Suspension and Reflection

"Honestly, I feel much better now," Evan Xiao said. "Let’s go back!"

He was still worried about Grace.

Leon Zane nodded.

......

Spirit Alliance Mountain.

Bobby and Rina Chu frowned as they watched Grace tip a whole jug of wine into her mouth.

Beside her, three empty jugs were already lined up.

"Grace, what’s wrong with you?" Rina Chu asked worriedly. "Stop drinking!"

"Drink! Why would I stop?" Grace slurred, her eyes hazy. "This is the best wine in Yan City! Come on, drink with me!"

Bobby snatched the jug from her hand. "Dad still isn’t found. You need to pull yourself together! Why are you acting like this?"

"Ha! Bobby, you just don't get it!" Grace shook her head. "My dad... probably can't be found anymore!"

Even the Divine Crown Prince couldn't find him, and Shannon couldn't sense his presence at all. He must be gone from this world...

"My mom is gone, and now my dad can't be found!" Grace snatched the jug back. "My husband is gone too, and my child has no father! Why shouldn't I drink?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Bobby frowned. "Since when do you have a kid?"

"I do!" Grace pulled out Ray and held him up in front of Bobby. "This is my son!"

Bobby couldn't help but laugh and cry. "This Antler Serpent is your son?"

Only a handful of people knew about Evan Xiao's transformation that day.

The others, though aware of the Dragon God's arrival, had no idea it was actually Evan Xiao.

"That's right!" Grace picked up Ray and kissed him. "He's my good baby!"

Ray blinked his big, watery eyes and nodded at Bobby.

Bobby couldn't help but shake his head with a laugh. "Alright, little nephew, hurry and get your mom to stop drinking!"

Ray looked at his mom, crawled over, and shook his head at Grace: Mom, stop drinking, too much is bad for you!

Grace softened, grabbed him, and said, "Alright! Mommy won't drink anymore! Mommy's not drunk, don't worry!"

Bobby took the chance to snatch the jug away from her.

Rina Chu walked over, gave Ray a strange look, and helped Grace inside to rest.

"Just lie down and get some sleep!" Rina Chu said. "Once you wake up, everything will be better!"

"Really?"

"Really," Rina Chu replied.

"You’re not lying to me?"

"I’m not lying to you."

So, Grace closed her eyes and went to sleep.

In her dream, Evan Xiao brought her father back.

He said he couldn't bear to leave her, so in the end, he didn’t propose to Princess Luminia...

As it turned out, Rina Chu was the biggest liar in the world.

She said that once Grace woke up, everything would be fine.

But before Grace could wake up, someone urgently called her awake.

Dazed, she got up and saw emissaries from the Eastern Alliance.

They said that last time, the Grand Elixir she refined with Elder Conrad was contaminated by spirit worms, and five people died after taking it.

The Eastern Alliance’s reputation was badly damaged. They decided to suspend her and Elder Conrad for reflection. If there’s another mistake, she’ll be expelled from the Vermilion Spirit Alliance...

Duke Winston Wood will temporarily act as President of the Vermilion Spirit Alliance.

"Emissary, the medicine refined by the President and Vice President Conrad was inspected and sealed according to protocol before delivery," Victor Li said. "I can guarantee there was absolutely no problem. How could it have killed anyone?"

"That’s right! We’re all willing to vouch for the President and Vice President Conrad. There must be another reason. Please investigate thoroughly," Joanna Zuo added.

"Facts are facts," the emissary said forcefully. "This is a collective decision by the Eastern Alliance leadership. Telling me is useless!"