The surface of the Magic Mirror rippled at once. Countless bizarre images flashed past in rapid succession, piercing through layers of Camouflage and tracing back through the mists of time and space.
A moment later, the mirror settled on an image: the phantom of a breathtakingly beautiful young woman with cascading golden hair, three pairs of radiant wings on her back, and an aura of sacred majesty.
Behind her stood the faint outline of a magnificent hall surrounded by countless angel statues.
"My most supreme master!" The Magic Mirror's voice remained as fawning as ever.
"The truth is truly shocking! This person is not the real Xue Qinghe. She used Spirit Hall's secret Angel Spirit Bone technique to disguise herself. Her true identity is Qian Renxue, the daughter of Spirit Hall's current pope and the inheritor of the God-Tier Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel!"
"Spirit Hall. The inheritor of the Six-Winged Angel. Qian Renxue."
Eva's eyes lit up at once.
The weight of this revelation was even more interesting than discovering that the crown prince was a woman. To her, it was an unexpected windfall.
Who would have thought that the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire was actually Spirit Hall's pope's daughter?
A bold, insane plan instantly formed in Eva's mind.
Ning Fengzhi wanted to use handsome men to control her? Heh, then she would play an even bigger and more entertaining game with them.
She would make this noble little princess of Spirit Hall, with her limitless potential, the most magnificent stepping stone to her throne as queen—and her most interesting plaything.
A smile curved Eva's Red Lips. She walked over to the dressing table, pulled her nightgown farther open, mussed up her perfect golden hair, and even used her fingertips to leave several suggestive red marks across her fair neck and collarbone.
She then went to the cushioned couch and removed Qian Renxue's outer robe along with her inner garments. Afterward, she left several suggestive kiss marks along her smooth neck, removed her hair crown, and let her hair spill messily over the pillow. Then she cast several dark spells on Qian Renxue to make everything look even more convincing.
Once she was done, the bedchamber was a complete mess, like the aftermath of a night of passion.
Satisfied with her handiwork, Eva gracefully lay back down beside Qian Renxue and closed her eyes.
The next morning.
Qian Renxue awoke with a splitting headache. Seeing the unfamiliar vaulted ceiling and surroundings before her, she was dazed for a moment.
It was not until she felt the warmth beside her that she realized what was happening.
This was—
What had she done yesterday?!
Qian Renxue stiffly turned her head. Eva was lying on her side beside her, a faint blush on her exquisite face, her long lashes trembling slightly as though she were still asleep.
Qian Renxue's outer robe and underclothes had been tossed aside, and she wore nothing but a thin undershirt.
Eva's fragrant shoulder was half exposed, her smooth skin covered in suggestive red marks. One of her snow-white arms was even draped over Qian Renxue's leg.
Boom—!!!
Qian Renxue's mind exploded, leaving it utterly blank!
Shock, shame, fear, and a sense of absurdity flooded over her like a tsunami!
What had happened yesterday?
What had they done yesterday?
That was impossible! I'm a woman! She's a woman too!
How could we possibly—
Yet the vivid scene before her, along with the discomfort coming from her own body, threw Qian Renxue's mind into complete chaos.
Could a Soul Bone skill really... go that far?
Could that Soul Bone be powerful enough to simulate a man's... functions?
The instant that thought surfaced, Qian Renxue went ice-cold from head to toe.
Just then, Eva happened to slowly wake up. She opened her eyes and saw the disheveled Qian Renxue beside her. First, she showed just the right amount of confusion, then seemed to remember something as two clouds of blush rapidly colored her cheeks.
She gave Qian Renxue a shy, timid glance before lowering her head.
"Your Highness, you were really fierce last night!"
To Qian Renxue, Eva's words struck with the force of a nuclear explosion, completely confirming her suspicions.
Qian Renxue was thunderstruck. Her whole body went rigid.
She wanted to refute Eva's words. She even wanted to scream and demand answers, but it felt as if an invisible hand had clamped tightly around her throat. She could not force out a single word.
Her innocence had been taken just like that?
And it had been taken while she was in the identity of a man. The overwhelming shame left Qian Renxue unable to think at all.
Seeing the other woman's expression as though the sky had collapsed and she wanted nothing more than to crawl into a crack in the ground, Eva was laughing so hard inside she nearly doubled over, though she maintained her bashful appearance.
She even thoughtfully tugged the thin blanket up, concealing the spring scenery she had accidentally exposed.
"Your Highness need not panic," Eva said softly.
"I was willing."
Eva's words were like the final straw, utterly crushing Qian Renxue.
She could no longer hold herself together inside.
Qian Renxue threw off the blanket, practically rolled and crawled off the cushioned couch, and hastily began putting on her clothes.
"Eva, I... I'll head back first."
As soon as the words fell, Qian Renxue did not dare look at Eva again. As though some dreadful beast were chasing her from behind, she stumbled out of the bedchamber.
Watching Qian Renxue's flustered retreating back and the bedchamber doors close behind her, Eva finally could not hold back any longer and burst into uproarious laughter.
She laughed until tears came out, rolling back and forth across the messy cushioned couch.
"Ha ha ha! This is too amusing! That little believer of the Angel God—her expression, ha ha ha! It'll keep me laughing for a hundred years."
Eva wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes, her gaze sparkling with the delight of a successful prank.
"The game has only just begun, little Qian Renxue."
One month later, the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace, the Imperial Study.
Xue Ye was discussing state affairs with several important ministers. Though his spirits were fair, a trace of fatigue and age was impossible to hide between his brows.
Suddenly, the study doors were gently pushed open. The chief eunuch hurried in with an excited expression, disregarding protocol as his voice trembled with barely suppressed exhilaration.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Great joy! Wonderful news!"
Xue Ye had been interrupted and was somewhat displeased. "What has made you so flustered?"
The chief eunuch dropped to his knees with a thud, his voice trembling but loud. "Reporting to Your Majesty! Lady Eva has just summoned the imperial physician to examine her pulse. The physician has diagnosed that she is with child! It has already been more than a month!"
"What?!"
Xue Ye abruptly rose from his imperial throne, astonishing light bursting from his clouded eyes.
"What did you say? Say that again!"
Xue Ye was utterly shocked by the news. Though his age was not considered old for a Soul Douluo, his body had suffered injuries in his younger years, and his health had never been particularly good.
It had already been many years since the birth of his last child, Xue Ke.
"It is absolutely true, Your Majesty. The imperial physician confirmed it repeatedly. Lady Eva's pulse is smooth and flowing like rolling pearls. It is unquestionably a pregnancy pulse."
The chief eunuch excitedly kowtowed.
"Ha ha ha! Heaven has blessed me!" Xue Ye roared with ecstatic laughter, his face glowing with a long-lost flush.
"Good! Good! Wonderful! Eva! My Eva! Ha ha ha!"
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