The Celestial Empress's eyes went wild, and she suddenly burst into manic laughter: "Lily Bai! So what if you've exposed Liam Leshan and Jenna Stormscar! Sean Shaw is dead! In the end, the only one who can become God Emperor is my son! I still win! I beat that mudfish! Hahaha!"
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Suddenly, Sean Shaw's voice rang out from the back of the crowd.
The Celestial Empress's laughter stopped abruptly, and she looked over in shock.
The gods parted, and the supposedly 'horrifically dead' Sean Shaw walked out alive.
He was still as athletic and handsome as ever, but now his expression carried a chilling, murderous edge that made everyone tremble.
"You... you're not dead?" The Celestial Empress gasped.
"Aren't you confused, Your Majesty? Since I saw through your tricks long ago, why would I fall for them so easily?" Lily Bai added, "He never drank that cup of wine!"
"Impossible! How could he not be dead! I checked myself—there was no sign of life!" The Celestial Empress shook with rage, her vision going dark.
Lily Bai smiled, "For an alchemist like me, making him look dead is child's play."
"Guards," Sean Shaw called out, "Escort the Celestial Empress back to the palace and seal her away. No one is allowed to release her without my order!"
"Yes!" Adrian Drake and Gavin Yuan stepped forward to seize her.
"What are you doing!" Second Prince Victor Xiao and Third Prince Nathan Xiao drew their swords and blocked the Celestial Empress.
Sean Shaw didn't even glance at them. He turned and said, "Anyone who blocks us, arrest them too. The Undersea Divine Prison is empty, and the divine soldiers are bored anyway!"
......
That night, after Lily Bai put the twins to bed, Sean Shaw returned.
He told Lily Bai that he had literally peeled a layer of skin off Eve, and she was indeed Jean Qiao, the Divine Attendant to Lord Sky Xiao.
According to her confession, Liam Leshan ordered her to steal the seventh Jade Permit from Lord Sky Xiao and deliberately chip it, hiding vital information.
"What vital information?" Lily Bai asked him.
"Do you want to know?" Sean Shaw teased, looking mischievous.
Lily Bai didn't bother with his nonsense and kissed him directly.
He finally smiled and said, "That information is about the shockwave released when the Void Gate opens! Their goal was to kill us, Divine Lord Tanya Quinn, and Divine Lord Soren Lann all together!"
Lily Bai thought for a moment. "The Jade Permit inside the fish's belly—was that also their deliberate guidance for us to find it?"
Sean Shaw nodded. "And in exchange, Liam Leshan promised Jean Qiao her greatest desire—to become the most exalted woman in the world."
Being the First Prince's consort is already close.
No, their plan was: if I die, the First Prince would eventually rise to Crown Prince, and Jean Qiao would become Empress Dowager through her son.
Heh! Lily Bai laughed. "What's so great about being the most exalted woman in the world?"
"Isn't it good?"
Lily Bai shook her head.
"Then what kind of woman do you want to be?"
Lily Bai suddenly grinned, hooked her arms around his neck, and said, "I only want to be Sean Shaw's woman!"
Sean Shaw's eyes darkened. "Coincidentally, my greatest wish in this life is to be your man, so—"
He scooped her up and carried her inside.
"We're talking, and you're at it again!" Lily Bai protested, hitting him playfully.
"I have to fulfill your wish every day!"
"Hahaha, you rascal! Hey, you said you erased my memory—what was it, really?"
"I'll tell you right now..."
......
Little Phoenix quickly returned to normal.
But Xavier Xiao's situation was much worse.