IT'S BEEN two days since the 'Great Master' Tong Fang chose Guang Ai Li as his disciple. The Divine Beast also didn't show up before her in those two days.
Guang Chu Bei was selected as disciple by Master Liang Qu, the second stronger great master in Imperial Academy.
The class will start next week and she'll stay in the Academy for a year. But of course, She won't allow them to touch the Guang Family treasure while she's away, that's why she put them all inside her space ring. Including the seal and documents.
*knock* *knock*
She stand up to open the door, only to see the emperor's eunuch.
"What do you want?" She boredly asked.
The Eunuch bow down. "The emperor is asking for your presence." He said and leave immediately.
Guang Ai Li brows frown because of the eunuch's behavior.
'How dare him disrespect me?! He didn't even let me say anything!'
She heave a sigh and close the door to ready herself. Mei Hui will come back tomorrow and she's planning on giving her a rewards.
'Why did that bastard emperor suddenly asked for my presence anyway?'
WHEN GUANG Ai Li arrived at the palace hall, a familiar faces caught her attention. She doesn't know why the Murong Empire visited the Guang Palace.
But she could feel that Qi Bung Yu is planning something because he made her sit on the princess seat and Guang Chu Bei's face don't seem to be upset.
'They must be planning something.'
"Oh! Right. Your majesty, Murong. This is my legitimate daughter, Guang Ai Li."
Her thoughts interrupted when Qi Bung Yu, the emperor touched her back.
"She's quite weak and ill. And I don't know if she is fit to be the crown prince's wife." He said.
'What?! Crown prince's wife?!'
She was about to stand up to leave but the emperor pinched her back hard that made her lips wry.
'Damn!'
The Emperor of Murong smile and looked at his son, Murong Wei Zhang.
'So the he's a Crown Prince of a powerful country, huh?'
Murong Wei Zhang looked at her and when their eyes met, he nodded and gave her a gentle smile.
'Does he remembers me?'
Her face remain firm and looked away, putting on an interested looked.
She's used of seeing that kind of smile. When she's still living as Lerian Zeri some guys from other well-known families tried to play with her to get her trust and heart, but failed.
And besides, the way they looked at her... It was full of disgusts unlike the way the Divine Beast looked at her that time, it's full of happiness, longing and...
'Love?'
She shooked her head and laughed mentally at the thought. She tried to remain calm ang listen to their conversation.
'It's about me being engaged by someone! Did this bastard father forgot our agreement?!'
"My son already chose her, there's nothing I can do and my son can protect her." The emperor of Murong said.
"Well, it's settled then."
She grips her hand tightly. She wanted to refused rudely but it might caused a war between QingYi City and Murong Empire. Murong Empire is powerful enough to take them down.
"I heard that child was chosen as disciple by the great master Tong Fang, am I right?" Emperor Murong asked.
"Yes, it was unexpected. No one knows why Master Tong Fang wants a weakling as disciple." Qi Bung Yu answered. "My first daughter is way more stronger and powerful than her."
Chu Bei smiles proudly and looked at her mockingly. 'You're only at the 5th rank what's there to be proud of?'
"Tss." She scoffed.
She lazily lean her face on her hand and didn't bother to listen to them anymore.
'This is boring.. I hope I have my invention-'
Everyone was surprised when she suddenly stand up.
'Damn! How could I forgot about that?!'
She heard that the blacksmith that sells good and high quality steels will visit QingYi City and she couldn't missed this opportunity because of this nonsense talked.
"Oh!" She blinked when she saw their reactions. "I'm sorry about my rudeness, everyone." She sweetly apologize and bow down her head. "Its just that... I remember there's something important I need to attend to." She said and slowly leaving the hall.
She naughtily smile and started to run but before she could completely got out from the hall, she looked back and wave her hand to them.
"I have to go, ja ne!"
She silently smile as she remember something.
'It's been weeks, right? Since I use that word again.'
'Mommy, Daddy! Big brother Gaudion, Big brother Gaillion! I hope to see you again!'
GUANG AI LI pressed herself forward on a group of people until she reach the front of the blacksmith's vendor.
The steels shiness was blinding. It was all thicked and different types of high quality steels. There's also weapons too.
"How much all of this cost in total?" She asked the blacksmith while pointing her finger on the steels.
The people went silent and looked at her unbelievably.
'What's wrong with this people?! Is it their first time hearing that question? Or did they think I can't afford all this?'
"This.. Aren't you a little too young to have an interest on this things?" The blacksmith asked hesitantly.
Guang Ai Li smile and nod. "It's for my brother." She lied. "So.. How much?"
"50,000 golds." He answered.
'50,000 golds?'
"I'll buy them all."-sabi ko.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock and started mumbling. She take out her purse inside the space ring and take two crystals.
"I'll have that one too." She said and pointed the big trident and shield on the side.
She gave the two crystals to the blacksmith. She only have two crystals since she just started saving money again because she just paid her dept from the auction house two days ago for the Divine Core.
The blacksmith eyes shine as he accept the crystals and gave her everything she wants. She smile and take them all inside her space ring.
"I'll come back again, young lady!" The blacksmith said as she leave the place.
She wave her hand without looking back. "I'll look forward to it, then."
'Finally.. I could make my very own Iron Man.'
GUANG AI LI almost jumped out in shocked as soon as she entered inside her ring.
"HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?!" She shouted.
Instead of answering her question, he closed his eyes and ignore her.
'Huh? He looks kinda tired. What happened?'
She saw Tianshang lying beside him, sleeping so soundly.
'What's wrong with this two?'
She shrugged her shoulder and ignore them. She focus herself on thinking of how to melt the steels.
She's in the middle of thinking when a light appear before her. She stepped back a little and looked at the thing in front of her with confusion.
"Who did—"
Her words hang in air and looked at the Divine Beast Lord.
'What his name again? Shou... Shou Gonglu?'
She unconsciously smile and looked at the device used to melt a steel.
'This will do. Now how am I going to fire this up?'
She seriously observe the thing but it suddenly light up a fire inside. She heave a sigh and straighten her back.
"You're awake, don't you?" She asked but no one answered. "Tss! Asking the obvious."
She turned her head to look at his direction and smile at him even though she knows he can't see it.
"Thank you! Lord Gonglu!"
She saw how his body flinch that made her smile wider and continue what she's doing.
It took her a lot of hours to finish her first master piece. It looks exactly a human but the difference is it's a huge and tall. It's 7 foot tall and she's so proud of herself because she did everything to make it looked like a human– well, not really Shou Gonglu did it.
She stared at her creation. Green hair, silver eyes. Those eyes looks exactly like.....
"Brother.." She mumble.
She snap back and shook her head. She took the trident and the shield that she improvised a little using her spiritual energy and blood, to make it more stronger.
"You are now called Iron King." She said before giving the trident and shield.
Iron King kneel on his knee and bow. "Yes, master."
'Wow! We're almost on the same height when it kneel and bowing it's head. So huge!'
It's moving because of the spiritual energy that she put inside of it. At first, she doesn't have any idea about what spiritual energy could do. Thankfully she read something about using spiritual energy to make something move.
There's only two steels left that she purposely keep aside. Those steels are unbreakable and she will make Iron King as her secret weapon that she could use when the right time comes.