Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 848 - 849: An Unexpected Visitor

In the temporary base of the Asumos Church, located in the central region of the Red Leaf Empire, Mengxi had finally recovered enough to remove her bandages after a period of healing and recuperation. She left the ward and entered the garden in front of the church, a place she hadn’t visited in a long time. Although she had survived the ordeal and had no wounds that were difficult to heal from the previous great battle, there was not a trace of joy on Mengxi’s face.

There was only endless sorrow and a heartbreaking sense of loss.

The reason for Mengxi’s low spirits was simple.

After she woke up, she did not see the black silhouette she had been longing for.

In the past, every time she woke up from a serious injury, she would receive meticulous care from Yumo. However, this time, that silhouette had disappeared. Although Mengxi knew that Yumo had come to treat her before and left a large amount of recovery medicine, she still couldn’t help feeling lost.

More importantly, in her brief memories of waking up earlier, Yumo seemed to be harboring some concerns. At the same time, she seemed to be deliberately distancing herself from Mengxi.

An ominous feeling unknowingly took root and spread in Mengxi’s heart.

As a result, at this moment, when the people of the Asumos Church nearby were elated by the complete recovery of the Girl of Destiny, Mengxi was alone in the garden, feeling very depressed.

The girl couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

"Sigh... Yumo..."

Just as the silver-haired girl was sighing, a familiar aura suddenly invaded Mengxi’s perception.

"Hmm!? This aura?"

In the next instant, a familiar, soft, and slightly tearful voice suddenly entered Mengxi’s ears from the skye.

"Wooaaaaaah, Sister Mengxi!"

Accompanied by the little girl’s pitiful cry, the pink-haired girl crashed into Mengxi’s arms like a rocket.

Boom~

A strong energy spread out, instantly annihilating the nearby bushes and flowers with overwhelming force.

If Mengxi had not reached the eighth level of cultivation and her physical condition had not improved, the pink-haired little girl’s impact would have been enough to take half her life.

After stabilizing her posture, Mengxi looked at the petite figure in her arms with a shocked expression.

"Huh? Yuan... Yuan’er?"

That’s right, the little girl who suddenly descended from the sky without warning and threw herself into Mengxi’s arms, sobbing incessantly, was none other than our little friend Yuan’er.

Although Mengxi was not sure why Yuan’er had suddenly come to find her, she instinctively raised her hand and gently stroked and comforted the little one in her arms.

"Yuan’er, it’s okay, don’t cry. Tell sister what’s wrong. I will help you solve it, okay? Don’t cry."

"Mommy, Mommy is gone. Mommy is gone. Mommy doesn’t want us anymore. Wooahh..." Yuan’er said in a low voice while sobbing.

The little girl’s red and blue heterochromatic eyes were already brimming with tears, as if she would burst into heart-wrenching cries again at any moment.

As these words entered her ears, Mengxi suddenly frowned.

"Sister Yumo is gone? What do you mean?"

...

"Demon? An enemy attack?!"

However, before Mengxi could comfort Yuan’er, a shout filled with hostility exploded like thunder from behind her.

In the next instant, accompanied by the fluttering of holy white light, a female knight in imposing white armor, exuding a strong aura of holy energy, rushed into the garden with a glowing holy sword in hand, her gaze fiercely locked on the little one in Mengxi’s arms! In an instant, a chilling hostility permeated the garden.

This existence releasing battle intent and hostility was none other than the current sole Apostle of Heaven - Bai Yanluo.

Since Mengxi was injured, Bai Yanluo’s hostility towards the demons had reached an unprecedented peak. Even though she had been spared by Yumo before, Bai Yanluo still found it difficult to let go of her hostility towards the demons. After all, in that holy war, not only was Mengxi seriously injured, but many of her close friends in the church also lost their lives.

It was obviously not easy for Bai Yanluo to ignore these tragically deceased companions and coexist with the demons.

Upon sensing the aura of a Demon King, Bai Yanluo transformed into a white meteor and rushed into the garden where Mengxi was.

In Bai Yanluo’s view, this Demon King definitely did not come with good intentions!

Mengxi’s injuries had not yet healed, and she had to protect her!

...

Staring at the little girl in Mengxi’s arms, Bai Yanluo tightened her grip on the light sword and assumed an offensive stance. She would not show mercy just because of the other party’s cute appearance.

No matter how cute they are, their true form must be a disgusting monster!

"You demon! Stay away from Mengxi!"

Surrounded by white light, Bai Yanluo suddenly charged towards Mengxi.

Seeing this, a look of panic flashed across Mengxi’s tired face, and she hurriedly spoke, trying to stop Bai Yanluo from acting recklessly.

"Wait, Sister Bai! This child means no harm!"

However, Mengxi was obviously worrying too much.

As the most beloved little sister in the abyssal demon family, Yuan’er naturally couldn’t have come to the central part of the Red Leaf Empire to find Mengxi alone. Her dear big sister was always by her side.

Just as Bai Yanluo rushed out in an instant, a beautiful red figure appeared like a ghost beside her.

?!!

"Who?!"

Noticing the uninvited guest beside her, Bai’s eyes suddenly narrowed. Unfortunately, before she could react, the red silhouette beside her had already swung a chop at Bai’s head with lightning speed.

Clang~~

Accompanied by a crisp loud noise, a huge deep pit instantly appeared in the center of the garden, and Bai Yanluo’s head was buried in the ground like a white radish, her entire body stuck upside down in the pit. The head buried in the soil made no further movement, while the body still outside twitched reflexively...

Seeing Bai being instantly defeated like this, a complex emotions flashed in Mengxi’s light purple eyes.

But in the end, the silver-haired girl sighed and turned her gaze to the voluptuous red-haired woman, the Flame Demon Queen Kalina, with whom she had briefly fought before.

"What happened?"

Taking a deep breath, Mengxi slowly asked the question in her heart.

Hearing this, Kalina glanced at Mengxi with some hesitation.

For the biggest enemy of the demon race, Kalina could never completely let go of the hostility in her heart. But considering that the other party might be the only one who could stabilize Mother at the moment, Kalina could only sigh in defeat. After suppressing the hostility overflowing from her eyes due to instinct, Kalina folded her arms in front of her chest and explained helplessly:

"Mother disappeared after Yuan’er’s birthday party."

"Disappeared?!"

Mengxi’s immediately furrowed, her words also filled with astonishment.

"Why would Sister Yumo suddenly disappear?"

"About that..."

Faced with this question, Kalina hesitated a little.

After all, as the saying goes, family problems should not be publicized.

However, Yuan’er in Mengxi’s arms obviously had no such scruples. Tugging at Mengxi’s collar, the little one said in a slightly tearful voice:

"Mommy’s letter said... she hates dishonest children, she’s too disappointed in us, and she’s going to run away from home... Woo-woo, Mommy doesn’t want us anymore..."

...

As Yuan’er’s words entered her ears, Mengxi continued to comfort the little one while casting a strange look at Kalina beside her.

Although Yuan’er didn’t make the whole story clear, Mengxi could vaguely guess the general idea.

At the same time, the words "dishonest children" seemed to confirm Mengxi’s speculation over the past few days.

That is, not only the people from the Black Rose family around Yumo, but even the children she cherished were secretly doing things behind her back. And now, after seeing through the lies of these children, the disappointed Yumo chose to run away from home…

Thinking of this, Mengxi’s gaze towards Kalina gradually became subtle.

Kalina was not stupid either. From the changes in Mengxi’s expression, she realized that this Girl of Destiny probably already understood their previous actions.

Feeling the hidden reproach in Mengxi’s gaze, the guilty Kalina instinctively lowered her once-proud head in front of Mengxi.

"You should have already guessed the general situation, right?"

"Mm, sort of."

"Then you should also understand why we came to find you, right?"

As she spoke, Kalina’s body trembled slightly, contrary to her usual manner. When she slowly raised her head, ripples had already rippled in her eyes, and anxiety and guilt filled her gaze.

At this moment, Kalina had none of the aura of the powerful Flame Demon Queen from the past.

At this moment, she was like a child worried about losing something important, filled with anxiety. Her entire body was shrouded in unease.

Taking a deep breath, Kalina asked somewhat tremblingly:

"Is Mother here? Or... do you have any news about Mother? You... you have such a good relationship with Mother, you should... should know something, right? Please... can you tell us?"