"Xiaolin, do you know how many superpowers I have?"
Xia Lin looked up, regarding Karoon with a puzzled expression. Why was he suddenly asking this question? "Two, right? One is 'Corrosion', and the other is 'Absolute Defense'." Xia Lin had always thought that Karoon was extremely powerful in combat. Not only was he a master swordsman, but with these two powerful superpowers, it was estimated that no one could be his match in a one - on - one fight. Moreover, Xia Lin had seen Karoon piloting a mech on the screen. It was so cool when he fought against a hundred opponents single - handedly!
Karoon shook his head. "No, Xiaolin. Actually, I have three superpowers."
Xia Lin was taken aback. He stared at Karoon for a long time and finally managed to say, "You're so... amazing!" Whew, luckily he didn't say "freakishly powerful". "So what's your last superpower? Did you call me here today just to tell me about your third superpower?"
Karoon pinched Xia Lin's cheek. "Don't be impatient. Listen to me. My last superpower is flight. To be more precise, it's an ability passed down from generation to generation among the heirs of the royal family. Flight is actually my first superpower."
Xia Lin nodded. "Flight. But you have mechs, airships, and starships. It seems this ability isn't very useful!"
Karoon didn't get the reaction he expected. In his imagination, Xia Lin would look at him with admiration and say, "Wow! That's so amazing! You can fly!" But...
Xia Lin quickly tried to comfort Karoon. "Well... actually it's still really amazing. Look, when you fight without a mech, this flying ability will come in really handy, right?"
Karoon smiled. "Never mind. Do you know there's a tradition in the royal family related to this flying ability?"
"What?"
Karoon put his mouth close to Xia Lin's ear. The warm breath he exhaled made Xia Lin's ear turn red. "It's that one year after the emperor and the empress get married, the emperor has to carry the empress and fly around the entire palace!"
Xia Lin pushed Karoon a bit farther away. "Why haven't I heard of this rule?" By the way, he and Karoon had already been married for a year. Oh no, he hadn't prepared any gifts yet! But there was still time! Items bought on the streets near the palace could be delivered within an hour!
Karoon was dissatisfied with Xia Lin's reaction. "Don't you look forward to me flying with you?"
Xia Lin thought to himself: Although it sounded romantic, he was quite afraid of heights, except when using transportation. He even dared not ride the pirate ship. That was why he hadn't shown the expected excitement.
But he couldn't let Karoon down. Thinking this way, Xia Lin asked, "No. I was just thinking about how you would carry me to fly."
Karoon picked Xia Lin up in a princess - carry. "Just like this!"
Xia Lin let out a scream. "We're going to fly right now?"
Karoon said with full justification, "Of course. Otherwise, why would I be in such a hurry to call you here?"
Without wings and no one knew the principle, Karoon took off. Xia Lin looked down. Due to his fear of heights, he closed his eyes tightly and hugged Karoon's neck firmly.
He felt the wind blowing by. He heard Karoon's voice saying, "Xiaolin, can you open your eyes?"
Xia Lin slowly opened his eyes, looked down, and then was stunned.