3 Canceling Engagement!

Bai Zhilan sits down on a chair near Bai Yuan without giving her greetings to anyone. This makes Bai Meili and Bai Mingyu angry but worried at the same time. They didn't think that Bai Zhilan would be so rude in front of the emperor. Even though she was the previous madam's daughter, she enjoys a life of luxuries until her mother died from a sickness. Their mother treated her well because their mother and her mother are sisters, but she always acted weakly and hide from them, thinking that their mother is the reason for her mother's death. But after almost drowning to death due to her stupid mistake, she didn't hide anymore, visiting their mother now and then. Even if she didn't apologize, all the actions she has done is her way of apologizing, making them like her more. Bai Yuan might have the title of their sister but she isn't blood-related with them or close with them. While Bai Zhilan might have the title of a step-sister, she is blood-related with them.

Thinking that this might be a fun show, Bai Yuan only sit luxury in her chair waiting for what the emperor has to say. The current emperor like visiting and going around town wearing ordinary clothes, experiencing a common life. One time when Bai Yuan went to see him, he told her that the woman he loved always do this while he sometimes tag along with her and now it became a habitat for him. From his words, she can tell that he really loves her but maybe something happened and they can't be together.

"The real reason why Zhen came instead of sending a eunuch is concerning Lan Wuyou's marriage with your daughter. Zhen want to know which date will be a good date."

Every one of the four great families knows that the emperor treasures his sons but Lan Wuyou the fourth prince is from the woman that he loves in his harem. Making many schemes to have him on their side but he never budges from the pressure. You could say that he doesn't want to be the emperor but at the same time he will have to fight for his life. Since the royal family is made from bloodsheds, so if you want to survive, you'll have to fight for the throne to keep your life. In the past, Bai Yuan help him with everything when she stays by his side but now she is different.

She stands up bowing, "Your majesty even though Bai Yuan likes the fourth prince. Bai Yuan thinks that Bai Yuan is unfit to be with the prince. That's why Bai Yuan would like to cancel Bai Yuan and Lan Wuyou's engagement. Bai Yuan has an ugly face that has to be cover every time Bai Yuan comes out, while the prince is a beauty. People would gossip that the prince has no taste choosing someone as ugly as Bai Yuan, ruining the prince's reputation. Bai Yuan think that your majesty wouldn't want that to happen, so how about choosing one of Bai Yuan's sister as the prince's fiancée. I hope that your majesty would forgive Bai Yuan's misconduct."

"Do you have any evidence that your face is ugly?" the emperor ask harshly.

"Yes your majesty, my wet nurse Qui can proof Bai Yuan's statement, since she is the only one allowed to take care of Bai Yuan. Bai Yuan hasn't left the residence since young, only one time did Bai Yuan try and almost got assaulted but the fourth prince saved Bai Yuan's life that making Bai Yuan grateful. Bai Yuan will definitely repay the doubt one day."

The emperor was displeased but he still wants to know. So he demanded that wet nurse Qui was to be bring worth. When wet nurse Qui appear her clothes were torn and there were whip marks on her back. Bai Yuan ran towards her hugging her, near her ear, Bai Yuan whisper in a language that no one understands except wet nurse Qui, "If you want your life do what I say." This make's wet nurse Qui terrified but she still follows if she wants her life.

"Bai Yuan what did you say to your wet nurse?" the third master was suspensive of her behavior.

"Third master, you don't need to worry. I just want to say some comforting words to her. I can repeat the words to you. They are "Everything is alright now. I won't let anyone hurt you. Wet nurse Qui is like a mother to me.", in her hometown language so that she's more comfortable, right wet nurse?" Bai Yuan explained.

Wet nurse Qui nodded her head indicating that everything her young miss said is correct. The third master left everything as it is. The emperor eye wet nurse Qui, seeing that she look terrified, the emperor didn't question her but he said, "Instead of that, you should prove it yourself by unveiling your veil. Or are you going to go against me."

"Bai Yuan wouldn't dare. If your majesty really want to look at Bai Yuan's face its fine with Bai Yuan. But Bai Yuan have one condition which is that your majesty don't let others spread rumors about Bai Yuan's ugly look or Bai Yuan's reputation might be ruined too. Making Bai Yuan want to commit suicide and making people think that it's your majesty's fault, ruining your majesty's reputation more than Bai Yuan. And if your majesty decides to kill those people, more people would come to hate your majesty, ruining the country and other countries will take advantage of this for invasion. Can your majesty take the blame."

"Are you threatening Zhen," the emperor release his spirit pressure against everyone in the room but the most pressure was toward Bai Yuan.

"Bai Yuan wouldn't dare. ...Bai Yuan is only stating the truth." Bai Yuan slowly speak after each breath but she didn't go down from the pressure. This makes the emperor curious since her cultivation is lower than what he was told from his soul detection and she was able to withstand a level 12 spirit power pressure. But he thinks it's due to her high level of martial art. The emperor then look at Bai Zhilan, Meili, and Mingyu, even though the pressure wasn't directed at them, Bai Meili and Bai Mingyu both have already fainted. Bai Zhilan still look completely fine but the emperor can see that her fingers were trembling. From all the four Bai family only Bai Yuan and Bai Zhilan meet his expectation, even though they are the same age.

The emperor declares a degree of changing the fourth prince's fiancée from Bai Yuan to Bai Zhilan and also a degree that there will not be any changes. Thinking for a bit, the emperor smile about to declare another degree but thinking that the man might not like it, he chooses not to.

The third household thank the emperor for his grace then turn towards Bai Yuan. The third master slap her across the face, only to receive a cold glare from her, making him stop and left the room. The third madam snorted at her thinking she's stupid and ruining their plan. Bai Meili and Bai Mingyu only glare at her not knowing what their parents have in plan. The only one to look emotionlessly at Bai Yuan is Bai Zhilan as she walk out leaving only her (BY) and wet nurse Qui.

"The young miss don't have to worry before the emperor left he give me some pills to help relieve the young miss's pain and for cultivation. The emperor said that those pills are his apology for testing you before. I would take my leave now. The young misses sisters still need this old doctor," the imperial doctor that came with the emperor left her room, she uses the excuse to bid farewell to see if he has left the courtyard, she also checks the surroundings and closes the door. Bai Yuan didn't forget to place a spiritual barrier around her room.

"System, say what's Bai Zhilan's cultivation level, she doesn't seem to react to the emperor's spirit pressure," Bai Yuan ask.

[Host can just mentally talk to the system since the system which is I is inside host. According to system's calculation, she's at the mid-stage of qi gathering lower than host but her spirit power level is level 14, higher than the host.]

"To say, I'm weaker than her in terms of spirit level," Bai Yuan try talking to the system mentally.

[Yes, from the world knowledge, spirit power is more mysterious than martial art. Since the person is born with a spirit, it can evolve in the same way as the person or in other words by what spirit beast the person takes in. Spirit power is also rare making it harder than martial arts. Martial arts use the qi around the world and inside them to cultivate, also it's what people are known to. Being a duel cultivator of both is extraordinary since most people aren't born with a spirit or can use qi. There are more but does the host want to know, for it'll take forever.]

"...Tell me when I'm there," Bai Yuan doesn't know much about the ranking of martial arts or spirit master. She was confined in her courtyard every since her parent's death when she was only three years old. Even after she married Lan Wuyou at the age of 15, her life was only in the palace and helping him. She would sometime spot people talking about cultivation but she didn't pay that much attention since her martial art was higher than most. Thinking now, she's more of a preschooler when it comes to knowing everything about cultivation. She stops her training thoughts, questioning, "What I really want to know is how Bai Zhilan's spirit and martial power increase so much when she has a low requirement for either."

[Heh! It's cause she's a transmigrator unlike host whose a reincarnation. She might have knowledge that this world doesn't have or a personality/behavior that others think is interesting. Having something that is a cheat to rising to the top. Most are magical books like a manual, a grandma or grandpa that teaches them, or a magical artifact... also very powerful spiritual beasts.]

"What's the differences between transmigrator and reincarnation? And from you, it seems like transmigration is allowed but reincarnation isn't?"

[Let this system search... According to google sensei transmigration 'is the movement of a soul into another body after death' and reincarnation is almost the same. There is another type, which is destroying the original owner's soul and forcefully overtaking it. This type can happen in the same world or different world. But host reincarnation is special, you aren't born or reborn into another person's body but returned to your own body. Meaning host can rewrite the host's past fate while other's can't rewrite their past and have their original appearance back.]

"If, she's a transmigration and have cheats, would that make you my cheat?"

[...Host did a great job at stealing her thunder today!]

"She still got her thunder at the end but in a different way," seeing that the system was avoiding her question, Bai Yuan ask another question, "Is Bai Zhilan the only transmigrator there is? And system doesn't have to keep saying system when talking to me."

[I can't really tell but... there might be.]