For a moment, Sang Luo seemed bewitched, forgetting to breathe, staring blankly at Minos, her soul as if absorbed into the man's clear blue eyes.
She had imagined more than once what a breathtakingly beautiful face lay beneath the white veil, but when she truly saw it, she realized that mortal imagination could never match the exquisite artistry of the gods. It was a kind of sacred beauty that was hard to look at directly, like a ray of light entering the abyss, like pure snow on the peaks of mountains… Words could hardly describe it, leaving one lost in thought and speechless.
At the same time, an extremely strong sense of being watched and unease suddenly arose in Sang Luo's heart!
All secrets had nowhere to hide.
The sense of crisis triggered the body's instinctive defense, allowing Sang Luo's thoughts to quickly withdraw and regain clarity. She instantly closed her eyes, but fearing that this unusual behavior would arouse suspicion, she pretended to rub her eyelids.
"What's wrong?" The young man considerately offered a silk handkerchief.
"It's nothing, a small bug seems to have flown into my eye, it's a little uncomfortable." Sang Luo naturally reached out and took the handkerchief he offered. When she opened her eyes again, the sense of being watched had disappeared.
An illusion?
Or perhaps…
Sang Luo lowered her head and drank a cup of hot tea, the steam swirling around, obscuring her thoughts.
Minos didn't pay attention to this little interlude. He sat back down opposite her, propping his chin with one hand, looking at her leisurely, "You haven't answered my question yet."
Sang Luo didn't dare to look at him rashly again, "What question?"
"What does esteemed female think of me?"
"…Very beautiful," Sang Luo said truthfully.
"Thank you for the esteemed female's praise, but esteemed female understands that's not what I wanted to ask."
Sang Luo was speechless.
Minos was indeed very beautiful, not the androgynous beauty of Aze, nor the glamorous and enchanting beauty of Fei Yuan, but a kind of divine beauty that was extremely distancing, coldly and ruthlessly overlooking all things in the world, making people revere and kneel at his feet, willing to become his followers, not daring to have any blasphemous thoughts.
Except for not being suitable as a beastman husband, he's good at everything else.
"I don't like you," she said decisively.
Minos was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting her to reject him so quickly. His light golden eyelashes trembled slightly, concealing a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "Perhaps it's a little impolite to ask this, but I still want to know, why?"
"You are very good, perfectly flawless, but I am still in the Holy Temple, nominally the Holy Son's female, you are overstepping." The man in front of her had an unknown and dangerous quality that Sang Luo couldn't see through. The more beautiful the flower, the more dangerous and poisonous it is. The trace of tender feelings produced by the suspension bridge effect also disappeared without a trace. She casually made up a reason to prevaricate.
After finishing the meal, she wiped her mouth and stood up, "Thank you for the hospitality, this is my thank you gift, I should go now."
Sang Luo took out a bag of beast crystals from her space, as a reward for Minos helping her three times, and for this delicious meal.
Minos didn't accept it, "It's just a small favor, no thanks needed."
Sang Luo knew the hidden meaning, but didn't want to get involved with him anymore. She put the Qiankun bag on the table and got up to leave.
Minos's voice came from behind her,
"Stay in the Holy Temple."
Sang Luo couldn't ignore the strangeness in her heart any longer.
What exactly is Minos's identity?
The only ones who could give her that sense of crisis were beastmen above the imperial rank. There weren't many imperial-rank beastmen in the Holy Temple. She had caused such a big mess, but until now, no patrol team had come to search…
A trace of probing arose in her heart. She turned back and looked directly into the young man's blue eyes,
"What if I say no?"
A golden light flashed from Minos's fingertips, and the dining table was as clean as new, the clean silver plates, knives, and forks neatly arranged and stacked, "The Holy Temple chose you to come here to breed offspring with the Holy Son. Esteemed female, would you like to meet the Holy Son before making a decision?"
"I don't want to meet him. I heard that your Holy Son has been childless for thousands of years, he's—sexually, in, potent!" Sang Luo curled her lips into a wicked smile, saying each word slowly and deliberately.
Minos peeled a spirit fruit, the peel as neat as a ribbon falling from his fingertips into the silver plate, "Possibly."
"Hmph! If he can't give birth, why did he have to trick me over here? I curse him to be impotent for the rest of his life!" Sang Luo took the fruit he handed over and took a fierce bite.
An innocent fruit seemed to be eaten with a tearing sensation.
The trace of doubt in her heart disappeared again. The most important thing to a male is his manhood. Sang Luo has never met a male who could endure such ridicule. They couldn't wait to prove their strength and vigor to her.
"Esteemed female has caused quite a stir these past few days. Fortunately, your identity has not been revealed. The Holy Temple is thoroughly investigating the 'destroyer'. Once caught, they will be severely punished. Please, for your own safety, do not try to escape again. Stay in your residence and wait three more days, you will receive an answer."
Three days.
Isn't that the day of the Holy Son's wedding?
Sang Luo looked up in surprise. The young man was gone.
She searched the palace all over, but couldn't find a trace of him. Minos had left.
As soon as Sang Luo walked out of the palace, she saw a team of guards searching. She quickly teleported back to her residence.
Three days it is!
Just three days of being well-behaved. She wanted to see what kind of satisfactory answer the Holy Temple could give her after three days.
She missed her beastman husbands and cubs very much.
She didn't know if Little Koi had woken up yet. She had originally agreed to go back to the Sea Emperor Palace next month to accompany Aze. He seemed to have something important to tell her, probably because Little Koi was about to wake up… Sang Luo didn't want to miss her daughter's awakening and wanted to personally witness that moment. Being trapped in this broken place, she didn't know when she could leave.
Sang Luo curled up with her pillow and quilt, her thoughts gradually drifting away. She thought of the two phoenix eggs she had laid not long ago. She didn't know where Fei Yuan had gone to incubate them. How long would it take to hatch the cubs? She couldn't help but wonder how he was incubating the eggs. Would he really turn into a beast form like an old hen and lie on them to incubate them… Thinking about it, she couldn't help but laugh. She looked up and saw the white ceiling, with no one by her side, her heart slowly becoming cold and lonely…
Longing, a tide of longing…
Were her beastman husbands and children also missing her at this moment?
She had originally agreed to go to the Western Continent for a look and then return, but it had been half a month since they had met. Si Ye must be anxious.
They were her attachments in this world.
Without her attachments by her side, there was no joy in staying here.
In the evening, the serving palace servants brought food, unfamiliar faces.
Sang Luo asked and learned that Vanessa had been transferred away, replaced by two diligent male servants to serve her.
The food was also much richer, even better than the day before, with top-grade holy fruits exuding a rich spiritual energy.
She wasn't pregnant and couldn't eat such nourishing things, so she only ate the food and put the holy fruits into her space to save for later.
Three days passed in a flash.
The Holy Temple sent someone.
