“What? Miss Violet is going to Spirit Butterfly Peak?”
The Moon Shadow Tribe chief, Wolf Queen Vanessa Moon Shadow, repeated what she had just heard with no small amount of surprise.
The little white wolf cub in her arms, happily suckling on milk, also peeked out its curious little head, its gem-like black eyes blinking and staring intently at the priestess in front of it.
“Howl?”
“What are you looking at? Let me tell you, I don’t have that...”
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Violet tightened the collar of her white robe warily and glared at the restless little Novia before explaining to the perplexed Vanessa.
“Yes, I want to investigate something I’m concerned about. Besides, I’ve been feeling quite idle lately. It’s a bit embarrassing to freeload off you guys every day, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to go out while the rain has stopped. Anyway, Tiyelu did say I could freely move around the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain, didn’t she?”
“You really can’t stay still for a moment...”
“Eh hey~ I think someone has said that to me before.”
The chief rubbed her head in mild exasperation. Sitting by the fireplace, she turned slightly to gaze out at the snowy landscape. After setting the child back into the crib and adjusting her clothing, she gestured to the chair beside her.
“Please, have a seat, Miss Violet.”
“Alright, thank you~”
Vanessa’s bedroom was an extremely private place. Besides the room’s owner and Violet, only the still nursing wolf pup was present. Although Violet felt a bit awkward walking in on such a scene, it’s worth noting that she had asked the guards to announce her arrival beforehand.
In other words, Vanessa herself didn’t mind Violet seeing that scene, so whoever made a fuss would lose.
The two sat face to face, and the chief took out a peculiar vessel of unknown origin, pouring half a cup for both Violet and herself. This time, however, it wasn’t medicinal wine.
“The season is a bit rushed, and my bedroom only has plain water prepared. Please don’t mind, Miss Violet.”
Seeing the black-haired girl nod indifferently and sip the steaming water to soothe her throat, the elegantly robed beauty folded her hands over her abdomen, adopting her usual graceful and serene posture as she continued.
“May I ask why Miss Violet suddenly wants to go to Spirit Butterfly Peak? Besides the fact that the snowy mountain roads are difficult to traverse, there are many other better places to visit even for tourism. Though Spirit Butterfly Peak is majestic and beautiful, it is quite a distance from our Moon Shadow Valley, almost nearing the Steel Claw’s territory.”
Ah...
What she probably meant was: if you cause any trouble there, it will be difficult for me to help or handle it... something like that, right?
The priestess understood this simple implication immediately, and she looked a bit helpless.
“I’m not planning to cause trouble... I really just want to have a look. I can’t be causing trouble everywhere I go, right? Chief Vanessa, it seems like you really don’t want me to go there. I’m guessing it’s not just for the reasons you mentioned? Let’s not beat around the bush. How about we be straightforward and lay our cards on the table?”
“Well... that’s a valid point.”
Vanessa nodded thoughtfully and continued, “Miss Violet now knows quite a few secrets of our Ten Thousand Demons Mountains’s domain. Before discussing this matter, may I ask you a question?”
“Go ahead.”
“Okay, it’s actually quite simple.”
The chieftain glanced at her own daughter, who was lying on the edge of the cradle, her fluffy white head peeking out and stealing a glance in their direction. A gentle smile, typical of a mother, appeared on Vanessa’s face.
“What you mentioned earlier, on the night of the March Moon Radiance, the treasure used to replenish the magic needed by Novia... What was it? Would it be convenient for me to take a look?”
“Eh? Oh...”
Seeing the embarrassed look on the priestess’s face, Vanessa wasn’t surprised, but she smiled and shook her head.
“I understand. Such rare treasures appearing casually in front of others are indeed a taboo. But Miss Violet may not yet fully understand what your actions at that time represented... My request is twofold: firstly, to satisfy my own curiosity, and secondly, to be prepared and responsible for my child and the entire Ten Thousand Demons Mountains. I hope you can understand.”
“What does that mean?”
Violet could understand if it was for Novia’s sake, but why suddenly make such a big deal out of it? The source of magic...
“Well, previously, time was short, and with Mr. Minchen present, there were indeed some things I couldn’t speak about. But now that it’s just the two of us, Miss Violet, Vanessa won’t hide anything from you.”
The beautiful woman bent down, casually adding a few pieces of firewood to the fireplace, and changed her posture slightly, crossing her long legs and showing a somewhat melancholic expression.
“I know that both Lord Tiyelu and Mr. Minchen are accustomed to calling my daughter the ‘Source of Magic.’ In their eyes, Novia’s greatest significance may be to become the carrier of this generation’s Source of Magic in the outside world, to maintain the hundred-year stability of magic between the mountains. But... as a mother, I see it differently.”
“It was about five years ago, I think. Lord Tiyelu came to me in a hurry, saying that the previous generation’s Source of Magic was on the verge of exhaustion and needed to be transferred to a new, more stable and vibrant vessel. Otherwise, the Source of Magic itself would fall into a rampage again, breaking through the gates of the Illusionary Realm and causing a catastrophe as terrible as the one a thousand years ago...”
“Although I didn’t witness that unprecedented disaster caused by the fall of the Demon God with my own eyes, the memories and records passed down by our race constantly warned me. It was a calamity that would surely bring devastation to all living beings.”
“Therefore, I immediately asked Lord Tiyelu nervously how to solve this problem, and she told me that the power of the Source of Magic was not to be underestimated, and even if it was fragmented, ordinary things would struggle to bear it.”
“The Ten Thousand Demons Mountains needed a sufficiently outstanding vessel to bear this responsibility. However, with the decline of our race and the passing of the mythological era, Lord Tiyelu scoured the mountains but never found a suitable target. In desperation, she thought of a solution.”
“I am the ancestor of the Moon Shadow Magic Wolf Clan, once a towering presence who drank the blood of the Moon God and transcended the mundane world. Therefore, inheriting the most bloodlines of our ancestors, the Moon Shadow Royal Clan, still retain that power. It’s just that now, due to the limitations of the times, it’s difficult to reproduce the glory of our ancestors.”
“The Source of Magic is a divine artifact left by the Demon God, and as Her Majesty the Demon God is on the same level as the Moon God, its significance is no less than that of the blood of the gods in the past. Lord Tiyelu proposed a deal with me.”
“She would transfer the Source of Magic, which was on the verge of depletion, and merge it with my unborn child in my womb. With the help of this power, Novia could have the opportunity to retrieve her lost bloodline and evolve into a true Moon Shadow White Wolf. This is what we call a win-win situation.”
“By doing this, we can not only prevent the Source of Magic from collapsing again but also benefit our clan and the child greatly. After thinking it over, I agreed with Lord Tiyelu, and we sealed the deal.”
“The plan went smoothly. Two years later, Novia was born smoothly, and the transferred Source of Magic stabilized within her body. Lord Tiyelu and I were naturally very happy. But just at this time, something strange happened.”
A bitter smile appeared on the elegant and luxurious face of Vanessa, and Violet could tell that it was the emotion of “guilt.”
“Novia Moon Shadow, my child, she fell into a deep sleep after birth.”