Yings residence was located at the outer layer of the Imperial Palace. Houses in the area werent cheap by any account. Being calculative and cunning, Freya had made arrangents and bought the area so as to avoid allowing businessn own it. As such, Ying resided on the second floor of a small building. In terms of living conditions, Yings life was decent. Sobody had to provide Ying with expenses, because she was unlikely to have any ans of making a living.
I walked up to Yings door. Two guards first froze when they saw . Then, they swiftly went down on their knees and saluted : Your Majesty!
I nodded: Uhm. Is there anybody inside?
The two guards gave a nod: Ying That is how you pronounce it, right? Mm Your Majesty, Miss Ying is here, except we really want to know if we need to stop the Princesses if they co.
The two guards seed to be in a serious dilemma. One of them continued, After all, if we do not handle the situation well we may very well have a problem.. Whether or not we stop the things around you from happening, the consequences will not be good, either way After allnafter all to the Princesses Miss Ying is
I didnt quite grasp where they were going with it at first, so I responded as a puzzled man would: Of course youre to let them in. Why would you need to stop them?
Because because if the Princesses were to et Miss Ying the result would not be good, right? Because. it is not really a good thing to them, right? Your Your Your
The guards seed to struggle to speak their minds. However, I wasnt willing to waste a single second at the mont. I wanted to see Ying, and then head to the out of bounds area of the elves where my father died. I scrubbed my hair then aggressively said, What exactly is it that you want to say? You dont happen to think that Ying and Xia are my mistresses, do you? How could I have two mistresses here, where its so close to the Imperial Palace?! Am I retarded?! Ying and Xia are just my friends, and my wives know them, too, so you dont need to worry.
The guards nodded then made way with embarrassed smiles on their faces. The door before was just a small white wooden door. The two paths led to a small courtyard. You could grow so stuff of both sides of the small courtyard just as ra did. Nobody grew anything there, though.
I didnt know if Ying and Xia led very relaxed lives. They were in a foreign land without people they knew, after all. Ying also had to take care of her sister. I presud Ying wouldnt let anybody into their room, since Xia was still dangerous. If she hurt sobody, wed have a problem. The guards mustve been Freyas idea or sobody insisting on it; else, Ying wouldnt have let them remain there.
I went up to the door and knocked. I heard slow footsteps approach. The door then opened with a quiet creek. Ying lowered her head: Long-ti no see, Troy. I have not seen you recently. Your wives were anxious to find you. I am glad to see you are safe.
Im not completely safe, but I am back, nonetheless, I responded. I looked inside and inquired, Is Xia doing well? Have you adapted to life here? I thought that I should co and see you before leaving. I brought you two here, so itd be irresponsible of to just leave you here and ignore you.
Ying smiled: Were all right. Were fine besides the language barrier. I am doing my best to learn your language right now. Xia likes this place very much. This place is indeed very different to where we ca from The food here is also very tasty. Its completely different to our hotown.
I nodded: Im glad to know that youre adapting. I was worried about you; I was you couldnt adapt tp life here and would be lonely. If you have anything you need, just let the guards know. Those guards will report directly to the Imperial Palace.
No, I dont have any needs at the mont. Actually I do. Ying contradicted herself. In saying that, she did seem to be in quite a dilemma. Her lips moved several tis before she said, I, mm I I cant just receive such generous treatnt from you for nothing
No, you can, because you saved my life. Therefore, its only natural for to repay you. Who would choose to enact kindness if it wasnt repaid? Thats why you deserve this. I couldnt repay you properly when we were on the island, but I now can. So naturally, Ill repay you in any way that I can. Rather, this repaynt isnt anything significant to . Its just feeding two more people and sustaining their daily lives. Its nothing luxurious. You can stay without a worry.
Ying shook her head: No, I protected you back then out of obligation. Hence, I only did what my duty required of . It wasnt kindness, and Im not a kind person, either. I cant receive your generosity for nothing. This is already too lavish for . I, therefore, want to ask you for a job. I can be a guard as you previously suggested. I have learnt a bit about you from the guards and those around. Perhaps you are different to other Kings. I believe the statues from before were not your idea, because I know you werent in the Imperial City. If possible, please allow to be your bodyguard. That way, I will not feel guilty about living here. Further, you helped kill the wyrm in the water. I did not think there were so many of them, either
Yings said all of that without a change in her expression. My two previous bodyguards showed emotions on their faces, but Ying didnt. It caused to call her loyalty to into question
All right. If you want, be my bodyguard once Im back. My guard unit will surely be very happy to see you. Ying, learn about the things in this place. After I get back
Puzzled, Ying asked, Where did you go? You dont physically look out of the ordinary. Have you not already healed?
The truth is, my condition is much worse than I look at the mont, I answered, smiling helplessly Its best if I can return alive. If I dont protect my family. While we havent known each other for long, I trust you. Ying, I trust you can protect my family.
To be honest, your trust worries a little. Ying turned around and made way: If you have ti, would you like to see Xia? Xia has always spoke of you, and hoped to see you.
From the layout from the door, the inside was bound to be very simple. I believe there shouldve been lots of things inside in the first place, but Ying turned them down and sent them away. She wasnt willing to accept too many gifts from . She wasnt willing to be my bodyguard at first, but she hadnt found a good job.
Ill pass. I need to head out now. I shook my head. I didnt go in. It wasnt because I didnt care about Xia, but that I didnt want to delay for any longer.
Ying nodded: It appears that you are very busy. I cannot tell what your issue is, but I do not see the terror and despair of a terminal disease. To the contrary, I see a resilient life and the courage to live. I believe you will be fine. Oftentis, those who die are those who dont want to live on. Conversely, oftentis, one will not die if they do not give up.
I smiled: Ill take what you said as a good luck charm. Although I dont know if Ill make it or not, I do really want to live. For the sake of my family, I cant let myself die.
Ying smiled then turned around to look into the room. Xia was inside. Ying giggled softly: Indeed. Life was initially not easy for . I didnt know how to live. I didnt think that my life was easy to live out, either. After I had Xia, however, I changed. I knew I had to live on. Im not living for myself alone, but also for Xia. I must live on for Xia. My stale life also beca much more cheerful after Xia joined . This must be the power of family. We live for our family, and our lives are blissful thanks to our family.
I nodded, and then chuckled softly: Thats right. Thats exactly how it is.
After I bid Ying goodbye, I mounted the White Deer King. There was nothing left in the Imperial City that I had lingering feelings for. I visited everybody there. As the prophet said, if I had to die, it wasnt bad to go on a tour beforehand.
I caressed the White Deer Kings neck. It snorted in response. It revealed a very happy expression after we t again. We were reunited as person and deer. I gently caressed its neck and quietly said, White Deer King, long-ti no see. Im very happy you searched for . Honest. Weve worked together for so ti. If I dont make it this ti, I hope you can return and notify my family.
The White Deer King seed to understand what I said Actually the fellow understood everything said. However, it shook its head. I didnt know what it was expressing, so I just patted its horn: Ill be relying on you.
It shook its head. I couldnt read its shimring eyes. The two of us fell into a silence. The atmosphere was heart-warming, but that was why it was lancholic.
Lets go, I said.
I didnt say anything else. The White Deer King began to slowly take off along the street. We went in the opposite direction others went, going from prospering to sparse and from extravagant to ordinary in order to find my second life
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