Chapter 465 - 312: Beast Su Xuan! Don’t Blame Me, Pope~
"Mmm~"
Lucia smiled and gave a slight nod, opening her mouth to speak. "I... Eek~!"
Her words were cut short, replaced by a delicate gasp. Her body trembled slightly, and her golden-red eyes flashed with disbelief.
Su Xuan!
That guy, Su Xuan!
He was—!!
"So beautiful~"
Su Xuan gently placed a hand on the Pope’s shapely rear, his gaze fixed on her intoxicating back.
Her slender waist looked small enough to wrap his hands around!
And...
Su Xuan’s gaze was locked onto the object of his heart’s desire!
"So, you’re the Pope, huh?"
"Like hiding your identity, do you?"
"Deceiving your dear President, are you?"
"Time for your punishment!"
Su Xuan summoned his Holy Light and delivered a harsh punishment to Lucia.
"You!?"
Faced with the sudden Holy Light Punishment, Lucia bit her lip. A look of sheer disbelief filled her eyes as her pupils quaked.
’How could she have ever imagined that Su Xuan would do this now...’
’Are you a beast?’
’An animal?’
’Wait!’
’Why is his Holy Light... more brilliant than ever before?’
"Pope?"
Bing Qin noticed something was wrong with Lucia and asked with concern.
"I’m... I’m fine!"
With Bing Qin present, Lucia couldn’t directly stop Su Xuan. She had no choice but to let him continue.
Suppressing her rage at Su Xuan, she turned to Bing Qin and asked in the calmest voice she could manage, "Bing Qin, is there anything else you need to report? If not, you are dismissed."
"Pope, I have one more matter to report!" Bing Qin continued.
"There’s... more?" Lucia’s heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
’Su Xuan!’
But she was powerless to stop Su Xuan’s outrageous behavior, and she couldn’t find an excuse to dismiss Bing Qin. All she could do was grit her teeth, feign composure, and ask, "What is it?"
"The Moon God Empire has recently been conducting a mysterious ritual, which is rumored to be related to the Moon Goddess..." Bing Qin began to detail her intelligence regarding the Moon God Empire.
Lucia pretended to listen, but her mind was constantly distracted by Su Xuan’s Holy Light.
Her focus wavered, unable to fully concentrate on the report.
’That bastard!’ she cursed inwardly. ’All he knows how to do is cause trouble!’
Yet she was helpless to do anything about it, forced to silently endure every pulse of the Holy Light.
"That is the situation. I await your decision, Pope." Bing Qin finally concluded her lengthy report, and Lucia breathed a small sigh of relief.
She said hurriedly, "I will monitor this matter closely. You are dismissed for now."
"As you command!" Bing Qin answered respectfully. Her figure then dissolved into a flurry of crystalline snowflakes, vanishing within the Divine Hall.
The moment she was gone, Lucia spun around to glare angrily at Su Xuan. Her beautiful eyes were filled with resentment and indignation.
But!
Just then, the Holy Light suddenly converged, reaching a crescendo and bursting forth with the brilliance of a thousand stars.
"You...?"
Lucia’s body shuddered, and she sank weakly onto her throne.
A golden radiance flowed across her snow-white skin, adding an indescribable Charm to the noble Pope.
"Shall we continue this somewhere else?"
Su Xuan smiled, slowly reaching out to gently touch Lucia’s delicate chin, a playful look in his eyes.
Faced with Su Xuan’s suggestion, Lucia, though filled with indignation and resentment, knew this wasn’t the time to stop.
She was determined to teach this President and his improper thoughts a lesson he wouldn’t forget!
"We’ll finish this right here, right now!"
"???"
(What followed was the Pope’s revenge. One hundred thousand words omitted...)
...
「Night fell in the blink of an eye.」
As promised, Edith arrived in the Elf Kingdom for a secret meeting with the Elf Queen.
To ensure the secrecy of their meeting, the Elf Queen had temporarily dismissed all nearby Elves.
The Elf Queen sensed Edith’s arrival when Rose petals began to drift down from the sky.
She tilted her head back slightly, her gaze piercing the shower of petals to rest on the woman descending slowly from the heavens.
Edith was dressed in a dazzling red gown, the hem fluttering gently with her every movement. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
After landing gracefully, Edith’s gaze fell directly upon the Elf Queen.
She scrutinized the world-renowned beauty of the Elf Queen, a flicker of appreciation in her eyes.
After a moment, a smile graced her lips as she spoke elegantly, "Your Majesty, I would like to make a deal with you."
"A deal?"
The Elf Queen’s eyes narrowed, her expression turning serious. "I’m listening," she said.
...
"Ready to surrender, Pope?"
Su Xuan sat upon the Bright Church Court’s Golden Throne, a playful smile on his lips. He whispered to the dazed Lucia in his arms.
"You... I..."
Lucia’s eyes were glazed over. She tried to answer Su Xuan’s question, but her voice was weak and broken, unable to form a coherent sentence.
She had thought the empowerment of the Golden Throne would allow her to match Su Xuan, but reality had far exceeded her expectations.
"What’s this?"
Suddenly, the Golden Throne caught Su Xuan’s attention.
His eyes swept over the throne’s exquisite carvings, which he realized depicted Lucia’s glorious achievements. "Is this Golden Throne custom-made for each Pope?" he asked curiously.
"Mmm~"
Lucia leaned weakly into Su Xuan’s embrace and said softly, "When a Pope falls, their Golden Throne shatters along with them. That is why every Golden Throne is unique, custom-made for the Pope who sits upon it."
"I see..." Su Xuan nodded thoughtfully.
After a short rest, Lucia began to recover some of her strength.
She cupped Su Xuan’s face in her hands and asked seriously, "When did you find out who I was? Did Vanessa tell you?"
Su Xuan smiled and shook his head, running his fingers through Lucia’s hair. "That’s not important," he said.
"So it was her!"
Hearing Su Xuan’s non-answer, Lucia immediately concluded it was Vanessa who had exposed her.
"Ahem~"
Su Xuan gave an awkward cough. He hadn’t sold Vanessa out!
"By the way, Lucia..."
"What is it?"
"Do you normally handle your official duties here?" Su Xuan asked, a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"Yes." Lucia nodded. "Whenever someone requests an audience, Vanessa comes to announce them. But today..."
"Honestly, Vanessa! Vanishing at a time like this!"
"She might have had something to attend to. Don’t be too hard on her," Su Xuan said, trying to defend Vanessa.
However, his explanation sounded feeble to Lucia. If anything, it only fueled her frustration with Vanessa’s dereliction of duty.
"You don’t need to defend her. I’m well aware of the situation," Lucia said coolly, averting her gaze.
"I wasn’t..." Su Xuan began to explain, but Lucia pressed a finger to his lips, silencing him.
Her cool voice reached his ears. "Vanessa is my Saintess. I will deal with her transgressions. It is not your place to interfere."
"???"
Su Xuan froze for a second. Clearly, his attempt to defend Vanessa had come too late. He could only hope she’d be able to look out for herself.
"Right," Lucia said, suddenly turning to Su Xuan. "I assume you heard every word the Cold Spirit Saintess said."
"Mmm."
Su Xuan gave a slight nod. Even though his attention had been entirely devoted to Lucia, he had still heard the Cold Spirit Saintess’s words.
Lucia’s expression then grew serious. "The possibility that Xue’er is the Icefield Witch—you must take this seriously. Do not ignore it!"