A stone from nowhere suddenly flew toward my head, which I dodged just in time.
I snapped my head toward Princess Xue.
“What’s that for?” I asked sharply.
She simply ignored me.
I turned to Mei.
“Give her the princess treatment she wanted.
After all, you are my face in the clan, am I right?”
Mei gave me a helpless look, then glanced at the maid, then Princess Xue.
Finally, she backed away, lowering her face.
Host, you are done for.
But she didn’t behave this way in the hall.
She’s just acting spoiled.
I agree on the acting part.
As for being a spoiled brat, I don’t think so.
She’s scheming something.
This is the effect of living in a palace full of schemes like the fantasy world described.
I stared at the floor, then back at her.
I walked sharply toward her and stretched out my hand for her to take.
She looked at my hand.
Then climbed down without taking it.
Mei directed her and her maid toward the rooms assigned to them, intentionally ignoring my furious gaze.
I watched their backs gradually disappear from my view.
Host, don’t get angry if I say this.
I love this girl.
I sucked in a deep breath.
It’s better I charge onto a battlefield than deal with this girl.
I now see the reason why you died at thirty-one without any strong, lasting romance.
The System’s words snapped something inside me.
“AAAAHHHHHH!!!”
I stood there, breathing hard and wondering what I’d gotten myself into.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the courtyard…
PRINCESS XUE’S POV
As Xue walked toward the room assigned to her, her personal maid followed closely behind.
Zaitian’s maid, according to the report, was named Mei.
The maid bowed slightly toward her.
“Thank you for your guidance.”
“It’s no problem.
Serving Her Highness is the same as serving my Young Master,” Mei said, returning the bow before retreating from the section of the courtyard.
“So, how was my act?” I asked my maid with a smug smile.
“Your Highness, you are really something else.
I almost forgot it was all an act,” she said with a slight chuckle.
“I’m just here to know what this Young Master really is.
And to see his secrets for myself, since his existence is something his clan has classified strictly,” I said, my expression becoming calculating.
My maid arranged the seat for me, and I sat down while pondering.
Mother said to be observant.
She said the Phoenix Empire needs to understand what the Long Clan is hiding.
But she didn’t say why.
Still…
A bloodline that the Long Clan had classified so strictly?
That was worth knowing.
“But something is different from the last time I saw him,” I said all of a sudden.
“What can it be?” My maid asked curiously.
“Assuming you followed me the last time, you would have noticed the difference,” I said with a tired expression.
“He’s calm and scheming now, unlike the last time.
Back then, he just tried to show off his partial awakening, using me as a stepping stone to cause a subtle shift in the way his clan viewed him.”
I stood up, continuing to ponder.
What’s really his bloodline’s abilities and limits?
Mother said I should be more observant whenever I’m around him.
“Maybe his training with that maniac, Elder Mo Xuan, changed him a bit,” her maid said casually as she sorted out some things for me.
I stopped.
“Training.
With Elder Mo Xuan.”
“How long has he been training with him?” she asked all of a sudden.
My maid paused and looked at me suspiciously.
“Your Highness, are you trying to challenge him to a battle?”
“That’s not it,” Xue said with a playful chuckle.
If acting coy won’t make him cooperate with me, then crushing him will do the talking for me.
A cruel smirk appeared on my face.
“If I remember correctly, he is in the 3rd Stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.”
My maid stopped what she was doing.
“Your Highness, don’t try to bully him.
You are currently at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, while he is still in the Foundation Establishment realm.”
“That’s two major realms above him.
How do you think the world will interpret it if you crush him?
Young Master Zaitian’s reputation will crumble before he even begins making public appearances.”
“I know why you’re giving me all this lecture,” Xue said, letting out a helpless breath.
Her maid then said, “Your Highness, it’s time for you to change.
You have dinner with Young Master Zaitian.”
I smiled.
Perfect.