"How is he? Is he okay?" Nag-aalalang tanong ni Bai Zhi nang makapasok siya sa kwarto pagkatapos marinig ang balita na nawalan ng malay si Matteo.
"He is okay father-"
"Oh my precious baby."
Inikot ni Bai Zhen ang mga mata nang parang hindi man lang siya narinig o nakita ng kanyang ama nang mabilis itong lumapit kay Matteo na ngayon ay nakahiga at mahimbing na natutulog sa kama.
"The position of being my son is still vacant." Bulong ni Zhe Yan.
Inis na tiningnan ni Bai Zhen si Zhe Yan.
"What happened to him?"
Bumuntong-hininga si Bai Xian bago sumagot.
"Father... the golden lotus..."
"What about it?"
"It disappeared and went into Matteo's body."
"What?" bulalas ni Bai Zhi saka tumingin sa tattoo sa noo ni Matteo na hanggang ngayon ay bahagya pa ring nagbabaga.
Doon na rin napagtanto ni Zhe Yan at Bai Zhen na hindi maganda ang nangyari dahil maaaring malalaman ito ng emperor. Ano na lang ang sasabihin nila kapag nalaman ng emperor na nawala na lang bigla ang kinaiingatan nilang golden yellow lotus na siyang bubuhay ulit kay Ye Hua?
"This is not good." bulong ni Zhe Yan.
"Your highness! Your highness!" sabay silang napatingin sa nagtatakbong si Migu papasok sa kwarto.
"Migu, what's the matter?" kinakabahang tanong ni Bai Xian.
"H-his majesty... Di Jun is here."
"What?!" halos sabay-sabay nilang bulalas saka sabay ding tiningnan sina Yanna at Matthew saka si Matteo.
Yanna and Matthew looked at each other and prepared to hide when the door just suddenly opened.
There eyes widened as their eyes met Di Jun who only looked at them up and down like nothing happened.
"Woah... he really always made people speechless with his ice face." bulong ni Bai Zhen na agad namang siniko ni Zhe Yan.
"Shut up. He may be threee-hundred sitxty thousand years old but he can still hear you very well and he cannot be fooled." saway ni Zhe Yan kay Bai Zhen saka lumapit kay Di Jun.
He didn't even bow to him because since Di Jun married Feng Jiu... he carries now the lower rank than Zhe Yan.
Di Jun respectfully bowed in front of King Bai Zhi and greeted Bai Xian.
"Your majesty... I apologize for my sudden visit here but you can guarantee that I am on your side. My wife asked me to come here and settle about this matter." Di Jun said while staring at Matteo intently.
"Oh..." nakahinga ng maluwag na sabi ni King Bai Zhi saka sinulyapan sina Matthew at Yanna saka naman lumingon din si Di Jun at hinarap sina Matthew at Yanna.
Yanna and Matthew bowed down respectly at him and greeted him.
"Greetings your majesty."
"Hmmn." tanging sagot ni Di Jun saka tinitigan si Yanna bago maliit na ngumiti.
"You look exactly like her." komento ni Di Jun na tukoy kay Zhi Rhuo saka ngumiti.
"Di Jun, what do you think we should do right now?" tanong ng hari kay Di Jun at sinulyapan si Matteo.
"Fret not. I don't see any problem here. It only means that Ye Hua is almost coming soon. But... the big problem is Lucifer. I realized that he has already made his shadow stronger right now. Sooner or later, even without the golden yellow lotus, he can still revive and get out from the magic bell because only Ye Hua can seal him there forever."
BINABASA MO ANG
Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)
FantasiShe traveled back to the time where her birthmarks were her scars. Nectars and Hagonoy plants were sacred. Roses and its petals are powerful. And pollen is her life.
