Chapter 667 667 Beautiful Dream
Chapter 668 Rebellion of the General Court
Seeing that Cha Nai Xue ignored him, Xia Feng couldn’t help but sigh softly.
He had to admit that after Cha Nai Xue pledged allegiance to Mu Qingtong, she no longer paid attention to him, her former master.
Truly, times have changed and people’s hearts are not what they used to be.
Jiang Qiue finished setting up layer after layer of seals before turning into the living room.
As she walked in, she met Xia Feng’s gaze as he looked up.
She subconsciously stopped, her ethereal beautiful eyes lowered, but she quickly returned to normal, pursed her lips, and continued forward, nodding indifferently.
Xia Feng frowned, his mouth dry.
It was the honey addiction caused by the Queen Bee’s curse acting up. It was best to consume honey daily to suppress the curse.
After not seeing Jiang Qiue for three days, Xia Feng had actually gotten used to the constant itching torment of the Queen Bee’s curse, but in reality, his craving for honey had already reached its threshold.
At this moment, seeing Jiang Qiue, the alluring figure wrapped beneath her cold green dress exuded a faint honey fragrance that directly wafted into Xia Feng’s nostrils.
Xia Feng’s black eyes narrowed slightly, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
Jiang Qiue’s gaze was faint. As she passed Xia Feng, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she slightly slowed her pace, then quickly quickened it and walked directly towards the sofa in the distance.
She tidied her simple and elegant long skirt, sat down with a dignified, unsmiling expression.
Mu Qingtong closed the thick book and took off her half-frame gold-rimmed glasses.
“Since everyone is here, let’s talk,” she said, crossing her legs and leaning back on the sofa, propping her cheek with her hand as she looked at the two Saintesses with her beautiful eyes. “What exactly happened?”
Cha Nai Xue looked at the woman in the green dress. Seeing her cold and reticent expression, she had no choice but to report proactively:
“We arrived in this snowfield two days ago. After investigating from various sources and confirming that Black Moon City was under full lockdown with no entry or exit, we came to the safe house to temporarily settle down.”
“Both Cha Nai Xue and Jiang Qiue have our own Saintess Mansions in Black Moon City and have formed our own forces, so we have a way to contact the inner circles of the city.”
“Last night, through secret messages from our confidants, I obtained the contact method for my Saint Pastor, Miao Shi.”
“It is because of this that this morning, when we met with Miao Shi’s messenger, we finally obtained the specific situation of the General Court.”
Cha Nai Xue’s expression was solemn. “According to the information conveyed by the messenger spirit, the three Saint Pastors, Moro, Angi, and Miao Shi, have all encountered some problems.”
“Saint Pastor Angi defected from the Holy See with a divine artifact called the ‘Sumeru King Order’. However, she did not escape the Black Moon City’s perimeter. She is likely in hiding somewhere in the city under an assumed name, which is also the reason for Black Moon’s complete lockdown.”
“After Saint Pastor Moro issued a kill order for Angi, he then imprisoned Miao Shi and is even preparing to be crowned Pope in a month.”
Xia Feng was stunned and asked in surprise, “Crowned Pope? Then what about the current Pope?”
Cha Nai Xue shook her head. “Miao Shi’s messenger provided two theories: The first is that the Pope likely failed during his ascension ritual and suffered a backlash, resulting in death or severe injury. The second is that the Pope has fallen into a temporal slumber, which has not been unheard of before, as the Spirit Robe he cultivates requires a large amount of sleep.”
Listening to Cha Nai Xue’s account, Xia Feng felt that the affairs of the Black Moon General Court were becoming increasingly complicated.
The Black Moon Pope is in trouble, Miao Shi is imprisoned, Saint Pastor Angi has defected, and Saint Pastor Moro is attempting to usurp the throne?
No, what’s so good about being Pope?
“The appointment and dismissal of the Pope should require the authority granted by the Black Moon Goddess, right?” Xia Feng wondered. “Would the Black Moon Goddess agree to Saint Pastor Moro being crowned Pope?”
Cha Nai Xue shook her head, indicating she didn’t know.
“By the way, what are the strengths of the Pope and the Saint Pastors?” Xia Feng asked.
“The Black Moon Pope is the [Sage of Light],” Cha Nai Xue replied. “As for the Saint Pastors, of the original Three Saint Pastors, two are dead. One died during the Imperial Civil War, and the other is rumored to have died from failed promotion. Therefore, currently, only Saint Pastor Moro is the [Dark Controller Sage]. Angi and Miao Shi are newly promoted Saint Pastors in the last thousand years, operating at the Sacred Realm level.”
Thus, it seemed that the top-tier combat power of the Black Moon Holy See had significantly decreased compared to the past, Xia Feng mused, stroking his chin.
“Tap tap—” Mu Qingtong lightly tapped her knuckles on the coffee table, deep in thought. Suddenly, she asked, “Back then, after emerging from the [Bei Qiu Abyss] in Area 15, Cardinal Oberon attempted to use the [Thought Cage Core] to harm you and assimilate your minds. Whose order was that?”
This was also what Xia Feng wanted to ask. Back then, after the geniuses from various factions obtained the information ‘Saint’s remains are buried in the Holy Spirit Hall of Spirit Mountain’ from the Bei Qiu Abyss, they temporarily settled in the Black Moon sub-court.
Unexpectedly, Oberon took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the two Saintesses. However, his purpose was not to kill them, but to assimilate their minds.
This matter was full of suspicious points.
The [Thought Cage Core] was particularly strange, being a sub-spirit artifact of a mysterious Spirit Artifact.
It was similar to the Absolute Twin Pupils.
But Xia Feng could copy the [Absolute Twin Pupils], yet he couldn’t copy the [Thought Cage Core]. It still remained in a forgotten corner of the Nascent Ten Space, and he hadn’t figured it out yet.
Furthermore, since the Thought Cage Core could assimilate the target’s mind, there must be a primary consciousness.
As for who this primary consciousness would be, it was most likely the person behind the scenes who instructed Oberon.
“According to the information from Miao Shi’s messenger, it was Saint Pastor Moro’s order. It was also because of Saint Pastor Moro that Miao Shi couldn’t contact me to warn me back then,” Cha Nai Xue said.
This made sense. Xia Feng pondered and nodded. He guessed, could it be that the owner of the Thought Cage Core is Saint Pastor Moro?
Was Saint Pastor Moro targeting the two Saintesses for some reason?
Thinking of this, Xia Feng shook his head.
Regardless of who the owner of this mysterious Spirit Artifact was, or what the purpose of assimilating the Saintesses’ minds was…
The main problem now was that the Black Moon Pope was missing, so in whose hands did the spirit paper for the [S-grade Spirit Robe · Moon God] fall?
Xia Feng’s main purpose for coming to the Black Moon General Court was this Spirit Robe.
Normally, according to the standard procedure for learning Spirit Robes, Cha Nai Xue would soon obtain more detailed information about the Spirit Robe’s structure from the Pope.
But now…
Things were a bit troublesome.
Seeing that Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong were both lost in thought, Cha Nai Xue waited for a moment, took a deep breath, and suddenly spoke, “That…”
She blinked. “Besides official matters, I might have encountered some personal trouble.”
“Oh?” Both of them looked up.
Cha Nai Xue sat with her legs neatly crossed, pursed her lips, and looked at Xia Feng. “Did you just see some future scenes?”
Xia Feng was surprised and nodded.
“That was an artifact’s loss of control caused by my Holy Solution Ceremony.”
“Holy Solution Ceremony?” Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, immediately becoming interested.
Not all A-class Spirit Artifacts could undergo Holy Solution, and Cha Nai Xue’s artifact was an extremely rare faith-based Spirit Artifact that could only be used by believing in the Star God of Nai Luo.
The Holy Solution Ceremony for such an artifact was likely not simple.
And judging by Cha Nai Xue’s words, it seemed like her Holy Solution Ceremony had encountered a major problem.
