Leon Zane slapped his forehead as realization hit him. "How could I forget? Last time, Bianca sensed something in the palace too! The overlap between those two lists—that's our target!"
"The women present from the Zhu Estate in the palace that day were: Old Madam, Prime Minister's wife, Lady Blue Moon, Maya Summers, and Grace. Plus their personal maids." Bianca Whitefan could practically recite that list by heart. "The person we're looking for... is among them."
"Huh?" Grace pointed at her own nose. "I'm included too?"
Evan Xiao chuckled softly.
"Among these people, anyone under twenty, or whose background is crystal clear, can be ruled out," Bianca said. "Because the person we're looking for wandered into the Blue Moon Kingdom about twenty years ago."
"So, I'm definitely not who you're looking for, right?" Grace said.
Leon Zane said, "If you're really your parents' biological child, then you can be ruled out."
"Of course I'm their biological child!" Grace shot him a glare. "You're the one who's not!"
"This person probably has a mysterious background, maybe even lost her memory and can't recall her past," Bianca continued, describing the suspect. "She—"
"Wait!" Grace interrupted. "You mean... lost her memory? Can't remember her past?"
"That's right! Is there any woman like that in your estate?"
Grace muttered, stunned, "Why does it sound like you're describing my mother? Before my father found her, she was badly injured. When she woke up, she couldn't remember anything—not even her own name."
"Actually, we've always suspected your mother," Evan Xiao said, his gaze at Grace growing more complicated.
If her mother was the Saint Maiden...
Then Grace would also be the Saint Maiden.
They could be together forever.
...
Grace noticed Evan Xiao's strange look and shot him a glance, feeling uneasy. "But you all came to our estate and tested our blood last time. My mother wasn't the one!"
The three of them fell silent.
The Spirit Vein Stone is used to verify divine bloodlines. It never makes mistakes.
Even if the Saint Maiden was sealed—her divine power and memories locked away—the bloodline itself can't be mistaken.
"We'll think of something. You should head back for now," Evan Xiao said to Grace.
Grace nodded. "I'll ask my mother too, see if she can remember anything from before."
"Also, help us ask around about Master Sage Dao," Evan Xiao added.
Grace nodded, said goodbye, and left.
After being surrounded by these three and their constant talk of divine mysteries, she suddenly found herself deeply curious about her mother's past.
...
After Grace left, Leon Zane suddenly asked, "Have you ever heard of a sealed divine bloodline?"
"Sealed divine bloodline?" Bianca Whitefan was puzzled. "What's that? Can the Divine Race's bloodline really be sealed?"
The Divine Race's bloodline can't be sealed.
It's simply too powerful.
Evan Xiao's eyes narrowed. "Legend has it, the very first First Spirit Tree in this world is the source of all spirit power, the mother of all life. The fruit she produces is unimaginably powerful. It can turn humans into gods, make the Divine Race defy heaven—and yes, it can seal a divine bloodline."
"The world's first First Spirit Tree?" Bianca shook her head. "How long ago was that? Millions of years? You don't actually think she's still around, do you?"
Evan Xiao said, "Legend has it, her fruit is in the Phoenix Clan's sanctuary. The Phoenix Clan's chaos twenty years ago all started because of it."