1.4 - Not a Waste

Waking up the next day, I realized that I was in Xiao Mei's embrace and smile. I poked her nose and said "It's time to get up." But then I had thought about my hair changing color when I heard the person's voice from my space. "Your hair only changes color when using your qi. It changed back last night before your maid came in." I sighed in relief as I wouldn't know how to explain it.

Xiao Mei woke up and stretched her body. When she was rubbing her eyes, she looked at me and noticed something different about me. "Eh? Good Morning. Why are you covered in dirt?"

I feel like this is going to give me a headache later. "I don't know. But first, prepare a bath. I want to visit my uncle. Staying here after what happened won't be good for me or you."

Xiao Mei becomes dumbfounded. "By uncle... you mean..."

"Yep, I think it's about time we move out of this house."

After we finished talking, Xiao Mei went to prepare the bath and I absorbed myself in to my cultivation. When I absobed the first stream of qi, my whole body felt so comfortable and warm. Then as more streams entered my body, I felt my abdomen pop and an influx of energy ran throughout my entire body.

"Did I just breakthrough?"

I opened my eyes, only to see Xiao Mei standing at the door like an idiot with her mouth wide open.

"Miss... can cultivate?"

I nod.

"And you just had... a breakthrough?"

I nod again.

"Oh... Your bath is ready." I nod and get up to take my bath.

Xiao Mei is still turning her mind trying to make sense of the things that happened recently. From waking up after being near death to gaining her eyesight back. Now she can even cultivate. Everthing just seems so unreal.

After taking a bath, I go back to my room and but I see Xiao Mei standing in the same spot for... some reason. I walk up to her and wave my hand in front of her eyes. "Xiao Mei?"

Xiao Mei jumped up like a frightened cat and looks at me. "Young Miss?"

"We are going to the palace."

"Right now?"

"Yes, lets go."

[The Palace]

Morning Court has just finished and the Emperor had just sat down when his Eunuch made an announcement. "The crown prince has arrived."

The Crown Prince, Long Fei, strode into the room with an air of frost revolving around him. Even the Emperor shivered when he saw him. "Royal Father, are you aware of what happened to my cousin 2 nights ago?" He asked this question and everyone one within the palace shivered unaware or aware of the anger surging through him at the moment.

The Emperor sighed and said "Yes. Apparently she tried to commit suicide..." He was going to continue but a commotion happened outside the door.

"Young Miss Feng... why are you here?"

A eunuch was trying to block me from entering the throne room so I take my sight off the door and look at him. With this one look, his whole body shuddered but he stopped shuddering shortly after and froze in place. "Your eyes..." Before he could finish, I walked past him and entered the room.

"I wonder who spread these malicious lies about me committing suicide. Why come I don't remember something so... memorable."

Both turn to look at the door and are stunned. They see a young maiden enter the room at a steady pace. She looked quite familiar to them yet not familiar at the same time. She is smiling but her eyes are cold enough to freeze the blood in their bodies. She walks up to her cousin and is stunned. Seeing him for the first time, doesn't he look like the Long Fei from my past life? But I hurry and calm my raging feelings down. "Uncle, Cousin, its good to 'see' you." She put emphasis on "see" so they could get the hint.

Both the Emperor and the Crown Prince freeze in place. They both ask in unison. "See? ... your eyesight..."

"Its what you are thinking. I have regained my eyesight and also..." I snap my fingers and a gentle flame appears on my fingers.

They stare at me in amazement. They never thought that they would see this little girl who was supposed to be blind and unable to cultivate, come to the palace and do this.

"You can cultivate?"

"Since I woke last night, I felt qi for the first time. But thos isn't important. You said that people spread rumors of me committing suicide?" I ask them again to confirm this information.

My cousin was the first to come out of his stupor. "The whole capital has heard at least 3 versions of the story but this was the first one I heard."

"Oh." I put my hands behind my back and walk towards them. My reply was colder than the polar ice caps in the north. They felt my imposing manner and were stunned yet again. "What if i were to say none of the rumours were true." At this point, my lips curled into an enchanting smile. Unfortunately, my eyes were as cold as frost. "But it was attempted murder instead?"