The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 07.06.2 - Red Epiphyllum

After alighting the carriage at the White Tower District, a cool but not cold night breeze blew past, causing Xing Mo to squint her eyes in comfort.

As the central district of the Citadel, the streets of the White Tower District were clean and tidy, mostly frequented by well-dressed gentlemen and ladies. Neatly arranged goods were displayed in the windows of the shops along the commercial street. Warm yellow light overflowing from the display windows bathed the street in a golden glow, reminiscent of an oil painting.

In the distance, the White Tower stood under the stars, its surface faintly reflecting pale blue moonlight.

It was always so bustling and thriving under the White Tower.

Xing Mo walked along the streets and soon found the location of the food festival.

When she reached the location of the food festival, the aroma of different kinds of food wafted over, making Xing Mo's stomach restless—after all, she had only eaten two meals today.

She decided to look for Aurora first, suppressing her desire to eat.

Xing Mo followed the lively flow of people and quickly found the venue for the eating contest.

It wasn't hard to find, after all, a large crowd had gathered around it.

Wait... a large crowd had gathered?

Oh no...

Xing Mo hurried over and saw a stage set up on the spacious street, with a long table set up on it.

Plates of food, lifted by gusts of wind, flew back and forth above the table, and then landed in front of the contestants.

"Next, we enter the final stage! Who will be tonight's champion?! Will it be Ms. Xing Yu or our Mr. Argus?"

Xing Mo looked at the long table and saw Aurora devouring food at an astonishing speed, sweeping everything on the plate into her mouth with a nonchalant expression.

Meanwhile, the man called "Argus" was no less impressive. With his height of more than two meters, he towered over Aurora, and his eating speed was equally swift.

"Lady Saintess, did you also come to watch the contest?"

Upon hearing the voice, Xing Mo turned around and found a group of small nuns and monks standing aside, their bellies bulging, their faces filled with blissful smiles.

These guys really scrounged up a big feast... Xing Mo was momentarily at a loss for words.

On the high stage, the battle rage fierce. Aurora made short work of her food, while Argus was already starting to struggle!

His face started turning purple, yet Aurora still had a calm and collected expression on her face, as if there was a bottomless black hole inside her. And honestly, this might actually be the case!

"Gah! Cough, cough..."

Finally, Argus collapsed face first on the table, then raised a hand to signal he couldn't continue.

"Tonight's champion is! Ms. Xing Yu!" The host exclaimed excitedly.

Amidst the cheers of the crows, Aurora stood up casually and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.

The expression on her face was calm, as if what she had just done was nothing out of the ordinary.

But then she suddenly saw Xing Mo in the crowd, and a bright smile bloomed on her small face. She raised her small hand and waved excitedly at Xing Mo.

Young Ancestor... you're like a little kitten... Xing Mo found it a bit funny and waved back.

At that moment, the host walked up to Aurora with a golden plate: "Now, we will present the champion tonight's final prize, which is..."

Ding! The thing on the golden plate emitted a brilliant light: "An invitation to Prince Austin's birthday banquet!"

Hearing the name Prince Austin, Xing Mo's brow furrowed slightly, but she didn't show much of a reaction.

Birthday banquet invitation? Why would something like this be the prize for an eating contest?

Do they want someone to eat everything at the birthday banquet?

Prince Austin sure knows how to keep his cool. Even at a time like this, he's still hosting a birthday banquet?

Xing Mo silently watched as Aurora took the ticket, politely declined the host's request for her to give a speech, and then skipped off the stage.

Seeing that the contest was over, the crowd began to flow. Aurora, standing on tiptoes, peered through the sea of people.

She quickly spotted Xing Mo. Then, with a happy smile, waved her hand, ran through the crowd, and threw herself into Xing Mo's arms.

"Young Saintess, you've come to take me home!"

"Hey, easy now." Xing Mo hugged Aurora and stroked her head, "Did you enjoy the food?"

"I loved it!"

Aurora waved the golden ticket in her hand, then said to the small nuns and monks waiting nearby: "You guys return to the church. Be careful on the way back."

"Okay!"

With that, she took out some coins, called a carriage, and sent the little guys back to Saint Auroth Cathedral.

"Aren't we going back?" Xing Mo asked, looking at Aurora waving at the carriage.

"What's the rush? You seem to be in good condition now, so let's go check things out together~" Aurora said with a bright smile.

Check things out... good grief, why do you always blurt out the damnedest thing when I think you've turned over a new leaf...

"We should still go back early." Xing Mo said weakly.

"Mm~ got it, got it~" Aurora nodded.

She hooked her arm around Xing Mo's, leaned her head against Xing Mo's arm, and started down the street with her Young Saintess, a beaming smile playing on her face.

As they walked, Xing Mo struck up a conversation: "Why do you think Prince Austin still wants to hold a birthday banquet at this time?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I'm going to attend it." Aurora said cheerfully.

"You're going to attend it? Are you serious?" Xing Mo glanced at Aurora.

Aurora chuckled: "Do you really think I came here to participate in an eating contest? I came for that birthday banquet invitation! With all the commotion during that guy's birthday, I can sneak in and figure everything out without anyone noticing, right?"

"And besides, the Church of the Starsea will surely make their move! The murkier the waters, the more fish there will be!"

Aurora rattled off her reasoning, leaving Xing Mo dumbfounded.

It does seem to be the case...

Xing Mo nodded thoughtfully and said: "But there's only one invitation, right?"

"Of course you're the one going. After all, I prepared this invitation for you." Aurora chuckled, "Do you think I need an invitation to get in?"

It does seem to be the case...

Xing Mo facepalmed. This lass unexpectedly is full of tricks... she may seem innocent on the surface, but she got everything planned out behind the scenes.

As they conversed, the two turned a corner at the end of a commercial street, and the surrounding crowd gradually thinned out.

Xing Mo looked up and saw the White Tower standing quietly under the stars—it was not far away, just half a block at most.

Speaking of which, I still don't know why this rascal wants to enter the White Tower...

At this time, a hawking shout came from the side: "Hey, beautiful ladies, don't you want to take a picture?"

Xing Mo turned her head and saw a woman wearing a Gatsby hat standing by the side of the street, with a camera mounted on a tripod in front of her.

There were tubes around the camera, with faint blue light flowing inside.

"A dynamic souvenir picture, capturing not just a fixed instant in time, but a whole moment~" The camerawoman winked at the two.

Aurora seemed suddenly interested, her eyes sparkling. She pulled Xing Mo along: "Let's go! Let's take a picture!"

Xing Mo smiled helplessly. Half a minute later, they stood by the side of the street, with their backs to the White Tower, leaning against each other.

"Now, are you ready? It'll take about five seconds to take the picture. We'll start when you're ready." The camerawoman said from behind the camera.

"Ready~" Aurora made the V sign.

The camerawoman pressed the shutter release. Almost at the same time, Aurora jumped up and threw herself into Xing Mo's arms.

"Quick! Lift me up!" She exclaimed happily.

"Oh my! You've eaten too much! You've gotten heavier!"

Xing Mo hugged Aurora tightly, lifted her up with all her might, and then spun around.

When Aurora landed on the ground, they both made the V sign at the camera. The entire action took exactly five seconds later.

"Wow, your coordination is amazing..." The camerawoman looked at the film, unable to help but marvel at the tacit understanding between the two girls.

While Aurora went to pay, Xing Mo took the picture and stared blankly at the dynamic scene playing on it. She saw her smiling face—so bright, so happy.

"Let me give you a discount. It truly warms the heart to take a picture of such beautiful girls." The camerawoman suddenly lowered her voice to a conspiratorial murmur: "By the way, are you two sisters? Or classmates? Or perhaps..."

"We're lo..." Aurora's words cut off as Xing Mo covered her mouth.

"We're God and her Saintess." Xing Mo said to the camerawoman with a smile, her eyes filled with golden starlight.

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