Coming and Going for No Reason

"Fourth Highness." The uneasy Divine Guard lowered his hands and said, "The Celestial Empress has issued a decree. She requests your immediate presence at the Celestial Palace."

Henry Xiao looked at the other Divine Guard, frowned, and was about to speak when Lily Bai suddenly stepped in front of him, blocking his view. "Fourth Highness, you should hurry back! If the Celestial Empress finds out you delayed because of me, she'll only blame me more!"

Henry Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Then I'll come find you later."

Lily Bai nodded reluctantly.

Once she was sure he'd left, Lily Bai turned to look at the two Divine Guards.

The moment they showed up, Lily Bai's instincts told her something was off.

She secretly opened her Heaven's Eye and saw that one was Baxa, and the ice-cold Divine Guard was actually Damian Black!

Damian Black's gaze swept over Lily Bai's shoulder.

That was the spot Henry Xiao had just gripped.

"You two..." Lily Bai had just started to speak when Damian Black vanished coolly without a trace.

Baxa winked at her, then disappeared too.

Just like that, they left?

Here for no reason, gone for no reason.

What was that about?

"Senior Sister! Why are you spacing out? They're all gone!" Nine Li called out to her.

Lily Bai quietly left Drake Abyss with them.

Once outside, Lily Bai said to Lord Faustin, "Master, I'm going home first to check if the dark clouds over the White Clan have cleared. I also promised Divine Lord Tanya Quinn I'd help her find someone—once I do, I'll return to the Sigil Sect."

Lord Faustin nodded. "Be careful with everything."

"Got it!" Lily Bai said. "Nine Li, take good care of Master."

Nine Li nodded and left with Lord Faustin.

Lily Bai waited, half-hoping Damian Black and Baxa would come out to find her.

She waited there for about an hour, but no one showed up.

So, she left by herself—lonely and disappointed—and flew back to the Eastern Luo Empire.

Over the Eastern Luo Royal Palace, the dark clouds still hadn’t dispersed.

They were even thicker than before!

Staring at those dark clouds, she pinched her own cheeks in agony.

Does she really have to marry Henry Xiao for the calamity to go away?

But... she really didn’t want to.

Even if she changed her face and no longer looked like Lucia Lu, she still didn’t want to!

......

Celestial Palace.

As soon as Henry Xiao walked in, he saw the room littered with broken things.

His mother hadn't lost her temper like this in years...

He took a deep breath and called, "Mother."

"Where have you been?"

Henry Xiao: "...I went to see Little Fish off."

Celestial Empress: "You still have time to see her off! Do you even know what happened today?"

"Mother..." Henry Xiao walked over. "What's going on with Leo Li and Lord Noctis? Did they really do those massacres?"

"Is that really the main issue here?"

"If that's not the main issue... then what is?"

"The point is, your Father Emperor is gone! Tanya Quinn and Soren Lann are riding on our heads!" The Celestial Empress muttered bitterly. "Can't you see? They have no respect for our palace at all! Bold, arrogant, shameless!"

Henry Xiao said nothing.

Of course he could see it.

But what could he do about it?

"It's all their fault! Lucia Lu! Ethan Xiao! If not for them, your Father Emperor wouldn't have been harmed!" the Celestial Empress said, pausing between each word. "Drake Abyss wouldn't be looked down on by the Southern Realm and Lumina Realm!"

"Yes, that's right. It's all their fault," Henry Xiao said. "Please don't be angry, don't hurt your health! Your body isn't well to begin with."

The Celestial Empress took a deep breath. "That Lily Bai—"

"Mother!" Henry Xiao called out urgently. "She's not Lucia Lu! Divine Lord Tanya Quinn is the Phoenix Lord—she wouldn't lie! She has no reason to shield the culprit who harmed Father Emperor!"