Chapter 169: Cao Ze's Road to Success
Luo En's face changed and he immediately spoke to prove himself.
"Lord Apollo, I think you misunderstood. We came to visit you at the request of Lady Artemis. We have absolutely no other intentions."
"So, it wasn't a coincidence just now, you guys have been here a long time ago?"
Apollo immediately seized the loophole in the words, looked grimly at the Muses beside him, and roared angrily.
"Tell me! Did you attract these giants?! Do you want me to die at the hands of the Gigantes?"
Hearing such heart-piercing words, the Muses all changed their expressions, and endless grievances boiled in their hearts.
God have mercy on them, they just came to see their old master on the pretext of traveling to the lower world, and had no intention of meeting him.
Who knew that the Quagante giants would happen to cause a rebellion, and luckily Apollo, his old master, would be dragged into it.
Moreover, they are just a group of Muses who love literature and poetry. When will they become powerful enough to command the Quagantes giants to kill their former master and seize power and usurp the throne?
At this time, Loen couldn't help but stand up and speak up for the Muses around him.
"Lord Apollo, you can doubt me, but please don't accuse them of innocent crimes!"
After these words were spoken, Apollo's brain, which was dominated by anger, calmed down a little. He looked grimly at Lorne in front of him and spoke softly.
"You're right. They didn't have the courage before. The reason they dare to do these outrageous things now is all because of your instigation, right?"
"Lord Apollo, please be careful with your words!"
As the eldest sister, Calliope couldn't help but raise her voice and groan solemnly.
"Although you have suffered and been exiled to the lower world, even in your absence, we have always been committed to our duties and responsibilities, and have never had any intention of doing anything bad to you!"
Then, the Muse who was in charge of the heroic epic raised her hand and pointed at Loen beside her, took a deep breath, and shouted angrily.
"And Lord Dionysus is even more impossible. He just saved you with his own hands! And before us!"
Seeing that the Muses under his command actually protected outsiders, Apollo was furious.
"Stop pretending! Isn't the reason he came here to see me in such a miserable state?"
"Lord Apollo, if that's what you think, then I have nothing to say..."
Lorne sighed and raised his hands dejectedly.
"Well, I will leave you now and give up my guardianship responsibilities. I will personally explain to Lady Artemis."
When the nine Muses heard this, their hearts suddenly tightened and they subconsciously wanted to speak, but Loen raised his hand to stop them.
The god of wine on the field took a deep breath and gave a serious warning in the most sincere tone.
"But these nine Muses are innocent! From now on, please treat your subordinates well and do not impose groundless suspicion on them!"
However, that preachy tone, unsurprisingly, once again stepped on Apollo's minefield, making the proud god of light even more angry.
"Shut up! It's not your turn to teach me! Get out of here!"
Loen shrugged helplessly, turned his head to look at the nine Muses around him, tried hard to force a smile on his face, and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Thessaly just experienced the rebellion of the Gigantes giants. It's better for you to stay. Lord Apollo's safety will be guaranteed. But please don't let my affairs cause any rift between you two."
"Have you said enough? Get out of here!"
Hearing his miserable situation being mentioned again and again, Apollo shouted angrily.
After finishing the instructions, Loen did not stop and turned around and walked towards the mountain path behind the dense forest.
As the figure walked further and further away, Calliope turned around, looked dimly at the Lord God in front of her, and spoke seriously.
"Lord Apollo, you shouldn't treat Lord Dionysus like this."
Hearing this, Apollo, who had just suppressed his anger, exploded again, and a gloomy sneer appeared on his handsome face.
"What? You want to teach me how to do things too?"
"No, just a word of advice."
Calliope shook her head, then broke the wax tablet with light patterns in her hand with a "click", threw it down expressionlessly, and spoke contemptuously.
"From now on, I am sorry that I cannot continue to serve you - a despicable person who slanders heroes!"
"Calliope, you!"
Looking at the shattered symbol of the god at his feet and hearing the undisguised contempt, Apollo's face changed drastically and he trembled with anger.
However, before he could finish his words, a laurel wreath was thrown at his feet.
"Me too."
Clio, who was in charge of history, clapped his hands, picked up the only remaining scroll and turned around.
"And me!"
"Count me in!"
"Me too……"
Then, as if triggering some kind of chain reaction, Euterpe dropped her flower basket, Terpsichore abandoned her ivy, Erato discarded her music sheet, Melpomene let go of her dagger, and Thalia gave up her tambourine...
Each Muse left behind the symbols related to the god Apollo and discarded them like old shoes.
Then, without exception, they turned and left, walking quickly towards the mountain path in the distance, as if trying to keep up with someone.
Seeing his former subordinate gods completing their separation with him one by one, Apollo's handsome face turned from blue to purple, and from purple to black, and finally became distorted with anger. He madly stomped on the shattered symbols on the ground and erupted into a hysterical roar.
"Get out! Get out now!"
At the same time, a figure who was walking on the mountain path heard the loud roar, stopped leisurely, and a playful smile appeared on his face.
Questions——
When a nobleman who is used to being high and mighty falls from the clouds for some reason, and the little character whom he used to look down upon and hate comes to him with a group of beautiful subordinates whom he used to order around, and lends a helping hand to him when he is at his lowest point, and the whole process happens to be seen by his subordinates, how will he feel?
answer--
His poor self-esteem must be hurt, right?
Moreover, the imbalance in mentality will cause ordinary goodwill to be misinterpreted and any slight disturbance will be magnified into suspicion and betrayal in his eyes.
As we all know, the strongest defenses are often breached from within.
The same goes for poaching.
The compilation of the [Holy Words] and [Theogony] has not yet been completed, and the Muses will naturally not miss the opportunity to leave behind poems that will be passed down through the ages.
Even if they are goddesses, they cannot escape the pursuits and flaws of literary youths.
Compared to the supporting roles who can only accompany the God of Light, here they have a stage where they can realize their self-worth.
After three years of boiling the frog in warm water, and the suspense of "Holy Words" and "Divine Genealogy", it is self-evident which one is more attractive.
Then, he only needs to take the Muses for a circle in front of Apollo who is serving his sentence in Thessaly, tell some things and problems truthfully, and figure out the mentality of the God of Light. Then some people will automatically complete all the imagination, outline a series of attacks and conspiracies, and vent all the grievances and dissatisfaction on the objects they are unhappy with.
It doesn’t matter. I can take the blame myself, even to the end, and even those suspected muses and themselves will take the blame as well.
Apollo may be able to sense that some things are not handled properly, but even if they are wrong, he will not bow his head.
The God of Light is too arrogant. This is a fatal weakness in his character. No matter if he sees clearly or not, he will fall into the trap.
Therefore, Lord Apollo, you follow the gods and I will raise them myself, so don't worry.
At this moment, just as someone expected, one Muses after another appeared at the intersection, running quickly forward and catching up with him.
"Lord Bacchus, wait, we'll go with you!"
"Apollo is going too far!"
"We're done with this! Whoever wants to serve us can do so!"
“That’s right!”
After hearing the Muses chattering about what had just happened, Loen couldn't help but be a little surprised at the determination of these literary goddesses.
It has to be said that these Muses are indeed crazy in nature, no wonder they are attributed to the apostles of Dionysus in some mythological genealogies.
But then again, daring to attack Apollo directly and turning against his own god in the guise of a subordinate god, this is a huge hidden danger.
Loen pondered for a moment, looked at the Muses around him, revealed his worried side, and asked with concern.
"Then what are you going to do? Will you be in trouble now that things have become like this?"
"Don't worry, Apollo went too far. Even if the Father God wants to blame us, it can't be blamed on us. At worst, we can go to the Temple of Memory and ask the Mother God to make the decision!"
As the eldest sister, Calliope straightened her chest and responded in a deep voice, and the Muse sisters around her echoed her.
But Loen still caught a hint of uneasiness in their eyes, so he smiled warmly and spoke solemnly.
"I'm with you!"
Hearing that solemn promise, a warmth flowed through the Muses' hearts, completely melting the fear about the future after making the choice, and a strong sense of attachment and emotion rose in their hearts.
Lord Bacchus is truly a person who can be trusted and relied upon.
(End of this chapter)
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