Chapter 48
But she had no idea how many times Hughes had ignored her.
Now, a girl is standing next to him.
Xia Qian, that girl's name.
Hughes truly doted on her too much; even his usually cold eyes held a different expression when he looked at the girl.
"If you can seduce Hughes, that would be the best outcome for me."
In his recollection, the Pope spoke nonchalantly, even offering gentle advice. However, his gentle expression suddenly froze as he spoke, "But it's heavenly music!"
"Can you get it?"
The Pope leaned back in his chair and said lazily, "You can't have it. So just do your mission and don't think about doing anything strange." He stared at her warningly, his eyes like those of a viper. Tianlai still remembered it vividly. The Pope said, word by word, "Ten years ago, I made a deal with the Queen to extract the King's crystal core and put him into a deep sleep."
“We agreed that no one was allowed to touch this crystal core. I had someone secretly hide it in the Imperial Royal Forest.”
"You want me to take it back as well?"
There was a moment of silence. The Pope did not answer directly, but his eyes held a meaningful look. "You know what I want."
The Pope dislikes fools; this is common knowledge within the Church of Light.
He likes people who are clever and quick-witted, who understand things immediately, and who never ask questions twice. If you want to climb higher, don't keep asking questions; keep guessing and guessing until you finally figure out the Pope's mind.
As for whether the speculation is correct or not, it all depends on luck.
The Empress thought she could control Xia Che, so she didn't groom any other candidates. But now it's clear that Xia Che has broken free of her control and built his own power base. Can the Empress resist him?
If things continue like this, Xia Che's power will continue to expand along with his authority. It would be better to take this opportunity to crush the king's crystal core, causing the king to go from a ten-year coma to death, and disrupting the source of life. Only when things are in chaos can the Church of Light seize the opportunity.
They had finally managed to put the empress on the throne, and they couldn't afford to lose this pawn.
Whether it's Xia Qian or the King's crystal core, they will only hinder their existence.
It must be eradicated.
But what if someone wants to take on the challenge?
Xia Qian's face suddenly appeared in her mind. Behind this girl stood Hughes, but how much could Hughes do for her?
Xia Qian was just unlucky.
"Knock knock!" The knocking on the study door suddenly became urgent, interrupting the Heavenly Maiden's thoughts. The servant outside the door called out anxiously, "Your Highness! We have detected an unfamiliar starship entering!"
"It seems to come from the source of life!"
"...The source of life?"
"The starship's design is exactly what the Royal Family of the Source of Life uses!" the servant outside the door said urgently. "The Royal Army detected the starship's approach and reported it to their superiors, but His Highness the Crown Prince allowed them to enter."
The Heavenly Maiden froze, a name rising in her heart: Xia Che!
The angelic goddess suddenly stood up from the sofa.
Xia Che is the son of the former empress, and he shares the same father and mother as Xia Qian. He is known for his ruthlessness. He is cold to Xia Wen because they are half-sisters, but what about Xia Qian?
They are real siblings.
He can ignore Xia Wen, but will he ignore Xia Qian?
That shouldn't be!
He shouldn't be here! The Source of Life—they caused so much trouble there, how did Xia Che manage to deal with those who rushed over here?
His presence here will throw everything into chaos!
"Why did Xia Che suddenly come here?" Hans questioned, but the Celestial Maiden's expression was blank as well. She tried to remain calm. "It's very likely that—"
However, before the Celestial Maiden could finish speaking, the servant's voice completely drowned her out, "Your Highness! The starship from the Source of Life has sent us a video call."
"who?!"
"The source of life!"
"Useless! Of course I know it's the Source of Life!" Hans roared furiously. "I'm asking you, which person on the starship is trying to communicate with me!"
"Your Highness Xia Che!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the communication device in the study suddenly beeped, and a handsome face appeared on the wall without any warning.
Hans stared at the face in astonishment, clearly not knowing why this person had appeared before him before he had even given the order.
It was a threat. Because of his high status, his subordinates dared not be negligent or offend him, so they transferred the video call to his study.
But the person who threatened his subordinate seemed to disregard these matters, taking everything for granted. He even raised his eyebrows in displeasure, his eyes sharp, "Why did you make me wait so long?"
Yes, this is Xia Che.
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