Yvette was clever, so she could tell that Darryl had deliberately teased her mother.

Darryl had always been very mischievous.

Since Yvette had spoken, Darryl stopped his teasing and sat down cross-legged to resume his meditation.

Yvette laid beside Darryl. Soon, she fell asleep with a big smile on her face.

She was exhausted from their all-day journey.

However, the Empress could not sleep a wink.

As an Empress, she was frustrated that her phoenix robe was ruined and also at the fact that she had to rest in a cave with Darryl.

She got angrier when she was reminded of how Darryl had made fun of her earlier.

The Sea Enchanted Beast was already dying, yet Darryl tricked her into taking her phoenix robe off.

Troubled by what had happened, the Empress stared bitterly at Darryl's back.

'You watch out. Let's see what I'll do when I have a chance to pay that back.

…

Meanwhile, at the New World Palace.

Hundreds of civil and military officials stood neatly in lines on