Chapter812:MermaidGame(1)

"Areyoumoreinterestedinthiskindoflittlegirl?"RedDragonZakahadacontemptuousexpressiononherface,herhighheelsunceremoniouslysteppingonYunXi’sfeet.

"Sister,hissecondprincesslooksevenyoungerthanthischild."DesertDragonZakadidnothesitatetouncoverYunXi’sscars.

"Incorrigiblelolicon."IceDragonZakacontinuedtorubsaltintothewound.

YunXicouldonlypretendnottohear,takingthreerosesfromtheflowerbasketoftheshy-eyedflower-sellinggirl,andthengivingthemtoeachoftheZakas.

"Huh,it’sforme,huh,stillhaveaconscience."RedDragonZaka’sangercameandwentquickly,beingcoaxedbyasingleflower.

"CanIeatthis?"DesertDragonZakalickedthepetalsoftherose,thentookasmallbite.

"It’sbitter!"Thatexpressionwaslikebeingbetrayedbytheworld.

"Sister,rosesarenotforeating,butyoucanusethemtomaketea."IceDragonZakapinnedtherosetothecornerofherhair,andbyhand,usedhericepowertopermanentlyfreezetherose.

Thiswouldbeatreasureforhercollection,andshewishedtofreezethismomentintimepermanently,asaneternalandunchangingmemory.

"Ah…"YunXiboughtthreeroses,onlytofindthathehasnomoney-noAssyriakingdom’smoneytobeexact.

TheancientAssyriakingdomcurrencyisnotgoldorsilvercoins,butsomekindofstate-sanctionedstoneplate,inlaidwiththeheadofthequeen,collectivelyknownasthequeen’scoin.

"CanIusethistobuytheflowers?"YunXisnappedhisfingersandtemporarilymadeathird-rankedbreadwithhisbread-makingtechniques.

Intermsofvalue,thethreeroseswerenaturallynotworththisbread,butthepennilessYunXicouldonlybarterwiththis.

"Good…good!"Theyoungflowergirllookedsurprisedatthecreamybreadthatgaveoffatemptingscent.Itwasenoughtobuyhalfoftheflowersinherbasket!

"Ah,howcanyousellourbread!"RedDragonZakawasthefirsttoprotest.

"Yes,breadistobecherished!"DesertDragonZakafollowed.

"It’sawaste,whynotgiveittometoeat."IceDragonZakacomplained.

ThecontemptofthethreesistersmadeYunXifeelbothfunnyandannoyed,andhecouldonlytakeoutthreecollectionsfromhisownbreadstoragespacetoappeasethediscontentofhisownthird,fourth,andfifthprincesses.

"Awwww!"Boughtbythebread,RedDragonZakafinallyquieteddownandbegantogobbleYunXi’sbread.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😦)

"Delicious!Thiscan’tbeboughtanywhereelse."Thebreadistheonlyfoodinthepalacethatcouldnotbemass-produced,thedessertthatDesertDragonZakahadbeencravingfor.

"Sister,I’llsharehalfofitwithyou."IceDragonZakatoreopenherbreadandfeditintothesmallsquirrel-likeDesertDragonZaka’smouth.

"Canyoutellmewhenthefestivalisgoingtostart?"AftersatisfyingtheZakas,YunXicontinuedtoaskthegirlforinformation.

"Mermaidsisterswillonlycomeoutatnight."Theflowergirlpointedtothefountainsaroundthesquare.

"Theywillrandomlyappearfromthetwelvefountainsandstartrunningaway."

"Eachmermaidsisterwillhaveadifferentability,andit’snoteasytocatchthem."

"Onlythosewhocancapturethemermaidswillbeabletofulfilltheirwishes."

"TakethemermaidtoHerMajesty’spalaceandyou’llberewarded."

ThisrulewasalmostsimilartowhatYunXihadreadinthelibraryoftheroyalpalace,butYunXiwasnotsurethatthistime,themermaidgamewasalsothesameasinthepast.

Afterall,hewasnotapuregirl,hestillappearedinthislegendaryAssyriaroyalcity.ItwasnotatallsurprisingthattheoriginallyharmlessMermaidGamehadturnedintoahorrorgame.

Moreover,fromthetimeheentereduntilnow,hedidnotdetectthebreathofBlackDragonZakaatall,whichisreallytoostrange.

TheQueenofAssyriaandWhiteMoon,whowereexpectedtobedominatedbyBlackDragonZaka,alldisappearedwithoutatrace,asiftheyhadvanished.

DidtheynothavetheirmindserodedbyBlackDragonZakalikeDesertDragonZakaandIceDragonZaka?

Or,isthisworlditselfabiglie?

Intheend,whatistrueandwhatisunreal?YunXicouldhardlytellthepoint.

Thewarmtouchthatjustgrabbedtheflowergirl’sarm,aswellasthesoftnessofherskin,definitelydoesnotlooklikesomethingfromthedead.

Whatishiddeninthisworld?

"Moreflowers,mylord?"

"Mymoonflowersareprettytoo!"

"Mystrawberriesarejustpickedfromtheplantation,absolutelyfresh!"

"Ihavemilkthathasjustbeenmilked,doyouwantit?"

YunXiwasonlydistractedforamomentwhenhefoundhimselfsurroundedbyagroupoflovelyyounggirls.

Theyalllooktosellallkindsofflowersandsnacksasajob,wearingslightlyoldbutabsolutelycleanandtidyclothes.TheircutefaceslookingexpectantlyatYunXi,andmanyofthemhadtracesofwhitecreamaroundtheirmouths.

ItlooksliketheflowergirlssharedthebreadYunXiusedtopayfortheflowerswithherfriends.

Fromthecheerfulandhealthylookofthesegirls,theyarevoluntarilyouttoworkfortheirfamiliesandcansafelysellflowersandsnacksinthissquare,whichalsorepresentstheverygoodsecurityinthiscountry.

WasthepastAssyriaroyalcapitalsuchaprosperousandthrivingcity?YunXisnappedhisfingersafewtimes,gaveawayafewloavesofbreadmadeonthespot,andbegantothinkaboutthemeaningofthecity’sexistence.

Justnostalgia?No,itwouldbetooexquisitetobejustthat.

Thegrassandtrees,thelayoutofthecity,andtheclothingofthepeoplearealmostallperfectreproductionsoftheancientAssyriaroyalcapital.

Justfromthesceneryofthiscity,thelaterhumankingdomistoofarbehindtocatchupwithit.

Thedesignofthiskingdomcanaccommodatemillionsofpeoplelivingtogether,andtheForgottenRuinsYunXisawwereonlypartoftheremainsofthishugekingdom.

ThelostancientAssyriacapital,the"MermaidGame"thatonlystartsatnight,theQueenofAssyria’swish.

Inthedark,YunXifeltasifhehadcaughtacluetosomething.

Soon,thesunwassettingandthepeoplegatheredinthesquarebegantoretireinanorderlyfashion,givingupthesquareatnighttotheinhabitantsofanotherworld.

"Hmph,havingagoodtime,aren’tyou?Youreallyareahopelessliar."RedDragonZakalookedatYunXiwithanexasperatedlookofcontempt.

Justnow,whenthegirlsleftYunXi,thatreluctantlookontheirfacesindicatedthattheywereobviouslyhooked!

NowI’vefinallyseenhishumanscumnature.