010. Face it
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The face of Poseidon, the god of the sea, became extremely ugly. He squinted his narrow eyes and looked at me with a changeable expression. He was still immersed in my tenderness in the last second, but in the next second he seemed to want to tear me apart immediately.
I just looked at him deeply, my eyes full of reluctance, and then I was about to walk towards Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, who was looking surprised. When I was about to nod slightly under her gaze, my wrist was suddenly grabbed, and a huge force came from behind, holding me in his arms.
His voice was hoarse and tinged with threat and mockery, and the beating heat was imprinted on the back of my waist. "Don't try to play any tricks."
The situation became deadlocked for a moment, and Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea, obviously did not expect that her husband would not give her any face in public. Her wide eyes turned red, her chest kept heaving and sobbing, and she looked shaky.
Triton's eyes, which were originally full of hope, dimmed. He supported his mother and looked at himself in his father's arms with despair.
I couldn't help but feel a little anxious. In fact, agreeing to the Queen of the Sea was not just a whim. Leaving the control of Poseidon was always the most important step for me. This meant that as an independent person, I had the right to refuse intimacy with Him, and I could also do everything I could to keep Him wanting.
But obviously, the sea god who has always been arbitrary in the sea would never give me this opportunity. How could he allow anyone to have the opportunity to question his authority?
He violently pulled my hair and glanced at my pale face. "You are nothing but a dog wagging its tail to beg for mercy from me. What makes you think you have a chance to escape from me? Huh?"
I looked miserable and gave a self-deprecating smile.
But in fact, I am not stupid. I have thought about this possibility, so I have already made preparations in secret. At this time, I couldn't help but look at the blue ocean in the distance. Seeing that the thing I was expecting did not appear, I couldn't help feeling anxious.
No matter how irritable Poseidon was, he was still the god who ruled the entire ocean. Perhaps something was amiss with my expression, so he frowned and reached out to forcefully twist my face. "What are you looking at?"
Before he finished speaking, a blue light suddenly appeared from the sea surface, illuminating the dark seabed.
The light slowly descended, falling towards our direction. The expression of Poseidon, the god of the sea, suddenly changed, and I felt the hand that was pinching my face relax a little.
In an instant, a large, weathered figure emerged from the blue light. At the same time, a distant and vast voice rang out, "Amphitrite, my poor daughter, long time no see..."
Apparently, the appearance of Oceanus, the god of the ocean, had shattered all the tranquility. The heartbreak on Amphitrite's face quickly vanished. She eagerly stretched out her hands toward him, crying out as if she were weeping with joy, "Father, is that you?"
"It's me, my child!"
After confirming the other party's identity, my nervous heart was relieved at once. Even though I hated Phorcys who suddenly appeared and spoke nonsense to me, it at least fulfilled its promise to me and called Oceanus, the father of the Queen of the Sea, for me.
Of course, I couldn't predict how things would turn out, but this was all part of my plan, and it just happened to collide with all this chaos.
But at this moment, I felt the unignorable gaze of Poseidon, the god of the sea, lingering on me as if it were materialized. The unprecedented scrutiny and gaze of the supreme god on the lowly human made me feel scared and terrified, as if He was peeling me off layer by layer and deconstructing me.
I should have been happy because things were developing as I imagined, but under His gaze, I began to break out in a cold sweat. I suddenly realized that He was a god who could easily crush me to death, so why should I think I could escape so easily?
"Don't be too happy too soon."
He leaned close to my ear with an expressionless face, his lips lightly touching my earlobe as he whispered with a sneer, "No matter how smart a woman is, once she's conquered, she's just a woman..."
I froze, never expecting him to be so arrogant in front of his own father-in-law. However, Poseidon quickly let me go. His gaze shifted indifferently to Oceanus before him, and he politely greeted him, "My respected Oceanus, may I know what brings you here?"
Oceanus had clearly been aware of their marriage for a long time, but perhaps it was the request of Phorcys, the primordial sea god, that forced him to once again step into this murky water. "Respected Poseidon, I have only come to see my beloved daughter. I have pampered her and she is accustomed to relying on her father, but her love for you is genuine. I only hope you can forgive her willfulness."
Poseidon, the god of the sea, swam lazily to his wife's side and suddenly pulled her into his arms. Seeing her overwhelmed expression, he held Amphitrite's hand with a half-smile, his every word a melodious aria. "I've benefited greatly from your repeated reminders. Indeed, how could I possibly hold a grudge against my wife?"
His expression unconsciously became affectionate. "My dear Amphitrite, you must know that as my wife, no one can replace you. You will always be the woman I love most."
Finally, Poseidon lowered his head and kissed the back of his wife's hand seriously.
I watched all this with a cold eye. Even though He seemed to be very obedient to Oceanus's persuasion, in fact, His every move was so frivolous and superficial that it was really hard to be convincing.
But Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, seemed to truly believe it. Her eyes revealed a mixture of grievance and sweetness. She slowly leaned into Poseidon's arms, sobbing softly, "I forgive you, but I hope you can remember what you said today and never forget it!"
Or, she had to force herself to believe in these false sweetnesses. After all, as the wife of the sea god, she had no way out unless she was abandoned and lost everything.
Since the parties involved are already satisfied with this, the paternal authority, which has been replaced by the husband's authority, naturally has no right to make any comments and can only choose to bless the couple hesitantly.
It was a kind of despairing sadness, especially as a bystander, I felt even more desperate and cold.
If I go gently into that good night, perhaps this will be my end...
——No, my end will only be more terrible and more miserable than this.
"Since you like this lowly woman and want her to be your servant, then she... is at your disposal."
As he spoke, Poseidon, the god of the sea, suddenly changed the topic to me. He raised his hand towards me, his pupils as deep as the deep midnight blue, and fell on me meaningfully, but the slight curl of his thin lips seemed to say that everything was not that simple.
But I know that I have temporarily escaped from His control and manipulation. Even if such a short period of time may bring me more terrible consequences, I don’t care.
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I followed Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, back to her underwater palace. Triton's burning gaze was fixed on me, as if he had thousands of words to say to me.
But now my target is not the Son of Poseidon, but has shifted to the Queen of the Sea.
After returning to the palace, she stood on the high throne holding her weapon. The bottom of the trident made a crisp sound when it hit the ground. When I looked up, she showed me a look of disgust as expected.
"Go, clean this palace!"
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon the huge palace, and a malicious smile of pleasure flashed in her eyes, as if such a difficult situation was the best revenge for her.
But I just found it funny, because she really misunderstood me. After all, I would rather wipe this huge underwater palace than have any physical contact with a despicable and violent god like Poseidon.
I despise Him, even if it is only in my heart for now.
So I nodded nonchalantly, "Okay, respected Queen of the Sea, do you have any cloth?"
She looked at me with a hint of pleasure in her eyes, "Of course not, use your body."
But Triton obviously disagreed. His beautiful blue fish tail kept swaying. He looked at his mother in disbelief and shook his head quickly and anxiously, "Mother! You can't do this!"
Amphitrite roared angrily, "Triton! She is just a lowly human. Cleaning the palace is actually an honor for her... Only in this way will my dear Poseidon recognize her filthy and lowly appearance and stay away from her."
"You should know that I am saving her, even at the cost of breaking up with your father who was blinded by beauty!"
"If your grandfather hadn't arrived in time, who knows what your crazy father would have done! He even threatened me for this woman!"
Seeing that Triton was about to say something, I immediately stopped him, "--It's okay, Triton, I'll clean it up."
As I said this, I curled up the corners of my mouth sweetly, raised my clear eyes, and sincerely saluted Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, even though my skirt was already tattered.
"Thank you for saving my life, my respected Queen of the Sea. I think I will never forget the help you gave me today. I sincerely wish you true happiness."
The Queen was clearly stunned. Her expression seemed to show a hint of confusion and panic because of what I said. Even her question to me was tinged with self-doubt. "What is true happiness? Are you saying that I'm not happy enough now?"
I gave a small smile, "Yes, but... you'll have it soon."
——Just when Poseidon, the god of the sea, lost everything.
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