Early the next morning, Evan Chu stepped out of his room, feeling completely refreshed. He deliberately took a stroll around the training grounds, but found that no one was out for morning exercise. Unlike the lower realms, the Immortal Realm cultivators didn’t need to temper their physical bodies at all.
As long as you had enough Immortal Stones, most people just stayed in their rooms to absorb energy and break through. Still, the morning air was so fresh and comfortable that Evan couldn’t help but breathe deeply. With a thought, he activated Light Transformation and decided to go check on the other women.
Now that Light Transformation had reached the second layer, its invisibility ability was even stronger. Plus, Evan’s control over the surrounding elements was excellent, so his movements barely caused any energy ripples—making him almost impossible to detect.
He remembered that when he first started cultivating Light Transformation, the first thing he thought of was pranking Serena Frost. Back at the Newcapital City auction, she’d triggered his Pure Yang energy and nearly killed him on the spot.
And then there was her teasing back in Dream Spirit Sanctuary—he could look, but not touch. Evan had been wanting to get her back for that for ages, just to show her the consequences of tempting a man but not letting him have his way.
When he arrived at Serena Frost’s door, Evan didn’t go in right away. Instead, he restored his physical body—since you couldn’t use Earthshift while Light Transformation was active, and he still couldn’t pull off both at the same time.
He used Earthshift to slip into the room and found Serena Frost already up, carefully doing her makeup at the vanity. Now that she’d truly become a woman, her charm was even more irresistible—Evan couldn’t help staring, totally entranced.
But he quickly remembered why he’d come. He immediately activated Light Transformation, turned invisible, and walked up right in front of Serena Frost. Staring at her stunning figure, Evan reached out and lightly tapped her chest—a quick touch and then instantly pulled back.
Serena Frost was clearly startled. She suddenly felt someone touch her chest, but the door was closed and no one was around. Even Evan couldn’t pull that off—besides, he should still be sleeping with Lynn Ling right now, not up and about.
“Maybe I’m just imagining things—must’ve bumped into the vanity by accident,” Serena Frost muttered to herself.
Evan Lin watched from the side, unable to hold back a grin—though he didn’t dare laugh out loud. Finally getting a chance to mess with her felt pretty great. Then he moved behind her and gave her a playful pinch, making Serena Frost jump straight up from the vanity.
The only person who would dare do something like this to her was Evan Lin—especially here in Frostbane Imperial Palace. Serena Frost didn’t scream; instead, she actually felt a burst of joy inside. Pretending not to notice, she glanced around and, seeing no one, went back to doing her makeup.
But she slowly spread her divine sense, watching every move in the room. Evan Lin wasn’t stupid—he knew that Serena Frost, sitting so calmly at the vanity, must have activated her divine sense. So he just stood still, quietly observing to see what she’d do next.
After a while, Serena Frost seemed to lose patience. She got up and looked all around the room, but couldn’t spot anything suspicious—leaving her completely baffled.
Just as she reached the bed, Evan Lin made his move. He hugged her from behind and kissed her. The sudden action really startled Serena Frost.
He wrapped his arms around her, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips—Serena wanted to cry out, but couldn’t make a sound. Flustered, she realized this was a totally new experience: someone had actually turned invisible right in front of her, which was unheard of.
"Serena, how does it feel? Surprised?" Evan Lin whispered, finally revealing himself.
Staring at this guy who’d left her speechless, Serena Frost had no idea what to say. That prank was way over the top—if her heart wasn’t strong, she might’ve died of fright.
"Evan Lin, how could you do this? I’m your wife—you should at least show me some basic respect!" Serena said, exasperated.
Evan Lin grinned, "Of course I respect you! Why else would I come see you so early? Come on, let’s get some morning exercise—I heard it’s good for your complexion."
"Morning exercise? What kind of exercise do you mean?" Serena asked, clearly surprised.
"Yep, exactly what you’re thinking. Didn’t you tempt me back in the secret chamber? This is payback—seems fair, right?" Evan Lin grinned mischievously.
"You’re just terrible! It’s already late—if Yvonne and the others come by, they’ll tease me. How about I keep you company tonight instead?" Serena said, blushing.
"I want you right now, Serena. Don’t worry—it’ll be over quickly!" Evan Lin laughed.
Just then, Yvonne Xuan’s voice sounded outside the door: "Serena, are you ready yet? Let’s go see Evan Lin. Nolan said as soon as he comes out of seclusion, we should find him right away."
A strange expression flashed across Serena Frost’s face—part disappointment, part relief. She was sad she couldn’t do ‘morning exercise’ with Evan Lin, but Yvonne’s arrival gave her an escape. It was a complicated mix of emotions.
"I’ll be ready soon—wait for me!" Serena said, gently pushing Evan Lin away. "Tonight I’ll make sure to take good care of you!"
Evan Lin smiled contentedly. "Let’s go out together. I’m sure Yvonne will be happy to see us both."
Just as Serena Frost was about to compose herself, Evan Lin suddenly vanished—and the door opened by itself. She was already numb to his strange tricks; with Evan Lin, anything was possible.
She stepped out the door, and after not seeing Evan Lin anywhere, she finally relaxed. "Yvonne, why didn’t Lynn come with you?"
"She should be ready soon. Should we have Evan Lin take us together this time?" Yvonne Xuan asked.
"This trip definitely has something to do with Zane Zuo. I think it’s better if we don’t go—Zane Zuo’s strength is unfathomable, and we shouldn’t be a burden." Serena Frost said.
"You’re right. I’ll go to Martial Spirit Dominion alone this time. Just wait for me here at Frostbane Imperial Palace." Evan Lin said suddenly.
But only his voice was heard—he was nowhere to be seen, which startled Yvonne. "Evan Lin, where are you?"
Suddenly, she felt a light pinch and was about to get angry, but found herself pulled into Evan Lin’s arms by that scoundrel…
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