Vol 3. Chapter 37: Wild Imagination
?!!
Th-This is?!
Those eyes...
The moment golden light began to shimmer within Xue Tianao's eyes, Miss Yumo's brows suddenly knitted together.
A look of displeasure immediately surfaced in her sapphire-blue eyes.
'Wh-What is this feeling...'
As the strange power hidden within Xue Tianao's gaze attempted to invade her consciousness, Yumo pursed her lips.
At this moment, instead of her affection gradually rising as Xue Tianao had expected, it plummeted like a roller coaster diving off a cliff...
If,
after the incident with Karina, Yumo's impression of Xue Tianao had fallen from favorable to negative,
then now,
that feeling had completely transformed into outright disgust.
A faint trace of killing intent even emerged within Miss Yumo's eyes.
The girl's heart began pounding wildly.
The Shadow of Silence Power within her body slowly started surging.
If not for the Divine Artifact, the Veil of Deception, still suppressing it to some extent,
the terrifying Shadow of Silence Power inside her would already have begun overflowing from her body.
However,
as Yumo's eyes trembled,
and the killing intent in her heart continued swelling,
the disguise provided by the Veil of Deception was already on the verge of collapsing.
That bastard...
Is he trying to twist my will?
At that instant,
Yumo realized exactly what the golden light within Xue Tianao's eyes was meant to do.
A dangerous glimmer appeared within her pupils.
In that single moment,
the atmosphere around them changed dramatically.
The once lively banquet hall was suddenly enveloped in an eerie chill.
An icy aura swept through everyone's hearts,
causing countless powerful individuals to reveal confused expressions.
Even Xue Tianao,
who had been full of anticipation,
unexpectedly felt a chill run down his spine.
A trace of confusion appeared within his azure-blue eyes.
'Wh-What's going on?'
—
Watching this scene,
seeing Lady Yumo's tightly clenched fists,
Zhong Xizhi and Qiu Mingtong exchanged glances.
Then,
at the exact same time,
the two girls revealed smug smiles,
their eyes filled with anticipation as they looked toward Lady Yumo.
When they glanced at Xue Tianao,
their eyes couldn't help filling with ridicule.
Heh.
Looks like this guy isn't as clever as the Duke thought.
Didn't he already suspect Lady Yumo might be an Abyss Demon?
And yet he actually dared to come directly before her
and activate the power within his eyes?
Doesn't he know...
that the Goddess's power
is fatal poison to Abyss Demons?
Not only would it fail to increase her affection,
it would have the exact opposite effect.
If he really enraged Lady Yumo...
then Xue Tianao would be—
Or perhaps...
the Veil of Deception worked just too well?
If that was the case,
maybe they really ought to treat the elves a little better in the future~
But regardless,
right now...
'Could it be...
we're about to carry out Plan D directly?'
At that moment,
Zhong Xizhi and Qiu Mingtong already had the urge to run home and start setting off fireworks.
However,
the very next instant,
their expressions changed dramatically.
The anticipation on their faces was instantly replaced by disappointment.
At that critical moment,
an unexpected voice interrupted the dangerous thoughts growing inside Miss Yumo's heart.
"Excuse me. Would you mind stopping that?"
The speaker was none other than Miss Mengxi.
The moment those words were spoken,
nearly everyone's attention shifted toward her.
No one understood
why the young woman who had just openly rejected Xue Tianao
had suddenly appeared here again,
standing directly between him and the Black Rose Family's young lady.
Even Xue Tianao himself couldn't hide his astonishment.
The power within his azure-blue eyes gradually faded,
replaced by a trace of anger.
?!!
You Child of Destiny!
You embarrassed me once already,
and now,
when I'm trying to recruit another girl whose value is "Beyond Standard,"
you've come to interfere again?!
What the hell are you trying to do?!
Xue Tianao cursed inwardly.
However,
considering that Mengxi was still one of his ultimate targets,
he had no intention of completely ruining their relationship.
So he forcibly suppressed his dissatisfaction,
put on a smile,
and looked at the silver-haired girl, whose height barely reached his chest.
"Miss Mengxi, I'm in the middle of speaking with Miss Yu. Interrupting our friendly conversation so suddenly doesn't seem very appropriate, does it?"
Hearing Xue Tianao's words,
Mengxi secretly cast a worried glance toward Yumo behind her.
Then,
she smiled gently.
Her already peerless beauty,
paired with that angelic smile,
instantly caused countless hearts nearby to race.
Within that smile...
there also seemed to be a faint sense of relief.
Reluctantly meeting Xue Tianao's eyes,
Mengxi spoke politely.
"My apologies, Your Majesty Xue Tianao. I have something urgent to discuss with Miss Yu. Something very, very important~ So I'm sure the 'magnanimous' Emperor Xue Tianao won't mind such a tiny detail~"
As she spoke,
completely ignoring Archbishop Nick's stern shout in the distance,
Mengxi directly turned around,
grabbed Miss Yumo's hand,
and said,
"Come with me."
Before Xue Tianao and everyone else could react,
the Saintess of the Asumos Church simply took the Black Rose Family's young lady by the hand
and pulled the completely bewildered girl toward a secluded balcony.
Once again,
Xue Tianao was left standing there alone,
frozen in place.
Watching the backs of the two breathtakingly beautiful girls,
his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.
An endless flood of confusion surged through his mind like a collapsing dam.
Countless question marks seemed to appear around him.
??
What the hell...
is going on now?
The Black Rose Family's young lady never had any interaction with Mengxi back in Wind Facing City!
So why is Mengxi suddenly acting so familiar with Miss Yu?
She even dragged her away by the hand?!
'What's happening?!'
Naturally,
Xue Tianao didn't believe Mengxi's excuse about having something urgent to discuss.
After all,
if it had truly been urgent,
why hadn't they talked in Wind Facing City?
Why hadn't they spoken after Miss Yu entered the banquet hall?
Clearly,
Mengxi was making things up.
...
Mengxi...
She doesn't want me continuing to talk with that black-haired girl?!
After thinking for a while,
that conclusion suddenly surfaced in Xue Tianao's mind.
But...
why wouldn't she want that?
Hm?!
Wait?!
'Could it be...
she's jealous?!'
At that instant,
Xue Tianao suddenly looked as though he had achieved a great revelation.
Joy gradually spread across the Child of Destiny's face.
—
Meanwhile,
under the astonished gazes of countless people,
the two incomparably beautiful girls,
like heavenly maidens descended from the skies,
walked hand in hand toward the balcony.
Although everyone was filled with shock,
for some inexplicable reason,
the sight also gave them a warm feeling.
As for Miss Yumo,
whose hand was being held by Mengxi,
she was completely bewildered.
Just moments ago,
because of Xue Tianao,
she had been suppressing an overwhelming fury.
Yet,
the instant Mengxi tightly grasped her hand,
that blazing anger quietly vanished,
extinguished beneath an overwhelming wave of confusion.
Yumo simply couldn't understand.
Why had Mengxi suddenly rushed over,
grabbed her hand,
and pulled her away?
After all,
right now,
she wasn't "Xia'er."
She was the young lady of the Black Rose Family.
There shouldn't be any connection between her and Mengxi.
So why...
why had she suddenly taken her hand?
And why was she holding it so tightly?
Looking at Mengxi's slender fingers wrapped around her own delicate hand,
feeling the warmth constantly flowing from that touch,
Miss Yumo's face gradually turned slightly red.
She...
Why?
Why is she doing this?
Miss Yumo couldn't help falling into deep thought.
Then,
after a brief moment of reflection,
her brows suddenly furrowed.
...
Wait?!
Could this girl...
actually have feelings for Xue Tianao?
And she's just refusing to admit it?
Then,
when Xue Tianao tried approaching me,
she rushed over because she got jealous?
And instead of grabbing Xue Tianao's hand,
she grabbed mine
because she was too embarrassed?!
Thinking back carefully,
weren't a lot of tsundere heroines in the shows she watched back on Blue Star exactly like this?
Could Mengxi...
be that kind of girl too?!
The moment that possibility entered her mind,
a trace of sadness appeared in Yumo's eyes.
She bit her lip tightly.
An indescribable feeling of loss quietly enveloped her heart.
Just then,
a familiar voice suddenly rang beside her ear.
"Hey, stop thinking about weird things!"
"Eh?!"
Only then did Yumo realize
that she had already stopped walking
and arrived at the balcony.
Blinking,
she looked at Mengxi in confusion.
"W-Weird things?"
she asked.
In response,
Mengxi narrowed her eyes slightly.
Simply from Yumo's expression,
she had practically guessed exactly what the other girl was thinking.
In the next instant,
the silver-haired girl couldn't help letting out a long sigh.
She raised a hand to her forehead in utter resignation.
Then,
in an unusually forceful tone,
she emphasized,
"Don't overthink it! I have absolutely no feelings whatsoever for that stallion! Stop imagining weird things!"
Yumo: "Eh???"