Helios had been gone for about half an hour, yet he still had not returned.
We made idle conversation with Hera, and her mood had more or less stabilized. She no longer seemed troubled by Zeus's deception.
Only Jiang Xiaohui was growing anxious, repeatedly asking why Helios had not come back yet.
Ye Jinghong looked at him and said, "Can you stop worrying? It's only been half an hour. He went to persuade someone, not kill someone. How could it be that quick?"
After Ye Jinghong barked at him, Jiang Xiaohui naturally lost his temper.
Other than me, the person Jiang Xiaohui feared most was Ye Jinghong.
The Doctor only counted as half a person who could keep Jiang Xiaohui in line.
Just as I was about to say something as well, we heard a chaotic rush of footsteps outside.
Someone barged into Hera's tent.
The one leading them was actually Cupid, with more than a dozen people following behind him.
But Helios was nowhere to be seen.
I glanced at Cupid. "What are you trying to do?"
Cupid looked at us and said viciously, "What do you think I'm trying to do?"
Hera shouted, "Who let you in? You even brought so many people. Are you trying to rebel?"
Hera was, after all, one of the divine rulers. When she spoke, she carried the bearing of a queen.
"Divine Ruler Hera, this is a matter between them and me. It has nothing to do with you. Please step aside for now. Don't worry, this is a personal grudge between us. It will not be escalated into a conflict between our respective powers."
Though that was what he said, I did not see it that way.
It sounded nice, as though he merely wanted an ordinary duel with us. But