"Hey, Xiaolu, what did you just say?"
Liya, who was drinking tea, looked at Natalia Chan beside her, who had a smug smirk on her face.
"I just said that we should play a game."
"That sounds interesting. I didn't expect you to propose such a request." Liya smiled. "What game is it?"
"It's a puzzle game." Natalia Chan smiled. "So, sister, you're joining too, right?"
"Well, I don't have much to do at the moment anyway."
The two of them were sitting on stone chairs in the spacious courtyard, chatting. After Liya made her intentions clear, Natalia Chan got up to find the remaining people.
"Xiaolu, does this game require a lot of people?"
"Yes... it does." Natalia Chan nodded. "But this game is different from usual games, so be prepared, sister."
"Hmm, it seems like you're very confident. Do you already know that you're going to win?"
"Not really, this game depends a lot on the performance of teammates."
Liya tilted her head.
"But isn't playing a game all about relying on oneself?"
"Not necessarily. In my case, it depends a lot on my teammates' performance, hehe."
"You're so happy... Anyway, go find the others quickly. I'll wait for you here. Runa will come later."
"Alright, got it."
After Natalia Chan finished speaking, she flew towards the castle in the distance. Liya quietly sipped her tea. A few days ago, the entire Macadona Kingdom held a national celebration. Liya and Runa also married Xiaolu and held a parade in the city. This event was supposed to last for about a week, but Xiaolu couldn't stand it after only half a town. According to him, he didn't like such grand scenes and preferred staying in the castle with Liya and Runa.
Liya could understand. After all, that's just Natalia Chan's personality. If he didn't like it, they wouldn't force it. But her father, Alex, insisted on dragging him to the parade, saying that Natalia Chan was now a representative of the kingdom and had to go!
Natalia Chan was extremely helpless, but in the end, he had no choice but to follow the orders and accept the adoration and worship of the people in the city.
Right after the parade, he immediately ran back. A few days later, Liya and Runa had their wedding with Natalia Chan in the Papal Castle.
Their wedding didn't disturb the people, but they knew that the country was celebrating. The news also spread to other countries in the kingdom, and the people there also celebrated with lights and decorations, celebrating this joyful day.
The reason they didn't want it to be widely known was because Natalia Chan didn't want to marry Runa and Liya in such a lively place. It's not that he didn't want to, but... there was a faint sense of reluctance in his heart.
He still preferred staying in a small place and living a quiet life with them. Now that he was the Holy Son, his identity was extraordinary, along with the burden that came with it. After marrying himself and Runa, this responsibility would become even heavier.
But fortunately, Dragon Blaze and Frost were still there. Liya guessed that they appeared deliberately because they knew Natalia Chan would marry her and Runa.
Liya and Runa were open-minded about it. As women, they naturally hoped for a spectacular wedding, but they still put Natalia Chan first in their hearts. Moreover... everyone who should have been there had arrived. Although the people couldn't see this historic scene, they wouldn't have any complaints because the Ice Emperor and the Flame Emperor had not left, and they remained the symbols of this kingdom.
After a moment, a white figure descended.
"You're here. Are the pancakes ready?"
"Of course." Runa smiled. "Why isn't Xiaolu here?"
"He went to find Caesar and the others. He should be coming soon."
"Hmm? He went to find them. Could there be something going on?"
"He said he wanted to play a game."
"A game? Haha, it's been a long time since we last played. In the past, we always played with Xiaolu."Runa said with a nostalgic smile, while Liya shrugged and said, "Well, it is indeed a bit surprising that Xiaolu always comes up with new ways to play chess. I wonder what he has in mind this time." "It should be a fair game, as Xiaolu is very concerned about the balance of the game," Liya added. "Hmm," Runa nodded in agreement. After waiting for a while, Runa and Liya noticed Natalia Chan returning with several others. As they landed on the ground, Runa and Liya noticed small white cloths with numbers hanging from Caesar's clothes. "Oh, there's food!" Runa exclaimed. Natasha suddenly appeared in the crowd and hurriedly ran to Runa, who smiled and opened the gift box. Natasha immediately took out a piece of roasted cake and began eating it with relish. "Here, Mom, sister, this is for you," she said. Natalia Chan smiled and took out two more white cloths from her storage ring and handed them to Runa and Liya. Runa and Liya didn't resist and put them on. Liya asked, "Are these numbers, Xiaolu?" "Yes, this game requires numbers," Natalia Chan explained briefly and moved a few stones to form a circle. "Okay, we're ready," Natalia Chan excitedly stretched. Caesar walked over and asked curiously, "Brother, what kind of game are you playing?" "You'll see in a moment," Xiaolu replied. "Alright then," Caesar shrugged, knowing that he couldn't get Natalia Chan to reveal anything more. The group consisted of Natalia Chan, Runa, Liya, themselves, Margaret, Bella, Xuer, Cachare, Hardess, Vila, Iv and Natasha, totaling twelve people. They didn't know why they needed so many people for this game. "We need a referee," Xiaolu said. "Wow, brother, what kind of game is this? Need a referee?" Caesar exclaimed. "Don't worry, everyone. Please sit in order according to the number on your cloth. I will explain the rules to you later." In the confused eyes of everyone, Natalia Chan's forehead glowed and a figure appeared. "Senior Fox Spirit?" Caesar exclaimed in astonishment. The Fox Spirit nodded and then asked Natalia Chan, "Natalia Chan, is it as you said before?" "Yes, please, senior," Natalia Chan replied respectfully. "No need to be polite," the Fox Spirit said quietly and walked to the center of the circle formed by the stones. After everyone was seated on the stones, Natalia Chan took out several pieces of white paper from her storage ring. After cutting and washing them several times, she distributed them to each person. "Everyone, do not let others see what you wrote on your paper. After you have read it, please put it away. It is absolutely forbidden to reveal your identity before the game starts," Natalia Chan instructed. Everyone was confused, but they still followed Natalia Chan's instructions and read the contents on the paper before putting them away.