He Might Reveal His True Form from Anger

"I won't!" Grace immediately raised her hand. "I swear, I absolutely, absolutely won't say a word to anyone!"

Evan Xiao stared at her for a long time, his gaze dangerous and complicated, as if he wanted to tear her apart.

Under his gaze, Grace felt a little guilty, wondering why he was looking at her like that.

Could it be...

Since he came to warn her, he must know she entered the Forbidden Garden.

How did he find out?

It definitely wasn't Cecilia Chen who told him—it was... the Divine Dragon.

Which means, the Divine Dragon can communicate with him.

So, the reason he's so angry must be because she told the Divine Dragon something she shouldn't have!

Like... that they kissed, for example...

Grace swallowed with difficulty and said, "General, are you looking at me like this because the Divine Dragon told you something?"

Evan Xiao said nothing.

Grace figured that meant he agreed.

Blushing, she said, "General, please don't be mad. I was just trying to save my life, so in a panic, I told the Divine Dragon... that you kissed me."

Evan Xiao's face looked even worse after hearing that.

"Don't be mad! It's a dragon, it can't speak human language, so it definitely won't tell anyone!" Grace hurriedly explained.

Evan Xiao took a deep breath, spun around, and slammed the door as he left.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, she'd make him so mad he'd reveal his true form.

His cultivation was unstable these first two days of the month.

Grace stared at the nearly shattered door in a daze, then flopped back onto the bed and went right back to sleep.

It’s not that she was carefree—she needed a good beauty sleep so she could get back to seducing Evan Xiao.

Did Cecilia Chen really say he liked her?

Who knows if that's true or not...

...

She slept straight through until morning.

As soon as she got up, she heard Steward Ma's voice outside: "...Miss Cecilia, what brings you here so early looking for Xiaoyu?"

"Yes, I do." It was Cecilia Chen's voice.

Grace narrowed her eyes, turned, and nimbly slipped out the open window, hiding by the back wall to listen in.

She heard Steward Ma knocking on the door: "Miss Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu!"

No one answered inside.

"She probably already got up and went out," said Steward Ma.

After a while, she heard Steward Ma again: "Eh? Miss Cecilia, what are you..."

Bang!

Judging by the noise, Cecilia Chen must have kicked the door open.

"See, Miss Cecilia, she's really not here," said Steward Ma.

Cecilia Chen sounded relaxed: "Steward Ma, I really do need to see her. Could you please have someone bring her to me?"

"Of course," Steward Ma replied. "Please wait, I'll go find her right away."

"Thank you." Cecilia Chen said cheerfully, chatting and laughing as she walked off with Steward Ma.

...

Grace thought about it—Cecilia Chen coming to find her so early could only mean one thing.

She just wanted to confirm whether Grace was dead or alive.

Well then... I'll give you a surprise!

Grace turned and took a shortcut, running toward the stables.

Cecilia Chen and Steward Qin would be passing by there soon.

...

Leaving the residential area meant passing by a stretch of stables.

Among them, Cecilia Chen’s ‘dowry’ Silver Dragon Horse was kept in that section.

Steward Ma had arranged the best stall for it, treating it like a VIP.

As Cecilia Chen and Steward Ma passed by, they heard a crisp voice call out: "Steward Ma, Miss Cecilia, good morning!"