The Dragon's Bride
6. Looking for a Southern Astrologer

Reya still clearly remembers what Da Lao said yesterday.

"Only darkness is visible" Da Lao said as he tried to find a way home for Aran and Reya.

All gasp. Aran and Reya are no exception. Anxious mimic was immediately drawn clearly on the tiny face of the Queen.

What does that mean?!

"Excuse me, Queen, miss both," Da Lao bowed in turn, to the queen then to Aran and Reya.

"The darkness here doesn't mean anything bad. It's just, the science of the servant can not reach it in the sense that the servant can not read it. Because it has to do with the destiny of the heavens. Something I can't mix."

"So the point..." Aran drew the conclusion. "We're stuck in this age forever?"

"Is that Da Lao?" ask queen Sou Ra.

Da Lao immediately bowed deeply. "Hamba deserves to die, Your Majesty."

"However," continued Da Lao. "Hamba had heard of the height of his knowledge called the southern seer. Maybe it's this southern astrologer who can help the two of you."

"Southern astrologer?! Who's she?" Reya became interested.

"Hamba himself does not know. Rumor has it he is a man, others say he is a woman. Other news is buzzing that he's an old man. Some see him as a young man. No one knows for sure. However, what is clear is that this southern astrologer loves to travel from one place to another, from one country moving to another country even said he also travels time."

Time traveling?! Like them now! Aran and Reya looked at. Perhaps the southern seer was the answer they were looking for.

Da Lao continued. "He is known to be very wise, has a high science of medicine and knowledge of the vast world. But one thing only. He will only appear to those who really need help from him."

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"Are you sure you're gonna go find this chameleon-like fortune teller?" Aran wants to make sure.

"There's nothing wrong with trying." Reya said and sipped her rose tea.

"Why are you going to look for him? No cars, no trains, no planes, no GPS."

"Let me think about it." Reya answered with confidence.

But why must you be Reya? It's nice to be adventuring in the wild, seeing the sights. While me? Must be trapped in this palace.

"That's because I can do a bit of martial arts, and you can't." Reya replied and sipped another cup of tea.

Aran pursed his lips. Very upset because Reya can always read his mind.

"Locked doesn't mean you can't at all."

"Again easier to find the grandfather of the palace environment. There are many documents and archives that you can read. Grandma has also given us permission to search the palace and its surroundings."

Huh! So annoying! Rutuk Aran still has a sour face.

And Reya was ready with the ultimate answer.

"If you're in the palace, you can pursue your handsome general's love." though Reya doesn't like the idea, but to keep Aran in the palace, anything will be done.

It worked! Aran's face changed instantly. A new spirit sparkled in both of his neutrals. Although Reya doubted it was the spirit to look for the whereabouts of their great-grandfather.

Reya then got up and went out of the gazebo, leaving Aran alone with Xu Liang.

When the figure of Reya disappeared, then Aran realized something.

"Reya! How can I find my great-grandfather?!" his screams are shameless.

"Our great-grandfather's name is weird!"

Aran's shrill voice made some servants who walked near the gazebo almost stranded and spilled tea on the tray.

Xu Liang himself was almost shocked by the sudden sound of his master's cry.

Is that girl really the Queen's descendant? The souls of the servants whispered to each other. Totally doubtful of Aran's genetic validity.

Side Story's'

General Liu lay quietly in the gazebo while playing his paper fan. Today was quite blistering to make the general lazy to do any activities other than lying down.

"The general... General..marsh!"

General Liu folded his paper fan and got up. Two low-ranking guards ran over while out of breath.

"Speak."

The two glanced at each other and grabbed each other's arms. Between fear and confusion as to how to convey it.

General Liu's eyebrows shot up high.

"Quick say!"

Both spontaneously bowed deeply. "We deserve punishment from the general" said the fat man.

The frown on General Liu's forehead deepened.

The skinny guy nudged again the arm full of fat fat fat fat guy.

"Se.. last night a thief broke through our stables and took one horse." explained the fat guy with a sweaty neck.

"Hm. only one horse. Leave it alone." said General Liu back to the fall and open the fan.

Instead of being relieved, the two lowly soldiers were trembling in fear

After saying this next piece of information, they would definitely be whipped.

The skinny one pushed the fat one's shoulder. "Speak convey!" hiss the skinny.

The fat man rubbed the sweat on his forehead with trembling hands.

"Ma.. ma.. the problem is, the stolen a..ada...lah... horse.. j. je... ndral." the tone of the fat voice shrinks when calling the word 'general'.

The gray lens of the general that was originally closed, opened for a moment.

What's?! He stole Bing Bing?!

The two lowly guards prostrated themselves in a deep kiss on the floor. Ready to receive any punishment from the general.

"No! My favorite Bing is kidnapped?!" pekik the general hysterical.

"Call my dark guard immediately!" scream the general.

The fat guy and the skinny guy nodded then came out.

Before long, five men in white clothes with faces that were also covered in white masks bowed before the general.

"I order you to find Bing Bing and bring her home!"

The dark guards glanced at each other from behind the mask.

What task is this?! Instead of killing, they were told to look for horses?!

However, because this was the master's order. They keep bowing.

"And make sure the fine hairs are not dirty!"

Completely panicked excessively, the grunts of the dark guards silently then went missing.

The fat guy and the skinny guy glanced at each other.

It seemed that their general needed a woman immediately, so that his obsession with the plump white horse could be stopped immediately.