vstars Chapter 540 Entering the Illusion Again
Chapter 540 Entering the Illusion Again
When Li Linghui opened her eyes, she found herself in a courtyard filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
"Welcome to the Temple of a Hundred Flowers! The last Daughter of a Hundred Flowers," Bai Qi said with a smile in front of Li Linghui.
Why do you say I am the last of the Hundred Flowers Maidens?
"Because today the goddess will return to Goddess Peak, and all the flower maidens in the temple will become her divine servants."
Looking at the woman in white before her, Li Linghui asked, "What do I need to do?"
"Dedicate everything to the goddess."
"Is that all?"
"That's all. But you are not yet the true Daughter of a Hundred Flowers. Only by making a vow under the statue of the goddess will you truly become one of us."
Now I ask you, are you willing to give everything for the goddess?
"What will you do to me if I don't want to?"
"Of course we will take good care of you, and then send you out of the temple at the next Hundred Flowers Festival. The goddess will not force anyone to believe in her, but you may change your mind in the next ten years."
Li Linghui looked at the woman in white and said, "If I am unwilling to become the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers, will I have to wait another ten years for the Goddess to return?"
Bai Qi's eyes flickered slightly. "It seems you know some things, but not many things."
Becoming the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers will not do you any harm.
Compared to us, you are undoubtedly lucky. After the goddess returns, the temple will also open, and you will not be confined to this small place for your entire life.
In the City of Flowers, we are merely decorative vases that can be discarded at any time and place. But here with the Goddess, we will become divine servants, second only to the Goddess, and will accompany her to gain near-eternal life.
That's something countless people dream of, and you can get it almost without any cost.
People's fates are not the same; to be honest, I'm a little envious of you.
"It seems I have indeed caught a good time; I can become the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers."
But I have one condition: I want to see Shen Xu.
"Unfortunately, I don't know anyone named Shen Xu."
"Do you dare swear an oath to the goddess?" Li Linghui said coldly.
Bai Qi smiled. "As expected, you can't hide anything from Miss Li. But how did you know that Shen Xu was in the temple?"
“He told me yesterday that he was coming to the temple.”
"Then why does Miss Li want to see him?"
"After becoming the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers, I must dedicate my body and soul to the Goddess. I want to say my final goodbye to him."
"I'm sorry, he's probably not able to talk to you right now."
"What exactly did you do to him!" Li Linghui's gaze toward Bai Qi grew increasingly cold.
"May I ask what the relationship is between Shen Xu and Miss Li?"
"friend."
“It’s not worth the concern of a friend, and it’s not like we did anything; everything he did was voluntary.”
"I want to see his condition with my own eyes, otherwise I will not willingly become the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers, even if it means death."
Bai Qi frowned slightly. "The place where Shen Xu is located is extremely special. Even the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers is not qualified to enter."
We can indeed show you his condition, but it's probably not very good for him right now.
Moreover, Shen Xu's importance far surpasses that of a mere Hundred Flowers Maiden. If Miss Li intends to threaten us with her unwillingness to become a Hundred Flowers Maiden, it will be in vain.
"Now that I have come to the temple, I naturally do not resist becoming the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers."
"Alright!" Bai Qi waved her hand casually, and Shen Xu's figure appeared in front of the two of them, but it was not his whole body; only his pained facial expression was clearly visible.
Looking at Shen Xu's pained expression, Li Linghui said with a wry smile, "What an idiot!"
……
Inside the main hall of the Temple of a Hundred Flowers, all the Daughters of a Hundred Flowers have gathered to witness the birth of the last Daughter of a Hundred Flowers.
There were only a handful of them, less than ten, but they were all beautiful women. The oldest was just an older woman, and time seemed to have left few marks on their faces.
Seeing Bai Qi lead Li Linghui into the main hall, their eyes all turned to the beautiful young woman in front of them.
Their expressions varied: some were excited, some anticipated, some resentful, some reminiscing, and some sighing...
As Li Linghui approached the statue, the goddess statue gradually emitted a soft white light, and the runes on the base circulated at an unprecedented speed, emitting a strong golden light.
Li Linghui looked up at the compassionate goddess before her and slowly knelt down in front of the goddess's statue.
"Linghui is willing to dedicate everything she has to the goddess, and hopes that the goddess will grant her wish!"
After she finished speaking, the light emanating from the goddess statue became even more intense. The illusory flower in her hand condensed into a dark blue flower, echoing the pattern between Li Linghui's eyebrows, and then fell from the statue's hand, completely enveloping Li Linghui.
"Will you still like me after the love flower is gone?" Li Linghui slowly closed her eyes.
Suddenly, endless blue light exploded in the main hall, turning the entire temple a deep blue color.
The spirit of the temple then appeared inside the main hall and took the dark blue flower into its hand.
As the flowers disappeared, the statue's light gradually dimmed, revealing its original color and Li Linghui, who had collapsed in front of it.
"Send her to rest and recuperate, and let those people outside in to prepare the ceremony to bring back the goddess."
The cold voice of the spirit echoed in the hall, but the hearts of everyone were violently stirred.
"Chiling, send her to the Soul Nourishing Pool to recuperate. Jinsu, go and greet the servants of the goddesses outside. The rest of you, prepare the items needed for the ceremony," Bai Qi coldly ordered.
"Yes, sir!" the crowd replied, bowing.
……
The spirit arrived at the spirit pool where Shen Xu was, slowly spread her hands, and a dark blue flower floated quietly above her palm.
She had assumed that this flower would, like all the others, remain on one of the white jade lotus pedestals.
To her surprise, the pale blue flower floated directly into the Pure White Lotus in front of Shen Xu.
The ethereal blue flower image completely enveloped Shen Xu and the lotus flower in front of him, eventually merging entirely into the lotus flower.
At this moment, Shen Xu, whose consciousness was in a state of chaos, suddenly felt that the crack in the Crystal Lotus, which had been half repaired, was being healed by a faint blue light at a slow speed.
The azure and crimson lights intertwined and swirled, eventually merging into one, completely healing the crack and leaving behind a pattern of twin flowers on it.
“Linghui… how is this possible!” Shen Xu’s heart suddenly trembled.
His consciousness was immediately pulled back from the edge of darkness, and in the depths of his empty soul, the black seed once again erupted with a large amount of soul gray mist that completely enveloped his body.
When Shen Xu opened his eyes again, he was still greeted by the vast and boundless Emerald Forest, its green leaves layered like waves of a blue sea, stretching to the horizon.
Compared to last time, Shen Xu could clearly sense the change in the goddess's state of mind this time; she was no longer as cold and ruthless as before.
She no longer resembles a goddess born of divine grace, but rather a person with complex emotions, a real human being.
"Is this to make him finish reading the story he didn't finish last time?"