Chapter 670: Moths to the Flame, Sun and Shadow

"What! Nashu, you're pregnant!"

In the Tree Snake City, palaces are stacked. Shuluot stood in the side hall of the living room, his eyes wide open, looking at the "little fox" Nashu who was kneeling on the ground, shocked. But when he looked at Nashu's slightly bulging belly, he couldn't help but admit this reality, that is, he was a father again!

"How could it be! Nashu, aren't you... not pregnant?"

"Your Highness, my master."

Nashu knelt on the ground, her body shaking slightly. She knew that she had no way to hide it, and she had to face the king's choice and meet the unpredictable fate. She bit her pale red lips, lowered her head and answered softly, without a trace of concealment.

"Before I served Your Highness, the priestesses did not deprive me of my female ability, but only asked me to take the contraceptive comfrey juice on time. Last autumn, when I served you, I did not take the comfrey juice."

Speaking of this, Nashu's hands and feet were trembling. For some reason, when she graduated from the temple, the temple priestesses did not feed her an overdose of temple medicine soup or poisonous earth mother silver liquid like other shadow slaves, thus sterilizing her permanently. She knew that the consequence of using those drugs was that her life span would be greatly reduced and her body would be weak.

Before she served His Highness, the high priest instructed her to take comfrey juice regularly to block her monthly menstruation and maintain contraception. Comfrey juice is the coldest, and if taken for too long, it will permanently lose her fertility. She obediently took comfrey juice for more than a year until the high priest suddenly went to the kingdom of God

The shackles of slavery in her heart gradually opened in front of His Highness, who was different and unusually warm, just like ice melting in the sun and seeds sprouting in the soil. The strong female desire gradually overwhelmed her inner struggle. Finally, she quietly stopped taking comfrey juice, and resumed normal menstruation three months later. Next, she calculated the date and made love with His Highness all night long on that world map for several times in a row.

The chaotic thoughts flashed through Nashu's mind, making her afraid and eager. Finally, she finally mustered up the courage to fly into the flame, looked at her beloved and only His Highness with all her eyes, and begged.

"Your Highness, I can get pregnant. I want to give you a child!"

"Ah! Get pregnant. Give me a child."

Hearing this, Xiu Luote pursed his lips, his mood fluctuated. Shadow Slave was not sterilized, naturally it was not the priestess's negligence, but must be arranged by his grandfather. Perhaps, in his grandfather's heart, he still hoped that he could expand the family.

"My child!"

At this moment, Xiu Luote looked at Nashu's bright eyes, and his heart was in a mess. The moth, holding the determination to devote everything, flew towards the flame of her love. Although she was afraid, she still longed from the bottom of her heart. It was not until this time that Xiu Luote realized her true feelings.

"I am different from the great nobles of this era after all. I have never really regarded Nashu as a shadow slave or a tool. I regard her as the woman I love, giving her care and space to grow. The seeds sprout in the soil and slowly grow into a big tree. She will slowly grow into a complete woman who loves me."

Xuluot lowered his eyes, and his thoughts gradually became clear. After a moment, he opened his eyes and asked calmly.

"Nashu, how long have you been pregnant?"

"Your Highness, I. Pregnant. Four months"

"Four months? Why tell me now!"

"I"

Nashu pressed her head tightly to the ground, feeling the coldness of the stone bricks in the hall. She didn't know how to answer, and she didn't even understand why she had to delay until now to report to His Highness.

The hall was silent, and after a while, Nashu repeated it in a low voice with a crying voice.

"Your Highness, I want to give you a child! Just one, a child of yours! Even if I die after giving birth."

"Nashu. Nashu"

Xuluot closed his eyes, remained silent, thinking about the subsequent arrangements. The hall was silent again, as if dead.

Eckart lowered his head, staring at his toes, as if he wanted to see something. He waited for a long time before asking in a low voice.

"Master, what should we do next?"

Xuluot was silent for a moment, feeling a little guilty. The relationship between the alliance and the kingdom is at its most close and sensitive. At this time, if an illegitimate child appears and is known by King Avit, there will definitely be no good results.

"A qualified king needs to distinguish between reality and desire, and the overall situation of the kingdom, my responsibility."

Hearing this, Eckart raised his eyebrows and nodded. He looked at Nashu, who was pale and trembling, with murderous intent in his eyes, and nodded in response.

"Master, I understand. What about the child?"

"Child? That's my child, the blood of my family."

Xuluot murmured, vaguely absent-minded. He became the father of two children so quickly.

"Master, I understand!"

Eckart nodded heavily and replied in a deep voice.

"Please leave everything to me! You just pretend you don't know about this."

"Woo, woo."

Nashu fell to the ground, hugged her abdomen with both hands, and cried softly. After hearing His Highness' words, she was first desperate, and then a little relieved. As long as His Highness's bloodline is left, she can go to the Kingdom of God safely.

"Hmm?"

Xuluot came back to his senses, looking at Nashu with a determined look on his face, and Eckart with a similarly determined look, and his expression was stunned. After a moment, he realized something, widened his eyes, and asked sternly.

"Ecart, what did you understand?!"

"Huh?. Patriarch, you mean to leave the child behind."

Ecart was stunned, pointed at Nashu, and then made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Then, let everything disappear? This is also the practice of the great nobles of the alliance."

"What? Bastard! Bastard!"

Xuluot's eyes twitched, and he kept scolding.

"Who told you to guess? The Lord God is a witness! As a king, as a man, I need to stand up, take my responsibility, and face all this!"

"Ah? This"

Ecart was stunned. He was a little at a loss and asked in a low voice.

"Then, Patriarch, what about the alliance?"

"Ecart, protect her! The child cannot be without a mother, and Nashu has not let me down!"

Xuluot pursed his lips and made a deep decision. At this time, he remembered the goodness of the warrior leader Bertard. The warrior leader always understood his intentions without even saying a word.

"Block the news, don't let any wind leak out! Will you arrange the temple of the priestess of the kingdom?"

"Ah! Master, I understand!"

Eckart nodded again. Seeing the suspicious look of His Highness, he added an explanation.

"I will mobilize the most loyal family warriors to guard this place tightly and not let any news escape! After the child is born, send the two together to the temple in the heart of the kingdom. In the mountains southwest of Patzcuaro City. There is a temple of the fertility goddess Tonacacihuatl, which is in the hands of the Holy City. It is secluded and remote, not open to outsiders, and is also a holy place for the kingdom's priestess, which is the best place to bless newborn children!"

"Well. Let's do it!"

Xuluot thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Then, he looked at Nashu who was kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Nashu, get up, stop kneeling! Don't disturb the fetus, just rest in peace."

"Ah! Your Highness, my master, do you still want me?"

Nashu had tears on her face, her eyes were filled with genuine joy and uneasy fear. She knelt for a long time, her knees were weak, her hands and feet were powerless. Pregnancy made her weak, she tried to crawl several times, but couldn't get up from the ground.

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Xuluot shook his head. He took two steps forward and carefully helped Nashu up. Then he squatted down, put his ear against Nashu's bulging belly, and listened.

"Boom boom."

There was no sound, only a rapid heartbeat. It was not the child's, but Nashu's.

Xuluot listened to the heartbeat and felt the woman's breathing, and his expression gradually became calm. In his heart, he slowly felt the joy of being a father, and the corners of his mouth instinctively curled up. In half a year, he will have another child, and he doesn't know if it will be a boy or a girl.

Xiu Luote listened quietly for a long time, as if a river was flowing in his heart. After a while, he stood up, his expression solemn, and ordered in a deep voice.

"Naxiu, from now on, except for the warriors who protect your family, you can't appear in front of anyone! And when the child is born, you will take the child to the temple of the kingdom to live in seclusion."

"Your Highness."

Naxiu bit her lip, with an unbreakable feeling in her eyes, and asked in a low voice.

"Do you still want me?"

Xiuluot raised his eyebrows, was solemn for a moment, and nodded. He pondered for a moment and made a clear promise.

"Naxiu, you are my woman, pregnant with my child. You and Eckart will hand over the work of attendants and intelligence. You have not failed in your duties, but... you are not suitable to be with me for the time being. Go! When the child is born, go to the temple and concentrate on raising the child. The ancestors are witnesses that I will not let you down!"

Naxiu was stunned, lowered her head, hugged the king's waist, and pressed against his chest.

"Yes, Master. I will listen to you. Nashu will always belong to you, even if you will always belong to someone else."

Xuluot was silent. He stayed in the palace for another half a day, until Nashu lay down sleepily, and the king left the palace.

"Eckart, you must not let the news leak out and attract the attention of the capital in the lake. There must not be any major changes in the guards that will be noticed!"

"Yes, Master!"

Eckart responded loudly. Then, he hesitated again.

"Then, how should I explain the changes around you?"

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Xuluot was silent again. He raised his head, squinted his eyes, and looked at the sun in the sky. The sun was shining brightly, falling on his face, hot and dazzling. After a while, the king closed his eyes and spoke softly in the light of the sun.

"Just say that Naxiu is not used to the climate and soil, and has fallen seriously ill. It is uncertain whether she will live or die. She has been sent back to the kingdom for emergency treatment. Just let out a few words about this news, don't spread it loudly."

"Yes, master!"

The white clouds are floating, the red sun is setting in the west, and the shadow of the clouds falls on the king's palace. The king and his minister fell into silence again. After a long time, Xiu Luote sighed, thinking of his lover who he hadn't seen for several years, and his heart was full of guilt.

"Will the bright sun also have shadows? Will the pure clouds accept the shadow of the sun?"

"Ah? Master, what did you say?"

"I said, the rainy season is coming soon, and we should speed up the preparations for spring plowing!"

Xiuluote shook his head slightly, his expression calm. Then, he took a step and walked towards the camp outside the city, and the sun fell behind him, casting a long shadow.