Senior Sister, I Will Wait for You

"Whoa, Uncle?!" Soren Lann blurted out, his voice a mix of shock and delight. "Uncle, how come you're hanging out with my Senior Sister? When did you sneak off to Drake Abyss?"

"Nope, the Divine Marquis didn't go to Drake Abyss. I'm the one on a mission—ended up at Enlightenment Peak!" Lucia Lu piped up, grinning.

"Aha, gotcha!" Soren Lann sounded super cheerful. "Just wait for me, I'll come find you right now!"

"Hold up!" Lucia Lu waved him off immediately. "I'm swamped over here! About to head out any minute!"

"Aw..." Soren Lann sounded so disappointed. "I haven't seen you in forever, Senior Sister. I really miss you."

Lucia Lu just laughed, "Come on, you're the almighty Qilin Divine Lord now! No more acting spoiled! There's a whole crowd listening in, you know!"

"A whole crowd? Who's with you?"

"Eh, nobody special! Just some mission buddies," Lucia Lu replied. "Divine Lord, you better chill out! Don't go triggering your cold again! Once I master all that military stuff and get back, I'll help you knock every pesky troublemaker flat!"

"Deal. Senior Sister, I'll be waiting for you."

"Alright, that's all for now!" Lucia Lu turned to Divine Marquis Lann Yin. "Divine Marquis, anything else you wanna say to Divine Lord Soren?"

Divine Marquis Lann Yin spoke into the Messenger Charm, "Soren, you're not getting any younger, you know! Time to find yourself a wife. Get a proper empress to help run the Radiant Palace—trust me, life's way easier that way!"

Soren Lann gave a low chuckle, "Uncle, who am I supposed to marry?"

Divine Marquis Lann Yin glanced at Lucia Lu and laughed, "Ha! Good question. I heard all the eligible divine maidens from Lumina Realm have run off to Drake Abyss to play soldier. Guess you'll just have to wait your turn!"

Lucia Lu nodded, totally agreeing.

Honestly, all the eligible noble girls from Lumina Realm really did join the Divine Guard Barracks. No joke.

Wonder which one Divine Lord Soren will actually fall for?

...

Once the call was over, Lucia Lu immediately asked Divine Marquis Lann Yin again if they could go hunt for their target.

Divine Marquis Lann Yin had just been messing with her—he finally gave in and let them do their thing.

So Lucia Lu called out, "Fifth Highness, Divine Marquis says yes—we can keep looking! Let's go!"

Sean Shaw's eyes stayed cool and unreadable. He gave Divine Marquis Lann Yin a quiet junior's salute, then slipped away without a word.

Claire crept over, all sneaky. "Master, what's going on between Lucia and Fifth Highness? She really dragged him all the way here?"

Divine Marquis Lann Yin tapped her on the head. "Go on, stand guard outside!"

"Fiiine..." Claire zipped out the door like a shot.

...

Lucia Lu followed Faustin, and sure enough, it didn't take long before they found their guy.

Clad in black, the man was devastatingly handsome and radiated a cold, keep-your-distance vibe.

That icy aura? Honestly, he kinda reminded her of Sean Shaw.

"Divine Lady, Fifth Highness, that's our guy," Faustin pointed from a distance.

The man noticed them too and strode over, all business.

"Clearpool!" Lucia Lu called out, waving like crazy.

Divine Marquis Lann Yin had picked him up as a disciple ages ago—High Immortal Clearpool.

Lucia Lu hadn't been around when he joined, but he was always running errands to the Spirit Alliance, so she knew him well enough.

High Immortal Clearpool stared in shock. "You're... Divine Lady Lucia? What happened to you?"

"It's me!" Lucia Lu grinned. "Wait... are you the Celestial Wolf Immortal?"

"Yeah, I'm actually the Celestial Wolf," Clearpool replied, still looking lost. "So... what's up, Divine Lady Lucia?"

"Uh..." Lucia Lu pointed at the robe Faustin was holding. "Do you recognize Empress Seraphine from the Heavenly Moon Empire?"

Clearpool's face changed. "I know her. What's wrong?"

"She—"

"She's dying and wants to see you one last time," Sean Shaw cut in, his voice cold as ever, totally cutting off Lucia Lu.