Chapter 215 I wonder if the goddess is willing to sleep with me tonight?
At night, the dark moon rises in the sky, casting its cool, dim light onto the courtyard.
As the door creaked open and shut, Thetis in the room hurriedly stuffed the book in her hand under the pillow, then stood up and asked as if nothing had happened.
"You're back?"
Luo En nodded slightly, walked into the house, glanced at the words "Holy Word" on the cover, and was a little surprised: "Why, you like this book too?"
Thetis coughed lightly and replied indifferently: "It's just to kill time."
"Oh..." Lorne said in a long tone, glancing at the traces of frequently turning the pages, with a subtle smile in his eyes, "I am glad to take up your precious time. It seems that you think well of this book."
"Not bad..." Thetis glanced at his teammate who looked a little teasing, picked up the "Sacred Word" and shook it without hesitation, humming softly, "If the author wasn't updating too slowly, it would be thick enough to use as a table leg."
However, as he was speaking, as if because of his excessive movement, a piece of parchment fell from the pages of the book, and several lines of beautiful handwritten manuscripts suddenly appeared in Loen's eyes.
"Noble Son of God! You shine like the sun,
Go to the beach and sing to the tide.
Pour the sound of joy into this sacred abyss,
There is the quiet place in your heart, away from the noise of ships,
Hidden deep beneath the waves, in a peaceful cave.
There lives blue Thetis, goddess of the sea, who protects you.
She is a close friend of poetry and wine, a wise nymph.
She once lovingly helped Dionysus up from distress on the rocks.
Accompanied by the gentle song of the waves, she opens her arms to him who is tired..."
Thetis stepped forward and picked up the parchment on the ground at lightning speed, quickly put it into the book, and stuffed it under the pillow. The whole set of movements was as smooth as flowing water, done in one go without any pause.
But even if he hadn't finished reading it, Loen already knew most of the rest of the poem.
Because he wrote this poem himself.
Of course, to be more precise, it is his work that was shamelessly plagiarized and tampered with based on the poem "Achilles" by the classical romantic poet Hölderlin.
The purpose of doing so was actually to record the confrontation between Lykurgos, the king of Thracian, and Dionysus, the god of wine, on the island of Cyprus into the "Divine Word" and to beautify it in a literary and artistic way that would be beneficial to one's own development.
After all, the original poem about the battle between the two sides in the future "Iliad" portrayed him as too cheap.
"Because he fought against the gods,
Dionysus's nurse drove down from sacred Mount Nyssa,
They were goaded to death by Lycurgus the murderer,
Dionysus escaped into the waves, and Thetis took the terrified Dionysus into her arms.
The roar of mortals still makes him tremble..."
However, because he added too much personal opinion and wanted to whitewash his unscrupulous behavior of dragging a good family into trouble, Lorne accidentally changed the style of the poem, making his encounter with Thetis more ambiguous.
At that time, I was considering getting the sea goddess to join the group and leaving some confusing things on paper to prevent her from jumping ship and stabbing me in the back.
Lorne simply went along with it and included this hymn about their "friendship".
But times have changed, they have gone through many hardships, their relationship has long been stable, and a subtle chemical reaction has developed.
Correspondingly, the meaning of this poem, which originally harboured sinister intentions, seems to become more and more out of place the more one ponders it.
On the surface, it is a praise of friendship, but secretly it is more like - a declaration of love?
When this answer popped into Loen's mind, he felt a stomachache.
He now seemed to understand why Thetis was willing to take the risk and bring him to the underworld to find the soul of Adonis.
"Ahem, let's talk business." Thetis coughed lightly to break the silence in the room, then walked carefully to the door, looked vigilantly through the crack in the door at the dark courtyard, and after confirming that no one was there, he gently closed the door and set up a ban, then turned around and looked at his teammates beside him: "What's going on outside? What's going on?"
"It's not good. The road outside has been blocked. The ones leading the team are the god of sleep and the three goddesses of vengeance." Loen tactfully looked away, spread his hands, and informed Thetis of the situation.
But then, after seeing Thetis frowning, he changed the subject: "But the good news is that I found where Adonis is, and the exit from the underworld. Once the storm is over and the guards outside are relaxed, we can sneak out."
"Well, the underworld holds countless Titans, gods, monsters, and sinful souls. It's impossible for it to stop for too long just for one or two people."
Thetis nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and made a rational analysis.
"So, we just need to hide here for a while and wait and see what happens?"
"That's right."
"Okay, I understand. You can go back and rest first."
Lorne stood in the room without moving, and spoke with a dry cough.
"There is only one empty room, which King Minos urgently cleaned up for us to hide in..."
"What about Sisyphus?"
"He is being held in the makeshift prison of the Inquisition."
“…”
Thetis was speechless, an unnatural blush appeared on her face, and her eyes were hesitant.
Seeing that the other party had misunderstood, Luo En quickly said: "Don't worry, I will sleep downstairs and you sleep on the bed. We are just running for our lives, and we will only stay for a few days. I will definitely not disturb you."
Upon hearing the other party's assurance, Thetis was obviously relieved and took out a quilt to prepare a temporary resting place for this reliable ally.
As the night deepened, Thetis tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, and looked under the bed from time to time.
The face bathed in the moonlight, the eyebrows are like swords, the nose is straight, the closed eyes reveal a calm and elegant bookish air, the facial lines are soft and delicate, and the overall facial features reveal a sense of wildness and unruliness under the delicate and handsome appearance, which makes people's heart beat.
but……
Thetis looked at him for a long time and sighed.
"What's wrong? Are you worried about something?" A deep and gentle voice echoed in the bedroom. Loen, with his eyes closed, opened his mouth to ask.
Obviously, he was still somewhat alert to the outside world and had not completely fallen asleep.
What about just now?
Thetis realized that her every move had been clearly sensed by someone next to her, and a blush appeared on her beautiful face.
Lorne, who was lying on the floor, opened his eyes with a smile and turned to look at the bed on the side.
"If you can't sleep, why don't you tell me what's bothering you?"
Those two purple eyes in the darkness were like a pair of crystal clear gems.
"Yes, there is..." Thetis nodded, but then changed the subject, "But you can't help me."
"How do you know if you don't try?" Luo En retorted with a smile, and promised softly, "Don't worry, when you get out of the underworld, if there is any trouble that needs to be solved, tell me as soon as possible, and I will do my best to help you."
As he spoke, Lorne winked and spoke in a teasing tone.
"After all, I still owe you three favors."
However, the gloom on Thetis's face was not alleviated at all by Ron's witty remarks, but became even more severe.
"If the trouble is..."
Thetis stopped talking abruptly, bit her lip and turned her head away in frustration.
"Forget it, go to bed early."
"Okay! I will help you clear up the trouble, no matter who the other party is!"
Along with the resounding murmur in my ears, the figure on the floor raised his hand and pointed upwards.
"...by the River Styx!"
Hearing that solemn promise, Thetis's somewhat dead heart began to ripple and her face was moved.
Seeing that the gloom on his ally's brow had been mostly diluted, a faint smile appeared in Loen's eyes.
The only thing that bothers this sea goddess is Zeus's covetousness and fear.
Even though she is burdened with the prophecy that "her son will eventually surpass his father", she is not safe and her marriage may be out of her control.
That is why Thetis looked so sad after reading the "love poem".
For Loen, it was only a matter of time before he defeated Zeus.
If you drive away one sheep, you also let go two sheep.
Since he couldn't avoid it, he might as well take this opportunity to improve Thetis's favor and reassure this sea goddess who had helped him a lot recently.
Thinking of this, Loen stretched lazily and closed his eyes happily.
"Are you relieved? Then I can go to sleep?"
"Um……"
Thetis nodded slightly, and then no longer resisted the sleepiness in her head and fell asleep peacefully.
This time, she slept very soundly and felt extremely at ease.
The next day, after drinking with King Minos as usual, Loen walked into the bedroom and found that his bed had been folded up for some reason.
"Come up and sleep." Thetis, who had gone to bed early, closed the book, pointed to an empty seat, and spoke.
"Well, that's not a good idea." Lorne questioned subconsciously, and then added, "I mean, for you..."
Thetis shook her head and replied seriously: "Only if you rest well and maintain the best physical strength and energy can you lead me out safely."
"It seems to be true!" After careful consideration of the sincere advice of the sea goddess, Loen followed her advice and got into the soft and warm bed.
Of course, the quilt is divided into two.
As Lorne lay down beside him, Thetiston felt sleepy, closed his eyes peacefully, and soon fell into a sleep, with a comfortable and relaxed smile on his beautiful face.
It seemed that since that night, the man beside her could always give her a wonderful sense of security, which made her sleep quality improve by leaps and bounds.
But in contrast, Loen's feeling was not so good.
It can even be said to be torture.
Because Thetis had a very bad sleeping posture, she wrapped herself in the quilt and clung to him like an octopus. Her arms were wrapped tighter and tighter, and the smile on her face became more and more intense, as if she was treating him as a human pillow.
Damn it...
Lorne stared at the beams above his head with wide eyes, groaning as he waited for dawn.
He thought this erotic torture would continue, but one day when he was drinking as usual, Lorne saw King Minos walk into an empty bedroom as if nothing had happened, and then came out with two bottles of fine wine.
Luo En couldn't help but ask: "Is there no one there?"
"yes."
"Didn't you say there was only one room?"
"I can open eight out of ten and change them for free."
King Minos glanced across and asked calmly.
"So, are you coming?"
Luo En hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and declined: "Forget it, let's just stay in the original room."
King Minos nodded slightly and then extended two fingers.
"Twenty jars of honey wine. Remember to return them to me."
"Ah? Why? Isn't housing free?"
"It's free to open two, but it only costs you twenty jars to open one."
The old man picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then looked at the clerk meaningfully.
"Old fox..." Luo En cursed inwardly and immediately realized that he had been tricked.
"Or, if you marry my two daughters in Athens, I will give you forty jars?"
"Drink yours!"
Loen did not respond. He reluctantly took out twenty jars of fairy honey wine from his small warehouse and sealed them decisively.
King Minos picked up the filled wine glass and sighed helplessly.
This kid is obviously not a moral role model who follows the rules. Why doesn't he like to eat grass in his own backyard?
This was true of the sea nymphs who slept in the same bed with him in the house, and of the ones in Athens...
It seems that we need to let them be more proactive.
The throne of Crete remains vacant.
Just as the old father underground was muttering to himself, the two princesses staying on the God of War Mountain sneezed loudly.
(End of this chapter)
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