Not a Sister but a God‑Sister

"Really? Did you dream about me?" the Qilin Empress Dowager asked.

Lucia Lu looked at Soren Lann, winked at him, and said, "Yep! I totally dreamed about you."

"You little clever rascal!" The Qilin Empress Dowager laughed and said to Brandon Xiao and the others, "This is my daughter! My most cherished goddaughter!"

Brandon Xiao smiled calmly and said, "So Divine Lady Lucia is not only Divine Lord Soren’s senior martial sister, but also his little sister?"

The Qilin Empress Dowager laughed, "Not his blood sister, his god-sister! Hahaha! Lucia, come in with me. Today you’ll sit right next to me."

Lucia was long used to this, so she simply replied, "Mm," then helped the Qilin Empress Dowager inside, exchanged polite greetings with the imperial clan, and entered together.

Today, all the gods of the Three Realms gathered; the Celestial Hall brimmed with spiritual energy and treasure-light, festive yet solemn.

Only those of High God rank and above had independent seats floating midair atop clouds.

The younger ones either squeezed in beside their parents or gathered in lively clusters on the ground below.

Lucia sat beside the Qilin Empress Dowager; Luna Lian sat beside High Goddess Vivian. Ryan Lu, who couldn’t sit still, ran off with Adrian Drake and the others to joke around and speculate which beautiful immortal ladies would come out to perform dances.

The Qilin Empress Dowager was one of the highest-ranking women present today.

She was accompanied by the Drake Abyss Empress Dowager and the Celestial Empress.

It was Lucia’s first time meeting the Drake Abyss Empress Dowager, who had an exceptionally kind and benevolent face.

When she saw Lucia, her eyes lit up and she asked the Qilin Empress Dowager who this girl was.

The Qilin Empress Dowager introduced her.

"Oh! So this is the famed Number One Divine Lady of the Lumina Realm—Lucia! No wonder she’s so striking!" the Qilin Empress Dowager said with a laugh.

Lucia rose and saluted, "I really don’t deserve the title ‘Number One.’ It’s just a few friends joking around, looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!"

"You absolutely deserve it!" the Drake Abyss Empress Dowager said. "Divine Lady Lucia, how old are you? Are you married yet?"

"I’m nine hundred years old," Lucia said, a little embarrassed. "And... not yet."

"Lucia is still young, no need to rush," the Qilin Empress Dowager said with a smile. "Once she’s a bit older—preferably after she ascends to High God—I’ll personally arrange the perfect match for her! Isn’t that right, Soren?"

Soren Lann smiled, "Mother, your son is already thousands of years old and still doesn’t have a consort. Shouldn’t you worry about me first?"

"I’ll manage both! I’ll take care of you together!" the Qilin Empress Dowager laughed. "I’ll never let you say I play favorites!"

Soren just smiled.

The Celestial Empress kept smiling, but her smile grew fainter. She picked up the topic: "Ever since the Nightspawn retreated, our Three Divine Realms have grown closer, almost like one big family. The younger generation now favors free-choice marriages! No matter where you’re from, if you like someone, you can be together. I think that’s wonderful—no need for the elders to arrange everything. High Goddess Vivian, what do you think?"

"Her Majesty is so broad-minded," High Goddess Vivian replied with a smile, skillfully shifting the topic. "My three unruly brats have really troubled His Majesty and Her Majesty these days!"

"Troubled? I wish they’d come to the palace more often so I could look after them! But the Celestial Emperor keeps them locked up in the Palace Guard Barracks all day. I can’t even see my own fourth child or Jenny Xiao, let alone your three!" The Celestial Empress glanced toward His Majesty.

The Celestial Emperor was talking with several High Gods on the other side. Hearing his wife mention him, he looked over blankly and asked, "Huh? What?"

"No one’s talking to you!" the Celestial Empress retorted, pretending to ignore him.