Chapter 178: Juliet’s Tragedy

When Constantine and Princess Juliet heard Old Xie say ‘the rest is gone’, they were stunned on the spot! Constantine then immediately shouted in annoyance: “Stephen! How can you be like this!”

“Right? You raised our interest to the peak, and then you say it’s gone! Isn’t this intentionally trying to make us suffer?” Princess Juliet also said with a mix of anger and annoyance.

Old Xie had no choice and could only smile bitterly: “No matter how you force me, anyway, the last two lines cannot be said!”

“No, no, you must say it!” When Constantine heard there were still two lines left, how could she hold back, she quickly grabbed Old Xie’s hand and kept shaking it, and even Princess Juliet excitedly joined in, constantly pleading, four big watery eyes staring straight at Old Xie, making Old Xie feel a sense of guilt.

Being pestered like this by two stunning beauties, even refined steel would turn into soft fingers! Old Xie, no matter how powerful, couldn’t withstand it, and had to smile bitterly: “Alright, alright, the last two lines are not very elegant, if you force me, I will really say it!”

“How can it be inelegant? With such a good opening, you must continue!” Constantine said hurriedly.

“Yes, yes, we are not afraid, say it quickly!” Princess Juliet also said anxiously. She didn’t realize at all how ambiguous it was that she was holding Old Xie’s arm.

Encouraged by the beauties, Old Xie was immediately filled with strength all over, immediately puffed out his chest, and said directly: “Fine, since you want to hear it so much, then I will say it, cough cough!” As he spoke, he pretended to cough twice.

Constantine and Princess Juliet both nodded vigorously together, then held their breath watching him, afraid they wouldn’t hear clearly.

Old Xie then raised his head and puffed out his chest and said: “The whole poem is, be a hero in life, and a ghost hero in death! Thinking of the Zither Emperor to this day, sharing a big bed together!”

The Zither Emperor was the last emperor of the previous dynasty of the Griffin Kingdom; because he was called the Frost Zither Emperor in history, he was also referred to as the Zither Emperor for short.

As the last emperor, this guy was most famous for being lustful; legend had it that he liked to gather three-digit numbers of concubines to share a big bed together, so he was also jokingly called the Big Bed Emperor. Old Xie, in order to avoid explaining the allusions of Xiang Yu and Jiangdong to them, simply temporarily tampered with someone else’s famous lines.

But doing this really angered Constantine and Princess Juliet. The two thought they were going to enjoy a spiritual feast today, and they had already tasted a delicious appetizer, but just as they were eagerly waiting for the main course, Old Xie directly brought out a basin of dog shit; one could imagine how angry these two girls would be.

Four small hands unanimously began to serve Old Xie’s body enthusiastically, while Constantine said with a mix of anger and annoyance: “You bad egg, deliberately teasing us!”

“Unforgivable, wonderful poetry is such a sacred and wonderful thing, yet you dare to profane it like this, I want to punish you on behalf of all beautiful things in this world!” Princess Juliet also said with shame and anger.

“Stop it!” Old Xie defended against the attack of four jade hands while complaining with a bitter smile, “I told you already, these last two lines are not elegant, you forced me to say them!”

“Nonsense, this is simply not the last two lines, do you take us for fools with no ability to discern?” Constantine said unwillingly.

“Exactly, the difference between these front and back two lines is simply one in the sky and one underground, don’t try to fool us, quickly speak the original sentence!” Princess Juliet also said angrily.

“Alright, alright, the original sentence, the original sentence!” Old Xie was pestered by them so much that he had to temporarily stall, while racking his brains for a countermeasure.

“Hurry up, hurry up!” The two girls urged non-stop from the side.

Fortunately, Old Xie was not really a good-for-nothing; perhaps he didn’t have the talent for composing poems, but he was, after all, a cultured man with ten thousand books in his chest. When he was the Old Demon Lord, his Teacher forced him to read, euphemistically saying that a Demon Lord who didn’t read was not a good Demon Lord, but just a beast played by others, so Old Xie was considered a cultured man who had studied hard back then. Dealing with this small scene was naturally not a problem.

After a brief thought, he finally waved his hand to signal the two girls to stop, then pretended to look heavy-hearted and said: “Sigh, originally the last two lines are quite heavy, I didn’t want to say them. But since you insist on hearing them, I’ll say it!”

“Yes, you should have said it earlier! Hurry up!” Constantine said satisfied. Princess Juliet also hurriedly nodded and followed, stopping her harassment of Old Xie.

Old Xie shook his head helplessly, then brewed some emotions, and said with a slightly heavy tone, “Be a hero in life, and a ghost hero in death! Thinking of Stars to this day, rather destroy than harm each other!”

Stars referred to the last legendary High Priestess of the Star Elves, known as the Unsetting Star; it was he who, when the Sun Elves hit the sacred land of the Star Elves, Star Island, would rather activate the Divine Artifact Star Fall to sink himself than slaughter the Sun Elves compatriots, ultimately preserving the overall strength of the Elves. If he had chosen to retaliate against the Sun Elves back then, then the Sun Elves would definitely have perished together with the Star Elves, and then the entire Elf Clan would have been completely exterminated by the betrayed Moon Elf.

So Old Xie’s tampering directly changed the original meaning, turning this poem into one praising that Unsetting Star. Fortunately, that legendary Priestess himself was also a legend, and his life experience was very brilliant, which could be considered to answer to the first two lines; if he randomly dragged someone in, it might not have been so relevant.

Constantine and Princess Juliet were both well-read people; after hearing Old Xie’s last two lines, they immediately understood the full meaning, and then both lowered their heads, quietly savoring this temporarily tampered poem, and the more they savored it, the more flavor it had. Especially mixed with the saddest history of the Elf Clan, it made them feel it deeply, producing a huge resonance in their hearts. Princess Juliet, as a descendant of the involved party, felt it especially deeply; her eyes even rippled with tears, and she couldn’t help saying to Old Xie with a mix of grief and resentment: “So that’s how it is, I understand, you were worried about stimulating me, so you were hesitating. However, that history after all is us sorry for you, this point will always be remembered in the heart of every Sun Elf, until forever it will not change, you really don’t need to worry too much!”

“Yes!” Constantine also nodded: “What makes me feel especially angry is, clearly such a serious and noble thing, why did you have to connect it with that lecher the Zither Emperor!”

“This~” Old Xie was immediately speechless, he had suffering he couldn’t speak of!

“Haha, could it be you want to become a guy like the Zither Emperor yourself?” Princess Juliet couldn’t help teasing.

“Hehe, honestly, any man likes that, I am naturally no exception!” Old Xie laughed without concealment.

“Yay, Constantine, it seems you have taken a fancy to a lecher!” Princess Juliet immediately said with a smile.

“Damnable guy!” Constantine gave Old Xie a fierce white look, then said with a mix of anger and annoyance: “You already have a beautiful fiancée like the Eldest Princess, how are you still not satisfied!”

“Hehe, men’s desires are like the road of life; until the day of death, there will never be an end!” Old Xie laughed: “It is precisely because of such ideals that we have the motivation to move forward!”

“You really know how to twist words!” Princess Juliet said crying and laughing: “Don’t tell me that you men chasing beautiful girls when you see them has become a good thing?”

“Exactly!” Old Xie nodded with a serious face, then suddenly laughed: “I wonder if Princess Juliet has a sweetheart? If not, you can totally consider me!”

“Ha, you really are an evil guy! You won’t even let me off!” Princess Juliet said crying and laughing, but then she seemed to remember something sad, and couldn’t help feeling sad: “I don’t have a sweetheart, but I do have a fiancé!”

“Oh!” When Old Xie heard this, he immediately sensed that Princess Juliet seemed to have a huge unspeakable difficulty.

He was just about to open his mouth to ask, but unexpectedly Princess Juliet had already stood up, smiled apologetically at Old Xie, and said: “I’m really sorry, I suddenly feel a bit uncomfortable, please allow me to leave first!” As she spoke, she gave a slight curtsy to Old Xie.

Seeing this, Constantine hurriedly stood up too: “Then I will accompany you, sister!”

“How can I let you do that, you stay and keep him company!” Princess Juliet hurriedly said.

“It’s fine, we have plenty of time later!” Constantine then while getting things for Princess Juliet, walked her to the door, and softly said: “Sister, go to the carriage and wait for me first, I’ll say goodbye to him and come!”

“Mn!” Princess Juliet nodded, then left alone!

After she left, Old Xie, who also walked to the door to see her off, touched his head and said helplessly: “Did I offend her with my words just now?”

“No no, don’t worry, this isn’t your problem!” Constantine gently hugged Old Xie’s waist and explained: “Princess Juliet remembered her tragic marriage, that’s why she’s a bit sad. As for you, I can tell, she still appreciates you very much, she definitely won’t get angry over such a small matter!”

“But she is an Elven Princess, how could she have a tragic marriage?” Old Xie asked in confusion.