Did You Inherit the Legacy

"You’re too polite, Auntie!" Grace said. "Since we’re all members of the Spirit Alliance, why don’t you come in and have a seat?"

"Alright." The woman nodded.

So Grace led them to her own lounge.

Once inside, Felix Xi’s mother finally removed her face mask.

Grace was pouring tea for them at the time.

After pouring the tea and handing it to them, she noticed Felix Xi’s mother had revealed her true face.

Grace froze, staring at her in a daze.

"My mom’s beautiful, but do you really have to look so stunned?" Felix Xi said coolly from the side.

Grace snapped back to reality, unable to help sighing at the twists of fate and the endless ties of destiny...

This woman had gentle eyes and a kind face, her beauty unforgettable to anyone who saw her.

She was the very same woman who, in Grace’s previous life, came seeking a cure for Winterbane Poison!

But in her past life, they met more than ten years later.

Right now, she looked much better than she did back then.

"What’s wrong? Have you met me before?" Felix Xi’s mother asked, noticing the look in Grace’s eyes.

"No... you just look a lot like someone I used to know..." Grace said.

"Heh!" The woman chuckled, then asked, "I heard from Felix that your mother was poisoned by Winterbane too?"

"Yes! She... probably only has about a month left!"

The woman nodded.

"Felix, did you bring Heaven’s Dew with you? Is that why you came?" Grace looked at him, hope shining in her eyes.

But Felix just shook his head.

"Then why did you come here?"

Felix’s mother asked, "In your letter, you said that as long as we found the Alchemist God Luke Kee’s wife, we might get Heaven’s Dew. What did you mean by that?"

"Uh..." Grace hesitated, then said, "I meant exactly what I wrote. If we can find her and use a drop of her blood, I might be able to get pure Heaven’s Dew."

Felix’s mother pressed, "Everyone says the Alchemist God left behind a legacy. Could it be... you’re the one who inherited it?"

Grace looked at her calmly. "Why would you think that, Auntie?"

"The recipe for the cure to Winterbane Poison is only recorded in the Ten Wilds Herbal Codex. Since you have the recipe, you must have inherited the Codex."

She looked into Grace’s eyes and said with certainty, "The Ten Wilds Herbal Codex was his life’s work. If he really left behind a legacy, that Codex would be at its heart—the most important part of all."

Grace looked at her suspiciously. "You... who are you really?"

"My name is Serena Xi," the woman said. "I am his wife."

Grace’s mind went completely blank.

Then everything suddenly exploded in her mind.

Felix Xi, Serena Xi—they both have the same last name.

Felix is exactly twenty years old.

His talent is downright scary.

His mom was poisoned by Winterbane...

Grace jumped up, eyes suddenly brimming with tears, and threw herself at Serena Xi’s feet. "You’re… Master’s wife?"

Serena Xi helped her up, holding Grace’s hands, tears streaming down her own face too.

Felix glanced at his mom, then at Grace, his expression unreadable.

Once Serena Xi calmed down, she took out a dagger, cut her finger, let a few drops of blood fall into a cup, and handed it to Grace.

Grace took the cup, assumed a meditative posture, and entered her Sanctum.

Felix saw the cup vanish into thin air in her hands and asked, "Mom, did she really inherit Dad’s legacy?"

"Yes!" Serena Xi nodded.

"How could an outsider inherit my dad’s legacy?" Felix grumbled, clearly unhappy.