Volume 3, Chapter 35 – First Meeting with the Chosen Son (II)

“Duke, I am currently pondering a very serious matter. Because of our negligence, we allowed that… Chosen Maiden to get so close to Lady Yumo and earn so much of her favor. If a mere girl can do that, what if Lady Yumo meets the Chosen Son in the future? Could she be captivated by him?”

Xizhi had asked Xiao this question back when they were still at the Blackrose Ducal Mansion.

In truth, this was not Xizhi’s concern alone, as most people in the Blackrose Family and those little ancestors at the demon king tier shared similar thoughts. Judging by Lady Yumo’s behavior, she had undoubtedly looked forward to meeting the Chosen Ones for a long time, and she naturally held a certain degree of goodwill toward these individuals she had finally met.

As for the Chosen Son, Xue Tian’ao…

Based on current intelligence, he was definitely a veteran lady-killer who had wandered through many flowers for a long time and knew exactly how to handle girls. Coupled with his handsome looks, strong physique, and elegant demeanor, his allure toward women was naturally not to be underestimated.

Despite how long Lady Yumo had lived, she spent all day and night cooped up inside the Deepwinter Forest with very little contact with the outside world. To some extent, her mind could be considered quite naive. Such a Lady Yumo stood a high chance of being fooled by a womanizer like Xue Tian’ao!

The mere thought of Lady Yumo meeting Xue Tian’ao in the future made everyone in the Blackrose Family feel incredibly anxious. Therefore, to prevent such a situation from happening, the Duke had ordered Karina to attack the capital of the Snownight Empire and then feign defeat.

One of the objectives of this action was to cut off any possibility of Xue Tian’ao earning Lady Yumo’s favor!

According to the Duke’s words: “This guy harmed Lady Yumo’s child, so how could she ever give him a warm welcome?”

As it turned out, Xiao’s judgment was perfectly correct. At the moment Xue Tian’ao appeared in the banquet hall, Lady Yumo’s beautiful face darkened at a visible rate. The coldness within her azure eyes made Xizhi shiver involuntarily. While shivering, the dragon-horned girl secretly revealed a joyful smile.

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‘As expected~ the Duke’s judgment was not wrong~’

Meanwhile, accompanied by thunderous applause and the cheers of countless young women, a smiling Xue Tian’ao slowly walked into the banquet hall. After dismissively dealing with a crowd of approaching foreign dignitaries, Xue Tian’ao immediately focused his gaze on the silver-haired girl standing by the window in the corner.

This Chosen Maiden, who possessed “Transcendent” value, was his true objective for coming to the banquet hall.

Thus, under the watchful eyes of many envious and jealous young girls, Xue Tian’ao walked slowly toward Mengxi with his hands behind his back. The people from the Ashurmos Church were naturally unwilling to let Xue Tian’ao have too much contact with their Candidate Saintess, but considering the host’s dignity and the important intelligence regarding future weaponry, they hesitated for a moment before moving aside to clear a path.

Bai Yanluo naturally wanted to step forward to block him, but Archbishop Nick took the lead in stopping her. “Tonight’s theme is a ball, and he is the host of the banquet. If he invites Mengxi to dance, it would be against etiquette for us to interfere.”

“…Understood…”

Left with no choice, Bai Yanluo had to abandon her plan to stand in his way. Without Bai Yanluo’s obstruction, Xue Tian’ao reached Mengxi without any hindrance. Although there had been many people between him and Mengxi, Xue Tian’ao’s presence was truly powerful, and many were forced back by his aura before they could even speak.

Standing before Mengxi, Xue Tian’ao once again displayed that smile capable of charming thousands of girls. “May I have a dance, Miss Mengxi?”

On the other side, watching Xue Tian’ao walk toward Mengxi and seeing him reach out to the silver-haired girl in an invitation, Yumo couldn’t help but frown. She crushed the fork in her hand into a small iron ball.

A complex emotion inadvertently surfaced within her azure eyes. Although she currently felt no “goodwill” toward Xue Tian’ao, Yumo still had to admit that he was the handsomest man she had seen in hundreds of years, even handsomer than the Elven Prince she had seen before. His appearance was flawless, and when he smiled, he was even more charismatic. A golden-haired man and a silver-haired girl standing together were like a pair of golden children from a legend.

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It gave off a feeling of being a match made in heaven.

It wasn’t just Yumo who had this thought, as the surrounding discussions were filled with similar sentiments. After all, in most people’s eyes, the Chosen Maiden and the Chosen Son were indeed a match made in heaven. Becoming a mid seventh tier… no, a high seventh tier powerhouse at such an age while also being the ruler of a nation, he was certainly worthy of Mengxi’s status… right?

To be honest, in order to make the Chosen Maiden and the Chosen Son unite and fight together, Yumo had often thought about pairing Mengxi and Xue Tian’ao up, even planning to personally act as a wingman. However, now that she saw them standing “intimately” together, a bitter feeling welled up inside her.

Perhaps she didn’t want a womanizer like Xue Tian’ao to be with a pure child like Mengxi, or perhaps it was for some other reason.

‘I feel… a bit annoyed…’

Would they dance together? A handsome man and a beautiful woman should be a sight for sore eyes, shouldn’t it? But Yumo did not want them to dance.

At this thought, Lady Yumo pouted and inadvertently glanced at the cutlery on the nearby dining table. However, just as Yumo was about to lose her patience and cause some trouble, Mengxi’s voice suddenly reached her ears. The content of her words was quite unexpected, causing Lady Yumo to reveal a look of astonishment, within which a faint trace of joy was hidden.

‘Eh?!’

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mengxi faced Xue Tian’ao’s invitation with a ruthless, disdainful look. To everyone’s shock, she turned her head and walked away, completely ignoring his invitation.

“Sorry, Emperor Xue Tian’ao, this lady doesn’t have the time~”

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Leaving behind those crude words that shocked the crowd, Mengxi walked straight to the food area, leaving Xue Tian’ao himself standing there in an awkward daze.

Seeing this, Toma, who was one of Xue Tian’ao’s confidants, was instantly enraged. He raised his hand and pointed at Mengxi’s back without a second thought. “You! What is the meaning of this! You-“

However, just as Toma was about to teach the Chosen Maiden a lesson, Xue Tian’ao suddenly raised his hand to stop him.

“It’s fine.”

“But, Your Majesty! She… she just!”

“It’s fine, calm down, Toma. Miss Mengxi might just be hungry.”

With that, Xue Tian’ao showed a slightly awkward expression and waved his hand to the surrounding crowd. “Apologies, everyone. It seems the Chosen Maiden is not in a very good mood today. Please don’t mind her and continue with your ball.”

After speaking to diffuse the awkward atmosphere, Xue Tian’ao looked toward the silver-haired girl who was eating desserts as if no one were there, his expression turning slightly unpleasant.

‘You woman…’

‘I am now a high seventh tier powerhouse, the Emperor of the Snownight Empire, and a national hero who defeated the demon king tier Abyssal Demon, Inferno. You actually dare to look down on me like that?’

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Recalling the look of utter disdain in the silver-haired girl’s eyes just now, Xue Tian’ao clenched his fists. Fueled by anger, he slowly walked to a nearby wine table, picked up a glass of chilled strong liquor, and poured it down his throat to suppress the fire in his heart.

Xue Tian’ao’s self-control was decent, and he soon managed to suppress his impulse. At the same time, his gaze swept across the other people in the room. Representatives of major powers were basically all present at tonight’s welcome banquet. Another purpose of his visit was to use his System to discover people of value to him and consider how to recruit them into his ranks.

In that instant, Xue Tian’ao noticed another black-clad figure.

She was someone whose beauty was not at all inferior to Mengxi’s. In an instant, Xue Tian’ao’s pupils contracted sharply, and his blue eyes began to tremble violently.

‘Is… is it her?!’

‘Her value?! It’s also “Transcendent”?!’

Upon receiving the feedback from the System, Xue Tian’ao fell into a daze from the shock.

Feeling Xue Tian’ao’s blatant stare, Lady Yumo, who was still stunned by Mengxi’s behavior, suddenly snapped back to her senses and looked at him with some confusion. In this way, their gazes met for the first time.

Yumo: ?? What’s the deal ??