Chapter 724: Uncontrollable Heart
Chapter 724: Uncontrollable Heart
but.
This was just Lu Chihuan's guess, so he did not tell Stuka Lumen. After receiving the two high-level mental power supplements, he waved his hand towards the other party, still with a smile on his lips.
"Then I'll go back and rest first."
"See you tomorrow."
Stuka Lumen was like a moth chasing a flame, his eyes were on Lu Chihuan from beginning to end. At this moment, he seemed to have broken free from some kind of restraints, and he felt a lot more relaxed.
Now when he heard Lu Chihuan say goodbye, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Then you will reflexively try to keep him.
time flies.
Before he even realized it, his relaxation trip with Lu Chihuan had already come to an end. No matter how much fun they had had before, Lu Chihuan still had to separate from him and return to his own palace.
This made Stuka Lumin feel a little irritated unconsciously.
Even if they were only separated for a few hours, the distance between the two palaces could be reached in just ten minutes or so, and he could even see the other person early tomorrow morning.
But he just felt uncomfortable everywhere.
Don't want to separate.
He had heard his second brother mention before that mermaids were actually creatures with extremely strong possessiveness and jealousy.
So once the mermaid falls in love.
You will want to see the other person all the time, and you can't help but want to wrap your shark tail around the other person's body and stay by his or her side.
Even if they do nothing.
It's okay to just say some meaningless trash talk.
At that time, he still didn't know what love was, so he scoffed at his second brother's words. He even thought that the mermaid was too clingy and that even if she found a partner in the future, it would definitely not last long.
After hearing this, his second brother looked at him as if he were a fool for a long time.
At last.
Then she sighed and reached out to touch his head. Her voice sounded quite helpless and melancholy, "You are still young."
"You'll understand later."
Stuka Lumin snorted when he heard this. Although he didn't say anything else for the sake of his second brother, he was still very unconvinced in his heart. In his opinion -
He was clearly telling the truth.
however.
More than a decade later, Stuka Lumin unexpectedly realized a little bit of the feeling that his second brother had described.
But he had no reason to keep Lu Chihuan. He and Lu Chihuan were not related at all now. Although they were friends, even the best of friends did not seem to have the habit of sleeping on the same bed.
Not to mention.
In the memories that Lu Chihuan recalled, his elder brother also called the other party Ami Kash.
That alone.
It was enough to deter him from acting rashly.
Think of this.
The heat and excitement in his body gradually faded away, and a cold chill rushed up from his back. Stuka Lumin's face suddenly turned pale, and the restlessness in his heart also subsided.
At this moment, he smiled bitterly helplessly, looked at Lu Chihuan and nodded lightly.
"it is good."
Lu Chihuan noticed that something was wrong with Stuka Lumen. He paused as he was about to leave, then frowned and asked, "Are you... feeling unwell?"
Stuka Lumin avoided Lu Chihuan's sight, his bony fingers unconsciously clenched into fists, his voice sounded a bit dull, "...No."
"I just thought that I still have some official business to deal with, and I haven't seen my eldest brother today. Although he is still in a coma, the doctor told me that he may be able to hear the outside world..."
He deliberately mentioned his eldest brother, and then carefully observed the expression on Lu Chihuan's face, as if he wanted to confirm something.
"So on weekdays I would take an hour or two to tell my eldest brother about what happened in the mermaid tribe, or read him the books he used to like to read."
"Speak of it."
"You haven't met my eldest brother yet, I wonder if you would like to take some time to meet him?"
Lu Chihuan was stunned.
It would be a lie to say that he was not interested in Stuka Lumin's eldest brother. Ever since he accidentally overheard the conversation between the merman servants last time, he had become curious about the relationship between the eldest prince and him.
Why did the other party give him the pocket watch, and why did he say the word "repay" in his memory, how did they meet, and what happened in between.
After questions popped up in his mind one after another, Lu Chihuan still couldn't think of the answers, so he turned to think about another thing.
This great prince——
What does it look like?
Logically speaking, since Stuka Lumin is so handsome, his elder brother, the Crown Prince, shouldn't be too ugly.
of course.
This curiosity alone was not enough to motivate Lu Chihuan to meet the eldest prince.
After all, he was not that obsessed with looks, but since Stuka Lumen invited him sincerely, he naturally could not refuse his friend's kindness and embarrass him.
So after thinking for a moment.
He nodded seriously with a smile, "Okay, then Your Majesty, you can arrange the time."
Hear this answer.
Stuka Lumin's heart seemed to be tightened by a big hand.
The body also became stiff.
Not only did he not even have the strength to nod, but his mouth felt as if bottles of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar had been knocked over, and for a moment he actually tasted a mixture of various emotions.
Honestly.
There was nothing wrong with Lu Chihuan's answer.
It was he who made the invitation, so it was understandable that the other party accepted it.
I can only blame him...
I can't control my heart.
Because he likes her too much, his heart will be unconsciously affected by Lu Chihuan's every move, and then give rise to emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, jealousy, grievance, etc.
It's so hopeless.
"it is good."
He closed his eyes.
Even though he didn't want the two of them to meet, he was afraid that Lu Chihuan would recall the good memories of the past after seeing his elder brother, and would then draw a clear line between them and no longer be close.
But he was the one who proposed this matter, and he couldn't change his mind at will.
So after a while.
Stuka Lumen lowered his slightly dull crimson eyes, and then spoke in a rather dry voice:
"Once I have arranged a time, I will let you meet Big Brother."
I am really...
He shot himself in the foot.
Seeing that Stuka Lumin was in a low mood, Lu Chihuan thought that he was worried about the eldest prince's coma, so he patted his shoulder gently as if to comfort him, "The eldest prince will definitely wake up."
"Don't worry too much."
Stuka Lumin forced a smile at the corners of his lips.
He had been thinking about Lu Chihuan since then, and did not even think about how his elder brother would feel if he knew his feelings.
then.
A flash of shame and hesitation flashed through his heart again, "I know."
"I'm going to see Big Brother."
He took a deep breath, trying to calm his uneasy heart, and then slowly squeezed out a few words from his throat.
"It's getting late now, you should go back and rest early."
Lu Chihuan nodded.
After saying goodbye to Stuka Lumin, he trotted away in the direction of his palace, and soon his figure disappeared behind the clusters of colorful corals.
Stuka Lumin lowered his eyes, rubbed his stiff face, and then dragged his tired body to the bedroom where his elder brother, the eldest prince, was.
The bedroom where the eldest prince lies is very quiet.
There were not too many merman servants serving here, and the servants who were sweeping the palace or sorting medicinal herbs basically moved very carefully, as if they were afraid of making any noise and disturbing the sleeping eldest prince.
The palace exudes a bitter and mellow smell because of the medicinal materials prepared by pharmacists that are fumigated and dried all year round.
It actually doesn't smell very good.
But Stuka Lumin has basically come here rain or shine over the years, so he has long been accustomed to the smell.
After arriving at the palace, he didn't even frown.
Soon they entered the inner room.
It happened that the doctor was treating the eldest prince in the inner room. When he saw Stuka Lumin coming, he quickly clasped his hands in front of his chest and saluted with a bit of respect and fear.
"His Majesty."
Stuka Lumen raised his hand somewhat wearily, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite. His eyes fell on the pale and thin mermaid on the bed. He could vaguely see reluctance and pain in his eyes, and his voice sounded particularly low and hoarse.
"Doctor."
"When will my eldest brother wake up? It has been nearly twenty years since he fell into a deep sleep. His best years and youth have been wasted in this cold and quiet palace..."
And he.
As the only relative of my eldest brother, I am helpless in doing anything about it.
Although mermaids have a relatively long lifespan.
But time can't stand such a torment, sometimes he can't help but think -
Will his eldest brother become gray-haired when he really wakes up? And how will he accept his lost youth, the death of his parents and several younger brothers and sisters, and this mermaid tribe that is completely different from his memory?
And...this throne.
Before his eldest brother had an accident, the throne originally belonged to him.
Stuka Lumin had no greed for power. He got this position after being forced to do so. Moreover, family was the most important thing to him.
If his elder brother wanted the throne, he could give it back immediately.
But he was worried that the other party could not suppress the ambitious elders in the tribe who were relying on their seniority, and he was also worried that he could not avoid the foreigners outside who were still eyeing the tomb of the founding emperor.
The thought of this.
Stuka Lumin suddenly felt a little powerless.
The doctor sighed when he heard this.
"The injury sustained by the eldest prince is too severe, almost to the core, so he has been in a deep sleep. To some extent, this is also a process of self-protection and repair of the body, but the speed is relatively slow."
"I drafted a few prescriptions before, but after revising them for a long time, I still felt that they were not quite right. You must be precise when using medicine. A slight mistake can lead to a huge difference. You can't be perfunctory."
"so."
The pharmacist shook his head.
He stroked his gray beard with one hand, and said in a soothing voice, "Your Majesty, you may have to wait a little longer. Don't worry. Who knows, the opportunity may come one day."
What he didn't say was... several of the herbs needed in the prescription have been lost. Finding them would probably take a lot of time and energy, so there's really no rush.
Stuka Lumen heard this.
Those deep red eyes dimmed a little bit, and the breathing became heavier. To say that he was not disappointed... was impossible.
But when his eldest brother got into trouble in the first place, their mermaid tribe had already invited famous doctors from all over the universe to come for consultation, because the injured area was too dangerous, and even if the most skilled surgeon performed the operation, the success rate was less than 5%.
And if you don't have surgery.
The answers they came up with were basically the same. The worst result was that the wound on the back of the head was like a time bomb.
It could explode at any time.
As a result, his elder brother could die at any time, and the best outcome would be to become a vegetable and spend his whole life in his sleep.
His mother's eyes were red from crying at that time.
It took him several years to find the doctor in front of him who could treat his elder brother's health, trying to turn the worst possible outcome into the best.
After all, as long as you can save your life, everything is possible in the future.
This doctor was not just a name. After taking care of his elder brother's health for a few years, his condition gradually stabilized and he was no longer on the brink of life and death like before.
Therefore.
It was difficult for Stuka Lumen to say anything unpleasant to the doctor.
Although he did not believe in the chance the doctor talked about, and even thought it was a bit mysterious, he just curled his lips and replied calmly, "I know."
"I want to be alone with my brother for a while now."
The doctor understood that Stuka Lumen had something to say to the Crown Prince but it was inconvenient for him to hear, so he nodded tactfully and said, "Then I will go outside to prepare the medicinal bath materials for the Crown Prince today. Your Majesty, please do as you please."
Because the eldest prince has been lying in bed in a coma for many years, his muscles have atrophied to a certain extent. If left alone, when the eldest prince wakes up again, walking will probably be a problem.
Therefore, the doctor ordered people to massage the eldest prince's muscles and give him a medicinal bath.
This way.
The process of muscle atrophy will be slower.
Before leaving the inner room, the doctor couldn't help but glance at Stuka Lumen.
Thinking that ever since I said that the eldest prince might have some consciousness in his coma, His Majesty almost always took some time to talk to the eldest prince.
The family ties among the mermaid royal family are deeper and more reliable than he had imagined.
After the doctor left the inner room, Stuka Lumin applied the medicated oil specially prepared by the pharmacist to the eldest prince, and then patiently massaged the atrophied muscles in his calves.
After that, he combed the other person's long hair carefully and cut off all the split ends and withered branches at the bottom.
It stands to reason.
There is no need for him to do this kind of thing.
But Stuka Lumin was taken care of by the eldest prince for a period of time when he was a child.
The other party had treated him so carefully before, so now that their positions have been swapped, he naturally cannot stand idly by.
In addition, his daily work is basically the same, and the things in his mind will basically be emptied out after a few words, so in order to prevent himself from just sitting here, he might as well do something.
soon.
Stuka Lumin made the eldest prince look a little tidier.
He simply washed his hands.
Then he sat next to the eldest prince and told him in detail what had happened today.
Perhaps it was because he was relaxing outside with Lu Chihuan today, which was such a happy thing for him that he spoke more unconsciously. He talked for about an hour before he finished.
That's it.
He still felt a little unsatisfied.
After all, his repetitive and monotonous life is like a painting with dark tones, and Lu Chihuan is indeed a bright color in it.
only.
After he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of the eldest prince's pale and bloodless face again. His heart tightened for a moment and he felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.
Not only does my heart ache.
And the whole person also became quiet.
He shouldn't have said these words in front of his elder brother. His elder brother still had some consciousness in his coma, so he would definitely feel sad after hearing these words.
Think of this.
Stuka Lumin held the eldest prince's hand again and knelt on the cold stone slabs, which was a posture of repentance.
"sorry."
His voice was low.
With a bit of helplessness and a stubborn determination not to turn back until he hits a wall, "Brother, I actually fell in love with someone I shouldn't have."
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