《Why am I the Villainous》 1 Chapter 1 There was a little building in the middle of the lotus lake,surrounded by countless beautiful lotus flowers... A little girl in a light- blue dress was staring at the flowers but her mind was somewhere else.... "Our young miss is not doing anything rash ,is she?"Mi Zin whispered to her friend...,looking at the small figure in the middle of Lotus flowers... She seemed to be in a daze.... Oh Buddha! Please don''t let strange ideas into my Miss'' head... "Our miss is not that kind of person!" Mi Yin told her that. But she seemed to be worried as well. " Why would Miss mention about her engagement to the ninth prince? She was not interested in this before... " That is exactly what Pa Pa Sen was thinking right now... He still remember the expression on his daughter face when she asked him about the ninth prince... It was quite cold.... Well,it''s not like this daughter of his is always smiling .. but... .... Three days ago, in Pa Pa Sen''s study.... "So,What was his name again?" Girl,you even forgot his name?! "Ninth prince,Feng Jiu" And he heard her click her tongue. What! "How old is he this year..?" "twelve,I suppose " "His health?" "He is sick most of the time" "Not the rumor,father. Is he really sick?" "Since ,three years ago.... when the late emperess died in the fire,his cultivation was desteoyed too... " #Sigh# "His appearance? " "Disfigured" "Dis- disfigured? " That time,the whole study room''s temperature reached freezing point. That Girl''s face was as cold as the snow lake during winter ... But,not for long... "Father,who will you support in the battle for the crown?" Girl,don''t ask such taboo questions all of a sudden! "This is not a question that should be asked!" What if this reached the emperor''s ears!? "Don''t support anyone if you can,Father." Oh,what a sensible child... "And don''t do anything that would provoke the ninth prince..." "Did you do anything to harm him in the past?Even if you involved indirectly,tell me about it" What!? "No,I haven''t ..." "Phew,That''s good then. Goodbye, Father,Don''t overwork yourself" ..... That was the longest time they talked ... but the topic was quite .... "Ay,do you like him or do you not like him?" Pa Pa Sen scratched his head... "Master?" "Nothing,...Ah,What was your third miss doing three days ago?" "Three days ago,?" The man thought hard",Young miss went to the Heavenly pavilion to buy some herbs.She rest for some times and did exercises.She went to the library. And talked with the eldest miss and the second mistress." "Oh? No wander she asked about this then..." Those women must have told her something disturbing... ... Indeed,that was quite disturbing... to her memories for one thing...to her heart for another.... ... #Rumble# The sky grew dark and lightings stroke down in the distance as the rain begun to pour.... Sen Thider was still gazing at the lotus flowers ... "Feng Jiu..."She muttered the name as she thought about it... ... Sen Thider was quite sure that something about her was different from other children around her age . She always had a feeling that she knew more than this whenever she study or practice martial arts.. And so,she threw herself into studying and cultivation... After she turned eight,she started to have strange dreams... Things that bright when you switch a button,a place where strange weapons were kept,advance medical skills,Strange clothings,different languages and strange tools .... She didn''t mind these dreams as they were quite benefit for her... But now.... In one of her dreams ,Sen Thider read about a novel whose antagonist has the same name as herself... well,it''s not just the name,her birthday ,looks,her birthmark,her family,her closes maids and her fiance ,and are all the same.. But,something was different...some minor things are not the same with the plot. Like how the third miss is the follower of the eldest miss.. or that she liked the crown prince or how she made the life of her second sister miserable.... About this Feng Jiu guy.... "Tch" Thider smiled coldly... If he dare harm my family for something,.... He''ll know what it means by the word "living hell" ... "Miss?" Mi Zin looked at her young miss and sighed . "Miss, It''s cold out here,Why don''t we go back?" #Rumble# One of the lightings suddenly stroke down into the lotus lake . "Ahhh" Mi Zin and Mi Yin both hugged Thider and covered her ears...and eyes, catching her off-guard. Thider was quite speechless. "If you are afraid of thunder, cover your own ears..." But her heart felt warmth for some reason despite the cold outside... "Miss used to be afraid of thunder before..." Mi Zin said after Thider moved away from them.... "I have grown up..."Thider said cooly while stretching out for a bit. "....." Zin and Yin stared at the serious nine year old in front of them . She was looking out to the place where the lighting stroke . Half of her body was already out in the lighten rain.... Yep,our miss has grown up! They both thought. "What''s that?"Thider said as she reached out to touch the glowing light upon the lotus near the building. But the distance was a little too far for her to reach and... #Splash# "Young miss!" "Crap!"Thider said as she was enveloped in the light before everything went dark.... .... "Ay,What did you train for? Slipping like a one year old while reaching out to get something that is far from you in the middle of a lake!? What were you doing? Are you mad?"An old voice muttered, annoyed at her carelessness. And she heard sounds of bells and rustling leaves. A cool breeze swift passed her. "What genius,this is a crazy brat with a great foundation wasted on her!"The old voice angrily scolded her again... "Don''t scold people when they are in trouble..." Thider muttered before her head started to ache. At first it was as if something was trying to get into her head from her right temple . It was like her head was drilled.Then ,Someone nailed into her head or so it seemed. Then,countless familier scenes and words swirled inside her head .... It took about half a day before the pain was gone... Thider slowly opened her eyes. It was dark. She flinched before blinking for a bit and opened her eyes again. Still very dark... There was nothing to see nor hear.. Thider felt her heart clenched.. . #Cough# She closed her eyes tightly and coughed a few times...hopping that no one would answer and that this was all a dream. "Miss? Miss woke up!" That was Mi Zin''s voice. Thider''s heart fell. Thider used her spiritual sense to examine the surrounding... Great ,Only Zin and Yin... "Water..." "Yes ,Miss" Zin said and Thider,with all her might,listened Zin''s footsteps ,the kettle''s lid and the the flow of water into the jade cup...and the breathe of four people in the room. Wait,four people? Apart from herself,there is Zin and Yin.The outsider must be from father.... or else... Thider examined the fourth party and got a familier present. Right,this is Uncle Gin,Father''s aid.No problem... She was ''weakly '' sitting up on her bed while leaning against the pillow with her eyes lowered. "How long was I asleep?" Yin answered her"Miss,It''s been three days..." No wander I feel stiff. Thider lamented. Not gonna lose control like this again.... She drank the whole cup and said " I''m a bit tired,you guys can go rest too. " Then,she dropped another bomb onto the frozed duo er..trio " Don''t tell others that I woke up. If someone knows about this,I''m gonna spank her.. or him " She looked up at the ceiling and smiled.. "Got that?" Gin gluped and patted his chest . That kid is abnormal. "Also,no guests around these days." And she slept like a log for the next three days. ... Silver Fox made for a run. She was being hunted by some mercenaries for these past few weeks. There was someone who wanted her head and made a generous sum as a deposit.,note that it was still a deposit!The price after the deed is unimaginable.. . And that person must be a psyco... He wanted her to suffer before she die... the more, the better. So,she fight,she hide ,she run... But they are constantly around to catch her! Then,one day,she was caught. ..... Inside the dimmly lit room, Silver fox woke up to a smell of rot and blood. She felt weak.She wanted to lie down but the chains around her limbs wouldn''t allow her to do so. Her blood was slipping away from the lashes and the burnt of her flesh made her sick... There was a knife in her stomach and her feet were nailed. There were ants and maggots crawling over her body. Silver fox had wanted to die but that person made sure that she would not die no matter the circumstance. Her heart felt cold and despair came to knock on her door... She thought back to all of her missions,but still cannot think about the reason for this treatment. "Do you regret doing that job?" The voice that haunted her for so many days appeared before her. Silver fox begun to shake uncontrollably. Fear struck her heart countless times whenever she heard this voice. She regreted leaving her base the most right now.... "You made my sister to experience much more pain then this!" Then,a photo appeared before her. " Do you remember now! That child you snatched from our family... Do yoy remember now?" Silver fox stared at the girl in the picture. "I...I remember now.. but that was not me...." That was the girl she brought to the organization last year .... It was not even a mission but a request from her friend... She was a poison master.... She didn''t even thought about it much.... #Boom# Then everything exploded.. .... "Miss,Second miss.... Sob.. Sob" who''s crying... Silver fox opened her eyes.... Eh? "Miss,you woke up!" Silver fox stared at the girl in shabby dress before calling out to her.... "Xu Xu,"She looked at her own small hands.... "Fetch some water for me," ... Sen Thider was in a sort of a hall room... it''s called a hall room ,isn''t it?.. ,looking at the paintings of a person and her surrounding... how she grew up ,how she learned things ,how good is her family to her and so on... it was quite interesting as the person in the picture looked like her ,yet ,the clothes and things she saw were not in her place... her world ,perhaps...? "Idiot,that is you...why are you not accepting your past self?,weirdo..." The old voice came from behind her. Thider turned to stare at the .... kitten before her . Yes,it was a kitten...not an adult cat... Now,there is one thing about the little aloof Thider that only her closest maids knew about.... "Ohhh,a black furball!" Thider scooped the little furball up and caressed it with her cheek. "Dumb human girl,let go of me! No ,no,no!I am a dignified supreme soul cultivater! Don''t you dare! " "Nooooooooooo" .... Thider looked up at the angry little kitten on the top of the top of a statue of a woman with a face like her. "Do you really think you can stay there forever? " " Ahem,that''s not the point here!"The kitten coughed a few times. "Let me introduce myself," The kitten declared while looking into Thider''s eyes. "I am the guardian spirit of the Life bracelet . From now on,I will be your guardian spirit as you managed to possess it.." Wut? 2 Chapter2 "Guardian spirit?" Sen Thider looked at the fluffy furball with suspicion in her eyes... "Of course,"''Who will target a mere child of a great household like you?,my job is very easy!'' "So,What''s your name?"Thider asked it... ''That''s more important!'' "This," the furball averted its gaze.... "How ...How about you give one to me!?" "Don''t have a name,huh?" "It''s not like that!" "Ohh,it''s true then..." "Heyyy,!" "Then,how about ''puma''?" "What''s up with the animal name!" "....." Why are you looking down on animals?!Aren''t you a cat yourself?! "Furball" "Are you saying that this lord is fat!?" "Fluffy" "No,no,Can''t you give me a powerful name?" "Mighty?" "Nooo!" After a round or two of Guessing,Thider came up with a name... "Love!" "Nooooo" "Philia " "What?" The furball''s ears twitched."What did you say?" " Philia,deep friendship..." "Ok! Philia it is!" The spirit seemed very pleased with its name.. "By the way,are you a boy kitty or a girl kitty?" "Huh!You fared giving me a name without even knowing that?!" Thider scratched her head... "I don''t mind either way,''Philia '' is a good name.." "....."Fluffy....er...Philia placed its front paw on its forehead and sighed.. "I am a male.... no... spirits don''t have genders ,idiot!... but I prefer being a male cat... " "Ohhhh,copy that!" .... Thider called Philia''s name again and again as they strolled along the hall,looking at the familiar pictures.... "Enough with that.. Let''s get to the main point"Philia snapped after being called a thousand times with no particular reasons... Alas,what happened to the little aloof and quiet ,serious,sensible girl...?Did someone switch her when I was not looking?Must be it! "Philia?" "Why are you calling me again!?" "No,why are you spacing out like that?" Thider asked it while waving before it''s face.... #cough# "I was going tell you about that... "It looked at Thider . "Your vessel is dying out there..." "...." What? Thider frozed for a while . The hall room became darker as all the little sounds of bells and birds became silent ..... "See for yourself "Philia made a watery screen with a spell and a girl with a red skin appeared ... It was Thider.She was sweating a lot and her fingernails had turned black. Blood ''flowed'' from her nose and mouth. Zin and Yin were anxiously running around,doing erands for the physician,while Pa Pa Sen was standing there ,waiting with a pale face...Agh,who told father that I was sick?!Must be that Gin fellow! I''m gonna spank that person!No,that''s not the point here... I am dying? Thider glared at the kitten before her. "What happened? I went blind when I was awake.. and now I''m dying? Why?" She felt uneasy... She told herself to wake up... but that didn''t do any good... "Blood curse poison... the amount in your system was enough to affect your soul but it only took your vision.. .. so,I was rather surprised . The poison was activated by the energy waves from the bracelet and the lighting... " Philia looked at her pale face. "Don''t worry,at most you will lose your life... and go through another cycle of life and death... Your soul won''t be affected.. .." "At most ,I''ll just lose my life!?" Thider stared at the kitten. "What do you take a life for? And that''s my life!" The wind around her suddenly became havoc as she raised her voice. "My life,which I painstakingly tried to saved and almost succeed,is just a life that can be reincarnated into another cycle ,leaving everything I earned with great effort just like that!?" "Don''t raise your voice like that ! Damn,why are you so dramatic?" Philia looked at the surrounding which has turned into a place full of priceless herbs and spirit stones ... I did not intend to let you end your life like that of course... "You can take these and cure yourself." It said as it watched a humming bee landed on a level four honeysuckle flower. "You do know the recipe ,no?" Thider looked at the colourful garden around her and felt a familier present but she could not guess what it was. "Thanks," She told Philia."Why are you helping me,by the way?I''ve been curing myself since two years ago..But...some of the poison is still there.... " "Stupid as always.... If you die,I might have to sleep for who knows how many years? I just woke up. Don''t feel like sleeping yet!" "Oh ,well... Thanks anyway... " Thider said as she looked for the necessary herbs. ... The air around here is rich with the scents of herbs and medicine. The warm evening breeze carried with it,the sounds of bells from the distance...and those of the birds. Under the evening sky, one girl and one cat were busy making pills and talking . "And I was thinking about how to deal with that situation when I realised that I was actually the villainous.,and then here we are... I''m blind and may be my vessel will need a long time to recuperate..." "Can''t be help, but you ''ll be able to see again after five or so years.... " "Five or so years..." Thider looked up at the sky . The moon has started to shine already.... Countless stars were twinkling above her head... She then looked at the pills in her hand . "So,I am to eat a pill once I return to my body,huh?"She played with the pills."For Blood curse poison,is it?" "And why can''t I eat it now? " "Your soul don''t have that poison."Philia asked as it licked its paws. "Oh,before you go,cultivate your soul for a while...The air has abundant spiritual powers under the moon light... You should practice some techniques regarding vision and sensing.After all, You will be blind for who knows how long ...." "Right,Should I take this as an advice?"Thider smiled at her little guardian spirit. It''s becoming more and more pleasing to the eyes... just look at that fluffy tail and those twitching ears! "What''s up with that look in your eyes?" I''m having goosebumps here! " Ah,you look so cute!I''m in love!" "Huh!?" ..... Pa Pa Sen read the informations written in the documents and slammed them on the table with a bang! "Call the second and third mistresses here !" After a while , "My lord,what is it?" The second mistress asked after they greeted him. "How will you explain this!?" Pa Pa Sen threw the papers at the astonished women.They had never seen him like this before... "This,..." The second mistress stuttered after she saw the document.... -The cause of young miss condition is Blood curse poison.The poison had been in her body since born...- -Will lose her cultivation and worse,disable for life- -Ann Su Pan and Ann Su Nan ''s maids confessed.. ..- "My lord,This is not the truth..." "Oh,tell me about it... " "My lord ,no, I was framed!" "... In your next life!" Then with a white glint from a sword, "Ahhhhhhhhh" Two lives vanished from the world. "Master," "Clean up...."Pa Pa Sen threw the sword and went out of the study room.He looked up at the full moon and sighed. "Wei,what should I do? What can I do?" .... "When will our miss wake up,will she be fine?" Zin put a wet towel on Thider''s forehead and sighed. Yin patted her friend''s shoulder. "Zin,you should rest,It''s been six days,Miss will be angry if she knows." "Who cares!?" "Oh,I care though...." Thider said right after that. "Miss!" Zin and Yin both cried. "Miss ,do you need something? Water?Zin,get some water!" "Miss ,how do you feel ? Is there anything that feels bad..? Shall we call the physocian?!" "Miss,Master killed those devils that kill Madem Sen!" "Miss....." "Hold on,please.. one at a time,ladies. One at a time.!" ''Damn ,something''s wrong with my tone....'' Thider could more or less ''see'' her surroundings. But things need some time to stable,after all. Thider could ''see'' things more clearly after a while of intense concentration... She looked into the eyes of her best friends and smiled. "Am I not awake now? Why are you worrying about!?" ..... When Pa Pa Sen was imformed that Thider was awake,he came running ,asking a lot of questions and calling a physician.... and even giving her a lot of herbs and things that she liked.... Thider happily accepted her presents from her father and others....,whole giving them her thanks with a smile that startled them greatly... "Because ,Miss don''t show her emotions most of the time..." Zin told her quite cheerfully while feeding her a grape .... "And you certainly didn''t show such a pure and genuine smile...." ''So,how was I smiling before?!'' "Ahh,Miss finally look like a normal nine year old child... Seeing this brings tears to my eyes!" Zin said emotionally...While dabbing the corners of her eyes with her long sleeve. "Save them..." ''Just what do you take me for!'' But,it seem that they did not notice.... Thank goodness for my skills..I can go out often after this... "Miss,...your eyes...."Yin whispered after a long while ,observing her miss for a few days ,she noticed something about her miss. First,she would look into anyone''s eyes whenever she talk to them.. Second,She would smile gratefully at people who did good deeds for her and there will always be a smile on her face which used to be cold and expressionless. Third, She would not notice things beyond a certain distance unlike before.... And she seemed sad sometimes when there''s no one around her vicinity..... Of course,those can be for some other reasons too.... ''Crap'' "What about them?"Thider asked her while ''looking '' into her eyes,with a puzzled expression. But Yin was not convinced.. .. "Miss,how many fingers am I showing?" "Yin,what are you talking about?" Zin asked her friend,bewildered at her sudden question. "Miss,answer me please..." "It''s two..." "What colour is that flower over there?" "..." "Miss,"Yin''s voice was some what shaky.. "Yin,Are you thinking that miss is" "It''s white" "Eh?"The two turned to stare at her. "It''s white,Yin,why are you asking me that? Do you think that I am blind?" "Ay,I just tired ...after all... those things about the mistresses suffocated me..." "Ohh," The matter was not brought up again . But Thider knew that They were not convinced.. .. ''Sorry,Zin,Yin... '' Thider tightened her grip on the jade cup.'' I won''t admit this thing . I will never tell you about it'' .... A girl in a dull white dress looked at the three chattering happily beside the Camilla flowers.. from the lotus lake''s stone bridge.... Sen Ye Aye gazed at her third sister ,her eyes were red with tears. "Why?" She clenched her fists .Her nails embedded into her palms . Blood dripped onto the stone bridge. "Why?" ''This was not her sister''s fault either... in fact she was the victim... So why? Why is my heart feels pain and hatred.?'' "Fourth miss?" Are you not going to meet third miss? Ye Aye averted her eyes.. "No,"she said.. looking back.."Not today..,I don''t feel so good. " She turned and walked to the opposite direction. "Let''s go back" ''My heart ache... ,Third sister ,what should I do?.....'' .... Thider turned her head to look . "Miss,what''s wrong?" Thider turned back... "Nothing ,"I guess.. . 3 Chapter 3 It was raining heavily. The lightening struck down in the distance,which brought a white flash to the dark front yard of the Maple countyard... In the rain,stood a white figure. Her mourning clothes were closed to her skin... rain fell onto her head.... Streaks of water on her face.her eyes were closed and her face was up.... as if the rain could wash away her grief and hatred.. Then,muffled voices came out feom her tightly pressed lips.. And then, "Ugh,Ha ha ha ha... Ahh... Uhh ...Ha ha ha ha ....!" The figure fell onto her knees and clenched her heart.... No one could hear me now.... she thought.. . But even if someone did see her ,she would not care... "Ahhhhhhh!" "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" "AhhhhhhhhAhhhhhhAhhhhh!" She wailed and shouted till her voice went out but the suffocating feeling did not go. ''I can''t even scream now....'' the person thought as more and more tears flowed down her cheeks to join with the heavy rain .... She wanted to sleep but she could not bring herself to move away from the place... Well,dying is also not a bad thing.. And she closed her eyes... Then,she felt that the rain was not falling onto her... Someone scooped her up into his or her cold embrace and carried her away from the rain.... "Mom...." She said that and fell asleep ,a smile bloomed on her face. The person stopped for a moment as a stifled sob came out . That person proceeded to carry the little girl into her room... ..... After the heavy rain,is the sunshine and rainbows.. .. But Sen Thider was greeted with bad news. The physician let go of her wrist and wrote something on the paper. "You are in high fever,little girl.." he said as he handed the paper to Yin.... "You should careful about the weather.Now,I must go to another two misses in your household.... Ay,young ones are really Delicate.. They are so weak... Tsk Tsk" And he muttered a bunch of words along the lines of white hair see black hair out and things like that... Thider rolled her eyes.... It''s not like this could kill her.... But... ''Tell me something,Philia,what''s up with my body now?'' Philia''s old voice came into her mind... ''You are recovering.... that pills are only suited for the bodies of cultivaters above the Seven moons stage.... So,You are having this fever..But don''t worry.you won''t blow up...'' ''...''Are you mocking me!? Ay,there are too many obstacles around here.... I can''t check on my physical exercises ..... Can''t go to my half siblings.. . Can''t go outside to buy new seeds ...Can''t go see my fiance.... Ahhh,life is too boring! There are so many things to do...and yet I can''t do anything.. .. I''m so useless! Thider held her head in dismay. .. "Miss?"What''s up with her?Headache? "Zin,who else is sick in this manor?" "Fourth miss...Eldest miss...." "Thought so...." "eh?" "Nothing," They must be venting their grievousness in that heavy rain... Don''t ask how I know it... They always do that in novels... They,probably hate me right now... #Sigh# Being sick is not cool at all. Thider turned to the side facing the wall...."I''m gonna sleep" ''sleep!'' Zin and Yin paled drastically.. After all ,the last time she said she'' gonna sleep,It ended up with a fever and poison.... "Don''t worry,I won''t die from it...." ..... "Third miss is getting weaker since that day..." Sen Kyi Kyi heard one of her maids talking near the door.. "Yes,they said that it was a miracle that she''s still living ... there is a chance that she would be disabled for life!" "Huh?How would she cultivate then?Won''t she become a waste?!" "Enough!"Sen Kyi Kyi threw her medicine bowl at the group of maids."How dare you talk about your master in such a way? Go get your punishments from butler Sen! Out!" "Eldest miss,please forgive us!" "Roll!" She glared at them... with cold eyes... The maids cleaned up the mess and stumbled out of the countyard ,trembling as they did so... Kyi Kyi pressed her temple and sighed . A night in the rain had sobered her up somewhat from the pain. She thought to the past where her mother was there... When she was young,her Mom had always said.... "Sen Kyi Kyi,you are the eldest daughter of the Sen Family.Although you are not the legal child... You must become the pride of this family... like your eldest brother and second brother." Her happy smile filled with pride when her top-grade dual spirit roots were revealed.... "Kyi Kyi,it is important to have the best of all things to have a strong hold in this family... You must attend the best academy,make good friends and cultivate diligently to reach the top.It would be good if you can marry the best man in this country!" Her words when she played the other kids in the manor and got along quite well with them.. "Kyi Kyi,don''t trust people easily. Don''t tell your secrets to even your closest kin.You must be on alert with every move you make.." Then,one day,she told her something while looking into the distance... " When you want something ... Kyi Kyi,You can work hard for it,fight for it,... if you can''t.. just snatch it.. and if you still can''t get what you can''t till then,you have two choices.. destroy it or just let it go and move on..." Kyi Kyi did not understand why she would say that back then...but now.... "Mother,that was not worth it...." She sobbed while hiding her face in her arms.... "That was not worth it at all!" She remembered how her mother would gaze in the direction of the moon gate every evening and grit her teeth everytime it turned dark... and no one came... No... Kyi Kyi smiled bitterly... When her father won''t come. Her mother would do ''anything'' to get his attention... ''Anything'' despite the fact that he only looked at the madam Sen. Madam Sen was an extraordinary woman.She was very beautiful,and very talented ... plus,her temperament is also great..She was not seeking for Father''s attention like her mother..... instead,she would look at him with disdain everytime he look for her ... just like how Father look at mother whenever he meets her.... Kyi Kyi also like this lady,although she would hate her sometimes because of her mother... Back then,Mother would flew into a rage every now and then... because of that person.. It was somewhat unsightly...After all ,the other party was not even ...#sigh# It would have been great if they were good friends... but that was not impossible.. Madam Sen died after giving birth to the little Thider... She really hated Thider back then... because of her ,a perfectly good lady had to go.... Damn,that child! But she also knew that this child was also unlucky enough to have no mother.... after all,that father figure there was not a good person in Kyi Kyi''s mind... But the thing that troubled her the most was her mother''s expression back then.. There was an obvious sign of relief and happiness in her eyes..but that happiness was not the same with the one she expressed when she saw Kyi Kyi''s talent.. It was madness .... After some years,she asked mother something she wanted to know for along time. "Mother,do you love father that much ?" Her answer left her even more puzzled. Her mother thought seriously for a long while.... Then,she seemed to have realised something... "No," Tears fell uncontroably as she hugged her and said , "Child ,what have I done!?" And she cried for a long time... She turned normal,the next day... No,there was something different It was resignation.. ..and determination. She didn''t like that look at all... .... "But Mother,it still wasn''t worth it!" ..... ........ ........ "What did you say!?" Thider sat up on bed . "Eldest miss is going to admit to spirit sword sect .... She is going today....." But Zin didn''t see her miss on the bed then... Yin felt that something flew pass her and turned to find a fleeying blue robe by the door... "Where did miss go?" ... "Then,I will go now,father...." Kyi Kyi bow downed to pay homage to the man she knew as her father and turned and left. Looking at the back of the lonely girl,PaPaSen sighed. "I am sorry,my child.I''ll let you chose your life" Kyi Kyi frozed for a second before continuing her steps. "Thanks,Father.... but I will decide what I will do even if you say the exact opposite..." ''That was the longest sentence you said to me,Father.But I don''t like hearing it'' .... "Eldest sister!" "Eldest sister!" Kyi Kyi looked back at the two little girls running towards her in the most unbecoming of a noble young lady should behave..... "Running around like that... Aren''t you afraid of falling ...." "Ouch!" "down...." Helpless,Kyi Kyi could only go and help the two children up...who clinged onto her like some monkey spirits.... "...." "What''s up? I still have to go..." "Why would you want to go,eldest sister? Do you hate me!?" Thider said so as Ye Aye gripped both of sisters'' hands... "Big sister..." Kyi Kyi looked away, "In fact,I should hate you...but I have no rights to hate you and I can''t bare to hate you.... " She muttered. This kind of expression should not appear on the face of a fourteen years old... Thider tightened her grip. "Eldest sister,kick me,yell at me,spank me all you want! Don''t worry. I won''t let him hurt you!You too,Ye Aye .Think of me as a punching bag!" "What?" Ye Aye and Kyi Kyi stared at their sister ..... ''Have you gone mad!'' All the maids and servents''s eyes grew wide at the sudden bomb they had on their heads.... Then,someone went to fetch the master. "Come on!" Thider nagged at them . ''You,you, are you sane!?''Philia''s old voice sounded in her mind .... ''Who asked others to beat them up in such an obvious way! And those girls are cultivaters for Buddha''s sake!Even if you are stronger than those two ,your body can''t be compare to them! You''ll needmore time for recovering!'' ''So what!? I can''t let a perfectly good elder sister go just like that!'' Then,Thider felt a knock on her head .#Bang# "Wahhh,you really hit me !" But she didn''t let go... "I''ll hit you too,third sister!" Ye Aye said and knocked her forehead with her own. "Ouch!" Kyi Kyi smiled as she looked at the bruises on their foreheads . "Stupid kids" She then,looked up at the sky... "I really hate myself to tell the truth. I hate father for marrying many women.I hate mother for being the way she acted to keep me shine..I hate you,Thider for being that person''s child. And I hate you ,Ye Aye for being such an idiot... What were you doing in the rain.And Thider.... your mother died because of my mother. My mother died because of you.... no she died because of her own actions....you must hate me.,right?" "So,we should hate each other?" Ye Aye said that and looked at her two sisters. "Are you going to hate me,Third sister?" "Nah,Hating someone don''t suit my tastes.... It''s tiring .... " She said as she looked up to her big sister. "Hating someone makes you feel suffocated.... you won''t have the time to improve yourself ,if you hate someone and look for ways to push them down .... Hating someone would make you forget about those who loves you ..... It''s the same when you seek for someone who don''t love you ,It''s tiring....and it''s bad for cultivating!" "And even if we are only half siblings,we are still one family. And families should stick together...After all ,even strangers can become best friends!" "Thider,You are still naive.... but you are right! I don''t like it either!.. " Kyi Kyi smiled.... Her smile became more true... "So,are you still going to that sect?" "Yes," "Why!?" The two looked up at their elder sister.''Aren''t we getting along now?'' "I want to get stronger....And perhaps,go and see the world like that person and become a person that my mother wants me to be..." Looking at the horror in their eyes, she chuckled. "No,I won''t do some of those things like finding the best man to marry .I will become the best!" "Right,right!Becoming the best yourself is the best way of living ! Who needs those horrid men!" ''Girl,your father and brothers are behind you....'' ''Forget them!''Thider shut Philia up as she hugged her two sisters.... Ah,having sisters is the best... Why did the sisters in that novel fight each other over everything? Must be mad! ... As for the horrid men behind them, ''How did we provoked these little brats!?Someone come and explain!" ........ 4 Chapter4 It''s been three months since ,Kyi Kyi went to the spirit sword sect.... "Miss has been sleeping more and more lately... "Zin said as she looked worriedly at the tightly closed door... Yin said nothing but still nodded in agreement.. . She had no idea when this thing started but their young miss had been doing only two things right now... eating and sleeping.... She is not even studying anything now. This had been quite a blow on everyone in the household... especially the two maids... because they knew that their miss was not acting! But she doesn''t look sad or depressed or anything like that... She would sleep all the time and wake up only to eat.... and she would eat a lot... She chose not to see people most of the time and she rarely talks... The two girls were shocked by this sudden change... In the past,their miss would practice martial arts,cultivate her spiritual powers... and read as much as she can ...and she would study about anything that would benifit her...all the time... Not a single hour is wasted... A perfect young miss,a cultivation genius ,if it weren''t for the retired emperor''s degree,she would have been the future crown princess....although their miss was not interested in these things like a crown princess position. But now....their miss had become like this ... this is not good.... And there were rumors of how the former genius has become a waste after the poison incident.. ..spreading like forest fire in the capital.... And Master Sen ''s weather is getting worse each day because of this.... Some say that Thider is now a crippled waste who can no longer cultivate and is a sickly person...who is confined in her bed to recover... Some say that she has gone mad after she lost all her cultivation... Well,people here had not many things to entertain themselves and so,the story of a genius turning into a waste became popular in the capital... .... .... ... Sen Thider is not aware of her fragrant reputation in the outside world... She was encountering a breakthrough in the life bracelet at the moment. She had been in this state for a long time... and a familiar warm sensation rotated in her veins,supplying both her body outside and the soul inside... Under the moonlight, Philia watched as his master glowed and winds circulated around her.. playing with her dark hair.. It was quite a sight even though her current form is that of a nine years old... #Boom# Spiritual energies spreaded into the entire place ... Thider opened her eyes.. ..A golden glint flushed in them.... And her lips curled up into an angle... "The seven moons stage.. not bad" Philia said as he swished his fluffy tail... ''Not bad!?I''m a genius,you cat! Which eyes of yours had seen a nine years old seven moons cultivator?'' Thider muttered as she balanced her spiritual powers.... Philia looked at her "I''ve seen a lot in fact...." "Eh?" Thider paused for a mo-ment but she recovered instantly. " But not in this era,right..?" "....." "Anyway,why are you doing like this?Your people out there would become suspicious of you if you continue like this....." "Let them be..." Thider said as she proceeded to pill refining process... "It''s not like I care..." "....." "''You ,not caring what others think of you is good. but not too good if you push it too hard... what if they think you were possessed?!" "And for that reason alone,will they dare to touch me,the daughter of a General ,the third miss of the Sen Family,the fiance of the ninth prince from the royal family, a seven moons stage cultivation genius?" "....."Ok,you win.....I''ll shut up... Philia gloomily turned away and lay down on the cushion, minding his own bussiness by eating a mouthful of spirit restoration pills as if they were cat food.His eyes showed contempt as he ate. "Your pills still have a long way to go..... They taste awful " #Munch# #Munch# "Then,don''t eat them! I can sell them at a grand prize out there!" Thider said as she made yet another bunch of incomplete advance spirit breakthrough pills. "Gahhh,what''s wrong with this thing!"''It''s been 34 times already!'' "Your soul needs some purification.... Ahem! I mean you need to clear your mind! Don''t think too much . Just focus on the thing you are doing at the moment.It''s not like you can do many things at a time!" "Many things at a time,huh?" Thider thoughtfully looked at the medicinal -fairy cauldron.. ...,caressing the beautiful cravings on it... .... ..... ..... ...... "'' Creating Puppets...'' ,No... ''Making a double you.,professionally''.... No... No....." Thider threw the books down one by one after saying the titles out loud and reading for a bit and shaking her head... "Again ...No. Where are you ,my beloved Ninjusu..?" "What are you searching for? Tell me about it,there''s no need to make such a mess....." Philia looked at the title of a book near his fore paw... "Are you interested in Demonic arts? Most of them are not good for the cultivators,you know..." "I''m looking for a way to make some clones,you know to study various things at the same time...." "Huh?Is there such a method?" "Well,in one of my past life''s memories...,there was this guy called Naruto who can make a lot of clones of himself with some hand signs.... those clones would then ,practice martial arts along with him and do things for him... The experiences and memories of the clones would turn to him in the end.." "That was something that people made up to amuse themselves.... It''s called anime,right?" Philia placed his front paw over his eyes. "Are you a kid or what??" "I am indeed a kid.... did you forget?" "...." Oh,I did forget about that.... "Anyway,I''m sure that there is no such..." "Found it!" Thider delightedly hugged the old and dusty book and jumped down.,scaring the lights out of Philia... "Ta da," Thider showed him the cover after wiping it with the hem of her sleeve. "...."Philia stared at the book,wandering where did this thing pop up from.. .. Then,he remembered.... "Ah,this is written by ....y..the first one..." He looked rather sad.... Thider stared at the little fluffy kitten who looked as if he would disappear any moment. She threw the book and picked up the little furball... "That one must have been a good master,right?" "Humph! Not good at all!She would get into life-threatening situations at every turn she makes.She would greedily store every single thing in the bracelet....She would chase after fluffy creatures like mad and she would not please if she had not made at least one explosion within a day..." "....." ''Are you sure you are not talking about me?'' Thidr felt that the first owner was quite like her.... May be she was her ancestor! "Enough with that! Go cultivate..." "Tch,I will do it even if you don''t tell me to!" She said as she put him on her shoulder and went to read the book. ... ....... ........ "It''s not very complicated!"She said as she managed to form three clones in her tenth time on the tenth day.... "Hello Me!" Thider called her clones cheerfully.... then,she noticed something.... "Why are there four Philias here?" "Ay," Clone number one said in an old lady''s style... " You think we don''t have life bracelets? I am you and you are me... we are identical in every way" "Well,not every way,"Clone number two said as she looked at her fingernails as if those were all that mattered to her in this world. "People are different no matter how identical they may be..... It''s also the same with us...What do you think ,Number Three?" The last clone was thinking seriously while staring at Thider . Her gaze was so penetrating that Thider shifted to the side a little.. "What?" "Nothing..."The last Thider said after averting her gaze... "You are merely at the seven moons stage... how did you managed to summon us?" "Merely?" "Seven moons stage!" Three identical voices shouted at the last clone... before looking at each other... "Merely, you said... This stage at the age of nine is considered genius!" Thider looked at the three clones in disbelief... "Aren''t you guys at the same stage?" "Pfft," The second clone laughed at her... "Damn,I am already at the Soul Emperor''s stage... six levels above you...little kid!" When Thider''s eyes went wide with astonishment, She dropped another bomb. "And I ''m weaker than Number one by three levels and number three by five levels...What do you say?! Oh,we are the same age .... by the way.." "Soul emperor,Silver moon celestial ,and .....even a Celestial Empress...." Thider ''s eyes went wide yet again.... Philia you idiot! Why didn''t you tell me about these awesome ''me''s!?I am losing face to three of myself,right now! 5 Chapter5 ''Philia ,you idiot!Why didn''t you tell me that the ''me''s in other worlds are so awesome... I''m losing face here!'' Thider complained to Philia with her mind while resentfully staring at the black fluffy creature.... "Eh?Which one of you is my Philia?" Well,we can''t blame her here as there were four Philia s staring at each other like they were mortal enmies... "Crap!" Thider and the three clones immediately pulled their Philia s away from each other... "Tell me ,Are you my Philia?" Thider asked the furball in her arms.... who looked as if he was facing the most stupid creature inthe world.... "Right,you are my Philia alright!" The four identical voices with slightly different tones said with relief at the same time . Then ,they looked at each other and laughed. "It seem as if we are quartets...." "Yeah," Number two laughed as she came and patted Thider''s shoulder ."Sorry,Me... I was rather mean earlier." "You should compensate me for this!" "....." "Ho ho ho.Now,that''s the way we should act!" Number one said as she laughed in a old biddy''s tone... Number three smiled as she caressed the black furball in her arm... looking as cool as ever. ... ...... ....... "So,you guys are from different dimensions.... " Thider asked as she served some spiritual milk tea for the three girls.... Wait,how did it turn out this way?! "Yum,you must be a foodie, Madam host.Even the tea you make is better than us!" Number two told her that as she happily drink up... Ay,at least there''s something that I''m better than these three... "So,how come you are this late at growing up?" The cool Number three asked the slightly ashamed Thider as she checked the place... "You are moving at a very slow speed.... This place still have many unexplored parts.... such as the training areas.,the pagoda in the north and the lotus lake.... spiritual stream.... You are not very keen in gardening ,it seems,As there aren''t many new species here... And there''s a lot of books which are left unread... " Every words make Thider to lower her head in shame.... " Ahem,I got carried away,sorry.." "It''s fine...but,I only know this bracelet and Philia''s existance after I fully regained my past life''s memories...." "Not born with intact memories,huh?" Number one said thoughtfully.. .. "No wander she''s this slow...." "Well,how are you with your family and your fiance?"Number two asked suddenly... looking for news... "As for mine,we are like fire and water.... both family and fiance. I think they ''ll be plotting to murder me back in the place..." "Yes,I find them annoying and so,I decided to fake a death and cut ties with them.. I ''m currently living in my own organization..."Number one said as she bite an apple... "I''ve finished the leads..." the forever cool Number three causally said those words as she drank some tea.... The other three looked at her in awe... "What?If they don''t exist,there would be no plot about me being killed and my clan being destroyed.. .."She looked somewhat distressed. "No,I''m thinking if you had been punished by the heavens? After all,those bugs were their favorites..." Don''t worry,no one would blame herself here...when its come to her own life.... Still,Thider felt that it would be bad if she had to kill her second sister .... as for that fiance,I''ll kill him if necessary...Although I would feel bad after killing a child... "I was indeed punished... 180 lightening bolts.... for each night till the end of that week...."Number three replied as if she were telling about how the weather is today....instead of the punishment she had to endure .... Hiss! The other three girls took a sharp breath.. .. "180 lightening bolts!Damn,what happened afterwards?" " The story turned into the normal daily life...." "So," Number tbree smiled at Thider.."How about yours?" .... .... ...... "What?! You guys get along?!" the clones yelled at her at the same time causing the four Philias to jump ... "You have yet to meet that bastard?! " "I recommend crushing before it grows.." "Wait,you went blind!?" questions came from all sorts of forms of something called concerns...making things bad... ..... "Ahh,forget these things ,I''ll be fine after some times...."Thider said as she smiled helplessly.... ...... "This is serious! The FL should arrive at the capital by the time you turn fourteen ... Her cultivation rate is abnormal.... When the leads unite, things will get tough.... Not that it matters... but you need to get stronger.." "Now ,let us share our knowledge.... as you are injured. it would be bad if you become weak..." Number two said as she dragged them into a circle and began to circle around. ... shouting a string of words... ... Thider felt as if her head was hit by a tennis bat by the time it finished. "Now,cultivate your spiritual powers... ,we''ll do some works around here... " Number one said as she turned to play some notes with a bamboo flute. While Two was practicing martial arts and the third was learning about medicine and things like that... After a month or so in the bracelet,the girls said goodbye each other and they left... "You know what,Philia? I really envy and love these ''Me''s from the other worlds . They are so clam and collected... and very talented too.. I ''ve gained a lot this time.. a pity, I won''t be able to use this technique for a long while..." Philia snorted..". You have a good foundation ,you were weak because of that poison... Now it''s fine... We can make you shine brighter than any of these girls today... " " It''s fine," Thider smiled as she patted the fluffy head... "Thanks to them, I''ve already become a soul emperor stage..." A nine years old soul emperor.... Thider smiled .... . It''s not as cool as the nine years old Celestial empress.... But,it''s only a matter of time. ...... Thider smiled even as she went out of the life bracelet. "Ah,I''m hungry..... " "Zin,Yin,prepare a little feast ,let''s celebrate!" " 6 Cultivation stages and levels... Intial soul stage.. This is where people start absorbing the spiritual energy from the sky,earth and water... Then,we''ll will reach the... Red ,yellow,orange,green ,and blue soul stages...step by step... Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click for visiting. Above is usually called the foundation stage. Real cultivation start here.. The moon realm The Crescent moon... This is where you''ll see how many routes you can take... like pill refining,weapon smith,summoner and so on..if you have talent or you can just cultivate your spiritual powers ... But who would want a normal life. Any way... 2.Half moon... 3.The full moon.. 4.The second moon. Third ,fourth,.... all the way to the seventh moon stage... Then,the seven moons stage follow up . The seventh moon stage and the sevens moon stage is different by a whole new level .... just like the coal and the diamond. Then ,the soul kinght.,commander,general, minister ,prince,regent,and emperor...come ...with seven moon minor breakthroughs in each stages. The celestial realm. The cloud Celestial The star Celestial The sky Celestial The silver moon Celestial The Celestial Prince ,Princess The Celestial Emperess, Emperor.. . The immortal realm There are twelve minor breakthroughs in each stage... Disciple Master Grandmaster The Reverence.... The saint. People don''t get through the above realm mostly.. The God realm... This realm needs a lot of trials and tribulations ....and you would have to guard a world after that....Still ,some saints usually accept that fate.. 1.The punishment.. . 2.The debt... 3.The purification... 4.The karma. 5.God. 6.High god. 7.etc... That''s it ! One can travel through worlds and universes after becoming a saint... or a high level devil.. if you practice demonic arts.... 7 Chapter 6 "Miss ?" Zin stared at the little girl who kept eating bowls after bowls of rice...she didn''t even lift her head .... ''Miss is defying logic... how can she be so small while eating this much...'' "Third miss,Master Sen said ''Come to the hall room immediately'' " A maid''s voice passed through the closed door.. "Ok..." Thider said after finishing her twentieth bowl of soup... "Miss?" Yin probbed her young miss... She''s been acting out of rhythm lately... "Let''s go ! " Thider said as she grabbed an apple and made her way to the door.... Zin and Yin held her back... "Miss,you really shouldn''t go out like this!" "Go out like what?"Thider took a bite from the apple and scratched her head.."Come on,let''s go see what''s he up to ...and come back to sleep..." I still have a lot of things to do! ''like what?! '' Zin and Yin looked at the messy hair on their miss'' head .. her messy night gown... her greasy lips... and thought how the world would react if they let this ancestor go out in this get-up.... This is simply a nightmare! "What''s up with your faces?" Thider tilted her head and bite another chunk off the fruit... Thinking how her dear friends had lost their wits... .... ..... ... "Why is she not here yet?" Pa Pa Sen frowned as he asked this question for the nth time...this morning... The hall room is very quiet even though it was filled with people... Sen Ye Aye watched out for the entrance... looking for a glimpse of the dear sister she hadn''t met for quite awhile.. .. Fourth mistress felt uneasy under this pressure... She had been quiet since the day ,the two unfortunate women died.... she held the baby in her arms a little more tightly.... ''Fortunately, you are a girl.... but I still have to be careful'' She glanced at the beautiful woman in front of her... Fifth mistress is currently in favour of the lord...and she is already at the fifth moon stage... her child would be a genius but that person still cannot be compare to the late Madem.... After all, Madem was a heroine.. from the upper relam... "The Third miss has arrived.." Someone announced her arrival.. ''Really? Do you have to do things like that?'' Thider muttered as she sensed the crowd in the hall and ''looked'' into her father''s eyes... not that she could see them... After all,it would be about five or so years before she can see in the outside world in a normal way... Right now ,her view of the world is like ...energy waves forming figures and gestures... It takes a lot of concentration to see clearly.. But the adventages are also numerous... Thider could sense things from afar and for now,she could sense the whole manor of the Sen family... The hall room ,the people in it .. the hidden guards..,the mistresses and treasures,books, living things ...in this manor ,no one can hide things from her . She can detect a person''s emotion state even without meeting him.. Now,she knows that PaPa Sen is very,very angry with her and there are some conflict in his heart... ''I''ll become a monster if I prob further into this matter..'' "Father,what''s the matter with all these people?" Are you planning. for a ''punishing by the family rules'' scene? ''Don''t be such a paranoia , ''Philia scolded the rebellious kid.... #sigh#''What did those clones tell her about?This kid is getting touchy... Is it because her meal was disturbed.. .? '' Philia thought about the expression on her face when she heard that maid''s voice while she was eating.... It was very scary... "You don''t even greet me!?"PaPaSen slammed the table which crumpled down into dust... Everyone turned silent,... except one. "That''s a two hundreds of gold ,you just wasted,Father... It''s seem you are not in a good mood." Thider said as she took the apple in a nearby basket of fruits... "Sometimes ,destroying things to relief your anger is a good thing as you can''t bottle the emotions up .But if this continue, you''ll be branded as unreasonable by the public opinion.. . not that I care.." Everyone took a sharp breath.. ''What''s up with this miss?!Isn''t she very quiet and cool before?!'' Pa Pa Sen went livid but the daring fifth mistress patted his arm...soothing him.. Pa Pa Sen took a deep breath and reminded himself that this was a nine years old... well,almost ten...perhaps.. and his daughter. .It''s not a thing an elder should do to pick on every little things with her. "Now that everyone is here... " PaPaSen coughed and announced "His majesty,the emperor,had arranged a marriage for me." Everyone frozed at the sudden news .The fourth mistress almost lost her grip on her baby while the fifth mistress held her hands back from the man''s arm staring at himin disbelief...As for the seventh mistress,she didn''t lose her composure but the cup in her hand has long cracked... Ye Aye''s face turned white.... as it hasn''t been that long since her mother''s death...And she looked at her dear sister ... for ,this was the only one who she could rely on apart from her eldest sister. "She is the princess from the Neighbouring kingdom...and she''ll be bringing her daughter here...and the wedding ceremo...." #Cough# #Cough# #Cough# Thider choked on her apple disturbing PaPaSen''s speech....Zin patted her back while Yin poured a cup of tea for her but Thider ignored them.. "What did you say!?" The hall room''s temperature dropped by several degrees...causing the people to shiver slightly... as for Pa Pa Sen,he felt that he simply couldn''t breathe under this massive ruthless aura.. but it disappeared in an instant. He looked at the tiny figure in front of him. ''She had long suppressed me,the seventh moon stage cultivator'' Everyone turned to look at the little girl whose face showed none of her emotions and shivered .. ''Third miss had changed'' The gentle and easy-going expression that recently appeared on her beautiful little face has gone.The her right now looked like a lost monster... Anger,Grief,Recentment,Cold and savageness ..... Thider suppressed her negative emotions from lashing out to hurt people...she could only let her heart seal these things just like she did two years ago.. She retracted her sensing till she couldn''t sense a thing.. She didn''t want to see or sense anything now. "Father,does the emperor has some plan regarding our family? After all,marriage with the neighbouring kingdom ,can be done with ..". ''no,a widowed princess must be too old to get married with the princes...and the emperor must not be willing to let his brother marry this princess least he wants a rebel.... '' Thider muttered. "with the other offic...." Damn,the other official ''worthy'' enough to marry another country''s royal princess is the prime minister and he already has an official wife while Father currently don''t have one. I should have known! For a selfish wish of not wanting to call other women ''mother'',I didn''t let him promote the mistresses... Now,I''m done... I can''t protect my sisters if I leave... wait,why should I leave?! I am the host of this place.! Should I,the daughter of the former heroine,run because of a woman...?... But on second thoughts,it would be too troublesome if this princess has some ulterior motives.. .. "Anyway,Father .You can marry whoever you like.. .. It''s not like they last anyway... Why are you telling us about this? We can''t deny an imperial order.Do you want us to congratulate you? Some wedding gifts perhaps? Or do you want us to welcome that princess?..." ''One of these days,I''m gonna beat that whatever emperor up so badly that his own mother won''t remember when she sees him! And that neighbouring kingdom''s ruler is dead meat! Ho ho ho,wait for me to beat you guys,damn bastards! My peaceful life is going to end!'' Thider''s change of tone made others flustered... especially her father. ''I thought this girl''s going to make a scene...'' "Ahem,as I was saying" The confused man glanced at his now smiling daughter and felt that something bad is going to happen.. He placed that thought at the back of his mind.. "There will be a banquet to welcome the princess... and the emperor wants someone from the Sen family there... " "You will be there,isn''t that enough?" Thider felt that she should really get herself stronger just to strom into the palace and beat the mad man into a pulp. ''What do you want?making a motherless child go and greet her stepmother and stepsister?! '' Thider grinded her teeth. "So,you want me to come along with you ...." She released her spiritual sense to focus on the man,while ''staring'' straight at him. "Good,very good.Eldest sister is not here... Little Ye is too young,my brothers are busy and as for my second sister,you must have long forgotten about her... including her life and death... And I am the most suitable among the unsuitable candidates ... but I myself ,has been quite ''disappointing '' with loads of nasty rumors outside .So,you want me to behave to give you face,is that it ,Father?" Thider stared while sensing the astonishment in his heart and the surrounding people... She smiled. That smile was very saddening... "So,when will they arrive,Father?" ... ... ... 8 Chapter 7 "Nine years old,soul emperor...the final stage..." Thider smiled coldly... ''So what if I become a soul emperor.. when I can''t even protect my pride...'' ''Thider ,your pride is a little bit... strange... '' Philia consoled the bitter girl... patting her head with his paw.. But that was not consoling ,Philia.. It''s called adding salt on the wound.... '' Is it strange for a nine years and ten month old kid to greet a stranger who you never knew and accepting her as a step mother and even calling her with a title that my own birth mother never even got to heard?!'' ''Well,you didn''t call her that way..did you ?'' Philia said lazily.. his fluffy tail swishing from side to side as Thider walked around the garden of the imperial palace. There were sunflowers,roses,tulips and many seasonal flowers here.. As for the beauty of the scene? Don''t ask Thider about it... all she can see in this world apart from the life bracelet is energy waves,particals and figures made by them....nothing more than that.... ''When I can see again,I ''m going to travel around the world and gaze at the most beautiful things in this world,well.. may be even other worlds!'' ''Oh,are you saying that you''ll become a saint one day?'' Philia asked....amused by this wild ambition... ''When there''s a will,then there''s a way.... I have many years to cultivate my powers....'' Thider suddenly stopped.,frowning as she did... ''What''s wrong?''Philia asked ...then he grinned... (yes,that kitty actually grinned!) ''Now,what have we got here?'' ... ..... .... "Oh,ninth brother,why don''t you take that mask off?Is not like you are in a banquet of masks or something" ''Really ,man?This is how you taunt at people? Are you retarded?'' Thider thought as she walked nearer to the area while ''looking'' at the flowers.. .. She still has to becareful as there are some dark places in the garden and she doesn''t want people to see a girl walking in the dark without any lights in her hands... There were five young men and a girl in this dramatic bullying scene... The girl is her soon- to -be step-sister,as for the others... " Crown prince,why are you making things difficult for ninth prince? " ''Ahh,that voice makes me remember about those disgusting women from the red district...'' ''Are you talking about Yi Yi?'' ''Pei,Yi Yi and those women are as different as heaven and earth! My Little Yi Yi is a great beauty and very talented too!'' ''How do you know that she is beautiful?'' ''She''s got three points .. ..'' Thider said dreamily.... ''Exactly what I like... I don''t want to have those yet... but still..'' ''Ahhh,spare me,please! My ancestor...Why did you become like this in just six months? !'' Philia was sad at the lost of a pure Thider who only knows about food and food.. ''People change... ,and what''s wrong with liking beauties who are naturaly good to me...? Anyone would like them!'' ''Oh,so it''s not that kind of ''like'',huh?'' ''What are you thinking about? Sush, I''m listening'' Thider got closer to the drama... ''Why are the hidden guards ... oh,they can''t do anything anyway...And this fiance of mine is not even talking back... probably because it has no use...'' "Little Heng,you can''t be mean... This prince is telling the truth... He is nothing but a waste.. can''t cultivate ,and he''s so ugly... ,it''s such a waste,that the retired emperor is so biased on him... " ''This is just telling people about their flaws in front of their face without a care for the other party''s faces.This kiddo is so dead.'' "Oh,and the late empress died in the fire because of his carelessness...In fact,she was a friend of the former heroine... Isn''t it irony?Third miss of the Sen family has to marry this trash because of some edict..." Feng jiu''s fists shook slightly as he gritted his teeth..''Endure'' he told himself... ''Now is not the time'' "Oh,so ,in the eyes of the crown prince,the edict of the retired emperor is just so-so?" A cold voice traveled to their ears as a girl in a light-blue dress with cloud embryonies on it walked towards the group... Her black hair flowed towards her knees... There was a single gold hair pin keeping her high pony tail... Eyes as deep as oceans and dark as midnight,''looked'' indifferently at the group,gazing the people one by one...and ending at Feng jiu.. Not that she had seen him before but this is the only one with the mask and poor health here. Feng jiu stared back at her,and seemed to be puzzled about something... "Third sister, " Heng Ling looked at the beautiful little face and thought..''how can a kid be tbis pretty!?'' "Oh,princess Heng,mind your words,your mother has not become Madam Sen, yet..." Thider said curtly making them somewhat shock. " It''s not like that,I''m practicing..."Heng Ling said coyly.. ''Damn,I wanna puke! If this was little Ye,I would give her some snacks ...but this woman,I like to give her nothing!'' So,Thider ignored her coy and made way to the future murderer,no ,the fiance that is.... ''This is so low...having to die in the hands of someone this weak!'' Thider thought as she sensed how badly the boy''s health was deteriorating....she frowned... "So,you are the ninth prince," Thider said,''looking'' up at the boy who,sadly,was.,a bit taller then herself... "Nice to meet you,I am the third miss of the Sen family,Sen Thider,if there weren''t any unforeseen circumstances,this name will acompany you till the end of your life" Or may be my life...but I prefer it to be your life as I''m going to become a saint and travel around the world... ''Ay,your words are very confusing ,Thider...'' Philia said as he covered his eyes with his paw... ''My words are very clear...'' "Oh,My..er.. This prince''s name is Feng jiu..." ''What''s up with his temperature and the rate of heartbeat..? Is he sick now?'' ''Oh ,Buddha...'' Thider mentally looked up at the sky... ''Don''t let this boy die before I could kill him.'' ''Your logic is a little wrong here..'' "So,Ninth prince, let''s go and talk about life...er...cultivation techniques.. .." Thider said as she pulled the boy''s hands and made for a remote place... "Third miss,you can''t talk about cultivation techniques with him... After all,he is a wa." The crown prince suddenly felt a wave of powerful pressure on his head... and he almost kneel down by it... He looked at others... they seem to be Ok... "Crown prince,is this a kind of action that the heir of a nation should be doing...?" Thider asked as she raised her hand to show them a glittering stone ... "You seem to hate the position very much,your highness.. ..You are acting the exact opposite of what a future ruler of the Phoenix country would do..." ''My mother actually saved such a family from distress .How irony!''Thider muttered as she placed the stone back into the life bracelet and pulled her fiance away from the annoying clowns... 9 Chapter 8 Heng ling stared at the backs of the two walking away from them. She felt annoyed and angry and felt shameful because Thider didn''t give her any face... And she casted a disdainful glance at the crown prince . ''The princes of this mighty Phoenix are such jerks!'' "Well...now,excuse me ...your highness..This one will go back to my mother.." ''I must tell her about the third daughter of Uncle Sen.. She seems to have a bad impression of me....,well,it''s not surprising as she saw me with this annoying man who bully his own brother..'' She bowed a little and turned to the banquet where her mother was.. ''If this prince were to take the throne..,Then ,It will be a piece of cake for my cousin,the future emperor of the Dragon kingdom..to ..... '' She smiled at the thought of her good old friend... Ah,I miss the waterfall where three of us used to play.. .. Then,at the banquet, she saw a familier figure talking with other ladies and eating deserts... "Is that....."''Sen Thider?'' .... .... .... "Why is Sen Thider covering for ninth brother?" The third prince looked at the drama from the balcony...He watched as the Dragon kingdom''s young princess walked away from the crown prince with an amused smile... He laughed when he saw the green face of his second brother... "I haven''t see anyone making him express such a face other than me! Ha Ha Ha Ha!" The knight beside the third prince sighed inwardly.''Is that something to laugh about?'' "Ay,I worry about him,though..." Third prince sighed suddenly making the knight surprise. He shook his head slightly.... "He might die in a revoulution one day....if he keep those stupid logics.... in his head. Hmm,before that,he has to deal with all those schemes and challenges.... poor guy..." "As expected.Being a freeloader is the best!" "...."''Why is third prince''s thinking progress different from us,mortals!?'' .... .... .... "Ninth prince," Thider looked at the nervous little boy in front of her and frowned...''Damn,his acting is too good,acting nervous and all as if that bloody mercenary''s boss is not himself!'' ''Even his heartbeats are quicker than when he is being mocked by that pig of a crown prince....'' ''Thider,don''t insult pigs...''Philia bobbed in recentdully. ''Why?I''m not insulting pigs... '' ''Once ,there was a fool I used to know and he was a pig...'' ''Ohhh, I''ll becareful next time....'' ''No,we are off the track.... I''m thinking about this future murderer here....'' She sensed and examined the boy,making him shift uneasily. ''Killing him now would bring me unnecessary problems... and he''s underage... I may have nightmares if I kill a child... Although my clone number 3 had already killed hers...'' "Miss Sen?"He doesn''t understand this little girl .If the reports are true,she had become a waste who can''t see and has a nasty attitude.... and lazy... But is this true? This kid before him is clearly very smart and the aura around her is very dangerous....How is that Fidelis doing his job!? (Fidelis: I just reported what I can investigate! It''s not my fault that the girl is acting different every now and then!) ''To kill or not to kill?'' Thider''s killing intent leaked out from her eyes a bit... but that was enough for the little prince to raise his guard ... ''She''s not thinking of finishing me off right now,is she?'' Then ,the killing intent disappeared in an instant as if they never existed in those pure dark eyes... "Let''s talk frankly ,Feng Jiu." Thider felt that she should not kill this future murderer now,as there would be another engaement coming to her from the dog emperor just like that one to her father just because he did not promote a Madam ... ''Like hell I would make the same mistake! '' Thider sensed the whole area and found that there were only some of the boy''s people hiding here. ''As expected of a male lead..,already like this when he is a twelve years old...'' "First of all,I don''t like weak and sickly people... The sight of them makes me want to kill something.." Thider told that to the boy whose eyes went wide and he seemed wronged... Damn,its tiring to sense the expressions.... "Second,I don''t like a cultivation waste to be my future partner." "And thirdly,I prefer beautiful people over ugly people with their face disfigured..." "Lastly," Thider took a deep breath.." I dislike pretentious people who would act differently behind my back..." The boy''s heartbeats slow down as the surrounding air became rather cold... in despair.. .. Thider could sense the anger and disappointment as well as some killing intent from the nearby hearts. apart from the boy''s .His heart has turned cold from the beginning.... and those beats earlier must be fakes... ''Does he already know that I have a powerful sensing ability? I must becareful in the future'' Thider touched her eyes lightly... "So,Miss Sen is saying that you are against the engagement because I am an ugly trash,who can''t cultivate and sick?" The boy ''s voice was rather cold... "Well said! Thank goodness, you understand!" ".....''This girl!'' Thider continued while observing the surrounding... of course she was ''looking'' at the expressionless boy at the same time.. "You are really sick and your foundation is bad ...and your spiritual roots are damaged.and you have two poisons in your system.... your face is disfigured mainly because of the poisons... It''s been three years you are like this..." "What is miss Sen talking about?" The air around them had gone to freezing point this time... ''How did she know about the poisons?Perhaps she knows medicine?'' "I am stating the truth... nothing more..... " ''Ha,finally some reactions!'' She smiled. "Feng Jiu,age twelve,the ninth son of the twentieth emperor of Phoenix kingdom,from the first empress...Currently a cultivation waste,with a disfigured face and a sickly health.... and...the rest are top secret,which people should not know at the moment..." "Tell me about it then," Feng Jiu retracted his aura..and smiled. ''It has no affect on me,bakaradou!'' Thider made a plan in her mind... "I won''t kill you now .... as your father would send another fiance for me to kill if you die..." "...."So,I should thank her for that?! Fidelis almost rush out and beat the prideful girl if not for his master ''s gesture.. . "So,since you will be my fiance in name for a while,I will help you grow up! I don''t want a trash as my fiance..." ''Yes,that would be interesting... Bring him to the top and then,kick him down when the time comes.. It would be fascinating to see his expression then....'' ''Thider ,when did you become a sadist?''Philia shook his head... This kid is becoming weirder each day..... "Help me grow up?" Feng Jiu looked at the tiny girl who was younger than him... "Yeah,let''s go to another place before we begin.... you can take that man on the tree along if you don''t feel secure..." Fidelis flinched... ''How did she know that I''m here? Is she stronger then me?!'' Feng Jiu looked at the smiling girl ...and thought... '' Mother empress said that it''s not safe to go with people you just met..'' "Well?"Thider said as she fiddled with the red rose from a nearby branch.... "The party is about to over ,you know...." But she already knew the answer.. 10 Chapter 9 The Burial coast was a place between the Eternal Star lake and the capital of Phoenix kingdom... Although this place serves as the most beautiful place in this kingdom... It was quite dangerous ,with an enormous mythological beast sealed in its deep water... There were seven islands on the lake,filled with magical beasts and precious herbs growing like weeds.. Many people tried to go there... Most of them ,didn''t make it to the islands and instead were swept away into the deep lake.. Some got to the islands.... and they died on them.. Only a few come back.... "I bet your blood moon mercenary has never thought of coming here before!" ''As ,the Wonders'' forest fifty miles away from here is relatively safer than this.... '' Thider stood on her flying sword as the night breeze blew on her hairs and her long sleeves.... Behind her was a boy of twelve years old..., slightly pale in a rather unhealthy state...and clenching his grip on the smaller hand.... ''She does know about it then...'' Feng Jiu was rather interested in this little fiance of his.. as she seemed to know everything about him.... ''Is she interested in him,too?That would be great....'' "Hey,are you afraid of heights? " Thider suddenly turned around on the narrow sword blade... causing the boy to almost lose his balance but he managed it somehow.... "No,...." although,you should have asked before you pulled me over and flying away at such a speed... Then,a soft and tiny palm lightly touched the boy''s chest and...pushed.... "Have a nice trip,then!" A sweet voice sounded in his ears ....as he began to fall down at a rapid speed... The wind blew sharply around his ears ,making him almost deaf .... The night sky was particularly beautiful with countless stars shining throughout the space...and the full moon emerged from behind the dark cloud... showering her silver beams onto the little girl on a flying sword..making a perfect picture.. along with her sadist smile with two little canine teeth showing... ''Why is she like this,though..?'' Just as Feng Jiu thought that he would be meeting his mother empress soon, something embraced him from behind and put her spiritual powers around him,preventing the cold and savage wind outside. ''I really don''t understand this girl...''.. and he lost his consciousness ... ..... .... ... Sweet and bitter scents of herbs and the sounds of nightingales from the distance woke Feng Jiu up... "Is this my after-life?" He thought out loud... "Unfortunatedly,it is not..." Thider said remorsefully... "Anyone else will die but you and her.... you two are the most un-kill-able beings on this planet"''Just like those blood sucking bugs in beggers'' clothes..'' Thider muttered...which was heard by the prince.. He twitched his lips... but didn''t say anything back...however... "Who''s ''her''?" "Your future love,dummy!" Thider said as she causally dug some plants out of the moist soil which disappeared into the air.. ''She''s got a space...Why is she not keeping it a secret? That''s dangerous!Wait,what did she say?'' "My what?" He must have heard it wrong... Thider looked at the boy and repeated... "Your future lover! My second sister! Understand? Now,come and pick up everything you can.. We don''t have much time!".. .''This guy! Is he already interested in her second sister? Oh,my big mouth just had to say about this! My game is about to end without starting .... '' "Why are you showing me about this place?" ''Aren''t you afraid, I would tell others about it?'' "Who?What? Why?! You are asking a lot of questions..have you ever heard about the phrase ''Curiosity kills the cat?''!" ''What did you sayyyy!'' Philia snapped at her...but she turned a deaf ear to it.. "I''m not a Cat..." "No,you are my death...Now,hurry up and quit asking about things!" "What do you mean by ''You are my death?''"He asked as he carefully dug a herb ... "I can''t use my space ring ....." "The literary meaning...eh? You can''t?" Thider looked at the boy with a stalk of herb in his hands shaking his head.... and sighed . "Then,go take a walk... The air here is fresher and healthier than the outside..."''I wish I could take my sisters here..They would like it'' But the entrance is very vicious to the visitors.. ..her sisters won''t survive through it.... Feng Jiu continued to dug some herbs...and handed them to Thider.. "I told you to walk.!..It''s good for your health,here ,crush this stalk and smell it...That way it won''t hurt as much when you go into the medical bath tub..." She handed a stalk of flower stalk into his hand and send him off. ''It would spell trouble if this boy become a really disabled waste... She won''t be able to explain to her sister.... and her game would end without anything interesting....'' ..... ..... ..... "Whatever...." Feng Jiu muttered as he smelled the bitter scent of the stalk... and smiled bitterly... ''She''s helping me now... Although she can be quiet weird at times... She is not a foe....'' He still remembers his mother''s words that she often said.. "My dear,you must protect little Thider in the future..Ok?" "All done,let''s go!" Thider washed her hands in a nearby stream...and walked up towards him... "Ok..."Although it seems ,I''m the one being protected ...Empress mother... ..... ... .... "Oh,by the way,who''s gonna make the pills?" Feng Jiu became closer to Thider as they go here and there...collecting a lot of things... But he was quite sure that no pill contains metals and beast skins... "It''s for my sisters!" Feng Jiu really envy her sisters for having such a sibling... "Who do think I am?!Of course I''ll be making them!" "...."Ok,I''m used to her abnormalities... ... Used to it my head!Is she really a nine years old?! ....Ok,she is aunty Wei ''s daughter after all.... it''s not that surprising.... .... Then,they landed on top of a mountain peak surrounded by white fog and the peach trees... The Morning sunlight shone on the white clouds and slowly dispersed the thick fog... Thider made Feng Jiu wait while exercising... She herself,prepared a medicinal bath.... After that,Feng Jiu soaked in it.... Black blood seeped through his skin and from his mouth and ears...He felt his damaged spirit roots withered away...and a new one appeared in the place.... His bones seemed to have crushed and renewed again and again... It was living hell.... But he didn''t shout nor did he called for help... It has no use anyway... ..... Thider sensed the surrounding and guarded the boy... ''Ahh ah ah,no peaking!'' ''I''m not peaking! I''m checking.. besides what''s there to see on a child...Ugh,are you looking down on me!'' ''Put that aside,why are you helping the leads...? ''Philia asked. ''You even helped your second sister''s possesser... '' ''Who said I''m helping? I''m playing a game...besides,that person will be my second sister as she took her body...As long as she won''t seek death... I will help her..'' ''Tch,I hope you remember these words...'' Philia turned his head... ''Looks like it''s about to end...'' ''Good,I haven''t see my little Yi Yi for three days already...what if she forgets about me?!'' ''You can''t be serious!'' ''When did I even joke?'' ''Bahh! Just do your homework,idiot!'' .... .... .... In the mean time.... in the foggy room,the boy opened his eyes... A golden sparkle flashed through the cold dark eyes... "The crecent moon stage,huh?" 11 Chapter 10 When Feng Jiu came out from the room,the first thing he saw was a note and a space ring... -Plant these in your space... I''ll be back ... Your dear elder should be awake by now.. - "....." Ok,she knows about it... She knows too much about me... Yet... ''"The Feng boy...''"A white smoke came out from the boy''s chest and turned into an old man with a dignified aura around him... The elder read the lines and said. "''That lass is a second stage cloud celestial... It''s very rare to find a ten years old Celestial.. .. one would need at least a hundred years to reach that stage...even you need a decade or so to reach that stage...''" "A ten years old cloud celestial.. Then,why is she still on this continent?" Anyone who has reached a level higher than the soul emperor has to ascend to the Celestial continent or join the Silver moon city which is the border between the two continents.. Or else,they will be watched by the authorities from the Celestial continent to be eliminated if necessary... which rarely happens because many chose to ascend... "She must have something to seal her current power statute.." Feng Jiu put a drop of his blood on the ring to open it... The space inside the ring is as large as the palace garden... But it was filled to the brim with lots of seeds and herbel plants and spirit stones... There was a golden cauldron in the corner of the space... It has sculptures of nine dragons and a string of ancient runes... and three tall bookshelves filled with books regarding pill refining,summoning and cultivation books about space,lightening and darkness... "....."Isn''t it a bit too much?! Although ,elder Mo was happy for the boy but he also felt a little uneasy by the informations the girl possessed...But... ''What a lass! She must be a descendent from some of the ancient clans....'' "How did you meet this girl,by the way,she''s helping you a lot with those secret treasures ... It''s very amazing...because one would not try to deceive someone with this kind of manners...." "She''s my fiance....in...name.." She said she wouldn''t kill me...and she did say that she will be back... but looking at these things...what''s with this feeling... like I am being left alone again... "Ohhh?She had it bad...." Such a girl is wasted on this little devil... tsk,tsk... "....." ..... ..... ''Say,Thider,how did you know that Feng Jiu will open three spiritual roots?'' Philia asked as he sit on her shoulder...He could come out as Thider has become a cloud celestial.. "I used to like that character in that novel..."''So,I made the author tell everything about it... even the discarded chapters and pieces and ideas...'' Thider wandered through the forest as if it was her own backyard garden...picking flowers and so on... But she did''t keep everything inside her bracelet... She made a garland from the flowers and vines .... and put it on the tiger''s head which she was riding at the moment...The garland was more beautiful than last time as her sensing skills become more powerful as she reached another relam... ''Don''t abuse the poor soul...'' ''I''m not abusing anyone...Damn,I wish I could see the outside world'' It was writen in those old books that the sceneries around the Heavenly Island on this Celestial continent is the most beautiful... Ah,I have the ability to come here..but no ability to see.... except energy waves and various elements .... ''It''s just a matter of time....Besides you can see in the bracelet...and there''s another way to ....''Philia stopped suddenly. making her curious about what he was about to say... ''What ?Another way to see?'' ''Ahhh,no... Why ...we are here already!'' "...." ''Your ability of changing the topic is very ''professional'' Thider tied a tiny red bag on the tiger''s neck and patted his head. "Thanks for the ride!" The tiger was very dejected at first because managed to get caught by a crazy human child...but he was practically jumping as he licked Thider''s hand and went back to his den to cultivate.... ''The crazy ancestor is not so bad after all...'' ''Really?You gave it a bottle of three celestial breakthrough pills?!You can only make twelve of them a day...now!'' ''What? It''s not like I can use them all anyway....'' Thider said as she sensed the thing she''s been searching in the deep lake under the cliff.... ''So,it''s under that lake,huh?'' Thider said as she moved further towards the edge... ''Are you trying to suicide? '' Philia said dryly.. . ''The thing under this lake is still there because of the curse of this lake...and worse still ,the curse of that thing itself.... even the Celestial emperors can not escape... '' ''Those words are meant for the cultivators ,right?'' ''Of course, there aren''t any mortals in this continent anyway'' Philia nodded. .''Even the babies are at least at full moon stage.Wait,what are you...No,Thider,stop! Are you mad!'' ''So,there are no mortals here,huh?'' Thider destroyed her cultivation and jumped off the cliff...and Philia was sent back into the bracelet as he couldn''t be outside with his master''s will... ''Noooooooo!Master!'' 12 Chapter 11 Do you know the feeling of falling rapidly from a high cliff? The wind blew so hard around you that you won''t be able to hear anything except from the roaring wind... and as it is such a high cliff...it seemed like you were falling forever... And the pain of having your cultivation and your hardwork destroyed is very bad...but the one who destroy all of this is yourself.. you can''t blame anyone or you deserve sympathy.. ..and your most trusted friend is no longer with you.. Worse still,I forgot something very important.... I can''t see without my powers... "Crap..."Thider cursed inwardly as she fell ... Darkness ,wind blades as sharp as they sounded...and the feeling of loss surrounded her... She felt like dying... Ah,I brought this on myself.. . Thider closed her eyes... They are useless anyway... Feelings like loss and fears can only race her death...she don''t need such feelings.. As for that thing in the lake... It better worth her trip... Thider felt that she had counted about thirty hundred Pilias before she finally felt the water and the sound of it... And she sank... .... .... ..... Feng Jiu felt quiet uneasy now adays... He was still waiting for Thider as he studied and cultivated his powers... It became a habit for him to look out every time he heard a sound.. "Feng boy,you are wasting your time again...Raise your cultivation while you can..Don''t you want to become strong?" The elder sighed as he looked at the boy who went in a daze for the ninth time of the day...and he too looked out into the distance.. "It''s been three months ,isn''t it?" The mountain peak is sitll surrounded by a layer of clouds ... Everywhere in the horizon is white. Occasionally,there would be the sound of phoenixs in the distance. And the night sky would be filled with countless stars and the bright moon...like that time she pushed him off from three hundred kilometers above the lake surface. The boy nodded... and said. "Elder Mo,can''t you do anything about the barrier?" Although,he could contact with Fidelis via spiritual jade token Thider had given and talk about recent activies around the place,he was informed that she has not come back yet... or at least ,they didn''t find her switching back.... Elder Mo shook his head slightly.. "I''m still too weak for that.." ''The lass is really something... She just practically confined the Feng boy in this golden cage called the heavenly...something.... Wait,I shouldn''t think things this way..'' "Did you offend her in someway before?"''Because,the girl is helping him grow up but her methods are quite....rough...'' ".I....." only met her at the banquet for the first time... No, I''ve met her before... but where?... "Forget it,just make yourself stronger... You must not disappoint her when she come back...." She will come back... I hope... Elder Mo looked away... ''The barrier can be opened by the caster or the death of the caster... Since,it''s still in good shape apart from the first two weeks..I can assume that that lass is still alive.'' ''But why is she not back yet? '' .... ... ..... "Fourth miss,the eldest miss is calling for you...." Sen Ye Aye looked up from her book... The book was given to her by Third sister before she went to the banquet... -little Ye,you can ask the person who come back from the party about the things you don''t understand .... Keep this a secret,don''t worry,Sister will be fine..- The book is a little extraordinary as the words change according to the person. If she was reading.. it would be some cultivation tips and all about medicinal herbs..and martial arts..but if others were to read it,it''s all about some boring stuff about the country.Although she doesn''t know what her third sister was planning...she still study as much as she can.. but that person ,she don''t want to see her most of the time...- "She is not the eldest miss .Sister Sen Kyi Kyi is!Her sirname is Heng. And tell her that I''m sick...." ''And that step sister is such an annoying person.I really don''t like to see her.Eldest sister is not here. Third sister is also not here. How could they left me alone with this crazy women ... They are even messing with Second sister''s dowry...although that person is protecting it most of the time....'' "Eldest miss,you can''t come in here,like that!" There was a commotion at the entrance of the Camilla courtyard ,making her frown... ''Here we go again...'' "So,you are sick...Fourth sister?" A fourteen years old girl looked at the seven years old who was reading a book in the shade.. ''This girl is sick?Ha! More like being lazy.!and disrespectful!And I hate those kind of people!'' Her gaze was filled with contempt as she looked at the clam eyes gazing at hers... "You are merely a concubine''s daughter!Is this how you treat the legitimate daughter?!" Ye Aye looked at the agitated self-proclaim eldest miss... "I am indeed a concubine''s daughter...and I am not ashamed to admit this...but princess Heng seemed to forget the fact that even if her mother is married to the lord of this clan,her sirname will always be ''Heng''.." ''Meaning... you are not a legitimate daughter of the Sen clan ,go back to your rightful place and quit bothering me.Stupid !'' "You....you..." Heng Ling pointed her forefinger at the sharp-tongue girl.''How dare she talk to me like this!'' ''If this place is in Dragon Kingdom,do you really think you can talk to me,the only princess of the Long family like this!'' -Long family is the imperial family of The Dragon Kingdom..Heng ling is the niece of the emperor.. - "You what?It seems ,miss Heng is really free ...you should use this time to raise your cultivation.." A cold voice sounded from the entrance as a girl in a light-blue dress came in with two maids behind her... She had set her hair into a high pony tail as usual and had the air of a powerful soul around her .One could not along herself to let her guard down around such a person... "Third sister...I was just telling fourth sister to respect their elders..."Heng ling was quite annoyed at this.. ''Aren''t siblings in great clans hate each other? Why are these girls so abnormal!'' "I see," the girl smiled widely,her two canine teeth glinted.. Shivers ran through their backs.. "Miss Heng is really kind. Telling off other household''s concubine daughters how they should act.." "Third sister,how..." "Miss Heng,I am the legitimate daughter of the Sen Clan.And you are a person who was brought together by the Current madem Sen... " She walked past her as she whispered.. ."Don''t touch my siblings or else,you will have some really bad dreams...you know what I mean.. ,princess." "Little Ye,come with me to the lotus lake...,does Miss Heng want to come with us too?" "No,I think I have a cold...I''m going to rest..." Heng ling said as she turned and left with her maids... ''Damn,I can''t even face a ten years old!This Sen Thider is killing me!'' .... "Third sister," Ye Aye looked around before leaning in to whisper into the girl''s ear.. "When will you come back?" The wind passed through the building on the lake,carrying the scent of lotus with it. The girl lost her smile as she stared into the distance... "Master,has not been calling me,these days..." "What!!" "Keep it down,Fourth miss.." She smiled at Ye Aye before taking the book from her . "Now,can you tell me about your homework I gave the other day...?"''Master, you must come back quickly.. My life force is starting to weak...'' .... "Mother,that Sen Thider is really annoying!Can''t you do something about her!?" Heng Ling said sulkily.. Madem Sen sipped the tea and placed the cup back on the table. he frowned at the girl''s words. "I told you to become a nice friend of hers but you managed to fail this easy task.Sen Thider is not someone we can afford to often yet. She is the daughter of the former heroine.She has the favour of the common people and the retired emperor..and the lord dotes on her ...more than any of us..If you become her friend ,things will be must easier..." -Really,you are a freaking sister of the dragon emperor! what''s a mere ten years old to you!- "But she''s so strange.. She is too protective of those lowly illegitimate daughters and she won''t even allow any insult to her trashy fiance... And she doesn''t like gossips.. .She is not interested in most of the things I presented...And she had a very bad first impression of me...Can''t we just finish her off?" Heng Ling sighed as she drank the whole cup of tea in one go...causing her mothwr to frown... "No,we can''t.She won''t even allow us to mess with the dowry of the second girl born from a servent of her own mother...whom she had never met.I have check the situation... We can''t do anything about the countyard you want...It was part of the second girl''s property.. . and that third girl won''t allow it to be taken." "It''s a countyard that no ones lives.Besides ,that lowly girl don''t need it now.. When I ask for the Wisteria countyard, it was the eldest girl''s countyard... So,there''s only a few left..." "I don''t like those things... I like to go back to my country.... I want to see my cousins ..I don''t like being talked back by lowly concubine''s daughters nor some heroine''s daughter...I really hate making schemes just to snatch their tiny possessions... I hate those eyes looking at me with disdain ,I hate those whispers all around me!Why did you come here,mother? Why did you not let me inherit the Heng clan? I could have done much better than those branch''s lowly kids...and those stupid..." "Heng Ling,shut your mouth!" Madem Sen slapt her daughter.. she regreted it instantly...as her daughter looked at her in shock ..and disappointment.... But thinking about what her daughter was about to say,she sternly reminded her.. "What did this one say to you ,before we came here?! You are no longer a precious princess of the Long and Heng Clans.You have to stay alert and work hard to live! And there are people watching us" "Still,still...." Heng ling touched her cheek as tears welled up in her eyes... "Ahh," She turned and left ,unwilling to acknowledged all the things she''s been through.. . Princess Long,now Madem Sen ,sighed and sit down weakly on her chair.. "Nanny Heng..Have I been spoiling that girl too much?"She said as she pressed her temples... Nanny Heng poured a cup of tea for her mistress.. "Princess,the little princess had it tough..She just need a little more time...Then,she''ll understand that one day.." "That girl,I hoped she can become friends with the third Sen girl... Her life will become much more easier that way...Oh,don''t call me princess anymore Nanny Heng.." "Yes,Mistress."''..but you will still be my princess..that I will protect'' "What should I do now...This girl seem to have a guard against me," She smiled helplessly...She still remember that pair of intelligent eyes and those words ... :I only have Ye Wei Wei as my mother...I won''t call anyone else with that title...: Although it was very filial to her own mother,she is not very flexible ...but she has her talent to cover that....and she is protective of the people she approved of.. It would be great ....if she became little Ling''s friend... "So,that''s their story...huh?" The person in the dark noted all the conversation down.. "Master would like to know this..." .... .... .... Thider listened and felt the movement of wind around her... And with the sword in her hand she lept up and slashed at the creatures lunging at her.. Eighteen, Nineteen,Twenty... The angry snarls and the sound of Blood spilling from the dead bodies..as she waved her sword and slashed left and right... Things must be pretty gruesome out there... Thirty-nine,Forty,Fourty-one... It''s been five months...since she jumped off the cliff... I must have been mad.... Thider thought as she kicked another creature out of the way... and advanced into the cave... ''Just hope it''s right this time.'' m 13 Chapter 12 Back then,she somehow managed to survive through the curse ... ''At least,I was right about a dying mortal being spared from the curse as they would die anyway...and the curse won''t activate on the dying people...'' There was an ancient city in the lake... protected from greedy humans with a curse ... The city has many treasures and things like poisonous insects and snakes and beasts... She had to use the herbs around her to survive ...It was simply a nightmare... when,there were only enemies around.. ''Philia must be angry... leaving him alone in that big place..'' Thank goodness ,she had trained to some extent back in the bracelet.. Else ,she would be dead a thousand times already... Momentary impulsiveness is really going to be the death of me .. ''I must have been crazy... doing this kind of immoral thing to myself...'' Thider walked steadily forward ..Blood dripping from her sword... ''The heck,it''s worse when I can''t sense with spiritual energy..'' Then again,her other senses became sharper due to the environment she is in... ''It really is ''no pain,no gain''... huh? And how old am I again? Back in that world,many women would cry if they know about me....'' -That''s not what you should be thinking right now, Thider...- Anyway,the reason she came here is because of that one thing.. A thing that she needs urgently.. because, that thing was the very reason ,she died for ,ten years in the future... Thider felt a oppressing aura right after she steped inside the boundary.. . as for how she knew that it was a boundary, only she knew about it... Ruthless and vicious killing intent inside it made her excited.. .. But soon ,she clamed down... "Damn,just a sword and want to scare this lord? How naive!" Back then,Feng Jiu and her second sister were in the same team with her and the Takathila academy.. . in the quest to find this sword... Her sister was an assassin in her past live ,and very experienced in this field.... And when She fought for it,naturally, she died in the most cruel way... Although it was the her in that story or may be it really happened ...anyway,she shouldn''t have died in that kind of place... Her own fiance turning with her sister ,leaving her to be eaten alive by those awful things back in this place... ''The Me back then might have been very stupid,picking on her own kin....but that kin was one of the reason for her mother''s early death..so,one can''t blame her... Still ,that Feng Jiu is a cruel bastard... Damn ,I was almost fooled by his pretenious facade!'' Thinking about the whole thing,Thider''s killing intent rosed tremendously,even suppressing the sword''s... She clamed her heart immediately and steped up to hold the handle with her left hand... The sword vibrated strongly... "You even have conscious ,huh? I feel like breaking you in halves would be very wasteful.... " She was holding her own sword in one hand and the Goddess sword in the other.. ''As expected of the female lead''s weapon,even the name is quite.... disgusting....Calling such an evil sword..Goddess ,Eh? Quite some nerves....'' Strong killing intent,welled up and broke free from the sword and attacked the girl from every angle... But,that was not enough to kill her... Thider gripped on the handle tightly and pulled this way and that... while releasing her own wild and vicious bloodthirst to suppress it.... ''This sword is not too bad... should I merge it with my own....? '' The sword is practically shaking by now... due to anger and unwillingness.... but it''s killing intent and spiritual powers cannot harm this mortal girl... It was depressing... But the sword did not give up... And the duo kept this posture for more than ten days... ''Really,my sister just needed to touch you and you were like a puppy rushing to meet its master... And now ,you are like this! Damn,should I just break you ..now..'' Thider''s killing intent rosed to another level in the past few days just like the sword''s... but the sword is starting to lose...because of her indifference replacing the killing intent... Thider felt that life is not as precious as she thought it would be in her life... After thinking about all the things she''s been through in the past five months and her days before she turned nine.. and her clones'' experiences and the her in the novel...and other things... She felt that this world is ridiculous... Time''s going on it''s pace... not caring about anything... So,why should she care what happens to them or her or anything else...What''s the point in involving in this kind of place where people scheme to obtain things.... "No..."Thider muttered... She gripped the swords in her hands. ''There are also things that worth living.Worth protecting..Worth fighting for...'' Her sister ''s smiles..Yin and Zin..Her loyal subordinates and Philia... They are enough for her to live on... "Damn you stupid sword,you almost devour my last piece of humanity.. ." Thider said through her gritted teeth and pulled the sword out from it''s sheath... The world spinned as the wind howled throughout the hall ...making it hard for the girl to stand...She could not sense a thing again... "Oh,Fu#k!"Thider once again lost her consciousness ...like that time when she touched the water surface... Losing consciousness is no different from dying in this place.But ,Thider doesn''t really mind it now...as she was staring at the process of two legendary swords clashing and then,melting and merging till they become one. How long has it been since I last saw something.? -Yes,that''s the point here... She can see in her soul state... which means...She is dead or ...- Something rushed toward her feom behind ...Thider reflexively threw a flying dagger at it...but she managed to retract it as soon as she saw the thing... "Gosh!You want to kill me now!?" Thider hugged the familiar little black furball tightly making it hard to breathe... "Philia,it''s that you?I''m not drwaming... am I!!?I...I missed you so much! Wahhh" Philia was just about to scratch his disobedient master and scold her when he heard that sobbing voice. He scratched her anyway..... "Dare to miss this immortal! I told you not to be impulsive but nooo. You just have to destroy your own cultivation and rush to your death.. What were you thinking?! What do you think your life is?Huh? You are a mere level two cloud celestial ...but you just ruin that lowly power you have to look for a piece of trash! Are you sane!? Do you know how much I want to kill you now! I feel like I should just throw you into the training ground since you like to torment yourself!" "Sorry," Thider could only lower her head in shame.. ''I was really stupid...Can''t refute that...'' "Don''t do that again.!" "I know...I didn''t like that either" "If you dare do that again,I won''t talk to you even if it''s mean death!" "I know...I know..." "No,you know nothing.!" "I know...I know..." Thider carressed the furball...claming it somewhat.. . "I was afraid..." "I know.." "No,you don''t!" "I know...I know..." Philia scolded and complained to her for almost half aday.. .... "I didn''t know you talk too much" Thider said jokingly as she wolfed down on the meal prepared by one of her puppets... "Ahhh,I was starving..." "I''m sure you are..." Philia snorted as he looked at the way she eats.. "So,this stupid thing you collected..what are you going to do with it?" -That''s a legendary sword...my Philia..- "I''m forging my new sword with it." "With that old one too?" "En" "Ok...Let''s do that after that.... but first...your cultivation and the state of your vessel body..." Philia''s tone turned cold as he said...making her choke... "Cough. What about it?..." "You won''t be able to use your powers for awhile...you can cultivate..but you can''t use it...you''ll become a paper tiger...Your loss of sight will need more time to recover...unless you drink the spring water from the immortal fall.." "And where is that place ?" "Just beside the room you were standing in for days..." "....." "Don''t even think about it. I won''t allow you to leave untill you reach the celestial empress stage..." "What!?"No,I''m just resting.... "Philia don''t be mean...I haven''t yet to recover my foundation stage...It will take decades to recover.." "Whatever ,...you are not leaving this place...else,I''ll sleep till your death come...and won''t talk to you even if you reincarnated ten thousand times..." Philia said cooly as he walked away with the puppet carrying the sword behind him....leaving a Thider with a drumstick in one hand and a milk tea in the other...Staring pitifully at the furry little cat... "Wait,Philia ,don''t do this to me! I''m gonna cry! I''m crying here...Woo woo..Sob sob... Philia,come back!" 14 Chapter 13 ''Philia....You heartless cat...you won''t find another master if you keep being like this...''. Thider gritted her teeth as she sat inside the medicinal bath... ''Don''t know what''s inside them but they were not very harmless,this I sure.. ..'' Because the smell is a thousand times worse than the one she made for the future murderer.. Thider even remembered the exact words the black furball said. "You brought this on yourself..Don''t leave this bath till the water become as black as the midnight sky ..." But the problem is...that the water in the bath is becoming clearer than ever as time went on and she couldn''t feel anything or heard a sound... Only two of her senses are working right now... that is her vision and scense of smell... And they are not having it good either.... ''Gahhh,I''m so helpless..Dumb Philia what''s he planning?'' After a long long time of soaking in the bath... She saw something shocking... ''Heck! What''s up with the black sweat coming out of my skin!?'' Thider could only endure her disgust as stared at the water sizzling with the company of black slimes ozzing from her body and the dreadful smell went into her nostrils.. .. After sometimes ,the water in the bath tub was replaced by a thick,sticky looking black slime.... making her puke... She puked blood...Dark purplish blood.... ''I''m dying...I survive through the poisonous creatures back in the ancient city while being blinded... and now,I''m dying with my eyes wide open in a batb tub prepared by my contracted furball...Life is very unpredictable.. ..'' "You are not dying...Idiot!" Philia''s voice came into her head,making her somewhat dizzy. Then,three puppets came in to pull her out from the tub and then,put her into the other one with clean and warm water..and they carried the old tub away.. "....."''What are you planning to do with that?Just burn it with Thamadi Holy fire.... It''s so disgusting...'' "I''m keeping it...That''s the most poisonous thing in this contenent" ''Then,you should burn it all the more... Why keep such a thing in here!'' ''.....To put on your flying daggers of course!'' ''Got a point there... but...I really don''t like the feeling of using excrements...on my darlings'' ''.....Those are not excrements...'' ''Ok...do as you will,my kitty cat'' ''Don''t call me kitty-cat!'' Thider could really imagine a furious furball jumping and hissing... and she felt great..HoHo But not for long... "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh" Extreme pain attacked her body suddenly...making her scream like a beast... Then,her relaxed mind became alerted and her aura instanly changed into that of a blind and wounded beast she had been for the past five months... Then,she stopped screaming...as she remembered that it would only bring her trouble.... after an hour or so,the girl''s face showed a tranquil smile... Philia felt conflicted emotions when he saw this smile... On one side,he felt proud for his master ,On the other hand ,he felt distress...She''s only ten in this life....My master is shortening her childhood emotions...everytim.. He stopped thinking..as Thider and Philia are bounded by an unbreakable vow....She knows his emotions and tbought process as he does about her...They were made of one soul after all. "Philia,I gonna kick you after this" Thider said while smiling.... It gave Philia creeps... ... After the inhuman pain which nearly led Thider to madness went away...Thider was pushed into the spiritual lake inside the bracelet. Then,she used her spiritual energy to examine her body and her eyes grew wide... ''The heck!What''s with this thing!'' There were seven spiritual roots which people would usually name as trash... because it is rare for a cultivator to advance with this many roots to grow...of course there were examples of cultivation geniuses with many spiritual roots in their bodies... but those were rare cases.. "Originally a genius...now,I became an idiot.. ." "Nice poetic words..." "...."''Wait,what?'' Thider found that her level had reached... "Seventh moon stage!?" She went into a daze... Just three hours ago..I was at the initial soul stage...Just Five months ago,I was a cripple... Is this because of that dreadful bath? If so,that bath needs modification She may need to bath in it for... "Don''t even think about it!You can only used it once every three years and if only you need it urgently.." Philia crushed her sweet dreams very curtly...making her speechless. "I must boost my strength somehow...I have left many things unfinished back there.." "Blame yourself for being born with incomplete set of wits..." "Are you calling me an idiot?" "What made you think so?" Philia swished his fluffy tail and twitched his ears...acting cute and innocent.. . "....."''Fine,I''ll let it pass... ... Thider meditated in front of the Jade pagoda.... The bells were jingling on top of the pagoda ...and birds sang in the trees around the pagoda... A gentle wind passed by Thider..bringing a floral scent with it...Thider''s heart is in a peaceful state... She was drawing the spiritual energies from her surrounding.. The air,the water,the earth and from the jade pagoda.. She was sensing as the energies strengthening her seven spiritual roots and her body and her soul .. pouring the purest energies into her heartlake... which rapidly used them to strengthen every part of her soul ... She felt comfortable and at ease while basking in the warm spiritual energies surrounding her... It was like..like she was in her mother''s embrace back when she was a child in her past life... In her past life,she had a happy childhood like most children back then would have...perhaps even better.... and then ,and then... ''And then,what?'' Thider frowned as she could not remember her past life well.... ''It''s strange...'' "Concentrate,you Idiot! Do you want to get down to the demonic path!" Philia said with his eyes closed... He was watching out for her balance when he detected conflicts in her heart .. ''What are you thinking about in such a critical moment!?'' ''Sorry,'' Thider said apologetically as she turned her focus intirely on her meditation.. Peace came into her heart once again... After about a month of meditation on the pagoda ground, Thider felt her cultivation rose tremendously... "Wow,A soul emperor...." ''This is soooooo good! I must thank the previous masters for making such a place in this bracelet.... May you have good fortunes everywhere you go!'' "....." Philia thought that this may be the cause of everything... "Of what things,Philia?"Thider was in a good mood as she skipped around smiling like a naive three years old... Completely different from the dreadful devil she had been in the past five months..no...even when she was in her own bedroom or with her closest friends and sisters,she would not smile like this.... The dark past made her build walls around her and draw lines to those around her... No matter how close they were to her or how geniue their hearts were to her... and how much she loves them and cares for them.... There was still a thick wall around her heart that will prevent her from diving any deeper... But,in this little world where she lives alone with a cat,made from her own soul...She can take her mask off... "Huh? Concentrate on your cultivation.... then,you must train in the survival ground and then,you have books to read,Seeds to plants,herbs to harvest,pills to refine,weapons to make,artifacts to design and produce,languages to learn...and" Thider suddenly felt that dying in a bath tub is more favourable.... "Philia!" 15 Chapter 14 "Third miss,Master Sen is calling for you..." Yin repeated the message to the third miss of the Sen family... "Why?"''It''s not like there is something going on in and out of the household..''The girl thought.. "Let''s go..." ..... ..."Miss,you don''t seem very well.." Zin said worriedly as they went to the study room...It''s been quite awhile ...her miss seems to worry about something and she keeps resting every now and then.... There are people out there who were worry about her and even silently agreed that the new madem and her daughter were the cause of her illness... But miss would force herself to go and visit her fiance and her sisters every day... And the rumor is false...The relation between the Madem ,miss Heng and third miss are very harmonious.. ..except,Miss would not call her Mother... but she calls Miss Heng ''Sister''.... It''s quite confusing... as she was always on edge with them... "I''m fine... cough..cough.." "Miss!"Zin and Yin worriedly patted her back...making things worse... "I''m fine ..I''m just going to see King Yama because of your ''pattings''!" She pushed their ''paws'' away and raced towards the study room... ... "Your highness is coming here to see my third daughter?" Master Sen looked at the fourteen years old prince sitting across him. ....quite puzzled as the lad usually don''t appear in public... ''Instead,this bastard makes my precious daughter go and report to him every day! Gahhhh..She doesn''t care about me,her own father like that!'' And the man glared at the boy when he wasn''t looking... Feng Jiu smiled wryly.... ''Did he really think that he didn''t notice that glare?'' "General Sen,Little Thider seems unwell these days...So,I come to see her..." Master Sen really wanted to puke blood at these words.. ''Since you know,why do you let her come to you everyday!'' But,he must say.... Master Sen looked at the boy with a golden mask covering half of his face... ...that even after being suppressed for so long... the ninth prince has become stronger than other princes in the line to the throne...All of it started after the banquet where the prince and his daughter met... The prince became the disciple of a mysterious master whose strength unknown ... After that,he was able to cultivate ,and regained his former glory of a genius.... and it is said that there were no assassins or schemes survived after clashing with his subordinates.... The prince hasn''t clearly stated that he wanted the throne... Else,the crown prince would feel offened... Well,he already is anyway... The ninth prince has become an ideal prince for the young ladies in the country... although he still wear this mask claiming that he''s still disfigured... who knows .. But the pill for disfigured faces are simply legends... the recipes has vanished a long time ago.. Anyway,this ninth prince becomes powerful in just two years... who knows how bright his future will be..On the other hand..my daughter is... "Father,I am here..."A rather cold but weak voice greeted Master Sen as the girl in a marine blue dress came in... And she then,greeted the ninth prince.. "Greetings ,ninth prince.." Her tone was normal..neither surprised nor troubled... "No need for the formalities.. ." Feng Jiu waved his hand casually and continued drinking his tea. Master Sen observed the two and found that there were no feelings whatsoever between them..no.. the prince seemed to be disappointed about something... Wait,does this mean,my daughter is the only one caring about him! Simply unacceptable! I must talk to her after this... Just as Master Sen was mourning over the loss of his cold daughter''s heart...he heard a shocking news.. "Third miss,they said that the scenery on the thousand Lotus pavilion is breathtaking... would you like to go with this prince?" The ninth prince said as he stood up... His gesture made it clear that there is no room for discussion.. . Thider frowned...and after thinking that she too has things to discuss ,she agreed.. Master Sen could only allow his daughter''s wishes... ..... "Ay,...Children grow up too fast.." He sighed as he looked towards the direction of the thousand lotus pavilion.. . "What''s the matter,Uncle Sen?" A rather cheerful voice sounded as a girl in a purple dress came in . "Is My dear Thider going to see her fiance?" She asked laughingly. "The ninth prince Yi invited her to the thousand lotus something.. " General Sen shook his head as he sighed..."The prince doesn''t like Thider ,it seems" "Eh? A thousand lotus pavilion? It''s the best resturant in the capital...There are some strange yet delicious spiritiul meals and great service..and the room designs are great too...Its better than the Heartless Wind pavilion on the other side of the capital..but they are all very good... " Heng Ling rattled on as she dreamed about the delicious food available there... ''But,Thider''s cooking is much better!'' She then frowned.. "Why did Thider didn''t bring me and fourth sister there?This is betrayal among sisters!" Speechless...,General Sen stared at the sixteen years old girl who was muttering about unbreakable vows between sisters and things like roasted ducks and peach dumplings.... Truely,the young ladies of my Sen family are very... unique! He shook his head.. One was the only disciple of the infamous master Kin from the spirit sword sect,one was a cold genius... ,one was excelled at medicine..,and even the adopted daughter is a good martial art practioner... Ay,but they are all interested in nothing but their works...If their brothers were like that too..I don''t have to worry about anything! Ah,speaking of which,there is still a daughter of his back in the seventh province.. .I heard that she''s been doing a good job in there... General Sen,sighed .She was that woman ''child so he hated him at first...but it''s also true that she is his flesh and blood .That child has a terminal illness and so he sent her to live there as the place has a spring that could cure the illness.and because he didn''t want to see Wei and his child''s hurt expressions....I guess it worked. But she said she will be staying there for sometimes....hmm..That child is only days older than his third daughter, Thider... .... "Tell me,something, ninth prince..What have you done with my master? " Thider,no,the girl in marine blue dress glared at Feng Jiu.Her tone was level-headed and her voice was melodious yet cold...exactly like that voice he heard two years ago. But,the girl''s eyes were practically cold indifference dominating in the clam dark eyes... "If this prince knew,will I look for a puppet like you?" Feng Jiu asked as he played with the jade tea cup in his hand... It has a beautiful lotus sculpture on it... The puppet of Thider glared at Feng Jiu in the intire time they talked "Then,how did you get here? The barrier can be broken only by the caster''s will or her death... Master will surely come back to see Miss Zin ,Miss Yin , Fourth miss and Lady Yi Yi even if she had the time to free your highness..But she hasn''t .which means,she is dying somewhere in this world or that she is killed by the person targeted by the barrier back on the mountain peak.. " "You missed a fact in this.." Feng Jiu said coldly. "A third person can break the barrier " "Oh,And that third party can only break it only if the caster is at her weakest state.. .Are you saying that your third party is always attacking her soul barrier?" "What?!" 16 Chapter 15 ''Elder Mo,what''s up with this soul barrier?'' Feng Jiu''s eyes turned colder as the time passed.. Elder Mo was speechless as well.. ''This lass,Thider is so ruthless to herself...If it was tied to her life...she would be dead by now...But,I didn''t know that it was a soul barrier....I hardly detected any soul in there...'' ''No,that''s not the point here...'' Feng Jiu frowned as he gripped on the jade cup... "Don''t waste things by crushing it,Prince Yi,"The puppet said weakly as a self- mocking smile loamed on her face... "I,the best art of my master...is going to break apart like rusty old things...And master hasn''t even contact me for the past year...Ha! Damn brat,I might as well finish you before I go...That way,master won''t be...." But,she didn''t finished her words. She was knocked in the head by a Feng Jiu... "You talk too much.."He said as he dislocated her neck..and pulled out a tiny quail-egg sized lamp from her heart.. The lamp was made of an unknown material and strange ruins craved on it and there was a dark-blue light dancing in it... ''A fragment of soul...This girl...whose soul is she using!? '' Elder Mo thought that he was very disappointed at this lass'' total disregard of humanity.. .. ''And here I thought she''s a good lass.'' Afterwards,The Feng Jiu double simply put the dead puppet into his space ring and ate the lamp. ''This..this is a demonic art!'' Elder Mo said as he pointed his finger to the seemingly harmless young lad facing Feng Jiu.. They were identical in every possible way...Same attires,same face,same height,same voice,same aura and even the same behaviours.... "So,let''s continue the discussion.. Feng Jiu..."The puppet said as he poured a cup of tea for himself. "Why did you leave from that place that My Thider told you to stay?" ''My Thider?'' Feng Jiu said nothing as he stared at him as if the puppet looked not like himself but a clown... "Do you think I would like to live in a prison like place?Where is your master?" Thought so,the double smiled mockingly... "Not on this continent..." Elder Mo said thoughtfully.. ''She ran to report on the Clestial continent?What a heartless child.She left you just like that for two years already.. .'' "Prince Yi,please shut your old man,I don''t like people talking to my Thider like that.. " "Who are you?" Feng Jiu looked at the familier face with a gold mask covering half of his face... and frowned... This is a puppet? I don''t think so.. "I am a puppet...."The double said as he played with the tea cup in his hand...watching as the tea leaf moving about in the green tea ...."Master told me that you might come back earlier without her .... She was right.... " He then,took a jade pendant out from his sleeve and handed it to the prince.. "These are the memories of the past two years I spent as your double..Now, excuse me.." A white light enveloped the double and Thider''s voice came out from within.. "So,things are starting to get normal...except from my master.." The light dispersed and a girl in a marine blue dress appeared before them. "No,it''s not..." Feng Jiu said coldly..."Just keep pretending,I''m going to find your master..."And he stood up. "You said she''s not on this continent.. ..So,she''s on the Celestial continent?" The puppet stood up as well. Her face has a layer of frost on it. "Master will come back." "Are you not afraid that she would die?" Feng Jiu gritted his teeth .''What kind of puppet is this!'' "My master is not someone who would risk her life." "...." Feng Jiu thought back to the time when they were collecting herbs for him... A tier three Nentawkya(It''s a very poisonous snake) was about to bite him when the girl simply put her left arm into its mouth and stabed it''s head with her dagger in her right hand..... Afterwards, she causally collected some herbs,squeezed them and poured the liquid on the purplish blue bite marks... with an expressionless face saying "How weak "with a cold tone..They had snake soup that night...She got a very high fever after that...he thought she was going to die back then... That was what ''Never risking her life'' meant? If she really risks her life ...what will happen then?!'' He turned and left..His aura turning cold and ruthless.... "..."The puppet looked at the back of the prince who left hurriedly with an annoyed expression.. ''What''s up with him?A soul emperor cannot go to the other continent.. ..Is he mad? Master already said that she will be back ...why can''t he wait here obediently? So stupid...I hope master would not lose her temper when she comes back...'' .... ... . ..... .... Oh,she didn''t lose her temper indeed..she just felt that there really are people who like to jump into the depths of hell just because they find the heavens too cold... Thider sensed the empty mountain peak... The area around the barrier has signs of constant attacks from within and there is a big hole on the north side of it.... ''No wander my soul keep sucking spiritual energies from the environment like there''s no tomorrow .. . I have a large dent right here!'' She removed the barrier with a thought and added it to her soul. "And my soul fragments are getting larger yet fewer in number as days went by... Pei,they are not devouring each others like LuYine tribes, right?" -It''s true though..- Thider felt that she is having a headache... She pressed her temples.. ''Here I am,coming back with loads of treasures in tow and found that my pet..Pei! ..the future murderer is gone...'' Damn,he wouldn''t ascend into Clestial-hood in a mere one and a half years.. .right!? Heavens! I''m gonna seal the damn heavens if this were the case! You can''t be too biased! Philia closed his eyes and turned away... ''Why is this brat so shameless!?Isn''t she a Celestial empress right now?'' ''But,I was struck by a thousand and ten thunder bolts! People would think that I had committed an very nasty crime that even the King of heavens couldn''t forgive when they see the large dent on the heavenly island back in the Celestial continent!'' ''Yes,it''s such a shame that a beautiful place was destroyed by a stupid celestial.. ..'' ''....'' Thider was about to curse the furball when her jade pendant vibrated... ''It''s from your puppet...''Philia said... "What''s up?Is the future murderer causing trouble ?" "Master,how did you kmow?" A cheerless voice came out from the jade pendant which was glowing a purple light form it...causing her to frown... "Red,did you devour Blue?" ''I told you lot to support each other,not to fight !'' "...Yes,she''s starting to weak and if a stronger fragment won''t cover her,I''m afaird..." "My soul fragments will disperse" Thider nodded... "But ,it''s not the only reason you killed my good puppet,Red..We''ll settle this after I came back." She smashed the pendant onto the ground... ''So,it was Red...'' Philia said in a lazy tone...''You better collect your soul fragments quickly..Else,they''ll be having other ideas about life..'' "I know,.."Thider said as she set the mountain peak on fire with her spiritual energies.. ''Why are you doing this?'' "I don''t like to see an empty place" Philia frowned... ''Girl,feelings like this are bad for your heart...'' Thider smiled.. ."I know..." ''But,I don''t want to . Philia,Am I becoming strange? '' ''You were never once a normal creature...Why are you thinking that you are strange only now?'' "....."''Can''t refute that.. .. '' Then,She turned and faced to a direction... "Oy,why is that guy always in trouble?Is it because he''s the male lead?" She shook her head and drew her new sword out from its sheath ,stepped on it and flew into the direction where the energy waves and the killing intent were going berseck .... ... ..... .... .. . "What''s up with this situation? " Thider ,sitting on her flying sword and sensed the circumstances on the ground fifteen metres below her sword.. . According to her divine vision which she obtained when she became a Celestial Empress, There were five soul commander level magical beasts surrounding a soul emperor human... no... two soul emperor humans,two soul generals and three soul knights.. ..and some other corpses here and there..And they are very fresh too. ''What am I thinking? Fresh!?'' Thider pressed her temples.. ''What''s up with me today?'' ''I should be thinking things like from where did these odd balls come out ..as it''s a rare case to see such a collection of talents nowadays...'' The people in this era at most get to the soul general stage after thirty or so years of cultivating their powers as the spiritual energy in the air ,water,and earth had grown thin over the centuries. Well,she has a great cheat on her soul so,she is not counted here.. and as for Feng Jiu and her second sister ...They are the children of heavens ...Don''t even mention them together with mortals.... you''ll just die from envy...'' Thider sensed that one of the soul emperors is very unsurprisingly ,the Mr.Run-away-from-home... and the other was .....a girl....according to her bone structures ..this girl must be an eleven years old.....Now,what was my second sister''s age again?...Could this be my second sister? ''Screw it!Let''s just watch the show,''Thider collected her wandering thoughts and sensed the situation on the ground. The soul commander beasties are snow mountain tigers ...The very ruthless creatures or so they said... ''But these fluffy creatures won''t attack first without being provoked ....What was the cause of this fight the soul emperor summoner can''t stop but fight instead, Thider ''watched ''as .. They fought intensely, soon both side were in a stalemate..with only the two soul emperors available to fight further on one side and three mountain tigers on the other side...although it was quite sure that the humans will lose...eventually ....if this continued .. .no,if the girl is my second sister,than,she can escape safely...as for that future murderer, he can escape too.... But what will she do with her subordinates.....I wonder.... Thider had no intention to interfere as she continued to ''watch'' the show.... It felt strange as some eleven something and fourteen somethings children fighting with some tigers...If this is her past life..this would be.... #Boom# Feng Jiu kicked the belly of a snow mountain tiger and slashed another one''s throat with his lighting blade... #Boom# #Growl# #Growl# The mountain tiger was kicked fur away and it knocked down several trees till it dropped down and lay still... Seeing this,other mountain tigers became livid....and raced towards Feng Jiu....while having flung the girl away with one paw... 17 Chapter 16 ''Feng Boy ,get into the artifact...now!'' Elder Mo said urgently.. .. ''If I can,do you think I would waste my time here fighting for other people?'' Feng Jiu said coldly as he launched a huge lighting bolt onto the mountain tigers... #Boom# It managed to injure one of the tigers.. .but the other one still ran towards him...and slashed at him with its sharp claws.. Feng Jiu was flung away by the great force...making him puke blood.. Damn! Feng Jiu was thinking that he was going to see his empress mother for sure this time when a warm embrace enveloped him like that time.... "Thinking of dying? " A familier cold voice sounded near his ear.. "Sure,but not now.." and he was carried away to a clear space where those people who fought with the tigers initially were already there...with three puppets treating their wounds... "Deal with him!" Thider told one of the puppets as she pulled a bed from her bracelet ,put him on it...,and left to deal with the tigers.... "Thider!"Feng Jiu called her but she is already out of sight... Sen Amara watched Thider''s actions as she asked her contracted spirit.. .. "Little rice ball ,Who is this senior? Do you know her? It seems that she knew the boy... and she is very kind too" She looked at her sworn brothers and sisters who were healed by the three puppets.... Wait,puppets!? "Little rice ball,she''s not a demonic cultivator ...right?" Little rice ball was also interested in this savior of his master... "Master,She is a middle stage celestial empress....but her soul is much stronger than a celestial empress....but then again,her soul is incomplete.. .. Those puppets are in fact the combination of weapon making and soul cultivation tecniques .not from demonic arts....." "Wow,she''s great....And she look familiar too..."Amara thought as she looked into the direction of the battle....or so she thought.. "But ,I''m still better than her,right?After all,she must have used hundreds of years to achieve that level... while I can level up more quickly than most people.. "About that,master," Little rice ball said uneasily..."She''s only eleven years old..." "What?!"Amara was shocked . ''That''s the same age as me!'' Then,she clamed down.... ''I''m new to this world...I just started cultivating two years ago.. No need to be troubled by that girl. May be she has an artifact like me ...a good one too as she pulled out so many things out of thin air ... Is her artifact better than Lil rice ball? And that boy with the gold mask seem to have a good relationship with her..as his bed was the best and a puppet was giving him a celestial -level pill..'' Amara''s eyes shone as greed filled in her eyes..If this girl is won over to her side then... Feng Jiu happened to saw that glint as he looked over to the girl because she was also treated as good as him by the puppets.(. and the Thider he knew was not a very generous person.).. and he frowned...seems like this girl had attracted some unwanted attentions by this group of people. .....Meanwhile.. "Dare to slash at her,counting death!?" Thider said as she beats the mountain tigers black and blue... After venting her angers,she lift the tigers and placed them on a clean place before treating their wounds... The poor fluffy creatures were trembling at first but they clamed down after awhile.. .though they were still wary inside.. ''This ancestor is strange! Beating up and then curing them... This is like ...like what mothers would do to their cubs...'' Thinking like this,the five fluffy cats...er..tigers finally relaxed.. "Say,what did you fight them for?Did they provoked you in anyway?" Thider said after healing the last tiger... ''Looking'' at their dumbfounded expressions Thider laughed. "Seems like my language lessons do have its uses..." "Ancestor," The most mature soul commander tiger was the first one to wake up from his daze. "The most powerful female in that group took something precious from us..." "Was the boy with the gold mask with them from the start?" "No,but he started fighting along with them after we enclosed the area..." He sighed,shaking his head...."We have to fight back.." "Got it,how did the girl obtained the most precious treasure of the snow mountain tigers?Did she tricked it to come along with her?" "How did Ancestor know?" The tiger became wary as Thider seemed to know the cause... "Relax,I don''t want your future king...." Thider chuckled as she patted his head lovingly.. "I''ll bring the cub back...but if he wants to stay with the girl ,then you can''t control it even if you are his uncle..." "How?" But the girl is gone .... ..... " Hey,little girl," Thider came back to the place and immediately went to Sen Amara''s bed... "Give him back,his uncle wants to see him..." "I don''t know what Senior is talking about?" Thider frowned.... If the female lead is like this...than,she can only be her future death''s cause and not her sister... "The snow mountain tiger tribe''s little heir to the throne...the cub... you put into your artifact...Sen Amara..." She looked as the girl''s face turned pale... "Senior won''t snatch from her juniors right?" The words made the whole place into awkward silence.. . "My,I already have my Philia why should I care about a mere cub?" Thider said amused.... This is caused by greed and jealousy.. .. So,she found out about my informations huh? ''You let her found out,what''s there to be surprised ...?'' Philia asked as he stretched lazily. Thider smiled...," Excuse me," She said as she suddenly grabbed the. girl''s wrist and threw her spiritual energies into the artifact before pulling a sleepy snow white cub from it... ''Gasp!'' The team was shocked and hurt at the same time... As the ancestor said those words out loud they believed her words as she could gain nothing from lying to them and the evidence is out in the open... "Miss Amara,why?" Amara averted her gaze...as guilt filled her heart followed by shame and anger towards the ancestor in front of her who was waking the cub up from its sleep.. ''Why did she revealed my deepest secret to everyone...won''t I become a target?'' "You shouldn''t have done this,Amara.At least ,let it tell its parents that you were taking them..If you suddenly take someone else''s kids without rhyme or reason....It becomes ''Kidnapping'' even if the child wants to go with you..." She said as she caressed its fur ..."Come with me for now..." And without waiting for permission ,she pulled the girl under her arm and went to the tiger''s den.. ... ..... ... . ".....and so this is the story... I''m sorry that my sister took your son without telling you..." Amara frozed.''My Sister?''She took a peak at the girl next to her. She was tall .She looked like a sixteen years old...She wore a midnight blue dress and had her black hair set up in a high pony tail with a similar fabric.. .and a gold hair pin... Her cold yet melodious voice was very soothing to one''s heart.Her heroic aura makes people think that she is very reliable ...although most people would be shunned by her cold gaze..which contained no lights in them.... ''Wait,no lights? This person is not blind, is she?'' The Snow mountain tigers'' Queen shook her head. "It''s fine... This one was rather worried because the child disappeared just like that.. . His uncles were also flustered ... If they offended you in some way,please let me compensate.." "That is unnecessary..." Thider coughed unnaturally.. "I have punished them in your stead..." The Queen did not believe so... "Those brats came back without a scratch.. ..It''s not good if they don''t learn from this" ''Learn from what?They aren''t in the wrong...'' Thider and Amara thought so at the same time....while the Fluffy tigers looked as if they had eaten a fly... "Not a scratch?Sister,you can''t be mean.....It''s ancestor''s medicines and pills that keep us like that! How much do you think we were kicked?Huh? Even Empress Mother hadn''t kick us so!" Of course, they can only say that in their minds... "So,the heir...."Thider said as she ''looked '' at the cub...who was now,gluing onto her instead... ''Little guy,are you counting death for me?What happened to your master? Eh?'' But if she thinks carefully,Amara should have a dragon cub in her hands...right? "It seems he likes you more...." Amara said smilingly....but her aura and heatbeats told Thider the opposite of her feelings. This made her frown.. .. She crouched down to pick up the furry cub... "Little one,you are the heir of a mighty clan... Don''t want to become others'' contractor....You must lead your tribesmen one day...." These words made everyone astonished but the little one is crying because of these words... Tears of her baby made the Queen''s heart ache.... Although she wanted hwr son to become a mighty King someday...she also wants him to be happy.. .. "Master....."what''s her name again? "Call me ,Moon" Then,she told the Queen her real name via telepathy.. .."I am Sen Thider" The Queen nodded.. ."Master Moon,how about you take care of the ..." "I refuse..." "Eh? " "The child will forget after a month or so... Thus,don''t make him regret later.. ." "I will not regret!" A sweet sobbing voice sounded throughout the hall. For a moment,they had no idea who said those words...Then,they looked at the cub ....He said stubbornly.. "I will never regret!" 18 Chapter 17 "Master Moon,thank you for your kind help...." Amara said half-heartedly.... ''Why did you accept the cub!?'' She didn''t like the feeling of her possession being snatched away by others... Yes,in the eyes of Amara,the snow mountain tiger heir was already hers.... But it seems that her lil rice ball and her lil dragon were pleased... "It''s fine, "Thider sighed inwardly ...''Are we doomed to become an eyesore for each other?'' Your heartbeat is telling me that your words mean nothing ....,second sister...you muat be hating me ,right now.. After the team gone,Thider turned to Feng Jiu. "I told you that I will Be Back..." And she grabbed his hands. "If you die now,whom I''m gonna kill in the future?Huh?" ..."Sen Thider," Feng Jiu stared into her dark ,lifeless eyes.... "What,?Here,take this..."She pulled a few boxes from her bracelet ,and put it into his arms. "There''s some for Elder Mo too .You can look at them after we get back..I''ll listen to your explanation after that....You''ve become a soul emperor.. ..not bad..but if you really think you can kill every magical beast in your way to the celestial contenent, you are wrong.. ... Your brain can think of the possibility of your death...if you continued on right?Well,think of this as your lesson...What are you doing!?" Thider heard the heavy boxes greeting to the snowy ground ...and a pair of shaky hands pulled her into the embrace.. .. "The heck?What are you up to now?Where do you think I got these things from?You''re just throwing things around now?!" ''Eh?What''s up with his system? Damn,there''s water elements on the corners of his eyes...Is he scared?'' ''Oh,Buddha...''Thider mentally face the sky....''Why is this kid so strange...Where is the cold blooded male lead who left me to death in my past life ....?Can this kid really kill a thing at all?!'' "Hey,Feng Jiu..Are you crying like a sissy now because you are afraid of death? So unbecoming.. .I wander how you survive in that poisonous place for this long .Damn,so useless." ''Don''t be deceived ,Thider..This kid will kill you in the future...Even if he doesn''t.. .which is very unlikely....Number three had kill him in her world...'' "Why are you treating me like this?" The boy said in a muffled voice under her chin... -A Celestial empress can change her body structure however she likes and Thider had turned her self into a sixteen years old body..- Thider chuckled...coldly.. ''You hate it?Of course, anyone would hate the way I treat him..'' "Like what?" "You are treating me like a plaything....,you want me to grow stronger....you''d do anything to keep me safe..makes me stronger. even if you have to put your arm into a venom''s mouth,even if you have to lock me away from the world....and isolate me for a long time..like you never cared about my opinions.. Then again,you would leave a way out for me.. But your words are always poisonous to me...Your eyes never held light whenever you see me but they shine when you talk about your half-sisters.... yet,you won''t go and risk your life for them like you did for me...you are being nice to me but you are being creul to me at the same time..I don''t know what I have done to make you treat me like this.... .I want to let my guard down around you but you won''t let it happen...Your actions are so confusing...I am going to be crazy if this continues.. So,tell me..." He looked up to her dark,and lifeless eyes...no,there were some emotions in it.. "Why,why are you like this?!" This words of his were like a kitten complaining after being abandoned for so long by his master.....''Why do I think this scene is quiet familiar? '' This is the first time,Feng Jiu said something that matched his heartbeats and aura...This kid said something true to her... Thider was surprised... but the darkness in her heart is there for a long time already.. ..It cannot be washed away by a mere words.. ''I don''t know what I have done to make you treat me like this...'' Thider smiled mockingly...making the child to depressed..."You don''t know, huh?" Her voice was cold as though there was a strom brewing inside her heart...Then,she paused...causing Feng Jiu to feel as if he was walking on a string with loads of sharp weapons...underneath.. "Sen Thider?" I''m going to be crazy... Sen Thider was also in a conflict.. . She just realised that While the Feng Jiu in her memories ,her doubles'' descriptions,and the novel said that he was a cold blooded man who left her to her death,the Feng Jiu in front of her had never once opposed her or did anything that would harm her...and this Feng Jiu is still a child with no mother and a heartless father and a scheming stepmother,and dreadful siblings..Although the situation is changed into his favour right now.. Deep down,.The fact that he is in fact ,a child, still existed... ''What have I done?''Thider pressed her temple and then, hugged the astonished boy back.. . "Sorry, old thing..."She said as she patted his back..."I was confused and let my hatred fell on you.I forgot that you are still a child." Feng Jiu frowned at this...''Am I not older than her by three years?'' Thider told him... "I didn''t want to kill you because I thought it would be such a waste if you just die like that...Also,you looked weak and helpless ...So,I wanted you to get stronger... I thought that it would be very interesting to see your stupid face when I finally kick you down after puishing you to the top... I thought that if I cannot escape my fate of being killed....no....left to death by you and my half-sister,I might as well torment you till the end.." "What?! What do..." "Sush,I''m not done yet.." Thider said as she put her chin onto his shoulder.."I am a reincarnated soul...In my past life ,I read a sloppy book whose plot line looked exactly like this life... every thing about me,my family situations,you ,the country and my half sisters are all too alike..." Feng Jiu was quietly. .listening to her story ...Thider sighed.. ''It''s good to have someone other than your soul fragments and contractors ,listening to your story....'' "It was about how one of my half-sisters died and then,reborn to avenge on the world that had wronged her.I liked you two in the novel....but after thinking deeply ,It''s not so good either....I ''ll tell you the details later... The main point ...well at least,that was the main point for me...is that I somehow became jealous of you two as you were very intimate.. .Thinking about it make me laugh...HaHaha" Thider laughed while Feng Jiu frowned.. "Anyway,"Thider said....her tone became serious again.."I begun to do a lot of things that would make you feel disgusted with me instead of getting a good impression .Afterwards,I,a heroine''s daughter ,managed to get a lot of hatred from the people....And the Sen family declined rapidly....after opposing my half -sister.People died .My eldest sister,fourth sister,fifth sister,their maids,my Zin and Yin,eldest brother,second brother, Uncle Gin,princess Heng, Madem Sen,second mistress,fourth mistress,third mistress.....then,I was left in a sea of poisonous insects by you two...It was quite scary....and disgusting.. ..and painful" "Of course,I didn''t believe it at first,but then,things are becoming too similar to ignore then when I realised that this is not just a dream....Things have already gone to a distance...." Thider sighed as she patted his back..."I was already nine when I started realising this fact..,I was not able to save your empress mother,I am sorry...then,I thought about things like befriending you so that you will at least spare the Sen family in the future but you have already started your way to the top alone. I couldn''t see anyway to help you...and worse still,my poison acted up and I lost my sight...." Feng Jiu eyes grew wide at this . "You can''t see anymore....?" "Philia said I''ll be fine after three or four years.. . Now,be quiet... I haven''t finished yet... " Thider said curtly.. "Then,things happened a lot in my family and I almost lost my sisters forever.. .but I managed to prevent it somehow.....but the idea of the death still haunted my mind and I would have nightmares of different versions of me dying in the dark nights... Then,I met with my soul fragments from other worlds... They too were facing the same problem as me...Some were ploted against ,some simply ran away from the messy place while some killed or tried to kill you two.... Some succeed, some failed.." Feng Jiu sensed killing intent from the girl who was embracing him ... "And the memories of failed ones came to me as dreams....countless forms of ruthless and cold-blooded killings are still vivid in my mind....and my hatred for you started to grow...." ... 19 Chapter 18 The plum blossoms scattered in the cold breeze mixed with snow.. Under the red petals,a boy and a girl stood hugging each other...in the middle of scattered boxes with beautiful cravings and sclupture... But it was not very heartwarming as the latter''s killing intent was getting thicker... Thider tightened her hug ."After all,those were very unpleasant.. .. And they seemed to be real... I could feel the despair, hate,anger and pain...all those things ...are tiring...I even think of killing myself sometimes.. .but I found that I will not escape this fate even if I kill you or my sister or myself..." "Thider..."''Feng Jiu felt that all those things he knew about the world seems so little.... "I must be crazy....telling all these things to the person who would probably kill me in the future.."Thider shook her head..Her killing intent faded ..."No,telling these kind of things to a fouteen years old is already very bad...you might be haunted by these words from now on..." Philia rolled his eyes...''Now,you know?If this is back in your world,you might be in mental hospital by now!'' ''Shut up ,Furball!'' Feng Jiu frowned at these words. "Sen Thider,don''t think that you are older than me just because you are a reincarnated soul...or you can change your body into an adult one ....You are three years younger than me...." Thider laughed and patted his head ....much to his annoyance. ''I should be the one doing that! Damn,it hurts my pride.'' "Ok,Little bro,I''ll keep that in mind.. ..But don''t go thinking that I''m gonna call you ''Big brotherJiu'' because of that..." She was in a good mood...''Really,talking face to face is just great....Most of my darkness in heart is gone now..Why didn''t I do that earlier....Really,I almost turned into a weird sadist '' ''Your darkness didn''t disappear when you talk with me...''Philia was drawing circles in a corner with his front paw.... looking dejected... ''We are one and the same...Talking about your grieves to one self is not as What should I say...It''s not the with other people'' Thider rolled hwr eyes mentally. "So,you hate me... And you find happiness in messing with me ..because of some memories and words from your soul fragments?" Feng Jiu''s somewhat stern voice startled Thider but she soon smiled...''This is the kind of person he should be...And here I thought that someone had switched his soul...'' "Yeah,I really wants to torment you for that... giving you a taste of what I had felt back in those days ....Ay,It seems stupid now that I think about it..." ''Not stupid,they were real...Just because you don''t recall these memories as your own doesn''t mean....'' ''I know,Philia,I know...'' ''Then,why are you hugging him like a teddy bear?!'' ''Because it feels great....?'' ''Noooo,what happened to my pure Thider?Who kidnapped her!?'' Thider patted his back when he said.... "Isn''t that a bit too much?After all,I haven''t even imagined about those things you said I have done to you and your family.. .." Thider coughed guiltily.. .He''s got a point here... "I''m sor..." "It''s fine...You were only venting your feelings... Of course , I don''t like it but anyone would do that if they have those kinds of dreams and memories .... But I promise" Feng Jiu looked into the light less eyes ..."I won''t harm you or your family...." ''You won''t? '' Thider chuckled... "One of the ''you''s in my dreams said so too... He just killed me in one swift in the end..." Philia covered his eyes with his paw ''Do you have to tell the boy like this?'' ''It feels great ...'' ''.....'' "....." Feng Jiu was at a loss for words..."I promise..." "Ay,you don''t have to promise me anything... Since,promises are meant to be broken...." ''Isn''t it..''meant to be kept''...?'' "So,you still hate me?"Feng Jiu asked Thider because he couldn''t make it out from her behaviours.. Thider won''t show her emotions most of the time...and when she does show...they are mostly pretended although she herself said that she hated the pretenious people....but she was not the same... "What do you think?"Thider smiled at this..."I still want to bully you..." "....." ''Why is there someone who would say things so bluntly...? "Now,when will you release your grip on my waist?Do you think I am your dear teddy bear?Eh?" Feng Jiu flustered at this and immediately broke away from Thider and stood five feet away from her...with a tink of red on his cheeks and the tips of his ears... Thider could sense his abnormal heartbeats...and frowned ... "Hey,are you....." But she couldn''t end her question as she had to stop him from falling onto the snow... She felt his forehead... ''It''s burning....'' Thider rolled her eyes...''Are you a male lead or a female lead?!Why are you so fragile?!'' ''Oh,Buddha,why is this Kid so weak?'' Thider lamented as she put a pill down his throat with a rough snap,put all the ''presents'' into his artifact much to Elder Mo''s astonishment , put him into her own bracelet and went back to the Prince Yi mansion... ..... ... .. Philia was annoyed... ''Why did you bring him here!?'' ''I can''t? '' Thider said as she flied through the clouds... ITs a little cold here better fly higher... ''What if he tries to snatch it!" ''Philia,I thought you were smart." ''What!?'' 20 Chapter 19 Fidelis was still in a daze when Thider said goodbye his master and left.. ''What happened to these two?No,what happened to this girl? She''s being nice to master all of a sudden....'' ''Though her words were as poisonous as before..Ill intent was no longer there...'' "Master,Miss Sen is...."''still the same person ,right?'' He stopped asking because of a pair of cold ,dark eyes... "It''s princess Yi!" ''Master,you can''t be serious...That girl is only Eleven years old...You will be struck by lighting even if she is your fiance...'' "Yes,master..."But who''s gonna tell him that? Not me for sure..I still cherish my life.." ..... It''s been a month since his master came back ... He looked at his master who was gazing into the distance and he whispered to the man beside him... "What''s wrong with our master?" "I think it''s called ''Love''...." Demos said ,amused by the look on the young man''s face... "Nonsense.. ." "What? Face it man...There are flowers blooming around here!" ''Where?This guy is simply unreasonable.. .Their master,although still a child...is the last person in this world who would be ...'' Then ,they heard a chuckle... Their eyes grew wide... as they looked at the most unbelievable scene .... Feng Jiu was looking at a letter in his hand with laughter in his eyes...His lips wore the brightest smile on earth... As for what he was reading... Fidelis has a good impression of it. ''Must be another ''hate'' letter from Miss Sen again....'' It''s the seventh time this week... Letters folded into cranes have been flying into their master''s hand at the exact time every morning...not a second earlier or later... "Actually,it''s quite scary..." Demos admitted finally after he suffered from their master''s icy glare for the nth time in a week.. Fidelis patted his shoulder... ''I agree ,brother..as their master might be developed into a two-faced person....But this is also good ...A young man should be acting like this...Ay,'' Fidelis looked towards the grey sky....''Why do I feel like an old man?'' ... .. . .. ... "Miss is acting strange again..." Zin spoke half to herself and half to Yin,her best friend and sister.. Yin nodded as she looked at the girl in dark blue dress....the colour is so dark that its practically black if not for the bluish hue around it whenever the girl moved under the light from the grey sky... ..... Thider had been practising her sword skills during the day time... She hadn''t go out at all ever since she had devoured the purple Soul fragment formed by Red devouring Blue.. . Everyday,she would go on with the same pace...Writing letters to her sisters And brothers who weren''t here...to Feng Jiu,practicing martial arts, visiting her sworn sister Heng, little Ye and Little Rin who was the fifth sister... ,Teaching them many things.. Going and talking with Aunty Long..and Father.... Living her peaceful days to the fullest.. Of course ,she still has to cultivate,expand her networks,make her mercenary stronger...and things like that.... But these things didn''t stop her nightmares ...the memories that did not belong to her in this life but,strangely familiar.. . Thider doesn''t like the idea of living in the darkness and seeing things in a negative way , although the reality was not so beautiful and the world is much more cruel than she could imagine... She doesn''t approve of herself basking in the ugliness and disgusting ,painful memories ,tainting her not so pure heart... She only want to not let all these negative feelings cloud her heart... She don''t want to become a vengeful person who only thinks about revenge.. .. ''What would I do after revenge?'' This question to herself buffled her...for she had not thought about it.... Then,she realised something... ''I can live my life the way I want it to be... I can hate ,I can love ...But I won''t let these emotions affect my heart ... I will care for them..I will trust him once more..but if he act against me again ,I won''t let my heart feel hurt for it.. But I won''t forget the past... I will not let myself hurt from things like Betrayal ,Loss, and Hatred...again..'' Thider slashed her sword through the air ... a powerful wind blade formed by her force..and it passed through the thick wood of the Maple tree three metres away and the tree fell down... making a mournful wail.... "....." Thider snapped out from her wandering thoughts and ''stared'' with shock to the Red headed tree... ''My favorite Maple tree!'' Thider felt that being strong was not a good thing either.. . One lack of concentration and there you go ....you lost something you nurtured for a long time.... ''Shameless....'' Philia said as he licked his paws... ''Aren''t you the one who wanted to become stronger?'' Thider paid no attention to that as she staggered towards the tree and hugged it...brawling as she did so.. ''.....'' Philia was shocked silly by this....''Mental break down?'' "....." Everyone in the vicinity were also petrified by this sudden action of their respectable young miss... Their minds swelled as confusion clouded their eyes... "Miss!/Sister!" Zin,Yin,Heng ling and Little Ye shouted as they ran towards the crying figure....while someone went to call for the masters of this house.. "My Maple tree! I was hopping to make a swing on it! Wahhh,my swing! My dream! Boo hoo hoo!" "....." Everyone else stopped in their tracks... ''Huh?So,You are sad about this!?Gahhhh! I wanna spank her!'' But none of them had the right to do so... Yin sighed ,"Miss,you can make a swing on the Maple tree at the back of the courtyard.. ." "Noooooo,this is my mother''s tree." "..... You can make something out of it...."Ye Aye consoled her sister helpless with her actions. ''Really,third sister,you didn''t cry when you were punished by Father but you are crying for a tree?'' ''Girl,I think you should cultivate quickly to go to some medical world and take some special medicines for psychological diseases.. ..'' Philia suggested earnestly.....receiving a mental glare from the girl. ''I''m not mad yet!'' ''You are about to...'' ''...'' 21 Chapter 20 "...Philia,What should I do?.. These memories... Are they really as true as I think they are? I hope not... But the pain and hatred are so real... It hurts...It sill hurts even if I tell myself that I won''t allow myself to hurt again...I told him that I won''t harm his life again... but the truth is that.. I want to rip his smile off his face.. cripple him and lock him in the dungeon to torture him ...let him feel as hurt as I was.... These thoughts scares me... Am I falling into the darkside of my heart? The demons in my heart are tainting my already tainted heart.. I don''t want this... Why can''t, I be a normal twelve years old?... It''s been three years since we met.... My souls are still either suffering or harming others in the other worlds... I don''t like this... I don''t want to do anything about this... " Thider complained as she stared at the moon... The full moon and the shining stars... the beautiful sky...and occasionally ,there will be shooting stars in the distance.. They were sitting on the rooftop of the lotus lake pavilion.. . A girl and a cat..Both staring at the bright moon....a peaceful picture... But Thider was not at peace... She had a nightmare again...and she couldn''t sleep at all... Her cultivation needs a peaceful mind and a heart that is not bothered by negative feelings... But obviously.. .It did not help ... not at all.... "You.... Are you regreting your decision of not killing them from the start?"Philia continued staring at the moon... "Thider,do you regret not killing a child ?" Thider shook her head.."You are hurting me...Philia.. How could I regret? One is my sister...one is my best friend... Even if they betray me in the future... The most I''ll get is another painful memory.." She laughed self-mockingly... "May be I should follow my mother''s steps and become the next heroine of Phoenix and clear the dark miasma of the southern parts.. " "With your complex heart and unstable feelings... the best outcome will be that you replacing the current demon king...." Philia snorted... Thider smiled..... "May be that''s the best outcome... They will go their way... I will go my way... " "What about your mercenary? Zin,Yin and your father?...You still have a family to protect..." Philia said... ''This girl is in a serious case of depression ..'' "They have their own lives..." ''My mercenary is built for Yin... She can protect the younger ones and Yi Yi... My eldest sistet is going to be a wandering cultivator... as free as a cloud.. My brothers are doing very good in their lives... Zin have found her love... So is little Ye...although I''m not sure about that bastard third prince.. .. I''m sure no one in the Sen family will sit and watch if he dares to bully her... As for second sister and the future murderer.. Their future is the best among them...and since I made him swear to the heavens ... He probably would not move against the Sens...'' "Thider ? Thider!" Thider jolted and looked at the fluffy cat in a confused expression... "What?" "You are thinking too much..again! Don''t think too much ....Your hair is turning white !" Thider looked at a lock of her hair which had become as white as the moon... and sighed.. ."I''m gonna blind the whole world with this stunning Appearance of mine..." "....."''What''s up with this sudden joke?'' "Hey,this lens are great... I can see the world like normal people.. Where did you get this?" Thider said as she took out a mirror and looked at the violet eyes .... "Violet is unusual in this world... " Though in her past life...It was something not uncommon... "It''s something the second master invented for me...." "For you?" "Yeah,I used to be a blind demon" "Ohhhh,"Thider nodded...Then,she picked up the furball ...."And you are not blind anymore?" Green eyes looked away.. "Of course not..." But Thider had already took the lens out...and put it on his eyes unceremoniously.. . "Noooo," "Don''t you dare do that again..." Thider said crossly...''Damn cat.. what''s he thinking?!'' "I really don''t need this..." The voice had changed from an old one to a youthful one...and Thider sensed something strange. Beside her was a collection of dark energies which is the mortal enemies of Heroes.. . ''The power of a demon king'' Damn,it''s goimg to burst out ! Thider held the dark energy and pulled it into the bracelet .... But her action didn''t stop somebody from knowing the news Emperor Feng woke up with a start and he rushed towards the balcony,went out and looked into the direction of the Sen manor.. "Wei...." ... "Phi...Philia?" Thider asked the young man in front of her... He looks like a sixteen or seventeen years old...but that''s really not the truth.... He was wearing a black robe...,black clothes...black shoes.... his long black hair is swaying in the wind . His skin is white and smooth looking... his eyebrows are thick straight .... The violet eyes were staring at her in a frightened way. "En..."He said...trying to back up away from the child... ''Is she gonna hate me ..now that I''m in a demon shape..'' Then,he heard something that made him curse.. "Where are your fluffy cat ears and tail?It would look great on you...like those boys in BL mangas. ....." "Curse you! I''m a mighty soul ! How could you say something like that to your contractor...." "Yes,yes,I know... my kitty cat" "Don''t call me kitty cat!" Then,Philia looked at the girl in dark blue dress and saw the usual dotting expression on her face whenever she looked at him... "Aren''t you surprised?" "Huh?" Thider looked at the young man..."Of course.. I''m surprised... I''m surprised that there aren''t any fluffy ears or some horns on your head or fluffy tail on your back... Sigh...And I was hopping that I could finally touch a demon cat''s fluffy ears.. Ahhh,I miss my fluffy dreams..." Philia backed away further.. . Cold sweat seeping down his back... ''How stupid of me... This master of mine has no common senses.. .'' "But.... can you change into a girl form?" "Eh?" "I want to see you in a girl form.. with fluffy ears and tail and saying ''Meowww'' like this..." "Wahhh,Hell ! Nooo.." Goosebumps rose up all over his body ...Why does this girl have such a weird taste.. "You are not going to see that!" And he took the lens off ...and turned into a fluffy cat again... He glared at Thider and hissed.. "Huh! Go ask another cat demon to do that! Idiot!" And he fled away....leaving a laughing Thider.. "Ha ha ha ha ha..." Thider laughed till her stomach hurts... and stopped laughing.. Her eyes are smiling ..for the first time since the dreadful memories haunted her every night.. ..... "You seems very happy ,today..." Feng Jiu said as he looked at the girl who was humming a tune in a good mood... unlike the other times when her laughter brings a tint of sadness no matter how much she tried to hide it... ''How can she hide it from someone who is always looking at her'' "Oh," Thider smiled brightly.. Sunshine made a halo above her black silky hair with a white lock in the front.. ..Thider said it was due to overthinking things...Her smile was more genuine than ever... She smelled a red rose from the garden..and placed it behind Feng Jiu''s ear.... making him blush ''Again!That''s something I should be doing!'' Feng Jiu lamented as he touched the rose...but didn''t remove it... Looking from afar... Fidelis shook his head...and told his friend.. "Does our master has a split personality?" But he didn''t get an answer because of Thider... She said something to Feng Jiu... "Last night... I discovered another side of my first love..." #BOOM# Last night... Fi...First L..Lo..LOVE!? Both Fidelis and Demos'' eyes were as wide as their mouths hunging like an old bull''s dislocated jaw... ''Crap ,Master is not going to explode again ...right!'' They turned to look at their master... and surprised again... Feng Jiu was very clam for someone who just heard his fiance talking about her first love... ''Clam? '' Feng Jiu clenched his hands..''Clam indeed! But this is much better than hearing that she''s with that courtesan again...'' "Ohhh,what''s was that side?" Feng Jiu asked as if he was asking about the weather.. .while looking at the fluffy cat sleeping on the table with a glare as cold as winter.. Thider ws not aware of this...and she answered with a dreamy expression.. "He turned into a beautiful man!" WHAT! This time ,Feng Jiu is not so clam... Even more so wben he heard the next lines... "He''s even more beautiful than you... but it''s something to be expected... He''s my beloved after all" Philia could feel really strong killing intent directed at him... which startled him... because no one in the right mind would want to kill a fluffy cat like him... even the dogs won''t do so... ''Who is this lunatic?'' Then,he heard the most annoying words... "I wish he could change his form into a girl...with fluffy ears and tail...that would be more lovely.. but as expected...he is just too shy ....Hmmm,in fact,he looks like you..both acting cool and are easily shy..." Feng Jiu and Philia both rolled their eyes.. ''Who looks like who!?Don''t compare me with this sickly human/stinky cat!'' Fidelis looked at his master who is on the verge of collapsing...and sighed... "Master has it tough..." Demos sighed beside him... "I agree..." 22 Chapter 21 Time flew by... and the fourteenth birthday of Sen Ye Aye has arrived.....Of course, this means,that our Thider has become a fifteen years old girl....and now,she is in her office of her ''Silver Moon'' mercenary.... with little Yin and Yi Yi beside her ....looking at the beautiful designs on the papers.... "Master really dotes on young miss Ye..."Yi Yi sighed as she looked at the detailed drawings of butterflies,roses,water lilies,peach blossoms ,sakuras,and little birds,and berries and fruits accessories ...colourful and life like... ''Really,most of the households'' legitimate and illegitimate daughters are mostly enemies or allies... not true sibling relationships like the Sens.... although there''s one black sheep out there...'' YiYi looked at the beautiful girl drawing another set of accessories ...smiling as she did so...and became a little worried... "Master, The second miss Sen Amara has some ulterior motive .." As expected...the temperature in the room went down....for just a moment.... But the two ladies had it hard.... "Cough...Cough..." Thider coughed fiercely..making the ladies frantic "Miss/Master!" Thider waved her hand...indicating that she was fine... but the two did not relaxed. Yin looked uneasily at the pale face of her miss.... Since three months ago,Miss'' health has been in an abnormal state.... one moment, she is fine...another moment,she''ll be coughing up blood...Then,she''ll be fine again ... There must be a great mental stress on her miss as most of her hair had turned silver.... although she would somehow hide it in public,she would leave it as it is in the mercenary.....as the appearance of a person was something they would not question .... "Miss....." Yin muttered in a worried tone... Thider laughed.. "Don''t worry,I''m fine...." The two ladies rolled their eyes.. ''You liar!'' Thider rubbed her nose ...and then her face turned serious as she looked into YiYi''s eyes.. "Tell me,what is she planning now? Father has called her back before but it seemed,she was reluctant to come back.. .. But she''s coming back to do what? " YiYi was rather glad that she didn''t flew into a rage like she thought she would.... Then again,the second miss has some touchy situation regarding her master''s mom...so it''s not so ...so.. "Ahem...It seems she will have her revenge for the mistreatment..she had been through these years..." "Mis-treat-Ment!?" Thider shook her head... ''It seems that my warning and efforts didn''t work very much..... But still,the three of us did help her a lot ....so,she wouldn''t come after us.... but then,the fifth is just five years old ....while other mistresses has nothing to do with this....Two elder brothers seem very far-fetch... Father? ....No,she wouldn''t do something foolish... The culprits back then has died...Who will she take her revenge from?'' "Master!?" "#Cough#...I wasn''t thinking anything ...." "..."Your head has turned silver ...with a black streak on the side ... .... ... .. .... The day of the Banquet.. .. The Sen manor is very lively with all the shows,fireworks, and the arrangements and the beautiful madiens and handsome nobles... From similar noble standards and even some of the princes and generals are present.. .all for the sake of a fourteen years old young lady....It was not because of her position as the daughter of General Sen... nor the dear sister of the future Heroine.... This was because of the connections this young lady has... As a genius doctor,Ye Aye had save a lot of people.... Although her cultivation was not that outsanding...Thider had taught her a technique from her library Which is very powerful and can be used by non or weak cultivators... They can be used to defend and attack quite efficiently...plus,as a doctor, Ye Aye has also learned poisoning.. .although she doesn''t have to use them much ,expect from the times ,Thider sneak her out into the dark forest to earn some ''experiences''.... "Happy birthday,my Darling!" Thider said smilingly as she gave her present to her dear sister.. ''My Darling?'' The third and ninth prince both thought as they looked at one another.. .''Wut?'' But before the birthday girl has yet to see what the gift exactly is, "The second miss,Sen Amara has arrived!".... With the announcement,a girl in a red dress appeared along with four maids behind her back.... "Hello,Father..." She greeted the surprised General... "Is this a welcoming ceremony for this daughter? " "Huh? Eh...I..." But before the master could say anything....a soothing voice sounded throughout the hall... Ye Aye looked at the beautiful and flawless face in the middle of the banque whose body was standing proudly as if she''s the owner of the whole kingdom....and smiled.... "Sorry,but no.This is for my fourteenth birthday,Second sister.. ." 23 Chapter22 Amara inwardly cursed...''A concubine''s daughter like her is being like this...huh!You and I are the same! What''s up with this attitude?! "Ah,sorry .... Second sister!We thought that you would be arriving by next Thursday... Ha Ha...Who knew you would be this eager to see us!" Thider bobbed up from who knows where and suddenly hugged the girl in red...making others wonder .... ''This is actually a girl,right? ...No,even brothers can''t be this intimate with their sisters..So,yes.. this has to be a girl...'' "I thought I could see my family soon and that they would welcome me...." Amara said while eyeing the gift in Little Ye''s hands... "Aren''t you going to open it?" Things are natural but something in the. girl''s tone made them twitch their lips.... What kind of girl is this... But Amara only told Ye Aye to open her gift...nothing more...and they think in a negative way because of her aura.... Then,Ye Aye opened it.... "Wow!" Her eyes sparkled.... There was a set of jewels.... no,they can probably serves as a protective sheild for the wearer.... And they are simple yet beautiful. The butterfly hairpin was very delicate and lifelike...a pair of bracelets with tiny butterfly-figures.. .and a simple ring with a pair of butterflies .... "With these,you are protected all the time... But even if these things are with you...I will continue to protect my sister...Don''t worry about me leaving you.."Thider smiled handsomely as she said with a melodious voice...making all the girls blush....and the two princes and the Sens'' faces turn dark.... ''Luckily,they were sisters....No,even if they weren''t sisters...they are both women...So,I have nothing to worry..'' Third prince shook his head slightly at this...''What am I thinking!?'' "Thanks ,sister!" Ye Aye looked cheerfully at her third sister.... "Humph! Just a set of accessories. ...What''s so good about it?" Everyone turned silent.. .. "I mean,You should give her something like this!" Amara said as she fished out some bottle of pills.... The aroma of spiritual energy boasting pills spread out in the hall .....But the people didn''t so much moved to see this... ''What''s up with these people? Haven''t seen pills before?!'' Amara looked troubled by the unexpectedly clam crowd.... ''Isn''t transmigarated people like me turned out to be geniuses in the other worlds.? So,what''s up with their lack of reaction? Is it because of the lost prescriptions?'' "Ah....Are you giving me this the birthday gift,second sister?" Ye Aye looked at her second sister ...who seemed to have no intention of looking down on herself but to her third sister... She frowned...What''s up with this sister of mine? ... "Eh? ...Of course not... You should have something better ...." Amara said as she fished out another bottle which contained three golden pills ....spirit moon breakthrough pills... She could make them for about thirty or so at a time....but,why should I give all that to a person I just met just because she was her half sister? No way...This is common sense...besides.. They are living like this while I''m in some desolate town... "Thank you for your present,Sister!" Ye Aye seemed to understood something as she looked sympathetically at her ...making her annoyed... ''Now what?'' Then ,Amara saw Feng Jiu and approached towards him...."Ninth prince,long time no see..." She said while smiling.... making the people somewhat curious.. . ''Have they met before?'' As the ninth prince had become very famous during these years...,people knew somethings about him... Like how he became strong ...his mysterious master..his influence in the royal family and the cultivation world and how he is cold and indifferent to all women except the third miss Sen... Many girls would often cry for their prince as third Sen miss acts like an iceberg towards her fiance and like sunshine to anyother girls... There''s a rumor of her being a tomboy....Well,that is probably true too...Ah...that''s not the point here.... The thing is Feng Jiu wasn''t familiar with other girls... So,who is this girl really to say these words to him... They expected some juicy gossip from this... But Feng Jiu only glanced at her before turning to continue looking at his fiance.....Then,as if something had struck him ,he turned back to face the girl and smiled..."Yes,long time no see,Amara...I hope you''ve been well all these years..." His smile was so brilliant that it sent shivers to his brothers and subordinates while girls were almost blinded by this....and the Sen gentlemen to frown.... Amara didn''t think she would get such a reply.... She was somewhat happy for that...''Damn,where did the emotionless Silver Fox go!?'' "Yes,I''ve been well...I... have you been in touch with Master Moon? I haven''t seen her since that time." "Oh,she..." The atmosphere turned a little strange after the crowd witnessed the always cool and aloof ninth prince who only had his fiance in his eyes talking small matters with her half sister born from her mother''s servant...They began gossiping at once...also glancing in the direction of the third miss... And they were once again disappointed by her reaction... She was talking with her siblings...seemingly unaware of her fiance and her half sister talking harmoniously right in the middle of her other sister''s birthday party.. ..She didn''t even glance at them... ''Is she not interested in ninth prince?'' The crown prince thought as he looked at the beautiful girl talking with her brothers and sisters...''Is too bad that she''s not interested in me either....'' The crown prince had learned his lesson after some incidents....''The girl probably has no interest in men.'' ..... "Little Thider,your prince is talking with second sister....." Kyi Kyi told her anxiously as she knew the possessive girl...Ye Aye also looked at her sister worriedly ....while the fifth sister Khin was pleasantly examining her new bracelet gifted by her third sister.. She looked up when she heard her other sisters talked...and looked up at her third sister.... "Third sister?" But the person of the topic is busy,arranging a set of spirit turtle shell combs on her head... "What? Stay still...Sister is trying to put the comb on your hair..." "Aren''t you annoyed at your fiance''s actions?" Aung ,the second young master of the Sen family knocked on his little sister''s forehead while grumbling in an old man''s tone..."Why are you not cancelling your engagement if you don''t like him...?" "My,Brother Aung...You are one stupid creature...I would get another engagement if I let him go....and he would be the same... Since,the heroine needs a heir to succeed her legacy before she goes to the Academy in case she die in the battlefield later....This guy is my best buddy ...so,there won''t be a problem.. ..he doesn''t have anyone in his mind yet either.. " "Oh really,look at that " Eldest brother said when he heard her talk.... ''What''s there to see?It''s only the plot line being activated..Besides This young master still can''t see...'' Thider smiled brightly as she turned to face the direction of the two leads... surprising everyone... "Hmm,they even look good together..." When Feng Jiu heard this...He felt his heart pricked somewhat... ''Still the same...after all these years....Still the same... Heartless''