Retired God King becomes Witch Idol Manager

Zinora let out a soft sigh and looked directly into her mother's eyes, but Leiri's eyes remained unmoved, even showing a hint of indifference.

She knew, she had known all along, but she simply didn't care.

“I see. I’m sorry. He didn’t betray the royal court like Sistamir did. He just stubbornly admitted his mistake and thought he was right. I thought we could reconcile.”

Lei Rui tidied her hair and wiped the demonic black blood from Zinura's pretty face; the two delicate faces were so similar.

Before he died, Allen personally warned Chinara not to trust Leiri, and he never felt that he had done anything wrong.

"And what about you? What if you also stubbornly believe that you are always right?"

Chinara's questioning caused Leiri's expression to change. Her gentleness gradually faded, and she became proud and dignified. This distant attitude was her true nature.

“You’re still too young to understand what’s happening on this continent. I don’t blame you for being misled by Allen. Rigidity and tradition are his strengths, but also his weaknesses. You should have already met the Night Elves. Are they really that wicked?”

Chinara shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Now they have proven their worth and saved the six royal courts from their terminal illness. If it weren't for Allen, I could have resolved this disaster much more easily!"

Lei Ruiyi rubbed her temples, wondering who was behind this.

However, those things are no longer important.

"value."

Zinora muttered to herself.

The word sounded particularly jarring at that moment. For a fleeting instant, I wanted to turn away and leave, to return to San Lenza with Nolan, and never come back.

In her mother's eyes, everything in the world is a pawn, and can only be measured by value.

In the end, Leiri did indeed achieve peace for more people with minimal losses, and she remains a more virtuous empress than Ellen.

The little princess thought she was ready, but when she actually faced this competent queen and negligent mother, she grew increasingly disgusted with becoming that kind of person.

Leiri gave Maria a deep look, then, as if giving a signal, gently took Chinora's hand and said softly, "You're still not clear-headed. Go and rest first. We have plenty of time. Right now, the most important thing is to protect the people and eliminate the remaining demons. However, I need to use the token of the Light Elf King to convene the Council of Elders. That emblem, it's in your hands, isn't it?"

boom!

A loud bang suddenly came from outside the window, shaking the palace as if a meteorite had crashed onto the balcony and shattered the window.

Leiri and Zinora stumbled, as Maria unleashed a powerful burst of spiritual energy, drawing her sword to protect them.

The three turned around in surprise, only to see a languid silver-haired girl barely clothed, and a beautiful and elegant behemoth.

"A gem dragon!?"

Maria's eyes widened; it was the first time she had ever seen a fully grown gem dragon. Pure crystalline shells flowing through the void covered the dragon princess's massive body like armor.

That aura... a Saint-level dragon!?

Nolan's clothes had long been burned, and she was currently wrapped in Grandpa Sandel's military uniform coat. She gave Chinara a reassuring look, then smiled and stared at the woman next to the little princess.

A pure-blooded Sun Elf with golden hair and golden eyes, she looks remarkably similar to Chinora but is mature and beautiful, radiating brilliance; she must be Her Majesty the Queen.

Lei Ruiyi's eyes were strange. She stopped the guards who rushed in from outside the door. Her pretty face was not panicked. Instead, she smiled and said, "These two lovely children must be Chinara's classmates. It's great to meet you."

"It's an honor that you know us. I thought you didn't care about Chinara at all."

Nolan touched his nose and gently scratched the dragon princess's tail.

Ekaterina glared at her irritably, shook her body, and her crystalline shell ignited with ethereal flames, shrinking into a sexy and alluring tall female body in the blazing firelight. Her magnificent scales and crystalline tail amazed the onlookers.

Lei Rui sighed and took a deep look at Nolan. A terrifying pressure emanated from the Gem Dragon, but she could sense that the one who truly held the reins was this pretty little human knight.

“How could that be? Principal Skadi often shares some projections with me. I have saved all the footage of your classes. Otherwise, how could I entrust her to Starry Sky School with peace of mind?”

Zinora blinked, seemingly moved, but Nolan brazenly pulled her away by the hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. We're exhausted. We'll just find a place here to rest for the night. I hope Her Majesty won't mind."

The silver-haired girl left a sentence, and before leaving, she glanced intentionally or unintentionally at a corner of the magnificent palace, as if she could see something hidden through the air.

The female warrior was somewhat angry at the arrogance, but Leiri waved her hand, bit her thin lips, her gaze shifting between light and shadow, and also looked towards that corner, nodding slightly.

What are you doing?

Nolan dragged Zinora around the palace for a while, and at the end, he asked, "Where is your room?"

"You don't know the way, yet you're walking so fast?"

The little princess rolled her eyes, bit Nolan hard, and led the two of them to find Messiah.

Nolan shrugged and said jokingly, "If you don't hurry up, you'll be eaten up! Her Majesty the Queen is incredibly thirsty; the way she looks at you is like she wants to devour you whole!"

"You can't talk nonsense here."

Chinara raised her index finger and gave a word of advice, then led the two of them around the courtyard to wash themselves first.

The royal bathhouse in the inner palace is accessible to only a few people, yet it is as large as a swimming pool and is entirely made of white jade.

The surrounding area is filled with water vapor, and the pure water element crystals are constantly activated. Without you having to lift a finger, the blue water bubbles will automatically stick to your body, removing dirt and moisturizing your skin.

"call!"

Upon entering, one sees a certain federal superstar floating in the bubbles, looking as cheerful as if he had just experienced a major battle.

The bald, blue-haired girl squeezed from one bubble to another, enjoying the royal treatment befitting a close friend of a princess. These days of wandering had really made her feel stifled!

Nora stretched out his finger and forcefully popped the blister, causing Messiah to scream and fall to the ground.

Messiah rubbed his bottom, angrily rushed over, grabbed the silver-haired girl's slender waist, and slammed her into the pool. The sullen little princess was also splashed with water, and they frolicked naked together, briefly forgetting their troubles.

273. Late-night invitation from the Queen's bedchamber

The magnificent palace, the princess's luxurious bedroom was dimly lit.

Moonlight shone into the exquisite pink-toned room, but the innocent and kind little princess of the past was gone forever.

The Sunlit Royal Court sits atop the Evergreen Garden, and through the windows, one can see the indistinct World Tree towering amidst the distant thick clouds.

The seven royal courts, which had suffered a dramatic upheaval, were severely damaged. Although their foundations remained intact, they were in disarray. The question of where to turn for their subjects and the common people troubled the two women in the palace.

The four girls changed into light and comfortable silk pajamas, and after playing around, they lay sprawled on the soft bed. The grand and magnificent performance in the Elf Kingdom had left everyone exhausted.

"Chirp... Chirp..."

Catherine lay in Nolan's arms, her tail curled up in a ball, emitting a cute, soft snore. The aftereffects of the Void made the Dragon Princess even sleepier; her long lifespan was no accident.

Nolan, half-asleep, opened a book of ancient elf fairy tales and began telling stories to the two silly girls.

The faint, ethereal feeling made her realize that she could leave this body at any moment, so she dared not fall asleep easily, because if she did, Er Qiao would die forever.

"In the beginning of time, the universe was silent and chaotic, and there was nothingness everywhere. So the Heavenly Father and the Night Mother obtained permission from the chaos to open up the highest plane and create the first life, the elemental spirits."

"Where did the Heavenly Father and the Night Mother come from?"

Messiah chuckled to himself.

Nolan flicked the blue-haired girl's nose and read aloud from the book: "They were not satisfied with this, but wanted to make the world more colorful. So one went up and the other went down, spreading the order of light and darkness throughout the void, letting elemental spirits fill all levels, and creating more living beings."

Elements, even the earliest life forms in the three thousand planes, are everywhere, forming the world.

"Wait, what did Chaos do?"

"He did nothing, calmly observing everything, as always."

"Hey, isn't that a complete waste of time?"

The Starry Night Diva poked Nolan's cheek, seemingly dissatisfied with the master of her faith, who was not great at all.

However, doing nothing is already the greatest mercy of Chaos. The existence of planes is due to Chaos's permission, and the name of the Destroyer of All Realms was born from this.

Nolan glared at Messiah. "Are you going to listen to me or not?"

The pedantic girl smiled, put her arm around the silver-haired girl's slender waist, and closed her eyes.

"Okay, you can continue."

“Elemental spirits merged into the air and the earth, forming rivers and oceans, giving life to all things. The Winged Clan and the Abyss Demons of Skyfall Island came into being. They are the embodiment of the will of the Heavenly Father and the Night Mother, ruling the sky and the abyss respectively.”

At this point, Messiah had already fallen asleep, her pretty face rosy and her sleeping expression sweet.

"With order comes rules. All things draw upon the elemental spirits to give birth to the next generation of life, beginning the next cycle of reincarnation. Giants and dwarves, humans and dragons, different civilizations continue in this way."

The following part, which Zinora could recite with her eyes closed, was easy for her to read. She chuckled and said, "The ancient elves were pure elemental aggregates from the beginning. They were later nurtured by the World Tree into various kinds of elves, and settled in the Void with the seven main elemental primates as their leaders."

Nolan said with a smile, "The Heavenly Father and the Night Mother relinquished their primordial power and shared it with their creations: the sky, the earth, light, darkness, and many other gods. They ascended to the Supreme Divine Court to share the truth of the God-King and serve the Heavenly Father and the Night Mother together."

This is the most reliable version of the origin of all realms, while the gods that people know today are all stories from the endless cycle of reincarnation.

Chinara had heard this story countless times since she was a child, mostly told to her by Allen.

The little princess leaned on her beloved's shoulder. Although all the hidden dangers had been resolved in one fell swoop, she was still troubled and sighed, "Although Allen died at the hands of the devil, it was for me and my mother. But she... didn't care at all."

Nolan comforted him, "You don't have to express what you care about. Maybe you're hiding in your room crying your eyes out right now."

Although the possibility is extremely slim~

"puff!"

Zinora couldn't help but chuckle. Nolan's most endearing quality was his ability to effortlessly translate troublesome matters into a silly and lighthearted way.

"Sigh, I'm so useless, I couldn't even protect my own father..."

".......Eh?"

Nolan's eyelids twitched, and his gaze suddenly became strange.

This kind of secret isn't something you hear about every day!

“Allen... is my biological father. I should have guessed it long ago. Over the years, no other man has ever appeared by my mother's side. Even my father has only entered the palace a handful of times and never stayed overnight.”

Zinora felt a pang of guilt, her delicate body trembling as she clung tightly to Nolan.

"This is truly a sad story."

Nolan suddenly felt sorry for the unknown minor nobleman who had been chosen by Leiri; the green-robed former prince was simply a replacement.

No wonder the blood of the Sun King in Zinora is so pure. The King of Light cares so much about the little princess but refuses to let her return to the Sun King's Court. It turns out that the siblings were fighting over custody after causing trouble.

If Sistamir knew about this, he'd probably be so angry his grave would be smoking...

Nolan couldn't help but laugh out loud, picked up the little princess and gave her a big kiss, saying gently, "You're not useless at all, and you're really great."