Chapter 230 Zeus: Slander! They slandered me! (2.6k)
Of course, the reason why the whitewashing went so smoothly was all because Apollo had a natural trust in his own sister.
And as long as Loen does some artistic processing and labels what Artemis did as "well-intentioned", Apollo will naturally think so.
——My sister must have a reason for doing this!
——Even if I have to threaten him with my friends, it’s for his own good!
——All the mistakes are my own!
On the contrary, if the main target of whitewashing is set as Loen himself, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to convince Apollo, this stubborn donkey.
After all, this brother-in-law was extremely wary and hostile towards him, and would probably be skeptical of any good words about him and would think twice before verifying them.
Therefore, selling things directly is doomed to fail.
Once the "great, glorious and righteous" tone was established for Artemis, then Lorne, as the executor, was indirectly whitewashed in both his actions and motives.
"Listen, although I was lucky enough to save Asclepius, this matter is very serious. The fewer people involved, the better, especially your sister. I don't want her to be involved. So from now on, I will be fully responsible for Asclepius' safety!"
"Um……"
Apollo nodded slightly, then looked at the face that once made him extremely disgusted and repulsed. He hesitated for a long time, and finally grumbled through gritted teeth.
"Thank you, thank you..."
After saying this, the God of Light seemed to have broken through some shackles in his heart, and his gloomy mood suddenly became much better. The figure in front of him that originally disgusted him seemed to be much more pleasing to the eye.
He is so good to his sister, willing to take risks for his sister's words, and even willing to disobey Zeus' orders. How bad can this guy be?
——In the past, I probably misunderstood him.
At this time, Loen still looked indifferent to Apollo's gratitude.
"I'm not doing this for you, but for Lady Artemis. She has helped me a lot. And this boy, Asclepius, is also to my liking."
"Well, I know, one thing is another."
Apollo nodded slightly, remaining calm on the surface, but his gaze towards the opposite side was even softer.
Looking carefully, this guy is a frank and upright person, and doesn't seem to be that annoying...
Unconsciously, Apollo's opinion of someone gradually changed.
"That's enough. Serve your sentence well and don't do anything rash until your labor in Thessaly is over."
As he spoke, Lorne stood up from the ground and prepared to leave.
However, before he took a few steps, he felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Apollo on the side subconsciously reached out and grabbed Loen's arm, supporting his former rival.
But as soon as the two sides' bodies touched, the God of Light's expression changed slightly.
"Your body..."
"It doesn't matter. If you want to snatch someone from His Majesty the Divine King, you will have to pay a price."
Loen answered lightly, then raised his hand and gently pushed Apollo away.
At this moment, the God of Light looked at the enemy in front of him whom he once hated so much, and his eyes became more and more complicated.
His divinity rapidly declined, his divine blood was nearly exhausted, and the vitality in his body was like a candle in the wind, swaying unsteadily.
Apparently, he paid a heavy price to save the soul of Asclepius from Zeus.
After all, this was something that even he was not sure he could do at his peak. Even if he, a mere follower of God, succeeded, the loss would definitely be huge.
"Why? Are you worried that I can't protect Asclepius?"
Lorne glanced at Apollo, whose expression was changing constantly, and promised seriously.
"Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised Artemis as long as I am alive!"
As he spoke, he took some light steps and walked towards the mountain path in the distance.
There was no other way. First, he resurrected the snake mother Echidna in the Arima crypt, and then rushed all the way to the crime scene, providing a large amount of divine blood and divinity to incarnate the soul of Asclepius...
Two consecutive resurrection ceremonies, each one was extremely difficult. Even though he had the resurrection power of the [Crown], it was basically drained out. It was a rare perseverance that he could hold on until Thessaly did not fall.
Of course, with high risk comes high reward.
"etc!"
Hearing the call from behind, Lorne raised the corners of his lips subtly.
Look, the person who pays the bill is here.
At this moment, seeing Loen turning back, Apollo gritted his teeth, took out a bronze elephant emblem from his arms, raised his hand and threw it over.
“Here!”
As he took the heavy weight in his hand, Loen looked surprised.
"What?"
"Something that can save your life!"
Apollo turned his head and answered in a cold and hard voice.
Loen lowered his eyes and looked at the horse pulling the bronze chariot on the bronze elephant emblem and the "sun" hanging on the chariot. He felt the scorching heat contained in them and suddenly understood everything in his heart.
——The sun chariot of the sun god Helios!
——Due to the negligence of Phaethon, the son of Helios, the authority over the [Sun] was taken away from him and handed over to Apollo, the god of light.
However, Apollo had not had time to fully digest this power at that time, and was exiled to Thessaly to serve his sentence because of the death of Pan.
Afterwards, Artemis took over the Temple of Light and temporarily maintained the basic operation of theocracy for Apollo, and the [Sun Chariot] fell into the hands of the hunting goddess.
As for the reason why this thing returned to Apollo's hands, Loen estimated that it was probably because after the riot of the Ceganthes giants, Artemis was worried that Apollo, who had just broken up with the Nine Muses, would get into trouble, so while rushing to Thessaly to educate her brother, she also returned the [Sun Chariot] to its original owner in case of an emergency.
Lorne shook his head and refused righteously.
"This is yours, I can't take it!"
"From now on it's yours," Apollo snorted, adding seriously, "You've risked your life to save Asclepius. I won't put you in any trouble, nor do I want to owe you any more favors."
Then, the God of Light explained calmly: "In addition to its destructive power, the Sun also has the property of illuminating the earth, which can promote the emergence of vitality in all things. Absorbing this divine power may be able to replenish the loss of divinity and vitality in your body, allowing you to recover as soon as possible."
Luo En showed a hint of worry at the right time: "What are you going to do?"
"This thing has the same properties as Light, so I don't need it for now. Besides, my labor service in Thessaly will end soon, so who dares to touch me? I haven't fallen to the point where a subordinate god has to worry about me!"
After that, Apollo waved his hand impatiently.
"I asked you to accept it, so accept it. From now on, we are even!"
Looking at the determined and arrogant figure, Loen had no choice but to nod, agreeing to this "fair and just" deal, and once again made a solemn promise.
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect Asclepius!"
"Are you still not leaving? Admetus' reinforcements are coming!"
Apollo looked at Loen who was still standing there, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and snorted, pointing at the smoke and dust rising in the distance.
In order to avoid further misunderstanding, Loen had to turn around and walk towards the mountain path.
Just as his figure was about to disappear into the dense shade of the forest, he seemed to remember something, stopped, turned around, looked seriously at Apollo who was standing there, and spoke sincerely.
"Finally, I need to make one thing clear to you. The rebellion of the Gigantes giants really had nothing to do with me."
"Okay, got it..."
Apollo nodded, his tone calm, and watched Lorne's figure disappear into the dense forest.
At this time, accompanied by a thunderous sound of horse hooves, King Admetus of Thessaly led his Divine Blood Guards to the scene, looking around murderously.
"Where's that guy? Where did he go?"
"I'm fine, that guy isn't an enemy either, we just have some misunderstandings."
Apollo raised his hand slightly to calm down his friend who wanted to chase after him.
Admetus breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that it was a false alarm. "That's good. Let's go back to the city first. Let's not think about these unhappy things today. Let's get drunk."
Apollo nodded, then his eyes flickered and he spoke casually.
"By the way, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time. Can I invite him to come as well?"
"Of course, my friend!"
The hospitable King of Thessaly waved his hand, and several God's Blood Guards took the initiative to come forward with orders to invite the middle-aged slave named "Neptune" who was fishing on the beach.
Watching the messenger disappear from his sight, Apollo lowered his head, with intense gloom and coldness emerging in his eyes.
Since the father is so heartless, don't blame the son for being filial in his own way!
(End of this chapter)
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