For a mont, Sang Luo was as if bewitched. She forgot to breathe, staring blankly at Minos without blinking, her soul seemingly drawn into the man’s pure, azure eyes.
She had imagined more than once what a heart-stoppingly beautiful face must lie beneath the White Silk. But upon truly seeing it, she realized that a mortal’s imagination could never compare to the masterful craft of a God’s careful design. It was a holy, divine beauty that was difficult to look at directly, like a glimr of light flying into an abyss, like pure snow on a mountaintop... No words could ever hope to describe it, leaving one dazed and speechless.
At the sa ti, an extrely strong sense of unease rose abruptly in Sang Luo’s heart—the feeling of being spied upon!
It felt as though all her secrets were laid bare.
The sense of crisis triggered an instinctual defense chanism, snapping Sang Luo back to her senses. She instantly squeezed her eyes shut. Fearing this strange behavior would arouse his suspicion, she then pretended to reach up and rub her eyelids.
"What’s wrong?" the young man asked with concern, offering her a silk handkerchief.
"It’s nothing. I think a small bug flew into my eye. It’s a little uncomfortable." Sang Luo naturally took the handkerchief he offered. When she opened her eyes again, the feeling of being watched was gone.
’Was it my imagination?’
’Or perhaps...’
Sang Luo lowered her head and drank a cup of hot tea, the steam swirling up to hide her thoughts.
Minos didn’t seem to mind the small interruption. He sat back down across from her, propping his chin on one hand and watching her with a relaxed posture. "You still haven’t answered my question."
Sang Luo didn’t dare to look at him so brazenly again. "What question?"
"What does the noble female think of ?"
"...You’re very beautiful," Sang Luo said honestly.
"Thank you for the complint, noble female. But I’m sure you understand that’s not what I’m asking."
Sang Luo was speechless.
Minos was indeed beautiful, but not in the androgynous way Ah Ze was, nor with the dazzling, bewitching charm of Fei Yuan. His was a divine beauty that created an imnse sense of distance, a cold and emotionless gaze that looked down upon all creation, inspiring awe and making one want to kneel at his feet, to willingly beco his follower, never daring to harbor a single blasphemous thought.
’He’d be good for anything except being a Beast Husband.’
"I’m not interested," she said decisively.
Minos paused, seemingly not expecting her to reject him so quickly. His pale gold lashes trembled, masking a flicker of disappointnt in his eyes. "Perhaps it’s impolite of to ask, but I’d still like to know, why?"
"You’re wonderful, perfectly flawless. But I am, after all, still in the Holy Hall, and I am nominally the Saint Heir’s chosen female. You’re overstepping your bounds." This man before her possessed an unknowable and dangerous quality that Sang Luo couldn’t quite grasp. The more beautiful the flower, the more dangerous its poison. The faint romantic notion born from the suspension bridge effect vanished without a trace, and she simply grabbed a random excuse to put him off.
After finishing her al, she wiped her mouth and stood up. "Thank you for your hospitality. This is a token of my gratitude. I should be going now."
Sang Luo took a bag of Beast Crystals from her storage space, offering them as paynt for Minos’s three acts of help and for the exquisite al.
Minos didn’t accept it. "It was just a small favor. No thanks are necessary."
Sang Luo understood his unspoken aning but had no desire to get any more entangled with him. She placed the Qiankun Bag on the table and turned to leave.
Minos’s voice ca from behind her.
"Stay in the Holy Hall."
Sang Luo could no longer ignore the strange feeling in her heart.
’Just who is Minos?’
Only a Beastman above Emperor Rank could give her such a sense of crisis. There weren’t many Emperor Rank Beastn in the Holy Hall. She had caused such a huge ss, yet no patrol teams had co to search for her...
A desire to test him rose in her heart. She turned back around and looked directly into the young man’s azure eyes.
"And what if I say no?"
A flash of golden light shot from Minos’s fingertip, and the dining table was instantly pristine again, the clean silver plates and cutlery stacked in neat piles. "The Holy Hall selected you to co here to bear the Saint Heir’s child. Perhaps the noble female should et the Saint Heir before making a decision."
"I don’t want to et him. I heard your Saint Heir hasn’t had a child in a thousand years. He’s—im-po-tent!" Sang Luo’s lips curled into a malicious smile as she enunciated each syllable.
Minos finished peeling a Spirit Fruit, the peel falling from his fingertips onto a silver plate in a perfect ribbon. "That’s possible."
"Hmph! He can’t even have children, yet he insisted on kidnapping . I curse him to be useless for the rest of his life!" Sang Luo took the fruit he offered her and took a vicious bite.
She attacked the innocent fruit as if she were tearing into flesh.
The sliver of doubt in her heart dissipated. Males were most sensitive about *that* aspect of themselves. Sang Luo had yet to et a single male who could tolerate such ridicule without being desperate to prove his virility to her.
"The noble female has caused quite a stir these past few days. Fortunately, your identity has not been exposed. The Holy Hall is conducting a thorough investigation for the ’Destroyer.’ Once caught, they will be severely punished. For your own safety, please refrain from any more escape attempts and wait peacefully in your residence. In three days, you will receive an answer."
Three days.
’Isn’t that the Saint Heir’s wedding day?’
Sang Luo looked up in surprise, but the young man was gone.
She searched the entire palace but couldn’t find a single trace of him. Minos had left.
Just as Sang Luo stepped out of the palace, she saw a Guard Team approaching to search the area. She quickly teleported back to her residence.
’Three days it is, then!’
’It’s only three days of staying put. I’d like to see just what kind of satisfactory answer the Holy Hall can give after that.’
She missed her Beast Husbands and her cubs terribly.
’I wonder if Little Carp has woken up yet. I was supposed to go back to the Sea Palace next month to be with Ah Ze. He seed to have sothing important to tell . It’s probably that Little Carp is about to wake up...’ Sang Luo didn’t want to miss her daughter’s awakening; she wanted to be there to witness that mont herself. Trapped in this damn place, she had no idea when she would be able to leave.
Sang Luo hugged her pillow and blanket, curling into a ball as her thoughts began to wander. She thought about the two Phoenix Eggs she had laid not long ago. ’I wonder where Fei Yuan went to incubate them. How long will it take for the cubs to hatch? I can’t help but wonder how he’s incubating them. He wouldn’t actually turn into his beast form and sit on them like a mother hen, would he...’ As she thought about it, she couldn’t help but chuckle. But then she looked up at the white ceiling, with no one beside her, and her heart slowly grew cold and lonely again...
Longing, a tide of longing...
Were her Beast Husbands and children missing her at this very mont, too?
She had only ant to take a quick look at the Western Continent and then head back. Now, half a month had passed since she’d seen them. Si Ye must be frantic with worry by now.
They were her attachnts in this world.
Without her loved ones by her side, there was no joy in staying here.
That evening, the palace servants who brought her al were unfamiliar faces.
Sang Luo asked and found out that Vanessa had been transferred and replaced by two diligent male servants.
The al was much more lavish, even better than the day before. There were top-grade Holy Fruits that exuded a dense Spiritual Energy.
Since she wasn’t pregnant, she couldn’t eat such highly nourishing things. She only ate the regular dishes and stored the Holy Fruits in her storage space to eat later.
Three days passed in a flash.
The Holy Hall sent soone for her.
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