Decree (2)
The whole hall quieted down. They couldn't believe King Takeshi would make use of the decree right away. Their hopes of matchmaking their daughter to him burned up in flames right before their eyes.
King Nao smiled and said. "This King will bless the union between King Takeshi and the woman he chooses. As long as she agrees to the union as well?"
Lihua bows lower and says. "This servant agrees to this union as well. It is this servants luck to be blessed by this union and promises to always keep King Takeshi happy. This servant thanks King Nao for his magnanimity and radiance. May the King live a thousand years! Hail. Hail. Hail."
"Hail. Hail. Hail." Everyone said.
"Then so it will be. King Takeshi will marry his savior---" The King stopped and looked at the woman in white. "What is your name?"
"This servant's name is Lihua."
The name Lihua is a common name, so her saying her name out loud did not draw peoples attention.
"King Takeshi will marry his savior, Miss Lihua and give her the honorable position as first wife. So this King has said, so this shall be." King Nao announced as his words were recorded onto a scroll.
"All hail King Nao. Hail. Hail Hail." Takeshi said.
"Hail. Hail. Hail." Everyone else said.
"You may raise, so we can begin this joyous celebration!" King Nao said.
As Takeshi and Lihua got up with the scrolls in their hands, music started playing and dancers started to come up to the middle of the room and started dancing. The wine flowed freely and the food consumed generously.
By the middle of the celebrations, several people have come up to give their celebratory well wishes to King Nao and to King Takeshi. The whole time, Takeshi would whisper into her ear about the people who came up and the people who kept staring at them. They looked like a loving couple which drew the gaze of the women even more. Their jealous hearts burned with hate as they watched the Hell King display his affections for everyone to see.
Lady Akira pretended not to see the loving couple across from her. She tried to hide behind her facade the graceful favorite of the King, however her eyes kept wandering towards Takeshi. Just seeing him with the woman Lihua, she remembered all the ways he treated her in the past. How he use to treat her so gently and preciously. How he showed her with gifts and flowers. How he would gently smile at her and only at her. Her memories with Takeshi ran rampant within her mind and made her heart be filled with sourness.
"Your first love keeps staring at us." Lihua whispered into his ear. "If she doesn't get a hold of herself, King Nao will notice that she still has feelings for you."
"Let all of them look. This King doesn't care. As long as you keep your eyes on me, that is all that matters."
"I forgot to tell you. There's going to be a show soon." Lihua told him. "You'll enjoy it immensely. I know I will."
"Does it have to do with why you left so early today?' Takeshi asked.
"Of course. I have to start somewhere." Lihua said as she swung her head to stare straight at Akira. Akira's eyes had been on them for the past five minutes and Lihua didn't like it. "I'm going to collect her eyes if she keeps starting."
Takeshi laughed boisterously attracting more attention. Never had they seen the Hell King show so much emotions before. He was known as Hell King for all the deaths he caused during battles and his cold, unwavering demeanor. But now they saw a miracle before them. He became a legend with the name Hell King, then he became an untouchable God by breaking through to Heavenly Dragon Martial Stage. But to display such human qualities made him less intimidating.
Lady Akira curled her hand into a tight fist as Takeshi reached over to Lihua and hug her to his body as he laughed. She knew Lihua must of said something about her to make him laugh. Her eyes glowed with hate. She would make sure that Takeshi and the little whore would never get the chance to get married.
Suddenly there was a commotion that drew everyone's attention away from the loving couple to the stage where the dancers preformed their dance. Prime Minister Lei's son, Liam, had wobbled his way on to the stage and grabbed a dancing girl by the waist. He held on to her tightly as he ground his lower body on to hers. Her scream caused everyone to look as Liam dry humped her. Prime Minster Lei sent his servants to stop his son, however no matter how much they tried to separate the two, Liam managed to push them away and kept a hold on to him. The dance troupe tried to also intervene but didn't want to cause harm to Liam, knowing who he is.
Things started to get out of hand when Liam used his martial skills to punch the servants to get them to stay away. Prime Minister Lei's face burned red with embarrassment as everyone watched and laughed. His own son has ruined the long years of hard work to build his reputation in just a matter of moments. Taking the situation in his own hands, Prime Minster Lei got up from his seating and hopped on to the stage.
When he reached his son, Prime Minsiter Lei slapped his son. The slap had quieted the whole hall as it echoed. He must of used his internal power to hit his son, for his son let the girl go when his body flew to the side. The dancers that held on to the girl, successfully pulled the girl away and fell onto one another.
Prime Minsiter Lei then walked up to his son and looked at him with disgust and loathing. His rage ran rampant within him as he dragged his son by the back of his collar and brought him forward to present himself to the King. He forced Liam to kneel before King Nao.
"This servant requests for His Majesty to punish this servant's foolish son." Prime Minister Lei said as he knelt beside his son.
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