Jade Dragon Swordsman
There is a taste in the heart
Thien Yu finally found a magnificent building, which stood in the middle of the lake whose water was green.
Thien Yu, is this palace the moss palace that the middle-aged woman said it was?" xiozi asked as he pointed towards the magnificent palace building in the middle of the lake.
"Looking at the sighting it seems like it is a palace of moss," Thien Yu replied.
"How do we get there?" ask Xiozi back.
Thien Yu fell silent and digested the situation and then he said, "It seems like the queen wants to test our intelligence, logically if we jump straight there it is impossible, because the distance from here to the moss palace is very far. And I think there's another way to the palace" Thien Yu replied.
After thinking again for a moment, Thien Yu finally invited Xiozi to walk on the water because Thien Yu was sure that the other way was the only one to go to the moss palace, just walk on the surface of the green lake water.
"Thien Yu, instead of walking on water is more impossible, let's see the ripples of the lake water is so flowing that indicates if there is no bridge leading there," said Xiozi.
Hearing Xiozi's words, Thien Yu could only smile with the innocence displayed by the young lady who had been nearby.
"Xiozi, we are guests of the palace, there is no way the queen will trouble us, let's see the palace gate that is in front of us, means that the road to it is also in front of us, trust me you won't get into the lake water" Thien Yu said.
Thien Yu slowly grabbed Xiozi's hand, and led him to walk on the surface of the lake water.
Xiozi was very surprised by the courage of Thien Yu who dared to hold his hand, and somehow Xiozi was unable to shake Thien Yu's hand.
"What happened to me?, why could I only recede when Thien Yu held my hand, and why did I feel as if I was being protected by her existence? Damn it!, don't don't let me have fallen in love with Thien Yu," Xiozi's inner panic.
What Thien Yu said was true proved, the surface of the lake water like a land that can be stepped on. It made Xiozi even more amazed by the thought power of the young man who was holding his hand, and unconsciously Xiozi returned Thien Yu's grip while looking at Thien Yu's face with a meaningful look.
Sensing Xiozi returning his hand, made Thien Yu's feeling soar and flowered.
Shortly after the two of them arrived in front of the palace gate, it seemed that the moss palace queen had stood up to welcome the two of them.
"Where's the trip to here, are you having a hard time?" ask the queen.
"I think the test you give is only intended for ordinary humans, unlike me who is this genius," Thien Yu replied proudly as he glanced at Xiozi who was standing beside him.
Feeling that Thien Yu's words were directed at him, Xiozi reacted by pinching Thien Yu's stomach firmly, revealing his pouting face.
Getting a pinch from Xiozi, making Thien Yu grimace in pain, he also stroked his stomach elus which was painful due to the pinches from Xiozi.
Still grimacing in pain, Thien Yu looked at Xiozi's face. "Ah.hh, why is Xiozi so beautiful with a face like this," Thien Yu said in his heart.
Suddenly the voice of the moss queen melted the atmosphere. "Have it been, you better come with me to the palace I have prepared dishes for you both" he said.
There were so many fresh fruits on the table, but there was no food in the form of game animals there that made Thien Yu frown.
"Please sit down" said the queen who made Thien Yu and Xiozi immediately sit on the bench of the dining table that has been provided.
"You two must be wondering why there's not a single hunted animal on this dining table, right?" ask the queen who is known as Meyling.
Both Thien Yu and Xiozi looked at each other for a moment, then set their eyes on Queen Meyling and simultaneously nodded their heads.
It was seen Queen Meyling took a deep breath and exhaled slowly out of the land, before long the queen told her.
"Previously, the palace forest and palace lake there are many hunted animals, both in the form of fish, deer, forest rabbits and so on, because we are also fans of living things to make us care for the forest and lake ecosystem.
At that time the lives of my people were so prosperous and without the slightest lack of food.
All our happiness was lost after the purple demon spider came and destroyed everything in the moss kingdom.
My husband died fighting with her and I was badly injured at the time. After the fight that had occurred up to this second I could not change my body shape into the green snake of the lake lord you saw earlier.
After the defeat of the moss kingdom, we had to provide food for him in the form of bloody living creatures, and the food must be provided every day with fresh and alive conditions.
With a large diet, gradually hunted animals were exhausted. The only way for all of us to survive the hunger of the purple demon spider, is to search for humans as a source of food for him.
We also made holes that led to the surface, to penetrate the dimensions of where we are with the world of humans like you.
Some time passed, the source of food of the profit we can still provide, until in the end the abduction of the humans that we do can be known by the kingdom of the heavenly reed.
At that time my generals could be trapped by the soldiers of the heavenly reed kingdom and imprisoned in the dungeon by the king of the heavenly reed kingdom, that news reached my ears by one of the words of the moss palace warriors who had managed to escape from there, and to this day we have no news of all those who were caught, is he alive, or is he dead.
Once there is no way for all of us to find a source of food for the purple demon spider, then, so we all hold a lottery and whoever gets hit by it then he will be the one who will be the food for the giant profit, not least me and my son.
For my son, a few days ago he was hit by a lottery and had to be the food of the profit, I could not do anything because all that has become our agreement.
Queen Meyling shed her tears, sobbing and continuing her story.
Currently there are about 300 inhabitants of the moss kingdom, both residents and residents of the palace have all been counted. All this time we tried to survive by eating the fruits of the forest like the ones on this table, because there was no other choice for all of us to survive.
The sight of the two of you having killed the purple demon spider, made us all rejoice and be able to breathe with relief because the frightening specter that had been haunting our lives had vanished.
Thank you for all you have done for our kingdom" Queen Meyling said.