Eat More, Grow Stronger

"Say it!"

"No more talking, no more talking! Let's eat!" Grace lifted her bowl to shield her face.

Evan Xiao watched her with a smile. After a moment, he said, "Do you know why you grew a Spirit Root after sleeping with me?"

"Why?" Grace peeked out from behind her bowl, her big eyes shining.

"Because my bloodline is different from ordinary people," Evan said. "My first essence has the power to rebirth Spirit Roots."

"Oh?" Grace put down her bowl in a daze. "Your bloodline is different from normal people?"

"In the future, when you reach the peak of Spirit Practitioner, I'll have to give you my second essence. Only then can you break through and become a Spirit Master."

"Huh? The... the second time?"

"Mm-hmm."

"So that's how it is! No wonder..."

No wonder in her previous life, she couldn't break through even until her death!

"Mm-hmm," Evan said. "So before that, I can't... be with you again. I have to save it."

"Ahem... Maybe I really was overthinking it," Grace suddenly felt a bit guilty.

She really was too wicked!

"Don't let your imagination run wild over this anymore."

"Mm..." Grace nodded. "Hey! I just realized you really do have some weird things about you."

She counted on her fingers: "First, you're immune to all poisons.

Second, your cultivation techniques are all kinds of strange.

Third, that thing of yours is actually some kind of Spirit Root-rebirthing medicine! You're basically a walking treasure chest!"

Her eyes no longer looked lecherous, but rather as if she was gazing at... a rare treasure from heaven and earth.

Evan's face darkened. "Just eat!"

"Okay." Grace grinned and picked up some food for him. "You need to eat more!"

Her tone was as if she was saying, eat up, get strong, so you'll be useful for me in the future!

Evan didn't say a word, but the whole night he didn't touch the food she gave him...

...

The next day, as soon as Grace arrived at the Spirit Alliance, Sophie Sun ordered, "Someone! Arrest Grace Zhuo!"

Grace raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh my, what's going on here?"

"Grace Zhuo, you actually dared to tie up Leo Bo, and then killed all the Black Ginseng! You've got some nerve!" Sophie Sun shouted angrily.

Leo Bo's acupoints would automatically unlock at dawn.

He must have already come back to report her.

Grace glanced at him—his face was covered in lumps, hardly recognizable as a person anymore.

"President, let me explain!" Grace said. "I did tie up Leo Bo, but only because he was disrespectful to you! He claimed that all the trouble he gave me was on your orders. He even called you a... a bitch! A—"

"Shut up!" Sophie Sun's face twisted with rage.

"Oh! Fine! I'll shut up." Grace actually did as she was told.

"Grace Zhuo, I'll deal with the Leo Bo incident later," Sophie Sun said. "Right now, you'd better honestly explain how you managed to kill a hundred acres of Black Ginseng!"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Grace exclaimed. "How could you say I killed a hundred acres of Black Ginseng? Wasn't it you who made me turn the soil? I said not to, I said it would kill them! But you all forced me to do it! Now the spirit energy's gone, the ginseng's dead, and you're blaming me?"

She turned to the two vice presidents and the other members of the Spirit Alliance: "Isn't that right, everyone? Yesterday I came back and told the president, turning the soil would kill the ginseng. They insisted I do it, said if I didn't I'd get a major demerit. Leo Bo even said he'd take responsibility. Isn't that right, everyone?"