Looking at the three maidens who knelt before him with devout gazes, and listening to the words Su Xixi was explaining, Su Qi felt a bit confused at this moment.
’I’ve clearly only come to this Fifth Plane for the first time, so how did I suddenly become the Saintess?’
Logically speaking, this Saintess position should have gone to An Xiaoling, the girl with the Elf Ability.
But after thinking for two seconds, Su Qi quickly figured out the reason.
’Maybe the elf maidens are calling me Saintess because I ate the World Tree Fruit?’
Having thought through the cause and effect, although he still found it strange and couldn’t quite adapt to this new role similar to Ye Fufu’s, overall, Su Qi couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At least from the current situation, the elf race on the World Tree hadn’t driven them out as enemies like the Pitch Black Beasts, there was no conflict, and they even seemed to be allies—that was really great.
After organizing his thoughts in a few seconds, as a modern person, Su Qi faced the three kneeling elf maidens.
Since this kind of etiquette was a bit heavy, Su Qi felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Due to the language barrier, he subconsciously stepped forward, wanting to help the three up.
After all, when language failed, body language was universal.
But just as Su Qi took one step forward—
“Ning ning~~ hic~~”
A crisp, lovable child’s voice began to sound near Su Qi’s leg.
As the sound rang out, Su Qi felt his right leg grow heavier, and a round, chubby little pendant appeared.
He subconsciously looked down at his feet.
He saw that, beside his left leg which was still being hugged by Su Xixi, his right leg now also had a cute figure draped in a red cloak attached to it.
That figure was none other than Little Red Pupil, who had been greedily drinking the water just now.
Right now, because she had drunk too much water rich in Spiritual Energy, her belly, which had just released its contents, had once again turned into a lovely, round little watermelon.
Seeing the little one like this, Su Qi felt both amused and helpless.
’Emmm, she’s way too greedy!’
While feeling helpless, as the mother of Little Red Pupil, Su Qi, who had become much more attentive as a Su Wife, also noticed that, somehow, the watermelon capacity of Little Red Pupil seemed to have increased a little.
Even though the little watermelon was much larger now than when they first arrived at the Saint Ruins, Little Red Pupil didn’t have the pained expression she had before.
’Could it be that Little Red Pupil’s stomach has been stretched?’
’Forget it, I’ll deal with that later. First, I should help the elf maidens up, that’s more important.’
If she weren’t wearing the Dragon Knight Set, as a soft girl with a Strength of 6, having these two baby pendants on her legs—especially with Little Red Pupil being the heavy version—Su Qi would probably have struggled a lot.
But now, the weight of the two little ones was just a light drizzle.
“Ning ning~ Xi xi~”
As Su Qi took a step forward, perhaps because they found it interesting, Su Xixi and Little Red Pupil—those adorable two little ones—naively let out clear laughs.
Without any sense of danger, they were utterly cute.
As Su Qi walked up to the three elf maidens and gently helped them up, she noticed that the three elf maidens were no longer looking at her, but instead were looking at Su Xixi and Little Red Pupil and starting to whisper among themselves.
“!@#$#%%”
“Waku waku!!!”
Although the language was different, Su Qi could see their excitement from the expressions of the three elves.
As if noticing Su Qi’s confusion, the very considerate Su Xixi explained at the right time.
“Xixi (Clan leader, they said that me and Little Red Pupil are your children! They called us Holy Sons, and said they didn’t expect you to be so young and able to give birth to so many.)”
Hearing Su Xixi’s earnest, slightly confused explanation, Su Qi’s forehead couldn’t help but show a dark line.
’Ugh… these elves have way too wild imaginations. What ‘able to give birth’? Am I a pig?’
Just as Su Qi was feeling helpless and about to explain the origins of the two little ones to clear up the misunderstanding among the three elf maidens, she heard a gentle female voice from behind.
“Little Qiqi, now I understand why those three have that misunderstanding.”
The speaker was Ye Fufu, who, like Su Qi, was also a Saintess. Seeing everyone look at her curiously, Ye Fufu quickly continued.
“Last time, when we fought the Pitch Black Bone Dragon, before the big guy arrived, the Pitch Black Bone Dragon kept trying to attack me and Mo Yu. I noticed something off and wondered what was different about me and Little Mo Yu compared to the rest of the Brave Adventurer Team.”
Hearing Ye Fufu’s suggestion, everyone present briefly fell into thought, then quickly looked at Su Qi.
Seeing everyone’s gaze, Ye Fufu’s fair face also flushed a bit as she continued.
“Yes, ahem, everyone’s guess should be correct. The Pitch Black Bone Dragon attacked me and Little Mo Yu because it caught a trace of the World Tree Fruit’s scent that had rubbed off on us from Xiao Qi.”
“Just before we were teleported here, that Pitch Black Two-headed Dragon also sensed the Spiritual Energy Fluctuation around Xiao Qi and came over on its own. And just now, the scene where the Pitch Black Beast tried to seize the World Tree Fruit further confirmed my speculation. Maybe these Pitch Black Beasts have a natural perception of the World Tree Fruit.”
“And now Xiao Qi being mistaken for the Saintess also seems to be related to the World Tree Fruit. So, during the purification, Xixi and Little Red Pupil, who absorbed a large amount of Xiao Qi’s Spiritual Energy, being mistaken for Holy Sons is only natural.”
Hearing Ye Fufu’s reasoning, although Su Qi didn’t want to admit it, she had to say that her analysis made a lot of sense.
When facing those Pitch Black Beasts, Su Qi herself also carried a natural feeling of hostility.
But logic was one thing. Being suddenly mistaken for having given birth to two cute little ones still made Su Qi’s mood a bit complicated.
Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~
Just then, a cool breeze blew from the top of the towering World Tree.
Although it should still be summer judging by the leaves of the Fifth Plane’s World Tree, at such a height, even the summer wind was quite biting. Looking down at the high scene under the branches, Su Qi couldn’t help but shiver.
After thinking for a moment, Su Qi cleared her throat and looked at Su Xixi.
“Xixi, can you ask these three older sisters if there’s a base or if they can give us a tour of the World Tree?”
At Su Qi’s request, the great interpreter Su Xixi quickly lifted her little head and started “Xixi-ing” at the three elf maidens.
“Ai~ Yi~”
The three elves, who were seeing Su Xixi’s “Translation Group” ability for the first time, were first stunned, then felt extremely amazed.
Then the leading elf bowed devoutly to Su Qi and began introducing herself to Su Xixi.
“!@## ¥ (Greetings, Saintess and honored guests. Welcome back to the Elven Forest. This is your eternal home. I, Lilia, am willing to be your guide. Now, please follow my footsteps and take a tour of the World Tree!)”
After Su Xixi’s cute translation, the elf maiden named Lilia snapped her fingers.
The next moment, on the crown of this immensely huge and lush World Tree, countless branches began to curl together.
Under the shocked gazes of Su Qi and the other maidens—just as An Xiaoling had controlled vines to wrap around Su Qi earlier—this time, the branches spontaneously formed a spiraling staircase path extending downward.
Seeing this miracle-like scene and the magical structure of the World Tree, Su Qi and the group couldn’t help but widen their eyes.
Just then, the little watermelon-shaped Little Red Pupil pendant on Su Qi’s right leg gave a cute, tiny sniff.
The next second, as if discovering something delicious, her round eyes sparkled, and she spread the pair of cute little wings behind her, instinctively trying to fly down the staircase.
But the moment she jumped, she seemed to forget her little watermelon weight.
Her little wings flapped twice but couldn’t bear the weight of her body, and she plummeted straight down into the depths of the staircase.
“Ah ning~~~”
Watching a cute little watermelon arc appear in her vision, Su Qi was first slightly stunned.
’So round and cute, why does it look so familiar?’
Only when she heard a familiar, lovable “Ning ning” sound and felt the weight on her leg lighten did Su Qi and the other maidens hurriedly chase after her.
“Sigh… Little Red Pupil, you need to fly!”
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