NABC Chapter 797 I will love you forever
Chapter 797 I will love you forever
Chapter 797 I will love you forever (3)
The spiral stone steps leading to the top floor are so narrow that only one person can pass at a time.
The edges of the steps were worn smooth and rounded by countless feet, and they creaked when stepped on.
Every few steps along the wall, there was a wall lamp that had long since gone out, its base rusted a dark red. Occasionally, bats would flutter out from the gaps in the lamp.
Yu Zhizhi lifted the hem of her light purple skirt and slowly walked towards the upper floor of the tower.
On the top floor, she saw the iron gate leading to the rooftop.
The Duke came into her sight.
"Lady Platinum," Yu Zhizhi called softly.
The rooftop is about half the size of a playground, with irregular stone slabs on the ground, and short moss and unidentified wild grass growing in the gaps.
Most of the surrounding battlements have collapsed, and the remaining sections are tightly entangled by vines.
The duke's deep purple robes draped over the stone slabs, the cuffs embroidered with dark silver snake patterns, intertwining with the moss and vines to create a profound and desolate scene.
"This is a place I used to sneak into when I was a child. I haven't been here for many years."
...Hmm?
Was His Majesty the Duke a child?
Yu Zhizhi stood beside him.
The wind was strong. It rushed in through the gap in the tower, howling like someone blowing a horn in the distance.
Looking down from here, you can see half of Valoran.
"The view here is great..." she smiled.
“Yes.” The Duke turned his head and looked down at her. “When my grandfather returns in triumph, we will be here, where we can be the first to see the golden flag fluttering.”
grandfather……
The Duke did not mention his father, and Yu Zhizhi had never heard of him from anyone else, so she still did not know anything about the Duke's father.
As for the Duke's mother, Lady Sophia, Yu Zhizhi often heard about her.
She comes from the land of prophecy.
Yu Zhizhi's gaze fell on the inside of the tower's wall.
There was a stone slab that had been polished to a very smooth surface, with a few crooked characters faintly engraved on it.
She couldn't help but lift her skirt, leaning towards the tower wall, bending slightly, her fingers tracing the rough, dilapidated surface: "I..."
Yu Zhizhi read it aloud: "I won't cry?"
As if by some kind of telepathy, Yu Zhizhi immediately guessed who had made the carving.
The Duke looked at those words and remained silent for a long time.
After a long while, he spoke: "That day, I only ranked second in the trial, and my mother imprisoned me in the water dungeon. I stayed in the water for seven days before my mother finally remembered me. She wasn't in the capital, so she had the steward release me."
"So...you came to this place and left these words?"
“I don’t remember.” A faint smile flashed in the Duke’s golden vertical pupils. “I was punished too many times, I forgot which time I left these words.”
"The serpent clan has strict rules, especially towards me. My father and mother had no affection for each other; they only married to produce a child with the [Cloud Mist] talent, nothing more."
Yu Zhizhi asked in confusion, "How did they know you would awaken the Cloud Mist talent?"
Suddenly, her dark eyes widened: "A prophecy?!"
The Duke nodded: "Yes."
“From the moment I was born, I carried the mission of my entire family. The meaning of my existence is to eternally protect the civilization of the Valoran Empire. The prophecy says that natural disasters will eventually come, but Valoran will never perish.”
【Clouds and Mist】, the strongest faction-based talent since ancient times.
Where clouds and mist shroud, no one can defeat the gifted one of clouds and mist.
Yu Zhizhi looked at the crooked little characters and felt a lump in her throat.
Orc babies are blessed at birth. Does the Duke receive one?
He had always worked hard for the prosperity of the Valoran Empire. Yu Zhizhi only thought it was because of his identity and status, but she never thought that even his birth was for the continuation of the empire's civilization.
"Then... your marriage to a female of the snake clan, is that also a prophecy?"
"Hmm." "Will the prophecy change?"
"will not."
Yu Zhizhi suddenly felt very sad.
Her eyes were red as she stared at the small print, the lines of text becoming blurred.
The Duke raised his hand and gently touched her rabbit ears: "The prophecy will not change, but it can also be disobeyed."
Starting with the assassination of the snake clan female on the day of her engagement, the ruling elders of the snake clan ushered in a bloody purge.
Yu Zhizhi looked puzzled: "The prophecy will come true."
How can we not follow the rules?
The Duke did not answer her question. He simply took a half step forward, leaned slightly forward, and stared intently at her with his golden vertical pupils.
"Zhizhi, if I break this rule of the snake clan and marry a snake woman, will you be happy?"
Yu Zhizhi stared at him blankly.
The Duke reached out and stroked her cheek, his voice gentle: "Tell me. I want the truth."
Yu Zhizhi's cheeks flushed slightly, and she nodded gently.
……happy.
She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt as if her whole heart was being soaked in warm honey water, swelling up and swelling, with every pore radiating sweetness.
The Duke smiled slightly, lowered his head, and kissed the little rabbit's trembling ears.
Yu Zhizhi couldn't help but snuggle into his arms: "...Your Grace, why is this place so deserted?"
"Hmm? Maybe my mother found out I was here and ordered this place to be sealed off."
Yu Zhizhi was stunned.
She looked up at the Duke calmly recounting this past event, and her heart ached even more: "You won't even be given a space to heal?"
“It’s alright. I have one now.” The Duke gazed intently at the little female rabbit before him.
The little rabbit that could heal him was right in front of him.
The Duke slowly approached her and gently kissed her lips.
The wind picked up on the rooftop.
His deep purple robe and light purple skirt intertwined, and Yu Zhizhi felt her chest burning. She embraced the Duke in front of her, feeling his passionate yet tender kiss.
His lips fell with force, his tongue prying open her teeth and plunging in, dancing with her clumsy tongue.
Yu Zhizhi was breathless from the kiss, her fingers clenching the fabric of his shirt like a drowning person clinging to a piece of driftwood.
The Duke held her waist with one hand and supported the back of her head with the other, pulling her into his arms.
Yu Zhizhi was dazed from the kisses when she realized that the Duke had picked her up.
She looked at him with a puzzled expression.
The Duke was also looking down at her, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Go to the carriage. Or are you going to stay here?"
Yu Zhizhi's cheeks suddenly burned!
She buried her face in the Duke's chest.
The Duke carried her into the carriage, and none of his entourage were allowed to approach.
It wasn't until nightfall that the Duke wrapped the little rabbit completely in his deep purple robe.
The carriage headed toward the Duke's mansion.
Yu Zhizhi's voice came softly: "Your Grace, I forgot to buy food for the children..."
Waaah, she thought she would be back soon.
I didn't expect it to take so long...
The little ones must be getting impatient!
The Duke chuckled: "Don't worry, it's all been bought. We've prepared one for each of them, according to their tastes."
See you tomorrow~