Chapter734:DawnofTerror(1)
Inthesky,thegoldensunlightfinallytorethelastdarkskycurtainandscatteredonthewholekingdom.
Abrilliantgoldenredsunrisesslowlyfrombelowthehorizon,announcingthedawn.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
It’smorning,butsomepeoplearesettingofffireworks,andthereismorethanoneplace.Mostofthepeopleinthecityhavespontaneousfireworksfortoday’sarrival.
Thisisasaluteforthebirthoftheking.
Onthetopofthepalace,thetallestwatchtower,YunXisighedatthepeoplealreadyloominginthestreetbelow.
"Finally,itstarted."
"Prince,thisisyourdestiny.Pleasetakeyourupresponsibility."Theroyalaugurlooksathimwithasmileandthenlooksattheroomwithaspecialroseessence.
Theastrologicaltoweristhehighestbuildinginthewholekingdom,andalsotheresidenceoftheroyalaugursinthepastdynasties.
Atthesametime,italsoservesasanotherfunctionthatisnotimportantatall,theplacewheretheroyalaugurandhismajestytryst.
Well,it’sthe"tryst".Asthepersonwhohasmasteredtheking’sbiggestsecret,andtheexecutorofthe"ceremony",royalaugurshavebeentheking’sloversforalmostallgenerations.
Noonewillgivethiscrucialpositiontosomeonetheyarenotfamiliarwith.
Mostofthetime,theroyalaugursarerelatedtohismajesty.
Sometimes,it’shismajesty’saunt.
Sometimes,it’shismajesty’seldersister.
Sometimes,it’shismajesty’syoungersister.
Evenoneroyalaugurwasthemotherofhismajesty.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯衼)
They,asroyalty,giveuptheiridentitiesandhidebehindthescenes,guardingthekingdomintheirownway.
Theirfeelingsforthekingarecomplex,butnoonedoubtstheirloyaltytotheking.
Everyroyalauguriscarryingaheavydarkness.Onlyinthehighestroomofthekingdom,withtheirbrother,or...whentheyareskitoskin,wecancatchatraceofthewarmthinthedarkfate.
Noonecanthinkofit.Inotherpeople’seyes,themysteriousroyalauguraredistinguished,inviolable,buteveryoneofthemandhismajestywillmakeloveinthehighestplaceofthekingdom.
Atthispoint,theyoungprinceseemstohavenoidea,sotherewasnodoubtwhensheinvitedhimtothesecretroom,hedidn’tdoubtanything.
Whatalovelyprince.
Evenifyoucommitthecrimeofkillingyourfatherandmarryingyourmother,evenifyouwilleventuallydegenerateintothedeepestdarkness,Iwillcontinuetowatchyou.
Thepalpitationofthechestisthebestproof.Itistheintuitionoftheroyalaugur.
Inthepast,generationsofroyalaugurshavealsobeenhere,watchingtheirfavoritepeoplesteponthethroneandbecometheonlydominatorofthewholekingdom.
Whatkindofmoodaretheyinwhentheyarestandingherewiththepeopletheylike,lookingatthevastearthandskysidebyside?
Robindidn’tknowbefore,butnowsheseemstounderstandalittlebit.
Nomattertheearth,thesky,orthewholekingdom,theyarenotasgoodasthemanbesideher.
Thekingsarepeoplewhoaredoomedtodie.Theyarepeoplewhohaveone-tenthofthelifespanofacommonherorankhuman,theyareallwatchmen.Onthedaywhentheyinheritthepositionoftheking,theirlifebeginstocountdown.
Eventhemostpowerfulanddeterminedknightcouldnotescapethewhisperoftheancientgods.Theywilldieunderthebloodmoonsoonerorlater.
Inthere,thequeeniswaitingforthem,waitingforthemtocompletethefinalvowinanotherway.
"Iunderstand.Iwillnotshirkthisresponsibility."YunXireachesouthisfingertips,andthegoldensunfallsintohishandsfromtheeasternhorizon,justasthewholesunfallsintohishands.
Seeingthisscene,Robin’sheartwassuddenlymoved.
Sheshouldbethemostdespisedoftheso-calledtraditionamongalltheroyalaugurs.
Eventhoughshedoeshaveabloodrelationshipwiththeprincenow,shejustlooksattheprincequietlyandwillnotinterfereorchangehisfate.
Fateisunpredictable.Ifyoupredictabadfutureandtrytochangeit,itmayleadtotentimes,onehundredtimesworseresults.Thisistheadvicewritteninthenotesbyancientaugurs.
Robinthinksthatthebestchoiceistochooseto"donothing".Shewillnotchangethefuture,andwillnotbemoved.
Aslongasshedoesn’tmakethesamemistakesasthepastroyalaugurs,aslongassheleavesthestageatthebeginning,therewillbenoproblem.
Now,Robinfindsherselfwrong.
Hiddeninthedarkallthetime,herhobbyisjustflirtingwithordinarypeoplewhodon’tknowwheretheirfatesaregoing.
Foralongtime,shejustheldthecalmattitudeof"thischildissopitiful"and"heisabouttoembarkontheroadofnotreturning"totheprince.Shejustwantedtobeaquietobserverawayfromthestage,butfoundthatherheartcannolongerbecalmatthismoment.
ShewastouchedbythelightbathinginYunXi.
ThesunrisesunandYunXiarealmostcompletelyoverlapped.
YunXiatthemomentgivesRobinadelusion.
Heisthesun.
Evenifhedoesn’tdoanything,juststandingtherequietly,healsoradiatesdazzlinglight,whichmakespeopleunabletolookdirectlyathim.
Bathedinthegolden-redsunshine,heseemstohaveapairofinvisiblewingsbehindhim,whichwrapherbodyandmindandreleasethewarmbreath.
ForRobin,whostayedinthedarkfortoolongandsawtoomuchtragedyofthekingsfromthelongriveroffate,thelightwassopureandwarm.
Atthatmoment,Robinwashopelesslyoccupied,unabletoextricateherself.
"Thisroom...isthereacurse?"Robin’sfingernailsalmoststabbedintoherhands.Nothingwouldhappenifshedidn’tcometothisroom.Whydidshebringhimhere?
Isitsomethingleftinthisroombythepreviousroyalaugursthatinfluencedherjudgment?
Youarealldeadfromlongago,mypredecessors!
"What?"YunXiturnsaroundindoubt.
Althoughhehasturnedhisbacktothesun,thesunlightbathinginYunXiisincreasing,whichmakesRobin’sheartbeatfaster.
Ah,curse,itmustbeacurse.
All,it’sthefaultofthisroom!