The Pope's Devout Faith! Stop Moving!

"Your Holiness, you're... truly beautiful!"

Bai Xuan could not help but marvel.

"Y-you! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Isia bit her red lip and glared at him. "Get away from me!"

But before she had finished speaking, her hands seemed to move on their own, resting lightly against Bai Xuan's firm chest.

Ahem!

Isia hurriedly turned her face away, her heart in turmoil.

Had Xilin's magic already affected her this deeply?

I have to find a way to escape!

But she had devoted almost all her Divine Power to maintaining World Freeze. Weakened as she was, she might not be a match for Bai Xuan.

What should I do?

Isia's actions, so at odds with her words, took Bai Xuan by surprise.

"Your Holiness, if you need help, you only have to ask," Bai Xuan said softly, working up his courage.

"What nonsense!"

Isia shot him a cold glare. "Why would I need your help?"

Before she could finish, her whole body began to tremble.

At the same time, the strange fragrance in the air grew stronger, teasing his nose.

What surprised Bai Xuan even more was that he seemed to have found its source.

Could it be?

Bai Xuan's thoughts blossomed as Isia wrapped her arms around his neck.

"? What are you doing, Your Holiness...?"

Bai Xuan asked politely.

He did not understand why Isia was holding him.

Of course, he did not dislike it.

"I..."

Isia bit her lip hard. After holding back for a moment, she said under her breath, "Don't ask!"

"?"

Bai Xuan was baffled. "I can't even ask?!"

"You...!"

Isia was so angry that her red lips trembled.

"All right, all right. Whatever you say." Bai Xuan smiled helplessly and shrugged. "But please make up your mind soon. Even though I'm young, I