Chapter97:TheChildhoodSweethearts(2)
El’phyllis’skisswasmoreseriousthanatanypriortimesbefore.Itwasn’tagame.Itwasadeclaration.EventhoughsheknewthatherrivalwasHuaHuo,shewouldn鈥檛giveup.ShewasYunXi’smostintimatepersonotherthanHuaHuo.
ShewasaboutthesameageasHuaHuoandhadamorematuredmind.HerappearanceandtemperamentwerealsonotinferiortoHuaHuo鈥檚.However,asagirlofthenobility,shedidn’tevenhaveanybetrothalwithanyone.Thatwasaprettystrangething,especiallyintheWhiteLotusSwordDomain.
AsfarasYunXiknew,thesuitorsshehadrefusedweretentimesmorethanthepeopleHuaHuohadrefused.
"YunXi,remember,don’tgiveup.Iwillfindsomewaytohelpyou!"El’phyllisheldYunXi’shandstightly.Shereallydidn’twanttolethimgo.
Finally,asYunXigazedatherwithamazement,shegroundherteeth,thendeterminedlyturnedaroundandranaway.
"Ah...Gee...Whatdidshemean...Didsheknowsomething?"YunXistoodbesidethestreamlikeawoodpile.Hewasconfusedanddidn’tknowwhathadhappened.
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AfterleavingYunXi鈥檚sight,El’phyllishadalongwalk.Finally,shestoppedwithanapatheticlook.Atthesametime,hertemperamentsuddenlychanged.Thatwasabsolutelynotsometemperamentthatadaughterofgemstorecouldhave.
"Pa!Pa!Pa!"Onerubyafteranotherdroppeddownfromherdressandfellontheground,turningintoashes.
"Curseyou...WhydidIfail?!HuaHuo,you鈥檙ereallymyenemy!SkyFlyingBloodline?Isthatthereasonthatyoucanhaveeverythingwonderfulintheworld?I’mthepersonwholovesYunXithemost!"El’phyllisshowedundisguisedhostility.Sheslightlyshowedherotherfaceatthistime.
"Calmdown,mylittlegirl.Youshouldn’thaveprivatelyorderedBlackObsidiantoassassinateHuaHuo.YouknewthatshewasnomatchforHuaHuo,"AnoldvoicesuddenlycamefromtheshadowbehindEl’phyllis.
"ThenwhatshouldIdo?SheisgoingtotakeYunXiaway!OnlyYunXi,onlyhe...Idon’twanttolethimgo!"El’phyllisbitherhandkerchieflookinglikeshewasgoingtobreakoutintoweeping.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槒)
Atfirst,itwasjustasimplemission.SheonlyneededtowatchHuaHuo.TheSkyFlyingBloodlinelegacyhadabearingonmanypeople’slives.However,asthearistocraticmissofTenLeavesAlliance,thefirsttimesheusedherprivilegewasn’tforthebloodlinebutforanirrelevantordinaryboy.
"Sigh...Iwillkeepthisasecretfromthealliance,butyoushouldgiveuponthatboyassoonaspossible.Afterall,heisjustanordinarypersonandyouhavetheMistBloodline.Hecan’tholdacandletoyou."
"No!Idon’twantit!ThisisthefirsttimeinmylifethatI’msoeagerforsomething.EventhoughmyrivalisHuaHuo,Iwon’tgiveup!Eventhoughheisjustanordinaryperson,Iwanthimtobemything!Don’tpersuademe.Let’sgobacktotheWesternGod’sDomainandholdtheGreatRitualoftheMistBloodline!"El’phyllis’seyesweresofirm.Shehadmadethedecision,andnoonecouldstopher.
"Sigh..."Finally,theoldfigureintheshadowsighed.
鈥淚fatthattimeYunXihadagreedtomarryEl’phyllis,thatwouldbethebestcaseandnothingwouldhappenafter.鈥漈heoldfigurethoughtinhisheart.
AsthefirstsuccessorofthefirstleafofTenLeavesAllianceandtheownerofMistBloodline,El’phylliswassoweakatdealingwithherlove.PerhapsthiswouldbecomeEl’phyllis’sgreatestregretinherlife.
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At2’clockinthemorningandonthemeadowbesidethetown.
"You’relate,brother,"Mileiopenedhermischievouseyeswide,lookingatYunXirunningtoherinahurry.
Shewasatwelve-year-oldgirl.Shehadgoldenhairandapairofpurpleeyes.Hersoftlipswereasredasrubies,strikingandeye-catching.Hersmoothgoldenhairfellonherslendershoulderslikeawaterfall,makingherlooklikeaprincessfromafairytale.
YunXirememberedthathername"Milei",wasalsoagoddess’snameinwesternmythology,andMileiherselfwasasgracefulashername,havingaprincess-liketemperament.
"Sorry,somethinghappened,"YunXiwasstillconfusedaboutthelastwordsEl’phyllissaidtohim.Afterall,hehadonceconsideredherashisfianceecandidate.Ifhehadn’tawakenedhisabilityastheStarchild,afterHuaHuolefttown,hewouldprobablyhavemarriedherwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.
"Letmeguess.YouwenttoseeEl’phyllis,didn鈥檛you?Look,theseareherjewelpowders,letmehelpyougetthemoffofyourclothes.Shealwaysusesthemtomakeamark.IfHuoHuoseesthem,shewillbeangry."
Milei’sexpressionof"Ihaveseenthrougheverything"madeYunXifeelprettyembarrassed.Shewasreallyanaughtygirl,butshewasalsoaconsiderategirl.Thiswasheradvantageandglamour.ItwasreallyfuntostaywithMilei.Sheneverlackedpatiencetolistenyourtroublesandcomfortyouwithasmile.YunXioftenhadadissonantfeelingthatshedidn’tlooklikea12-year-oldgirlbutwasmorematured.
"Well...infact...I’mgoingto..."YunXisaidhaltingly.
However,beforehefinishedhiswords,Mileishruggedhershouldersandsaidwhathewasgoingtosay,"YouwillleavetownwithHuaHuo.AmIright?"
Whydidyouknowit?YunXiwasdumbfounded.WhyhadMileiandEl’phyllisbothknownaboutit?!
"Haha,don’tlookatmelikethat.Itisn’tasurprisetoguessthatHuaHuowon’tjustleaveyouhere,"Mileiclimbedupthetreebranchandgazedatthewesternhorizon."Infact,Iwillalsoleavehere.Alltheseyears,I’vebeenreallyhappytohaveyoustayingwithme.It’ssofantasticandwonderful,justlikeasweetdream.However,nofonddreamdoesn’thaveanend,andmydreamisgoingtofinish.Forthelasttime,canIcallyou’brother’again?Thisismylasthopeasyourchildhoodsweetheart."
"Ofcourse,Milei..."YunXiwastouched.Hischildhoodsweetheartwasstillsoconsiderate.
"Well,brother!"Mileijumpeddownfromthetreewithasweetandnaughtysmile.
Ah,sothiswasyourplan!
YunXisoftlyhuggedMilei’sslenderbodyinhisarms.Forthefirsttime,Mileibehavedsowilful.Thegirlinhisarmswassolight.YunXicouldbarelyfeelherweight.
"This...reallyisanicedream..."MileiwhisperedandleanedherheadonYunXi’schest.
"Brother..."YunXiheldMileiinhisarms,treatingherlikeaprincess.MileileanedherforeheadagainstYunXi’schestandemittedasweetgroan.
"Peng!Peng!Peng!"LookingatMilei,YunXicouldn’tstophisheartfrompounding.
WhydidEl’phyllisandMileibothlookdifferenttoday,butalsocuterthanusual?Theywerehintingsomethingathim.
"Milei...I..."YunXiopenedhismouthandtriedtosaysomething,however,Milei’slipsmadehimswallowhiswords.
"Eh...Ah..."Mileiemittedacutesound.Herfaceblushedlikeanredapple.
Thiswasn’taplayfulkiss.Itwasmoremeaningful.Mileisaidnothing,butYunXihadunderstoodherpurepurpose.
"Ireallywanttohavethisdreamforever...brother...MyBrotherYunXi!"Mileishowedalonelylookonherface,thenleftYunXi’sarmswithsadness.
"Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ifellinlovewithsomeone,andatthesametime,Imetmylifelongfriend.Thetwojoysoverlappedtogetherandthedoublejoybroughtmemoreandmorejoy.Ireallyhadafantastic,happytime.However,whydoeseverysweetdreamhavetoend?Thisdreamwasreallytoofantastic."
YunXistrokedhislips.Thiswashissecondkissthisnight.Whyhadhischildhoodsweetheartssuddenlybecomesoproactive?WasitbecauseofHuaHuo?
"Sorry.Idisappointedyou,brother.Butsometimes,yourthoughtfulMileialsohasherownproblems,"MileigazedatYunXi’sconfusedface,thensmiledlightly.
"Sinceit’sadream,then...Idon’twanttoletthissweetdreamhaveanend!ForthefirsttimesinceIwasborn,Iwanttokeepsomethingandhavesomething.EventhoughthatmeansthatIhavetofightagainstthestrongestpersonwhoislovedbytheworld.Brother,Ihavemadeadecision."
Decision?Thestrongestpersonwhoislovedbytheworld?Milei,whatwereyousaying?
YunXididn’tunderstand.Heshookhisheadandstoppedthinking,thenreachedouthishandandstrokedMilei’shair.HebegantomakeaseedforMilei.
"Detectingtarget.Highadaptabilityisdetected.Startingthelink."
Sincetheyweredoomedtoleaveeachother’slife,thenthelastthinghecoulddoforthemwastosharehisseedwiththem.Inthatcase,maybetheystillhadachancetomeeteachothersomeday.However,thingswentjustastheyhadwhenYunXiputtheseedintoEl’phyllis’sbody.HefeltsomethingstrangeinMilei’sbody.
Itwasagoldenlight,verywarm,andbright.AfterhisseedenteredMilei’sbody,itwasimmediatelycoveredbythewarmgoldenlightandpassedaverycomfortablefeelingtoYunXithroughthelink.
"Ah..."Mileigroaned.Shelookedaroundinconfusion,thenmovedhereyestoYunXi.
Coulditbe?Didshefindsomething?
Thewarmgoldenlightseemedtolikehisseed,whichhemadebyusinghisstarpower.Ithadcompletelyabsorbedhisseed.
"Brother,I鈥檓goingtoleave.Butdon’tworry,wewillmeeteachotheragainsoonafter,andIwillletyoufeelsurpriseatthattime!"Mileigentlyraisedthecornerofherdress,makinganoldetiquette,thenkissedYunXi’shand.
"Ah.IbelieveyouwillbecomethemostbeautifulPrincessMileiatthattime!"YunXiblessedforhischildhoodsweetheart,thefragrantMilei.
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Countlessflowerswereblossomingontheground.Countlessgoldensunflowerswereemittingsplendidgoldenlightstothefloatinggoldenpalacesinthesky.Everygoldenpetalwassinging.Theywerepraisingthereturnofthegreatprincess.TheywereeulogizingthegreathistoryoftheGoldenfamily.
Inthesky,onesolarprismafteranotherwererefractingbrightsunshineonthefloatingoldpalaces,toremindallthemembersoftheGoldenfamilyathing:Theirgreatprincesshadjustreturned.Shehadjustopenedhereyesfromherdeepdream.
Duetoherreturn,theworldhadthesun’sblessingagain.Inanold,goldenpalace,agirlwassleepinginacrystalcoffinthatwascoveredbygoldenpetals.Now,sheslowlyopenedhereyes.Herskinwasaswhiteassnow,hereyeswereasclearascrystal,andherpupilswereasblueasthesea.Forshehadsleptforsuchalongtime,hergoldenhairhadgrownuptoherankles.
"PrincessMilei!"
"Ourprincessawakens!"
"Praisethesun!Praisethestars!Praisethegold!Praiseourgreat,holyPrincessMilei!"
"Rhine’sprincess!Thegoldenprincess!"
Onherfinger,therewasagoldenring.ItwastheartifactwhichwassymbolicoftheGoldenfamily’shighestbelief.ItwasamissionthatonlytheRhineBloodlinecouldstartandfinish.Atthesametime,itwasalsoacursewhichhadbeenhandeddownfromagetoageintheGoldenfamily.
Itwassaidthatthering’smasterwasdoomedtoruletheworld,butwouldalsotastethegreatesttragedyintheworld.OnlythegirlwhohadthemostpureandholyRhineBloodlinecouldbreakawayfromthiscurseandbringthegreatesthonorforthefamily.
TheRhinePrincess,thechildoftheGoldenfamily,wasachildofgodwhowasdoomedtoruletheworld.However,afterreturningfromtherealityfromherdream,thechildofgodwasfulloflossandsorrowinherheart.
"Thedreamfinallycametoitsend.Therealityisstillsoboring.Dayinanddayout,nothinghaschanged."Shesighed.
"El’phyllisshouldhavereturnedtotheTenLeavesAlliance.Therefore,ourbattleisjustbeginning.HuaHuo,youwon’tbethelastwinner.InthenameoftheholyGoldenRing,IswearIwillfulfilmyoath."
Sheraisedherheadwithsteadinessinhereyes,"Iwillbeyourenemy!"
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Onthehillinthewestofthesmalltown,YunXifinallysawhislastchildhoodsweetheart.No,thatwasn’tveryaccurate.Thegirlwastooyoung.Hecouldbarelycallher"childhoodsweetheart".Fromoneyearoldtonineyearsold,frombeginningtolearnhowtowalktoplayinghisdaughterinthegame"PlayHouse",YunXihadwitnessedherlife.
ShewasYeLi,tenyearsoldthisyearandwasthemostpopulargirl,andallthetownspeople’streasure.
"Papa!"ThecutegirlheldherlittlebeardollinherarmsandsmiledsweetlyatYunXi.