The Heavens: The Magical World Begins with The Lord of the Rings

Chapter 290 The Red-robed Lady Melisandre

Tonight, Melisandre was dressed as usual, from head to toe in deep red, wearing a silk one-piece dress that was as bright as red flames.The trumpet sleeves on the dress are very long, and when the red-robed woman folds her hands together, they will naturally hang down.The upper end of the one-piece dress was deliberately cut into a V shape, revealing the darker blood red shirt and the straight chest.

Her hair is not the orange or strawberry color like ordinary people, but a bright deep copper color, which glistens under the flickering firelight in the hall.

Even her bright eyes were red, and red eyes were very rare in Westeros as well as in other continents.This shows that her real origin or bloodline is actually more noble than she thinks.

In connection with Melisandre's current identity, it is obviously not as simple as described in the original book for this priestess to be favored by the King of Light.Gao Yuan even suspected that the real identity of the red-robed woman was actually a descendant of the Valyrians.Because the Valyrians are best at using blood magic, and their power comes from blood and fire.

There are too many Valyrian descendants on the continent across the strait, but none of them have been favored by the Lord of Light like Melisandre.Therefore, Gao Yuan couldn't help guessing that Melisandre might have a higher-level Valyrian bloodline, and she might even be a descendant of the noble Valyrian royal family.

Although Melisandre's whole body is red, her skin is fair, smooth and flawless, just like fresh cream.She has an elegant and slender figure, but is taller than most of the knights present, with plump breasts and a slender waist, with a beautiful heart-shaped face.

Once most men's eyes stopped on her, it was difficult to move away.Even the old bachelors are no exception, not to mention the valley knights and Earl Yorn in front of Gao Yuan.It can be said that except for the cook and the maid, almost everyone in the hall at this moment has their eyes on the red-robed woman.

Of course, Gao Yuan is an exception!
Compared with the beautiful face and graceful figure of the red-robed woman, Gao Yuan is actually more interested in the red gold necklace around her neck.That unknown red gold necklace was inlaid with a big ruby. Ever since Melisandre entered the hall, Gao Yuan's eyes never left the ruby ​​on the other's chest.

The terrifying blood ruby ​​was emitting a faint red light at the moment, and Gao Yuan could clearly feel the powerful divine power contained in it even without using thoughts to detect it.The feeling that gem gave him almost made his hair stand on end. Ever since he was attacked by the cold god north of the Great Wall, he hadn't felt such a dangerous feeling for a long time.

Gao Yuan still remembers the near-death experience in the ghost forest.

But the power of thought and spirit in his body is now manic and restless, which is more like an instinct shown by animals when they encounter natural enemies, so he can only forcibly suppress the manic power and physical instinct in his body.

"I have never seen you in the flames, Mr. Gao Yuan!" Melisandre walked in front of him slowly, and there seemed to be red flames jumping in those blood-red eyes, "I am very curious, Mr. Gao Yuan!" Where did you come from?"

"This only shows that your god is not omniscient, Mrs. Melisandre!" At this moment, Gao Yuan's muscles were already tense. In order not to let the other party see the clue, he had no choice but to touch his nose.

"I don't think you know where my hometown is. My hometown is located on the easternmost continent in this world. Even if you start from Asshai next to the Shadowlands, you have to go far east until the end of the world. arrival."

"This only shows that the great Lord of Light has not shown you to me through flames. The great Lord of Light is the only true God in the world, and I am just a believer of the Lord of Light." Melisandre Hearing this, he was not annoyed, and instead explained to him leisurely,

"It is the true God himself that is great, not his followers. R'hllor is the heart of flames in the world. He is the only true god of shadow and fire, but the true god is omniscient." The red-robed woman continued Bewitched, "Everything I know comes from the true God I believe in."

"He gave me the real vision and inspiration of the future from the flames, so I followed the instructions of the Lord of Light and came here. In order to find the reincarnation of Azor Ahai who was resurrected by my god in the prophecy, come to Save the people of God who are threatened by darkness and evil on this continent."

At this moment, the red-robed girl is trying to use her magical power to confuse Gao Yuan's firm mind.But what she didn't know was that all the power she used to confuse Gao Yuan was easily dispelled by the other party.Without the divine blessing of her so-called King of Light, Melisandre's insignificant magical power is not enough to have any influence on Gao Yuan.

In the face of Gao Yuan's spirit and divine power, the strength of her red-robed woman is almost vulnerable.

"Then have you found the reincarnation of Azor Ahai that you mentioned?" Gao Yuan asked her pretending to be curious.

"The omen of the promise has now appeared in the eastern sky, and Azor Ahai has returned to the world!" Melisandre gradually raised the volume of her speech so that the crowd and nobles present could hear, "And I And now that he too has been found, Lord Stannis Baratheon is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai."

"According to the prophecy in the ancient book of Yashai, after the long summer, when the stars weep blood, Azor Ahai will be reborn in the land of smoke and salt, and awaken the dragon in the stone. Now that the star weeping blood has appeared, Dragonstone Island The land of smoke and salt, and Stannis Baratheon is Azor Ahai reincarnated!"

"Warriors of light who will draw out the burning sword 'Lightbringer' from the raging fire, and follow the instructions of the true god of raging fire to fight against the son of the holy flame of darkness."

Melisandre's crazy actions and words infected almost everyone in the hall.I saw the red-robed woman raised her hands high and faced Gao Yuan, her blood-red eyes seemed to be shining with crazy light.

Gao Yuan looked at the red-robed woman in the middle of the hall and didn't know what he was thinking, but at this time Sir Anda suddenly came to his side: "Master Gao Yuan, what the red-robed woman said just now is about 'A Shouldn't Saul Ahai's prophecy be referring to you, my lord?"

Earl Jon and the others also gathered around curiously at this moment. They obviously didn't believe what the red robe woman said, that Stannis was the reincarnation of the legendary Azor Ahai and other nonsense.On the contrary, in their view, Gao Yuan is more like the "prophetic prince."

"You should be the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, Lord Gaoyuan." Bronze Jon echoed, "We have all seen Lord Gaoyuan pull out the burning sword from the fire, and the flames will block it." All enemies in your path are burned."

"Many people have pulled out the flaming sword from the raging fire. Soros, the warrior monk from Myr in King's Landing, once galloped in the group competition field of the tournament with a flaming sword in his hand." Gao Yuan shook Shaking his head, Earl Jorn denied their conjecture. "I never thought that I was the 'prophetic prince'. First of all, the name of my sword is not 'Lightbringer'. Its real name should be 'Evening Star Blade'."

"Secondly, the blade of the 'Evening Star' is also silver-white. It is not the so-called hero's red sword in the prophecy, and I am not born in the land of smoke and salt."

"God, please give us your light!" Melisandre shouted here, "because the night is dark and evil is everywhere!"

Seeing this, the servants who had been brainwashed by the red-robed woman stopped what they were doing. They imitated the appearance of the red-robed woman and raised their hands above their heads, and shouted along with her: "Because the long night is dark and dangerous everywhere."

At this moment, even Earl Jorn and the others are a little confused. You must know that they have always been firm believers in the Seven Gods.Yet even they were almost bewitched by the words of the red-robed woman, not to mention the foolish fishermen on the island and the servants in this hall.

Gao Yuan and the onion knight were probably the only people who remained awake at the scene, and Sir Davos was looking at Melisandre in the center of the hall with a gloomy face at the moment.

After doing all this, Melisandre came to Gao Yuan again: "Join us, Lord Gao Yuan!"

"Join the prince of the prophecy, Stannis Baratheon is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai." She stretched out her smooth hands to caress Gao Yuan's face, but when the red robe As soon as the girl's slender fingers touched his skin, she retracted them like a frightened cat.

Melisandre's blood-red eyes widened, and an incredulous expression appeared on her face: "How can your body be so hot? Could it be that you are also... the Lord of Light?"

"The truth is not what you guessed. I have never dedicated my faith to any of the gods, and I have never been a believer or messenger of the King of Light." Gao Yuan looked at the other party coldly, "Melisandroff Man, spare your demagogues!"

Just when Melisandre was about to say something to him, the red door of the dinner hall was pushed open again by the guards outside.The owner of the castle, Stannis Baratheon, slowly stepped into the hall from the door. His wife, Mrs. Selyse, was just beside him, holding a shy little girl by the hand. .

The girl has a pair of beautiful blue eyes, a square chin and a pair of protruding ears inherited from her father and mother respectively.Greyscale left gray-black dead skin on half of her cheeks down to the skin below her neck.

This little girl is the poor daughter of Stannis Baratheon, and also the most innocent and sad girl Gao Yuan has ever seen. She has a lovely name—Shirene Baratheon.

The scale of the dinner tonight was not large, but in order to show the importance Stannis Baratheon attached to Gao Yuan, he still invited all the nobles and knights who are staying on the island now to attend.

Since this dinner was held by Stannis for the arrival of Gao Yuan and others, Gao Yuan, as the most important guest and protagonist of this dinner, was arranged to sit next to Stannis on the high platform.

In front of the long table of this high platform, there are usually seats for the master of the castle and important princes.

The Onion Knight also had a seat on the high platform, but he just sat on the edge of the long table. On the contrary, Melisandre walked to his right hand side and sat down gracefully.

As time went by, all the guests who participated in the dinner also walked into the hall to attend.After a while, the seats below were already filled with nobles, knights and many captains of the royal fleet on the island.

When Stannis got up and solemnly announced the start of the dinner to everyone, everyone couldn't wait to start enjoying the dinner. They tore off a large piece of black bread and dipped it in the thick white fish soup.

In the entire hall, there was no other sound except the sound of people eating, and any loud talking and laughing, wanton noise and chasing and fighting that might spoil the banquet style could not be found in this hall.

There is no other reason, but because Stannis Baratheon never allowed such behavior to happen on this official occasion!
Amidst the collision of knives, forks, dishes and low-pitched conversations during the banquet, everyone at the dinner party quickly finished the dinner in front of them.It's just that this can suffocate the Bronze Jon and others who came to visit this time. They have long been used to seeing lively and extraordinary banquets, and they have never seen such a dull and boring dinner.

The private complaints of Earl Jorn and the others were clearly heard by Gao Yuan who was sitting on the high platform.When everyone had almost finished their supper, a jester named Patchface came up to the stage and began to act and sing.

Just when Gao Yuan was still lamenting that Stannis was not without fun, the jester started his performance.

"... dance my lord, dance my lord! Jingle the cowbells"

"Shadows come to live, my lord, live my lord, live my lord!"

The smile on Gao Yuan's face stopped suddenly, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at Stannis beside him.

"Are you really sure that this is a funny jester? Not a clichéd and crappy troubadour?" Gao Yuan thought.

Just when Gao Yuan was thinking about how to get out of this boring and boring dinner party, an old man who was nearly eighty years old suddenly limped in from the door.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the banquet hall, the old man stopped and looked at the people present.Then he walked straight towards Stannis and the others on the high platform. In order to prevent himself from being tripped by the stupid jester, he chose to go far away from Patchface.

But the Fool was in the midst of dancing and ringing the bells, and neither saw nor heard the old man approaching.As a result, when Patch Face was performing standing on one foot, his center of gravity was unstable and he fell on the old man.

The poor old man and the Fool scrambled and fell on the straw mat on the ground.It caused everyone to laugh, which was far more exciting and funny than the Fool's previous performances. Whether the Fool did it on purpose or not, it was undoubtedly a very funny scene.

Melisandre, who was closest to the old man, stepped off the stage and kindly helped him up from the ground.

"Thank you, sir!" The old man murmured indistinctly, turning his head to see which knight offered a helping hand.

But the old man was doomed to be disappointed. The person who kindly helped him up at the dinner was the red-robed woman whom he hated and hated the most.

"Master Cressen." The red-robed woman Melisandre's voice was extremely deep, but her tone was mixed with a pleasant accent unique to the Yuhai region, "You have to be careful."

It wasn't until the red-robed woman said the old man's name that Gao Yuan remembered who the nearly eighty-year-old man in the audience was.Bachelor Cresen used to be a bachelor serving Storm's End, and after Robert sealed Dragonstone to Stannis 12 years ago, Bachelor Cresen followed him to Dragonstone and continued to serve him.

The old maester has helped raise the three Baratheon children since the tragic death of Lord Stephen Baratheon and his wife at Shipbreaker Bay.Except for Robert Baratheon, who was sent to the Eagle's Nest City, the other two children of the Baratheon family were raised by him.

Of the three Baratheon children, Stannis was his favorite.The old maester, childless, almost regarded Stannis as his own son.

"Ma'am. Thank you."

"Master Cressen, you are getting old, you must be careful when you walk." Melisandre smiled slightly, "The night is dark and dangerous everywhere."

"Only children are afraid of the dark!" The red-robed woman reminded the other party respectfully and kindly, but the elderly Maester Cresen didn't appreciate it at all, and instead opened his mouth to ridicule the other party.

"This is really strange. One of you is a smart fool, and the other is a stupid wise man." Melisandre was not a good-tempered master either. The helmet was directly buckled on the old scholar's head. "Mr. Maester, I think the diadem is a perfect match for your necklace."

As soon as the words fell, the banquet hall was full of laughter.Only Gao Yuan and Stannis did not laugh along with him. Stannis lacked a sense of humor, and even the people around him rarely saw a smile on his face.And Gao Yuan was keenly aware of the tit-for-tat atmosphere between the two.

"I don't need this ridiculous crown, I just want to get the truth of the world!" Old Cressen held back his anger and tightened his lips. As he said, he took off the jester's helmet from the top of his head, and " He fell hard to the ground.

It could be seen that the old scholar might want to do something tonight, and the target of his actions tonight might be the red robed woman in front of him.

"There are some truths in the world that you bachelors won't be taught in Old Town." Melisandre didn't intend to argue with him any more.She flicked her long sleeves, turned around and walked back to the table on the high platform, and sat down beside Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan turned his head to look at the red-robed woman who was seated next to him again, and then glanced at Maester Cresen who was following her, only to hear him muttering to himself: "Let's be forgiving and be forgiving"

"Lord Gao Yuan, are you talking to me?" Melisandre turned her head and smiled sweetly at him, the flickering candlelight reflected in her eyes seemed to be as beautiful as the stars all over the sky.

"It's just a kind old man who doesn't want to see his children go astray." Gao Yuan didn't answer the question of the red-robed woman directly, but continued to say to himself, "This old scholar can't pose any threat to you. .”

(End of this chapter)