Chapter571:YunXi’sDowry
"Well,Ibelieveyou."Withouthavingtomaketoomanyexcuses(becauseitwouldbeworseifhetoldherthetruth),YunXibelievedinhischildhoodsweetheartabsolutely.
Inhiseyes,onceHuaHuobecameserious,therewasnothingshecouldn’tachieve.
Beautifulandpowerful,giftedbutalsoapproachable,inadditiontoalittlebitofjealousy,HuaHuowasaperfectgirlinYunXi’seyes.
Likethesun,likethesky,liketheearth,liketheocean,HuaHuowastheembodimentofallthingsinhisheart.
Hiseyeswouldalwaysbeattractedtoher.Themoreheunderstoodherpersonality,themoreheunderstoodherstrength.
Sofar,HuaHuostillhadn’tshowntheabsolutelimitofherstrength.Whatpowerwaslurkinginthattinybody?!
"LittleXi...don’tbebittenbyavenomoussnakenexttime."HuaHuo’seyesbecameheavierlittlebylittle.
Eventhoughshewasastronggirl,shehadtopayapriceforliberatingthepowerlurkinginherSkyFlyingBloodline.Whileshewasfighting,shehadnotimetofeelthefatigue.NowthatshehadbroughtYunXitothissafearea,fatiguesweptoverherbodylikeawave.
“I’lljustrestforawhile.”,HuaHuoclosedhereyesandleanedgentlyonthetreebehindher,anddidn’tforgettoholdYunXi’sneckwithbothhandsasifafraidthatwhensheopenedhereyes,herLittleXiwoulddisappearagain.
"Sorry...HuaHuo..."RealizingthatHuaHuosleptjustbecauseshehadovertaxedherpower,YunXiletoutasighofrelief.
Itwashewhotooktheinitiativeto"attack"Ouroboros...no,hecouldn’timaginewhatwould’vehappenifsheknewthat.
Fortunately,HuaHuodidn’tevensuspecthimofanything,whichactuallymadehimfeelalittleguilty.
Oh,ifHuaHuoknewwhathisbodyhaddoneduringthedayswhenshewasnotintheWhiteLotusSwordPalace...No,thatwasn’twhat“he”did!Hedidn’tknowthatStarThunder,StarFire,andStarSnowwouldusehisbodytodothosethings!
Hadhebeenawake,hewould’veneverallowhimselftodothosethings!
"Mybride,whyareyousoupset?"WhenYunXiworeasadfacelookingintotheair,asoftandcomfortablevoicesoundedinhisear.
"WaterGod?"YunXilookedattheglitteringlakenotfaraway,whichpresentedapleasantemeraldgreen,justlikeanemeraldembeddedintheearth.
Thevoicethatsoundeddirectlyintohissoul,camefromthecenterofthelake.
Itwasthevoiceofthemasterofthisworld.
Onesailingjellyfishafteranotherflewoutofthelakewithacomfortablepace.Theyshuttledthroughthelakediligently,andeverytimetheyshuttled,theywoulddyetheirtransparentbodieswithatouchofbrightgreen.
"Thisplaceis..."OnlythendidYunXinoticethatthisworldthatHuaHuobroughthimtowassomewhatunusual.
Bluesky,whiteclouds,andlushforests.Withthislakeasthecenter,thewholeworldwaslikeabeautifulgardeninadream,delicateandneat.
Especiallythisgreenlake,itwasfaintlyemittingakindoffragrancethatYunXifeltfamiliarwith.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😖)
ThefragrancewassimilartothewinefromOuroboros’mouth,butwasmuchmoreintenseandfragrant.
Waitaminute.Thisfragrance...!!!YunXiusedhisherorankedBaker’sabilitytoidentifythecompositionofthewater,thenheshowedastartledexpressiononhisface.
Hisabilitycouldn’tidentifywhatthewaterwas!
However,heknewwhatitwas.
Itwaswine!
TheentirelakewasHydra’spoisonouswine!
Moreover,thequalityofthelakeofwinewasfarbettereventhanthewineCasinaandOuroborosstolefromanddrankinthewinestore!
"Youguessedit.Thisismyrealwinestore.Iletbothofyouinonmyowninitiative."Hydra’svoicesoundedcunning.
"ThewinesCasinaandOuroborosstolearejustcommonwinedregs.Ihaveabouttenstorehousestostorethatkindofwinedreg."
"NowwhatyouseeistherealpoisonouswineIbrewandthenestofsailingjellyfishes."
"WhenI’masleep,sailingjellyfisheswillcomebackhereandsoakinthesepoisonousliquorstoimprovetheirpurityandaroma."
Well,sowhatTeacherCasinadrankwereonlywinedregs...
ThiswasthefirsttimeYunXihadwitnessedalakeoflegendrankedwine!
IfTeacherCasinaandOuroboroscamehereandsawthislake,theywouldburstwithjoy!
"Doyouwanttotryit?"Hydra’svoicewasfulloftemptation.
"Ican’tdrinkit."YunXishookhishead.EvenafterbeingpurifiedbyOuroboros,thewinecouldstillmakehimdrunk,hisbodycouldn’twithstandthereallegendrankedwine!
Apartfromgodsandfantasticcreatures,thewinewasjustpurepoisontoalllivingbeings!
"Haha...Mybride,haveyouforgotteneverything?"Hydra’svoicesoundedasifshewaslaughing.
"Youaremymostbeautifulandlovelybride!"
"Howcanmypoisonouswinehurtyou?"
"ThesepoisonousliquorsarejustgiftsIwanttogiveyou."
"Ah!"YunXiwasagainstunned.
IfCasinaandOuroborossawit,theywouldtrytostealallthewineinthelakeatanycost!Now,WaterGodisgoingtogivethemalltohim?
Thewatersurfacerippled,whichwasthegreatWaterGod’sanswertoherbeautifulbride:
"Yes,it’sallyours."
"Notonlythesepoisonouswines,alsothesailingjellyfishes,butterfliesofdeathandeventhisworldisyourdowry."
"Youaremybride,myflower,myhoney.Owningyouisowningtheworld!"