The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 07.04.1 - Red Epiphyllum

"Here comes the brown sugar ginger tea~"

Aurora returned to the bedroom with a cup of hot liquid and placed it on the bedside table.

Then, she put her hands behind her back and winked at Xing Mo: "Try it. This is my first time making it, and it's just for you~"

"..." Xing Mo, feeling speechless, picked up the steaming ginger tea and blew on it, raising ripples on the surface of the crimson liquid.

She lowered her head and took a small sip.

It was slightly hot, mildly sweet, with a hint of ginger's spiciness.

After confirming that it was safe to drink, Xing Mo took another sip. Some color returned to her pale face right away.

"It tastes good." Xing Mo commented.

"He-he~" Aurora seemed particularly happy, "It looks like I did learn something after all."

"What did you learn?" Xing Mo looked up.

"Cooking, preparing food, your most amazing skill." Aurora was very excited.

"... it's just making ginger tea, it's not that big of a deal." Xing Mo said a little helplessly, "If you really want to learn how to cook and prepare food, I can teach you later."

"There's still more to learn? That sounds troublesome." Aurora muttered.

Xing Mo ignored the other party. By the time she finished drinking the ginger tea, she felt that the slight stabbing pain in her abdomen had subsided considerably.

She was just about to close her eyes and rest when she felt something crawling onto the bed and pressing down on her—

"Ouch!" Xing Mo opened her eyes and found Aurora's face close to hers, her heart-shaped pupils throbbing.

"Hey! No fooling around when I'm on my period!" Xing Mo shouted.

"I just want to drain some of your knowledge and go make lunch." Aurora said coyly, "Can't I?"

Xing Mo took a deep breath and refused firmly: "You can't! Every time I'm drained by you, I can't even get out of bed! You don't know how it feels since you've never been drained yourself!"

"Is it really that bad?" Aurora poked Xing Mo's chin with a finger, "But every time, you make lots of sounds of pleasure..."

"Cough, cough! "Those are sounds of suffering!" Xing Mo explained, "Hey... put away the vines... this time..."

Xing Mo twisted her legs, trying to struggle, but the vines had already wrapped around her ankles, binding her tightly.

"Ugh..." Xing Mo tilted her head back and closed her eyes, her body quivering.

It's over...she's going to drain my knowledge... I guess I won't have the strength to get out of bed tomorrow...

Just as Xing Mo was about to give up, she heard a chuckle.

"Cute."

The vines let go, and Xing Mo opened her eyes and found Aurora burying her head in her chest, rubbing her head lightly: "I won't take advantage of you. Who do you think I am?"

"An Evil God." Xing Mo's cheeks were still flushed.

"That's true..." Aurora raised her head, half her face hidden, with only two big eyes exposed: "Um... but I've always been very well-behaved, not evil at all..."

Upon hearing the Young Ancestor's words, Xing Mo was momentarily stunned, then rubbed her head with a hand: "Yes, you've been very well-behaved, without bullying others."

She thought of the past two days: Aurora protected the workers, got up early and bought groceries for the workers with the money she won, and trained the small nuns and small monks she adopted to help others.

Without considering the deeper motives, her actions could be construed as acts of kindness.

Excluding the fact that she kidnapped the library spirit and hid her in a separate space to extract knowledge...

"Cough..." Xing Mo coughed and said: "But this can't last long. After all, the Citadel of Academia is ultimately under the Goddess's protection. If more and more people stop believing in the Goddess, then our power will only continue to weaken."

"One day, when our faith force can no longer maintain Mordheim's seal, those prehistoric mythical creatures will cross the boundary and wipe us all out."

"You see, many of those mythical creatures hold a lot of natural authority. Even the most ordinary ones are equivalent to eight string Demigods."

"Although the Goddess's light doesn't reach everyone, but... she is still the patron saint of sleep and tranquility, and the only reason our civilization still exists."

After Xing Mo finished speaking, Aurora was silent for a moment, then muttered softly: "What if it's all a lie?"

"If it were all a lie, we wouldn't be lying here, questioning God." Xing Mo smiled.

"Uh... dummy..." Aurora buried her head in Xing Mo's chest again, "It doesn't matter, you'll see the truth, the truth that you'll only believe in once you see it with your own eyes. One day... you'll all see it..."

"I hope that day comes sooner rather than later." Xing Mo smiled.

She thought that although the current path was indeed a bit deviant, at least the expressions on the workers' faces when they drank the hot soup were genuine.

Maybe she could guide Aurora to strike a balance before she achieves her goal.

As for what would happen after Aurora achieved her so-called goal, it still remained to be seen.

But for now, things were moving toward a better development, wasn't that good enough?

......

"So this is the String Harp that was destroyed?"

Nevirabeta Academy, in a dark room, Alice stared at the destroyed String Harp in front of her with a calm expression.

Professor Ling, wearing a complex black dress, leaning against the wall nearby, replied: "It is. The little girl's wand activated all thirteen strings the moment it touched the String Harp, and then the harp was destroyed."

"What domain were the strings of?" Alice asked.

"The light was green. According to the string spectrum, it was the domain of life."

Ling crossed her arms and lowered her eyes slightly: "I immediately judged her to be a mythical creature. As you know, in the Republic of Fallou, there are still cults researching life sorcery. Although they've made some progress in recent years, but I don't think they have the ability to infiltrate the Citadel."

Alice remained silent, chewing on the word "life", her mind weaving rapidly.

Tree... Tree of Life?

The workers in the Docklands praying in low voices... the newly admitted girl triggering thirteen strings of life...

Under the hot springs... Tree of Life... are they allies of Prince Austin?

No, this doesn't add up... Derek Larson belongs to the prince's faction. Why would they fight among themselves?

Are they fighting over something? No... if that child was indeed a mythical creature of the domain of life, there would be no need for such a roundabout way.

If her and Junior Xing Sheng's relationship is fake... then who is Junior Xing Sheng?

Black hair... green eyes... affinity with the string of fire...

Before Alice's mind's eye, two figure took shape, and then slowly superimposed.

No... there are many people with similar features. Don't let it cloud your judgment! Don't let your imagination run wild without evidence...!

Evidence... I need more evidence...