Using the [Eternal Star] as bait was certainly a powerful lure for a big fish like Ye Xinglan.
Xiaoxi had originally felt relieved that the Divine Summon Order’s goal in North Blossom City wasn’t Ye Xinglan, but she hadn’t expected these cultists to set their sights on her Xiaonüyou again so soon.
“The timing is just too coincidental,” the Astrologer said calmly. “The fake [Eternal Star] appeared in North Blossom City shortly after the Divine Summon Order clashed with you. I conducted a secret investigation and, as it turns out, I really did find some problems.”
“This is an opportunity for us, Miss Xiaoxi. The Divine Summon Order doesn’t realize they’ve been exposed yet. We can take this chance to turn the tables on them.”
Xiaoxi understood the Astrologer’s point. The Divine Summon Order dared to impersonate her so brazenly because they knew the Eternal Star and the Association were on bad terms.
After the Chaos, she hadn’t joined the Association, and they were certain the Association had no news regarding the Eternal Star.
They didn’t expect to be suspected so quickly.
However, the Divine Summon Order’s failure this time was due to the information gap — after all, how could they have imagined that the Eternal Star was currently in a relationship with their Saintess?
If not for Ye Xinglan, Xiaoxi would never have connected with the Six Seats directly.
The Astrologer wouldn’t have known from the start that the Eternal Star operating in North Blossom City was a fake, which allowed her to immediately begin investigating the impostor’s identity.
The Divine Summon Order wanted to cast a long line to catch a big fish, but Xiaoxi and her allies could take the opportunity to drag the fishing rod and the Divine Summon Order into the water together!
“So, I would like to ask Miss Xiaoxi — could you please refrain from telling Miss Ye Xinglan that the Eternal Star is an impostor for now?”
“After all, only the reaction of someone kept in the dark is truly authentic. It would be bad if the Divine Summon Order noticed anything suspicious from Miss Ye Xinglan’s behavior.”
Xiaoxi’s face immediately fell. The Astrologer’s words made sense, but she had originally intended to tell Ye Xinglan the news immediately.
Given Ye Xinglan’s character, her Xiaonüyou would surely spend all her energy on this matter over the next two days.
Xiaoxi had initially thought the Divine Summon Order’s appearance in North Blossom City was related to Wange Yue’s situation.
Since the reasoning seemed sound, she never expected them to still be spying on Ye Xinglan. Instead, the issue now lay with Silver Bell…
Thinking of this, Xiaoxi subconsciously lowered her voice. “Astrologer, about Silver Bell’s situation…”
“Let’s put that matter aside for a moment, all right?” The Astrologer remained silent for a while before slowly speaking.
“I’m sorry, Miss Xiaoxi. I know you want to find out the truth. To be honest, I didn’t expect problems to arise with Miss Silver Bell either.”
“I can’t conclude whether Miss Silver Bell is problematic or not, but the Apocalyptic Church is definitely problematic. I’ve already coordinated with Lady Delta to join forces and pressure the Archbishop at the next meeting of the Six Seats. Nothing can be allowed to go wrong at this critical juncture.”
After a moment, Xiaoxi walked out of the room in silence, her mind a mess.
The Astrologer’s meaning was clear: Silver Bell’s matter needed to be hidden for the time being.
Otherwise, the Archbishop would still use the excuse that “the Association cannot be trusted” to refuse to allow outsiders to intervene.
But Xiaoxi just couldn’t understand why Silver Bell would be involved in this…
“Xiaoxi, I just finished mopping the living room floor, so you can’t step on it yet. Also, I’ve already finished washing the dishes in the kitchen!”
Xiaoxi rarely saw Ye Xinglan being so domestic. Her hair was tied up, and she wore an apron while holding a mop.
Her entire face screamed “praise me.” When she heard Xiaoxi respond with only a faint “Mhm,” she grabbed Xiaoxi’s sleeve with a tearful expression.
“Why are you being so cold? Baby, don’t be jealous. Please don’t give me the cold shoulder, waah…”
Xiaoxi, who had been lost in thought about Silver Bell, was stunned for a moment before her heart warmed.
Ye Xinglan really cared about her feelings, though her current state wasn’t actually due to jealousy.
“You’re overthinking, baby. I’m really not jealous. It’s like this…”
Xiaoxi recounted everything she had discovered at Silver Bell’s house that she hadn’t had time to mention yet. She also relayed the Astrologer’s instructions.
“So that’s how it is. We don’t need to worry about this for now; we’ll wait until after the meeting of the Six Seats. The Astrologer also mentioned she would send someone else to keep an eye on Silver Bell.”
“Something like that happened?” Ye Xinglan was also quite shocked. “You scared me, baby. As long as you aren’t mad at me, it’s fine~ So does this mean we have nothing to do now? Weren’t you also temporarily suspended by the Association?”
Actually, they should have transitioned seamlessly into focusing on the fake Eternal Star, but remembering the Astrologer’s request, Xiaoxi ultimately just nodded and said nothing.
Xiaoxi also wanted to deal with this matter. After all, the impersonator was from the Divine Summon Order, and there was no telling what kind of damage those people might do to her reputation.
“Does that mean we’re on vacation?” Ye Xinglan suddenly became excited. “That’s perfect! Why don’t you help me investigate this over the next two days!”
The phone Ye Xinglan pushed over showed a table summarizing the Eternal Star’s range of activity.
Xiaoxi’s expression immediately became complicated.
She knew that using [Eternal Star] to fish for Ye Xinglan would work every single time!
Even though the Astrologer had requested her silence, Xiaoxi couldn’t help but probe.
“Xinglan, have you never considered the possibility that this [Eternal Star] is a fake? After all, she was just in Summersea City not long ago. She wouldn’t just suddenly run to North Blossom City for no reason, would she?”
“Absolutely impossible!”
Ye Xinglan’s tone was as decisive as a clanging sword. She tilted her head triumphantly. “Hmph, have you forgotten who I am? How could I possibly mistake that bastard Eternal Star? As soon as she appears before me, I’ll recognize her filthy scent instantly!”
Xiaoxi: “…”
Xiaoxi stood in front of Ye Xinglan and gave a couple of awkward laughs.
‘Who was the person holding onto her every night, sniffing her, and saying “Baby, you smell so good”? And are you a dog? How can you even smell scents like that?’
Still, Xiaoxi didn’t give up. “Then what do you plan to do if you really catch her? You can’t seriously be planning to take revenge, can you?”
“Ha, who said revenge has to be a beating? I’ve already thought of 100 ways to get revenge on her in my head!”
“I still remember the grudge from when that jerk force-kissed me in Summersea City just to disgust me!” Ye Xinglan’s teeth chattered.
“I’m going to dig up her identity! What do you think her fans would think if they knew she had proactively kissed the Blood Moon Witch? She wants to disgust me? Hmph, I’m going to use this to threaten her and utterly ruin her reputation.”
Xiaoxi remained silent. ‘Compared to the fact that the Eternal Star and the Blood Moon Witch are actually dating, a simple forced kiss isn’t really big news, is it?’