The God of War
Dating
The dim moonlight closes the sun, and replaces it with a beautiful moon with its dazzling radiance.
After a while of waiting, Zhou finally finished his bathing ritual. He wore a layer robe matched with a dark-colored samurai hakama, to make it easier to move around, especially if something required him to fight.
Zhou invites Lily to visit somewhere. He took Lily to ride along and cross some of the roads that were still in Nobuhide's palace territory. While his sleeping little son was guarded by servants and some palace soldiers.
They crossed a red bridge with moonlight reflecting from the water below. Sometimes they laugh at each other, just because of this togetherness.
Happiness that cannot be expressed in words, but certainly can be felt by both of them. Lily who sat in front was not in control of the horse race, but Zhou was in control.
It was as if in a while could hide all his sorrow and burden in this togetherness, because actually Zhou also always longed and craved the figure of his wife all this time. She needs Lily to complete her life.
They also pass a beach with a stretch of white sand that is so wide. The dim rays of the falling moon formed a shadow that bounced beautifully over the bluish and clear water surface along the ocean.
This cold weather sweeps their soft skin and makes the fish–ikan as if reluctant to leave the trough and reef to just hunt for food or mingle together.
Sometimes Lily pointed towards the sea water, where there are some fish that can be seen jumping on the surface of the sea water and re-entering the sea water to swim back. It was as if they were enjoying this beautiful night as well.
Zhou followed the wife's gaze, but still pulled the horse race slower.
"This beach is so beautiful .." Lily murmured softly and still stared at the amazement of the open ocean before her.
"Do you want to play here? If you want, we'll come back here sometime. But not now, because now I want to take you somewhere else. And again, at night it's not good to be on this beach too long, because Hera won't like it."
Said Zhou staring at a point in the middle of the ocean with focus. Where right at that point there is a magnificent palace built on the bottom of the ocean. The palace of the 1000-headed Serpent Queen. He is very dangerous, and can make anyone for his food.
He will only be seen at night. Because during the day he will use his time to meditate under the sunlight that penetrates the deep ocean.
"Herah?" ask Lily not to understand.
Zhou did not have time to answer him, suddenly there was a light shining from the middle of the ocean. And suddenly a bird that happened to be flying over it, attracted by something big and strong enough, until it entered the vast sea.
BYUURR ...
Lily rounded her pair of eyes and was still staring at the direction the voice was coming from.
"What-what's that?" the question is soft and a little shocked
"He is Hera, the guardian of the sea." Zhou replied still slowly.
"He-Herah?"
"The 1000-headed Serpent Queen who has been guarding this region for thousands of years. And what you just saw was one of his tongues. The people around here or the Nobuhide royal family have lived side by side with this 1000-headed Demon Serpent Queen, but only one request. Don't come at night .." said Zhou.
"Be-so yeah .." muttered Lily a little shudder.
Because what he had just seen was apparently one of his tongues. Though the size is quite large, as big as a coconut tree. Can you imagine how big the snake demon is? Very large.
"Slightly .. It's already night .." replied Lily who was actually quite frightened.
Zhou smiled faintly and re-strengthened his horse race while whispering something near the wife's ear.
"As long as I'm by your side, you don't have to worry about anything. Don't be afraid, My wife. I will always protect you." whispered Zhou warmly and gently, and in an instant was able to calm Lily back down.
Before long, they had arrived at a place that was quite crowded by the residents. This place resembles a night market that sells some food, clothing and accessories.
"Wah ... night market?" murmured Lily felt astonished to see her surroundings.
"Hc. Ja. Since the first time we met, I never asked you to go on a date. Sorry, I can take you now, Wife .." Zhou said as he jumped off the horse coolly.
Then she reached out her right hand to help Lily get off the horse. Lily warmly welcomed the hand with a bright smile adorning her father's face.
"For me just looking for medicinal plants together, or finding firewood together in those days .. is like a date for me." Lily looked down embarrassed with a face that had met red.
Zhou who listened to the words from Lily started to smile full of twinkle. Because that means Lily has also long liked it. Because all this time, Zhou only thought that he was the one who always loved Lily.
"Thank you .." said Zhou, unable to hide his happy smile.
"thank you? Why are you even thanking me, my husband?" lily asked confusedly.
"Thank you for reciprocating my feelings and love. Until my love doesn't clap one hand." Zhou replied to her potluck and started to take Lily to see the market that night. "Come ..."
Lily was still confused by Zhou's words. Because the words he had just said were not expressions of love or anything, Zhou concluded instead. But in the end, the point is the same. Love each other ...
"What do you want to buy? Just choose what you like. I'll buy it for you." said Zhou, taking the wife to the accessories and jewelry.
"I don't want anything. I ..."
"These earrings are so beautiful. You will definitely be very beautiful when wearing it." said Zhou who suddenly even put one earring at a time in Lily's ear.
Lily froze and remained silent as Zhou put on a beautiful earring with a crown on the top. Then there was a section that hung longer with small crystal stones.
"Perfect! This earring is perfect for you, Wife .." said Zhou stared fixedly at the wife, making Lily blush even more embarrassed.
"I'll buy it. How much is it, Uncle?" zhou asked the middle-aged man who sold this jewelry.
"It costs only 85 gold pieces, sir." replied the middle-aged man kindly.
Zhou immediately took out a small black cloth bag from his cloak and handed it to the jeweler's uncle.
"This is almost 200 gold pieces. The rest is for uncle." said Zhou kindly.
"Thank you very much, sir. May you always be happy and blessed by God." said the middle-aged man repeatedly bowed his body to Zhou.
Zhou only smiled full of twinkle and immediately invited Lily to take a look at the other place.