Chapter 559: Loseweisse’s Fear
Probably because… I love you.
This sentence, casually spoken by Athena, brought a strong impact on Qin Chu. He never dreamed he would hear these words from Athena’s mouth in this life.
Even in his first life, when Athena deliberately befriended him, even when seducing him, she never said such things.
Qin Chu couldn’t understand his current feelings. He just quietly gazed into Athena’s chestnut eyes, as if wanting to see through her eyes and discern her true thoughts.
Athena’s reaction was exceptionally frank. She didn’t avoid Qin Chu’s gaze at all, although a shy blush still colored her face.
Their eyes met.
In Athena’s eyes, Qin Chu could only sense tenderness.
Before, it had always been mutual exploitation, mutual suspicion, mutual vigilance.
This was perhaps the first time Athena was completely honest with Qin Chu… in another sense.
Athena didn’t hide anything she had observed and deduced. She knew very well that after laying everything bare, perhaps terrible consequences would follow.
But similarly, to truly gain Qin Chu’s trust, she couldn’t hide anything.
Enemy, lover?
These two thoughts continuously entangled and clashed in Qin Chu’s mind.
Once upon a time, Qin Chu only thought Athena’s only attraction was her body. But at this moment, Qin Chu realized his thinking was perhaps too simple.
Even though they had been intimate countless times, such a heartfelt confession was still a first.
Athena’s gaze even made Qin Chu somewhat unable to face her.
Just then, Athena suddenly smiled, a slightly sad smile, but this sadness was well-controlled by Athena. Her slender, fair fingers continued to caress Qin Chu’s cheek.
“It’s okay…”
“I know some things aren’t so easily forgotten. It’s normal.”
“I also won’t expect you to immediately accept us, but please give me some time. I will make you believe that this time, our feelings are pure.”
If it was just plotting to kill him, the hatred in Qin Chu’s heart wouldn’t be so intense.
Even though Athena was very smart, how could she know what happened in his first life?
If Athena knew about those things, could she still say such words?
Unknown, no one knew.
Athena just showed an even more fervent enthusiasm than before.
Before, it was Qin Chu using various schemes to win her over. Now, it was her turn. This woman was taking the initiative to attack.
She wasn’t seeking Qin Chu’s answer, but actively kissed his lips again.
This was a very clever woman.
She knew nothing could make a man feel her tenderness more than this.
The flames that had just subsided were ignited once more, their bodies entangling again.
…
This blaze seemed to last even longer than any time before.
When the fire finally died down, sunlight was already streaming in through the window, shining on Athena’s face, giving her fair skin a hazy glow.
Athena quietly left.
This woman considerately left Qin Chu some alone time.
There was no need to push; pressing a man too hard would only make him disgusted… Athena believed, as long as she persevered, her warmth would eventually melt this block of ice.
Only when night fell did Qin Chu emerge from the bedroom.
He couldn’t sort out his thoughts. Athena’s matter could only be temporarily set aside. After all, he still had more important things to deal with.
Now that Athena had awakened, the plan against Loseweisse could finally be fully launched.
Downstairs, in the dining hall.
Athena had already prepared dinner.
She wasn’t a culinary expert, and the food she made was rather… interesting. At least it was edible, although a bit tough.
Qin Chu sincerely hoped Athena wouldn’t cook personally in the future.
After filling his stomach, Qin Chu told Athena about Ekaterina contacting Loseweisse earlier. Athena nodded slightly, lost in thought.
“Contact Loseweisse now. Tell her you’ve woken up and ask for her current location,” Qin Chu gave his instructions.
Athena simply nodded.
She also wanted to see how spectacular the despair on the face of that Saintess, whose heart was completely black, the woman who once hoped to become the Pope of the Holy See, would be.
With a smile on her face, she placed a hand on her neck, gently squeezing.
“Ah…”
“Ah…”
“Ah…”
Athena seemed to be adjusting her tone of voice.
After trying for a while, Athena seemed to finally find the tone she wanted, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.
Qin Chu asked curiously: “What are you doing?”
Athena raised an eyebrow smugly. She knew, to win over Qin Chu, just relying on tenderness wasn’t enough; she also had to demonstrate her value to Qin Chu.
“Loseweisse is a very cautious woman.”
Athena first set the tone for Loseweisse, then continued: “Getting Loseweisse to tell us her exact location isn’t easy.”
“Qin Chu, believe it or not, although ostensibly, it’s the three of us, me, Ekaterina, and Loseweisse, cooperating to resurrect Jie Luo, at least that’s what Loseweisse thinks…”
“But based on my understanding of Loseweisse, while preparing for Jie Luo’s resurrection ritual, that woman is also plotting how to kill me and Ekaterina.”
“That woman’s jealousy is extremely exaggerated. She can’t accept other women existing by Jie Luo’s side.”
“Once Jie Luo is resurrected, Ekaterina and I, having also made great contributions, might also gain Jie Luo’s favor. Then Jie Luo’s heart would be divided into three parts. This is something Loseweisse would absolutely never allow. She can only accept Jie Luo’s heart belonging solely to her.”
“Therefore, after I hand over the soul fragment and the Hero’s blood to Loseweisse, before Jie Luo is fully resurrected, that’s the best time for her to kill us two.”
“At the same time, this woman is also very cunning and suspicious.”
“Just like how she’s trying to kill us, she will also suspect we have the same thoughts, wanting to kill her. With her strength, whether she can fight against the two of us combined.”
“After all, during this period, Ekaterina and I have been staying in the Hero’s Residence, our relationship becoming closer.”
“So, at this time, I must act as if I’m just recovering from a serious illness. Although able to move, I’m still very weak.”
“This will make Loseweisse feel this is a good opportunity to eliminate us.”
Athena spoke eloquently: “Of course, even so, I suspect the first coordinates Loseweisse provides us might not be real. With Loseweisse’s personality, she would probably give us several wrong locations. She will make preparations in advance, observing whether it’s truly just Ekaterina and me, whether we have truly joined forces with you.”
These words even made Qin Chu feel a bit dazed.
Good grief, they say men have complicated minds, but could women be even more so?
“Since that’s the case, then follow your plan,” Qin Chu nodded, approving Athena’s suggestion.
A smile appeared on Athena’s face. One hand on her neck, the other on her ear, with a faint fluctuation of magic power, the Message spell began.
This time, Loseweisse almost immediately responded.
Undoubtedly, on the other end of the Message spell, Loseweisse was practically bursting with impatience, waiting for Jie Luo’s resurrection.
“Who is it?” Loseweisse’s voice quickly came: “Is it Sister Ekaterina or Sister Athena?”
Athena slightly tightened her fingers, a very weak, even somewhat hoarse voice coming from her lips: “Loseweisse, it’s me, Athena.”
“Sister Athena, you’re awake?” Loseweisse’s voice was filled with joy, and also some doubt.
“Sorry, I was unconscious for several days due to an attack from a large number of Demon Beasts. I finally woke up today.”
After a brief pause, Athena continued: “I’ll hand over the Hero’s blood and the last fragment to you right away. Jie Luo can finally be resurrected.”
Loseweisse asked with concern: “But your voice sounds very weak. Why don’t you rest for a few more days, recover properly, and then we’ll talk?”
“Huu…” Athena let out a long sigh: “Loseweisse, if it were you, would you still be willing to continue waiting?”
Silence fell on the other end of the Message spell.
Undoubtedly, Loseweisse absolutely couldn’t endure waiting any longer.
After all the conditions were met, she would immediately resurrect Jie Luo regardless of everything, even if she was in a weakened state.
“We have already waited for too long. Now, every minute, every second, is torture for me.”
As expected, Athena also had the same thoughts as her.
In the forest, a slight smile touched Loseweisse’s lips.
She didn’t immediately tell Athena her location, but instead asked in return: “If you rashly leave right after waking up, what about Qin Chu? Won’t he be suspicious?”
“I can’t worry about that much anymore,” Athena immediately replied. “As long as Jie Luo is resurrected, Ekaterina and I won’t need to stay by that man’s side and endure his torment any longer.”
“We will truly be free. What that man thinks has nothing to do with me anymore.”
“Moreover, that man… hehe… Now that the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess has merged with the Holy See, and the Emperor of the Auville Empire is dead, that fellow Qin Chu seems quite interested in the throne.”
“The current Qin Chu has no time to care about Ekaterina and me.”
“Huu… My dear sister, you simply don’t know how terrible it feels to stay by Qin Chu’s side and be toyed with by that guy. I’ve had enough, not willing to stay a second longer.”
Loseweisse’s face was full of strange emotions.
Imagining the scene of herself being confined in the Hero’s Residence by Qin Chu, then being toyed with by him, her face instantly turned pale, her lips blue, her body even shivering slightly, goosebumps appearing on her skin.
Oh, god.
That scene is simply too terrible.
Even just imagining it in her mind made Loseweisse almost collapse.
No wonder Athena was so anxious. Loseweisse even admired Athena and Ekaterina somewhat. These two women’s willpower was truly exaggerated. She didn’t know how they endured for over a year.
Was it because of their love for Lord Jie Luo?
If so, then it truly was a tragedy… You two are destined to never see Lord Jie Luo again. After all, you are already so dirty; you would taint Lord Jie Luo.
However, your sacrifices will become nourishment for Lord Jie Luo’s resurrection. In this sense, this Saintess is still very grateful to you.
Loseweisse glanced behind her. Behind her was a huge, already completed magic array.
Around the magic array were traps Loseweisse had prepared beforehand. These traps had no other function but to completely suppress the magic and battle qi of any existence within, besides herself, turning them into ordinary people upon activation.
Once they became ordinary people, killing them would be as easy as pie for her with her strength.
Originally, Loseweisse was somewhat worried that with Athena’s magic proficiency, she might detect the traps.
Now, with Athena weakened, this was simply a heaven-sent opportunity.
Subconsciously, Loseweisse was about to tell Athena her location, but the words caught in her throat. She hesitated.
Her brow furrowed tightly. Everything that had happened recently flashed through her mind, a sudden alarm ringing in her heart.
Since the failure of the coup in the Imperial City, being forced to leave the Imperial City, with only Ekaterina, Athena, and Sylph remaining by Qin Chu’s side, the progress of resurrecting Jie Luo seemed to have inexplicably increased by dozens, even hundreds of times.
Soul fragments that once required tremendous sacrifices, even the deaths of several members of the former Hero Squad, were now being delivered to her as if they were free.
Before, she was blinded by these gains, but now, she vaguely felt something was off.
As if an invisible hand was secretly manipulating everything, guiding her forward step by step.
That strange feeling made Loseweisse’s hair stand on end.
The sudden warning in her heart even overshadowed the excitement of Lord Jie Luo’s imminent resurrection.
If… just if…
The one secretly manipulating all this is Qin Chu… The victories she thought she achieved step by step were actually deliberately arranged by Qin Chu.
After she left the Imperial City, Qin Chu found a way to completely subdue Ekaterina and Athena.
The further she progressed on the path of resurrecting Jie Luo, the deeper she fell into Qin Chu’s trap?
The thought that suddenly appeared in her mind made Loseweisse’s scalp tingle. Goosebumps instantly appeared on her fair skin. An invisible fear, like a pair of rough hands, choked her throat, making it difficult for Loseweisse to even breathe.
