"Hmph!" Claire shot him a sideways look, then bounced ahead to lead the way.
Faustin watched her back, finding her utterly adorable.
Divine Marquis Lann Yin was meditating inside, but when he saw Lucia Lu, he smiled and asked, "Yu girl, what brings you here?"
"Divine Marquis, this is Fifth Highness from Drake Abyss, and this is Faustin, the Sigil Sect Young Master," Lucia introduced.
Lann Yin looked at Sean Shaw, smiled, and stood up to salute him: "Greetings, Fifth Highness."
"No need for formalities, Divine Marquis," Sean replied. "Sorry to disturb you."
"Here's the situation, Divine Marquis." Lucia went right over and sat beside him. "His Majesty the Celestial Emperor set up a Divine Commanders' Training Camp, and my Divine Father sent all three of us siblings there..."
She quickly explained the whole story: "...And now, thanks to Faustin's tracking, it turns out the person Heavenly Moon Empress wants is actually here with you. Would you allow us to keep searching within your Spirit Barrier?"
"What if I say no?" Lann Yin teased.
Lucia pouted, "You'd definitely agree! I forbid you to say no!"
"Look at you! Last time you came, you were a dignified and gracious Divine Lady, but now you're acting all spoiled!" Lann Yin shook his head. "You must've been corrupted by the Celestial Emperor!"
Lucia laughed. "Of course it's the unworthy disciple making the master take the blame! How could His Majesty the Celestial Emperor be so fond of cheating?"
"Let me tell you, that Celestial Emperor—whenever he competed or played chess, no matter what it was, he always loved to cheat! No one wanted to play with him!"
"Divine Marquis!" Lucia kept signaling him with her eyes. "Fifth Highness is right here! How can you say that?"
Lann Yin glanced at Sean Shaw, smiled, and asked, "Haven't seen the Divine Lord in a while. Is he doing well?"
"I haven't seen him for several months myself!" Lucia said. "But he's now the Divine Lord of our Lumina Realm! How could he not be doing well?"
"Becoming Divine Lord isn't necessarily a good thing!" Lann Yin said. "Too many complicated affairs, no more freedom!"
"Mm... that's true," Lucia agreed.
"As his senior sister, you shouldn't always bully him—show more concern for him!" Lann Yin said.
"Are you joking? How could I dare bully him now?" Lucia said. "He's the Divine Lord!"
Not bullying isn't enough—you should show him more concern.
"I care about him a lot!" Lucia said.
"Then do you know his cold ailment just flared up?"
"Cold ailment?" Lucia's expression changed. "What happened?"
Lann Yin shook his head. "I only heard from disciples returning from the Radiant Palace that his cold ailment flared up, and your Divine Father is helping him recover."
Lucia pulled out a talisman and activated it.
On the other end, a mellow, gentle, and pleasant male voice called out, "Senior Sister..."
"Divine Lord! Did your cold ailment flare up? Are you alright?" Lucia asked anxiously.
"I'm fine! It's just that I've been busy lately, and during cultivation I got a bit restless and accidentally triggered my old condition," Soren Lann said. "Master gave me acupuncture, I'm already better."
"What could possibly have you so worked up? Did the Divine Realm collapse? Did the Demon Sealing Well open?" Lucia's tone was full of concern. "Take everything one step at a time!"
Soren Lann laughed softly. "Senior Sister, I'm just now recovered and only want some comfort—can you not scold me?"
"You absolutely need to be scolded!" Lann Yin took the talisman and said, "Soren, you just became Divine Lord, it's understandable that things are busy. But you don't need to handle everything yourself—learn to relax."