Qingshamu went outside to cook porridge for Feini.
Feini sat by the edge of the bed, able to see the scenery outside the window.
The bright sky and mild air suggested her plan had succeeded; they had arrived in the relatively peaceful Human Lands.
Although she did not have any real sense of it yet, it seemed she had still overestimated her own body.
Getting beaten into such a pathetic state did not feel like a very good deal.
Before long, Qingshamu came in carrying a pot of porridge. She blew on it to cool it down and fed Feini a few bites.
As the hot food entered her stomach, Feini’s brain, which had felt as if it were covered in mist, suddenly felt much more comfortable.
However, it was replaced by a genuine sense of starvation; the more she ate, the hungrier she became.
“Hungry… stone…” Feini raised her hand with difficulty; currently, this was the only arm she could move.
“Scat? Oh, no, you mean ore, right?” Qingshamu understood her meaning quickly.
She turned around, found a box of strange crushed ore powder, and sprinkled it into the porridge to feed Feini.
After eating this strange mixed porridge, Feini felt a sense of fullness and asked curiously, “What… is this?”
“This is Compressed Ore Powder. It is the most efficient energy supplement bar Baicheng could find,” Qingshamu said.
“How… are the children?” Feini asked again, trembling slightly.
“We are currently in a Secret base of the Holy Church; it is very safe.” Qingshamu did not know how to explain it for a moment.
Regardless, she felt like she had led the children into a pit even deeper than the God and Demon Academy. she gave an awkward smile.
“That is good.” Feini felt at peace.
“Rest for a while. I am going to go catch Blackie and bring her back.”
After feeding Feini until she was full, Qingshamu stood up quickly and left the small Room with a smile to go apprehend the Hero Blackie, who was wandering around outside and slacking off.
In any case, no one could control the Hero Blackie, and no one could defeat her. What could be done?
She was likely the strongest Hero in history in terms of base combat power, invincible from the moment she appeared.
Even the Church Knights, who were supposed to be her Hero Instructors, could not defeat her. How were they supposed to teach her?
The Hero Blackie was fully capable of forming a Yongzhe Xiaodui to go out and roam the world, but it was quite peaceful outside right now, with no powerful invaders.
The Hero could only stay on standby; she was currently of no use.
“Mother!” Heiqi Long rushed into the door and lunged into the coffin, slamming her head against the wooden boards. Only then did she realize Feini was not inside the coffin.
“If I had been inside, you would have crushed me to death,” Feini said with a bitter smile.
“Mother!” Heiqi Long called out again, pulling herself over to Feini and lying down by her thighs.
Feini shook her head helplessly, lifting the only hand she could move to stroke Blackie’s head, and asked, “Where is Baicheng?”
“She has entered the Magic Department for further studies and cannot return for the time being,” Qingshamu answered. “We are searching for items that can save you, looking for a weapon with a Weapon Soul.”
“That is not important; I have no combat power anyway. And the fact that I have woken up now is actually not good news. It indicates that anomalies are occurring frequently,” Feini analyzed solemnly.
After eating a bowl of the strange rock powder porridge, her mouth had become much more agile.
Of course, it was only her mouth and her left hand; the rest of her body was still paralyzed.
“I also have an ominous premonition.” Qingshamu’s expression also turned serious.
“I have been stripped of my position as Hero. The new Prophecy from the Holy Church has designated Blackie as the New Hero.”
“Even though she is a Mixed-Blood, she is a pure Demonic Beast.” Feini was also confused.
“Even Baicheng has at least half Human Race blood. Your Holy Church’s Prophecy is truly a bit ridiculous.”
“It really is. Everyone who has seen Baicheng and Blackie thinks Baicheng looks more like a Hero, but Blackie does not care about that, and they cannot defeat Blackie anyway,” Qingshamu remarked with a sigh.
“I think things over there are likely in motion,” Feini said.
“Are you referring to the God and Demon Academy?” Qingshamu asked.
“No, the God and Demon Academy is just an institution for people looking for fun. I am talking about that woman,” Feini said coldly. “She might have already sensed that she failed to kill me and is coming to hunt me down.”
“I will protect you,” Qingshamu said in a deep voice.
“Mhm.” Feini nodded, acting very pure and kind, trying to charm the wits out of her first.
However, she thought to herself that this person was no longer a Hero and was now a mere bystander who would be even less capable of defeating the true Demon King.
Now things had become delicate. Her daughter had become a Hero, while her father was the Demon King and her adoptive father was the former Hero.
This relationship was a bit too sharp.
But there was no point in thinking so much. She would wait until her body recovered.
“I found a wheelchair for you. Do you want to go outside and take a look?” Qingshamu pushed in a mysterious large gift.
“Alright,” Feini agreed helplessly.
Heiqi Long picked Feini up and carefully placed her on the wheelchair.
Qingshamu pushed her out for a stroll while Blackie followed beside them, laughing and playing. She had none of her usual mischievous air, looking just like a happy family of three.
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At this very moment, the former Hero’s true daughter was the one drenched in sweat.
Recently, she had been studying Magic with the Black Saintess, learning many insidious spells for practical combat.
Just then, a so-called Central Order arrived at the Saint Lisha Academy.
At the same time, several Saint Candidates were dropped in, all of them intending to target White Feather Dove.
They wanted to seize the title of Sacred Maiden and keep it firmly in the hands of the Central Church.
Of course, White Feather Dove knew nothing about such internal church factional struggles, nor did she care.
It was just that among these Saint Candidates, there were two acquaintances, one of whom was the person she least wanted to see again.
Looking at that bright orange curly hair, sunny smile, and confident expression, the grand Northern Demon King had thus infiltrated the Secret Magic Academy of the Holy Church.
In addition, there was a smiling pink-haired girl. It was Xueyuedai, who had once helped them, but had now become the Northern Demon King’s right-hand assistant.
One really wondered what was going on in her head.
Both of them were Saint Candidates, having joined the Central Church as Apprentices from Magic families before transferring to the Saint Lisha Academy.
It was a convoluted process, but their backgrounds had been washed very clean. No one would ever guess that their true forms were Demonic Beasts.
“……”
Ten-Step Hall silently watched White Feather Dove, saying nothing, but everything was understood without words.
It had been a long time. Previously, she had looked as if she were hovering between life and death, but now she had finally recovered a little bit.
She had come here this time full of confidence.
It seemed she was determined to take Feini this time and would no longer show any mercy, because now that no one had any Secrets left, they could only settle things through their true abilities.
“Long time no see, White Feather Dove,” Xueyuedai greeted her.
“Long time no see, Miss Xue. However, meeting again here is not a good thing,” White Feather Dove responded.
“I am very sorry, but we are here to compete with you for the title of Sacred Maiden.”
Xueyuedai shook her head helplessly, her acting very realistic.