The tablet was snapped shut roughly, its ending theme still looping.
The Empress Dowager's soul hovered by the window side, her expression barely concealing her anger.
Wu Heng beckoned Xiaoxiao over. Once she flew closer, he asked quietly, "Why did you show her that movie? Isn't that just adding fuel to the fire?"
"Auntie insisted that I find her an animated show related to her," Xiaoxiao said. "She kept saying it over and over. What could I do?"
After saying that, she shrugged helplessly.
"You're certainly honest. Next time, show her Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Give her some bigger ambitions!" Wu Heng said with a smile.
Xiaoxiao smiled too. "I don't like that one."
Wu Heng did not continue on that subject. He looked toward Granda and said, "The Church has installed another new Pope."
Granda closed her book, and Beni floated over as well.
Xiaoxiao spoke first. "Really? Then we can have Corn Sword Saint Number Three."
One Person, Two Souls both froze.
They were treating the Church like a supplier, relying on Popes to increase their skeleton numbers.
"Another hero?" Granda asked.
"A hero."
Beni sounded astonished. "That makes four heroes already."
Wu Heng took a sip of tea, then recounted in full what Lilith had told him about the Church Leader and the Four Holy Seats.
After listening, the three wraiths all frowned.
Granda processed the information for a moment before saying, "So this Pope is the Church's last hero?"
The Religious Leader's physical body had been destroyed. He could no longer be considered a hero.
Wu Heng nodded, then shook his head as he analyzed, "If the intelligence is accurate, then he's the last one. But something about this doesn't add up."
"What is it?" Granda asked.
Wu Heng continued, "If the Four Holy Seats