Chloe Zhu Has Chased Him to His Doorstep

Rina Chu stepped out from behind Grace, tilting her head and asking, "So, so? Did your seduction work?"

"Who was seducing?" Grace glared at her.

"Alright... I misspoke! Did you succeed in winning over the Crown Prince?"

Grace bit her lip. "He said... we have until sunset tomorrow to leave Drake Abyss."

"Huh?" Rina Chu's mouth dropped open. "So we have to leave tomorrow?"

Grace gazed in the direction of Radiant Hall, saying nothing.

"Grace?"

"Of course not!" Grace stood up and declared.

...

Radiant Hall.

Leon Zane chased after Evan Xiao, and all the celestial guards and generals along the way stared at him.

Once inside, Leon Zane asked in confusion, "Your Highness, why is everyone staring at me? Is it because I'm wearing the new outfit my mother made for me today?"

He looked down at his clothes, brushing off the dirt. The fabric was jade white, embroidered beautifully.

He'd checked himself in the mirror that morning—today's outfit was definitely handsome.

"Go look in the mirror," Evan Xiao said.

"Huh?"

"The mirror's over there," Evan Xiao pointed.

Leon Zane walked over and took a look—then screamed, "Ah! My eyes! My face! Rina Chu! I'm going to kill you!"

"You can't even beat a woman who hasn't ascended to immortality! You're really getting impressive, aren't you?"

"No! It's that whip she had—I don't know what it is, but it's seriously freaky!" Leon Zane protested, feeling wronged.

"That's the Celestial Lash," Evan Xiao said. "Back in the day, Lady Jincy was the Goddess of Punishment for the Phoenix Clan, and that was her weapon."

"Lady Jincy?" Leon Zane frowned. "How is she connected to Lady Jincy again? How did she get Lady Jincy's weapon?"

Evan Xiao said nothing.

"Speaking of which, no one knows where Lady Jincy ended up! Lady Sophia has been searching the world for her son—it's really pitiful to watch..."

"You said the Verdant Order has people lurking around Grace?" Evan Xiao suddenly changed the subject.

"Yeah! The Verdant Order is such a strange group—been around forever, never done anything big, never disappeared, no one really knows what they're up to..."

Leon Zane paused, scheming for a bit of personal revenge, and suggested, "Your Highness, why don't we just grab Rina Chu and interrogate her until she talks?"

Evan Xiao shook his head. "They're harmless and don't meddle in worldly affairs. Besides, they're protecting Grace, not harming her. On that point, we're on the same side. So just keep an eye out, but don't make enemies of them."

Leon Zane's sneaky plan failed, and he pouted, asking, "So, Your Highness, now that Grace has chased you all the way to your doorstep, are you going to take responsibility or not? How do you plan to settle her?"

"You should go home and have your mother get you a new outfit! The back is all torn."

Leon Zane turned to look—sure enough, the back of his outfit was torn.

It was the new outfit his mother had made for him by hand.

"Damn that Rina Chu! So wild and violent! She'll never get married at this rate..." Leon Zane's attention was quickly diverted as he stomped off, gritting his teeth.

Evan Xiao watched him leave, recalling what Grace had said to him earlier in the barrier: I only love you...

Unconsciously, a small smile appeared on Evan Xiao's lips.

But then he remembered Grace saying her heart belonged only to Colin Gu...

Colin Gu—he remembered that man.

He was the Emperor of the Blue Moon Kingdom.

Evan Xiao had once gone undercover in the Blue Moon Kingdom for years, serving as Colin Gu's top general.

He was actually pretty good-looking.

He was her true love in her previous life...

"Bang!" A soft sound rang out—the cord binding the book at Evan Xiao's side snapped.