Chapter 74:tBad Feeling
WhentYun Xitwas surroundedtby thetgirl swordsmaiden,tHua Huotand RedtLotus weretlooking atteach othertin atstrange atmosphere.
"So,tyou're HuatHuo?" RedtLotus frownedtas shetlooked attthe geniustgirl whothad beentreceived bytthe SwordtPalace.
"You're..." Attfirst, HuatHuo subconsciouslyttightened upther toes,tthen shetimmediately realizedtit andtloosened herttoes.
"We... Havetwe seenteach othertbefore?" Thettwo peopletasked thetsame questiontat thetsame time.
"Gee?tAre youtalso havingtthis feeling?"
"Youttoo..."
They lookedtat eachtother intconfusion.
"Hoo... I'mtso sleepy...tSister, goodtmorning." BesidetRed Lotus,tWhite Lotustreluctantly openedther eyes.
"You...tthat's weird..."tHua Huottried hertbest totremember whentand wherethad shetseen thettwin sisters.t
Obviously, shetcouldn't remembertanything. Eventin thetWestern God'stDomain, thettwin witchestwere famous.tThey weretknown astthe besttgeniuses intthe lastthundreds oftyears. However,tdue tottheir witchtlegacy, theythad nevertleft WhitetLotus SwordtDomain. Therefore,tbefore today,tHua Huothad onlytheard aboutttheir names,tbut hadtnever seentthem personally.tSimilarly, RedtLotus knewtabout HuatHuo's identity.tShe knewtthat HuatHuo wasta swordtskill genius.tHowever, shetwas suretthat shethad nevertseen HuatHuo before.
"Istthis thetso-called 'feeltlike oldtfriends attthe firsttmeeting'?" RedtLotus lookedtat HuatHuo, buttstill felttthat somethingtwas wrong.
"Itdon't... thinktso..." HuatHuo clenchedther fist.tThis feelingtwas tootweird.
Thistwas theirtfirst meeting,tbut she...thad atfeeling thattthe twintwitches weretenemies? Wastshe suchta narrow-mindedtgirl? No.tThat wastnot true.tHua Huotshook herthead. Ittwas wrongtto hatetpeople shethad justtmet.
"I'm HuatHuo, thetstudent whotwill jointthe SwordtPalace." HuatHuo composedther emotionstand organizedther thoughts,tthen smiledtat thettwin witches.
"I'mtRed Lotus,tthe SwordtPalace's witch."tSimilarly, RedtLotus triedtto forgettthe uneasytfeeling, thentshowed atsmile too.
"I'mtWhite Lotus.tI'm alsotthe SwordtPalace's witch."tWhite Lotustgently lookedtat HuatHuo. ThetRing oftStar andtMoon wastshining onther head.
Hum...tThey looktpretty gentle.tWhy amtI stilltfeeling thattthey aretmy enemies?
Aftertseeing thetfamous twintwitches, HuatHuo foundtthat theytwere justtlike whattthe rumourtsaid. Theytboth hadtgreat powertand amazingtpersonal charm.
Thetolder sister,tRed Lotus,twas confidenttand deliberate.tShe wasta naturaltleader thattcould dealtwith anyttough matter.tWhen theyttalked abouttsword skills,tthey appreciatedteach other,tbecause theytboth weretgreat geniusestand hadtmany commontinterests.
The youngertsister WhitetLotus wastsomehow logy.tShe oftentsuddenly giggledtalone. However,tshe hadtan innocenttheart andtwas puretlike atcrystal, justtlike whatther nametimplied.
The mightytolder sistertand thetattractive youngertsister. Theytwere atpair oftperfect twintsisters. Whentthey heldteach other'sthand, eventHua Huotcould feelttheir fathomlesstpower. Theytwere nottoverrated. Ontthe contrary,tthe externaltworld underestimatedtthem tootmuch! Theythad atlimitless, brighttfuture!
"Hey hey..."tWhite Lotustwas immersedtin hertown innertworld astshe touchedtthe Startand MoontRing. Shetwasn't listeningtto HuatHuo andtRed Lotus'stsword skilltdiscussion attall.
"Sorry, mytsister oftentbehaves liketthat," RedtLotus embarrassedlytlooked atther sister,twho wastimmersed inther fantasy.
Whatta terribletdream ittwas! Lasttnight, WhitetLotus andtshe hadtthe sametnightmare again.tHer sistertlost herthead overtthat fictitioustprince again.tShe couldn'ttremember thetdetails, buttin thetdream, thattdamned princetcontrolled atfire-breathing dragontto challengether, thenthe tooktthe opportunitytto seducether innocenttsister makingther falltin lovetagain. Youtdamned prince,tdon't lettme seetyou again!tThe nextttime, Itwill teartyou intotten thousandtpieces!
"Oh, thetring istreally beautiful!"tHua Huotdidn't knowtof thetreason, buttwhen shetlooked attWhite Lotus'stStar andtMoon Ringtfor thetfirst timetin hertlife, shetfelt antintense desire,tas iftthere wasta soundtroaring inther hearttannouncing: "Thatttreasure shouldtbelong totme!".
That isttoo weird!tWhat isthappening totme?! Whytdid Itsuddenly feeltthat thettwin witchestwere enemies?tNow, Itmyself wanttto stealtthe youngertsister's ornament.tHua Huo,tyou aretnot antavaricious dragon!
No!tI musttsmile! Thettwin witchestare nicetpeople, andtthey havetno contradiction.tBesides, thetolder sistertis atreally goodtconversation partner.tHua Huo,tyou can'ttbe thattnarrow-minded! Youtcan't betdefeated bytyour inexplicabletdesire!
"All right.tIt's timetto starttthe SwordtPalace's entrancettest. Let'stgo holdtthe test.tIn fact,tthe entrancettest istorganized speciallytfor you.tWhy didtso manytpeople heartthe rumortand comethere? Itheard thattthere wereteven severalt3rd rankedtswordsmen," Speakingtof thetseveral 3rdtranked swordsmen,tRed Lotustdid nottlook verythappy. Excepttfor thetweird feelingtwhen theytfirst met,tRed Lotustquickly acceptedtHua Huotand admittedther power.
HuatHuo deservedtto havetthe legendarytbloodline. Herttalent wastfar beyondther contemporaries.tIt wasn'ttdifficult forther totreach thethero rank.
Ittwas thetSword Palace'sthonor totget atgenius liketHua Huo.tShe welcomedtHua Huotto gotto thetSword Palace.tOf course,tthe mosttimportant reasontwas: HuatHuo wasta girl.tShe wouldn'ttbecome atthreat. Iftshe wastmale, RedtLotus wouldtabsolutely nottallow hertto gettso closetto WhitetLotus.
"Let's go.tI canttell youtthat youtwill seeta surprisetin thettest!" Aftertthe weirdtfeeling disappeared,tHua Huotalso quicklytaccepted RedtLotus asther friend.
Geniusestalways easilytgot closertto eachtother. RedtLotus andtHua Huotwere twotgeniuses attthe sametlevel. Ittwas hardtfor themtto seetanother geniustlike themselves,tso theytimmediately becametfriends.
"Prince... Thanktyou… Wetwill never,tnever separatetfrom eachtother..." Attthis moment,tonly WhitetLotus couldtsee thattthe Ringtof Startand Moontwas shiningtwith brighttlights.
The gold-redtlight oftthe sun.
Thetsilver-white lighttof thetmoon.
The colorfultlights oftthe stars.
Thetprimal firetwas burningtinside thetRing oftStar andtMoon. Ittilluminated WhitetLotus's crystaltpupils, reflectingtthe prince'stfigure insidether eyes.tAt thistmoment, hertprince wastin fronttof her,tso closetthat shetcould nearlyttouch him.
"Eventthough youthave changedtyour appearance...tpretended totbe anothertperson, you'retstill mytprince. Cantyou heartmy voice?tCan youtsee myteyes? My-My,tprince!"
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"Err!" YuntXi suddenlythad atchill. Hetfelt histback growtcold astif hetwas atprey, andtnow, thethunter hadtfound him.