Because Brother is the most dazzling hero in this world!
This was what Medea proudly said to her aunt Circe back then.
And setting aside the gods, the person who knew the most about Jason's matters was undoubtedly Medea.
In this regard, even Atalanta could not compare to Medea.
However, in Medea's heart, she probably harbored a certain jealousy toward Atalanta.
Because up to now, in the story Jason had written, Atalanta was the only human who left a heavy stroke in it.
Although Medea could not completely count as human either; she was more inclined toward the role of a nymph goddess, but she considered herself human.
Therefore, Medea said such words to Jason now.
If she could leave her figure in your story, for Medea, it was a kind of happiness, and honor...
Upon hearing this, Jason was stunned for a while.
Then he smiled and reached out to touch Medea's head.
Actually, from this, it could be seen that in the feelings Medea held for Jason, there was a portion of admiration.
Because she was the human who knew Jason's story the most... As Jason's sister, Jason's senior sister.
And the girl who studied magic alone in the ancient temple of the Underworld, encountering the dazzling prince, how could she not be attracted by that light.
It was just...
"If possible... Medea, you should know that this so-called honor is actually something I do not want to touch at all."
After touching Medea's head, Jason gave a soft answer.
The person who least wanted to become a hero became the most dazzling hero in the eyes of the gods in the entire Greece now.
Just like in the stories of Greek mythology.
The goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite could not control her own love.
The god of light Apollo, favored by all things, yet alone could not obtain the object of his love.
The queen of heaven Hera, who controlled marriage, yet alone could not decide her own marriage.
This... How ironic.
The Pegasus turned into a shooting star, carrying Jason and Medea flying under the starry sky, bringing the two to the abode of Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen.
And such a journey was probably the most peaceful moment in all the journeys Jason had experienced up to now.
Because the wedding of Hades, the king of the Underworld, was approaching, the gods who would usually come to trouble Jason were a bit busy now.
Athena was rushing to finish the last dress, Hermes had begun preparing to spread the news of the king of the Underworld and the queen of the Underworld's grand wedding in the mortal world, and the queen of heaven Hera had recently been pulling Hestia along, always chatting about the matter of the white-clothed Heracles.
As for Apollo, he was probably spending his honeymoon recently with that sweet wife who had not long returned from the Underworld... This matter was probably the only thing that made Jason feel immensely gratified.
After all, indirectly solving a super trouble and preserving his precious rear.
Therefore, looking around this circle, if there was to say which god was relatively idle now, and moreover could just happen to slip out during the gap when the gods were all busy to find Jason, then obviously it could only be...
Two days passed.
When only one day's journey remained to the temple of Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen, and Jason thought that this road would be peaceful all the way.
On this night of the full moon, the flying Pegasus suddenly and unusually intuitively turned a corner, under Jason's slightly subtle expression.
Bringing Jason to a quiet forest where a small stream flowed, illuminated by the light of the full moon.
"Brother, are we resting here today?"
Medea saw this and subconsciously asked.
"I think we should rest a bit."
While Jason replied somewhat helplessly, he cast an inquiring gaze toward the Pegasus.
The Pegasus nodded lightly to Jason, crouched down, and neighed softly, urging Jason to get down quickly.
And just as Jason got down from the Pegasus and held Medea's hand, preparing to help Medea down.
The Pegasus suddenly unrighteously spread its wings; the pure white wings pushed Jason away, while at the same time making Medea, who let out a small exclamation, sit properly again.
"Wait... Wait a moment, Pegasus... Pegasus, where are you taking me?! And Bro, Brother, Brother is behind; Pegasus, why are you not taking Brother along!"
Then, under Jason's widened gaze, after casting a sympathetic look toward Jason, the Pegasus carried the bewildered and puzzled Medea and flew into the night sky, leaving Jason alone in disarray at the scene.
"Hee hee, little Jason, you are finally caught by me!"
And in the next second after the Pegasus flew away, a bell-like light laugh impatiently sounded by Jason's ear.
And without giving Jason any chance to react, the silver-haired goddess who manifested from the moonlight intimately hooked her arm around Jason's right arm.
Grabbing him.
Jason stiffly turned around, looking at the goddess beside him who appeared so dazzling under the moonlight, smelling the faint fragrance that wafted over.
Jason arduously squeezed out a smile and said: "Um... Goddess Artemis, long time no see..."
"Indeed, it has been a long time since we met."
Playing with the pure white lily in her hand that never withered... This was the symbol of the tribute Jason gave her; Artemis, who had grabbed Jason, spoke with some resentment.
"Since the day you offered me the tribute, it seems we have not met again." Artemis said this, her exquisite cheeks puffing up.
And she cast a dissatisfied gaze toward Jason.
"Yes... During the battle with Geryon, and during the time with the hundred-eyed giant Argus, did we not meet, Goddess Artemis..."
Jason weakly reasoned.
"Those do not count, do not count; I say we have not met, then we have not!"
But obviously, this willful goddess did not want to reason.
Therefore, Jason obediently shut his mouth and very intuitively revealed an expression of 'I was wrong, I have sinned', facing Artemis.
"Yes, those indeed cannot count; it was indeed my fault, Goddess Artemis, sorry..."
"It is fine, it is fine."
Upon hearing this, Artemis's face bloomed with a smile again, then she subconsciously reached out as before to touch Jason's head.
But found she could not reach; just as she tiptoed to try, the extremely sensible... Especially in the current situation, where calling heaven probably would not respond, and calling earth might not work either.
Jason behaved so obediently.
He consciously lowered his head, letting Artemis touch.
"Since little Jason has apologized, then I will magnanimously forgive little Jason you."
After touching Jason's head, Artemis then did nothing else, just looked at him; the smile on her face never stopped, and her interest appeared very high.
And being stared at by Artemis, Jason inevitably felt a bit uncomfortable, so he spoke up to ask: "Cough... Great Goddess Artemis, may I ask what matter you came to find me for this time?"
"Nothing oh." Artemis said to Jason with a giggling smile: "I just wanted to see Jason you, so I ran over.
Because usually I cannot see you at all; Hestia and Demeter, Athena and those bad goddesses all block me and do not let me meet you.
Saying that I have already received the tribute and cannot ask you for more..."
Mentioning these matters, Artemis's mouth pursed, appearing very unhappy.
"Then... Does Goddess Artemis want a tribute?"
Jason carefully consulted.
"Yes, I want it!" Artemis nodded directly: "I still want Jason's tribute, want a lot, a lot of tributes!
But... I estimate that no matter how many tributes, it would not satisfy."
"Hmm?" Jason blinked at Artemis.
Artemis smiled and gazed at Jason, then reached out and gently stroked Jason's cheek; after a long time, she softly said: "Because ah, little Jason, I suddenly discovered that what I want most now is not little Jason your tribute.
But you little Jason... oh!"
Jason's eyes widened slightly.
"Ar, Goddess Artemis..."
At this moment, Jason's voice trembled slightly; sensing that things seemed a bit off, Jason barely squeezed out a smile and said: "You, you are just joking with me!"
While saying this, Jason slightly moved to test; he found that he could not withdraw from beside Artemis who had grabbed him at all!
"I am not joking oh; I really want Jason you oh."
Artemis said this beamingly; those beautiful blue eyes deeply gazed at Jason, smiling as she said: "Because little Jason, you offered me such a beautiful tribute, making me seem unable to forget the scene that day at all, unable to forget you.
But, Hecate seems unwilling to give you to me, so I came to catch you.
Come with me, little Jason; I will hide you away, hide you in a place where no one can find you; that way, you will be my child!"
Artemis revealed an innocent smile and said to Jason.
Done for!
Jason's mind went somewhat blank.
Because he could feel that Artemis was not joking; she was really preparing to do this...
Mainly, in Artemis's view, this was a very normal matter.
Because she was a goddess; the things she wanted, since she could not get them, then go rob; was that not very normal?
Moreover, she was Artemis ah, the girl most doted on by the god-king Zeus, the girl who could get anything she wanted.
The main reason Artemis had been blocked by Hestia, Athena, and the others for so long, not letting her meet Jason, was actually because of this.
Although Artemis's relationship with Hecate was not bad.
But obviously, this was two different things.
Artemis's idea of catching Jason and hiding him away was not something from just one or two days.
Ever since that day, when Jason offered the tribute to Artemis, and Artemis excitedly said she wanted Jason, but Hecate did not give, then.
Artemis wanted to do this.
Therefore, in her dictionary, there were no words like 'give up' or 'cannot obtain' at all!
His heart was a bit panicked, but Jason did not show it.
Big winds and big waves, Jason had experienced quite a few.
And after all, regarding goddesses... Accurately speaking, the gods' fickleness, the gods' willfulness, Jason had always prepared mentally.
In his words, the gods' blessings and doting were things only protagonists could enjoy.
And he, Jason, did not!
"Sorry, Goddess Artemis." Therefore, after a brief daze, Jason's brain immediately began to operate frantically.
He revealed a slightly apologetic expression to Artemis and said: "I probably cannot go with you; although in my heart, I also immensely respect Goddess Artemis you, but because I once swore an oath under the witness of the River Styx, I will forever be Teacher Hecate's child!"
"Is that so?" Artemis was stunned: "You swore an oath ah..."
"Yes." Jason nodded extremely seriously: "I swore such an oath, because Teacher Hecate gave me everything I have now; therefore, respected Goddess Artemis, I am very sorry; I cannot become your child.
But in my heart, Goddess Artemis you are also a goddess I respect and admire; all along, I actually wanted to say thank you to you.
If not for the arrow you gave me, there might not be the current me.
Therefore, Goddess Artemis, thank you."
Looking at Jason before her who expressed thanks to her, Artemis subconsciously shook her head: "It is fine, it is fine; because that was a gift little Jason you deserved... Is that so; little Jason, you swore an oath ah, then there is no way.
After all, violating an oath would be directly swallowed by the power of the oath.
Yes..."
Jason saw Artemis relent and was rejoicing when.
"Then it is like this; little Jason, come with me; I do not want you to be my child anymore; I will hide you away; you just accompany me to play."
"Yes... How long?"
"Not much, not much; little Jason, accompany me to play for dozens, um... A few hundred years!"
Looking at Artemis before him who revealed a pure and flawless smile, Jason only felt his legs suddenly go a bit soft.
"This... Probably not either, immensely respected Goddess Artemis!" Jason's voice raised slightly: "Because recently I have been preparing the wedding for Brother-in-law Hades, the king of the Underworld, and it is almost done!
If I leave at this critical juncture, Hades, the king of the Underworld, Teacher Hecate, Goddess Demeter, Goddess Persephone, and also Athena the goddess I asked for help, Lord Hermes, they will definitely be angry!
If I disappear, they will definitely come to find me.
And, I recently went to see the primordial deities, the primordial god of darkness Erebus, the primordial god representing the abyss Tartarus, the primordial goddess representing the night Nyx.
And after obtaining their agreement, soon the great Olympian gods, including Goddess Artemis you, will all attend the wedding of Hades, the king of the Underworld, and Goddess Persephone together.
Moreover, Goddess Artemis, Goddess Persephone is your good friend, right? Goddess Artemis does not want to see Persephone's wedding unable to be held then, right?"
After this segment of words, especially hearing this long string of gods' names.
Artemis could not help but feel her head a bit dizzy.
"This, is that so... If it is like this, indeed it is not good to hide little Jason you away..."
Artemis replied, but her face still appeared very hesitant.
She was somewhat persuaded.
But her heart was still unwilling.
After all, she finally caught Jason; just let go like this?
And Jason saw through Artemis's thoughts at a glance; after all, Artemis was a very simple goddess; it was all written on her face.
So after thinking for a while, teeth lightly biting his lip.
Jason made a decision.
"Ha... Ha-choo."
Jason sneezed and rubbed his eyes, making a drowsy appearance.
"Yes, Jason, are you tired?"
Artemis saw this and asked with concern.
"Yes, I feel so sleepy, Goddess Artemis."
"Is that so!" Artemis's eyes lit up slightly: "Then let us rest; this time there is no Atalanta, hee hee."
Saying this, a bonfire appeared beside the two; Artemis happily ran to the side to find a spot to sit and beckoned to Jason.
Obviously, successfully having her topic diverted by Jason...
Last time, Artemis really wanted Jason to sleep on her lap, because according to her, everyone had done it.
But in the end, it was desperately stopped by Atalanta.
This time, Artemis naturally would not miss such an opportunity.
Facing Artemis's pair of pure white legs, Jason naturally did not want to lie down and felt a wave of restlessness, but Jason also deeply knew that if he did not satisfy the other, he would probably really be caught and taken away to be locked up.
Although Jason imagined that Hecate, Athena, and the others would finally find him and rescue him, but... What if there really was an accident?
Putting his life in others' hands, Jason said he could not do it!
Therefore, not once... Not a single time, Jason was so obediently lying on a goddess's lap.
And in the goddess's singing voice and gentle stroking.
With uneasy emotions, he fell asleep...
It was just that Jason, including Artemis, did not know.
Not far from them, in that dark forest, stood a goddess wearing black clothes as if dotted with stars, black hair reaching her waist.
Yes, that was exactly one of the primordial deities, and also the primordial deity who had a very good relationship with Hecate, even respected by Hecate.
The primordial god representing the night, Nyx!
She had always been watching Jason, so upon sensing that Artemis had crooked intentions, she naturally appeared.
It was just...
"This little Jason... Is quite good at dealing with goddesses, huh; is it because of Hecate?"
Nyx, who witnessed everything, could not help but laugh: "Looks like I do not need to call Hecate out... I thought tonight could be a bit lively.
What a pity."