Volume 3, Chapter 12 – Shocking News

“Do you like me?”

Having received this answer, Mengxi’s small face turned slightly red for the first time.

‘Like.’

She had heard this word countless times. Influenced by her Holy Spirit Power, the people around her showed her affection almost every moment, and ‘like’ was a word they constantly had on their lips. Over time, Mengxi had gradually developed a trace of disgust for this kind of liking that was forcibly twisted by the Holy Spirit Power…

And now, a demon king tier existence who was not influenced by the Holy Spirit Power, and even extremely loathed it as well as the holy power on her own body, actually said she liked her.

The feeling was truly strange, but it was also very comfortable, heehee…

Thinking of this, a very brilliant smile gradually surfaced on the silver-haired girl’s face. With an unparalleled countenance that could be called a treasure of the Creator paired with this sweet smile from the heart, Mengxi became even more dazzling at this moment. Like the warm sunshine in winter, it was enough to melt thousands of glaciers, causing Miss Yumo, who was sitting opposite Mengxi, to reveal a look of shock.

After a brief moment of silent admiration, Mengxi, who had received a satisfying answer, happily reached out and rubbed Yumo’s small head.

“Your big sister also likes Little Mo very much, so Little Mo has to stay by my side more often~”

“Mm-hm.”

Acting like a child, Yumo nodded with a smile while swinging her legs, and then she asked curiously, “Sister Mengxi, why did you ask that all of a sudden?”

“It’s nothing, I was just curious. Oh, right…”

Mengxi smiled gently and then picked up a fork from the side. Without a word, she poked a piece of fatty Camel Dragon tail meat and brought it directly to Miss Yumo’s lips.

“Here, open your mouth, ah~”

“Eh? Sister, I’ve already eaten. You should eat.”

“It’s fine, eat more. Camel Dragon meat is very rare. Besides, aren’t you still growing? It’s fine to eat more. Come, ah~”

“Ummm…”

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Facing the Camel Dragon meat brought to her lips and Mengxi’s expectant little eyes, Yumo finally had no choice but to open her mouth and eat the piece of meat Mengxi fed her in one bite.

‘Really, I was the one feeding her just now, but now it’s the other way around…’

However, facing the meat being brought to her lips bite after bite, Yumo couldn’t help but pout her little mouth.

“Enmm, Sister, if you keep feeding me, I’ll get fat!”

“It’s fine, it doesn’t matter if you get a little fat. Eat more, it’s alright. You don’t have much meat on you anyway~”

Mengxi said nonchalantly.

At this time, a maid who had just come in to bring water couldn’t help but speak up to negate Mengxi’s words.

“You can’t say that, Miss Mengxi. Miss Xia’er still needs to manage her image so she can find a good husband in the future. If she gets too fat, no one will want her.”

“If no one wants her, then I’ll take her~”

Mengxi still maintained an indifferent expression.

Under the helpless gaze of the maid, she continued to feed Yumo on her own. The two parties in this feeding play seemed to have completely swapped positions at this moment.

“It’s okay, Little Mo is growing right now, so it’s fine to eat more. Besides~”

As she spoke, Mengxi rubbed Yumo’s face with a trace of deep meaning and chuckled. “I feel that Little Mo isn’t quite perfect as a body pillow yet. It’ll be better when you grow a bit more~. If you could reach about 1.66 meters, that would be great~”

“Eh…”

Hearing this, Yumo’s heart trembled for some reason.

Because in her teenage form, she was roughly that height…

‘This girl… is she hinting at something?’

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Yumo couldn’t help but frown.

However, after meeting Mengxi’s pure, innocent, and longing lavender eyes, Yumo dismissed the suspicion in her mind.

‘Ummm, I’m probably overthinking it.’

This girl’s memories of the Deepwinter Forest were sealed by Shuoyue. When she had appeared in her teenage form before, Mengxi was mostly in a coma, so it was unlikely she knew about that…

On the other side, while Yumo was thinking, Mengxi, who was feeding her, seemed to remember something. After putting down her fork, she looked thoughtfully in the direction where Xiumu was. “Speaking of which, Little Mo, do you remember when Xiu… oh no, when your grandfather came to talk to me?”

“Hmm?”

Yumo looked up curiously.

Thinking about it, there did seem to be such an occurrence. Before the invasion of the Divine Punishment Holy Church, Xiumu had indeed sought out Mengxi privately.

“Did Grandpa say anything to you, Sister?”

“It was about whether you could go to the Ashurmos Church.”

“Eh? That matter? So, what did Grandpa say?”

“The Marquis said he respects your decision. If you want to go, he’ll let me take you. However, he hoped you could stay at the Marquis Mansion for a while longer to keep Lady Afnora company.”

“Is that so?”

Yumo was slightly surprised.

She had thought that since Marquis Xiumu doted on his granddaughter so much and loathed the Ashurmos Church, he wouldn’t agree to let her go to their headquarters. She hadn’t expected him to say that…

“So, Little Mo, what do you think?”

“As for me,”

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After thinking for a moment, Yumo spoke slowly. “Sister, for the time being, I want to stay here for a while and keep Grandpa and Grandma company…”

Although Afnora wasn’t yet aware of Yuan’er’s situation, the Marquis would surely tell her soon. Upon learning that Yuan’er had turned into an Abyssal Demon, the creature they detested most, the elderly couple would certainly be heartbroken. For now, she should stay and accompany them as a way to repay their previous kindness. Additionally, if possible, she wanted to resolve the matter regarding Yuan’er first…

However, if she stayed here, Mengxi would likely have to…

Thinking of this, Yumo looked up with some conflict and met Mengxi’s brilliant, gem-like lavender eyes.

However, as if she had already guessed Yumo’s thoughts, Mengxi simply returned a sweet smile.

“It’s fine. I was planning to stay in Windward City for a while anyway. You can accompany the Marquis and his wife with peace of mind. When you want to leave, we’ll go together.”

At this moment, Mengxi had already chosen to ignore the Archbishop’s instructions urging her to return without any hesitation.

‘Even if I don’t go back, what can you old fossils do to me?!’

And frankly, she didn’t really want to go back to that wretched place and engage in intrigue with a bunch of people; it was too boring. Besides, training by Yumo’s side was more efficient in every way than going back to the headquarters, so why should she go back?

“Hmm?”

‘What’s wrong?’

Just as Mengxi and Yumo were interacting, the small door of the wooden house was suddenly pushed open. Another maid rushed in looking extremely anxious and ran frantically to Yumo’s side.

“Miss Xia’er, something terrible has happened! Please, you must come with us immediately!”

Yumo: ?

Mengxi: ?

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At the same time, on the open ground in the center of the Marquis Mansion (where the main house used to be), two groups of people were facing off in a tense standoff. The atmosphere in the air had dropped to the freezing point, and both sides were like ignited powder kegs, ready to explode at any moment.

Among these two groups, one side consisted of the core members of the Northern Frontier led by Marquis Xiumu and some members of the Blizzard Knight Order.

The people on the other side were knights clad in golden armor and white robes, emblazoned with the Royal Emblem of the Snownight Empire. Upon seeing this iconic attire, anyone from the Snownight Empire would immediately guess their identities.

They were the Sabrino Royal Knight Order, which belonged directly to the imperial family and took orders from the Emperor of the Snownight Empire. They were the most powerful elite force in the entire empire.

The mere presence of these golden knights emitted a terrifying pressure toward the people of Windward City, making everyone gasp. Even Marquis Xiumu himself couldn’t help but look solemn.

But as the lord of this land, Xiumu withstood the pressure and stepped forward, shouting sternly without fear.

“You are violating the agreement! Without prior consultation or notice, you actually dared to barge into the territory of Windward City! Are you not afraid of His Majesty Luojie’s reprimand?!”

However, facing Xiumu’s questioning, a woman with short amber hair and a fair face standing at the front of the golden knights directly showed a look of disdain.

“Apologies, Marquis. There’s a problem with the communications in your Northern Frontier. We wanted to notify you, but we couldn’t get through. Besides… we came here precisely because we received His Majesty’s orders.”

“Nonsense! His Majesty Luojie could not possibly do such a thing! I have an agreement with him!”

“No, no, no, you’ve misunderstood. This was not the decree of the late Emperor.”

“Hmm? The late Emperor? You… what do you mean by that?”

Hearing this, the short-haired woman couldn’t help but reveal a mocking gaze.

“Sigh, as expected of a barbaric frontier city, your news really isn’t up to date. Marquis, it seems you don’t know yet that His Majesty Luojie passed away several days ago. Now, the one ruling the empire is His Majesty Xue Tian’ao.”

“You?! What did you say?!”

At this moment, a look of utter disbelief surfaced on Xiumu’s weathered face.