When Cupid rushed to the holy garden in a panic, Aphrodite was not ready to go back.
He was a little surprised when he saw Cupid, but he felt it was reasonable.
Aphrodite opened her arms to him, and Cupid quickly threw himself into his arms, calling out sweetly, "Father God~"
Aphrodite hugged him, but said indifferently: "What happened on the mountain, is it the loss of the golden arrow?"
Cupid was shocked, opened his mouth wide and looked at Father God with astonishment on his face, and said in a daze, "Father God, how do you know?!"
Aphrodite sighed, picked up Cupid and walked to the chariot of dawn, and the new gods he created surrounded the chariot of dawn to guard him, and rushed back to the sacred mountain together.
Aphrodite said speechlessly: "You came to me in a hurry, so it must be a big mess on the mountain. But if it's something else, then you won't panic unless it's related to you. Plus How long did it take to get the golden arrow, and I haven't had such a poor memory that I forgot about it."
Cupid lowered his head in shame, his pink cheeks blushing, and he murmured: "Father God, what should we do? God Demeter and brother Apollo look so scary, I dare not go back to them gone."
Aphrodite glanced at him lightly, thought for a while, and asked, "Why, do you feel afraid even with my protection?"
Cupid said anxiously: "I'm not afraid of being with Father God, but what if Father God is inconvenient to take me with me, and I'm alone?"
Aphrodite said indifferently: "Your mind is quite clear at the moment. When others praised you, why didn't you think that others were trying to lie to you?"
Cupid murmured: "Master, they are too frightening, I was so scared and sober."
Aphrodite was speechless. He frowned and thought for a while, then sighed softly: "How to deal with the current situation, I will talk about it after I go back to the mountain and communicate with them."
"However, how did things go in the end? When the time comes, you have to apologize to the great gods. After all, they are the main gods. Even if you don't pursue them for my sake, you can't neglect them, understand?"
Cupid kept nodding, and said softly, "Father God, I will obediently obey and apologize to the Great God."
Seeing his sincerity, Aphrodite softened her face a little, thinking that Cupid is still smart and clever, and not so stubborn that he can't be cured.
Cupid saw that the face of the Father God was fine, and his flustered mood gradually calmed down. He leaned against Aphrodite's arms and was stunned for a while. After a few seconds, he hesitated and pulled Aphrodite's collar and whispered. Said: "Father God, if I take revenge on Zeus for the great gods, will the great gods be happy?"
Aphrodite asked, "How do you want to take revenge on him?"
Cupid said naively: "Father, don't you have twelve golden arrows aimed at Zeus? I'll shoot them all out, and then make all the women Zeus love hate him, okay?"
It really is something that Cupid can do, and the idea is also in line with the characteristics of his priesthood.
Aphrodite shook her head and denied this plan, and said lightly: "Zeus is the king of gods. For him, it doesn't matter whether his lover loves him or not, because he just wants to occupy their bodies. In your case Under the operation of Zeus, Zeus will not have any special feelings, but the woman plundered by him will feel pain. Unless... Forget it, let’s talk about it after seeing Demeter and Hades.”
Cupid quickly nodded obediently.
Aphrodite looked out of the window, and the chariot of dawn passed through layers of clouds and mists. He stuck to the window and looked at the land of the world, where someone was calling him.
The flood ravaged the land, and the human beings were constantly fighting and noisy, and many people died in the fighting.
And those who did not die did not escape their fate, and then died under various terrible natural disasters.
The Pandora who opened the magic box and her husband Epimetheus had been killed by crazy humans long ago. Their daughter Pila jumped into the flood with the terrible magic box in her arms to commit suicide, and was left behind in the magic box. Hope from the depths of the box broke out and rescued her from the flood.
Under the guidance of his father, Deucalion, the child of Prometheus and the goddess of foresight, found her in an ark and rescued her from the flood.
The man and woman hugged each other and wept. Pila held the magic box pitifully and wept in a low voice: "Not all gods hate humans. There is a god who left hope in the magic box, and it saved me."
Deucalion and Pyrrha drifted to an island in an ark. They knelt on the ground and bowed to the magic box containing hope, worshiping the god with sobs.
Deucalion said: "It would be great if I had my father's magical ability to endow the soul into the soil, so that I can create new human beings to worship this good god and offer our most pious beliefs paid off."
Aphrodite closed her eyes, and her consciousness descended on that hope.
The holy white light flew out of the magic box, and Pyrrha and Deucalion raised their heads in astonishment. The handsome and majestic god held the gorgeous scepter symbolizing power, and the power of soul and life flew out of the scepter, Submerged into the body of the man and woman, he said to the only remaining man and woman in human beings: "Go east, I will give you the power of the soul, Pyrrha, Deucalion, new human beings are created by you. You should tell New human beings, respect the gods and love yourself. You should take the previous experience as a warning, and please give them the best character. Those who deceive others should enter the miserable and dark place that will never reincarnate, and suffer all kinds of suffering and punishment. .”
Pyrrha and Deucalion looked up at him dumbfounded, losing themselves in his indescribable features, forgetting sin in his divinely peaceful gaze.
Pila cried and said: "My most noble Lord, please tell us your name. Human beings should always remember you in their hearts and give you the purest and noblest faith."
"I control love and desire, own life, and rule ice. I am the embodiment of all good things. My name is Aphrodite."
Aphrodite calmly stared at the two crying human beings below. The light of hope that completed the mission took Aphrodite's phantom into a broken streamer, and the wind dissipated it gently. Blowing and flying to the sky above the distant holy mountain.
The chariot of dawn flew into the towering Olympus mountain. Aphrodite opened her eyes, hoping that the godhead would be condensed and integrated into his scepter. Although it was not big, the light was brighter than all Godheads are shining.
Aphrodite stepped down from the chariot surrounded by the gods of desire.
Aphrodite put Cupid on the ground, took him by the hand and walked towards the temple, grabbed a nymph fairy, and asked indifferently: "Demeter, Hades, Artemis and Apo Is Luo on the mountain of God?"
The Nymph Fairy who was caught trembled, her eyes flickered when she heard the words, and she replied in a low voice: "His Highness Sun God and Moon God haven't come out in the Sun God Temple for a long time, but I heard that they have been arguing. His Majesty Pluto brought Pearl Goddess Sephone has gone to the underworld, and His Royal Highness Saturn is chasing after them."
Aphrodite let go of her hand and nodded slightly.
He turned around and wanted to go back to the Divine Chariot of Dawn, but the roar of Zeus came from behind, and he asked sharply: "Aphrodite, why can you give those two humans the power to give souls?!"
Aphrodite paused, the corners of her lips hooked slightly, and said provocatively: "Probably because... I inherited the soul godhead?"
Zeus was stunned, and Aphrodite took Cupid to sit on the mountain again. He said coldly: "Your Highness Artemis, Your Highness Apollo, I want to go to Hades, do you two want to come with me?"
Artemis and Apollo quickly walked out of the temple with sullen faces. Zeus glanced at them and went back to the temple in silence.
Aphrodite looked at his back and narrowed her eyes slightly.
Aphrodite asked the twin gods to sit on the chariot. Apollo's expression was still a little gloomy, but Artemis's expression eased. She looked curiously at the interior decoration of the chariot. Eight thin silver chains formed a pendant. There is a bright crystal lamp, a small white square table below, fragrant flowers in full bloom on the wall of the carriage, and a beautiful display cabinet and a square locker on both sides. Facing the door is a bench covered with snow-white fur.
Cupid raised his eyes secretly to look at the gloomy Apollo, poured him a cup of tea, and then slipped the harp into his hand.
Apollo glanced at him sullenly, took the harp and played it depressed.
Artemis said enviously, "Your Highness, the chariot Hephaestus built for you is so beautiful."
Aphrodite glanced at her and said with a smile: "Yeah, I think so too. In order to thank him, I want to prepare a gift for him, Artemis, do you have any suggestions?"
Artemis thought about it seriously: "Hephaestus doesn't seem to like anything, but he is the god of forging, so he should like magical materials, right? But he doesn't seem to be short of materials... Why don't you send one to your Highness?" Give him your own statue, write your name on the statue for Hephaestus to admire day and night, he will definitely like it very much!"
Aphrodite was stunned, and said in surprise: "His craftsmanship is much better than mine. If he likes, he can build it himself, and I don't need to send it to him."
Artemis frowned and looked at Apollo irritably, and dissatisfied: "Apollo, can you play some light tunes, your music is annoying to death."
Disgusting Apollo for a while, Artemis said again: "That's different. Without your permission, you can build your idols at will, especially for collection. This kind of behavior can easily be mistaken for blasphemy. I think Hefei Storrs probably wouldn't build it in private. If you have a new idol, you will definitely sense the existence of that idol. Do you feel it?"
Aphrodite thought for a while, as if he really didn't feel it, he shook his head.
Artemis said happily: "Then if you give the statue of Hephaestus, he will be very happy."
Aphrodite smiled slightly: "Then I'll give it a try."
Artemis looked forward: "What about me, Your Highness, can I keep your statue? I really want to see your gentle gaze every time I open my eyes. Thinking about such a scene, I feel So happy!"
Apollo sneered, "You love that nasty hunter, Orion. You should collect his statue. You will be happier when you wake up under his gaze."
Artemis said angrily, "Apollo, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Apollo said to Aphrodite: "Your Highness, Artemis was pierced by that Orion with a golden arrow. She knew that her love for Orion was abnormal. That Orion is not willing to kill her!"
Artemis defended with a guilty conscience: "It's not that I disagree, it's that Poseidon forbids you to kill his son."
Apollo sneered and said, "It's just an illegitimate child, so what if I kill him?"
Artemis said irritably, "You can say whatever you want."
Aphrodite raised her teacup and took a sip, wondering: "Artemis, did Orion hit you with a golden arrow on purpose?"
Artemis looked uncomfortable for a moment, and muttered: "Yeah... That guy said he had a crush on me for a long time, and then prayed for my response every day. As a result, one day the prayer came true, and there was a golden arrow I landed in front of him, and he was so happy that he pierced me with a golden arrow."
Aphrodite disappointed: "This is a selfish guy. Doesn't he know that you swore to Styx to become a virgin? But he still chose to seduce you with golden arrows. Such a person is not Not worthy of your admiration."
Artemis hesitated and said: "Your Highness, Orion said that he just wants to get a response of my love, but he doesn't want to possess me. As for stabbing me with a golden arrow... He, he just loves me too much. I can understand his feelings, because people in love are eager to get a response, so they will use any means... "
Apollo's face became more and more ugly, he was very angry, this damn golden arrow is so powerful and weird
Artemis, that proud and wanton goddess who is not at all inferior to male gods in heroic demeanor, unexpectedly showed such a considerate and humble appearance under the influence of the golden arrow, knowing that it was a scheming, she still kept doing it for her. The hunter found a reason to convince himself, damn it!
Apollo was about to explode in anger, but Aphrodite looked at Aphrodite thoughtfully.
After pondering for a few seconds, Aphrodite reached out and pinched Artemis' chin and asked, "Are you... still eager for a response?"
Artemis stared at him blankly, a shy blush rose on his porcelain-white face, Apollo was taken aback when he saw her expression, his anger dissipated unknowingly, replaced by a wave of inexplicable words Unexplained strange emotions, a little inexplicable.
Apollo thought for a while and asked, "Sister, do you like Your Highness? Even after being hit by the golden arrow of love and falling in love with that hateful hunter?"
Artemis blinked her eyes guiltily: "What nonsense are you talking about..."
She denied it, but couldn't help but sneak a look at the stunning god beside her with drooping brows and eyes, with a gentle and restrained expression.
Aphrodite raised her eyebrows lightly, and asked, "Your Highness, do you really understand and forgive Orion's plot against you?"
Artemis heard Orion's name again, recalled his handsome face and hearty smile, and nodded without hesitation.
Aphrodite said softly: "But I hate this. You said that people in love are eager to get a response, and they will do anything for it. But you did nothing and chose to become a virgin. This is pride It’s a choice you recognize and make.”
Artemis couldn't help being lost in thought, with a little hesitation on her face. There was a fierce conflict between rational love and blind love in her heart, and she fell into a painful entanglement.
Aphrodite stretched out her hand to Cupid, and said coldly, "Give me a lead arrow."
Apollo's eyes lit up, and there was a look of annoyance in his eyes. He had forgotten that besides the golden arrow, Cupid also had such a cheating artifact as the golden arrow!
Cupid's light condensed a lead arrow and handed it to Aphrodite. Aphrodite went to Artemis's side, tapped the transparent window with her fingertips, and the cold glass faded away like water.
Aphrodite embraced Artemis, waved away the soft white clouds in front of her eyes, and said to Artemis: "Look there."
Artemis subconsciously opened his eyes wide and looked over. At this time, dawn was rising, and dewdrops formed from water vapor condensed on the leaves in the forest were slowly dripping. A handsome and healthy young man walked into the forest with a bow and arrow on his back.
Artemis whispered subconsciously: "Orion..."
Aphrodite stared at his cheek, holding the lead arrow with two fingers and piercing her fingertips fiercely.
The lead arrow melted into Artemis' body, and the goddess opened her blue eyes wide, and Aphrodite asked in her ear: "Your Highness, do you really approve of what Orion has done to you?" Do you think that if he loves you, he can use despicable means to possess your love?"
"No! I don't agree!" Under the influence of the lead arrow, although Artemis' love for Orion has not disappeared, she will no longer be completely influenced by Orion as before, and she will not even blame him. I couldn't help but say it, and kept looking for reasons for him.
Artemis thumped the table angrily, and said angrily: "Damn Orion, I love him so sincerely, but he plots against me so viciously, I must take revenge on him and make him repent for the rest of his life own behavior!"
Although Apollo was happy that Artemis was no longer mindless to protect that Orion, he was also a little worried: "Your Highness, will Artemis continue to be like this and never return to normal?"
Aphrodite said lightly: "Love is also a kind of desire and emotion. Love is not eternal, it will fade. Especially the conflict between the power of the golden arrow and the lead arrow. Under the intertwined love and hatred, the two forces will meet after the hedge. Makes the power wear off faster. She'll be back to normal soon."
Apollo breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought: "It's good if it can be eliminated, then Hades should be able to use this to return to normal."
Aphrodite glanced at him, shook her head and said: "The power of the golden arrow and the lead arrow is in conflict, so they cannot be used on the same person, especially when the golden arrow has just taken effect."
"I was able to stab the lead arrow into Artemis' body just now because Orion's behavior had a big flaw. I used that flaw to amplify Artemis' dissatisfaction with Orion without limit. Take this opportunity to melt the lead arrow into her body."
"If it were put on Hades, the process might not be so smooth. After all, Persephone was innocently involved in this incident. Unlike Orion, she is not at fault. What's more, don't Say she is right, even if she is wrong, do you still dare to speak ill of Persephone in front of Demeter?"
Thinking of Demeter's furious and extremely ferocious appearance, Apollo twitched his lips uncomfortably, and shook his head: "Don't dare, Demeter will tear me apart."
Aphrodite sighed softly: "That's it. After I get to the underworld, I'm going to talk to Persephone first, see what she thinks, and then make a decision."
While a few people were talking, the divine chariot of dawn fell from the sky, passed through the gate of death and entered the underworld.
Artemis and Apollo had never been to the underworld. When they saw the tens of thousands of meters high underworld bridge and the higher underworld gate behind the underworld bridge, their faces showed astonishment.
Apollo said unexpectedly: "The underworld is more magnificent than I imagined..."
Artemis nodded and agreed: "It's no worse than Shenshan, and it's a good decision to be the queen of the underworld."
The twin gods thought so, and Demeter, who had a similar aesthetic to them, felt the same way. At least when Aphrodite and the others saw her, she looked calm and completely free of the irritability that she imagined.
Perhaps this also has something to do with why Persephone is by her side.
Hades is very busy. He originally went to the mountain just to question why Zeus added to his workload. It was an accident that he met Persephone.
After impulsively taking Persephone back to the Underworld, Hades placed her by his side to watch, and then went about her business beside her.
So when Aphrodite and the others came in, they saw a strange scene. Demeter and Persephone sat aside and talked in a low voice, and Hades was in the room of Thanatos and Hypnos. With help, I worked hard on the table and case, dealing with the official documents piled up like a hill.
He just looked up at the mother and daughter of Saturn from time to time, preventing Demeter from running away with Persephone while chatting.
The moment Aphrodite came in, Hades felt it. He raised his head happily and called out: "Your Highness Aphrodite, you are here! Great, you came too timely, Come and help me. This group of new humans bear too many crimes under the influence of the magic box, and the situation is very complicated, and I can’t handle the official documents.”
As soon as Aphrodite came in, she was attracted by Hades’s pile of official documents. There were more than twenty piles of official documents of two to three meters piled up on the ground around them. Brothers Thanatos and Hypnos were flapping their wings frantically flipping through the official documents, sorting them out and throwing them in front of Hades for his comments.
He originally wanted to come over to see what was written in Hades' official documents that caused him to accumulate so many things that he did not deal with.
As a result, after walking two steps, he heard Hades' urgent call. Aphrodite's eyes turned around on the document mountain where Hades was almost buried, and he decisively shifted his footsteps towards Demeter and Persephone, under Hades' somewhat confused gaze, said: "There's no rush for the official document, wait a moment, your Majesty, please go ahead. I want to chat with Persephone, and discuss the issues between you two." Things are dealt with first."