Chapter 698: An abandoned flute (1) (1/2)
Azief is walking around the villa escorted by Xu Cong
All along the way, he could see an artificial small lake with koi fish inside it.
There is a fake mountain dotted on some beautiful carved path and each of the courtyard that he passes through all have their own unique charm like the Four Season Gardens in the Centre Palace.
He saw a cage for chickens and rabbits could be seen jumping around all over the courtyard. Xu Cong could see that Death Monarch is looking around his residence.
He is trying to calm himself down. It is not every day Death Monarch would come to his house.
The last time they met was when Death Monarch was trying to breakthrough.
This is the most special residence in all of Pandemonium other than that house with the white picket fence.
This residence is gifted to Xu Cong by Death Monarch. That is why it is special. Because rarely Azief gifted anyone with anything.
Even now those who were bestowed by personal title or gifts in pandemonium are all important person in the administration.
Those bestowments guaranteed that their position could only be replaced if Death Monarch decided to replace it
And after walking for a while, they arrived at a clearing on one of the courtyards. Azief smiles as he saw someone. That person smiles back at him.
There is a round table made of jade in the center of the clearing. Around the table on the four corners of the table is tree
each of them have different colored leaves and colorful fruits.
There is green trimmed grass and a patch of flowers that emanated fragrant smell. There is around six chairs around this huge round table.
The chair itself is made from the Ulgnarian tree, a tree famed for boosting mental strength. Six chairs and there is only two people sitting and drinking wine.
Though, they appear to be finished
A woman and a man. Azief notice the woman and nodded towards her.
The woman is the Heaven Flute Lihua and the man is his sworn brother the Golden Speedster Will.
Will chair seems to be imbued with the properties of lightning that absorbs his speed and his lightning and then converted back into energy that courses back into him.
Azief could see it in just a glance. After reaching Divine Comprehension, the composition and the flow of energy is clear to him
Then Azief look back at Will. And Will look back at him. In their eyes, there seems to be trust and also questions. Will smirk because he could guess what question Azief would ask him.
And Azief did not smile because the question he is about to ask. There is a lot that could be conveyed in a glance. The closer they became, the les words they use.
Xu Cong on the other hand look at Azief and Will as they look at each other eyes as he began to become uncomfortable.
Death Monarch reputation of being unpredictable is always in his mind.
When Death Monarch did not speak, it was like all warmth was sucked into that silence and that is not a comforting experience.
Xu Cong did not enter the court but there are many officials from the court that came to his residence and complain about Death Monarch taciturn and quiet disposition.
Instead of calming them, the silence of Death Monarch is sometimes very telling. His silence could mean that he was mad or it could mean he was happy.
The officials of the Pandemonium court dedicated their time trying to discern which silence is good and which silence is bad.
Xu Cong thought to himself
'Maybe, because I never go to court, I don't know whether Death Monarch silence right now is good or bad'
As he was trying to master the art that the other officials of Pandemonium had slowly comprehend Will open his mouth and ask Azief.
'You want to talk to me first or talk to her first? hearing this question from Will, Xu Cong was shocked
He looks at Wil with an expression that seems to convey his feeling.
What is he doing? Xu Cong thought to himself. Will only smiles bitterly
What does Will mean by his question? Xu Cong thought to himself
Isn't the reason why Death Monarch come to his residence tonight is because he wanted to talk to Will?
'Her?'