Any Recent News at the Radiant Palace

Grace hurriedly stopped her and took her back...

...

Drake Abyss.

The Spirit Festival is basically the Divine Race's version of the Lunar New Year—it's the grandest celebration of all.

The Dragon Clan leads the Divine Race, and during the Spirit Festival, all the other clans come to pay their respects.

For seven days straight, there's nonstop music and dancing—the whole place feels like a golden age.

Vivian Xiao, Princess Luminia, and a strikingly wicked-looking man stood together.

That wicked man was none other than Nina Sanders, the one who kidnapped Jun Lionhead.

"...Your Highness, I heard that three of the Nine Waters at Drake Abyss have dried up. Is that true?" Nina Sanders asked.

Vivian Xiao replied with a calm face, "How could that be? Where did you hear such a ridiculous rumor?"

Heaven's Dew has been dried up for over a hundred years, and Celestial Spring and Zodiac Spring have been gone for more than a decade—everyone knows that!

Vivian Xiao stayed silent, saying nothing.

"With three springs dried up, even the King's Spirit Tree is starting to wither." Nina Sanders gazed at the towering tree in the distance. "If the King's Spirit Tree disappears..."

Each of the three Divine Realms has its own King's Spirit Tree.

They're the foundation for the endless propagation of the Spirit Trees.

If the King's Spirit Tree withers, it means... Drake Abyss's Spirit Tree might stop multiplying, and years down the line... will Drake Abyss still be a Divine Realm?

"Cousin!" Princess Luminia interrupted him, shooting him a look to stop him from continuing. "Your Highness, I heard Cousin Sophie Shang was punished with Thunder Torture and put into confinement. What's going on?"

Vivian Xiao replied, "I don't really know the details."

Nina Sanders: "My mother told me it's related to the prophesied Phoenix Maiden. She nearly lost the Phoenix Maiden, didn't she?"

Vivian Xiao laughed, "Looks like Nina Sanders knows more than I do! Even I haven't heard the details, but you've already got the scoop."

"All because of one old spiritualist's words, they've spent years searching for her—and now they're stirring up all this trouble for her too." Nina Sanders smirked. "Isn't this a bit much?"

"Cousin, Master Xuanwei's prophecies have never been wrong. Besides, this prophecy cost Master Xuanwei his life," Princess Luminia said.

"Who knows? Maybe... the Phoenix Clan bribed that old spiritualist to stage a comeback!"

"Cousin, stop talking nonsense!"

"Heh!" Nina Sanders chuckled. "Enough, enough! The Spirit Festival is all about fun—everyone should be smiling and saying nice things, right?"

"So, anything new at your Radiant Palace lately?" Princess Luminia asked.

Nina Sanders thought for a moment, then said, "My big brother raised an Immortal Love Hex. Does that count?"

"Immortal Love Hex? What's that?" Vivian Xiao asked.

"It's a pretty interesting immortal bug—it feeds on people's obsession with love..."

...

Earlier, Grace had prepared a set of fine fabric for Evan Xiao's mother and a bottle of Black Ginseng-infused wine for his father, planning to present them as gifts when meeting her future in-laws.

But ever since she learned Evan Xiao's true identity, she's been worried.

Those gifts probably wouldn't cut it in the Divine Realm.

What should she give instead?

She asked Shannon for advice, and Shannon suggested that when Evan Xiao returned, Grace should ask him directly—after all, he'd know best what would please the Celestial Emperor and Empress.

So Grace decided to just wait wholeheartedly for Evan Xiao to come back.

But just when Evan Xiao was supposed to return, early that morning, the servants were shocked to discover that Minister Zhuo was missing!