Are We a Bit Miserable

"No!" Grace said. "This water is so pure, don't stain it with blood!"

"Then how do we catch it?"

"I've got a way." Grace went to the lake in her sanctum and took out a fishing net made from Spirit-Binding Cord. She attached it to a long branch, turning it into a makeshift fishing scoop!

Rina Chu laughed so hard her eyes disappeared, giving Grace a big thumbs-up.

Grace stretched out the net and scooped with precision, speed, and force—all in one smooth motion!

"Got it! I got—wait, huh?" Rina Chu cheered, then suddenly felt something was off. "This looks like—"

Before she could finish, the thing Grace caught suddenly transformed into a tiny dragon, leaping into the air and spraying water at them.

The two of them were soaked to the bone, staring at him in shock.

This really is Drake Abyss—just one scoop and you catch a dragon...

"You reckless dragon servants, are you looking for trouble?" The little dragon turned into a boy and scolded them angrily.

"Run!" The two of them, looking like drenched chickens, dashed back.

Luckily, the little dragon didn't chase after them.

The two walked back, heads hanging in defeat.

Why is it so hard to get something to eat...?

"I'm so hungry I can't walk anymore." Rina Chu plopped down in a patch of grass.

"Hey! Wait!" Grace's eyes suddenly lit up, and she yanked Rina Chu to her feet. "Dragonroot Ginseng! We can eat this!"

The patch of grass Rina Chu sat on turned out to be Dragonroot Ginseng.

This stuff is a precious herb down below, but here... it looks just like wild grass.

They pulled up the whole bunch of Dragonroot Ginseng—some as small as a finger, some as big as a carrot...

When they got back, they didn't have any clean clothes, so they just built a fire behind the thatched hut and dried their clothes.

They ate Dragonroot Ginseng while drying their clothes by the fire.

"It tastes a little sweet, like a carrot," Rina Chu said.

Grace: "Mm."

"Are we kind of pathetic?"

Grace: "Mm."

"This Drake Abyss really isn't a good place!" Rina Chu complained. "Can't even find any food, just carrots..."

"Mm."

...

Celestial Palace.

Evan Xiao dreamed in the middle of the night that Grace was killed, and Ray was crying loudly beside her.

After waking up, he just sat on the bed.

Later, he ordered someone to call Leon Zane.

Leon Zane was woken up in the middle of the night, still half-asleep, and hurried over, yawning. "Your Highness, why did you call me?"

"Go check if Grace is still alive."

"Huh?" Leon Zane was stunned for a while. "She should still be alive, right? Why do you ask?"

"Just go check."

"Where am I supposed to look? I don't even know where she lives!"

Evan Xiao gave Leon Zane the address to Grace's home in Sigil City.

Leon Zane was extremely annoyed: "You're so energetic, staying up all night. Why don't you go yourself?"

"Just go if I tell you to!"

"But what if I go in the middle of the night and she's not home? Where would I look for her? Can't you just use the Heartscale to find her? It'd be so much easier..."

Evan Xiao just looked at him and said nothing.

Leon Zane drooped his lips and got up, saying, "Fine! I'll go check!"

Evan Xiao: "Don't show yourself. Just check and report back."

"Yes, sir!" Leon Zane left.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he returned.

This time, he didn't look annoyed. Instead, he was excited: "Your Highness, she's alive!"

Evan Xiao said expressionlessly: "Mm. You can go back now."

"Wait, guess where she is now?"

"I'm not interested in where she is," Evan Xiao said. "As long as she's alive, so the Saint Maiden won't be lost forever."