Chapter 13: An ultimatum of heartbreak and helplessness
Seeing that the prince was facing Xia Lei'er's questioning, he hesitated for a long time and did not answer, so he replied loudly for the prince: "We are on the orders of the Blue Song King Shale to protect the Scaly Demon Tribe, because there is news that they want to leave the Kalle grassland. ”
"Oh? …… I see. If you don't mind, I have a question in my mind. I'm curious, what does the scale demon have to do with you Ant-men leaving here and leaving for a distance? Your Excellency has come in the dust, and you are still so excited. Could it be that the scale demon is leaving here and has a direct relationship with you Heantmen? After Xia Li'er finished speaking, she finally approached Jia'er, it was obvious that the Your Excellency in her mouth was not Hei Jia but Prince Jia'er, Hei Jia was speechless for a while, and turned his eyes to look at the prince.
In fact, the Ant-Man got the information through the flying snakes they had domesticated. The flying snake is the pet of the Ant-Man, a small black snake about one meter long, with two pairs of small wings evenly on both sides of the slender body, they can rely on the two wings that can be retracted freely, and fly freely in the blue sky. Today, the Flying Serpent, who returned from exploring the mineral deposits on the east bank of the Mana River at noon, found the fleeing Scaly Demon Tribe and brought the information back to the Ant-Man. Prince Gar had been ordered by his father to find out, and they were unaware of the motives behind the collective migration of the scale demons. The intentions of the King of Blue Song City were obvious, and he needed to confirm that the Scutlar was not planning to escape the Kalle steppe, and if that was the case, he would need a reason to annex the fertile land that stretched for tens of kilometers connecting the Mana River to the Red Lake.
Prince Jiaer watched Xia Lei'er capture her every expression, and when the last thing she saw was the other party's questioning gaze, Jiaer felt embarrassed. He replied calmly, "I was ordered by the king to stop the scale demon from leaving. The Scuty Demon is a former alliance of the Blue Song Kingdom, and it is our duty to protect them from their fate. ”
"Humph! I doubt your protection, and I'm afraid it's not a pleasure for the Scales but a disaster for them. We Mothmen are close relatives of the Scaly Demons, and I can guarantee that the Scaly Demons are more eager for our sincere help. Charelle's face was full of contempt.
Wang Zijia'er's face was solemn after hearing this, although he knew that this was the result, he was still afraid of this pain, but he was looking forward to the arrival of this pain. He hated himself, hated why he fell in love with the arrogant moth man in front of him.
Helpless, Jia Er didn't want to face Xia Lei'er's aggressive and cold face anymore, he was about to lower his head with difficulty, but at this moment he found a huge and mighty fierce dog running towards him not far in front of him. Garr had never seen a beast so large that he couldn't believe his eyes. All the Antmen spotted the uninvited guests in front of them, and they all put up defensive battle formations, and the black armor even jumped in front of Gar and aimed his bow and arrow at Nicol, who was the last to walk slowly in front.
"Leil...... Be careful! Jia Er didn't retreat despite Hei Jia's dissuasion, he opened his hand and shouted at Xia Lei'er.
Seeing Jia Er so panicked, Xia Leier chuckled in her heart and hurriedly looked back, it turned out that Nami didn't listen to her persuasion and Nicol came over, she shook her head helplessly and walked slowly towards Nicol.
Seeing this, Jia Er roared "...... it", and the unicorn dragon took off into the air and raised its strong front legs, carrying Jia Er twice and jumping behind Xia Lei'er.
"Lei'er be careful, don't go over!" Garr shouted anxiously behind his back as if he were on the verge of a great enemy, and the unicorn dragon he rode looked a little frenzied in the face of the murderous beast Nicol, and let out a low roar of warning. However, Nicol was indifferent to its provocations.
Xia Leier calmly turned her head and glanced at Jia Er, her eyes revealed a trace of bitterness and comfort, Jia Er looked puzzled and didn't understand what Xia Leier meant. At this moment, Nicol had already walked up to Xia Lier and stopped, and the beast actually came out with a crisp voice: "Sister, are you okay?" ”
"I'm fine, why don't you listen to your sister." Xia Li'er looked up at Nami with a little complaint and complained.
Garer was taken aback, he couldn't believe that the big fierce dog in front of him could speak, so he shifted his gaze that had been focused on Xia Lei'er to this fierce dog, only to find that on its back sat a beautiful person who had never seen a beautiful person, and it was this beautiful little man who had just spoken.
All the Antmen saw the beauty in Nicol and expressed their admiration for this strange person, but to their surprise that she turned out to be Charelle's friend, regret and a little worried, which meant that the Mothmen had a strong alliance again, and they would be their enemies.
Garr was in a completely different mood than the others, he felt that Nami at least seemed so calm and friendly, and that she had such a powerful pet, even though it looked seven meters tall, it was chilling.
The beautiful water's eyes blinked before she realized that something was wrong, this tall Herant Man seemed to know Sister Xia Lei'er, and he just showed that he cared so much about his sister, even disregarding his own safety. This is not at all like the atmosphere of the two enemies meeting, because Nami noticed the bitterness on her sister's face at the same time, so she and Jiaer looked at each other with a little friendliness in their eyes, and Jiaer didn't look like a villain, Nami was a little strange.
"Sister, this is ...... What's wrong? Nami made Nicol lie down and run down its thick hair.
"Sister, don't ask so much, okay?" Xia Lei'er half comforted and half begged Nami not to say more, then turned to face the embarrassed Heant-man and said, "Jia'er, you take your people back, we Mothman and Scale Demon will draw a line with you from now on." We are all on alert today, and I don't want our war to start between me and you. She held back her tears, her eyes still showing ruthlessness and indifference.
Garre's heart trembled when he heard Xia Lei'er's last words, and for a moment his heart felt extremely shocked and stinged, Xia Lei'er said this meant that the Mothmen would unite with the Scale Demon to wage war against the Heant Men.
Ever since the conflict between the Mothmen and the Ant-Men half a year ago, Gar has been worried about Xia Lei'er, looking forward to seeing her again and enjoying her tender eyes and unforgettable smiles and angry moments again.
Of course, Garr knew that Charelle might have been full of prejudice and hatred for the Ant-Man, because her dear sister Taya had left her forever during that conflict. But he never expected that Xia Lei'er hated the Herb Ant-Man so deeply, at least Gar thought that the Charella he loved would not start a war against the Herb Ant-Man. His concern and love for Xia Li'er caused Jia Er to misjudge the current situation of the Mothmen, the Scaly Demons and the Ant-Men, and he was completely unaware that the Blue Song Kingdom had actually driven the Moths and the Scaly Demons into a desperate situation.
Garer finally came to his senses, this was Xia Lei'er's passive warning to herself. The most important thing in war is to take the initiative and take the initiative, why would she tell herself this information directly, is she trying to prepare herself mentally?
Jia Er looked at the beautiful and gentle sister in front of him in pain, this beautiful Moth sister who he was even lost for her seemed so indifferent at this moment, her cold gaze pierced Jia Er's chest deeply, the pain made him breathless, and the pain was suffocating.
"War?!" Garer struggled to squeeze out two words.
Xia Lei'er has been staring at the heartbroken Jia Er consciously or unconsciously, her heart has also been broken, and the breath is firmly blocked in her throat, she can't swallow it or spit it out, almost stopping her from breathing.
Charelle didn't want to look at Gar's painful expression anymore, she knew that he was kind and innocent, but as Tagu's dearest sister, she had to be the enemy of the Heantren. What's more, the greedy King of Blue Song has cornered the Moths and the Scaly Demons, and they have to rebel, a decision that is at stake for the future of both races, and cannot be swayed by any personal emotion.
"Yes, war." Xia Li'er's nose was sour, her sharp tone lowered, and she quickly moved her gaze to the Ant-Man troops behind Garr, trying to hide her changes from being noticed by Garr.
"Your father's request for the Scales to give up the west bank of the Mana River Delta, where their ancestors lived, in exchange for their Modoko City, is clearly a desperate attempt to drive the Scales to a dead end, and we will not sit idly by." Charelle added.
Jia Er was taken aback when he heard this, he had never heard his father mention this matter from Xia Leier. Angry, he jumped off the unicorn dragon's back, walked up to Xia Lei'er, held her shoulders and asked, "Lei'er, you're lying!" Is that right? …… You look at me, is what you said true? How come I haven't heard of this? ”
Xia Lei'er didn't break away from Jia Er's hands, she finally relented, raised her head and looked at Jia Er and nodded: "It's true, your father proposed this agreement with the Scale Demon three days ago, and asked the Scale Demon to give an answer in 20 days. ”
After Xia Lei'er finished speaking, she raised her hand and gently took away Jia'er's hands on her shoulders, and glanced at the ant-man behind Jia'er embarrassedly.
"Go back quickly, I guess you don't know about this, we are destined to be enemies......" Xia Li'er choked up and didn't continue, her eyes were already full of tears at the moment.
"But, Lay...... Maybe this can be changed! Garre looked at Nami next to him and grabbed Charelle's arms again, he tried to change all that.
"It's useless, you can go back quickly." Xia Lei'er turned her face away, and tears rolled down her face. She shook off Kejia'er's hands and spread her wings and jumped onto Nicol's back, and hurriedly turned back to greet Nami: "Sister, let's go." ”
After Xia Li'er finished speaking, she looked at the east again, trying to find the approximate location of the scale demon, although she knew that Jia Er would not embarrass herself, but she was still worried about the scale demon.
"Hey......" Nami finally understood, the prince of the Ant-Man in front of her, Jia'er, and Sister Xia Lei'er knew each other and had a very close relationship, she looked at poor Jia'er stunned but couldn't help herself, so she answered and turned back to Nicol's back.
Na Mei couldn't help but muttered in her heart, she was still nervous as if she was facing a great enemy, and now it was an unexpectedly sad scene. My sister hates the Ant-Man so much, but in the face of this Ant-Man prince, she seems so vulnerable, and the pure beauty does not know the love between ordinary lives.