Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 680 - 681: Thriving Growth

"Yumo, apart from that guy Nolan, the former Tiger Beast King, and the recent disappearances of strong individuals within Anvika, they were all secretly dealt with by you, weren’t they?"

"Aren’t you knowingly asking the obvious?"

"Sorry, I asked a foolish question. But… can you promise me one thing?"

"Hmm?"

"Just, I know that you dealt with those people to protect the children, but I… I still hope that you temporarily refrain from taking action against them. Keeping them could be useful."

"Oh?"

...

At this moment, in the young lady’s boudoir.

With Wanya’s assistance, Yumo had comfortably bathed and changed into a new set of pure black home-wear long dress. Afterwards, she quietly sat at the desk, savoring the tea prepared by Seba, while thoughtfully gazing out the window into the distance.

In the silent room,

Mengxi’s parting words constantly echoed in Yumo’s ears.

"That girl, she seems not to want me to continue taking action…"

Which is normal,

After all, she is the Girl of Destiny, and those strong people are technically her allies. It’s understandable she doesn’t want to see her partners mysteriously killed by her own hands.

However,

’Mengxi’s expression didn’t seem to be worried about those people…’

Recalling Mengxi’s disdainful look when discussing the forces’ strong people , Yumo was somewhat puzzled.

-’Sister Yumo, please believe me! I will find a suitable way to resolve these conflicts!’-

’Forget it’

’Since she has already said so, and I’ve also agreed, I’ll lay low for a while.’

’Let’s see what Mengxi plans to do.’

However, it must be said,

With a wicked smile, Yumo slowly turned her eyes, looking tenderly at the flower pot beside her.

At this moment,

In this white jade drill-made vase, unlike before with only barren soil, tiny, delicate, and fragile sprouts have broken through the soil, emerging into this vibrant world. The familiar aura surrounded the tender sprouts, a new life thriving in growth.

Gazing at the tiny sprouts, Yumo showed a heartfelt, warm smile.

"Thanks to that mage, I’ve gained quite a bit of nourishment~"

While musing to herself, Yumo slowly raised her hand.

The next moment,

Accompanied by a surge of crimson shadow power, faint blue light-emitting energy particles gently fell from Yumo’s hand. These crystal-clear energy points were the purest and refined soul particles.

If a Holy Tower mage were here, they might feel a familiar aura from these energy particles, an aura familiar to their family’s pride.

As the tiny sprouts were bathed in this faint blue light, these seemingly inert little lives began to slightly twist and turn their forms, as if quite excited.

Seeing this, Yumo felt delighted.

With an incredibly indulgent tone, she slowly said:

"Don’t rush~ Don’t rush~ It’s all yours~, no one will compete with you~"

"Eat more~"

"Grow quickly~"

...

’Hmm’

’Speaking of which, if I can’t lay hands on powerful peoples, where should I get the nutrients from later?’

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Meanwhile,

Elsewhere,

After watching Asar leave, Mengxi retracted her formidable Holy Law energy and turned to walk towards the temporary headquarters of Asumos.

Just as she turned around,

The silver-haired girl’s face, usually indifferent and beautiful, unintentionally showed a hint of conflict.

"Is this really the right thing to do?"

Mengxi mumbled to herself thoughtfully.

Mengxi had Asar maintain a female form precisely to hide his true identity.

At the same time,

Mengxi found it hard to tolerate a boy being so close to her Wife. What if her wife took a liking to him?

However,

’Turning Asar into a girl? That might not necessarily avoid the risk?!’

Thinking about it, since meeting Yumo, she had never seen her sister show interest in male creatures. Back in the capital of the Snow Night Empire, many handsome men had appeared around Yumo, each one unique and charming.

Yet, Yumo never really looked at these men. Even when communicating with them, there was not a hint of desire in her eyes, merely politeness. No matter the style of the man, Yumo maintained this lukewarm attitude.

Conversely,

Yumo seemed more interested in girls. In the capital, her gaze often lingered on little lolis, beautiful young girls, and charming mature women...

Considering how Yumo ultimately got along with herself, without any reluctance or discomfort in her eyes, Mengxi had reason to believe...

Her wife might not be interested in men at all...

’Perhaps, like Sister Bai, she’s inherently lesbian’

Uh,

’If that’s the case, having the Son of Destiny continue to stay with Yumo in a girl’s identity might be inappropriate? What if she suddenly takes a liking to her?’

Thinking this, the silver-haired girl bit her lip in regret and conflict.

"Ah, it’s so annoying..."

To be honest,

Mengxi knew her thoughts were somewhat fanciful, but she still couldn’t control her mind. Whenever she thought about anything related to Yumo, her mind would unconsciously turn into a mush.

Despite her helplessness, there was nothing she could do.

She could only press her head and show a bitter smile.

...

However,

This bitter smile did not last long.

The next moment, just as she stepped out of the north gate of the Royal Academy of Luminous, the girl’s light purple eyes slightly narrowed. Seemingly sensing something, Mengxi quickly concealed her bitter and helpless emotions. Her usual emotionless face returned.

The girl, who a second ago was lost in thought, instantly transformed into a dignified and formidable warrior of the church.

Glancing towards a nearby bush, Mengxi respectfully placed her hand over her chest and spoke with feigned respect:

"Greetings, Miss Nora."

As Mengxi’s greeting was uttered,

A dazzling water-blue light flashed through the bushes,

Then, after shedding her disguise, a figure in a platinum-colored robe stepped out slowly from the bushes,

"As expected of Miss Mengxi, your progress is astonishing. To think you could detect my presence?"

The person in the white robe teased.

Then,

Under the stern gaze of the silver-haired girl, the figure in white slowly raised her hand, removing her hood and the white mask that covered her face.

In an instant, water-blue shoulder-length hair cascaded down, revealing a delicate and luxurious face in front of Mengxi.

This elegant and noble woman was none other than one of the four Holy Envoys, Nora, with whom Mengxi had had several conversations.

Although Mengxi had now become the actual controller of the ’Sunlight’ unit, her status was no less than that of a high-ranking church official, but still slightly lacking compared to a Holy Envoys. Therefore, upon seeing her nominal superior, Mengxi dropped the pride in her eyes, offering the other a respectful look and sincere greeting.

However,

After finishing the basic greetings, Mengxi went straight to the point and asked:

"Miss Nora, I wonder, what brings you to see me amidst your busy schedule? Has His Holiness the Pope, or perhaps... the Goddess, given any new instructions?"

"Yes, you are very astute, Miss Mengxi."

Nora did not deny but looked at the girl with a hint of admiration.

"However, before that, let me confirm one thing Miss Mengxi, you have just been in contact with the Bloody Butterfly, haven’t you?"

"Yes."

"Oh?"

Seeing Mengxi’s immediate admission, Nora raised her eyebrows, asking with a hint of playfulness:

"And how did that go? Miss Mengxi, you must have followed the Goddess’s instructions to pacify the Bloody Butterfly, right? As you know, both His Holiness the Pope and the Goddess do not wish for her to leave Anvika."

"There is no need for the Holy Envoy to worry about that. I will make her follow the will of the Goddess."