A Pumpkin Grew on the Tree

Sophie Shang looked at him, her eyes reddening as she nodded, "Alright! I'll take it!"

She reached out, picked up the Divine Crimson Pill, and swallowed it.

Soon, she lost consciousness.

Seeing Sophie like this, Grace felt a sinking in her heart.

Evan Xiao asked her two questions.

First question: Is the divination hexagram real or fake?

She answered that it was real.

It was her father, Priestess Sun Drake, who, worried about the future of Drake Abyss, formally set up the ritual and got the hexagram when asking about fortune.

All the priests of the Sacrificial Hall were present at the time—it was absolutely genuine.

Evan Xiao was silent for a moment, then asked another question: Who placed the Immortal Love Hex on him?

They say the Phoenix Clan's civil war is brutal—the Vermilion Bird Clan is out to wipe out the Phoenix Clan completely.

If the Dragon Crown Prince marries the Phoenix Goddess's daughter, the Vermilion Bird Clan will definitely panic, maybe even start to hate them...

Sophie Shang also said marrying Evan Xiao is destiny.

So it turns out it’s not a scheme—it’s destiny.

If even destiny says so, maybe she should just go back too?

"Ah!" Suddenly, Rina Chu shrieked above her.

Grace looked up. Rina was dangling upside down from the tree, doing who-knows-what.

"Rina, what on earth are you doing?" Grace asked.

"Hurry, help me! Ow! It hurts!" Rina Chu wailed.

Grace leapt up into the tree and saw Rina tightly wrapped in green vines, her body twisted so much it looked like she’d be snapped into pieces.

And those vines had thorns. Just looking at them made Grace wince in sympathy.

She drew her sword and slashed at the vines.

But the King's Spirit Tree was no ordinary plant!

Even though it was just a vine, Grace’s sword didn’t cut through—instead, the vine bounced back so hard it knocked her sword out of her hand.

And then, the more she attacked, the tighter the vine squeezed. Rina screamed again, "Ah! It hurts! What kind of monster is this? Help!"

Grace panicked and grabbed the vine, trying to pull it off.

But the moment she touched it, the vine suddenly loosened.