He No Longer Recognizes You

Then, she took out her golden needle and a bottle of her own secret potion, brewed according to the recipe in the Ten Wild Spirit Herbs Manual, and performed a procedure on Evan Xiao.

After finishing, she retrieved the Dovefeather Herb from her rare medicine stash and used it to draw out the Immortal Love Hex.

It was a plump red worm, so fat it looked like it could barely move.

This was the thing that devoured all of Evan Xiao’s love for her…

It had already ascended; even Grace couldn’t kill it, so she sealed it in a special transparent bottle and stashed it in her Sanctum.

……

Outside, Shannon asked Leon Zane, “Didn’t you always dislike her? Why bother saying all that to her?”

Leon Zane thought for a moment, then said, “Guess I was just caught up in the moment.”

Shannon chuckled.

“Who do you think would target His Highness like that?” Leon Zane frowned.

“Sophie Shang is still under house arrest. She won’t be coming out anytime soon,” Shannon said. “I really can’t think of anyone else.”

“The Immortal Love Hex is incredibly hard to cultivate. If we can figure out who raised it, we’ll know who cast the hex!”

“Mm.” Shannon nodded.

……

That night, Grace stayed by Evan Xiao’s side.

But at some point, she fell asleep at his bedside without realizing it.

When she woke up again, Evan Xiao was gone from the bed.

Was he awake?

Grace rushed out, only to see Louis Lin standing there.

“Louis Lin, where’s Evan Xiao?” Grace asked.

“Miss Grace.” Louis Lin frowned. “His Highness has already gone back.”

Grace was stunned. “Gone back?”

“Last night, the Celestial Empress came and personally took him away,” Louis Lin said. “She saw His Highness covered in wounds and was furious. She took Young Master Cang—that’s Leon Zane—and the Third Princess with her as well.”

Grace fell silent.

“Old Qin and I have to leave too.” Louis Lin looked at her, full of regret.

“Did he wake up?” Grace asked.

“He did. At the time, you’d been put to sleep by the Celestial Empress,” Louis Lin said. “He saw you… but he didn’t recognize you anymore!”

In fact, when Grace was lying by his bedside, he didn’t even spare her a second glance.

He probably thought she was just a night maid.

Grace said nothing.

“Miss Grace, please take care of yourself!”

Grace nodded. “You take care too.”

Louis Lin nodded, turned into a streak of yellow light, and vanished.

By morning, the General’s Manor was completely empty.

Grace returned to her room for a look.

Inside, it was empty and felt especially spacious.

Anything Evan Xiao used daily was gone, leaving only the large pieces of furniture.

Even in the inner room, his clothes, bedding—everything was gone.

It was as if no one had ever lived here.

Every trace of the Divine Prince’s stay had been wiped away, clean as a whistle.

Grace wanted to find something of his to keep as a memento, but she couldn’t…

She walked outside and gazed at the sky for a long, long time.

"Grace." Someone entered from outside, dressed all in white, ethereal as an immortal.

It was Jun Lionhead.

“Master?” Grace looked at him in surprise. “Why are you here?”

“I heard you were framed and stripped of your Alliance Leader title. I was worried about you. They all said you might be here.”

Grace’s eyes reddened. “Master, I’m fine.”

“What happened to the General’s Manor? Why is there no one here?”

“…Evan Xiao was afflicted by the Love Hex. I helped him remove it, and then he left,” Grace said. “He’s forgotten me completely…”

As she spoke, she looked up at the sky.

She looked up at the sky to keep her tears from falling.