I Will Take You Home to Marry

Leon Zane glanced at Evan Xiao and kindly helped him out of the awkward situation: "That Antler Serpent is still just a baby! Are you really going to take it into battle?"

"It may be small, but it's fierce!"

"Really?" Leon Zane looked unconvinced.

Grace Lawrence leaned in mysteriously and said, "Let me tell you, Cutie Pie is amazing. Ever since it got a touch of dragon's aura, all those spirit beasts see it and freak out like they've seen a ghost—howling and running away! If we brought it to the battlefield and just let it stand in the middle of their spirit beast army, ha, the enemy would lose without a fight!"

Leon Zane chuckled, "So Cutie Pie is that powerful, huh?"

"Of course!" Grace Lawrence exclaimed, her eyes sparkling. "You two carry on! Don’t mind me, I’m off to the forbidden garden to fetch it!"

With that, she turned and hurried off, full of excitement.

"Wait up," Evan Xiao called out.

"What is it?"

"I'll go with you."

"No need, I can go by myself."

"You can't get in."

"Oh, fine!"

At the forbidden garden, Grace Lawrence peered into the water for a long time and then called out at the top of her lungs, "Cutie Pie! Cutie Pie! Sweetie, come out!"

She called and called, but the water remained perfectly still.

Evan said, "It's probably gone into seclusion again."

"Seclusion?" Grace frowned. "It just woke up from hibernation, and now it’s back to training?"

"Better not bring it along. I’ll ask Steward Qin to take good care of it."

"But I really wanted to take it with me!"

"These next few years are crucial for its advancement. Let it focus on cultivating."

"Sigh!" Grace let out a disappointed, wistful sigh. "Alright then."

"Have you got everything ready for the expedition?"

"There's really nothing much to pack!" Grace replied. "Just some clothes and shoes to change into. Pan'er and Xi'er stuffed a huge bag for me."

"Yeah. There’s not much to prepare, the army has everything we’ll need."

Grace Lawrence looked at him and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Of course."

"I mean... to go to the Vermilion Kingdom," Grace clarified. "Do you know what my dad is planning for this trip?"

"I mean... to go to the Vermilion Kingdom," Grace Lawrence clarified. "Do you know what my dad is planning for this trip?"

"He wants to team up with you, surrender to Evan Tuo, and then go against Colin Gu," Grace explained. "Doesn’t that bother you?"

"He wants to team up with you, surrender to Evan Tuo, and then go against Colin Gu," Grace Lawrence explained. "Doesn’t that bother you?"

None of that means anything to him.

As long as Grace is happy, that's all that matters.

"Oh..." Grace Lawrence looked at him. "You said you all came to the Blue Moon Kingdom to find my mother. Now that you've found her, what’s the plan? Are you going to keep hiding here?"

"For now, yes. We'll stay to protect her."

"But what if... a year from now, something happens to my mother? What will you do then?"

"I'll do everything I can to save her. If it’s impossible, then we’ll retreat."

"Oh..."

"I’ll take you home and marry you," Evan added.

Grace Lawrence smiled but said nothing.

"You need to hurry up and cultivate!" Evan said. "You’ve been stuck at Level Five for so long. Why haven’t you advanced?"

"Not enough spiritual energy!" Grace frowned. "The Blue Moon Kingdom is so lacking, I can’t even refine pills! It’s been driving me crazy!"

"Not enough spiritual energy!" Grace Lawrence frowned. "The Blue Moon Kingdom is so lacking, I can’t even refine pills! It’s been driving me crazy!"

Actually, it wouldn’t be so troublesome...

If she could just activate the Illusory Array, she’d have endless spiritual energy...