Return to True Form and Serve as Her Mount

"Yesterday, Butler Qin told me it still hasn't come out of seclusion," Evan Xiao said. "Once it does, I'll have it return to you."

"Oh... alright!" Grace pouted, missing it a little. She couldn't help but complain, "I really don't know if it's my pet or yours. It spends all day with you and never comes home..."

...

After she left, Leon Zane looked at Evan Xiao and snickered, "You really don't know if it's my pet or yours? Pfft! Your Highness, who do you belong to then?"

Evan Xiao shot him a cool glance. "How are the two things I asked you to handle before I left?"

"I've already met with Master Sage Dao," Leon Zane replied.

"So, what's the situation?"

Leon Zane shook his head. "Even though I showed him the utmost goodwill, and he knows I saved the Prime Minister's wife's life, I couldn't get anything out of him."

"Did you look into him?"

"I did," Leon Zane said. "Before he started handling flying stones, nobody knew him. After that, everyone did, but nobody knows where he came from."

"What about Abbot William Wise? Can we learn anything from him?"

"Abbot William Wise is a native of Blue Moon Kingdom, and his background is well-documented. But even from him, we can't get any useful information."

Evan Xiao looked at Bianca Whitefan. "What about you, Shannon?"

Bianca Whitefan said, "I went to see the Prime Minister's Wife and tried to hypnotize her after clearing the room, but even under hypnosis, she couldn't remember anything."

Evan Xiao said nothing.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?" Leon Zane asked anxiously.

"Cousin, His Highness isn't an elixir master. Why ask him what to do? Do you think he can cure the Winterbane poison?" Bianca Whitefan said.

Leon Zane fell silent, looking glum.

"Maybe... there's someone who can cure the poison," Evan Xiao suddenly said.

"Who?" Leon Zane asked.

"Grace."

"Who?" Leon Zane's voice rose.

"Chloe Zhu."

"Why?"

Evan Xiao glanced at him and said, "If she could pass the Spirit Alliance Examination after just one month of study, then it's possible she could develop an antidote for Winterbane within a year."

Leon Zane stopped shouting, paused, and then said bluntly, "Your Highness, I know love makes people see perfection, but come on! Chloe Zhu can make an antidote for Winterbane?! Ha! If she does, I'll turn back into my true form and serve as her mount!"

Evan Xiao had wanted to talk about Grace's magical space.

He suspected it was the Divine Apothecary's Legacy.

But seeing Leon Zane's attitude, he decided not to say anything more.

...

The Royal Palace. Westgate Palace.

Colin Gu sat on the bed, looking at Wendy Zhu in front of him.

She wore a bright red, sheer lace nightgown, her eyes smoldering with seduction as she gazed at him.

"Your Majesty, you must be exhausted after returning from the campaign! Tonight, let me take good care of you!" Wendy Zhu approached him.

Colin Gu smiled faintly, but said nothing.

Wendy Zhu reached out to help Colin Gu undress, coaxing him to lie down, kissing his body...

Colin Gu closed his eyes, but in his mind, he imagined the person with him was Grace...

...

Afterwards, Wendy Zhu lay in Colin Gu's arms, her fingers tracing lazy circles on his chest like a snake. "Your Majesty, I've been having a bit of trouble lately."

"What kind of trouble?"

"When my mother was pregnant with me, there were some deficiencies," Wendy Zhu said. "And now, I can't absorb any spiritual power at all."