289 A New Goddess 1 (2/2)
”Thank you for saving us!”
After taking her seat with her posture like that of a princess, Sofony nodded. She did not tell them to stand up or raise their heads as her attention was taken away by somebody's entrance. Her eyes narrowed and a strange glint flickered across her eyes.
Who would have thought the big fish was so easy to lure out of the waters?
So the slave traders' camp was more important than expected? Perhaps, owned by some bigshots?
The sole guard who survived the weird massacre walked towards her before kneeling respectfully. Behind him was a group of warriors headed by a middle-aged scholar. And while the majority showed an intoxicated expression after seeing her, one of them immediately recovered, replacing the lust in his eyes with extreme vigilance.
With a smile on her lips, she lightly tilted her head and said, ”Governor Su, I suppose?”
The middle-aged man's eyes were sweeping the place around. He held his breath, seeing that there was no other male, much less an army, by the girl's side which greatly alarmed him. Who annihilated Merchant Guo's armed elites then?
”Who are you? Do you know that what you did, killing a merchant and his servants on top of theft of property can put you under the guillotine? You better pray that your excuse will be able to convince me, or else...” In a thunderous voice, he said, trying to intimidate everyone there and established prestige.
But Sofony displayed an uninterested attitude towards the man due to his lack of confidence in his loud roar. Seated in her chair looking as at home as ever, she stretched her arm sideways.
”Have you ever seen anything like this?” She asked back, her words seemingly random.
Everybody's sight followed her movements and in a second, gasps and screams were drowning the place. It all came from the guards who had been staring with an enchanted look at Sofony a while back. Now each of them was staggering back, with aghast faces, and fingers pointing to Sofony's open palm.
”Y-you! W-witch?!!!” Frightened, the governor shouted. He too began to retreat and all colors were drained from his face.
Sofony slowly grinned and turned her head to her right palm which was leisurely controlling the dancing fire that suddenly ignited in the air without warning. Due to her control, it gradually formed a shape, a phoenix that seemingly wanted to fly after letting out a sharp shrill cry. Its temperature was greater than normal fire as despite its size which was only equivalent only to a volleyball's, it could be felt by everyone in the whole room.
The slave girls looked up once before hurriedly bowing again, beads of sweat instantly forming and running down their faces.
”Witch?” Sofony looked at the governor. She said with a laugh, ”I thought I am a goddess, a newly born one… Governor Su, are you perhaps, telling me my memory is wrong?”
The man was pinned down by the woman's hypnotic eyes. The fear, dread, desire to destroy, and everything clouding his heart and mind vanished with just a thought and all he could do was stare into those beautiful pair of eyes that seemed to be more dazzling than the starry stars.
Under hypnosis, Su Delan no longer kept stepping back. The plan to hide behind his guards got tossed to the back of his mind. The one before him became more beautiful and ethereal in his subconscious.
She was a goddess! A new divine being that would usher the next golden period of Xia Empire!
Full of emotion, he vowed with solemnness and answered, ”Forgive my lack of manners, Your Highness. Su Delan is forever your servant. Please let me serve you with all my heart and soul!”
Sofony only watched him as he said this. The man then felt like his performance was not enough. After glancing around a bit, he realized what he was lacking. So when the thought came by, he immediately knelt!
”Praise the Lady!” he said while kowtowing, performing the highest form of salute that he knew.
”Praise the Lady!” A couple of seconds later, after the guards and the other servants brought by the governor exchanged glances with each other, they also started to kneel and shout. Even the female slaves began to emulate them, trembling and shouting their reverence.
From start to finish, a satisfied smile hung on the lips of the 'Goddess'. However, her expression immediately reverted to normal after a minute, aware that she could not let the yells get into her head since, in all honesty, she was actually in danger.
With regained calmness and a cold glint flickering through her beautiful black eyes, Sofony willed the fire to vanish and then she ordered the governor, ”Tell me everything about the royal family and big aristocratic families in Xia Empire's capital… Leave no details unsaid... It is my first test to you as my loyal subject...”