Lucia Lu teleported in a flash—and had no idea where she’d landed.
Only when she spotted a towering tree did she realize: this was the Drake Abyss King Tree.
She landed at its base and saw that, just like the King Tree in the Lumina Realm, all sorts of high-aura spiritual plants grew here.
Twisted roots formed a hidden space beneath the tree, complete with a barrier.
There were also a few small wooden cabins under the tree.
Behind the cabins stretched a whole orchard.
A sign stood outside the orchard: Nora’s Orchard.
Inside, rare immortal fruits were growing everywhere.
“Emperor Ray Quinn planted this orchard just for his Celestial Empress,” someone said behind her. “Nora is the Fiend Princess’s nickname.”
It was Sean Shaw who’d arrived.
Lucia Lu blinked in surprise. “How’d you know I was here?”
Sean Shaw: “I saw you running.”
Lucia Lu felt a little embarrassed.
“I’ll tell Leo Li and the others it’s not your fault,” Sean said. “I’m the one who brought out the talisman paper.”
“I started it, so how could it not be my fault?” Lucia retorted. “Besides... I’m not one of you Drake Abyss people. If I’ve offended the Azure Dragon Lord’s Manor, so be it! I’m not scared!”
Sean didn’t reply, just frowned slightly.
“We’re comrades—we share blessings and troubles!” Lucia gave his arm a friendly slap.
Sean finally let a shy smile slip.
Suddenly, the whole world seemed brighter.
And a lot more charming, too.
She suddenly felt an urge to pin him against the tree.
It’s definitely not her being wicked—Sean was just way too tempting like this…
Lucia grinned at him. “Your sword dance today? Gorgeous! You’re a natural.”
His smile vanished. “Don’t ever make me dance again!”
Lucia: “What’s wrong with a little dancing? Are you shy?”
Sean: “...I’m not good at it.”
“Okay, okay, I get it!” Lucia said. “I just wanted to help you out! If you’d walked off, who knows what people would’ve said behind your back!”
Sean: “Mm.”
“Wait, did you just say Emperor Ray Quinn planted this orchard for the Fiend Princess?”
Sean: “Mm.”
“Emperor Ray Quinn was really good to the Fiend Princess...” Lucia sighed.
Back then, after they married, the Fiend Princess went tens of thousands of years before finally conceiving a child—only after the Holy Lord and Emperor Evan Xiao passed away.
When the Three Realms were celebrating, ominous celestial signs kept flashing warnings.
Divination showed that the child’s birth might reopen the Demon Sealing Well and start another Spirit-Fiend War.
The Three Realms and Ten Wilds all demanded Emperor Ray Quinn execute the Fiend Princess.
He endured the pain, destroyed their child, and crippled his own bloodline—just to save her life.
Afterwards, Emperor Ray Quinn adopted the most outstanding child of his clan as his heir, making him the next Celestial Emperor.
That remarkable child became the Divine Father of today’s Celestial Emperor.
...
“My Divine Father said Emperor Ray Quinn truly loved the Fiend Princess—he didn’t just cripple his own bloodline for her, he stayed by her side, devoted and faithful, for over a hundred thousand years.” Sean said.
Lucia Lu let out a soft sigh. “For Emperor Ray Quinn, that kind of love was tragic and heroic.”
That’s why, even now, people treat anything ‘fiendish’ like a curse. Anyone tainted by demonic qi is usually shunned and isolated...
“I don’t really see it that way,” Sean said.
“He killed his own child and crippled his bloodline—how is that not tragic?”
“There’s always been rumors that Emperor Ray Quinn and the Fiend Princess never actually died,” Sean said. “I’d rather believe that, because of their love, they moved Heaven and Earth and found a new chance.”