Chapter 218: Friendly Chatting
Xing, Ayane and Yukiko walked to the beautiful falls surrounded by thick trees and a little pond at the foot. Ayane didn’t consider anything and removed her outer robes and jumped into the pond in her inner wear and called for the other two to join her too.
Yukiko refused politely and Xing was skeptical to be anywhere near that pervert and refused too. But Ayane didn’t take no for an answer and pulled Xing by her foot and made her fall into the water.
Entirely soaked, Xing decided to have some fun too and Yukiko still stayed outside with only her feet dipped in the water in a slightly cool temperature that was perfect to contrast the hot sun.
"Yukiko is brother Jung’s sister... Half sister exactly. Another one affected by my beloved father. Her mother had to escape my father’s clutches because he didn’t want his brother to have another heir. She settled in Water Kingdom and Yukiko was raised as a commoner there. She is good at medicines. We only knew about her recently and we have met only once before and arranged this meeting then. But surprisingly you are here too", Ayane introduced Yukiko to Xing.
" Yep, I was a commoner, raised as a daughter of a local physician and then I married a son of carpenter in my village, who turned out to be the lost Prince of the Water Kingdom and here I am, the Empress of Water Kingdom ", Yukiko smiled," I’ve seen you with a sword that day when you guys saved those women from a distance. I never would have believed you are a woman if Ryuga didn’t swear on his life. You were breathtakingly astounding that day", she was genuine with her eyes bright.
"Ah! You praise me too much, Empress ", Xing was flustered being praised by an elegant lady like her.
"Please address me as Yukiko. It makes me feel younger even though I am already twenty one when you guys are younger", she smiled closing her mouth with her sleeves and her eyes curved up to beautiful crescents.
"Okay then Yukiko... ", Xing blushed red.
Ayane rolled her eyes at Xing, "Mingxia! Don’t be fooled by her elegant act. She is actually more local than a barn rat. All her elegance is all act... Act... Unlike us, she has a mother-in-law who is the Dowager Empress and she is a monster... Her face is made of stone and her tongue has the venom of serpants and she has the claws of an angry cat that scratches. So she had acted this way for long and she acts everywhere around too. She herself said that to me... Yukiko! Are you acting in front of Mingxia to impress her? You are such a hypocrite! She is my best friend, not yours. She became my friend first. So get lost with your chameleon act! ", Ayane pulled Xing’s right arm," Let’s go there"
"How dare you?", Yukiko’s delicate voice has now become deep and menacing, "She likes me more, she didnt even liked to get to the water, you are the one dragging her. So let go of her!", she gritted her teeth and pulled her left arm.
So Xing was there in waist high water with two women pulling her arms in either side fighting for her and felt like flying in the sky. The scorching sun right above her head felt like a honey dripping moon and the cold water she was in felt comfortably warm.
Finally!!! Finally, I have girl friends!!!