"It looks like we'll have to walk through the crowd, " I sighed, looking out at the crowd.
"WHAT?!" Feng Xin and Mu Qing panicked, but Flower Sword and I had already entered the streets. I could hear them crowd behind us, to guard either side of us, but the citizens in the martial Deity avenue surrounded us almost immediately.
"My lord... my lord is His Highness?" the first voice sounded unsure.
"Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince and his sister ascend? they're no longer mortal so why would they appear here?"
The third one yelled, "IT'S THEM! THREE YEARS AGO AT THE HEAVENLY CEREMONIAL PROCESSION, I SAW THEM WITH MY OWN EYES, IT'S HIS HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE AND HER HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCESS!"
more and more people began to recognize us, and it felt...like we were legends they never knew were real.
"We are back," I spoke slowly, my older brother beside me, but it still felt like I was alone in the crowd. "to help our kingdom."
The people went wild. "TWO GODS HAVE DESCENDED! ATWO GODS HAVE DESCENDED!"
"A DIVINE BEING HAS RETURNED TO THE MORTAL REALM!"
"–Your Highness must have returned because you could no longer tolerate seeing us suffer the abuse of those thieves!" Immediately some pressed on, full of hope.
"Your Highness, will my lord and m'lady lead us to defeat those Yong'an refugees? It's for certain, right? It must be so!"
After some pause, Xie Lian answered peacefully, "We returned for the sake of protecting the Kingdom of Xianle, to protect our people."
Feng Xin and Mu Qing stood behind us. They could hear what was being said. I knew they didn't understand, and it was better than why I came back. I won't ever tell them why I came back. It's not because the kingdom is in trouble, but it's a good excuse to come home. If that's what you could call it now. The citizens were rushed by hot blood and the motivation my brother and I brought, and I had an idea.
"believe in us!" using my power, I sent a winter breeze into the air, setting off a kitsune spirit creature to make a hissing noise in the sky. The people were moved by my action, and immediately erupted in cheers and kneeled to prostrate to us, circle by circle.
"WE'LL FOLLOW MY LORD AND M'LADY TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! WE'LL FOLLOW YOUR HIGHNESS!"
"PROTECT XIAN LE!"
the residents grew more and more vocal as more and more of Xianle discovered our descent to the street all of them began to pour into the streets, crowding more and more. Conjuring my wings of ice, I flew up into the sky, creating more of a ruckus. As I looked down at the many people below, one face kept getting shoved. A young boy, with a bandaged face, holding something in his hands. As I hovered above the crowd, and watched the crowd below, I watched as the guards joined in. However, Brother, Mu Qing, and Feng Xin were being squished and crowded. Everyone wanted to get close to my brother, even rubbing his sleeve to get some divinity from him. I watched from the air as several generals and soldiers were dispatched to disperse the crowd, all fully armored. Once everyone was out of the street, I landed in the muddy area of the street, slipping half a centimeter.
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Heaven official' blessing: Wǒmen rúhé shàngshēng
AdventureGods should never meddle in the affairs of mortals, but Xie Lian is not one to follow the rules when lives are at risk. He spits in the face of heaven and its laws and descends in a fury to save his country from drought and civil war. Yet this golde...
