Almost Losing Evan Lan 7

Everyone thought he was being a bit too cautious.

But caution is a good thing, so no one stopped him.

He dialed the number, but only got a busy signal.

At that moment, Lily Bai was on the phone with Lisa.

Just then, Noel suddenly started crying.

He cried especially hard, his little face turning red from the effort.

He had never cried like this before.

Everyone's attention was drawn to him.

Lisa took the opportunity to slip away.

As soon as she left, Noel cried even harder, pointing at the door and babbling nonstop.

The harder Noel cried, the more anxious everyone became. Max Mo and Uncle Ernie used their Spirit Medium powers to check what was wrong.

But after a long look, they couldn't find anything wrong.

By the time Uncle Ernie remembered to call Lily Bai, Lisa was already gone.

He called Lily again, but this time Samson Zhang answered...

......

Meanwhile, Lisa and Little Smudge followed the sound up the mountain and discovered it was coming from underground.

Lisa immediately decided to dig and see what was buried down there.

Her hand turned into a shovel, and when she dug down, she actually uncovered a nuclear warhead ready to launch.

That's right—a nuclear warhead.

It was aimed right at Dragon City's residential district, with only fifteen minutes left on the countdown.

"What about the nuclear warhead?" Lily Bai asked anxiously.

Little Smudge answered from the side, "She ate it."

"What?"

"My memory banks don't have a way to dismantle such a low-grade weapon, and I couldn't find anything online, so I just... bit it apart. I was worried about nuclear contamination, so I swallowed it. Once I pass it, there won't be any pollution."

Lily Bai glanced at Max Mo, wondering how traumatized he must be.

But Max Mo was just gazing at her with infatuation.

Little Smudge was too.

Lily Bai: "..."

Everyone else: "..."

......

Outside in the courtyard, Ms. Crowe answered a call and went out to meet the President.

"Your Majesty." Ms. Crowe bowed. "You wanted to see me?"

"I've wanted to see you for a long time, but... I've also been afraid to face you." The President looked deeply guilty.

Ms. Crowe shook her head and said nothing.

"Ms. Crowe, I want to ask you—has Little Evan... turned into a tree like his mother?" the President asked.

Ms. Crowe nodded, "Yes. After the baby was born, he turned into a tree too."

"But he's a boy! How could that happen...?"

"To keep the child alive, they had to give all their surplus spiritual power to him. All they have left is just enough to sustain life—they can never return to human form."

The President staggered and braced himself against the wall. "I knew it... If not for this, how could he have been stolen so easily...?"

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences," Ms. Crowe said.

The Supreme Emperor shed tears, his heart aching. "I never even got to see him one last time..."

Seeing him like that, Ms. Crowe turned and went back inside, then carried Evan Lan out and placed him in front of the Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor hesitated, then reached out and took Evan Lan into his arms. He stroked the branches and leaves, tears falling like rain onto the little tree. "Little Evan..."

"He's still here. You don't have to cry like you've lost your son." Ms. Crowe said dryly from the side.

The Supreme Emperor glanced at her, and—amazingly—she actually made him crack a bitter smile. He lowered his head to Evan Lan and said, "Well, at least after all these years, I finally get to hold you. You can't run away now, can you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain shot through his hand.

Evan Lan had pricked him.

"All you can do now is prick me like this. I'm not afraid of a little pain." Xavier Xiao said, stroking the leaves one by one. "Little Evan, I’m afraid the Godslayer Syndicate was behind today’s attack."