Chapter 144: The Lustful God Lord Is Usually Very Devoted
After Zeus excused himself, the lively and joyful banquet became a jarring cacophony in her ears.
She immediately rose, and without saying goodbye to anyone, turned and left without any lingering attachment.
Returning to the divine palace that belonged to her, yet was cold and empty.
On Hera’s bright and charming face, there was now an unshakeable melancholy and dejection.
Meeting them, Leto and Asteria, seeing the Goddess in such a state, were filled with surprise and unease.
They did not know why this great Goddess Hera was so melancholic.
Although they had not been with Hera for a long time, they vaguely knew that Hera seemed to be in a gloomy mood due to some special matter.
However, a dejection so profound that it seemed to have extinguished even the light of divinity, they had never witnessed before.
The two of them had just been sighing at each other in Hera’s inner chambers, envying Zeus’s feast for Oceanus immensely.
To have an ancient elder like Oceanus, who would go out of his way for the younger generation and plead with the God King, was truly something to be envied!
The two of them truly did not know how to face the gods of the Iapetus family.
Furthermore, although Hera had taken them in, Zeus had not yet officially declared them innocent. Therefore, they had maintained an extremely low profile and naturally did not attend this banquet.
When Hera’s disconsolate figure appeared at the entrance of the hall, they immediately rushed forward, warmly welcoming their mistress into the hall.
The sensitive Leto, with her voice as gentle as a flowing spring, softly inquired with concern, “Radiant Goddess Hera, what has happened? What kind of dark cloud could obscure your radiance, as brilliant as the sun, and make your mood so depressed?”
“If we are so fortunate, we wish to be your most loyal listeners. Many things, if they can be spoken, will always make one feel much better.”
The flawless White-armed Hera merely waved her hand gently and wearily.
How could she possibly confide her deepest vulnerabilities and sorrows to her?
Her voice carried a hint of hollow resolve, “Leto, Asteria, go and pack. We must leave.”
“Let us go to the quiet and peaceful ocean. Olympus is no longer suitable for me.”
Hearing this, Leto and Asteria were immediately greatly alarmed.
Leave Olympus? How could that be!
They absolutely could not leave Olympus!
Only by being closer to the God King would there be a chance to grasp that glimmer of hope, and beg for the God King’s forgiveness and bounty.
If they were to truly go to the distant ocean at the edge of the world, then their remaining life would indeed be hopeless.
Asteria quickly stepped forward, her voice gentle yet urgent, “Revered Goddess Hera, please tell us what has happened to make you have such thoughts?”
“To leave Mount Olympus is equivalent to leaving His Majesty the Great God King, and also leaving the Great Gods closest to you!”
Asteria did not realize at all that her words of comfort had, instead, more firmly severed Hera’s last hesitation.
Hera’s expression instantly became stern, her delicate eyebrows furrowed. She spoke in an irrefutable tone, “There is no need to say more, my decision is made! You, go and prepare yourselves now. We… we will leave tomorrow.”
Leto, whose thoughts were more delicate, her mind racing, keenly caught the only turn of events.
She softly reminded, “Goddess Hera, the Assembly of the Gods, proclaimed by the God King, is about to be held. As the Goddess closest to and most respected by the God King, if you are not in Olympus at this time, will this not… tarnish His Majesty the God King’s supreme reputation?”
Hera was startled and fell into a long period of contemplation.
Finally, it only turned into a long sigh filled with endless fatigue.
That sigh dissipated into the cold air, like the snow lotus flowers, dancing with the wind and tragically wilting, atop the peak of Mount Olympus.
“You… go and prepare first. As for when we will leave, I will reconsider.”
Leto and Asteria exchanged a silent glance, seeing a hint of gratitude in each other’s eyes.
They dared not say more, bowed respectfully, and slowly retreated towards the outside of the hall.
Just as they reached the entrance of the hall, they were blocked by a majestic and imposing figure radiating supreme authority.
It was Zeus, who had just left the Goddess of Wisdom and had come to find his beloved Hera.
The promiscuous God Lord was generally monogamous; when facing one Goddess, he generally did not think of another.
Perhaps, probably.
Now was an exception.
Seeing Leto and Asteria, this promiscuous God King’s heart was immediately filled with lust.
This could not be blamed on him.
As the two daughters of the Primal Titans “Insight and Thought” and “Clarity and Intelligence,” their divinity and beauty were among the most top-tier and dazzling, even among the numerous goddesses and nymphs in the entire universe.
If Coeus and Phoebe were still the foundation supporting the universe, then these two Goddesses would still be among the noblest and most distinguished Goddesses in this universe.
Leto was a Goddess with a gentle and calm demeanor, subtle and restrained charm, yet naturally possessing a hint of endearing melancholy and softness that evoked pity.
She possessed extraordinary thoughtfulness and docility. That gentle aura, like flowing water, that seemed to penetrate the depths of divinity, was irresistible to any virile male God.
In her gentleness, she possessed the most brilliant and pure silver hair, like moonlight flowing down a tranquil lake in the dead of night, smooth and supple.
This head of bright silver hair cascaded loosely over her voluptuous, shapely divine body.
Upon that ultimate, magnificent source of life, symbolizing motherhood and nurturing, Zeus merely cast a casual glance and almost couldn’t tear his eyes away.
The richness of life and the burning divinity contained within this divine body were as magnificent as Hestia’s!
Truly worthy of being the Great Mother Goddess of motherhood and nurturing! The baby’s cafeteria is truly grand and spacious!
The divine charm of that divine body, just by looking at it, one knew its sweetness and fragrance, how soul-stirring and bone-eroding it was!
Moreover, she was born with a pair of alluring peach blossom eyes, filled with boundless affection, but within those golden pupils, as brilliant as flowing clouds, there was always shyness and bashfulness, not at all like a generous and frank Great Mother Goddess. This formed a wonderful contrast with her voluptuous divine body, belonging to a great Mother Goddess, further adding to her allure.
As she turned her head and smiled demurely, it was like a pool of spring water stirred by a gentle breeze, and what was stirred was not just the spring water, but the heart lake of anyone who saw it.
Zeus, after just one more glance, felt a tickling sensation within his divinity.
As for Asteria, this Goddess who had perfectly inherited the divine nature of Clarity and Intelligence from Phoebe, was incredibly radiant, incredibly bright, and incredibly dazzling.
In her gaze, there was a resilience and valor, utterly different from the gentle tenderness of her sister, like a meteor that pierces the eternal night, brilliant and dazzling.
She had shining white hair, slightly different from her sister Leto’s, and a pair of eyes as pure as transparent glass.
Although her figure was not as full and lush as Leto’s, she was taller and more slender.
Especially her pair of straight, shapely, slender jade legs, which with Zeus’s keen gaze that perceived all things, he could immediately determine their perfection was second only to his beloved Hera’s.
However, her slender waist, which could be grasped with one hand, added an extra ten points to her.
The beauty of a beauty is primarily in the waist.
Without a doubt, Asteria before him was a natural, pure siren of the waist. A mere gauze ribbon lightly tied around her slender waist was enough to highlight the perilous grandeur above and below.
This was a wild and powerful mare, extremely difficult to tame.
Zeus greatly wished to know, if he had the opportunity one day to leap onto the horse and ride freely, whether he would be able to completely tame this proud mare, or if he would be “slain by the horse” by her flexible and powerful waist.
He naturally knew long ago that these two sisters had defected to Hera. On Mount Olympus, nothing could escape his gaze.
It was just that this trivial matter was beneath his notice, and he was too lazy to bother with it.
His beloved Hera had already accepted them, so how could he possibly diminish Hera’s reputation?
As long as Hera spoke, he would forgive these two beautiful Goddesses without hesitation!
While saying this, it was swift. In reality, Zeus had only “simply” swept his gaze as God King over the two Goddesses, not staring rudely.
He spoke in his deep and magnetic voice, softly asking, “You are the children of Coeus and Phoebe?”
As soon as Zeus’s voice fell, upon hearing this familiar voice, Hera’s heart immediately flew out, and then her figure flashed out from within the hall.
The devoted Hera, the pure-hearted Hera, the heartbroken Hera, at this moment could only gaze foolishly at Zeus, unable to utter a word.
And the two sisters, who were stunned by the sudden arrival of the God King, were jolted back to their senses by Zeus’s question.
They hurriedly and flusteredly knelt on the ground, pressing their foreheads tightly to the cold marble floor, and replied respectfully in an extremely cautious tone, “Your Majesty the Great God King, Leto （ Asteria ）, pay homage to your Supreme Being.”
“We… are indeed the daughters of Coeus and Phoebe.”
Zeus chuckled lightly and said indifferently, “Rise. Since my beloved Hera has accepted you, then I shall grant you forgiveness here.”
“From this day forward, you may live openly anywhere in this universe, or you may live on this sacred Olympus.”
“Serve my beloved Hera well, and in the future, I will bestow upon you the honors you deserve.”
Zeus’s words caused the sisters kneeling on the ground to be both shocked and ecstatic.
They didn’t even have time to consider this great bounty that had fallen from the sky before they hurriedly kowtowed and said, “Your Majesty the Great God King! Your radiance illuminates the universe! Thank you for your supreme tolerance and generosity! We, we will wholeheartedly serve the radiant and respected Goddess Hera!”
Zeus nodded gently and uttered two words with majesty, “Go.”
The two young Goddesses felt as if they had been granted a great pardon, and trembling, they said, “Yes,” before rising and respectfully retreating slowly.
