Su Lixi (5)

'Be her prophet? Or a messenger?'

He was barely holding on to his consciousness as the pain in his chest surged again. Wow, the plot was truly hellbent on killing him. When it noticed the goddess whose sole purpose was to summon the villainess and give her wish was suddenly showing interest in him, it fought back in a nasty way.

He had to admit, it was alarming how his aching heart was palpitating so much as if it would burst any given moment. Beads of sweat dripping down from his forehead, he panted for air.

The Pope who saw his condition frowned, but was more concerned about why he said no. He once again asked, "Son of Marquis Wade, won't you reconsider the offer. In the past thousands of years, you are the first one to hear the Goddess' voice again. It was simply a miracle and a sign that you are destined to be this empire's pillar of strength through serving the Goddess of Light...."