Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 683 - 684: Doubts and Suspicions

A year ago,

In the embassy of the Snow Night in the capital of the Red Leaves, Anvika, a grand banquet was being held vigorously. The theme of the banquet was to bid farewell to Xue Tianao, the Crown Prince of the Snow Night Empire.

At this grand banquet, celebrities from all walks of life in the capital came one after another, trying to get closer to Xue Tianao, the future Son of Destiny. Similarly, Asumos Church, harboring the same idea, sent a huge team of a hundred people to the banquet under the leadership of Archbishop Nick, including Mengxi, the Girl of Destiny.

Then,

As expected, when Mengxi arrived at the venue, all kinds of beautiful women paled in comparison to the stunning beauty of the Girl of Destiny. And the gaze of the Son of Destiny, unsurprisingly, focused on the beautiful face of Mengxi.

After completing the courtesy communications with representatives of various major forces, Xue Tianao politely extricated himself from the surrounding noble ladies and matrons, and directly found Mengxi, who was hiding on the balcony admiring the scenery.

Mengxi had no affection for Xue Tianao, a man who thought too highly of himself and wanted to dominate her.

If it weren’t for the will of Nick and to maintain the friendly relationship between the church and the Snow Night Empire, Mengxi wouldn’t have attended this banquet.

However,

Since he was a guest, Mengxi didn’t want to offend him by showing a cold face, so she reluctantly greeted Xue Tianao with a bow.

"Do you need anything, Your Highness Xue Tianao?"

Xue Tianao seemed indifferent to Mengxi’s coldness, still maintaining his usual self-confidence.

However,

Perhaps because his trip to Anvika was coming to an end and he was about to start his journey back to his country, Xue Tianao did not pester Mengxi as before with cheesy romantic lines, but unusually got straight to the point:

"Really, won’t you come back with me, Miss Mengxi?"

"Your Highness, you must be joking again."

"No, I’m not joking. you are the Girl of Destiny, and I am the Son of Destiny. We are destined to be a perfect match. Moreover, if we join hands, no one in the world can stand against us."

"Hehe, Your Highness, you never change… always talking nonsense."

As usual, Xue Tianao’s heartfelt expression ended up being disdainfully responded to by Mengxi.

Brushing off Xue Tianao’s attempt to touch her face, Mengxi didn’t bother to pretend anymore, and rolled her eyes, saying disdainfully:

"Now, I am not even that strong, only at level 5, joining hands with you is completely meaningless. You, are just hoping to get a hold of me and indirectly control the Church, right? With the support of the Church, you could truly do whatever you want, couldn’t you?"

"Ah, is that what you think?"

Xue Tianao scratched his head awkwardly.

But the Son of Destiny didn’t deny anything.

Seeing this, Mengxi became even more impatient and said:

"If you want to control the Church, why don’t you join yourself? Why rely on me? With your ’brilliant intelligence,’ you should be able to rise quickly within the church, right? How about I recommend you? I’m sure the Pope would be very happy."

"Indeed, that’s true."

Seemingly oblivious to Mengxi’s sarcasm, Xue Tianao proudly nodded his head.

This caused the silver-haired girl to frown in frustration.

However,

The next moment, Xue Tianao shook his head,

"Never mind, I am not suited to join the Church."

"Not suited? Could it be, you’re afraid that the church’s doctrine of monogamy would hinder your harem plans?"

"Hehe, of course not. I Xue Tianao, am not someone to be confined by rules and regulations. Of course, if the wife were you, giving up other women wouldn’t be impossible. Have you heard this saying? ’Three thousand waters of the Luo River, I only take one scoop~’"

"Enough."

Mengxi’s face gradually darkened, and the holy silver energy began to gather in her palm, seemingly preparing to give Xue Tianao a harsh lesson.

However,

Just as Mengxi was about to lose control of her emotions and act, Xue Tianao suddenly toned down the annoying smile on his face, looking seriously at the distant majestic white palace, which was the headquarters of Asumos Church.

A rare look of confusion and contemplation appeared in Xue Tianao’s eyes:

"I don’t like being restrained, and the troublesome doctrines of the Church are indeed a reason. But... there’s another, more important reason..."

"What is it?"

"Don’t be angry when I say this, Mengxi. In fact, I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but when I was in the holy temple of the headquarters, I always felt a bit uncomfortable. The aura emanating from the statue of the Goddess, belonging to the Goddess herself, always gives a doubtful and strange feeling."

"Strange? What are you talking about?"

"It’s hard to explain, but that aura just makes me feel uneasy, like something is wrong with that statue, but I can’t pinpoint what exactly. Anyway, leave the church and come back to Snow Night Empire with me, Miss Mengxi... Asumos Church now... is really weird."

"..."

...

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Honestly, the words Xue Tianao said that day were too contradictory. Considering Xue Tianao’s notorious history with women, Mengxi didn’t take it too seriously and just regarded it as another new excuse to woo her.

After all,

At that time, she, under the guidance of Nick, had worshipped the Goddess statue many times and hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

However,

Even Mengxi herself didn’t expect that she would now reevaluate the words Xue Tianao said back then. Perhaps it was because her own power had broken through to the eighth level, greatly enhancing her perception and sense. Mengxi gradually came to share a similar view to Xue Tianao.

Since the last time she had a brief communication with the consciousness of the Goddess in the temple, Mengxi had sensed that strangeness.

The consciousness of the Goddess emitted a gentle divine power that was supposed to be comforting, but beneath this gentleness, Mengxi felt a weird coldness and oppression. It was divine power from the source, but the divine power deep in her soul trembled faintly.

Since it was her first contact with the consciousness of the Goddess after becoming level 7, Mengxi initially doubted if it was just her illusion.

And now?

...

’Really, it’s strange...’

Slowly releasing Tania’s hand, Mengxi felt an increasing sense of contemplation in her heart.

During that brief handshake, the divine power within Mengxi invisibly and subtly touched Tania’s divine power. There was indeed a resonance between them. However, during the resonance, the divine power in Mengxi began to emit a repelling reaction.

’Was it the power of the source?’

’But yet not quite the source?’

Vaguely, Mengxi seemed to feel the same dilemma that Xue Tianao had.

’To have similar feelings as that guy? Haha, how ridiculous...’

"What’s the matter, Lady Mengxi?"

Seeing the silver-haired girl fall into a brief silence after their handshake, Tania couldn’t help but ask.

In response, Mengxi smiled wryly, shaking her head slightly with an apologetic gesture:

"It’s nothing, nothing. Just feeling a bit emotional... to think I have ’something in common’~ with him... Haha, in the future, I hope for your understanding, Miss Tania~"

As usual, Mengxi wore her signature saintly smile.

However,

Beneath this saintly smile was the girl’s increasingly uneasy heart.

’That Goddess…’

’Seemed… Not to be the real Goddess... If that is true then… What exactly is that thing in the statue of the Goddess?’