,capriciousact，butGrandpaIronRodfelthehadtorepaythisfavor．Beingverypoor,hehadnothingtoofferhisriefactorexcepthisbelovedgranddaughter.Lotuswasatraditionandfilialgirlwhouorandfather’ssilentrequest，soshevoluntarilyofferedtomarrytheoldndlordwheurnedsixteen．However,bythetimeshegrewup,thendlordhaddied;andtruetoheritment，Lotussworeomarry．WhenshesawDimitri,shewasstruckwithhisfeaturesbecausesomehowunilythedeadndlord’sfacewasreflecteDimitri’seyes．Shetoldhergrandfatheraboutit．

    Atfirst，Dimitricouldnotuandwhytheoldmantoldhimthestory，butthenhisthoughtsturheKingdomofDreamswherehe,too,hadtwenty-fourbeautiesandahugepace．Thisassociationreviouslife,whosedesiresandambitionsremainediialinhissubsciousnessgavehimaneeriefeelingthatsentapricklysensationdownhisspine．Heexcimed，"Youmeantosaythatthendlord，thedogandI...?"Theoldmaninterruptedhimwithahushsaying，"Shh..."Helookeduptothemyriadofstarsintheskysaying,"Saynomore.Letnotthestarsknowyoursecrets!"

    Theoldelmtreewithitsrednternshohedwarfedtablesandchairs．Anoldmanwithsnow-whitehair,beardandeyebrohisperingintimatelywithamiddleagedman."IamiedinfortuellingandyourfeatureshavethestrabinationIhaveevereacross．YoushouldberichasaMammonbutalsopoorasachurchmouse.Yourstationinlifeshouldbeemiasakingbutalsolowlyasabeggar.Thisistroversialindeed!ButthereisohingImustwarnyouagainst．Soonyouwillbeeblind．OfthatIamcertain，sobeprepared.”Theoldmanstoodupandsaid，

    "Itiste．Imustrestnow．Lotusiswaitingforyoubytheriverbehindthehouse．Good-bye.”Sayingso，hetooktherednternfromtheelmtreeandwalkedslowlytowardshishut,leavingalonely,bentandquiveringshadowonthegroundbehindhim．

    Theobscurelightshonedimlyamidthedereamofthebathroomwherethefournakedwomen：Aisha，Stephanie，AngelidLotuswereenjoyieambathtogether.LotushadjustbeentellingthemofherenterwithDimitriandsheadded，

    "HisrighteyewasalreadyblindwhenIfirstmethi’mafraidsomethingmighthavehappeohim．IwishIknewwhereheisnow.”Theyallfellsilent，fortheyknewKingDimitricameaashepleasedandnooneeverknewhiswhereaboutsbeforehand．Angelica,thewriteraess，lookedatLotus’ripplingravenhairfallingagainsthersnow-whiteslopingshouldersandthought，

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    “wordsdescribethisexotiesebeauty?Herunhurriedmotiohodidorderly,haveanalmosthypnoticeffecthardtoputintowords.”Angelicasufferedfromneurasthenia,whichmadehertenseandhyper,aencouldnotsleepfhtsinarow．ButLotus’systematientswerejustsuffittocalmherdownandsootheherintoaslumber．ShewouldalwaysrememberthetimeshewaswatgLotuspaintwithatinybrushpeiculouslydrawingthehairandeyebrowsofanaesedyinlowcarefulstrokes．Angelicafelsleeprightaway．

    Meanwhile，StephaheIndianprincess，waswatgAishawithherrgeluminouseyes，whichcouldbesevereandintimidatingwhenaroused，butwhichwereleasaclearpoolofwaterinautumn．Aishasatwithhershapelylonglegscrossed，herheadbowed，pyingwithherfingernailsaswasherwhehought．Herhair，normallykeptinaknotatthenapeofherneck，waslooseonhershoulders，addingtohermaturebeauty．Thefullnessofherbreasts,hernguidposture，aswelsacertain，almostindistinguishableaura，suggesteditwasthetime

,capriciousact，butGrandpaIronRodfelthehadtorepaythisfavor．Beingverypoor,hehadnothingtoofferhisriefactorexcepthisbelovedgranddaughter.Lotuswasatraditionandfilialgirlwhouorandfather’ssilentrequest，soshevoluntarilyofferedtomarrytheoldndlordwheurnedsixteen．However,bythetimeshegrewup,thendlordhaddied;andtruetoheritment，Lotussworeomarry．WhenshesawDimitri,shewasstruckwithhisfeaturesbecausesomehowunilythedeadndlord’sfacewasreflecteDimitri’seyes．Shetoldhergrandfatheraboutit．

    Atfirst，Dimitricouldnotuandwhytheoldmantoldhimthestory，butthenhisthoughtsturheKingdomofDreamswherehe,too,hadtwenty-fourbeautiesandahugepace．Thisassociationreviouslife,whosedesiresandambitionsremainediialinhissubsciousnessgavehimaneeriefeelingthatsentapricklysensationdownhisspine．Heexcimed，"Youmeantosaythatthendlord，thedogandI...?"Theoldmaninterruptedhimwithahushsaying，"Shh..."Helookeduptothemyriadofstarsintheskysaying,"Saynomore.Letnotthestarsknowyoursecrets!"

    Theoldelmtreewithitsrednternshohedwarfedtablesandchairs．Anoldmanwithsnow-whitehair,beardandeyebrohisperingintimatelywithamiddleagedman."IamiedinfortuellingandyourfeatureshavethestrabinationIhaveevereacross．YoushouldberichasaMammonbutalsopoorasachurchmouse.Yourstationinlifeshouldbeemiasakingbutalsolowlyasabeggar.Thisistroversialindeed!ButthereisohingImustwarnyouagainst．Soonyouwillbeeblind．OfthatIamcertain，sobeprepared.”Theoldmanstoodupandsaid，

    "Itiste．Imustrestnow．Lotusiswaitingforyoubytheriverbehindthehouse．Good-bye.”Sayingso，hetooktherednternfromtheelmtreeandwalkedslowlytowardshishut,leavingalonely,bentandquiveringshadowonthegroundbehindhim．

    Theobscurelightshonedimlyamidthedereamofthebathroomwherethefournakedwomen：Aisha，Stephanie，AngelidLotuswereenjoyieambathtogether.LotushadjustbeentellingthemofherenterwithDimitriandsheadded，

    "HisrighteyewasalreadyblindwhenIfirstmethi’mafraidsomethingmighthavehappeohim．IwishIknewwhereheisnow.”Theyallfellsilent，fortheyknewKingDimitricameaashepleasedandnooneeverknewhiswhereaboutsbeforehand．Angelica,thewriteraess，lookedatLotus’ripplingravenhairfallingagainsthersnow-whiteslopingshouldersandthought，

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    “wordsdescribethisexotiesebeauty?Herunhurriedmotiohodidorderly,haveanalmosthypnoticeffecthardtoputintowords.”Angelicasufferedfromneurasthenia,whichmadehertenseandhyper,aencouldnotsleepfhtsinarow．ButLotus’systematientswerejustsuffittocalmherdownandsootheherintoaslumber．ShewouldalwaysrememberthetimeshewaswatgLotuspaintwithatinybrushpeiculouslydrawingthehairandeyebrowsofanaesedyinlowcarefulstrokes．Angelicafelsleeprightaway．

    Meanwhile，StephaheIndianprincess，waswatgAishawithherrgeluminouseyes，whichcouldbesevereandintimidatingwhenaroused，butwhichwereleasaclearpoolofwaterinautumn．Aishasatwithhershapelylonglegscrossed，herheadbowed，pyingwithherfingernailsaswasherwhehought．Herhair，normallykeptinaknotatthenapeofherneck，waslooseonhershoulders，addingtohermaturebeauty．Thefullnessofherbreasts,hernguidposture，aswelsacertain，almostindistinguishableaura，suggesteditwasthetime