The Duel Between Two Suns: Book 7 of Starchild Escapes Arranged Marriage

by Fat Bread

  "Sorry... I... I really am not..." Yun Xi looked at White Lotus with tears in his eyes.

  From the twin witches' point of view, he was undoubtedly an intruder, a pervert!

  "My prince, is the 'Closed Mouth Zen' over?" White Lotus squinted her eyes and smiled at Yun Xi, enjoying his dumbstruck look.

  "You know I'm..." Yun Xi shivered all over. Apart from Hua Huo, there should be no one knowing his real identity in the White Lotus Sword Palace!

  If anyone knew that he was a man who lurked in the girls' dorm, he would be wanted by the whole of the White Lotus Sword Palace!

  "Yes, because of this thing, I knew it from the beginning." White Lotus glanced at the Star and Moon Ring on her hand with a gentle look.

  Why did she give up inheriting any of the god weapons of the Witch Palace and choose the Star and Moon Ring to be her weapon?

  The reason was simple: fetters. She wanted it to be a fetter that could connect her with her prince forever. No matter what the prince became, she could find him at a glance.

  Even if there were 100,000,000,000 people, he was the only one she could see in her eyes.

  She wanted nobody but the prince.

  "This ring is..." Yun Xi looked at the ring in confusion. He didn't understand what it was. Did it have any relationship with me?

  Is it a god weapon that can trace back time? So she can see through my real body at a glance?

  Are the twin witches of fate so powerful? Can they actually use such a strong god weapon?

  "This is the gift from you, my prince! Don't you remember the first gift you gave me?" White Lotus gently touched the Star and Moon Ring, which was connected with her blood. She had signed a blood contract with it. Once the Star and Moon Ring was broken, she would die with it.

  This was the way princesses expressed their trust in their lovers in ancient times.

  Ignoring the limitation of materials, turning "impossibility" into "possibility". Only a talented god witch like her could master this power. After pouring her life and soul into the ring, it was finally forged.

  "Ha??" Yun Xi was surprised. It was a gift from me? Why don't I remember it?

  Even if it didn't contain any special abilities, judging from its gorgeous appearance, it was undoubtedly a priceless treasure.

  Speaking of the gift I gave White Lotus, wasn't it just a micalex I found from the hot spring?

  How could the Star and Moon Ring on White Lotus' hand be the same thing as the micalex?!

  "My prince, don't doubt it. This is your gift, the most beautiful treasure in the world." White Lotus's voice was sweet and warm, like delicious honey.

  "Initially, it was just a micalex."

  "I presented my blood and soul, and made it what it is."

  "What it means is that the sun, the moon, and the stars will never be separated."

  "Therefore, I named it the Star and Moon Ring."

  Yun Xi looked at White Lotus in surprise, and finally remembered what she had said when he gave her the micalex as a gift.

  "Today, this micalex is just a common stone in the eyes of other people.

  "But from now on, it's the first gift my lover gave me.

  "In the future, it will be the gift my husband first presented to me, and gradually will become a priceless and irreplaceable treasure in my life.

  "I don't mind other people's ideas, but for me, it's the most beautiful and glitzy gem from my prince.

  "I witness it here, your present is the most valuable gift to me, to complete our eternal contract.

  "Maybe I indeed don't know what true love is, but I swear to this gem.”

  "I will love you forever."

  So, it wasn't just a girl's fantasy, but her vow.

  She really turned that micalex into her irreplaceable treasure, the most beautiful and dazzling gemstone in the world!

  Chapter 502: Confession Again

  "Hmm..." Red Lotus frowned in her dream as her skin flushed red. It seemed that she was about to wake up.

  Too bad! Yun Xi looked at Red Lotus' naked body, sweating heavily.

  If Red Lotus woke up at this moment, he wouldn't be able to purge himself of suspicion.

  Fortunately, Yun Xi's most powerful ally in the Witch Palace was beside him.

  "Sister, one sheep, two sheep, three sheep..." White Lotus approached her sister's ear and began counting sheep in a gentle voice.

  If it was anyone else, this trick was undoubtedly ineffective, but for Red Lotus, only when White Lotus played this trick, Red Lotus would fall asleep again.

  "White Lotus... Baa... " Hearing her cute sister's voice, Red Lotus contentedly turned over on the bed, putting her left hand on White Lotus' right hand and slept more soundly.

  "..." Looking at Red Lotus, who fell into sleep again, Yun Xi didn't even dare to breathe.

  But, because Red Lotus turned her back to Yun Xi, he could clearly see her naked, snow-white back, which was even more attractive than when she was facing Yun Xi.

  "Ninety-nine sheep..." White Lotus showed an expression of reassurance on her face while smoothly covering her sister with a sheet, and then smiled at Yun Xi, whose face had totally turned red.

  "My prince, is my sister's body pretty?"

  "This... Well..." Yun Xi's forehead was covered with sweat.

  Answer "pretty" meant that he has seen their bodies all over when they were sleeping, apparently, this was a death penalty if he dared to say it.

  Answer "not pretty" was like plugging one's ears while stealing a bell, which it was impossible to deceive White Lotus.

  Whichever answer was wrong.

  Accurately speaking, since the moment he entered the twin witches' bedroom, he was already a sinner.

  At this time, as a person who had committed a crime of offending the twin witches, what kind of expression should he put on his face?

  Probably when the condemned criminals were sent under guard to the gallows, they held the same mood in their hearts.

  "Sister hates men very, very, very much. Therefore, my prince, you have to be careful. Never expose your true identity in front of my sister!" To Yun Xi, White Lotus' voice was like a light of redemption in the darkness.

  Does it mean that she will not reveal my true identity to others?

  "Of course, I will keep it a secret for you, my prince."

  "A good woman should be devoted to supporting her lover. Isn't it a natural thing?" White Lotus squinted at Yun Xi and betrayed her sister without hesitation.

  Her happiness was her sister's happiness.

  The twin witches were inseparable, they were two souls of one fate.

  Their relationship was closer than any twins in the world. They were destined to live together forever.

  Therefore, her prince would also become her sister's prince.

  Red Lotus and White Lotus would not be separated. She had found her happiness, therefore, she hoped that her sister could get happiness too.

  "Ah..." Yun Xi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that at least, White Lotus was on his side.

  The real problem was her sister, Red Lotus. He didn't even dare to imagine how angry Red Lotus would be if she knew the truth.

  "Why ... why do you like me?" After feeling relaxed, more doubts emerged in Yun Xi's heart.

  He had had very few contacts with Red Lotus and White Lotus. The closest contact was the moment when White Lotus played the role of sleeping beauty in the dark forest.

  Looking back on that kiss, Yun Xi couldn't say for sure that whether it was Red Lotus or White Lotus he kissed in the trial world.

  However, the taste of the soft and fragrant lips still lingered in his mind.

  And because of that kiss, his fate was totally changed and he had to step on a road that had no return.

  "The Prince is the prince."

  "I've been waiting for you to show up for a long time."

  "Like the Sleeping Princess in the dark forest, waiting for the prince's kiss to lift the curse."

  "My sister
and I have been waiting for our prince for too long a time."

  White Lotus' eyes gradually become sad.

  "My prince, my prince, don't you like us?"

  "Now that you have woken us up from the dark forest, please expose your love to us."

  "Just as flowers need sunshine, we also need your love to grow well and become the only flower in the world to blossom for you."

  Yun Xi looked at White Lotus' eyes and had a feeling of guilt in his heart.

  It's different from what you said, the great stars!

  Why didn't she forget the experience in the trial world? Why is she so persistent and even fanatical?

  Wasn't it just a dream?

  "Prince, do you think dreams are just dreams?" White Lotus saw through the confusion in Yun Xi's heart at a glance and shook her head.

  Her prince, indeed, did not understand.

  “Dream” is the manifestation of a human's deepest consciousness, it's the most essential part of the human mind.

  Why did they become cursed princesses, sleeping in the dark forest in the dream?

  Because that was what they really looked like.

  The twin witches of fate were also the cursed twin witches.

  They could never enjoy the same simple life like any ordinary people in the universe. If they hadn't been recognized as the god witches, they would be monsters in the eyes of the public.

  They had the great talent that could make countless people envy, also, they were carrying the equivalent curse on their back. Amongst other witches, there were also people who said that they were "monsters" that should never exist.

  My sister didn't say anything, but she kept on practicing desperately, trying to get beyond everything. Just like Casina the Battle God, who is strong enough to ignore all gossips.

  Like a red lotus blooming in hell, my sister has already embarked on a road of no return.

  And I have also made the same choice, practicing the forbidden skill, the Great Circulation.

  From this point of view, they deserved to be the twin witches. They had the same stubbornness in their hearts, and they both wanted to fight against their cursed fate.

  "Prince, no matter how many times, I will repeat the same oath."

  "I love you, and this is definitely not a joke."

  "To us, you are the sun and hope."

  "You're my prince. I won't look at any other man except you."

  "Maybe I don't know anything about love, but I swear that I will do everything I can to love you and never stop until I die."

  Chapter 503: Prince's Sadness

  Yun Xi was completely speechless. It was not his fault!

  He was just a fake prince, however, the twin witches were even more exalted than any princess in the mortal world!

  It was just a chance encounter in the trial world, why did it lead to this?

  Great stars, can you tell me how to deal with this kind of thing?

  "Isn't it easy, master? That's where the goal is." Mei'er's voice quietly appeared in Yun Xi's ears, as if she was saying a thing that was as natural as "Why climb the mountain? Because it’s there!"

  "I can't deal with the twin witches. It's too dangerous to get in touch with them." Yun Xi shook his head. In his heart, he was still surprised by the truth that White Lotus fell in love with him at first sight.

  Hua Huo once told him how dangerous the twin witches were.

  "Little Xi, the most dangerous people in the White Lotus Sword Domain is not the White Lotus Sword Master, but the twin witches."

  "If they cooperate with each together, I'm not sure if I can beat them down. Probably in the whole of the White Lotus Sword Domain, they are the strongest under the legend rank."

  This was the first time for Yun Xi hearing that Hua Huo was praising someone.

  It was hard to imagine that even Hua Huo would praise the twin witches, which was full evidence that the twin witches were far stronger than their appearances.

  If their enemies regarded them as common hero ranked witches, they would definitely regret their ignorance.

  After really touching the realm of the hero rank, Yun Xi realized what a powerful ability "flying" was. The twin witches could fly in the sky when they were together, which was a super strong ability that most hero ranked beings dreamed of.

  Judging from Yun Xi's current power, even Red Lotus could kill him alone, not to mention to fight against the twin witches together.

  Even if White Lotus really liked him and wouldn’t do anything, Red Lotus was still a strong enemy.

  "Master, you have defeated a lot of legend ranked beings on the Starry Sky Chessboard, why are you still afraid of the twin witches? They are just at the hero rank!" Mei'er felt confused.

  "That... I thought that the Starry Sky Chessboard was just a game..." After recalling his achievement on the Starry Sky Chessboard, even Yun Xi himself was dumbfounded.

  It was a truth that he had defeated a lot of legend ranked beings in the game, however, he was in the real world now! It wasn't even possible for him to sit as equals at the same table with any legend ranked people in the real world!

  Now, although he was already a hero ranked Baker now, his combat power hadn't reached the hero rank. After all, it was impossible to defeat any person by holding a loaf of bread in his hand!

  "Prince, it's time. Please go out and wait for us outside." Looking at Yun Xi's face, White Lotus realized that her prince hadn't really understood her love.

  Never mind, "love" can't be proved by "speaking".

  She would use her actions to make the prince understand that her love for him was definitely not just "saying" so.

  At dawn, Yun Xi snuck out of the twin witches' bedroom.

  "Oh, precious fresh air!" Smelling the fresh air, Yun Xi was relieved and even wanted to shout in the Witch Palace,

  "Love is dear, freedom is dearer!"

  It was too dangerous to stay with the twin witches on the bed. If Red Lotus woke up, he would definitely be killed.

  "Master, why are you so afraid of the twin witches?"

  "Speaking of danger, your childhood sweetheart, Hua Huo is apparently more dangerous!" Mei'er didn't understand Yun Xi's fear.

  "Mei'er, Hua Huo is different from Red Lotus and White Lotus."

  "If Hua Huo gets angry, I can soothe her with bread. Her anger comes and goes quickly. As long as I stay with her, her anger will soon disappear." Yun Xi had had rich experience dealing with his childhood sweetheart.

  No matter how angry Hua Huo was, he was confident that he could comfort her.

  But, Red Lotus was different. She would definitely draw out her sword if she found anything strange. Yun Xi never wanted to provoke such an enemy in his life.

  "If Red Lotus knew my real identity, she wouldn’t stop chasing me before I'm torn to pieces."

  "She is totally different from White Lotus!"

  Mei'er thought for awhile and drew a conclusion,

  "That is to say, putting Red Lotus aside, that you like White Lotus, don’t you?"

  "..." Yun Xi didn't say a word.

  If it was only White Lotus one person, the cute, sweet girl who regarded him as her prince, would he fall in love with her?

  It wasn't difficult to figure out the answer, however, Yun Xi couldn't say it out loud.

  Because that was impossible.

  Red Lotus and White Lotus were the twins of fate that could never be separated.

  The invisible thread wrapped around their hands had forever connected their destiny together.

  Eating, drinking, sleeping, fighting, even falling in love, getting married, they couldn't leave each other.

  "Curse... Is that what White Lotus tried to tell me?" Yun Xi seemed to understand why White Lotus would look at him with longing.

  Perhaps what she had been waiting for was just a person who could accept her and Red Lotus and treat them like princesses.

  "Prince... But I'm not the prince you imagined..." Yun Xi sighed.

  They were real
princesses.

  However, he wasn't a prince, he was the Starchild who may run away at any time.

  Once his true identity is revealed, his four terrifying ex-girlfriends would not let him keep enjoying his peaceful life.

  Moreover, he still remembered that the twin witches were also candidate Apostles of one of his ex-girlfriends!

  It was equal to looking for his own death if he dared to fall in love with them!

  This was probably the saddest thing in the world. The encounter between him and them was doomed to be a tragedy.

  It was clear that the relationship between them was prey and hunters, how did it get this far along?

  Great stars, tell me, why did you let them become the Sleeping Beauty in the dark forest?

  Chapter 504: Ablution

  "Why do I have a feeling that my skin is really smooth today?" Red Lotus stretched herself out and looked at her sister with a pleasant look.

  "Of course, my sister has the best skin!" White Lotus squinted and smiled.

  "Very well, I'm in a perfect condition! Let's start the second stage of the sacrificial ceremony!" Affirming that she was in an unprecedented good condition, Red Lotus immediately turned her attention to the sacrificial ceremony.

  The sacrificial ceremony could be divided into three stages.

  The start, sacrifice.

  The core, invite gods.

  The end, send the god away.

  The first stage was the easiest and safest, as long as the sacrifices were appropriate. There was almost no record of failure in the first stage.

  The second stage was the most important. It determined what kind of gods would respond to the ceremony. It could be said that the success of the sacrificial ceremony depended on the second stage.

  No one would dare to say with certainty that the being that responded to the ceremony was a friendly god or an uncontrollable monster, because the gods and fantastic creatures who would notice the ceremony were random.

  The success or failure of the second stage also determined the outcome of the third stage.

  It was easy to summon a god, but would be extremely difficult to send the god away. If they summoned a distorted monster, to accomplish the third stage would become an impossible task.