Divine Lady Lucia, Something’s Wrong

"You scared to bet now? Wow, Lucia the 'little demon' suddenly went soft! Who would've thought!"

Lucia shot back, "It's not about being scared—I just never wanted to be Qilin Divine Empress! If there's only one side to bet on, what's the point?"

"Don't want to be Qilin Divine Empress... so what do you want? Don't tell me you still want to be Fifth Highness's consort?"

Lucia just kept quiet.

Jenna scoffed, "Forget it! No way that's happening!"

Lucia raised an eyebrow. "And why not?"

Jenna leaned in and whispered, "Come on, we're both Palace Guard girls—let's be honest. Fifth Highness is the Emperor's golden boy! You think he'd let his precious Sean get mixed up with you, the little demon? Keep dreaming!"

Just then, a Divine Attendant came flying over, shouting from afar, "Divine Lady Lucia! Divine Lady Lucia! Something's wrong!"

It was a Divine Attendant from Peach Blossom Haven.

Lucia jumped, alarmed. "What happened? Did something happen at Peach Blossom Haven?"

"Divine Marquis Lann Yin... no, no! Divine Lord Soren has arrived with Divine Marquis Lann Yin to formally propose!"

Lucia was left speechless, half choking, half gasping, and smacked the attendant. "How is that 'something wrong'? I thought someone set Peach Blossom Haven on fire!"

The Divine Attendant shook his head vigorously: "It's definitely something wrong! The Celestial Emperor is here with Fifth Highness to propose too! Both parties arrived at the same time! High God Quentin and High Goddess Vivian are mortified! They sent me to fetch you!"

Lucia: "..."

Suddenly, she understood why Sean was acting so strangely last night.

Normally so serious, he suddenly got all flirty and asked if she missed him.

Turns out, he really was about to see her today.

Lucia pressed her lips together in a smile. "Let's go!"

As they were about to leave, Lucia noticed Jenna's expression was truly priceless.

Furious, embarrassed, jealous—every emotion was written all over her face.

Lucia smiled, "Sorry, I might be marrying out soon! And who knows, Consort Jenna, you might have to kneel to me in the future."

Jenna spun around and left.

...

Both proposal parties bumping into each other was definitely awkward.

Divine Lord Soren was familiar with Peach Blossom Haven, so after sitting for a while, he said he'd go for a walk.

He stepped out and ran into the sneaky Jumin Jing.

As soon as Jumin saw Divine Lord Soren, he turned and tried to run.

"Jumin Jing!" Soren called out.

Jumin Jing had no choice but to come over and bow. "Greetings, Divine Lord!"

"Weren't you in the Palace Guard? When did you get back?" Soren asked with a smile.

"I've been off duty for a few days—came back the day before yesterday. I was here to visit my aunt and uncle, but... there were guests, so I thought I'd come back another time," Jumin Jing explained.

"I heard you once wanted to propose to Lucia?" Soren asked.

"Ah? No, no, no! Never!" Jumin Jing waved his hands frantically. "I'm way too lowly—how could I dare?"

"Lowly? Jumin Jing, you're a Divine General personally trained by the Celestial Emperor and Divine Lord Tanya Quinn, and you hold a high rank in the Three-Realms Joint Army. You have a bright future—why call yourself lowly? If you come to the Lumina Realm in the future, I'll be sure to put you to good use," Soren said.

Jumin Jing was overjoyed, bowing repeatedly. "Thank you, Divine Lord! I'll serve you with all my heart!"

Soren patted him on the shoulder.