Chapter 2 Abandoned at Birth 2
The maid slowly wrapped the baby in a cloth as she showed a complicated face. She looks at Concubine Xu lying on the bed and then at the baby in her arms.
Concubine Xu is an excellent beauty. She was considered as the most beautiful woman in the harem. If not for her temperament and haughtiness, the maid is sure that she could win the emperor's heart without a problem.
However, Concubine Xu was someone who only thinks about herself. She was proud and arrogant that she did not put anyone in her eyes.
It was said that she met the emperor in a forest while the emperor and his soldiers were hunting. They were all captivated by her beauty that the emperor did not hesitate to take her in as his concubine.
No one actually truly knew who she was and what her background is. All they knew is that she is a beauty with a royal temperament. But for some reason, after the emperor married her into the harem, her royal temperament changed and her true viciousness was exposed.
As the maid looked at the infant before her, she could not help but sigh in helplessness. She knew that the infant would be dead if Concubine Xu knew that the infant is not a prince but a princess.
With hesitation in her eyes, she was about to stand up and hide the child in her arms when a hand grabbed her.
"Let me see the imp…" Concubine Xu said with a venomous glint in her eyes.
Though she looks weak and pale, she still showed her viciousness.
"Your… Your highness… The… the child." The maid wanted to say something, but Concubine Xu glared at her frostily.
The glare alone made the maid shiver in fear.
Without saying another word, she slowly puts the child on the side of Concubine Xu.
Concubine Xu did not hesitate to remove the cloth covering the infant.
When she saw that it was not a prince, her expression turned nasty.
She suddenly lifted her hand to smash the small thing. But the maid was quick to react as she grabbed the infant and dodge the blow.
"Mistress… Don't sully your hand with this lowly being. Let me bury it outside…" the maid said as she quickly puts the infant outside the room.
The cold wind and the rain outside made the maid shiver. She suddenly showed hesitation as she looked at the darkness and the falling rain.
"Put that thing outside first and tend to me!…" Concubine Xu shouted with a cold tone from the inside.
The maid shivered and hesitantly put the infant on the cold wooden floor. She gritted her teeth and left with hesitation in her heart.
As the infant lies on the ground silently, it would shake every now and then due to the cold wind.
However, the infant did not cry nor complained. It just lay there peacefully as if accepting its fate without any resentment in the world.
Death is surely the only peace it could get for being born in this heartless world.
As it lies silently as if waiting for the time it would lose its breath, faith seems to have other plans for it.
From the gloomy rainy skies, a long streak of silver light flew down.
If one could see it, they would think that it is a star from the heavens falling down to the world.
But as soon as it breaks through the dark clouds, it suddenly changes direction as if it has life.
Not long later, it seems to have located its target and quickly flew towards it.
The direction in which the falling light fell into is a dilapidated palace where a small infant lays on a cold wooden floor outside a closed wooden door.
Like a flash it suddenly flew towards the infant's head. But as soon as it neared the head, it suddenly stopped and hovered.
The streak of light is actually a small object the size of a mustard seed.
It slowly hovers on the infant's head and then slowly descends. Then a miracle happened. The seen borrowed inside the head of the infant and embedded itself in the infant's brain.
"Implanting to host…" a baby-like voice echoed in the head of the infant which startled it.
Suddenly, the startled infant stiffened as its brain began to throb.
"Advancing host's intelligence…" the baby-like voice said.
After a few minutes, the infant's body slowly relaxes as a steam-like smoke appears to cover it.
"Implanting integration complete… Host… do you have a name?" the baby-like voice asked.
This time, the infant showed a confused expression while looking at the darkness before it.
"Who… Who are you? What… What is happening?" the infant asked in confusion.
She has developed her mind suddenly that she does not know what is happening around her.
It was like waking up from a coma with a blank memory.
She looked around the void and could not help but feel a bit scared.
Then a small figure the shape of a seed appears before her eyes.
"Hello! I am a heavenly artifact… I don't have a name yet, so you can name me…" the seed-like object said.
"Name you? What does that mean?" she asked.
"Don't worry… I will help you with that…" the seed-like object said as it suddenly glowed a bit.
Then the void flickered a bit and something seemed to have entered her mind.
An hour later…
She opened her eyes and then looked around once again.
"The… the thing that you did… Did you just put knowledge in my mind?" she asked, feeling a bit curious.
As basic knowledge enters her mind, she now has the basic knowledge and understanding. Though her intelligence is now at the level of a 20 year old adult, the knowledge given to her is enough for her to know the basic things.
After thinking for a while and organizing her thoughts, she looks at the floating seed in the void.
"You said you wanted a name… Then I would call you… Seedee." She said with a smile.
"Registering name… Seedee. For giving this heavenly artifact a name, I would also give you a gift of my own…" Seedee said as it twirled around while flickering like a star.
Suddenly, she felt her body feeling slight pain all over. She knew that she was now an infant and very helpless in resisting the pain. So she could only grit her teeth as the pain courses throughout her small body.
She could hear a faint audible cracking sound coming from her still brittle bones.
"Argh!" she shouted in her mind.
"Please bear with it, host. I am trying to prepare your infant body by strengthening your bones. This will lay your foundation which will help you survive your current predicament."
After hearing the explanation, she just gritted her teeth through the painful process.
Soon, the pain slowly went away, followed by a cooling and soothing sensation throughout her body. This made her feel relaxed and her mind slowly drifted to the dream world.
After an unknown amount of time, she slowly regained her consciousness.
"Welcome back host!" the baby-like voice of Seedee rings on her ears.
"What just happened?" she asked in confusion.
"Well, as I've said, I have prepared your body to counter your current predicament. But do not worry, as your body is now ready…"
"Seedee, I want to see outside… How could I do that?" she asked.
Seedee jumped a bit in the void and then the void disappeared. She now could see the outside world.
"So this is my… home?" she muttered in her mind.
She slowly lifted her arms and saw her chubby little hands. She then roams her eyes around her and basks in the darkness of her surroundings. The light drizzle in the air made her frown for a bit, but it did not cause any discomfort.
Then suddenly, she was engulfed by the void once again.
"Your physical body is still weak… I will not impart to you a divine body enhancing technique. This technique would enhance your physical body which would make you immune to many illnesses. It would also make your flesh and bone sturdier." Seedee said while suddenly shaking.
Then in her mind, a few animated graphical illustrations appear.
While watching the illustrations, she subconsciously began following them. Soon, she could tell that she has the hang of it and could do it on her own.
"You've learned well." Seedee said in a happy tone.
"By the way… You also need to help me grow…" Seedee suddenly said.
Interrupted by the words of Seedee, she stopped what she was doing and showed a confused expression.
"How?" she asked subconsciously.
"I am a see from the divine tree of knowledge. Actually I am the last seed of the divine tree. I cannot explain to you why, but in the future when you are ready I will tell you. But for now, all you have to know is that, I could only grow if the knowledge I provide to you would turn into wisdom." Seedee explained.
"Wisdom? What do you mean?" she asked feeling a bit confused.
"Well, it is actually simple… Just turn the knowledge I gave you into reality. As long as you do that, I will grow. As I grow, so too will the power that I can give you." Seedee replied.
Understanding what Seedee means, she nodded her head.
"Let's begin then…"
Soon, the void disappears and she finds herself once again in the outside world.
"You should start practicing the divine body enhancement technique." Seedee's baby-voice said in her mind.
She decided to follow Seedee and began circulating the imaginary energy around her.
Because of what Seedee has done to her infant body, she was able to quickly feel the invisible energy in the air. As she guided the invisible energy, she could feel her body slowly becoming stronger.
"This is nice…" she muttered as she lay on the cold wooden floor greedily absorbing the invisible energy around her.