"How... how did this happen?" Xie Mingzhu was shocked. She didn't notice any changes in her daughter's body talk less of knowing whether she gained another element or not. Apart from that, this necessarily wasn't a good thing since something like this had never happened in history so they didn't know any of its side effects.
"Mother, is something wrong with me?" Little Yue asked carefully as she saw her mother muttering to herself in a daze.
Xie Mingzhu inhaled sharply and placed both her palms on her daughter's cheek and warn seriously "Nobody must know about this, do you hear me?"
Lin Yue's heart sank and she thought, "What trouble did I just cause now?"
Xie Mingzhu knew that her daughter was blaming herself so she explained with a small smile as she patted the little girl's hair "You didn't do anything bad, Yue'er. It is just that the talent you display was enough to alarm many greedy and vicious tigers and if they were to know that you possess another element, you will surely be in danger"
Lin Yue heaved a sigh of relief "So that's it, Mother, I thought it was something bad" She looked into her mother's eyes "Mother, don't worry, I wouldn't tell anyone" she patted her chest "I promised"
Xie Mingzhu smiled widely and pat her cheek, "That's my baby girl, now let me explain some other things related to cultivation to you"
Xie Mingzhu's eloquent voice sounded in the quiet room, giving one peace of mind.
"After you've absorbed enough qi until your soul core is full, the Qi in your soul core will undergo a transformation. It will compress itself. At levels 1 and 2, your Qi will only increase your strength, and boost your agility, and your whole body. Then you will level up to another level, that is level three, and note, the higher your level, the larger your soul core will be..." Xie Mingzhu sighed softly and changed the topic "It is still too early to explain this thing to you, just focus on practicing first"
Lin Yue didn't say anything and nodded, she committed her mother's words to her heart.
"Okay, let's eat lunch first and then you can cultivate"
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On the evening of that day, Lin Yue and her mother were suddenly invited to the palace by Empress Si.
"Your majesty" Xie Mingzhu bowed politely, she was wearing a beautiful sky-blue robe, with a red jade belt on her slim waist. Her long midnight black hair was tied into a ponytail with a beautiful white jade hairpin. Her dress complemented her beautiful face and with her gentle aura, she looked just like a fairy.
"No need for formalities" Empress Si waved her hand elegantly. She was an attractive woman with a seductive face, with the bone age of a hundred with the look of a twenty years old woman.
Empress Si's real name was Si Meirong, the second young miss of the Si family, a family that can't even be compared to the Lin family at all, either in status, wealth, and cultivation. Si Meirong was a beauty that caught the emperor's eyes, she was sharp and talented, unlike those other Missus.
There were many concubines in the palace who even came from a greater family than her but in the end, they can't even be the empress. Empress Si crushed them completely.
Xie Mingzhu nodded slightly and shifted to sit and it was only then that Empress Si saw the little baby standing behind her mother.
The little girl looked like she was three, she has very fair skin, and he could even see her purple veins. She naturally has a beautiful face that will surely make men drool after her when she grew up.
Dressed in red, red as bright as fire, with long silver hair that was tied into a ponytail, and a red mole on her earlobe, that added to her little beauty, who could it be other than Lin Yue?
The Empress's nonchalant expression disappeared as she stared at the young girl with an incredulous expression.
"Is...is this your daughter?" The empress's hand trembled as she swallowed her saliva.
Lin Yue didn't like the haughty-looking empress from the moment she saw her but she can't embarrass her mother so she bowed, placing her hands on her stomach in greeting.
"Lin Yue greeted Her Majesty"
"How old are you?" Empress Si didn't care whether the girl greeted her or not, she just couldn't believe that the silver hair girl could be the same as the silver hair girl the Lins gave birth to.
A faint smile surfaced on Lin Yue's face, which make her look even more adorable.
"I am five months old, your majesty"
Even though the empress knew the answer already, she can't help but gasp. Naturally, she heard that the girl could speak from the moment she was born and started walking a month ago, but even so, hearing is different from seeing.
The empress forced herself to calm down and after a while, she asked gently, "Lin Yue, can I call you Yue'er?"
Lin Yue's first reaction was no but then she saw her mother's gaze, she unwillingly nodded.
"Yue'er is honored to be called her pet name by Your Majesty"
'Honored my ass, I don't even like you calling me my full name' Lin Yue thought in her heart.
Empress Si smiled and nodded, "Yue'er then"
"Someone, come and served the tea" The empress waved her hand at her two maids and the older maid walked to the table and served the tea.
"The tea is made from twenty years old mind-relaxing leaves from Red Moon Empire, its aroma can give one temporary peace of mind, and drinking it can give one a sense of relaxation." Empress Si kindly explained.
Lin Yue controlled the urge to roll her eyes at the Empress who was showing off.
Her mother smiled and didn't say anything and only sip her tea elegantly, Lin Yue also drank her tea quietly.