Bianca Whitefan shook her head. "She probably wouldn’t dare to plant a spy by Your Highness’s side. I think someone who knows the truth must have told her!"
"Someone who knows? Who do you mean?" Leon Zane asked.
Bianca glanced at Evan Xiao, hinting, "After all, we’re not the only ones in Yan Capital."
Evan Xiao asked, "You mean Sophie Shang?"
"It’s just a guess, Your Highness, please don’t blame me," Bianca said.
Evan Xiao paused for a moment, then said, "Time is tight. Let’s handle this first. Bianca, have Leon Zane take you back to deliver a message to your father."
"Please instruct me, Your Highness."
"Tell him, this new rule is blocking the Crown Prince’s path," Evan said coolly.
Bianca nodded. "Yes, sir."
"Leon, take Bianca to Four Elephants City. No need to come back."
Leon Zane: "Huh?"
"There’s not much time. You must get the Frostbound Casket, or you can forget about coming back!"
Leon Zane: "..."
...
Grace received the news the next day.
Headquarters issued an urgent notice: this time, only those below level eight could be sent up for advanced training.
It was like a bolt from the blue.
From the moment the Grandmaster told her about it to when she left the mountain, Grace kept wondering why such a rule appeared.
In a thousand years of the Spirit Alliance, there had never been such a rule!
Not even in her previous life had there been such a rule!
It must have been something she did that led to the creation of this rule.
But who around her could have such influence?
Could someone really alter a thousand-year-old rule at Spirit Alliance Headquarters?
Grace was baffled, so she went to the palace to consult Emperor Tuoba Hong.
Emperor Tuoba Hong thought for a moment and offered a suggestion: "Go ask Miss Belle about it."
"Miss Belle? You mean Bianca?"
Emperor Tuoba Hong nodded.
"Why her?"
"Her name—doesn’t it remind you of anything?" Emperor Tuoba Hong hinted.
"Her name... Bianca Whitefan. What should I be thinking of?"
"The Eastern Luo royal family’s surname is White," Emperor Tuoba Hong said.
"Are you suspecting that Bianca is a member of the Eastern Luo royal family?"
"Yes."
Suddenly, Grace remembered the fancy handkerchief Bianca Whiteshire’s maid used to wipe the table, and her mind started racing.
Maybe only royalty could afford such extravagance?
"Byron White, the Alliance Leader, is the third prince of the Eastern Luo Empire," Emperor Tuoba Hong said. "If—"
"I get it!" Grace slapped the table. "I’m going to find Bianca!"
...
But she couldn’t find Bianca.
Evan Xiao told her that Bianca and Leon Zane had gone out on an errand together.
"Evan Xiao, just tell me honestly—who is Bianca Whiteshire?" Grace got straight to the point. "Are she and Bianca really members of the Eastern Luo royal family?"
Evan Xiao didn’t answer.
"Still not telling me?" Grace glared at him.
"Are you looking for her because of the Spirit Alliance’s new rule?" Evan Xiao asked.
"You know about it too?"
"Don’t worry." Suddenly, Evan Xiao pulled her onto his lap and held her tight. "By tomorrow, it’ll all be fine."
"Why?"
Evan Xiao: "Guess! If you get it right... your husband will reward you."
Grace stared at him. "What kind of reward?"
"Guess first."
"...My guess is... Bianca Whiteshire and Bianca are both members of the Eastern Luo royal family." Grace pondered aloud. "Because Byron White, the Alliance Leader, is the third prince of the Eastern Luo Empire. Maybe Bianca Whiteshire and Byron White are related, and that’s how Bianca Whiteshire knew I was going—mmph! Hey! What are you doing?"
Evan Xiao suddenly leaned down and kissed her.
After the kiss, he said, "That’s your reward."
...