Chapter 80: The Rose Given by Aila

Xie Yaoyao stared with wide, round eyes at the woman who was being extremely respectful before him.

That thin layer of gauze was equivalent to wearing nothing at all in the water, leaving the woman's curvaceous figure fully exposed; naturally, Xie Yaoyao, who had been single for over twenty years, could not withstand such a test.

What allowed Xie Yaoyao to hold on without losing his composure was the pair of wings behind the woman, which were limp and plastered against her body after being soaked in water.

The wings were as thin as cicada wings, something Xie Yaoyao had seen countless times in games or movies.

So, have I arrived in heaven?!

Naturally, Xie Yaoyao did not truly believe he had ascended to heaven.

However, he still couldn't help but touch those wings, thin as cicada wings, under the woman's shy, blushing gaze.

Hmm, light as nothing!

No special feeling!

The woman's face turned even redder.

"My Lord!"

Xie Yaoyao hurriedly coughed, put on a serious expression, reached out to take the cup of fruit wine from the tray, and took a sip.

Hmm, the fruity aroma slid straight down his throat into his stomach!

Delicious!

Xie Yaoyao immediately downed the fruit wine in the cup in one gulp, and suddenly, his whole being seemed to be enveloped by the fruity fragrance.

That's right, this really is heaven!

"You just mentioned the Goddess Festival?"

After closing his eyes to savor the taste for a long while, Xie Yaoyao finally returned to the main topic with great reluctance.

Hearing Xie Yaoyao's question, the woman gently took the wine cup from his hand, refilled it, and handed it back to him.

"Yes, my Lord! You are the most powerful spellcaster in the Rose Kingdom. Last year, it was you who led the powerful Rose Knights to defeat the enemies and obtain the Golden Apple to sacrifice to the Goddess, which allowed Goddess Aila to bestow her divine grace and protect our Garden Kingdom."

"Even the other three kingdoms only avoided the harassment of those filthy bugs because they basked in your glory! Hmph! They don't even know how to be grateful; this year, they actually boasted that they would replace you to obtain the Golden Apple and complete the sacrifice!"

Rose Kingdom! The other three kingdoms! Goddess Aila! Golden Apple!

After extracting the key points from the woman's words, Xie Yaoyao immediately thought of the story Aila had told him.

He didn't expect that in this Ju Qing Di Tu, that little girl Aila had actually become the so-called Goddess Aila, and Aila had also mentioned the so-called 'harassment of the bugs' in her story, except for the Golden Apple, which was not in the story.

Clearly, judging by the current situation, that Golden Apple is the key to this mission.

Now he could only take it one step at a time; he also didn't know what kind of situation Nie Yingying and the other three girls were in.

As for his own current situation, Xie Yaoyao guessed it must have something to do with the special invitation letter Aila gave him.

Xie Yaoyao remembered very clearly that the invitation was for a solo mission, and it was noted that it would come with a special identity bonus.

But if he entered through that solo invitation, then Nie Yingying and the other three were one person short.

Could it be that they didn't manage to get in!

Thinking of this, Xie Yaoyao felt a bit clueless.

He had to hurry and figure out the situation.

The woman beside him clearly knew him extremely well, so Xie Yaoyao naturally needed to be even more careful with his words and actions.

Hmm, touching her wings just now was an accident! Definitely an accident!

"Um... serve... serve me as I get dressed! I should hurry to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen!"

"Yes, Baron!"

Amidst the 'splash' of water, the woman picked up the tray and led Xie Yaoyao toward the edge of the pool. The water droplets shaken off from her cicada-like wings splashed everywhere, and the swaying, snow-white torso caused the temperature on Xie Yaoyao's face to rise sharply.

"Amitabha! Immeasurable Heavenly Lord! Form is emptiness! Emptiness is form! Monkey King possess me, obey the order!"

Although the maids covered their mouths and giggled as they looked at Xie Yaoyao's Ruyi Golden Cudgel, under the spiritual guidance of the Monkey King, Xie Yaoyao still successfully changed into a magnificent Baron's formal attire.

Led by the first maid, Xie Yaoyao headed to the Wangong to pay his respects to Her Majesty the Queen.

Only after leaving that oversized bathroom did Xie Yaoyao realize that he had already arrived at the Wangong of the Rose Kingdom, and the bathroom he was just in was the Queen's private bathroom.

This left Xie Yaoyao somewhat confused; was this the kind of treatment a Baron could enjoy?

Along the way, Xie Yaoyao kept probing the maid leading the way about his current situation, and finally understood everything.

The Garden Kingdom was a vast, rich, and beautiful kingdom, composed of four kingdoms: the Rose Kingdom, the Tulip Kingdom, the Lavender Kingdom, and the Daisy Kingdom, each ruled by a beautiful Queen.

In the center of the Sida Wangguo lay a terrifying Monster Forest, which contained countless giant insect monsters that threatened the safety of the four kingdoms.

And the great Goddess Aila could protect the kingdoms from these monsters, as long as a Golden Apple was offered to the Goddess as a sacrifice every year!

However, the sacred tree that grew a Golden Apple every year grew on Lake Heart Island in the deepest part of the Monster Forest, guarded by an incredibly powerful monster.

Therefore, every year, the Sida Wangguo would send an elite squad to seize the Golden Apple and then sacrifice it to Goddess Aila.

And Goddess Aila had already issued a divine oracle that this year's guardian monster was the most terrifying Cyclops.

When Xie Yaoyao understood the background of this plot world, he felt terrible; no matter how you looked at it, this story made one feel that Goddess Aila was the mastermind behind it all!

Rubbing his chin, Xie Yaoyao was lost in thought.

Perhaps the reality was just a dream of that little girl Aila, or something similar to a dream, and then the World Will or something similar helped her fill in the settings!

After entering the Wangong to meet the Queen, Xie Yaoyao realized just how good that little girl Aila had been to him, and how bewitching and charming the rose she gave him was.

The entire Rose Palace was built in an ocean of roses, and the white palace was holy and magnificent.

The Rose Queen Rose wore a fiery red long dress, her long hair coiled high, looking noble and dignified, not to mention her exquisite face and tall, perfect figure.

The moment she saw Xie Yaoyao walk into the Wangong, the Rose Queen's eyes lit up.

She couldn't wait for Xie Yaoyao to get closer; she spread a pair of huge butterfly wings from her back and flew toward Xie Yaoyao, then threw herself into his arms.

"This... is this the rose that Aila gave me?!"

Xie Yaoyao was dumbfounded; this special identity was a bit too overpowered.

And when the Rose Queen Rose heard Xie Yaoyao's words, her face immediately turned bright red; she had mistaken Xie Yaoyao's words for a romantic confession!

Thus, the Queen looked up at Xie Yaoyao's face with love and said.

"That's right, it is precisely the divine grace of the Goddess Aila that allowed us to meet! My beloved is the most powerful spellcaster, the God-favored One of the Goddess Aila; I believe you will certainly be able to conquer those monsters again and bring the Golden Apple back to our beautiful Rose Kingdom!"