The Last Queen of Peacelava
CHAPTER 22
Night came and all the members of the palace gathered in the throne room to discuss the ritual worship of the sky. This ritual is performed once every year as a form of gratitude to the sky.
Everyone had already been there except Xin Qian, not long after that Xin Qian came up with followed by Zhulong.
"Princess Xin Qian has come" said master Pin.
"Yahanda! The master!" Xin Qian bowed in respect.
Jiang Li continuously stared at Xin Qian for being fascinated with her beauty. Then Xin Qian looked back at Jiang Li for feeling unfamiliar with her face.
"Ayahanda, if you may know who that young man is? I'm like I've never seen one."
"Xin Qian, he is Jiang Li. Durid new master Lin."
"Jiang Li, nice to meet you."
"Thank you, Princess. I'm also glad to see you."
"Listen to me all!" king Arlo.
"Tomorrow is the day that we will all perform the ritual of worshiping the heavens. This ritual we do every year. And in this ritual the power of the gemstone will be doubled." King Arlo explained.
"Before this ritual is performed, we must awaken all four elements of the sky guard. Water element in the form of a white tiger, fire element in the form of a qiulong dragon, wind element in the form of a capinist bird and earth element in the form of a red centipede. They are in the four corners of the palace, and you must awaken the four elements." Master Lin added.
"Xin Qian, you are the crown princess of this palace. So you're gonna prepare everything."
"Okay, Daddy."
"And you're Ji Nian, you're the chairman of this palace. You'll be the leader of tomorrow's sky worship ritual."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
"You go and immediately awaken the four celestial guard elements."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
The disciples of master Lin and also Xin Qian went to approach the four elements of the sky guard. As Xin Qian was channeling power to awaken the white tiger, Shishi deliberately nudged it and made the power that Xin Qian unleashed miss.
"Daughter, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it." Shishi lowered his head and pretended to apologize.
"Next time you have to be careful, Shishi." Xin Qian smiled.
"All right, Princess." Shishi then looked at Xin Qian with a dislike face.
After they channeled the power to the four heaven guard elements, they gathered together and saw the power they channeled now become one.
Jiang Li could not believe that Xin Qian's own strength was capable of awakening the white tiger.
"What'sthis? How could it awaken a white tiger with just one strength?" Inner Jiang Li while looking at Xin Qian with an incredulous look.
"Jiang Li, what are you thinking?" ask Xin Qian.
"I was just thinking, how can your own power raise a white tiger?" Jiang Li was curious.
"Jiang Li, Xin Qian's daughter was the successor of the Arlo king's leadership. The princess herself was able to handle four elements at once," Ji Nian replied.
"really?" asked Jiang Li.
"That's right."
They all returned inside the palace and allowed the strength of the four heaven guard elements to keep flowing. Shishi did not enter the palace and instead went back to the white tiger.
He was intending to withdraw the power that Xin Qian had channeled. He wanted Xin Qian to get into trouble on that special day.
"I'm sorry, Princess. But I have to do this, I don't want you to always be flattered by others" Shishi said.
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Bending his day, master Chen looked for Xin Qian into his room, but Xin Qian was not around. Then he was about to return outside the palace and he met Xin Qian as well as the king of Arlo, followed by Zhulong.
"His Majesty the King! Princesses!" Master Chen approached them hurriedly.
"Master, what's wrong? Why walk in a hurry?"
"Daughter, weren't you the one who raised the white tiger last night?"
"Yes, Master. What's the matter, actually?"
"Daughter, the white tiger has not yet risen."
"What do you mean, master Chen?"
"Yes, Princess. Only the white tiger has not yet risen."
"Yahanda, we must see him immediately."
The three of them came out to look at the white tiger, there had gathered the Masters as well as the disciples. It is true that only the white tiger is still a statue and has not risen.
"Xin Qian, why can you be careless like this?" ask master Lin.
"Guru, last night I raised a white tiger and they all saw it." Xin Qian explained.
"Master, the strength of the four heaven guard elements had also briefly fused together and we allowed his strength to keep flowing. We did everything just like in previous years, Master." Ji Nian added.
"Then how can the white tiger remain a statue?" ask master Lin.
"I think there's someone who deliberately pulled back the power that Xin Qian's daughter, Master, had channeled" Jiang Li said.
"Master, that might just be true" replied master Chen.
"But who would dare to draw back that power?"
"Grandfather, I will channel my powers back to raise the white tiger."
"Alright, do your duty carefully."
"Good."
Xin Qian channeled her power back, whereas Jiang Li thought about whether there were bad people in this country other than her. The white tiger had now risen and the sky guard was now growing stronger.
"Daughter, have you prepared everything?" ask Shishi.
"I've prepared everything, Shishi." replied Xin Qian.
"Alright, I'm afraid if you're as reckless as you were last night." Shishi as if insinuating Xin Qian.
"What do you mean say that to Xin Qian's daughter?" ji Nian asked exasperatedly.
"I just reminded princess Xin Qian so that she wouldn't repeat the mistake a second time." Shishi explained.
"Shishi, you shouldn't talk like that. Princess Xin Qian had said that last night she had awakened the white tiger and you all saw it for yourself. As for who has reabsorbed that power no one knows" said master Pin.
"Master, I have no ill intentions towards the Princess." Shishi.
"Shishi, apologize to Xin Qian immediately!" exclaimed master Lin.
"I'm sorry, Princess."
"It's okay."
"Be quick to prepare because the sun is already so hot."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
They went into the palace to get ready. But while Xin Qian was walking, Shishi accidentally made a large urn near Xin Qian fall to hit Xin Qian's body.
Jiang Li who saw that the urn was about to fall down immediately, she immediately pulled Xin Qian over and made them fall down with Xin Qian's position on top.
"Bad! Why is there always someone protecting her when I want to kill her?"
They stared at each other, then Xin Qian stood up and helped Jiang Li to stand up.
"Jiang Li, thank you for helping me."
"It's okay, Princess. I'm glad I could help you."
"Alright, Jiang Li. I'll go to the room first."
"Alright, I'll go to my room too."
King Arlo, Xin Qian, and the Masters came with gemstones.
They marched in the position of the king of Arlo who was in front. King Arlo let the gemstone fly between the four sky guard elements. Then they took turns asking for blessings from the sky.
The stone slowly came down and approached the king of Arlo.
"The sky worship ritual is over, I will return to save the gemstone. You have also asked for a blessing from the sky, with that blessing your strength will increase even greater. I hope you can use your powers for good."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
"Friends, what if the day to celebrate this special day we just play ball?" ask Ji Nian.
"That's a good idea, I'll be Zhang Pei's team" Shishi replied.
"Daughter, do you want to join my team?" ask Zhang Pei.
"What the fuck are you? Princess Xin Qian doesn't like ball games." Ji Nian interrupted.
"What Ji Nian said is true. I don't like ball games. You guys have fun, I'll go," Xin Qian replied in a soft voice.
"Daughter, don't you want to see me defeat this demon?" Ji Nian took a ball.
"No, Ji Nian."
"All right."
"Jiang Li's! You don't want to join my team?"
"No, chief. I still have business, so I can't get into this game."
"Ahh, you can't have fun."
