Chapter699:NightRaid
"Thereisonlyonetruth."
HuaYuemadeuphermind.Putdownalltherecordsaboutthemysteriousqueenthatcanbefound.
Nomatterwhatthepriceis,shewillstopthewedding.
Thisisnotonlyforherself,butalsoforallofthegirlsoftheStarwingKnights,andalsoforthiskingdom.
Sheisnotagainsttheprince’smarriage,andevencanacceptthatthebrideisnotherself,butonlythis"WhiteMoon"cannotbethebride.
Afterinvestigatingthefinalrecordsofthekings,shefoundaveryfrighteningfact.
Allkingswerenotabletodieanaturaldeath.
Asifsufferingfromsometerriblecurse,nokingdiedinhisboots,andtheoldestofallkingshadonlylivedfor60years.
Theaveragelifespanofkingsisonlyintheirforties,andthelongestinofficeisonlyafewdecades.
It’snotnormal.It’sabsolutelynotnormal.
Everygenerationofthekingisapowerfulknight,andwillinheritthegodweapon"HolyVengeance",whichrepresentedthatallkingswereattheherorankandwererecognizedbythegodweapon.
Itisimpossibleforahero-rankedknighttogetsickatall.Theirvitalitycanbemorethan100timesthatofordinarypeople.Evenifaherorankedperson’sheartispenetrated,hewillnotdieimmediately.
Noherorankedpeoplewouldbekilledwithasingleblowunlessyoucutoffhishead.
It’snotnormalthatmostofsuchpowerfulkingsaresoshort-lived.
Althoughhumanbeingsarenotimmortal,theycansurpassthelifelimitofhumanbeingswhentheyreachtheherorank.
Forexample,theQueenofAssyria,it’snotsurprisingthatshehaslivedforthousandsofyears.Intheexistingrecordsofherorankedknightsinthekingdom,thereareseveralmasterswhohavebeenactiveformorethanacentury.
It’salmostlikebeingcursedthatnoneoftheherorankedkingscanlivetobemorethan60yearsold!
It’sanunknownsecretabouttheking’sfinaldeath.Itseemsthatatacertainstage,thestrongkingwillstarttoagequickly.Fromthehighspiritedmiddle-agedappearance,theywillquicklybecomeanoldman.
Oncethesymptomsofrapidagingappear,thereisnomedicinetoworkasacure,andtheywilldieinafewyears.
Duringthisperiod,theappointedprincewillassumetheresponsibilityoftheking.Whenthekingdies,theprincewillholdamoonlightceremony,marrythemysteriousqueen,andbecomethenewking.
Everythingislikeareincarnation,startingfromthefirstkingandcontinuingtothisprince.
"Howcouldtherebesuchathing..."
"Theprincewilldieearlyifhemarriesthequeen?"
"Howcruelisthefateoftheroyalfamily?"HuaYuefeltthatherheartwasbeatingfasterandfaster,andherbreathwasalsogettingshorter.
Howcouldthishappen?Shewouldneverallowherlovedonestocometosuchatragicend.
Imustcutoffthisreincarnation,nomatterwhatkindofpriceIhavetopay!
"It’satragedytokillyourfatherandmarryyourmother."YunXilaidontheemptybigbed.
Thisistheking’sbedroom,whereallthekingssleepalone.
Nokingallowshislovertostepinhere.Onlyroyalaugurswhoknowthetruthcanenterthisroomtocleananddecorate.
Asfortheinterestofthekings,well,itisclearataglance.
Lookingup,youcanseeapictureoftheyoungqueenofAssyriainawhiteweddingdress.
Turningaround,thereisalampwithapatternofancientAssyria.
Onthewall,therearepaintingsoftheyoungqueenofAssyriawithdifferentagesandangles.
Well,Iknowyoualllikehermajesty,butdon’tgotoofar!
Itcanbeseenthatthesepaintingsandmuralscontainthemostburningfeelingsintheheartsofthekings,andatthesametime,theyalsobearthetracesoftheirdegeneration.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袦)
Withoutexception,atthebottomoftheseportraits,therearestrikingspiderremainsandhumanfaces.
Underthebloodmoon,thesefacesareindistinctlyfusedwithspiders,presentingaverystrangepaintingstyle.
ComparedwiththeperfectQueenofAssyria,theuglinessofthesespidersformsasharpcontrast,whichevenmoresetsoffthepurityoftheyoungqueen.
Sothisroomcan’tbeshowntoanyone.
Therearetoomanycursesandcrazinessinit.Onlytheroyalbloodlinewhocanbearthecurseandbearthetragicmissioncanbeentitledtobecomea"prince",sothatafterthepreviouskingbecomesasacrifice,themissionoftheroyalfamilycanbecontinued.
Ofcourse,noneofthishasanythingtodowithYunXi.
Lookingatthisstrangepaintingstyle,hejustsighedatthegreatheartofthekings,andthenputonthequilttosleep.
Today,I’mreallytired.
Twodaysbeforethewedding.
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
ThemurmurfromtheRedCrescentechoedinYunXi’sear.Itwasthevoicethatallkingswouldhear.Itoriginatedfromthecurseoftheoriginalvowofthebloodline.
"Shuffle!"
"Shuffle!"
"Shuffle!"
Thereseemedtobeothervoices.
Agirlinpajamasslippedintotheroom.
Thisking’sroomhadaveryspecialguest.
Thecursedbreathonthemuralseemstobesluggishinthegroup,lookingattheuninvitedguestataloss.
"Dad."Whilethequeenwassleeping,thecutelittlepuppetcametoYunXi’searandsaidthemagicword.
"Er...Who?YunXiopenedhiseyesvaguelyandreachedouthishandtoholdthegirlskillfully.
Thisfeeling,Mumu?OrLuLu?
Thehandsandfeetareverythin,whichisnotthesameasthefullandfleshyfeelingofLingLing,butalsodifferentfromthegentleandmovingcurveofHuaYue.
Ifeelveryfamiliarwiththisoutline...
"GuesswhoIam..."Thegirltightlysqueezedtheskirtcornerofherpajamas.
Ah,it’slikeadream.Isthistherewardofthenightraid?
"Thefragranceofhair...whatagoodsmell..."
IfIfeelsofamiliar,itshouldbeoneofmybrides.
Well,YunXi’sintuitiontoldhimthattheanswerseemedtoberight.