LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS 287 A Lion Replaced By a Hyena

Xing and Seiren waited by the shore for the arrival of the Admiral of the Sky Navy, Jubin Arsalan. A big ship was anchored at a safe depth in the sea and they noticed a small boat ferrying five men to the shore.

Xing remembered how Chenglei promised before that he'd take her to the Western Sea.

But here I am... Without him, On my own... With no news about him!

She was sulking and seeing her down, Seiren tried to cheer her up, "That Warship is the 'Soaring Lion', the biggest and deadliest Warship ever built and was owned by Marvan Arsalan, the ship that led every battle they had. The sight of this ship itself instills fear. Look at the sails..."

Seiren started to speak about ships which Xing had no interest in and she observed the ship and it did look majestic and intimidating.

" Why is the carving in the bow of that ship not a lion? ", she interjected Seiren who was too immersed in his sailing jargon. He seemed to be really interested in sailing.

Seiren looked closely and noticed that too, "Weird!", he said. The Arsalan Navy is known for the lion carvings in their ships and the ship with the name of 'Soaring Lion' is said to have a lion with wings carved in the bow.

So why is the carving looks like a scarcely clothed woman now?

"Milord, that Jubin is said to be not of..."

"I'll keep my temper", Xing interjected the concerned Seiren.

Everyone were comfortably seated and tea and refreshments were served and Xing could not handle the attitude of Jabin.

He felt the cold breeze in their kingdom too warm and the sweets weren't sweet enough for him and the tea wasn't even comparable to the hot water in their country.

"Then why the hell are you in our country?", Xing wanted to scream at him but held her tongue for the sake of their kingdom.

"Admiral Jabin, what are you expecting from us to end this war peacefully?", she asked as polite as possible.

"You have a nice voice and you look like a woman.. The one beside you too... Do all men in your country look like girls?", he chuckled picking and throwing a roasted peanut into his mouth he continued,

"Looking like girls...fighting like girls... Do you f*ck like girls too? Do you like to take it up your a**?", he rested his strong hand on his square chin that somehow made him look handsome with that thick beard and mustache.

"Ha.. Ha.. How humorous! ", Xing chuckled clenching her fists hard enough to make her knuckles go white.

Why am I not allowed to kill this arrogant and uncouth person again?

"Admiral, this one you are talking to is Lord Táng, a famous playboy in our kingdom. Women love him!", Seiren poured Jabin wine and tried to salvage the situation.

"Really? If your women love this feminine man, then they will beg our men to take them", he chucked and gulped the wine in his cup.

"At least the wine is good!", he mumbled and started to drink more.

"With your kingdom following monogamy I thought admiral's views would be different", Xing raise her eyebrows.

What a scum!

"Monogamy? That is the worst thing there is. Men are not made to be loyal to one woman. That's why I admire your kingdom. Men are allowed to be men allowing them to take any woman they want.... Even though your men look feminine,that's the way it should be. Women should be treated as who they are... Pieces of meat meant to serve men... The fairer sex made for pleasuring men and bear their children. I don't mind them dying giving birth to children.... Who'd want them after they gave birth, right? They should be used once and thrown away the trash they are.. ", he guffawed making Xing want to tear him to pieces. How come the one raised by a great warrior like Marvan be this... Abhorrent!

The ones who came with him looked awkward with their admiral's behaviour and they were squirming with embarrassment.

"Ha.. Ha... You are wise!", Seiren spoke sarcastically, " So let's talk business" he urged him..

"See, we are all men, right? You can understand me right?", he spoke a bit drunk.

Xing rolled her eyes, Did he get drunk after just a jar of wine? What a pathetic piece of shit! So much for being a man!

"I had my eye on this little doe for a long time... She was perfect with her buttery smooth skin and that dark watery eyes that could mesmerise any man! She was too little to be married, I didn't mind but...", he sighed and Xing could feel Seiren beside her tensing up and she patted his hand to calm him down.

Without caring about the expression of the two people in front of him, Jubin continued, " Anyhow, with no other way, I settled with her big sister hoping that I'd get her later but you see... That little doe left me...."

One of the older one Jubin brought cleared his throat to stop his Admiral from ranting,

"Lord Táng, Lord Zhong, Our gracious Emperor pardoned Lady Maya of Arsalan family after her act of treason by wanting to make her his wife but she acted on her own and hid herself for months. Recently when we were about to get her, a slave ring stole her from our hands and it is informed to us that she is brought to your nation. We were sent here to bring back our Emperor's bride. We have no intention of capturing your territory", he was polite in stating their cause.

Pardoned? Xing was surprised. Why haven't anyone informed us that? And how did Chenglei get wind of her and sent her here?

*Slap*

A slap landed on the older guy who spoke breaking Xing's thoughts, "How dare you address my doe as the Emperor's bride? She is mine! That Emperor... I'll see how long he'll be one... Even the 'Brave Lion of Seas' fell for my tricks! That fat old man.... He'll die in my hands too! ", he screamed and pushed the table in front of him aside spilling everything on it to the ground.

He staggered and others tried to hold him from falling down.

Xing felt irked to be in the presence of such a despicable guy who wants the sister of his wife to himself. Also isn't the Emperor of the Sky Kingdom already an old guy with a grown son in line to the throne. What would he need a sixteen year old for?
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And more importantly what happened to the monogamy?

"Aren't you married?", Seiren asked gritting his teeth and fisting his hands and Jubin laughed clenching his stomach and almost vomited making Xing's face twitch.

" Monogamy in our country doesn't mean that we only have to have one wife all our life. It just means we will have to have one wife at a time", he stuttered.

This scum is going to kill his wife? Maya's sister? And the nerves on him to proclaim this openly!

Xing was enraged and she realised the one who asked her to be patient is more enraged than her.

"Admiral Jubin! We will investigate profoundly on our side to find out about these slave traders you talked about and find that Lady Doe you are talking about. Give us two days for that. We will bring her to you dead or alive before that if you promise that you won't attack us till then", Xing spoke in a firm toneaking the other sooner ones wonder why is the one who has a lot to lose setting the conditions.

"Dead..? Dead...?", Jubin tried to slap Xing but she stepped aside making him wobble and he composed himself after his page held him.

"I want her alive... Alive... If even a fingernail of her gets bent, your entire kingdom will pay for it!"

"Fine. Two days... We will find her and until then let's not cross our boundaries! Stay in your seas", Xing said and turned to leave after the older guy nodded in acknowledgement. Jubin was already too unsteady with all the wine he drank.

This scum who had replaced all his rationale with lust!

Xing wanted to spit in his face but controlled herself and forcefully grabbed Seiren and got out of that place.

"What kind of man is he? Huh! I would have accepted this war if it is for the expansion of their kingdom or for glory and honour. I can accept that and would have been happy even if we lose. But for a little girl... ? A girl who doesn't even want him..? Trying to kill the elder sister to marry the younger one... Framing his father in law who opposed him.. Isn't his father-in-law the one who raised him? What an ingrate! Talking about women like that!....", he complained and whined to Xing who was angry herself too. She was having a calm facade to cool this angry guy who actually has an army at his disposal to not get carried away and decide against their kingdom.

" We will not be sending her to him! ", Xing said as a decision.

To send a girl knowing she would be abused by the two biggest powers in her kingdom - her Emperor and her father's killer, just to save my kingdom..? I can do better!

Xing had decided. Also Xing wondered how shameless he was telling her that he is responsible for his father-in-law's death and planning to kill his wife and then ask another innocent girl in exchange for the safety of their kingdom...? How heartless he is to treat women like that.?

That scum with no morals or dignity! For the Arsalan family to end up in his hands! How hurt will Maya be? No wonder she wants to eradicate them who plotted against her father. It is one thing stealing his Navy but to destroy the name and honour of the Arsalan family? It is deplorable!

Then Xing wondered where his shamelessness and his arrogance in telling his enemies his secrets came from...

Power!

That's right! For now he knows we have to bow to him if we want to save out kingdom so he behaved in that way not caring about anything else.

Is power that great?

It is, isn't it? The gods are making me bow to their wishes because they have power! They confuse the Emperor's mind and give me nightmares because they have the power to do so... They keep me away from Chenglei just because they can.

If having power can make you control others and make them cater to your will, isn't power great?

And aren't I powerful too?

Chapter end

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