Chapter 263: Catching a Couple
After considering for a moment, Loen carefully repeated his previous remarks.
"Sending you home is just a side job, so there's no need to repay me. After all, I didn't help you much before, and I caused you a lot of trouble..."
"Just ask me if you want it. Are you afraid that I can't afford it?"
Hera frowned and snorted, looking displeased.
Lorne thought about it and spoke sincerely.
"Then give me a smile. The time I spent with you was the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen!"
“…”
The unexpected answer left Hera stunned.
Seeing this, Loen looked embarrassed.
"Why, can't I?"
"boring……"
Hera came back to her senses and glared at Loen, snorted coldly and turned her head away, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose slightly, outlining a faint smile.
Loen caught the subtle change in expression, and a sense of accomplishment arose in his heart.
Sure enough, no matter how cold a person appears on the surface, she longs for warmth in her heart.
It seemed that the ice in the patient's heart had begun to melt gradually under his treatment.
“Buzz!”
Just as the atmosphere in front of the holy spring was gradually undergoing subtle changes, a ray of light lit up on the stone wall.
When Hera saw this, her face suddenly became gloomy and resentful.
"That evil creature is born!"
"Bastard?"
"It is the evil fetus that my husband left behind when he made peace with his great-granddaughter Alcmene last time!"
Hearing Hera's gritted teeth answer, Loen's eyelids couldn't help but jump.
His father is Zeus, and his mother is the granddaughter of the great hero Perseus, and the great-granddaughter of the God-King - Alcmene. So, isn't this child the future Hercules?
Legend has it that Olympus needs to go through three wars of gods before theocracy can be completely consolidated.
They are the War of the Titans, the War of Typhon, and the War of the Giants...
The first two have been settled, and only the battle with the giants of the Guigantes has not yet taken place.
According to the [Revelation] of the Three Goddesses of Fate, Hercules is the key to victory in this war.
No wonder Zeus fought with Hera because of this affair, and even went so far as to severely injure his former wife, because this was related to his position as a god and the prosperity of Olympus.
Realizing that he seemed to have gotten into a huge trouble, Lorne's throat felt a little dry.
At this moment, Hera closed her eyes for a moment, then slowly opened them with a gloomy look in her eyes.
"Found it, it seems to be in Thebes?"
As the patron saint of women and children, as well as a professional killer of mistresses and terminator of illegitimate children, she naturally has a way of sensing the birth of certain special people.
Feeling the murderous atmosphere, Loen, who was also the illegitimate son of the God King, was considering whether to run away when Hera stepped forward.
"Are you from Thebes too? Just in time, take me there!"
“…”
Another group of strong men were temporarily conscripted, and Loen was depressed and speechless.
Why did he put on a vest for no reason? In order to pretend to be more convincing, he even revealed his ancestral home.
It is true that he is a Theban by blood, but Crete and Athens are his real home.
Moreover, Alcmene, whom Hera wanted to kill, was not an orthodox Theban. She was a Mycenaean princess who was exiled to Thebes after committing a crime.
What is going on...
Luo En felt like crying but had no tears. He vaguely felt that his hometown was full of malice towards him.
The first time I refreshed to the birth point, I was killed by Zeus;
The second time he spread Dionysianism, he was persecuted by King Pentheus;
The third time, I actually had to team up with Hera to clear the dungeon in my hometown...
It seems that nothing good will come of having anything to do with Thebestra.
"What are you standing there for? Get in the car!"
Hera's cold snort was heard, and seeing the gloomy face of the queen, Loen didn't dare to say much. He could only obediently get on his bronze chariot, driving two divine horses, and headed towards Thebes.
Traveling quickly all the way, day and night.
It only took about a day and a half for the two to arrive at the territory of Thebes.
It is the autumn harvest season now. The harvested fields are covered with golden straw, and the festive joy of the harvest can be heard from the distant city.
"Faster!"
Hera urged with a gloomy face, as if she couldn't wait to put her rival and illegitimate child to death.
“Wow~~!”
At this moment, a loud baby cry came from a field on one side.
Loen's heart moved, he braked suddenly, then jumped out of the driver's seat, followed the sound, searched in the straw next to him, and picked up a small basket.
"What's going on?" Hera asked with a frown.
"It's a child..." Lorne stretched out his hand and took out a pink and tender baby, his tone full of pity, "It was abandoned by its mother right after it was born. It's so pitiful."
Hera was silent for a moment, then raised her hand slightly: "Let me see..."
Loen hesitated for a moment, then handed the baby in the cradle to Hera on the chariot without leaving a trace, his heart pounding.
At this time and in this place, an abandoned baby appeared in a nearby field. If nothing unexpected happened, it must be the future Hercules.
Fearing revenge from Hera, the Queen of Heaven, Alcmene hid the child in a basket and abandoned it in the field after giving birth.
According to the original historical trajectory, he should have been picked up by Athena and Hera who were passing by, and under Athena's persuasion, Hera breastfed him, thus allowing Hercules to save his life and gain amazing divine power.
But just because Athena could deceive Hera doesn't mean that Ron could do the same.
Moreover, Hera came specifically to hunt down this mother and son because she sensed some information.
Fortunately, as if driven by fate, the queen only held the baby to comfort him for a moment, and then returned the swaddling clothes to Loen's hands.
"It just so happens that we need to go into the city. We can find him a family when the time comes."
Hera gave a gentle instruction and then stopped looking at the delicate and pretty child.
Although she was the patron saint of women and children, and the baby was pink and tender and very lovable, for some reason, she just couldn't like this child.
As the swaddling clothes were back in his hands, Loen's heart, which had been in his throat, finally calmed down.
In order to avoid any more trouble, he drove the chariot to the outskirts of the royal city at full speed, and spoke after stopping.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of finding someone to adopt him."
Hera listened to this usual thoughtfulness, nodded slightly, stood up and walked into the gate of the royal city alone.
After confirming that Hera had left his perception range, Loen touched his back soaked in cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not easy to keep Hercules, the famous illegitimate son, under the nose of the Queen of Heaven.
So, when you grow up, remember to repay me, your brother.
Loen pinched the rosy face of the future Hercules, then followed the crowd into the city and walked towards somewhere in the palace.
Since Hera was hunting Alcmene, he did not dare to send the child back to the mother according to the original historical trajectory.
Otherwise, both mother and child might die, and he himself might also be killed.
Therefore, the person who raised him that Loen thought of was his biological aunt Agaoer.
At that time, his cousin Pentheus was killed because of his cruelty and absurdity in persecuting the followers of the Dionysian Church. His aunt Agave became depressed ever since.
Since she lost a son, let's give her a son as indirect compensation.
Just as Loen was secretly making up his mind, Hercules in his arms suddenly burst into tears.
At the same time, a graceful figure rushed out from the door on one side barefoot, looked around following the crying of the baby, and her eyes finally fixed on a certain place.
Then, she stumbled over the threshold and steps, rushed to Lorne in the alley, and grabbed the swaddling clothes in his hands tightly.
"Child? My child? Is that you?"
Looking at that beautiful face, and the expression of anxiety and surprise on that face, Loen, the person involved, was sweating profusely.
The mother and child are connected and it shouldn't happen at this time, someone will die!
Loen quickly stretched out his hand to cover Alcmene's lips and teeth, and cast dozens of magic spells such as concealment and hallucination, then growled with a dark face.
"Shut up, follow me if you want to live!"
Just as Alcmene was about to speak, a gloomy whisper came into her ears again.
"Hera is here..."
In an instant, the Mycenaean princess trembled and her pale face was full of fear.
Seeing that Alcmene had realized the seriousness of the problem, Loen grabbed the other's arm without saying a word and sneaked out of the city quickly and carefully.
Finally, after a quarter of an hour of anxiety, the three of them finally found their way out of the gate of the royal city.
As they escaped from danger, Alcmene held her son back in her arms, and couldn't help but express her gratitude to the kind stranger in front of her.
"I……"
"Don't say anything, just go as far as possible!"
Loen immediately interrupted Alcmene's politeness, looking around and urging urgently.
Things have gotten to this point and everything is a mess.
Now, all he could do was to find a way out for the mother and son and buy them some time to escape.
As for what happened afterwards, he could do nothing about it.
Hearing the anxiety and uneasiness in the other person's tone, Alcmene immediately picked up her son and nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, be careful, we're leaving now!"
"Come on, where are you going?"
A cold and low voice came from above their heads. Lorne and Alcmene under the city wall looked up at the white-armed goddess who had appeared on the top of the city wall at some point. Their bodies stiffened and their faces changed drastically.
(End of this chapter)
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