Chapter 129: Game!
Note - Hello Readers,
I just wanted to introduce this game I thought of to make the novel more interactive for you -
I have a decision to make, on which I am in a dilemma so I'll ask you and you can express your wishes on the choice that you think is better for the story.
So here are the rules -
~ I'll write both scenarios in which the novel can progress and you can choose to support one by commenting your vote.
~ You can increase the weightage of your vote by giving gifts, for example, a comment with a gift of 100 coins will be equal to 100 votes without gift.
~ The period of the voting period will be written on the end of the scenario. It'll be depicted as 'open for voting' and 'voting ended'.
~ This chapter will contain the very first scenario or choice for this game at the end, so be sure to check it.
~ At last, This game is optional and just made to give readers a more interactive experience. It's your choice if you want to participate or not.
~ Thank you for your patience and enjoy the story. ^..^
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The siblings both scrutinized Ashen and Feng Xue with their eyes from top to bottom before the sister commented: "So handsome. Big Brother, Who is this handsome big brother?" She asked.
But before Yan Li could answer, Ashen answered first with a beautiful smile: "I am your brother's friend, you can call me Brother Ashen, alright!"
The sister was delighted as she nodded joyfully: "Yay! Now I have a handsome brother!"
The four-year-old brother looked at his sister enviously as if she had gotten a candy that he wanted. He then turned his puppy gaze to Ashen with a finger in his mouth as if asking for a candy too.
Ashen noticed him as he smiled gently towards him before he asked: "Does this younger brother also want to call me brother?"
The brother's eyes shined in delight as if his prayer was heard as he nodded with the finger in his mouth.
"Alright, then you can also call me Big Brother Ashen! Happy?"
Ashen's smile was genuine and he really enjoyed himself here. These two children were adorable, to say the least.
The young boy nodded joyfully as he turned his gaze to Feng Xue with the same puppy eyes.
"What? What do you want?" Feng Xue felt a little uncomfortable from the insisting puppy gaze.
She had never dealt with children this young. Being a genius, there were a lot of expectations from her that she had to fulfill. Always cultivating and then getting the position of a sect leader, she didn't get a chance to play with children or how to act with them.
"Brother Ashen, Who is this beautiful lady beside you? Is she your wife?" The young girl asked innocently with a curious and excited expression.
Ashen shook his head with a helpless expression as he answered: "Unfortunately no, though I would like her to be, but she keeps refusing!"
"Really? There is a woman who would refuse someone as handsome as you? She must be blind!" The young girl said with disbelief. "If I was in her place I would marry you without a second thought!"
While Feng Xue glared at the girl, Ashen laughed instead: "Hahaha, You are so fun little lady. If you were just fifteen years older, I'd let you marry me!"
"Really, Then will you marry me after fifteen years?" The young girl asked with an excited and hopeful expression.
Ashen acted to think before nodding: "Let's do it like this, if you grow up into a woman as beautiful as her, I'll marry you. What do you say?" He pointed at Feng Xue.
"Whaaaat? This is not fair, she is too beautiful to be compared to. I doubt there will be a woman as beautiful as her in our whole prefecture. Only the top ten beauties of the north might compare to her!" She whined about the task being too difficult to fulfill.
"So, gonna give up?" Ashen asked leaning towards her with a smile.
"Of course not! Even though it's difficult, I'll do it!" She said confidently.
"Big Brawder Ashen, I alswo want to marry ywou!" The young boy also expressed his desire, though not knowing the meaning of marry, but since his sister thought it was something good, he was also going to do it.
"Heehee" Feng Xue's laugh escaped her mouth involuntarily seeing the innocence of the small boy.
Everyone's gaze was attracted to her due to her giggle but she stabilized herself and tried to keep up the strict act: "What? What are you looking at?"
Everyone just let her be before explaining to the small boy that he couldn't marry Ashen even if he wanted to, though it took some time before the small boy let go of this desire.
"Oh wait, I don't know your names. Tell me, Let's start with my future wife!"
The girl blushed before saying her name: "It is Yan Xiu!"
"And what is our little brother's name?"
The boy proudly announced his name despite the missing tooth in his mouth that made him look silly: "It is Yan Pingtu!"
"Oh, Yan Pingtu. It's a powerful-sounding name, it looks like you'll become a powerful cultivator in the future!" Ashen complimented with a warm smile.
Yan Pingtu flexed his small biceps, patting them proudly as he assured: "Of cwourse, I'll Protect ywou Big Brawder Ashen, just wait!"
"Alright, I'll wait!" Ashen nodded.
At this moment, Yan Li sternly said: "Yan Xiu and Pingtu, I think you both have had enough fun now, why don't you go back to the house now?"
Xiu directly rejected the idea: "No! We haven't even played" Then turning to Ashen, she insisted: "Brother Ashen, Will you also play? I am sure Brother Li won't have any objection then. Also, it will be more fun with more people!"
"Alright let's play! I don't have anything better to do anyway!" Ashen accepted the offer right away before glancing at Feng Xue: "Will you join?"
"Hmph! I don't play children's games!" She turned her face in denial.
"Alright then sit there and watch. I won't allow you to leave my sight since you can't use your king realm abilities without me!" Ashen said while pointing to a tree nearby.
She went and stood below the tree instead of sitting: "Like I'll sit on this dirty ground. I'll just keep standing!"
Meanwhile, Ashen and the others created a small circle on the ground with a stick, deep and wide enough to be felt by touch.
Then Yan Li was blindfolded by a black cloth and the game of catch started, the players weren't allowed to escape the small circle on the ground and the catcher with the blindfold had to catch one of the other players.
The other players could slap the catcher lightly before running away to let the catcher get an idea about their location and to make the game more fun.
The game went on for some time with laughter and giggling reverberating in the area before Yan Xiu was caught by Yan Li.
While Yan Xiu was getting blindfolded, Ashen approached Feng Xue: "Ha..ha.., Wanna join, it's fun,"
"No!" Feng Xue again rejected despite the desire to say yes. They appeared to have fun.
Ashen went back and the game again started. Yan Xiu was having much more trouble than Yan Li, However, she persisted.
After a while, she cornered Ashen and though it was easy for him to escape if he tried, he let him get caught.
Ashen once again gestured for Feng Xue to join but she refused.
He was blindfolded as his turn as the catcher began. Pingtu and Yan Xiu would constantly slap him on the leg with their small legs before running away while making loud happy giggling sounds. At one moment, Pingtu even went and hugged Ashen's legs, however, Ashen didn't catch him.
It was obvious to Feng Xue that he was letting them go intentionally, however, that wasn't what bewildered her, it was the smile he had on his face.
She had never seen a smile as genuine as that on his face since she had known him.
Feng Xue was surprised seeing this side of Ashen which she didn't know existed. She wondered if this was the same person who mercilessly killed those disciples some days ago.
No one would even be able to guess that he was a prince if they saw this scene of him getting dirty in the dirt with some tribe's children barefoot.
She was second-guessing the image she had of Ashen.
While she was thinking, Ashen caught Yan Li, ending his turn.
Ashen once again invited her and this time, she agreed. The game looked fun and she wanted to experience it herself.
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[SCENARIO (Game) -
There are two scenarios -
~ First - In this scenario, The mc gets the children, Yan Xiu and Yan Pingtu killed along with the tribesmen.
~ Second - In this scenario, The mc saves Yan Xiu and Yan Pingtu instead of getting them killed, however the tribesmen still dies.
~ Third - This is an optional scenario, The mc grows closer to Yan Xiu and Yan Pingtu and takes them with him to the capital.
(Author's Comment - I'm mostly confused to make Ashen evil enough to kill those innocent cute children for his gains or not. So help me out.)
Voting (You can cast your vote by para commenting on the scenario) ~
~ Vote For First Scenario!
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)