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Then Grace heard him roaring, "You two wicked women! You made me take that poisonous medicine—now I feel awful, and on top of that, you made me believe I can't have sons! I'm only twenty, I haven't even married yet!"

"What are you talking about? Have you lost your mind too?" Sophie Sun was so furious she wished she could sew his mouth shut.

"Yeah! Who gave you poison?" Lily Xu frantically denied.

"I was just at the clinic with my brother. Wasn't it you two who gave me two Legacy Stones and asked me to pretend to be sick—to take my brother's place? You two heartless women, I curse you to have sons with no—sons! May lightning strike you down!"

"Shut up!" Sophie Sun snapped, slapping him across the face in a fit of rage.

The man's temper was explosive. After being slapped, he immediately lunged at her, "I'll fight you to the death!"

......

Seeing this, Grace covered her mouth and giggled.

Eating too much Frostscale Roe really can cause fertility problems for men.

But the amount he ate was nowhere near enough to cause that.

Grace smirked slyly, then pretended to be anxious as she rushed over to stop Patient Three, saying, "Why are you so impulsive? I only told you that eating too much Frostscale Roe 'might' chill your meridians and affect fertility. But you didn't eat that much, so there shouldn't be any serious problem."

"Really?" the man asked.

Grace nodded.

"Elder Conrad, is that true?" the man turned to ask Elder Conrad.

Elder Conrad's face was dark as thunder, but in the end, he didn't say anything in front of the crowd. He just soothed the man and told him to continue receiving treatment from Grace.

Grace flawlessly detoxified him.

His body recovered completely, with no side effects at all.

Elder Conrad had Sam Summers record another 'Excellent' for her.

Finally, the results were announced: out of the five participants in the third round, Grace took first place.

There was also a young Third-rank Spiritual Alchemist who performed impressively, earning two 'Excellents' and one 'Good'.

His name was Zachary Stone.

This time, only Grace and Zachary Stone passed the Blue Moon Spirit Alliance's exam.

Elder Conrad told them that once he returned to the Vermilion Kingdom and reported their results, it would take about half a month to a month for someone to come and induct them—so they should wait patiently.

"Elder Conrad, we're definitely in the Alliance, right? There won't be any more surprises, will there?" Zachary Stone asked nervously.

"Relax! This is the final result. All that's left is the formalities," Elder Conrad assured him.

"Ah, got it! Thanks, Elder Conrad!" Zachary Stone grinned, his eyes squinting with joy and showing off a mouthful of perfectly straight teeth.

Watching the two of them leave happily, Elder Conrad turned to Lily Xu and said, "Ms. Xu, I'll be reporting everything that happened here to the Alliance."

"Elder Conrad..." Lily Xu's face was pale. "It—it was all Sophie Sun! It has nothing to do with me! You know she's got a grudge against her!"

Elder Conrad remained expressionless and walked inside.

Lily Xu hurried after him, wanting to plead her case, but the door slammed shut with a bang.

She stared at the door, fists clenched.

......

On the way home, Grace cradled the Antler Serpent and asked, "Cutie Pie, you haven't been at home or at the general's mansion these days—where have you been?"

Cutie Pie indicated it couldn't talk.

"Were you looking for your family?"

Cutie Pie shook its head.