return to the human world in the future, and finally know that it is not easy to be a plant. Anti was naturally surprised and delighted that I was released, and he didn't expect Hades to spare me so easily. I can only smile bitterly, for this freedom, I have paid a terrible price.
"Xiao Yin!" Following Anti's voice, I saw him hurrying in.
"What's wrong?" I finished my last sip of pomegranate juice.
"Lord Hades doesn't know why, he actually ordered someone to pull out all the Manzhu Shahua at the gate of the palace, and my brother and Master Xiu couldn't persuade him."
"Oh?" I immediately put down my glass and walked out, "Let's go check it out, too." β
Outside the palace of the Hades King, there were several maids pulling out the Manzhu Shahua at the door, Xiu looked sorry and shook his head again and again, while Xibo was calm, his hands were slightly clenched.
"It's strange, although the adults hated these flowers before, they still kept them, what's wrong today." Anti said to Xiu and Xipo.
I glanced at them and said coldly, "When the hatred accumulates to a stage, it will naturally explode. β
As soon as the words fell, Xiu and Anti were stunned, and a strange look flashed on Xipo's face.
"Yes, in fact, there is one thing I have been hiding from you, and that is Raya She, who has actually been here all along." Elith walked slowly out of the hall, took off his earrings, and conjured the orange manju shua. Except for me and Anti, everyone else was shocked, especially Hipo, who stared at the flower with a shocked expression, and his azure eyes swelled with a complicated look.
"I have thought about it, and I have kept her soul by my side, but it has made me haunt the past, and in order to forget this matter completely, today, as a final punishment, I will let Raya's soul disappear forever in the Three Realms."
With that, he reached out to pinch the flower, and his hand got closer and closer to the flower, and my heart beat harder and harder, and just as his fingers were about to touch the petals, I saw a man fall to his knees.
"Brother?" I was immediately relieved by Anti's shout, and it seemed that I had won the bet.
"Lord Hades, please spare Raya." Xibo raised his head, his expression was indiscernible, "It's me Xibo who should be punished." β
Elisi's gray eyes quickly dimmed, and he said coldly, "What are you guilty of?" β
"I'm sorry, Elis, I deceived you. The man...... Not Raya's lover. As soon as his words fell, everyone was shocked again.
Elith's body trembled slightly, "What did you say?" β
Hibo looked him straight in the eye, "That man is not Raya's lover, I lied to you. β
"Why...... To do this? Elias's voice seemed to tremble.
Hibo suddenly laughed, "Elith, remember the first time we saw Raya? The moment you fell in love with her, I β fell in love with her. β
"Brother, what are you talking about!" Anti anxiously tried to stop him.
"Let him continue." Elias looked calm.
"Just when you snatched her into the underworld, I still had a little luck, maybe she wouldn't fall in love with you at all. Who knows, in the end, she still gave her heart to you, looking at your daily love, my heart is like being bitten by a poisonous snake, and jealousy makes me gradually lose my mind. It was after that incident that I was ordered by you to go to the human realm to bring Raya back, and it was then that she said to me that you were the only one she loved. β
"And the man?" Elias continued to ask, and I secretly admired that Elias was still able to maintain his composure at this time.
"The man was just a fisherman who had saved her life, so she didn't want him to get hurt."
"So, what you told me before is all false?"
"βyes, it's me who gets carried away by jealousy."
"But why did Raya say that?"
"That's because I told herβ" Hibo recalled, suddenly clutching his head as well, "What did I tell her?" I can't remember, it seems like my mind goes blank, but I did tell her something that stimulates her, and that's why she tells you that. He muttered, "What the hell did I tell her......
My heart was cold, this situation is really weird, Hades, Hipo, Anti, Xiu, it seems that all the gods of the underworld have lost an important memory at the same time, I suddenly remembered Sanatus's method of blocking memories, and I feel as if they have been blocked by a memory. But if that's the case, how powerful should it be to seal the memories of these gods, including Hades, at the same time? What a terrible power......
Elith gently stroked the manju shua, and without knowing what to say, he saw two blue rays of light shoot out of the flower, transforming into two figures.
One was a handsome young man, and the other was a slender woman, needless to say, she must have been the queen of the underworld. Her long black hair covered half of her face like a waterfall, and she was starry and pale, without any blood, but even so, it did not damage her peerless appearance in the slightest.
"Raya, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be like this, I just didn't want you to be together. I don't really know. Xibo looked sad and guilty, just took two steps forward, only to see Elias had quickly picked up Raya, a trace of anger flashed in his gray eyes, and with a finger of his hand, a purple light hit him heavily, he took two steps back, and a trace of blood oozed from his lips.
"Sleep god Xibo, my punishment for you is to cross the river of hatred." As soon as Elith finished speaking, Anti immediately knelt down and pleaded. The river of hatred, which is said to be hidden near Tomita, and if the god crosses that river, he will lose his divinity, is Elith going to deprive the god of Hipo of his rights?
"There's no need to intercede for me," Xibo smiled suddenly, and resumed his usual expression and lazy voice, "I'm a little tired of this sleeping god." β
"Brother!" Anti's voice choked.
A feeling of guilt welled up in my heart, if it weren't for me, Antti wouldn't have lost his brother, right? Is it right or wrong for me to do this? No matter what you do, someone will always get hurt.
"My lord, I understand your feelings, but my brother is in charge of the sleep of the Three Realms, if you deprive him of his divinity now, the Three Realms will be in chaos, if the adults really want to punish, please let me accept the punishment instead of my brother, let me cross the river of hatred."
"Antti, what nonsense." Hipo's face froze.
"Anti, do you think that without you, the Three Realms would not be chaotic, at least I still like your dreams." Death Xiu smiled slightly, his black eyes looked at the Hades, I was stunned, this is the first time I have seen Death smile, I usually seem to see him cry a lot.
"Love, for our gods in the underworld, is originally a luxury thing, and the mistakes made by Xipo are irreparable, but Lord Hades, you are still lucky, the misunderstanding has been resolved, at least you still have a chance, and there is still time to remedy it." Xiu's expression suddenly dimmed, "And I'm ......"
Hey? Looking at the appearance of death, could it be that he also had a sad love affair?
Before I could finish my thoughts, he habitually took out his handkerchief and sobbed softly.
Elisi's face gradually softened, and although there was still anger in his eyes, his mood was much more stable.
"Xibo, you are still your sleeping god for the time being, but from now on I don't want to see you again, and, Xiu, I will arrange for that man to go to Tomita to be reincarnated later," After saying that, he hugged Raya and prepared to turn around and leave.
Anti was overjoyed and hurriedly looked at Xipo, but Xipo's face was not full of joy, only a blank.
"Wait," I quickly called out to Elith, "then...... This flower? β
Elias stared at the woman in his arms and whispered, "Now that Raya is already here, the flower doesn't matter anymore. I thanked me ecstatically and carefully picked up the orange manju sava. I felt only a damp heat in my eyes, and after all the hard work, I finally got it, and the bird would soon wake up, and my journey was almost at an end.
After I go back, as long as I complete one more task, I will be able to end my journey, and I will be able to live a happy and ordinary life with Siyin and Asuka.
"Xiao Yin, are you leaving?" Anti's emotionless voice came low, and I looked up, a hint of melancholy flashed across his handsome face.
"I," I was about to nod my head, when I realized that I had forgotten something important, my crystal bracelet!
Forget it, forget it, he must have a lot to say to Raya today, and he will ask Elith for a return tomorrow.
When he returned to the Palace of Antioch, he had not spoken.
"Anti, I'm sorry to say to you, because I single-handedly planned today's incident to make your brother tell the truth." I whispered.
He shook his head, "It's all in the past, besides, my brother did something wrong." After all, the Queen of Hades is also because he has suffered for tens of thousands of years. β
"Actually, your brother is also a poor man, love, is originally a torturous thing." For some reason, my heart suddenly ached slightly, as if I remembered many things from the past.
"Yes, it's a torturous thing, it's like worrying about her all the time, wanting to help her no matter what, just hoping that she's happy, feeling lost when I don't see her for a day, hoping that she will never leave, but I can't force her to stay, and the thought of her leaving makes me feel a dull ache here." He finished speaking in one breath and gently squeezed his chest.
"How do you know so well, don't you......" I laughed as I lifted my head, just in time for his pale green eyes. His eyes were deep and dark, like the last green in the treetops before autumn came. My heart was shocked, and I couldn't say anything more about the ridicule behind me.
"Help me create another dream tonight," the darkness in his eyes vanished in an instant, and he returned to a childlike and innocent smile.
"What kind of dream?"
"A dream -ββ have a little hidden."
ββ¦β¦ Good. β
Suddenly a trace of inexplicable sourness swelled up in my heart, and the dream god ...... Actually, it's very lonely.
The next day, Anti and I were summoned to his palace by Elith at the same time.
Elith didn't seem to have slept well, and under his long purple hair, his noble and cold handsome face had a hint of haggardness, but there was a faint sparkle in his light gray eyes.
"Lord Hades, is she okay with the Queen of Hades?" I couldn't help but ask.
He nodded, "Raya has been imprisoned by me for tens of thousands of years, and her body and soul are extremely weak, so she can't wake up for the time being. He paused, "This time you also have merit, I will forgive you for the sin of breaking into the underworld, and you can return to the human world." β
"Really?" I almost jumped in excitement.
"This bracelet will be returned to you too." He took the crystal bracelet from his bosom, and in the blink of an eye, it was back in my hand. I touched the bracelet again and again, and my heart was so excited, great, nothing was missing, and I could leave this dark world immediately!
When my delightful gaze swept over Anti, somehow, my heart seemed to be blocked by something.
"I haven't had time to find out who the master behind you is sacred, but Ye Yin, I want to tell you that this bracelet is from the heavenly realm, so the master behind you is not trivial, and it is very likely that it is not human."
My body shook, what? Is this bracelet a celestial thing? Si Yin - Really not human? No way...... But his face has never changed, he has the ability to travel through time and space, and even, through the underworld...... If he weren't human, would everything make sense?
No, no, I shook my head, Si Yin is just a human with advanced mana...... That's all.
"You can go straight back to the human realm." Elith swiped his hand, and a door appeared in front of me that he had seen before. "Ahh Space-time gates! I shouted in surprise, stretched out my hand to open the door, and was even more excited, on the other side of the door was my most dear past and present life teahouse.
"Didn't you say you couldn't find everything about me?" I asked, confused.
"This is found in your crystal bracelet - your dwelling."
Is that okay too? Isn't it like a computer's IP address? But it's okay, I don't need to summon Si Yin this time, I touched the purple earrings on my ears, and I have asked Xiu to help in the morning and hide the flowers in the earrings so that I can carry them.
"Xiao Yin, have you forgotten? You still owe me one more condition. Antti raised an eyebrow and glanced at me.
I turned around and glanced at him depressedly, and at this time, he actually remembered that condition.
A wicked smile flashed in his eyes as he had seen before, "This condition is - no leave." β
"You ......," I kept talking, "I can't do that!" β
"Not now," his eyes darkened again, "when your life is over and you come back here again, when you don't leave me again, stay in the underworld forever." β
I looked at him blankly, and only after a while did I say, "But, as I said, I was an old woman at that time." β
His smile grew more and more wicked, "How did you know you would survive until that time?" β
My face changed, is my life short?
He suddenly laughed out loud and took me into his arms, "I'm scared of you, Xiao Yin has a long life, even if she becomes an old woman, she is also a lovely old woman." β
I breathed a sigh of relief, "When I become an old woman, it's too late for you to run."
He stopped laughing, and suddenly he leaned down and kissed me lightly on the forehead. I jumped up, wow, what was he doing, when the Hades next to him died?
"Accept the kiss of my Oneroire Anti, and your soul will belong to me forever after death." He laughed.
The corners of my mouth started twitching again, so it would be better to leave sooner......
I glared at him, raised my left foot and stepped through the portal.
"Xiao Yin, I will wait for your arrival again." His slightly playful voice came from behind me.
I couldn't help but want to glare at him, but when I turned my head, I saw that Anti was already leaning into Elis's arms, burying her head in Eli's shoulder socket, revealing only her long silver-blue hair, and her shoulders shrugged slightly, while Elise gently patted him on the shoulder. I gently covered my chest, and it seemed uncomfortable...... Anti, is he crying?
"Anti......" I whispered.
He didn't look up, just waved his hand.
I turned around slowly, and just as I was about to enter the time gate, I heard Anti's low voice sound behind me, "Xiao Yin, that kiss is the mark of eternal dreams, and from now on, every night will accompany you with sweet dreams." Every dream, I will create it especially for you. β
My nose ached, my feet stopped for a few seconds, I nodded heavily, raised my feet again, and stepped firmly into the time and space gate......
Farewell, Anti Oneiroi
If you can,
I also hope that
It can create every beautiful dream for you.
Make your evenings β not so lonely anymore.