Chapter229:TheBellIsRinging

TheMermaidQueen’scutesoundsechoedinsidetheoldpalace.Onthesparklingsurfaceofthewater,thewavesoflovewererippling.

"Puff!Puff!"

"Lalalala!"

"OooooooooOOooo!"

ThewhisperswhichhadappearedintheLamiaQueen’spalacealsoechoedinthewater,asifitwassinging.

...

Thenextmorning….

"Doesthismean...thetwoHighPriestesseshaveallacceptedmyproposal?DidYunQuealreadyexpectthisresult?"LookingattheQueenwhowassleepingsoundlybesidehim,YunXismiledbitterly.

Exceptforthelaststep,heandshehaddoneeverythinglastnight.

Ican’tbeanuprightgentlemananylonger!

However,whydidtheLamiaQueenandtheMermaidQueentrustmesomuch?EventhoughI’mtheWaterGod’sApostle,theystillbehavedtoocredulous,asiftheywerejusttwonaiveyounggirls.

IfIreallywasascumbag,theywouldhavehadaveryheart-rendingending.

"Sorry.IhopeIwon’tbecomeabadmemoryforyou,"YunXisighedandtouchedtheQueen’sfacewithhisfingers.

OnhisWhiteEmperorMask,therewerealreadythreedifferentherorankedaurasinsidethreehorns.

ThefirstwasfromBlackMoon,themysteriousdarkelfandthecommanderofhisMistSoulArmy.

ThesecondwasfromtheLamiaQueen,theQueenofSeaDemonsandtheWaterGod’sHighPriestess.

ThethirdwasfromtheMermaidQueen,thequeenoftheMermaidRaceandtheWaterGod’sHighPriestess.

Itseemedthateverytimehehadaherorankedbride,theWhiteEmperorMaskwouldnaturallyprojectthebride’saurainsideoneofthehorns.

TheirpowerhadindeedbeenoverlappedontoYunXi’sbodyandtheirMistSoulshadalsobecometheherounitsinYunXi’sMistSoulArmy.

"IproposedtoyoubecauseIneedyourpower.Canyouforgiveme?"YunXifeltguiltyforhisbehavior.

TheStarsabove,isthisallreallynecessary?

MaybeYunQuewasright.I’mnogoodasaso-calledemperor,becauseIdon’thavesuchawildambition.

However,thisworld’sgodstillchosemeandconferredtomethefalsepoweroftheemperormask.

Ihavetotaketheresponsibilityforthatandmoveforward.

"Iforgiveyou.Iwillforgiveyouforwhateveryouhavedoneorwilldo."TheQueenopenedherblueeyesandlookedatYunXi.Sheknewhewasgoingtoleave.

"Youhavetherighttodothat,andwhateveryouwillchoosetodo,rememberthatIwillalwaysbeonyourside.Thisisatimelesspromiseofmine."

YunXishookhishead.

Shedidn’tunderstand.Thisisn’tarealworld.She,theLamiasandallthepeopleinthisworldarejustlivinginadream.Maybeitisbecausethisdreamistooreal,IhadalmostthoughtthatIhadreallycometoanoldworldandmarriedthesebeautifulgirls.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😞)

"Nothingistrue,everythingispermitted..."YunXimutteredinasadtone.HehelpedtheQueentuckherselfinbedandembarkedonhisjourneyagain.

"WhenIdreamofabutterfly,doIdreamofbeingabutterfly?Ordidthebutterflydreamofbeingme?"TheQueenlookedatYunXi’sbackandshowedastrangesmileonherface,"Mygod,thefutureyouarelookingforwardtoiscoming!"

"Puff!Puff!"

"Yeah!Yeah!"

"Wait...for..."Avoicecamefromnowhere,echoingaroundtheQueen’searswiththefreshsmellofthesea.

...

InCaelian,theCityofWater,thebellofblessingwasringingthroughtheskies.Afterfindingwhereitwasfrom,peoplelookedattheWaterGodtempleinsurprise.

Thisbellofblessingwouldonlyringataveryspecialmoment.ThelasttimethebellrangwasonthedayoftheCaelianQueen’senthronement.

Thebelljustrang18times,whichrepresentedthehighestblessingofthecity.

"It’sstrange.Todayisn’tafestival,whydidthebellring?"

"Itrang18times.Anythinggoodhappened?"

"Idon’tknow.Ididn’thearanyrumours!"

TheresidentslookedattheWaterGodtemple’sbelltowerinconfusion.

Onthetallbelltower,theCaelianQueen,dressedinawhiterobe,wasshakingthescepterinherhandswithagentlesmile.

TheLamiaQueenandtheMermaidQueenhadeachacceptedtheApostle’sproposal.Naturally,itwasworthcelebrating.

Perhapsthisnewswouldspreadaroundthewholecitysoonafter.Ofcourse,peoplewouldknowtheApostlewantedtomarryasmanybridesashecould.

AstheHighestHumanPriestess,shecouldclearlysensethecomingofabrandnewera.

Intheforests,cavesandonthemountains,andeveninthedeepsea,countlessslimesweregatheringincrowdsandgroupsandevolving.

Now,nottoomanypeoplehadrealizedhowpowerfultheselittlethingswouldbecome,because,theseslimeswouldexposetheirfangssoon.

TheSkySword’scomingwasunstoppable.She,theLamiaQueenandtheMermaidQueenhadallknownit.

BecausetheWaterGodwaslookingforwardtotheSkySword’scoming.

"Mygod,haveyoufoundyourlove?Haveyoufoundyourbride?Ifhemeanstheendofthisworld,wewillalsoacceptthisresult,becauseheistheonlychosenone."

AstheCaelianQueenwhispered,acloudofmistwasflyingintothecity.Withuneaseandbefuddlementinhisheart,YunXiarrivedatthetopoftheWaterGodtempleandlandedinfrontoftheCaelianQueen.