Volume 3, Chapter 50 – Saintess Trial

‘Sigh, he’s finally gone…’

After watching Xue Tian’ao’s attendant leave the mansion and seeing the main gate close, Miss Yumo retracted the fake smile from her face. She threw the invitation, handwritten by Xue Tian’ao with supposed sincerity, directly to the old butler Saibok standing nearby. Her actions and expression were filled with disdain.

“Little Sai, keep this for now.”

“Yes.” After taking the invitation, Saibok bowed his head respectfully, but as he nodded, a trace of disgust inadvertently flashed through the old butler’s eyes. However, Saibok suppressed his inner displeasure and asked with feigned confusion, “Miss Yu, are you not going to accept Xue Tian’ao’s invitation? Didn’t you… always want to meet this Chosen Son?”

At those words, Mengxi’s brow furrowed in the distance, and even Yumo herself could not help but show a hint of displeasure. However, considering that Saibok’s words weren’t wrong, Yumo quickly suppressed her internal dissatisfaction. She simply sighed helplessly. “Sigh, I saw him last night. For now, I don’t really want to see that guy. I’ll think about the invitation later. Just keep it for yourself and don’t ask too much.”

“Yes, Lady Yumo,” Saibok replied politely and slowly placed the invitation into his spatial ring.

With that, the matter of the invitation was temporarily settled.

Yumo slowly turned her head and looked toward the nearby staircase. Although she had used the Veil of Deception to suppress her power, she still retained her basic sensory abilities. Therefore, Yumo could naturally sense a certain little cutie who had been ‘peeking’ for quite a while…

At the top of the stairs stood a silver-haired girl of peerless grace, dressed in an exquisite gown. Though she wore no makeup, she still possessed a beauty that could make birds alight and fish sink. Bathed in the bright sunlight streaming into the hall behind her, she looked like a stunning painting that left one breathless.

Although the members of the Blackrose Family had their grievances with Mengxi, they could not help but daze slightly upon seeing such a beautiful girl. This was especially true when they saw those purple gem-like eyes that constantly radiated a soul-stirring soft light and an unparalleled aura of holiness.

Seeing the familiar beauty, Yumo offered a polite smile.

“Good morning, Miss Mengxi.”

Yumo greeted her elegantly and calmly. However, despite her calm exterior, Yumo could not help but recall the experiences of last night upon seeing Mengxi’s face. Her heart began to race slightly.

At that moment, under the stunned gazes of nearly everyone present, Mengxi completely ignored etiquette and came bouncing down the stairs. Without a word, she threw herself into Miss Yumo’s embrace! After nuzzling Yumo, Miss Mengxi affectionately linked her arm with Yumo’s.

The latter was left utterly bewildered.

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“M-Miss Mengxi? You… what is this?”

“Heehee, Sister Yu, aren’t we friends? It’s fine to be a little close, isn’t it? This is perfectly normal between girls~”

“Eh? Is it…” Yumo furrowed her brows suspiciously.

Mengxi, however, continued to hold Yumo’s arm without a care, completely ignoring the increasingly cold glares from the members of the Blackrose Family nearby. After she had nuzzled enough, Mengxi gradually adopted a look of ‘confusion’ and looked at the black-haired girl with curiosity. Then, she mockingly pressed a forefinger to her lips, striking a very cute thinking pose.

“Sister Yu, this is the mansion where the Blackrose Family is resting, right? Why am I here? What happened after we met last night?”

“Uh, well…” Hearing this, Yumo’s face turned slightly red, and a trace of difficulty appeared almost imperceptibly on her face.

Last night? Tell this girl what happened last night? That… how could that be possible! She couldn’t possibly say anything about being ambushed with a kiss! Besides, if those kids nearby found out that she, their elder, had been forcibly kissed by such a ‘wet-behind-the-ears’ little girl, all her dignity would be gone!

To preserve her authority, Yumo laughed somewhat awkwardly.

“Haha, it’s… it’s nothing. Miss Mengxi, you… you were drunk last night, so I brought you back to rest for a bit…”

“Hmm? Was I drunk? No wonder. I thought it was strange that I couldn’t remember anything about last night…” As she spoke, Mengxi placed a hand against her head with great difficulty.

A moment later, the silver-haired girl looked up with a hint of trepidation and glanced uneasily at Yumo.

“Um, Sister Yu, did I do anything rude while I was drunk?”

“No! No, you were very normal,” Yumo hurriedly shook her head in denial, replying with a firm tone. “Last night, you fell asleep very quickly after getting drunk. And then, it… it was just like this until now…”

“Is that so?”

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“Yes.”

“Did really nothing happen?” Mengxi looked at the girl before her with a playful gaze.

Feeling the silver-haired girl’s strange gaze, Miss Yumo guiltily turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window.

“Nothing. You just stayed asleep after getting drunk. At most, taking care of you was a bit tiring…”

“Mmm-hmm…” Mengxi puffed out her cheeks, though the corners of her mouth curved upward almost imperceptibly~

‘Heehee~ Sister Yumo’s expression as she desperately tries to hide her embarrassment is so cute~ I feel like… taking another bite~’

Looking at the black-haired girl’s beautiful and lovely expression, Miss Mengxi could not help but lick her lips in reminiscence. However, she quickly suppressed the strange impulse in her mind.

‘Never mind, I won’t tease Sister Yumo for now…’

There were more important things to do. Once she dealt with that guy Xue Tian’ao and ensured Sister Yumo would stay by her side, there would be plenty of opportunities for those things in the future…

Recalling the contents of the novels she had read previously (the ones provided by Bai Yanluo~), a look of anticipation surfaced in Mengxi’s pale purple gemstone eyes. However, she quickly hid her emotions and met Yumo’s azure eyes with a look full of ‘guilt.’

“Alright then. Thank you for taking care of me, Sister.”

“It’s fine, don’t worry about it.”

“No, no, how could I…”

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After exchanging a few pleasantries with her according to Sister Yumo’s wishes, Miss Mengxi looked toward the entrance thoughtfully. After a brief silence, she looked at the black-haired girl beside her with reluctance.

“I’m sorry, Sister Yu, but I have to leave now. I still have some things to handle.”

“Hmm? So soon? Won’t you have breakfast first?”

“It’s okay, no need.”

“I see. Well then, alright.”

“Mhm! I’m leaving now. I’ll come find you to play again later, Sister Yu~”

After waving to Yumo, Mengxi walked out of the mansion’s gate under the complex gazes of the Blackrose Family knights.

Yumo: …

…

Not long after walking out of the White Star Mansion, Mengxi was immediately surrounded by dozens of people from the Ashurmos Church wearing white clerical robes. Before Miss Mengxi could say anything, a lovely white-haired girl suddenly pushed aside two serious-looking warriors and came directly to Mengxi.

She abruptly reached out and grabbed Mengxi’s shoulders. The next moment, words filled with worry and anger burst from the white-haired girl’s mouth.

“Hey! Mengxi! This is way too reckless! If you’re going to run off, you have to tell me! If Kadri hadn’t told me you were at the White Star Mansion, I would have died of worry!”

Looking at the white-haired girl, Miss Bai Yanluo, Mengxi smiled with a hint of guilt. “Sorry, Sister Bai, I got a bit too excited last night.”

“Excited?! This is way beyond excited?!” Seeing that Mengxi still maintained an indifferent expression, Bai Yanluo could not help but look serious. “It’s not like you don’t know! Although the Blackrose Family stays out of our way on the surface, they are constantly trying to target us in the shadows! If it wasn’t for their interference, our Church’s influence would have reached the southeastern part of the Sadik Empire long ago! Even the Pope said to be careful of them! And yet you, completely unguarded and without a single guard, went to stay the night in their mansion?! You’ve got some nerve!”

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Bai Yanluo became quite agitated as she spoke, glancing unpleasantly at the gate behind Mengxi. If the Archbishop hadn’t stopped her and if Mengxi’s soul gem hadn’t failed to show any signs of danger, Bai Yanluo likely would have charged straight into the White Star Mansion.

“This time, you went too far! You didn’t even tell the Archbishop in advance! The Archbishop is very unhappy right now and wants to see you immediately… You’d better think of an explanation… and hopefully, you won’t get me scolded along with you…”

Bai Yanluo’s tone carried a hint of unease. After all, Mengxi’s sudden disappearance was primarily her dereliction of duty.

“You’d better find a way to appease the Archbishop, otherwise, if he tells the Pope about this… maybe when we return to the headquarters, that person will invite us for tea…”

Speaking of the Pope, the trepidation in Bai Yanluo’s eyes grew even more intense, and her hands even began to tremble involuntarily. At this moment, Bai Yanluo didn’t look like a majestic Heavenly Apostle at all; she looked more like a poor girl who had just had a nightmare…

She thought Mengxi would also feel uneasy, but the next moment, Bai Yanluo was stunned to find that the silver-haired girl before her didn’t look guilty at all. Instead, she raised a playful eyebrow.

“Mengxi?”

“For tea? That’s perfect. I was actually looking for a chance to see the Pope.”

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“Mengxi? Are you serious? You want to see him? Have you lost your mind? Or are you on the wrong medicine? …” Bai Yanluo’s eyes shrank as she looked at the girl in disbelief.

“I haven’t lost my mind. I just have something urgent I want to discuss with him.”

“Urgent? What is it?”

“It’s nothing much. I just want to participate in the Saintess Trial.”

“A trial? Sigh… how big of a deal could… Huh?! Wait?! You said a trial?! The Saintess Trial?! Mengxi, have you finally come around?! Are you willing to become the Saintess?!”