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Chapter 34 - The birth of the devil and the dragon

Olena and Crown Prince Liam returned to the longevity palace. The servants were packing and slowly moving their stuff to the eastern palace, the eastern palace is a residence of a crown prince. Since Prince Liam has ascended the throne to become crown prince, he should be moving into the eastern palace but he has been busy.

Crown Prince Liam embraced Olena and comforted her. Olena becomes worried that Crown Prince Liam's feeling of love towards her will slowly fade after she meets the moonlight lady that Master Woon has mentioned. Whilst Crown Prince Liam is anxious to meet the moonlight lady. He is more concerned about the heir to the throne. As much as he loved Olena, he could not allow the monarch to extinct.

Yoona, Sora, Leah, Mori, and Farah gathered outside the palace. They prepared to travel to the border of Donghua and Shilla, which is the heart of the country. Since the moonlight in the woman only appeared in the nighttime, they slept in the daytime but stayed awake in the night to look out for the lady.

Being only thorn among the roses, they often ask Mori to sleep outside. They visited many huts near the ocean but could not find the woman with bright moonlight.

They have reached the desert. They continued to walk past the desert, and they saw a lake in the middle. Standing on the peak of the desert, they can see the lake connecting to 3 rivers.

They saw several huts near the lake and decided to stay in a hut near the lake, hoping that the woman would appear in the evening.

The townsfolk greeted them. There is a beautiful young lady who manages a restaurant in the town. Feeling hungry and thirsty, they order some food from the young lady.

The food that she serves is extremely tasty.

Mori asked the beautiful young lady, "What are the ingredients? It tastes fantastic!"

The young lady responded, "It was grilled camel meat".

She also gave them a bottle of sauce and said, "Dip the meat into the sauce if they prefer spicy".

They loved the food that she cooks. They spent a night at a hut.

During the night, Farah can see a dazzling light from the hut opposite the hut that they are staying in. Farah opened the window and pointed at the hut "I can see a bright light coming from the opposite hut." Yoona, Mori, Sora, and Leah see an ordinary dark hut.

Mori believed Farah, "maybe Bobby is a ghost and only the ghost can see the moonlight."

Yoona, Sora, and Leah felt eerie when Mori reminded them that Bobby possessed Farah's body.

Farah chuckled and told them, "When I was a child, I was afraid of ghosts. As I turn into a ghost, I realize that human beings are scarier."

They walk towards the hut and knock on the door.

The lady who manages the restaurant earlier, opened the door and greeted them, "Is there anything you need?".

Farah saw a dazzling light in her. She asked, "How can I address you? My name is Farah."

The lady introduced herself, "My name is Ariel."

Seeing that Farah is asking many questions, they get the hint that she is the woman that they have been searching for.

Mori smiled and said, "I would like to invite you to the Imperial Palace, Ariel."

Ariel feels strange about their request to join them to the palace. She felt an ulterior motive in them. She chuckled and said, "I dislike travelling."

Sora interrupted their conversation, "We have operated a few research institutes in the town. We love your food and would like you to teach the citizens about your special ways of cooking. In addition, you can also learn the food from other peoples too."

Ariel knows about the research institute. She finally agrees to join them at the palace. She is a very soft-spoken lady. Mori and Farah are fond of her beauty.

Ariel nodded, "Sound interesting. When are we leaving?"

Mori smiled and said, "Tomorrow"

The next day in the morning, they notice Ariel has never travelled out of the town. She took almost everything from her house along with her. They help her take her belongings.

Feeling exhausted, and still having a long way to go to reach the palace, they jumped on horses so they could travel faster to the palace. To their amazement, Ariel is actually very good at riding a horse. She can also whisper to the horse, and the horse will obey her.

As the day goes on, Olena's stomach has become bigger. She continues to suffer from her pregnancy. The courtier informed Prince Liam and Olena that Mori, Sora, Yoona, Leah, and Farah had returned from the trip. They quickly summon them into the palace.

Mori introduces Ariel to Olena and Crown Prince Liam.

Ariel and Crown Prince Liam instantly became attracted to each other. He knew Ariel would be the lady who gives birth to the future king. Crown Prince Liam took Ariel to a chamber. He also assigned several palace maids to attend to her.

When Crown Prince Liam comes back to meet Olena, Olena tells Crown Prince Liam, "I would like to isolate myself for prayers. Master Woon had a dungeon. I will stay there. If possible, I prefer that way because I want to maintain a distance from everyone during the delivery of the child."

Crown Prince Liam respected her wish and sought Master Woon's advice about the room for Olena. Master Woon took her to a dungeon where there is a room filled with flowers. She loves it and Olena has decided to stay in the dungeon with several palace maids serving her.

Before Crown Prince Liam leaves the dungeon, Olena tells Crown Prince Liam, "Please do not visit me until I am ready to meet everyone. Don't forget the mission to marry Ariel."

Every day, Master Woon will chant to bless Olena during her stay in the dungeon. He knew that the sickness that Olena had is jealousy. But she needs to overcome it.

Ariel and Crown Prince Liam are getting closer to each other. He sees her as one very pure and sincere lady. He proposed to Ariel and asked her to marry him. She accepted the proposal.

The Imperial Palace held a grand wedding for Crown Prince Liam and Ariel. She is now a consort to Crown Prince Liam.

As time passed by, Ariel became pregnant. They were celebrating in joy. Mori, Sora, Yoona, Farah, and Leah think he has forgotten about Olena.

During the night, the weather is very unusual. It was raining heavily, followed by lightning strikes continuously and the thunderstorm growled. Olena in the dungeons is crying in pain. Her water broke. It means the baby is coming right now. Master Woon prepared a bowl of tonic that helps her to prevent postpartum haemorrhage. Olena took the bowl of tonic and drank it.

A nanny is helping Olena with the delivery. She is going through very painful labour, sweating and screaming her lungs out. She sees a grim reaper standing next to her bed.

Underworld lord and the jade emperor summoned Olena's soul.

Jade emperor looked at Olena and said, "Today is the birth of the devil. Despite the warning, you have ignored my advice."

Underworld Lord raised her hand to stop Jade emperor from interrupting, "We have recently developed a tool, the peony flower charm."

The grim reaper passed to Olena a metal with a shape of a peony flower.

Jade emperor explained, "This is mould. You will need to burn this metal. Stamp it on the shoulder of the child to engrave the flower into her body. That way, you will locate her wherever she goes, and you can put the child to sleep when she wants it. This is just a temporary solution."

After explaining, the jade emperor magically transcends Olena's soul back into her body.

Olena woke up in her body. She has given birth to a baby girl. She obeyed the immortal, she used fire to burn the metal given by the jade emperor and stamp it on her daughter.

Her daughter is crying loud because of the burn in her body, it's hurting her. Olena in tears touches the forehead of the princess and tells her to sleep. The princess is now sleeping. She showed her baby to Master Woon and told him she would name her child, Princess Giselle.

Master Woon notices that her dungeons have many spiders, senses the omen in Princess Giselle.

Imperial Palace is hosting an inauguration ceremony for King Liam and Ariel. Prince Liam ascended the throne to be King, and Ariel ascended to be queen.

The prime minister attending the inauguration ceremony got disappointed and wondered why his daughter was rejecting the position of queen.

A full moon is glowing, a gust of winds blowing heavily. Windows in the palace are flipping. Queen Ariel's water broke. She is ready to give birth to a child.

King Liam is waiting outside anxiously, He was excited when he heard a baby crying. She gave birth to a premature baby. King Liam gave a name to his son, Prince Lucas.