Chosen for the Banquet

As the days went on, Bai Ling settled into her new job. There was still some night where she cried, but the pain became bearable. As the days rolled into months, Bai Ling completely understood the new world she lived in. She grew to understand their cultures, tradition and social norms.

A fascinating thing that Bai Ling learned about in this land was cultivation. Humans in this world knew what she would call magic. Instead, it was called cultivation.

Cultivation was when a human could harness their inner energy. That inner energy, called chi, was categorized into five parts. The first stage was the Martial Ascendant Realm; this was the stage where most humans were for their whole life. At this stage, one aged at a regular pace.

The more one advanced, the slower they aged. The next stages were the True Ascendant, Divine Ascendant, Emperor Ascendant and Immortal Ascendent. There are also five sub ranks in each ascendant rank.

Those who reached Immortal Ascendant go into seclusion after achieving their rank. According to what Bai Lin learned, Long Kingdom no longer had anyone of an immortal rank.

Bai Ling did not know if she could cultivate. She wasn't sure if she wanted to learn. She just wanted to settle down and live her life peacefully until she can pass from this world.

Although she settled down, she did not have anyone to call a friend. If this were the past, Bai Ling would be saddened by this fact, but she grew to no longer need a friend.

In fact, Bai Ling preferred to be alone. Especially after she found out how vicious girls could be. The maids in the manor were all vying for the affections of the young lord. Some even went as far as to ruin each other's face to get them away from serving their masters.

Bai Ling preferred to stay in the kitchen during work hours, and when she had free time, she would stay in her room or prepare the ingredients for the older women. Seeing Bai Ling's actions, the girls settled their hearts. As long as she wasn't competing with them and staying away from the frontlines, they had no problem with her.

At this moment, Bai Ling was preparing the ingredients for the General's birthday. She was in the kitchen with three other girls sorting out all of the food they needed for tomorrow. The event was going to be big, and they wanted to get the last bit of preparations out of the way.

Bai Ling finally finished putting up the last of the preserved meat when Cheif Maid Chen asked for her.

When Bai Ling came before her, the older woman smiled at Bai Ling.

"I summoned you here to give you notice. As you know, tomorrow is General Zheng's birthday party. We must be perfect on the day." Bai Ling nodded her head and waited for the woman to continue.

"As you know, only certain girls will be present at the banquet. I discussed this with two of my most trusted, and we have selected you and ten other girls to serve the main banquet with food."

Bai Ling froze when she heard chief maid Chen. She wanted to reject right away. One of the reasons her life has been so peaceful was because she hid her presence away from the masters of this house.

Bai Ling's lovely roommates told her to stay hidden in case she seduced a man with her vixen-like face. Bai Ling agreed to this without a fight because nightmares of that morning in the shed still haunted her.

When she sees a guard or another male servant, Bai Ling feels nauseous to the point of lacking air. Sometimes it is so bad, she shuts down and just silently shed tears in an abandoned walkway.

This is why hearing Cheif Maid Chen's words, Bai Ling, felt that same panic rise. The last thing she wanted was to attract anyone because of her face.

"Did you hear me?"

"Yes." Bai Ling was gripping her skirts tightly at this point, and it was the only thing keeping her sane.

"Good. Get ready for tomorrow. Mei Li is going to bring you a special uniform for the banquet. See you then."

After leaving the room, Bai Ling absentmindedly left to go for her bath. Due to this, she did not mind where she sat and began scrubbing her skin. When some of the girls saw Bai Ling, body, envy filled them.

Some could not help but notice that Bai Ling had a beautiful phoenix bird of her left chest area. Since no one was close to Bai Ling, they did not ask her about it. Men in these times did not like a marked woman, so they felt relieved by this mark.

When her shower was done, Bai Ling went to her room, disheartened to wake up the next day.