Chapter 184: Spring temple of heavenly pavillion

[And]

[Now what?]

"Nothing Just sleep" Severus replied casually.

[...]

[But what about Moon?]

Severus sighed, "Just sleep. We will find out about her eventually. So, what's the rush?"

Noworry sighed. 

Since persuasion was futile, he slept.

The night quickly passed and the next day came.

Severus habitually woke up early. 

knock knock.

Noworry who was nestled in his bed was woken up due to a knocking. 

"Come in ". Severus replied. 

It was a maid. She was wearing a simple gown made up of Cotton. There were no expressions on her face. She softly Came inside and bowed her head in respect.,

" Greeting master Severus "

Severus hummed in reply. 

"The Crown Prince has requested your Presence on the dining table. The breakfast is already here. I would request you to Show up. "

Severus twisted his eyes in annoyance.

Was Minya bossing him?

It seems like he is more eager than you noworry.

Noworry ignored him.

Severus passed a genuine Smile to the maid." I will be there shortly. Do you mind waiting outside? I actually don't know the way here" he replied timidly.

The maid was stunned when she saw Severus smiling. It was her first time when someone had been Polite to her. For a second she did not know how to reply.

She became flustered. 

Hurriedly she nodded her head and went outside.

After five-minute Severus came out, dressed perfectly.

The maid was getting bored Standing there alone. When She only noticed his presence and she became alert.

" This way Sir" She gestured her hand for directions.

Under her guidance, they quickly reached there.

Thank you.

The maid rushed from there with red cheeks.

What else it can be if not blush.

[...]

Noworry sometimes felt that he was far luckier than Severus. At the least, he was not a dumb fellow like Severus who failed to catch woman feelings.

Severus gave a quick bow to Minya, as a form of respect.

Minya too nodded in acknowledgment. "Have a seat Mr. Severus. I know you would have a lot of questions running wild inside your mind but let us cast them aside for the time being and enjoy the breakfast."

Severus paused when he heard Minya.

"Sure" In the end he relented.

The table was full of delicacies.

It was better to call it an authentic breakfast of Znye. 

Severus' mood brightened up after having such a delightful breakfast. Even noworry was in high spirits.

Alas!

There was nothing in this world as free lunch.

Severus was waiting for Minya to show his real colors and finally, the time came.

After finishing breakfast Minya asked Servers for a tea.

Inside a big hall, several sofas were fitted. It was a beautiful room completely decorated with interiors. 

The glass divider between the room caught Severus' interest.

It wasn't a simple glass cut piece but an intricate pattern was carved on the glass. It was the design of white lilies. 

It wasn't a see-through glass but those blurry ones. 

It felt like it was teasing Servers to peek.

This was strange for Severus….

Not wanting to divulge in its Severus stopped thinking about it.

They both sat on their respective seats as Minya started with his low-key interrogation.

"Mr. Severus, I believe that you didn't come into our kingdom for infiltration. But I had my doubt that if not for infiltration, why did you come here? I do not think a dead land suits your taste. You could have visited the jungle, mountains? Or sea. Why here?" 

Here they go….

Severus had faced various political dilemmas in his previous life so making stories at any instant was a piece of cake for him.

He collected his emotions and sounded as grave as he can be.

"Crown prince Minya. It is an honor to meet you. I know you would be aware of the power struggle going on in the River kingdom. The ex-king Marquis was corrupted to his core. He tried assassinating me but somehow failed. I survived his assassination but could not surface myself for a long time. Finally, I decided to show up and fight for everyone."

"The battle was intense leaving Crown prince Maverick and his newly wedded wife Melanie dead. In all honesty, I didn't want to fight with Marquis on his son's wedding day, but I got the tip that he was planning to perform the taboo art on the same day. So, I needed to stop him, and I did it."

"I am not regretful of it. Marquis eventually died. However, the roots of evil lie deep in Rivera. After the rumors spread that I was the one who killed Marquis, the ex-king. People started having doubts about me."

"I was heartbroken and sad, so I left the kingdom."

"I really didn't want the tag of an assassin. I did not kill them for becoming the next king of Rivera, but I did it for everyone's safety. After the war, I was heavily injured and went into complete bed rest. At that time, it was only me and my consciousness. I thought about everything that happened to me. I really thought hard about it and concluded that my life did not have a purpose. I was frightened with by my own thoughts."

"A life without purpose is exactly the same as a body without a soul."

"Tough life you had Mr. Severus" Minya responded curly.

[Tough my ass….it was more than that] Noworry spit it.

"..."

"Severus gave a stiff smile as a reply to Minya and continued singing his story.

"I spent my days reading and finding my purpose. Finding purpose in living and finally, in the end, I found out that death was the purpose of every one life's."

"Every single soul thriving in the universe has an ultimate goal and that is, to meet with death."

Something flashed in Minya's eyes, but Severus failed to notice it.

"So, I just want to spend my rest of the days in the spring temple of heavenly pavilion."

The name sent shocks in Minya's spine.

SPRING TEMPLE OF HEAVENLY PAVILION.

It was not a joke but not a reality too.

Legend said that there was a temple called the spring temple of heavenly pavilion, and it is a portal. It joins the mortal world and upper world together. Generally, the only people who can visit it are dead souls. 

However, there are always exceptions to it.

There was another legend that said that several centuries ago, three was a man who managed to reach the temple. No one knows how but he did. 

Silver hairs and a scar on his right eyebrow were his characteristics.

There is no information about him in the scrolls or scripts. It might be a myth but Minya always believed in it.

Right now, listening to Severus, as he was proclaiming that he wants to visit the spring temple of the heavenly pavilion made his eyes gawk.

No one knows but he always had a dream.

Dream to be the second person to reach the spring temple of heavenly pavilion.

He would not admit it out loud, but he was currently jealous of Serverus for having the confidence to think that he can reach that forbidden place.

Centuries after centuries, several people had wanted to go there but none of them ever made it. Whoever left for that path was eventually wiped from the face of the earth.

No one knows why and how they were killed.

It was one of the bizarre mysteries of the Znye kingdom.

Minya was thoroughly interested in Severus now as a smirk graced his face.

It felt like his dreams were finally coming true.

Gracefully Minya stood up from his seat as he patted Severus' shoulder. "I feel touched by your determination. I believe that you will surely succeed in your goal. However, if you want, I can help you." 

Doubts flickered in Severus' head.

"Help me? How?" He asked out.

"I can give you my words that I will provide you all my support on this matter. No matter what help you want, I will provide it to you if it will be under my capabilities but for having such perks, you need to do something for Znye too." 

[Knew it….]

[that jerk…]

Severus did not reply instantly as predicted by Minya. He was a little baffled when Severus gave no reaction to his words.

It was kind of embarrassing.

Severus knew hanging for too long will not leave a good impression, but he didn't want to sound hasty too.

After taking his sweet time, Severus too stood up from his sofa. 

"May I know how I can help you crown prince Minya?" Severus asked as his eyebrow twisted in confusion.

Indeed!

Minya was impressed by Severus.

No matter what approach he took, Severus did not bend his ways. 

He was neither threatened nor persuaded.

He sure was a true man and for this quality, Minya admired him.

He replied with a smirk. "It's actually an easy task. All you had to do is, to kill the cursed spirit of Znye Island."

Severus knew in his heart that Minya would ask him to kill the cursed spirit but when he did, Severus felt sad for the spirit.

It was not a spirit fault, but she still needs to bear it.

All the sufferings and now even death.

"I think you are overestimating me crown prince Minya, but I won't go back on my words. I will try my best to help the Znye kingdom" Severus replied diligently.

"I am counting on you Severus" Minya replied humbly.