Chapter 378 - 268: Defeat! Little Su Xuan Is Still Too Young and Impetuous

Chapter 378: Chapter 268: Defeat! Little Su Xuan Is Still Too Young and Impetuous

"Mm..."

Su Xuan nodded, his gaze a little dazed.

He felt as if he had lost something, but he couldn’t quite describe what it was.

The feeling Edith gave him was too strange. If Ivsha, with her [Death Entanglement], was an existence he could overcome with effort, then Edith...

He felt she was an insurmountable chasm. At least in his current state, he saw no hope of victory at all.

Like a child fallen into the Abyss, able only to struggle blissfully in endless desire!

"Mr. Su Xuan, are you all right?" Ivsha asked worriedly, supporting him. At the same time, she shot a wary glance at Edith, as if blaming her.

This scene did not escape Edith’s notice, causing her to raise an eyebrow. ’Should I make Ivsha understand who is truly the most important person to her?’ she wondered.

"Get dressed. We’re getting ready to leave."

Edith said coolly. With a casual gesture, she burned the handkerchief saturated with Holy Light to ashes, then picked up the high heels she had tossed on the ground and gracefully put them on.

"We’re leaving already?"

Su Xuan was taken aback by her words.

His eyes scanned the surroundings, confused. ’Did they come to this primordial land of Succubi just to test my limits?’

"What? Do you have some attachment to this place?" Edith glanced at Su Xuan, her tone tinged with coldness.

"Besides being the primordial land of Succubi and increasing their desires... does this place have any other purpose?"

Su Xuan asked Edith curiously. He had a feeling this place wasn’t so simple.

Hearing Su Xuan’s question, the corners of Edith’s mouth lifted into a barely perceptible smile. "Do you really want to know what this primordial land of Succubi is for?"

"Er..."

Although Su Xuan detected a subtle shift in Edith’s tone, sensing some kind of hidden trap, he was still filled with curiosity about the place’s true purpose.

"Since you’re so curious, I’ll tell you its true purpose." Edith spoke softly, extending a jade-like hand and crooking a finger.

Su Xuan immediately understood, walked over to her, and leaned his ear close.

Edith moved close to Su Xuan’s ear and whispered in a gentle voice, "This is the Mother of Demons’ Purple Rhythm Palace, and it is also the hatching ground for generations of Succubus Empresses. Now, do you understand its true purpose?"

"Huh?"

After hearing Edith’s words, Su Xuan froze on the spot, speechless for a long moment.

"Hehehe~"

Seeing Su Xuan’s reaction, Edith couldn’t help but cover her face and chuckle, her laughter tinged with a hint of delight.

"Such an interesting reaction~ But, it’s getting late. We should go."

Edith raised her hand and tapped Su Xuan on the head like an elder, then turned, opened a Teleportation Gate, and elegantly stepped through it.

After a brief daze, Su Xuan quickly came to his senses. He exchanged a look with Ivsha, and they followed Edith in tacit understanding.

When they returned to the Star Kingdom, Lucia and the others were already in the Royal City, eagerly awaiting them.

Meanwhile, most of the Players had already claimed their event rewards and were leaving the Royal City one by one.

"President!"

The moment Su Xuan returned to the Royal City, he was met with the enthusiastic welcome of the Elf Sisters, who chirped happily and gathered around him like little birds.

Seeing this, although Lucia was a little displeased with Edith and Ivsha at Su Xuan’s side, she still rose to greet them, though an almost imperceptible eye-roll flashed in her eyes.

"How are things?"

The first thing Edith did upon returning was to directly ask Second Princess Catherine about the situation in the Royal City.

"With Arimos here, those Star Knights loyal to Vivian haven’t dared to make any rash moves," Catherine replied.

Edith heard this and shrugged her jade-like shoulders nonchalantly. "He would naturally stand by the most competitive heir to the throne. After all, he couldn’t possibly watch the kingdom he protects march toward ruin."

Then, she changed the subject. "Have the rewards for the Adventurer’s Guilds all been given out by you?"

"Yes."

Catherine nodded and answered, "I personally presented the rewards to the top ten Adventurer’s Guilds."

She then retrieved an exquisite gift box from her spatial storage and handed it to Su Xuan, who was standing nearby. "President Su Xuan, this is your reward for the event. Thank you for your outstanding contribution to the Star Kingdom."

"Thank you."

Su Xuan accepted the gift box. ’I wonder what kind of Epic-quality item it could be?’ he thought.

However, the moment he opened the box, his expression suddenly grew solemn.

Inside the box was not the Epic item he had imagined, but seven petals of different colors, each emitting a faint luster.

’These petals... could they be the legendary petals of the Valkyrie’s Flower?’

A wave of shock washed over Su Xuan. He remembered that the petals of the Valkyrie’s Flower were supposed to go to the guild with the highest Contribution Points, but now they were in his hands?

Catherine noticed Su Xuan’s expression and immediately understood his confusion. She explained, "President Su Xuan, because you assisted in killing Demon King Lan Kai, your Contribution Points increased by 10,000 at the last moment, allowing you to successfully surpass the original first-place holder, the Immortal Consort Guild, and become the greatest contributor to this event."

"?"

Su Xuan didn’t reply to this, just offered a faint smile.

He hadn’t expected to snatch first place from Xu Feiyan at the very last second.

However...

Su Xuan looked at the seven petals in the gift box and was suddenly reminded of the White Rose Valkyrie’s private petal.

It was completely different from these seven petals. Besides, the fragrance of these seven petals was very much in line with the seven Valkyrie’s Flowers.

As for the White Rose Valkyrie’s private petal... that was a long story!

Ahem~

Su Xuan suddenly felt as though these petals had become a hot potato. If he really summoned the White Rose Valkyrie, wouldn’t the fact that he’d stolen her private petal be exposed?

’Hmm...’

’Oh well, what’s done is done. I’ll just have to accept them for now and figure out what to do later.’

Su Xuan put the gift box into his inventory and prepared to take Lucia and the others back to the Guild.

Just then, Vanessa ran in hurriedly. She went to Lucia’s side and whispered a few words in her ear.

After hearing what Vanessa said, Lucia’s face showed a surprised expression. "Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

Vanessa nodded solemnly, confirming that the information she had investigated was correct.

"I understand. You should head back to the Church Court with the others first."

"Understood."

Vanessa agreed and turned to leave.

But as she hurried past Su Xuan, her cold eyes shot him a harsh glare, leaving Su Xuan completely baffled.

’This Saintess of the Bright Church Court... seems to have a real problem with me!’

"What is it?"

After Vanessa had left, Su Xuan turned and asked Lucia.

"The Night Witch’s Night Truth has not yet completely dissipated. It still exists within the Royal City of the Star Kingdom," Lucia answered with a soft sigh.

"Where?"

Su Xuan’s brows furrowed upon hearing this.

Even after being dead for so many years, the Night Witch could still influence the entire Star Kingdom.

’Then again, from the historical records, that’s just the kind of existence a Witch is. Destroying the world and all that is their ultimate goal.’

’A bunch of lunatics. You can’t judge their actions with normal logic.’

"It’s within Vivian’s soul."

Just then, Edith walked over to Su Xuan, her expression calm. "The Night Witch betrayed the Witch Church, betrayed the King of the Stars, betrayed everyone who trusted her. Now she won’t even spare the daughter she created. Truly a lunatic."

"In her eyes, so-called friendship, family, and love are nothing more than paths to achieving the Night Truth. If you ever become like that, I will personally snuff out your Holy Light." As Edith spoke, she shot Su Xuan a cold glance.

"..."

Su Xuan couldn’t help but shudder after hearing Edith’s words.

"You don’t need to worry about this matter any longer. I will handle it," Edith continued.

"Okay." Su Xuan nodded. Since Edith had made a promise, he would naturally choose to trust her.

Besides, from their interactions so far, Edith’s Tier seemed to be much higher than the Night Witch’s.

"Let’s go back."

Su Xuan immediately opened the Teleportation Gate back to the Guild and stepped inside. The others followed suit.

Edith, however, remained standing quietly in place, watching them leave.

However, just as everyone was about to completely disappear into the light of the Teleportation Gate, Ivsha suddenly seemed to hear something. She turned her head and glanced back at Edith.

This made Edith pause. Her heart, for the first time in a long while, skipped a beat. She had a feeling that Ivsha somehow knew something.

’Knew... about their relationship?’