Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 827 - 828: The Altered Truth

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In Redfall city, the Asumos Church branch had become unusually lively recently.

Two weeks ago, not only was Yumo brought back to Redfall by Xiao, but the severely injured and unconscious Mengxi was also brought back by him. Although the vast majority of the Black Rose family members, like Limo, advocated taking advantage of her weakness to eliminate the great threat of the Girl of Destiny, Xiao chose to go against the majority this time and spare the Girl of Destiny’s life.

After all, in Xiao’s view, Lady Yumo’s mental state had become extremely unstable, and she could easily lose control if not handled carefully. At present, Mengxi seemed to be the only one who could bring Yumo’s mind back.

Even if reluctantly, guided by reason, Xiao decided to keep the Girl of Destiny for now.

Moreover, after this incident, Xiao’s view of the Girl of Destiny had changed slightly.

Perhaps this Girl of Destiny could truly coexist harmoniously with Lady Yumo and them?

Although it was somewhat unbelievable, but...

-"Let’s give it a try. Besides, she has made a significant contribution in calming Lady Yumo down this time"-

That was Xiao’s judgment.

Considering that most members of the Black Rose might not be very friendly to the Girl of Destiny, Xiao abandoned the idea of placing her in the lord’s mansion for care.

Therefore, the Duke of Black Rose handed the Girl of Destiny over to a red-robed cardinal of the Asumos branch and generously gifted him a large amount of healing medicine. The news of the Girl of Destiny’s arrival at the Redfall branch of the church quickly spread among the church believers, and tens of thousands of believers from the vicinity of Redfall rushed to the city, wanting to catch a glimpse of this legendary saintess.

The fact that the former Pope and the church’s high-ranking officials had betrayed humanity, attempted to tamper with the shadow power of the abyss, and ultimately reaped what they sowed, with the entire army being wiped out, had greatly disappointed the uninformed church believers.

However, upon learning that the previous disasters in Anvika and the Digabanro Plains were quelled by Mengxi, these believers developed an increasingly fanatical emotion towards the Girl of Destiny. The worship and trust originally placed in the Pope were all transferred to Mengxi, making her their new spiritual sustenance.

During these days, these devout believers, as if by prior agreement, knelt inside and outside the small church day and night, praying for the Girl of Destiny to recover from her coma as soon as possible, so that she could lead them in reviving the church’s glory.

...

Although the front of the church was crowded with devout believers, making it impossible to move, the residential area at the back was exceptionally quiet. At this moment, Mengxi was placed in a simple and unadorned priest’s apartment.

In addition to the dozens of branch warriors guarding outside the door, there was also the Heavenly Apostle Bai Yanluo protecting her inside the room.

That’s right, it was Bai Yanluo.

Yumo was not a heartless person. Before rushing out of the Sky Prison to fight against the Holy War Allied Forces, she used the power of the contract to make Bai Yanluo directly withdraw from the battlefield and stay away from Anvika. Therefore, Bai became one of the few survivors of the Anvika Holy War. However, she was the only survivor who was completely unscathed.

Undoubtedly, Bai’s act of ’deserting on the eve of battle’ made her colleagues like Kain and her superior Kael extremely displeased. After the end of the Holy War, the Church would severely punish Bai for deserting. Even if she was not executed, Bai’s reputation would hit rock bottom, and she would become a public enemy.

However, the high-ranking officials of the Church and her colleagues who knew about Bai Yanluo’s escape all died on the battlefield of the Holy War, so Bai no longer had to worry about this.

Instead, as the only Apostle who survived on the battlefield, she gained the support of countless believers.

This made Bai feel a little uneasy for a while.

However, Bai was also aware that now was not the time to feel guilty. The key task now was to wake up Mengxi as soon as possible and protect this Girl of Destiny. Therefore, Bai, dressed in white armor, always held the hilt of her sword, vigilantly guarding by the window, quietly observing the outside.

After experiencing the Holy War, Bai’s heart was filled with mixed feelings.

She was extremely remorseful about her decision.

She originally thought that Bloody Butterfly was an existence that did not have much hostility towards humans. She never expected that fellow to directly slaughter the entire Holy War Allied Forces, and even beat Mengxi to the brink of death. This made Bai, who had previously chosen to ’aid the tyrant’ for the sake of money, regret it immensely. Even though she, who was controlled by the contract, had no choice at all. She wanted to do something to make up for her mistake.

And obviously, the only thing she could do now was to protect Mengxi.

Therefore, Bai became Mengxi’s personal bodyguard. She had been guarding for more than two weeks.

...

"Strange... it’s so quiet..."

Looking at the peaceful scenery outside the window, Bai frowned slightly.

Although Xiao had said that the Black Rose family would temporarily protect the Girl of Destiny when he sent Mengxi back, considering the recent misdeeds of the Black Rose family, Bai naturally could not trust the other party. Who knew what the other party was up to? Therefore, Bai was always on full alert, guarding against the outside.

She was always on guard against people with ulterior motives coming to cause trouble, especially those from the Black Rose family.

Bai clearly remembered the hostile eyes of the surrounding Black Rose knights towards Mengxi when she was sent back. Even if the Duke of Black Rose had no intention of making a move, it was impossible to rule out the possibility that his subordinates might take matters into their own hands.

However, after such a long time, let alone the people from Black Rose, not even a single bird had flown into this small garden?!

"Have they really given up on harming Mengxi?" Bai muttered with mixed feelings.

At the same time, her peripheral vision couldn’t help but glance at the newspaper on the sofa beside her. It was yesterday’s newspaper, and the front page was a report about the Anvika disaster.

Bai Yanluo found this report hard to understand.

This report was published by a certain authoritative investigation agency. According to their content, Kael tried to use the power of the Shadow to take his strength to the next level, but eventually lost control and went berserk, releasing a weapon of mass destruction inside the main church, which led to the disasters in Anvika and the Digabanro Plains. Mengxi, like a savior, defeated Kael with the assistance of the Black Rose family and stopped the further spread of the disaster.

...

Although Bai was usually a bit simple-minded, this time she was very clear that this article must have been published under the direction of the Black Rose family. In addition to this article, there were many similar articles. The content published by these media, without exception, tried to portray the Black Rose family as victims who attacked the Red Leaf Empire for self-preservation.

Bai Yanluo could understand this point, after all, everyone needed a justifiable reason.

But, these articles were obviously also helping to improve Mengxi’s reputation and prestige?!

They, not only did not target Mengxi, but also published such articles in the past two days? What exactly did they want to do?

Bai was completely puzzled, and at one point she grabbed her hair and shook her head wildly. However, Bai soon helplessly discovered that with her IQ, she seemed completely unable to fathom the thoughts of the Black Rose family.

"Mengxi, what do you think the Black Rose family, those ruthless fellows, want to do? What is their purpose?" Bai whispered helplessly, looking at the unconscious silver-haired girl on the small bed.

Instinctively, she asked the smarter Mengxi a question, even though the other party had already lost consciousness.

However, just as Bai was talking to herself and asking, a gentle and pleasant, but spine-chilling voice directly entered Bai’s ears! It instantly made her whole body tremble.

—— "Purpose? Nothing much, just accumulating prestige for this girl, so that she can take over the church in the future with justification. After all... only in this way can the continent maintain stability~" ——

Hah?!!

This, this voice?

Miss, Miss Yu?!

Hearing this voice, Bai, after being stunned for a few seconds, suddenly turned her head to look at the black-haired girl who had entered the room at some unknown time.