"Then I'll follow Your Highness's instructions. When approaching Wu Chen for surveillance, I won't report to Your Highness."
Sylvie revealed a slightly cunning smile.
"Good, that's how it should be."
Litia nodded in satisfaction and then took Xia Yueyun out of the room.
Although everything was going smoothly, Litia couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
After the two witches left, the guest room was left with only Wu Chen and Sylvie.
"Hmph, as expected of you. You actually got two witches to fight over you."
Sylvie, with her back to Wu Chen, said with a hint of acidity.
"Ah, your husband's charisma is just too strong; there's nothing to be done."
"Pah! I've never seen someone so shameless!"
"Haha, just kidding."
Wu Chen scratched his head.
Xia Yueyun was clearly attracted by his non-existent inheritance of the Mother Goddess.
Litia, on the other hand, was seriously preparing and evaluating for their formal relationship.
Wu Chen thought that, compared to being called the Desire Witch, Litia was more suited to be called the Pure Love Witch.
"Witches are great, but Sylvie, you're wonderful too."
Wu Chen naturally moved closer, placing his left hand on the delicate, exposed shoulder of the elven empress's white robe.
"Really? Now that I've lost the goddess's aura, I no longer have the dignity and glory of the past."
Sylvie turned her head away, feeling somewhat inferior.
If she were still the goddess of old, she would have had the spirit to compete with other witches.
Now, as a fallen demon, reduced to working for others, comparing herself to Litia and Xia Yueyun only made her feel more embarrassed and intimidated.
"If you say that, I'll get mad!"
Wu Chen said seriously.
"I'm craving your body, not your divine aura!"
Wu Chen declared with righteousness, his hand not staying idle as it caressed Sylvie's perfectly curved waist.
"Whether you're a human or an elf, a goddess or a demon king, an empress or a mortal, it won't change my view of you."
"Even if you no longer have your divine aura, in my heart, you're still my goddess."
Wu Chen held Sylvie close and whispered softly in her pointed ear.
"Ugh... Elf ears are very sensitive, so don't get so close when you speak… Ah!"
Sylvie's face flushed as she tried to warn him, but before she could finish, Wu Chen blew a light breath into her ear, causing her to let out an involuntary sound.
"I already said my ears are sensitive!"
Sylvie tried to cover her ears, but Wu Chen seized her hands at just the right moment.
"Sorry, but Sylvie, you're just too cute like this, so I can't help myself."
"Blame it on how much I like you."
"Eek eek eek!"
Under Wu Chen's skilled touch, Sylvie had long forgotten her jealousy towards the witches and had turned into a squeaking mess, enjoying the moment of affection.
"No, it's too ticklish... Wait a bit, Litia is sending me a communication..."
Sylvie tried to endure the ticklish sensation as she asked.
"Ugh... Lady Litia, do you... do you need something?"
"Sylvie, how's the situation over there? Are there any suspicious females approaching Wu Chen?"
"I'm worried there might be other witches waiting to swoop in after Xia Yueyun somehow found out about this."
Litia's concerned voice came through the communication magic.
"Your Highness, ugh, over here... Ahem, I mean, no suspicious females have approached Wu Chen; everything's normal!"
Sylvie's face turned even redder as she desperately covered her mouth, mumbling a reply.
How does Wu Chen manage to be so skilled?
"It's good to hear that. But Sylvie, your voice sounds a bit intermittent and strange."
"Perhaps it's because this is another witch's palace, with certain shielding effects, so the magical signal is unstable."
"Oh, I see. Well, I'll leave the next surveillance task to you."
Litia said seriously.
"Leave it to me, ooh~~~~"
Sylvie's little ears twitched, and she couldn't help but make some strange sounds.
"Sylvie!? What's wrong? Is there an enemy attack?"
Litia immediately became tense upon hearing Sylvie's cry.
"No, no, a bug suddenly jumped out from the corner of the room and scared me."
Sylvie glared at Wu Chen in embarrassment and quickly explained.
"Ah, but aren't you a nature-protected elf? How can you be afraid of bugs?"
Litia couldn't help but complain.
"Nature is wonderful in every way—mountains, rivers, greenery—everything except bugs!!!!"
Sylvie shuddered involuntarily.
As a spirit of nature, she should indeed love everything about nature, but bugs were simply too much for her.
"Alright then, keep a close watch. I'm sure the Full Moon Witch won't just let this go so easily."
Litia instructed her subordinate and then ended the communication.
Not having encountered such a situation before, Litia couldn't understand the nuances of Sylvie's current sultry tone.
If it were the veteran fox, Xia Yueyun, she would immediately understand what was going on.
"Don't do that next time during a call. What if the witch finds out something's amiss?"
Sylvie covered her pointed ears and puffed out her cheeks.
"Got it, so you're saying it's fine as long as it's not on a call?"
"I-I didn't mean that! Of course, if it's just the two of us alone, occasionally it's fine..."
This feeling was unexpectedly fresh and comfortable for Sylvie.
"Doing this when it's just the two of us feels like a waste; during times like this, we could do something even more..."
"Lord Envoy, are you there?"
Just as Wu Chen leaned in closer to Sylvie, the voice from the doorway startled them both.
That voice... Full Moon Witch? But isn't she being monitored by Litia?
Wu Chen and Sylvie exchanged puzzled glances, their small eyes filled with confusion.
"Don't notify Litia for now; leave here temporarily. I'll check what she really wants."
Seeing Sylvie about to start a communication, Wu Chen reached out to stop her.
Relying on the fact that witches couldn't harm him, he decided to act boldly!
"Alright, be careful."
Sylvie spun around, her form transforming into a flurry of butterfly-like light spots that dissipated outside the room's window.
"Full Moon Witch, you actually managed to evade Litia's surveillance and come here?"
Wu Chen opened the door and saw the small, silver-haired, red-eyed girl in a qipao standing at the door, looking puzzled.
"Lord Envoy, just call me Xia Yueyun."
"Alright, then you don't have to call me 'Lord Envoy' all the time. Just call me Wu Chen."
"Okay, Lord Envoy."
"The Mother Goddess made you, Wu Chen, look like a Huang Empire person like me, which shows that you and I are fated."
Xia Yueyun's lips curled into a sly and lively smile.
"Instead of talking about fate or whatever, I'm more curious about how you managed to avoid Litia's watchful eyes."
The Desire Witch is powerful and not someone to be easily fooled.
"It's just a little trick."
Xia Yueyun snapped her fingers, and Wu Chen saw a flash. Suddenly, the room was filled with numerous beautiful figures identical to Xia Yueyun, appearing from the bed, behind the screen, in front of the tea table, behind the door, and in the window, all striking alluring and seductive poses.
For a moment, the room was filled with a lively array of beautiful women.
"Whoa!"
Wu Chen was startled.
But he was not surprised by the clones. After battling witches in the game for so many years, he was well-versed in their abilities.
This power was called [Moonlit Mirage], which could create countless illusory shadows.
At first glance, it seemed like ordinary illusion magic, but its wonder lay in the fact that if you believed the illusions were real, then they became real.
If you perceive these illusions as immensely powerful and undefeatable, they will indeed be that powerful when targeting you alone, even if you possess extraordinary abilities.
Just like how the demon race appeared flawless in the eyes of the humans in the fallen territory.
A power to transform illusion into reality!
Wu Chen's astonishment was mainly due to the fact that although these illusions all had Xia Yueyun's appearance and figure, they were all dressed in anime character cosplay costumes, and there were even realistic props like clocks.
It turns out that Xia Yueyun, who had deceived players out of many items from his homeland, was actually such an anime enthusiast.
Seeing Wu Chen's reaction, Xia Yueyun couldn't help but narrow her eyes, and numerous illusions brandished old-fashioned firearms, aiming at him.
"As I suspected, your reaction clearly indicates that you recognize the cosplay character I'm portraying."
"You are not an envoy sent by the Mother Goddess, but rather a divine apostle summoned by the Creator Goddess, right?"