I Can See Even If You Cover Up

On the way, Evan Xiao said to her, "Those two might be envoys sent by some foreign nation to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday."

"Oh? What makes you think so?" Grace asked.

"One of them is a eunuch."

Grace widened her eyes at him. "How do you know?"

"I can just tell."

It took Grace a moment to process this. She quickly covered her chest. "Do you have x-ray vision or something?"

Last time, he could tell about Bobby too.

And her Spirit Root...

Evan glanced at her hand covering her chest and said, "I don't have x-ray vision. But if I wanted to look, even if you cover up, I could still see."

"Pervert!"

Evan's lips curled into a subtle smile.

"You're not allowed to look at other women!"

"I'm not interested in anyone else."

"You're not allowed to look at me either!"

...

With ordinary horses, a thousand-mile journey would take at least three or four days.

They spent those four days glued to each other, and finally made it back to Danyang City.

But as soon as they reached the city gates, they saw crowds of people and carriages fleeing the city like they'd seen a ghost—total chaos, like a war was about to break out.

Soldiers stationed inside and outside the gates struggled to maintain order—otherwise, people would have been trampled to death.

"What happened? It's like everyone's escaping a disaster!" Grace said, puzzled.

Evan didn't say a word.

They're really escaping.

"Hey, isn't that Sam Yuan?" Grace suddenly spotted Sam Yuan speeding out of the city on his black steed.

"Sam Yuan! Sam Yuan!" Grace called out, waving her hand.

Sam Yuan saw her and ran over.

"Sam Yuan, what's going on? Why is everyone leaving the city?" Grace asked.

"You don't know?" Sam Yuan asked.

"No, I don't. What happened?"

"Something happened at your house!" Sam Yuan said.

"What happened?" Grace's heart skipped a beat.

"Your brother, Kevin Zhuo, has caught the Spirit Plague!" Sam Yuan said. "The Emperor has already ordered the Prime Minister's estate to be sealed off, and all Spirit Practitioners are to leave the city for now to avoid the illness."

"Did you say... Spirit Plague?" Grace was stunned.

"Yeah! You should come with me! Don't go back into the city!"

Grace shot Evan a worried look, her face pale.

Evan nodded at her reassuringly.

"Don't worry too much! The Imperial Advisor said it's only suspected Spirit Plague—it might not be. They still need to observe." Sam Yuan added. "Come with me! Your whole family is locked in the estate and not allowed out!"

"Sam Yuan, you go ahead!" Grace said. "I'm with the General, I'll be fine."

Sam Yuan glanced at Evan, nodded, and said, "Alright, I'm going ahead! My family's waiting for me up ahead."

"Go on!" Grace watched him leave, then slowly turned to look at Evan.

Evan looked at her too.

"So, you took me away because of this?" Grace asked him.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine!" Evan said.

"Did you let the Silver Dragon Stallion go on purpose too?"

Evan was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"What are you all really up to? Why go to such lengths?" Grace narrowed her eyes.

"It's really just to find someone," Evan said. "That person is most likely in the Prime Minister's estate."

Grace shot him a cold look, then spurred her horse and dashed into the city.

Sure enough, the Prime Minister's estate was surrounded by layers of imperial guards.

Entry allowed, exit forbidden.

Grace had no trouble getting in.

Evan followed her inside.

The estate was eerily quiet, not a soul in sight.

She was about to go see her father when she bumped into Leon Zane and Bianca Whitefan, both looking worried.