A Hundred Times More Beautiful Than You

After waking up, not only were they perfectly fine, but their bodies were even stronger than before.

It seems Sophie Sun died for nothing.

But it's already too late to change anything.

......

"What happened with Sophie Sun, anyway?" On this day, Leon Zane, Shannon, and Grace all gathered at Evan Xiao's place. Leon Zane asked in confusion, "Isn't this just too much? She was executed by a thousand cuts, and then everyone came back to life?"

"No idea," Grace replied simply.

She wasn't about to tell anyone that she'd used the Dormant Heart Elixir.

At the time, she'd remade the Qi Condensing Pill, swapping out the poison in her own bottle.

Then, she added a high-grade cultivation elixir—the Dormant Heart Elixir—to Sophie Sun's pills.

It can make one's breathing and heartbeat completely stop, sending the body into a deep, relaxed sleep.

Three days later, when they woke up again, their bodies would be in perfect condition.

......

"You don't know?" Leon Zane looked at her suspiciously. "I bet you were behind all this!"

"So what if I was? She totally deserved it!" Grace said.

"You really are ruthless!" Leon Zane said angrily. "All this just because she's your love rival? Seriously?"

Grace shot him a sideways glance and flashed a wicked grin. "That's just how I deal with love rivals. You'd better tell your little sister to stay far away from Evan Xiao from now on! Otherwise, hmph!"

"Ha! With your measly skills..." Leon Zane sneered. "No offense, but you can't even compare!"

Grace: "Oh, really?"

"Why don't you try stepping into my sister's territory someday? She wouldn't even have to lift a finger—a single look from her and you'd be wiped off the map!"

"So what if she's that amazing? Evan Xiao likes me!"

"My sister is a hundred times prettier than you!" Leon Zane shouted, and when he said "a hundred," he nearly spat all over Grace's face.

"So what if she's pretty? Evan Xiao still likes me! Hmph!"

"My sister and Evan Xiao are real childhood friends—they grew up together as master and apprentice!"

"Evan Xiao only loves me!" Grace interrupted loudly.

Leon Zane was left speechless, glaring at Grace. The two of them were like a pair of fighting roosters.

But Grace was the winning rooster.

Leon Zane was the defeated one.

"Can you two chill out for a second?" Shannon said helplessly. "The General called us here for something important."

So the two fighting roosters both looked at Evan Xiao.

Evan Xiao smiled at Grace and said, "I called you all here to talk about the upcoming campaign."

Grace and Leon Zane both straightened up and stopped arguing.

Colin Gu has already given the order: in five days, I am to lead fifty thousand troops and ambush the road from the Azure Kingdom to the Vermilion Kingdom.

By now, it was already mid-June.

"Ambush? For what?" Leon Zane asked.

"Besides me, the Prime Minister, Shen Sikong, and the Left and Right Generals will each lead fifty thousand troops and ambush the key routes from the vassal states to the Vermilion Kingdom," Evan Xiao said. "And all of it will be under his direct command."

"What exactly is Colin Gu planning?" Leon Zane was completely confused.

"My guess..." Shannon looked thoughtful. "He wants to help King Skyroc rebel! This is to cut off reinforcements from the vassal states."

Grace gave Shannon a thumbs up.

Then she turned her thumb down toward Leon Zane.

Leon Zane rolled his eyes at her and asked Evan Xiao, "So what are you planning to do?"