Let Me Feel the Cool Breeze

But just then, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, Grace's body began to emit a faint green glow.

Then, from that green light, a long, thick vine—clearly from some kind of plant—shot out and wrapped itself tightly around one of the Spirit Trees!

The Spirit Tree that was caught suddenly glowed white, and the light flowed through the vine into Grace's body.

The Spirit Tree's glow grew weaker and weaker, and the tree itself gradually lost its vitality, leaves withering away...

At the same time, the Eight Trigram Array began to crack, and the barrier disappeared.

The vine released the Spirit Tree and snapped back, instantly wrapping itself tightly around Colin Gu.

Evan Xiao waved his hand, and the Spirit Cavalry came over to restrain Colin Gu.

The vine then retracted back into Grace's body.

Everyone stared at the scene, utterly stunned.

Even Li Zan, who was about to take on human form, was so shocked he didn't even notice his tail had popped out.

Evan Xiao gave him a pat, and he quickly tucked his tail back in.

Grace herself was utterly stunned.

She stared in disbelief inside her space, looking at Beanie.

It was actually Beanie who saved her.

Its vine had shot out from her space and drained the divine power from one of the Spirit Trees...

After absorbing the Spirit Tree, Beanie started growing at a speed visible to the naked eye—getting bigger and thicker, and in just a moment, it was nearly as tall as Grace!

What kind of tree is this? It can actually drain the divine power of a Spirit Tree?

"Grace!" Lian'er called out to her.

Grace stepped out of her space and looked around.

Colin Gu had already been taken away, bound.

Her family, along with Evan Xiao, were standing in front of her.

Grace smiled at Evan Xiao, then supported Lian'er and said, "Mom, let's go home!"

Lian'er nodded and left with Grace, heading back to the Prime Minister's Residence.

Evan Xiao, the Prime Minister, and the others stayed behind to clean up the battlefield.

Though, calling it a battlefield was a bit of an exaggeration.

During the attack on Danyang, only two people died: Sirius and Scorpio.

Most of them surrendered to the Supreme Emperor.

A handful of Gu clan nobles didn't resist at all—they just stood there, dazed and confused.

Two days later, the Supreme Emperor Henry Tuoba personally arrived in Blue Moon Kingdom and announced his decree.

The Blue Moon Kingdom's name was abolished.

The former territory was divided into three counties and merged into the Vermilion Kingdom.

Zhuo Minghan, the former Prime Minister of Blue Moon Kingdom, was granted the title of Loyal and Brave Marquis, appointed as Deputy Prime Minister (third rank), awarded a marquis residence, and relocated to Yan City.

Shen Yue, the former Grand Minister of Works, continued his service in the Spirit Department, receiving a sixth-rank official position.

The head of the Yuan family also received a sixth-rank post.

Both Shen and Yuan were ranked lower than Zhuo Minghan.

But, of course, official positions in Yan City are worth far more than those in Danyang.

In the past, even a minor official from Yan City would be treated with great respect in Danyang!

Let alone now, when they all have actual ranks.

Both the Yuan and Shen families were overjoyed.

They knew it was all thanks to Zhuo Minghan, so they prepared lavish gifts to thank him.

At the same time, the three major families of Blue Moon Kingdom were busily preparing to move to Yan City.

Naturally, the former royal Gu family became prisoners, escorted to Yan City to await their fate.

The Blue Moon Kingdom's army was selectively merged into the Supreme Kingdom's forces.

Those whose cultivation was too low to pass the tests were released as civilians.

The entire Blue Moon Kingdom was shattered and completely absorbed into the Vermilion Kingdom.

Blue Moon Kingdom... ceased to exist.

General's Residence.

After Grace entered Frostmoon Quarters, she closed the door behind her.

After a while, Evan Xiao, breathing heavily, finally let go of Grace and said, "Go open the door."

"Why open the door?" Grace snuggled in his arms, refusing to move.

"Let me get some fresh air."

Grace glanced up at him, then quietly got up and went to open the door.

Evan Xiao sat up from the couch and straightened his clothes.

Grace returned and sat down across from him.

"What's up with that vine?" Evan Xiao asked.