The Grotesque Miss’s End Story v3c43

Chapter 43: The Long-Awaited Tea Party

Meanwhile…

At the edge of all the origin points’ Boundaries, two petite figures huddled together, surrounded by the storms of the Realm of Nothingness.

The roaring and howling chaotic currents almost tore apart everything nearby, all existence turning into ashes drifting in the void.

Only a demonic phantom hovered above Luo Ling and Elsa, casting a dim, mournful light to protect them.

This place didn’t belong to any origin point. It was a remnant from the division of the four origin points after the demise of Transcendence.

Here, Doomsday was infinitely close to being born, a place devoid of life, where even Sequence Grotesqueries dared not approach.

“…I didn’t expect the Fairy to hide in such a desolate place. If I hadn’t found her trail in the replayed ‘past,’ who would have thought she would be here?”

It had to be said that the Fairy’s preparations were truly thorough. Even if the Heavenly Woman Ba hadn’t been distracted by Luo Ling, the Fairy would likely have had a backup plan.

But now, Luo Ling couldn’t intercept the Fairy for the time being.

Luo Ling’s White Witch avatar was currently leaning against Elsa, her consciousness gradually withdrawing from this body.

The reason was the same as when she left Linna. Her main body had more important matters to attend to and couldn’t spare any focus for her avatars.

Fortunately, it was Linna and Elsa who were with her avatars. Luo Ling had absolute trust in them, so she could confidently entrust these two crucial avatars to them.

Elsa held the White Witch, her heterochromatic eyes blinking, and found a place to sit down.

They had used Luo Ling’s Savior Witch Authority to transform the Doomsday within the Realm of Nothingness into Transcendence, allowing them to travel here. But without Luo Ling’s main body, the Authority within the hyphae was weaker, and they couldn’t use it freely.

Therefore, when Luo Ling had to leave, she told Elsa to stay put and wait for her return before continuing.

Unlike Linna, Elsa didn’t have any ulterior motives. She simply carefully examined Luo Ling’s sleeping face, a satisfied and happy smile slowly appearing on her own.

Having experienced this many times before, Elsa was already used to it. Even just looking at Luo Ling made her happy.

She carefully held this avatar, as if holding a rare treasure.

“So good, hehe.”

……..

“…Why now?” Luo Ling, in her Black Kite form, felt a headache when she sensed the warmth from her forehead.

She was currently handling various troublesome matters on three fronts, and the Tea Party’s convening notice arrived at this very moment.

Luo Ling was carefully watering the flowers in Xuanyuan Linglong’s courtyard, even using a bit of the Mountains and Seas Authority.

Under Iris’s dedicated guidance, Luo Ling’s farming skills had barely been ignited, but… at the cost of ruining several of Xuanyuan Linglong’s carefully cultivated flower beds.

Fortunately, Luo Ling immediately called Iris over to save the day. When Iris saw that Luo Ling’s use of Mountains and Seas was completely different from her remote instructions, her jaw almost dropped.

When it came to farming, Iris was the expert, and Luo Ling was just a hindrance.

Xuanyuan Linglong hadn’t noticed. She was busy with other things and wasn’t in the courtyard. When she returned, she saw the courtyard already rescued by Iris.

Needless to say, Iris was an expert, much better than Xuanyuan Linglong herself.

Of course, Iris left after saving the day, so the credit went to Luo Ling, who was only responsible for the destruction.

This made Xuanyuan Linglong like her even more.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Xuanyuan Linglong, who was trimming branches nearby, noticed the change in Luo Ling’s expression and thought it was due to her previous injuries, asking with concern.

However, Xuanyuan Linglong didn’t call for medical personnel on her own accord.

She didn’t know whether Luo Ling’s recuperation was real or just an excuse, but in either case, the Xuanyuan clan’s healers weren’t needed.

Because none of the Xuanyuan clan’s healers could compare to Luo Ling.

“Hmm… I’ll go back to my room and rest for a while.” Luo Ling nodded slightly. She urgently needed to deal with the Tea Party matter.

At this juncture, the First Seat’s initiative to convene the Tea Party meant there was something very important. Luo Ling didn’t think she would invite everyone for tea for no reason.

In that case, Luo Ling couldn’t spare any attention for other things, as entering the Lost Divine Kingdom required full concentration to deal with the First Seat.

Moreover, this Tea Party was unusual. All the members had already met offline. Except for the still mysterious Camellia, the identities of the others were basically revealed.

Especially Moonflower, You Su Ling, the Lord of Qing Qiu. Most of her information was public in Great Xia Imperial City, not to mention that Luo Ling had also learned many little-known secrets from Xuanyuan Linglong.

Therefore, Luo Ling couldn’t afford to be careless.

“It’s fine, you go back. I’ll take care of this.”

Xuanyuan Linglong waved her hand at Luo Ling, not suspecting anything.

Or rather, Xuanyuan Linglong vaguely knew that Luo Ling wanted to use the Xuanyuan clan as cover for something, but she didn’t care.

As long as it didn’t harm the Xuanyuan clan, Xuanyuan Linglong wasn’t concerned.

Moreover, this way, little Black Kite would stay by her side. Why not?

Watching Luo Ling, with a slightly unnatural expression, return to her room, the faint smile on Xuanyuan Linglong’s face gradually faded, replaced by a serious look.

The higher-ups of the Xuanyuan clan had basically returned, and the burden on her shoulders could be slightly eased. In the past few days, she, a retired person, had been so busy that she didn’t even have time to tend her flower beds. If it weren’t for little Black Kite’s help, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy this pleasing sight now.

But thinking of Zi Ke, who had reappeared after so many years, Xuanyuan Linglong’s mood turned heavy.

The injury to her right eye was inflicted by Zi Ke, causing her immense pain and torment for hundreds of years, still lingering to this day.

It wasn’t that the pain had disappeared, but that she had become accustomed to it, numb to it.

But compared to the heavy casualties suffered by the Xuanyuan disciples, this pain was nothing.

Not long ago, Xuanyuan Linglong launched a sneak attack on Zi Ke from afar, injuring him, but she knew that this injury was nothing to him.

Zi Ke would recover soon.

And after that… the Xuanyuan clan would likely face a frantic counterattack from the Doomsday Messengers. The situation was grim.

Just then, Xuanyuan Linglong suddenly received a message. Her serious expression instantly darkened.

“What? Traces of Doomsday followers were found near the ruins of Penglai Sacred Land? Hehe, are they admiring their own handiwork? However… good, I’ll be right there. Those bastards need to be taught a lesson.”

Even if there was no chance to kill a Messenger this time, she had to take down a few Relay Horses at least, making the Doomsday Messengers feel the pain.

Due to their unique nature, it was extremely difficult for the Doomsday Messengers to replenish their members. Even killing a few Relay Horses was a heavy blow to them.

As Xuanyuan Linglong left, she couldn’t help but glance towards the small house deep in the courtyard. As if sensing something, a hint of confusion flickered in her eyes.

But she didn’t investigate further, her expression softening slightly, and then she pushed her wheelchair out of the courtyard.

……..

Back in her room, Luo Ling immediately withdrew her consciousness from her two avatars with Linna and Elsa.

After a moment of thought, Luo Ling created a new Black Kite avatar, while she herself transformed into Amethyst.

Her slightly curled purple hair cascaded down, the petite, cute girl instantly becoming a tall and elegant, cold and alluring woman.

“Now, I have a complete set of avatars in all forms.”

Thinking of this, a strange expression appeared on Luo Ling’s face.

The warmth on her forehead was gradually intensifying, meaning the Tea Party was about to convene.

Just then, Luo Ling saw through the window Xuanyuan Linglong pushing her wheelchair out of the courtyard, unsure of what she was up to again.

This had happened frequently recently.

It felt like Sister Linglong’s retirement was just for show. She still had to go to work, making her retirement meaningless.

The next moment, familiar black fog surged from all directions, engulfing Luo Ling’s body.

The surrounding scenery gradually dimmed and turned into nothingness, until finally, a thorny path filled with a grayish hue appeared before her.

After passing through this path, everything suddenly became clear.

It was the familiar gray sky, the unrestrained yet gloomy flowers in bloom, and the First Seat, elegantly seated at the head of the round table.

This time, the First Seat didn’t summon Luo Ling in advance. When Luo Ling appeared at the Tea Party, she found that all the other members were already present.

Moreover, except for Luo Ling and the First Seat, all other members had shed their disguises.

Moonflower, Camellia, and Snowdrop all appeared in their true forms. The First Seat was still the same as before, while Luo Ling used her own gray fog as a disguise, not controlled by the First Seat.

As they looked at each other, they all saw the surprise in each other’s eyes.

“What?” The First Seat’s languid and elegant voice sounded, echoing in everyone’s ears. “Since we’ve all revealed our true selves, why bother hiding?”

“…The First Seat already knows?!”

They all looked slightly shocked, but their gazes quickly focused on Luo Ling.

Luo Ling: “…”

Why did it seem like she and the First Seat were in cahoots? She clearly wasn’t on good terms with the First Seat!

“Don’t look at her. Amethyst didn’t mention this to me.” Unexpectedly, the First Seat spoke up for Luo Ling. “However, I don’t care. What you do is your business, not mine.”

This explanation, or lack thereof, made everyone retract their gazes, but they still vaguely saw Amethyst as the First Seat’s lackey.

If Amethyst hadn’t told her, they would eat their hats!

To avoid the First Seat’s attention, Moonflower and the others had made ample preparations. It was impossible for the First Seat to notice anything without an inside informant.

Of course, there were exceptions.

Iris shrank her head. She didn’t want to run into Amethyst, but she knew that the reason the First Seat knew about this had nothing to do with Amethyst.

The First Seat’s gaze swept over everyone, pausing on Moonflower with a slight smile.

“Moonflower, you look much more appealing now than when you were putting on that pretentious act.”

“Ahem…”

Moonflower blushed. Everyone had tacitly agreed not to mention her behavior while she was in disguise, but the First Seat brought it up directly.

Then, the First Seat looked at Camellia and said something seemingly unrelated, “It’s a pity, Camellia. You can’t become what you desire.”

Camellia remained silent, her young face revealing nothing of her thoughts.

“You’ll never break free from your shackles, Snowdrop.” The First Seat looked deeply at Snowdrop and continued, “This is your fate.”

“You know I don’t believe in fate.” Snowdrop shook her head and said indifferently.

“But it’s the truth, an undeniable truth, whether you believe it or not.” The First Seat chuckled, skipping over the hiding Iris, and finally landing her gaze on Luo Ling, a strange emotion appearing in her smile. “Long time no see, Amethyst. Did you have fun these days?”

With these words, Luo Ling once again became the focus of everyone’s attention.

“Don’t say such misleading things, First Seat,” Luo Ling said helplessly. “These are my matters, they have nothing to do with you.”

“Really? Perhaps.” The First Seat leaned forward slightly, resting her chin on her hand, and said with interest, “By the way, didn’t you meet an old friend recently?”

“Old…”

Hearing this, Luo Ling’s pupils constricted. Did the First Seat know about the Heavenly Woman Ba?

Her expression instantly turned serious, and she asked, “What do you know?”

“Hehe, don’t ask me. That’s your business. I don’t know anything.” The First Seat smiled noncommittally and shrugged. “I can see everyone, but I can’t see you. Isn’t that interesting?”

The First Seat always liked to speak ambiguously. This was her signature style.

Except for Luo Ling, everyone else was confused.

But this didn’t prevent the gazes fixed on Luo Ling from intensifying. Their eyes flickered, seemingly pondering something.

The First Seat didn’t intend to continue this topic. She sat up straight and said softly, “The Tea Party… begins.”