When Ann Luya was seven years old, Carolina gave her a sword made of sand gold as a birthday present.
She was flattered and held the sword tightly, thanking her mother who had finally looked at her.
Chu Yang, who was standing behind her, suddenly spoke:
"In this day and age, few people use swords anymore. Your Majesty, instead of giving Her Highness a sword, why not give her a small mecha... Or do you think Her Highness is not yet capable of wielding a more powerful weapon?"
Lu Ya's excited heart sank in an instant.
She looked at Carolina eagerly, hoping that her mother would say something to prove that she didn't think she was incompetent, but because... because this sword had some other meaning.
But Carolina just said: "You really can't control the mecha now."
"But..." The light in Lu Ya's eyes dimmed, "I got A grades in every mecha course..."
Feng Shixu, who was also standing behind her and was about the same height as Lu Ya, glanced at her and said, "It doesn't matter. The sword is also very handsome. I like it very much. Your Majesty, please give me one someday."
Carolina was amused by his old man-like tone and nodded: "Okay."
But Luya didn't feel comforted.
She loosened her grip on the sword, twitched the corners of her mouth, and tried to smile like her mother.
The ministers behind him began to offer false compliments.
Just when Luya thought Carolina would not say anything else, the Queen suddenly spoke:
"The sword is different, An."
Her voice was steady and clear.
"A sword is like a man. If one day, you hold only a sword and are not afraid to face more powerful weapons, you will be able to sit on this throne."
…
The two swords streaked across the night sky like meteors, their sword tips clashing and cold light flashing everywhere.
"Why do you think I'm unworthy?" Lu Ya asked coldly.
Pei Ji chuckled: "You are so proud of your knight's sword, but even I, who have never learned sword skills, can't beat it. Why should I think you are worthy of it?"
After a crisp collision, both of them took a step back.
The wings of the "Eclipse" drew a diamond-shaped battlefield. Luya's muscles were tense, and he attacked fiercely and fiercely, one move after another.
But Pei Ji was not panicked at all. No matter how Lu Ya changed his moves, he continued to catch them smoothly.
Without the support of mental strength, this is simply a competition of abilities.
Lu Ya didn't understand. Her swordsmanship was taught by the best swordsman in the imperial court, and she had practiced it every day for decades, so why couldn't she hurt Pei Ji at all?
The swords crossed again, and Pei Ji suddenly turned his wrist and swept towards Lu Ya's waist with a very non-standard sword move. Lu Ya quickly blocked it.
The tip of the sword scratched his elbow, leaving a bloody mark.
"Do you know why you can't hurt me?" Pei Ji looked at the blood on the sword.
Lu Ya took a breath and stared at him warily.
"Because you're afraid of me, Ann Luya."
Pei Ji narrowed his eyes.
"You're afraid of losing to me. You're afraid that even the thing you're most proud of won't be recognized by others. You're afraid that Carolina can't see you not because she's stubborn, but because you really don't deserve it."
"You have no confidence."
Lu Ya shouted, "Shut up!"
Pei Ji would never listen to her orders.
He smiled arrogantly: "You really don't deserve it."
He was responded with an even more fierce attack.
…
Fleet headquarters.
A guard hurried to Feng Shixu and whispered a few words.
"What?" Feng Shixu's lazy expression suddenly froze, "Tina and the princess are missing?"
The guard nodded hurriedly.
"They were discussing something in the study, and there was no response for a long time. I didn't expect..."
Feng Shixu returned to his usual expression and glanced at Carolina who was not far from him.
The Queen looked normal, nothing unusual.
There was no news from Chu Yang about the princess's actions.
Apart from these two people, the only one who could have quietly abducted An from the palace was...
A dark emotion flashed in Feng Shixu's eyes, and he turned and left the fleet headquarters and went to Shen Que's palace.
…
Left wing of the palace, bedroom.
Shen Que's tightly closed eyelids trembled slightly.
It’s so hot…
He buried his face in the pillow, the familiar smell of the bedding made him feel at ease.
Shen Que felt that he had not slept for long and was not very happy to wake up.
But my body was sticky, and the scent of flowers and wet rain kept overflowing, making it damp and stuffy.
A slight tingling sensation spread from the spine to the brain.
Shen Que closed his eyes and touched his side, his body rubbing towards that side.
"Pei Ji...I'm so hot..."
When his cheek rubbed against the cold pillow, Shen Que felt his heart stop for a moment.
He slowly lifted his eyelids, his hazy eyes covered with a layer of mist, unable to even focus.
There is no one around.
Chen Que's nose felt sore.
He reached out and grabbed the terminal beside the bed, and pulled something out, making a "ding-ding-bang" sound.
Before he even brought the terminal in front of him, Shen Que had already dialed the number of his only contact.
The other party picked up the phone after only two rings. There was a lot of noise and the sound of metal colliding.
Shen Que suppressed the soreness in his throat and asked, "Where have you been?"
The other party seemed stunned for a moment, and replied intermittently: "Hey... baby... why are you awake?"
The sound is not clear.
But it was indeed Pei Ji's voice.
Chen Que hugged the pillow, closed his eyes and began to act coquettishly: "I can't sleep, it's so hot... Where did you go? Why didn't you tell me? I woke up after sleeping for a while..."
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