Honestly, I'm Not Interested in Fighting on the Battlefield

"What position do you want?"

"I should at least get to be a Cavalry General, right?" Grace said.

"Do you know how to command troops?"

...Nope.

"Then how could you be Cavalry General?" Evan Xiao said.

"Well, at least I could be a Spirit Cavalry Commander!" Grace imagined herself charging into battle on a spirit beast, feeling her blood boil with excitement.

"Forget it! I've already made arrangements for you," Evan Xiao said.

"What?"

Personal guard.

Personal guard? What does that even do?

"Basically, you're the officer's personal guard, protecting them and helping with daily stuff."

Grace's eyes lit up. "So that means I can stick by the 'officer' all the time?"

"Yep. We travel together, eat together—except for sleeping, we're pretty much always together."

Grace pictured all the wonderful moments she could spend with him, grinned mischievously, and said, "Sounds great! Personal guard it is! Honestly, I'm not that into fighting on the battlefield anyway."

Evan Xiao smiled.

"By the way! Has Cutie Pie come to you again?" Grace asked.

"Yeah. He's in the Forbidden Garden."

"The Divine Dragon's not even there anymore, so what's he doing hanging out?"

"Probably the Divine Dragon left something for him in the water!"

"Wow! My Antler Serpent really is lucky, getting the Divine Dragon's favor."

"Mhm."

...

After the New Year, on the surface, Danyang City looked perfectly normal.

But secretly, the army was busy making arrangements, sending out troops batch after batch.

This time, Minister Zhuo and Evan Xiao were both going.

They were the last group to leave.

Grace went to the General's Manor again to look for Cutie Pie.

She had to take Cutie Pie with her.

General's Manor.

Evan Xiao and Leon Zane were talking in the Frostmoon Quarters.

"...Shannon doesn't need to stay in the palace anymore," Evan Xiao said. "Find a way to let her have a little 'accident.'"

"Colin Gu must be absolutely thrilled," Leon Zane said with a smile.

Evan Xiao smiled too.

"But what about Grace's mother? What do we do about her situation?"

"If there's little hope of curing her, we have to find a way to break her bloodline seal within a year," Evan Xiao said. "Maybe that's her only chance."

"Break the bloodline seal... How are we supposed to do that...?"

Evan Xiao paused and said, "Two things. First, try to meet Master Sage Dao. Even if he doesn't know the Prime Minister's Wife's true identity, he's a very accomplished monk. Maybe he has a solution?"

"Alright..."

"Second, have Shannon try hypnotizing her and see if she can remember anything.

If she can remember what happened before, and how she was sealed, then we'll have a direction!"

"Mhm. Makes sense..."

Just then, Louis Lin came to report that Miss Grace had arrived.

"Why is she here at this hour?" Evan Xiao said. "Let her in!"

Louis Lin looked troubled. "She came for Cutie Pie, says she wants to take him with her."

Leon Zane burst out laughing. "How are you going to handle this one? Too bad you never learned a clone spell, haha!"

Evan Xiao ignored him and told Louis Lin, "Let her in!"

...

Soon, Grace arrived. Seeing Leon Zane, she greeted him enthusiastically, "Imperial Advisor, you're here too!"

"Mhm," Leon Zane said. "You came for Cutie Pie?"

"Yep! I'm planning to take him to the front lines with me!"