Volume 3, Chapter 47 – Sobering Up

‘The Chosen Son’s people, coming to find me so early in the morning…’

Recalling the awkward scene after meeting Xue Tian’ao last night, Miss Yumo’s brow couldn’t help but furrow. A hint of displeasure and disdain flickered within her azure eyes. Once upon a time, Yumo had been full of expectations and goodwill toward this Chosen Son, but now, upon hearing the guy’s name, her mind was filled only with irritation.

However, regardless of her feelings, he was an extremely important link in the trial, and she couldn’t simply ignore him. Thinking of this, Yumo sighed helplessly and called out to Saibok outside the door, “I understand. Tell him to wait a moment.”

“Understood, Miss Yu,” Saibok replied respectfully before heading toward the hall with elegant strides.

Seeing Saibok depart, a wave of crimson Shadow Essence slowly rippled around Yumo. Accompanied by a flash of red light, an exquisite and elegant black gauze dress suddenly enveloped Miss Yumo’s delicate body, and her beautiful black hair scattered over her shoulders instantly became smooth. After putting on the Blackrose Family coat, Yumo somewhat reluctantly stepped into the high heels Saibok had prepared. After all, she was no longer in the Deepwinter Forest; she was visiting the Sky Dome as a representative of the Blackrose Family, and being barefoot would be inappropriate.

“Sigh, I really can’t get used to wearing these…” Yumo grumbled helplessly as she looked at the black high heels adorned with crimson gems on her slender feet.

While complaining, the girl’s gaze shifted toward the silver-haired girl on the bed, who was wearing only her underwear and had made a total mess of the sheets. At this moment, the duvet had been kicked away by Mengxi’s small feet. One pillow was enviably clamped between Mengxi’s legs, while the other was held tightly in her arms. From time to time, Mengxi would suddenly open her cherry-like mouth and bite down on that poor pillow.

“…”

‘Well, now I know why I always wake up every morning with the scent of someone’s saliva on my face. This girl’s sleeping posture is truly terrible…’

While muttering her complaints, Miss Yumo picked up the blanket from the floor and draped it over Mengxi again.

‘She really is a handful.’

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Then, Miss Yumo left the room and headed toward the hall to meet the messenger from the imperial palace.

After Yumo left, the two Blackrose Family maids guarding her door stared thoughtfully at the closed door. They looked at each other, falling into a strange atmosphere.

“Just now, that… was that?”

Incredulity filled the eyes of both maids because they had caught a glimpse before Lady Yumo closed the door. One look was enough to nearly scare them to death. Clothes were strewn all over the floor, and a silver-haired girl was lying on the bed in a state of undress. In an instant, a terrifying thought surfaced in both their minds.

‘Lady Yumo? Could she be that kind of person?!’

‘They were both girls! How did they even do it?!’

Dozens of minutes later, when almost none of Miss Yumo’s lingering scent remained in the bedroom, a faint golden glow filled with holy power rippled from the sleeping Miss Mengxi. With the flickering golden light, the duvet covering Mengxi’s chest was suddenly pushed aside. In the next moment, a cute creature with ruby eyes that looked like a cross between a cat and a rabbit leapt out from Miss Mengxi’s snowy-white bosom and landed on the bed. This little fellow was the partner who had been by Mengxi’s side since the beginning, an energy lifeform named Xiao Ying.

As a being placed at Mengxi’s side by the Goddess, Xiao Ying’s duty was simple: to ensure Mengxi grew smoothly, eventually repelling the Abyssal Demons, destroying the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, and completing the trial. During this time, Xiao Ying naturally had to prevent Mengxi from taking any wrong turns or letting the Chosen Maiden stray onto the wrong path.

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However, since returning from the Deepwinter Forest, Xiao Ying had been feeling uneasy. She felt that Miss Mengxi had already strayed. Her lady seemed to care far too much about that black-haired girl! On the surface, she claimed that getting close to that demon king tier girl was to better utilize the power within her for cultivation and to increase her strength as quickly as possible. But in actual practice, Xiao Ying felt her lady had other strange ideas. Moreover, these ideas seemed to be growing stronger lately, especially after she read that yuri novel provided by Bai Yanluo!

The change in Mengxi’s attitude made Xiao Ying deeply anxious. What if her lady became too close to this Abyssal Demon? What if she became unwilling to strike at the Abyssal Demons in the future because she cared about the black-haired girl’s feelings? Wouldn’t the trial be a total mess then? If the trial failed, Xiao Ying feared she would be ground into the dirt by the Goddess!

Therefore, lately, Xiao Ying had been trying to persuade Mengxi to stay away from the girl codenamed ‘Blood Butterfly’, telling her lady that Blood Butterfly was definitely using her! Originally, since they had arrived at the Sky Dome and the ‘Little Mo’ disguised by Blood Butterfly was nowhere to be found, Xiao Ying, who had been hiding inside Mengxi’s body, had breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before she could be happy for long, that haunting demon king tier girl actually appeared again, and as the eldest miss of the Blackrose Family no less! What left Xiao Ying most speechless was that as soon as that girl appeared, her lady forgot everything Xiao Ying had told her! She directly ignored Xiao Ying and went to find that black-haired girl again. In the end, she even followed her back to her room!

‘Good heavens! That is a high-ranking general of the enemy forces! And you are the Chosen Maiden! How can you be so intimate with her!’

Xiao Ying could only roar inwardly in frustration, looking at the sleeping silver-haired girl on the bed with an extremely complex expression. Although she was very uneasy, Xiao Ying couldn’t do anything, as she couldn’t interfere with Mengxi’s decisions. After letting out a deep sigh, a faint golden light rippled from Xiao Ying and gradually enveloped the silver-haired girl.

Gradually, under the influence of Xiao Ying’s power, Mengxi’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her hands slowly clenched into fists. After a while, she finally struggled to open her sleepy, pale purple eyes. A lazy smile touched the corners of her mouth as she stretched her slender arms.

“Ah~~”

Accompanied by a long, soft, and melodious sound, the girl’s bright eyes fully opened. The morning light in the bedroom swirled around her well-defined, curvaceous body. At this moment, the stunning silver-haired girl shone like a holy angel, the beauty of the instant making it feel as if time had frozen.

“Good morning, Sister Xiao Ying.”

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Sitting up, Mengxi looked at the white cutie beside her and gave a sweet smile, then directly pulled the cat-rabbit creature into her embrace. Xiao Ying did not appreciate the girl’s affectionate gesture and immediately put on an angry face, preparing to scold the disobedient girl.

However, before Xiao Ying could speak, Mengxi took the lead and thanked her, “Thanks for your help, Sister Xiao Ying. If you hadn’t helped me with that psychological suggestion last night, I might have really let something slip while I was drunk.”

“…”

Hearing Mengxi’s unconcerned words, Xiao Ying’s brow furrowed as a surge of anger rushed to her head. Last night, because she had to hide her existence, Xiao Ying didn’t dare say anything. But now, the white fluffy little creature couldn’t help but glare at the silver-haired girl.

“Miss Mengxi, you are being far too reckless! Purposely getting drunk! If you were exposed, that Abyssal Demon would likely harm you!”

However, faced with Xiao Ying’s reprimand, Mengxi simply tilted her head indifferently. “Sister Yumo won’t hurt me.”

“She-she is an Abyssal Demon! How can you be so sure…”

“I’m sure.”

“But?!”

“Sister Yumo won’t hurt me,” Mengxi interrupted Xiao Ying, speaking with certainty. Her resolute gaze and unquestionable tone left Xiao Ying momentarily speechless, staring at the silver-haired girl in a daze. After a moment of silence, Xiao Ying spoke again.

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“Even if she won’t hurt you and you weren’t exposed, aren’t you worried about yourself? After you got drunk and lost consciousness, what if that woman did something to you?! You have to realize that even a girl could have… sigh, anyway, it’s very dangerous!”

If you were actually violated, how could she explain it to the Goddess!

Unfortunately, Miss Mengxi still wore a face of complete indifference. “Hmm? Dangerous? Having something done to me? Hmm…”

Raising a hand to her chin, the silver-haired girl thought for a moment before revealing a rather playful smile. “Wouldn’t that be even better? If that really happened, given Sister Yumo’s personality, she would definitely stay by my side forever. What a pity…”

Looking down at her still neatly arranged underwear, a slight look of disappointment appeared on Mengxi’s face. “Sister Yumo seems to have done nothing at all. It seems I was the one who got the better end of the deal last night.”

As if thinking of something, Mengxi revealed a charming and slightly wicked smile that was completely inconsistent with her holy aura.

“…”

Seeing the meaningful smile on Mengxi’s face, the words Xiao Ying wanted to say were swallowed back into her stomach. Recalling what Mengxi had said to her before drinking last night, the way Xiao Ying looked at Mengxi became quite strange. She didn’t want Mengxi to get close to Blood Butterfly mainly because she was afraid the demon girl had ill intentions; she was worried about Mengxi’s future, fearing she would be led astray by the Abyssal Demon.

But thinking about it carefully, Xiao Ying couldn’t help but wonder if she was worrying over nothing. With her lady’s shrewd nature and the fact that she never allowed herself to lose out, it was virtually impossible for her to be cheated.

Why did it feel like the black-haired demon king girl was the one who needed to be worried about?