Evan Xiao Smiles Again but Says Nothing

Evan Xiao's expression darkened, but he said nothing.

"General, do you have a grudge against the Prime Minister's Residence?" Grace asked cautiously.

"No," Evan replied. "It's just a misunderstanding."

"What kind of misunderstanding?"

Evan reached out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace.

He loved holding her—she was soft, fragrant, and fit perfectly in his arms.

"General, I'm so curious! Tell me, please?"

"Don't ask about that," Evan said. "Did you tell your mother?"

"Mhm."

"What did she say?"

She nearly died of anger...

Grace cleared her throat and said, "Of course she was thrilled! She was so happy, her illness almost vanished!"

Evan smiled. He knew that would happen.

"But my mom says I'm a useless good-for-nothing who can't cultivate, so marrying you is way out of my league!"

Evan replied, "Doesn't matter. I like you, and that's enough."

Grace rolled her eyes and asked, "General, is there any secret technique in this world that lets you transplant someone else's Spirit Root into your own body?"

"Some Ancient Clans with thousands of years of heritage do have such secret techniques. But it only works before the age of one. You're much too old for that," Evan said.

Ancient Clans?

She'd only vaguely heard about them in her previous life. Across the continent, they held supreme power and influence.

Supposedly, just a word or a glance from them could destroy the entire Blue Moon Kingdom...

Grace Wan actually mastered a secret technique only known to the Ancient Clans—how did she learn it?

Did she perhaps apprentice under some powerful master?

I really ought to dig into her past one day...

...

"What? Are you thinking about transplanting a Spirit Root from someone else?" Evan asked.

"Uh... I'm just asking, no hidden meaning," Grace said. "If I wouldn't want it done to me, I wouldn't do it to anyone else. Even if I had the chance, I wouldn't go through with it."

Evan smiled at her and hugged her tighter.

His Little Fish was such a kind-hearted girl.

"General, have you ever heard of anyone regrowing their Spirit Root after it's been taken?" Grace asked again.

Evan just smiled again, saying nothing.

The people of House Drake possess primal essence that can help women regrow their lost Spirit Root.

And sometimes, it even grants extra attributes she never had before.

In the past, unlucky women whose Spirit Roots had been stolen would go to Drake's Sanctuary seeking primal essence—it wasn't unheard of...

Whenever that happened, the young men with primal essence would get endlessly teased...

"Huh? Really?" Grace asked.

"Do you really want to become a Spirit Practitioner?" Evan asked her.

Grace nodded.

Evan took a deep breath and said, "Some things in this world are just beyond our control. Sometimes, you have to accept reality."

"Oh..."

"By the way, my birthday is coming up in a few days. There will be some guests," Evan said.

"Huh? Who's coming?" Grace asked nervously.

Hopefully it's not anyone who knows me...

"A few of my subordinates. And Sophie's fiancé, the Second Young Master Shane, will be here too."

"Shane Family... Which Shane Family is it, exactly?" In Danyang City, 'Shane' was a big name, and plenty of families were worthy matches for Sophie.

She still hadn't figured out which Shane Family Sophie was marrying into.

"The Grand Chamberlain of the Spirit Practitioner Council, Shen Yue's second son—Eric Shen," Evan said.

Grace was stunned.

It was him!

The Grand Chamberlain Shen Yue ranked alongside her father and Evan Xiao as one of the Three Dukes, and Eric Shen was his legitimate second son!