Lucia Lu: "That sounds awful!"
Luna Lian nodded too. "No, no, that's not good."
"So... he's a Goldenreed spirit, should we just call him Little Grass?"
"Little Grass? That's way too random! Think of something else." Lucia Lu was still not satisfied.
"I'm not that good at naming! Why don't you come up with one yourself?"
Lucia Lu thought for a while, then said, "He grew up on a mountaintop, surrounded by clouds, so let's call him Ezra Cloud. How about that?"
"Yeah, that's great!" Everyone agreed.
"Then that's his name!" Lucia Lu declared.
Soon, Ryan Lu brought Ezra Cloud out. Ezra ran up to Lucia Lu and patted his clothes in front of her. "Saint Maiden, do I look good?"
"Mm, you look fantastic!" Lucia Lu said. "Honestly, you look even better than Ryan Lu in that outfit! Haha!"
"He doesn't look better than me!" Ryan Lu protested.
"Okay, okay, my brother's still the best looking," Lucia Lu said. "I gave you a name—Ezra Cloud. Do you like it?"
"As long as it's a gift from the Saint Maiden, Ezra Cloud likes anything," he replied sweetly.
"Good boy!" Lucia Lu couldn't help but pat his head. "There are all kinds of Fairy Fruit over there—you can eat as much as you want."
Ezra Cloud went over right away.
......
Snow Yuan had been staring at Damian Black the whole time.
Whenever she saw his gaze settle on Lucia Lu, she felt especially uncomfortable.
She shot Lucia Lu a sideways look and said, "This ship has the '桑' character on it—it's reserved for the Qilin royal family. None of you are royals, so how can you ride it?"
Lucia Lu explained, "The Qilin Divine Lord values this recruitment mission. To show respect to Drake Abyss, he sent us on this ship."
"So why is it just the three of you? Where are the others from the Lumina Realm?" Snow Yuan pressed.
"What do you mean by that?" Adrian Drake shot back. "The Qilin Divine Lord is my senior sister's junior—he absolutely dotes on her! Forget his Celestial Ship, she can even enter his Royal Domain whenever she wants, right?"
Damian Black cast a cold, distant look at Lucia Lu.
Lucia Lu laughed. "Adrian, don't bring up the Royal Domain! Who was it that roasted fish there and ended up barbecuing someone's thousand-year-old spirit pet?"
Adrian Drake: "Like you didn't eat any!"
Snow Yuan took a deep breath and said, "In the past, Saint Maiden Lucia never attended banquets or left the Spirit Alliance. So why come to Drake Abyss now?"
Lucia Lu was sure—Snow Yuan was full of hostility toward her.
She replied coolly, "I just felt like coming. No special reason."
Snow Yuan gave her a polite smile. "Saint Maiden, you've never been to Drake Abyss before. Don't get sick from the change in environment."
Lucia Lu: "I'm a Spiritual Alchemist—I'm not worried! If you ever feel unwell, Snow Yuan, just come to me. Even mysterious cases of sudden heartache—I can cure those too."
Snow Yuan's expression changed slightly.
Just then, Luna Lian, sensing the tension, came over and stepped between them. "Sis, look—we're almost there! Once we pass that mountain, we can jump into Drake Abyss!"
Lucia Lu nodded, reached out to tidy Luna's robe, and said, "Once we arrive, we'll pay respects to the Celestial Empress first, then visit the four Dragon Lords' manors. Are the gifts all sorted?"
"Yep, don't worry!"
"Luna's always so meticulous," Lucia Lu said, patting her soft, fair cheek. "I trust you completely."
Luna Lian giggled and grabbed her hand. "Stop messing around."