3 days pass as if nothing have happen. Xiaomi got up to prepare for her visitation to her master. She had stuff everything Yanyan told her in her memories. She order her maid Wanwan and Xinxin to fix her hair neatly into a simple braid leaving sideburn on both side of her face. She had long silk black hair so the braid made her hair stood out as beautiful as falling flower. She had on light makeup as she look at herself in the gold iron mirror. She ask her maid, “Am I pretty?” Wanwan looks at her and smiles exclaiming, “In the Heavenly Realm, you are listed number 1! Xiaojie, everyone envy you or else how’d you come upon such a disaster.” She reminded her the bad incident.

Xiaomi thought to herself and then half smile looking at herself in the mirror, “You ah… have such a glib tongue. Do not worry, people will pay for this sooner or later.” She smirk silently almost smiling and yet at the same time it was very faint that her maids did not catch any of her expressions. Xinxin went to the closet and chose a white outfit. The upper garment has a loose open sleeve and has a flowy skirt with a white sash. Xinxin and Wanwan help Xiaomi put on the clothing and exclaim in envy, “Xiaojie, you’re so pretty just like a celestial being! No one can compare to you!” Wanwan smiles through her bright smile and white teeth. Xiaomi has a slender waist and white fair skin with no sign of blemish or aging. She looks very youthful.

Xiaomi show a slight smile and said, “Well… shall we enter the palace and give master a visit? It has been 3 days and I’ve yet to thank him for rescuing me.” She slowly stand up from the stool and walk toward the door. She thought to herself, 'Before I leave as Wang Xiaomi and Wang Xiaolian, I should express my gratitude for my savior one last time...' Wanwan open the door for her. She led the way to the exit, but was halted by Xiaomi. She was recuperating for 3 days and felt a lot better than before. She felt like it's been forever since she last have her freedom. She suddenly remember she haven't pay her mother a visit and so headed to her mother's headquarter first.

A maidservant of Wang Furen announce her arrival. Xiaomi step into her mother's quarter where she receive guests and saw her mother sitting down chatting with her one of her maidservant named Liu Shi, she was the maidservant that accompany her mother since ancient time. Their bond are closer than any other people in the residence as she was the maid she brought from her maiden home with her.

"Mother," Xiaomi calls out with a slight half smile. Her face was dull like it didn't have as much life as before. Wang Furen notice the dull look and pity her daughter even more. She bow and show her respect. Her mother looks at her smiling in a joyful tone, "Ah Mi ah, you've just recovered, what are you doing?" She went to raise her daughter up from the bow. Xiaomi reply, "Mother, I've yet to thank master for the rescue so before I head to the palace, I've come to show my respect." She talks carefully not trying to give herself away. Wang Furen looks at her and found her daughter so pale and skinny, and most importantly of all... very reserve unlike the old her. She didn't really feel much connection to this daughter of her at that instance. She grieves, "Ever since you've recovered you're not the same as you used to be. You don't smile no more and you're not as lively. That Li Huahua will get her retribution! I will make sure she pay for it!" She sigh regretfully reminiscing the old her.

Xiaomi didn't know how or what to respond to this. She pursed her lips and force a bigger smile, "M-Mother, I'm fine. Ummm- I'll get going to pay my respect to master!" She turn around and ran out the door. "Don't rush and be careful on the way!" Wang Furen exclaim from behind. Xiaomi did not want to be there any longer afraid she may be more awkward than already is. She never have a mother or father to call since little. All she know was, she was a servant and was told to protect her Lord since young. Everything is still very new to her and she is not used to it. She never have to rely on anyone as she is quite formidable herself considering her talent martial arts skills and medicine skills. Not only that, she have powers that not many know of.

Xiaomi takes a closer but quick glance at General Wang's mansion and found it to be quite huge with rain drop rooftop curving on the corners on all sides and corners. After a few turns and minutes of walking, she reach the front gate where a horse carriage was already readied for her. She signal for Wanwan and Xinxin to go back. She went inside the horse carriage with Yanyan and command the coachman, "To the Heavenly Palace!" She gives off a commanding tone and absolute certain tone that if you hear, you cannot and absolutely cannot disobey the order. Yanyan looks at her miss realizing the change in her miss especially her tone but kept it silent. Usually her miss would be soft and gentle even when speaking but after the incident, she found that her miss had talked less, not as cheerful, and not as gentle, but she blamed it on the accident and didn't think much of it. She just silently blamed herself for not being competent enough to protect her miss. Her expression darkens as she continues with her thoughts.

After an hour, they finally arrive to the Heavenly Capital where everything is splendid like a marketplace. Though its a Heavenly realm capital, it resembles Earth in so many ways. There are tons of marketing, food stalls, restaurants, weapon shops, medicines, and item shops. Everything was in splendor. The the north of Heavenly Capital is the palace of the Heavenly Emperor, the west is where the cultivators live, the east is where all the rich and powerful families reside while throughout the south toward the center of the capital is where all the buzzes of business and shops are.

Their horse carriage enter upon Heavenly Capital. Xiaomi lift the veil of the window in the horse carriage to take a look outside and to her surprise, she found the place to be in such a grand splendor. She didn't know such a paradise exist. She have never seen anything like it. She order, "Stop the carriage!" The coachman immediately stop the carriage, "What is it miss?"

Before Yanyan can say anything, Xiaomi already got off the horse carriage and started looking around. Yanyan quickly jumps down the horse carriage and trail after her young miss's track signaling for the coachman to stand aside for further instruction and just be on standby.

As Xiaomi wanders, she came upon a tailor shop and saw a bunch of beautiful robes of clothing. She exclaims, "I want to go in!" She went in and did not go to the girl section, instead she went to the men section and looks at a red robe outside and pointed, "I want this one!" Yanyan looks at her in shock, "Xiaojie, I-It's men's clothing!"

Xiaomi nods, "That's right I want this! Wrap it up for me along with a black color of this same style." She commanded the shop owner. The shop owner looks at her oddly but agreed anyways as long as she had a sell she didn't mind much. The red and black both are same style except different color. They had long open sleeve and it's in silk satin. The undergarment is in white while the outer layer are in red and black with a plain sash. She bought plain clothing with nothing imprinted on them or no design just simple and plain to be more mysterious with her background.

Yanyan turn to the shopkeeper and hand her the money. The owner sell it for cheaper than the other designs since it has no design but the quality is not lacking. Yanyan took the outfit and tread after Xiaomi whom have already left the tailor shop. She turn to Yanyan and ask, "What does my master like? It will be rude if I don't bring a gift." Yanyan shook her head, "I do not know, but you often cook for him and he likes it." Xiaomi looks at her maid not saying anything and just blink her lids multiple times, "Cook? I... forgot how to cook..." She pursed her lips and turns away to avoid having any eye contact with Yanyan.

Yanyan stood dumbfounded unable to answer her and thinks, "...Perhaps... we should buy... something then?" She gives a silly smiles, "Ehehehe..." she scrubs her head. Xiaomi suddenly thought of an idea, "Oh! I know!" She saw a craft shop not far from the tailor shop and went there right away. As she was walking, she did not realize so many people were staring at her in awe of her. Her maid notice and tries to stay as close to her as possible protecting her miss not letting anyone getting near to her.

Xiaomi calls out, "Whose your boss? Tell your boss I'm here for business!" She stand outside the shop calling out. A middle age man walk out the shop and ask, "I am the shop owner, may I ask whose here for business?" He looks and found a pretty looking girl he'd never seen before. He was surprise such a being actually came to his shop. He cast his eyes away if he keep staring at her then it would be rude.

Xiaomi ask, "How should I address you sir?"

"Call me Boss Ma."

"Ok, Boss Ma, I'm here making a special request for you to create one of a kind of chair that has wheels that can move. My master's legs are injured and need a wheelchair," Xiaomi explains shortly, "If you can create one for me in 3 days time, you can give me a price, I will pay you."

Boss Ma looks at her and see that she is not an ordinary being. He looks at her up and down and slowly nod his head, "Alright, I know what you want. I have patients before that couldn't walk and rely on a wheelchair so I know where you're getting at. In 3 days time, come back it shall be ready for you," then he turn around and walk back inside and shut the door. She added as the door was already close, "Make sure it is durable and can stand power inner force energy Qi!"

Xiaomi then turn to Yanyan, "Let's go master should be waiting!" With that, they head back to the horse carriage and was about to get inside the carriage, when a man wearing a palace servant outfit block her way. She stare at the man and behind the man were a girl in blue long skirt, purple coat vest, and blue long sleeve top underneath the purple vest coat. Her hair was neatly settle down with two braided buns on both side of her head, but her expression does not look too good or more like for some odd reason, she sense the other party's hostility.

"Xiaomi ah Xiaomi, you escaped the fall but not for long! Now first prince is only a prince and not a crown prince anymore, he is also crippled he cannot help you anymore if I were to bully you!" She exclaims her ill well toward Xiaomi.

Xiaomi turns to look at Yanyan, "Who is her?" Yanyan reply trembling, "Xiaojie, she is Li Huahua sh-she... she was the one whom tried to murdered you..." She slowly bit her bottom lips not knowing what will happen next. She was afraid her miss will be bully and now no one will help them like countless other times when her master always come for the rescue.

Xiaomi thinks and smirks. She turn to the palace servant whose blocking her way and walk past him like he did not exist. She got on the carriage and pulls Yanyan inside the carriage and commanded the horseman, "To the Heavenly Palace!" She really does not care much for these people and does not put them in her eyes. Yanyan was stunned as she have never seen her miss so brave and dominant before as if she is a whole new different person.

Before Li Huahua can stop her, her horse carriage have drove passed her leaving her there quite the embarrassment. She hurries and tread her horse carriage after Xiaomi not going to let her have an easy day. She is going to have her revenge today!

Xiaomi got there first and went straight to pay the Empress Dowager a visit first before anything else as a respect custom in the palace. As she bows and pay her respect to the Empress Dowager, Li Huahua tread in after her and pays her respect to the Empress Dowager as well.

"What brings both of you here?" The Empress Dowager question them. She was at her garden pavilion. She sat in the little shade house with red brick rain drop curve roof shading her from the sun. The Empress Dowager was in her 40s. She wore a golden color robe with golden crown attires still looking youthful like she was still in her early 30s. Her expression does not show any happiness nor bitterness.

"I pay my respect to you Empress Dowager, I am here to visit first Prince. I've just recovered and heard third prince is unwell and have come to pay him a visit and also to offer my thanks for saving this one's life," Xiaomi said carefully and gracefully. The Empress Dowager looks at her and snort, "At this time that my son is disabled, you still want to come here and see if he is dead? You've harmed my son enough you can never repay him for his kindness. You can go back." The Empress dowager was not happy seeing Xiaomi's face. Li Huahua smirks as she saw what is happening.

Xiaomi looks at the Empress Dowager and have on a calculus smiles, "Well... If that's the case, then I shall take my leave," she stands up and was about to leave when the Empress Dowsager turn to ask Li Huahua, "Why are you here Li Huahua?"

Li Huahua look dumbfounded and reply in a silly manner, "Your highness, I'm here to visit my fiancé see if he is better or not." The Empress Dowager looks at Li Huahua and feel a slight pity for her and sigh before speaking, "Huahua ah... my son is no longer the same... I pity you very much because you will have a hard future when you're married into the family. You will have to look after my son endlessly." The words she spoke gave Li Huahua a hint and meaning beyond her word. She understands she will suffer by having a crippled and blind husband in the future. Li Huahua of course is unwilling to marry a crippled and blind man. She did not want to smile but forces a smile and slight nod by lowering her head to avoid looking at the empress Dowager straight in the eye.

The Empress Dowager continues, "Huahua ah... he is not in a good mood and will not see anyone for the time being as he have not recuperate from the shock and bleeding so I cannot let you see him at this time. I do not want to scare you but his eyes have been bleeding continuously endlessly for 3 days. When he is all better, I will let you know and you can come back to visit. I know you're worried, but you cannot see him today." The Empress Dowager break it out to her flatly. Li Huahua nod her head as if she is obeying her rules and left the palace not caring to check if Xiaomi is leaving with her or not. She cannot take it and cannot accept that she will be marrying a crippled and blind man who clearly has no future.

Xiaomi tread slowly behind Li Huahua and stops halfway and ask Yanyan, "Yanyan, where is my master's palace? I want to go visit him." Yanyan was shock and quietly look around to see if there is anyone in the hallway or anyone on site. She did not see anyone and so she quietly lead the way to First Prince's palace. They hurriedly and quietly went the opposite way of Li Huahua.

They finally arrived and the palace look so deserted. First Prince palace was called Heaven Dream Palace. It was not too big nor small but has 2 story high building in the center. The second floor seems to be his bedchamber and the bottom is the guest room. Xiaomi was stunned how ghostly and ghastly everything looks. There was not a single maid or servants in sight at all. "Who is it?" A voice call from the building on second level, "Leave the place I do not want to see anyone!" The voice sounded cold and distant.

Xiaomi reply, "First Prince, it's me... Xiaomi..." She slowly walk to the headquarter ignoring what she just heard.

"You're... well already?" His cold voice can be heard but softer and with a lower volume. He went silence. She finally got inside the headquarter and looks around and see everything in order in place, but has a lot of dust. Seems like nobody has been there to clean the place for quite some time. She pity the man but still hold her pose calmly. She whispers to Yanyan, "Clean master's headquarter cleanly before we can leave. It is a mess and I will feel even more remorse if I cannot do even a thing for master." Yanyan nod and started cleaning right away following her order.

Xiaomi cannot help but ask, "First Prince, where are your people?"

Xiaomi looks around and see that no one is around and she slowly walk to the door that lead upstairs to his bedchamber. She got to the second floor, open the sliding door, and calls from the door, "Shifu, your disciple is here." She poke her head inside and looks inside. She found the room very dark but saw a man sitting on the bed leaning to the wall with a white cloth blind folded around his eyes leaving him with his sharp refine beautiful chin. His body looks weak and his skin looks pale, far worse than hers when she woke up 3 days ago. 'What a handsome and beautiful man,' she thought as she look at the frail blind-folded being sitting at the bedchamber.

Lan Shuixin, the First Prince, slowly raise up his arms and fingers as if reaching out to her. She quickly walk into the room to his side and reach out for his hands saying, "Shifu, I am here. I am Xiaomi ah," she looks at him and found him so pitiful. She cannot believe that this beautiful man's life have turn upside down due to a punishment he gave himself. 'He caused his own misery,' she sigh, 'He is surely a righteous person', she thought to herself. His long hairs were on his side like he have not comb his hair in weeks. It's like he is in the cold palace that no one visit nor care about him anymore even his own family.

Xiaomi ask, "Shifu... how are you feeling?" Lan Shuixin shook, "Shifu is fine... but now Shifu is also blind..." His tone sounded so neutral as if he did not have a care in the world even if it ends like life and death is nothing to him. He further continues, "Shifu has caused you harm, thus... deserved to be in this state."

Xiaomi was shock hearing his response. She was silent not moving or speaking to such ridiculous statement. She realize she was still holding onto his hands so she slowly retracted her hands and grab a comb from his nearby lamp desk. She started to slowly comb his hair carefully not wanting to hurt even a part of his pitiful soul. She could only shook her head pitying such beings not blaming anyone but himself for such predicament.

"Shifu... I am sorry I caused you harm. You shouldn't have done this to yourself," Xiaomi comforted continue with combing his hair carefully.

He shook, "At that moment, Shifu felt guilty and that you've passed on and cannot remove the guilty conscience and have no other choice because your father was making things difficult to Prime Minister Li. Since the problem begin with me, I shall end it."

Xiaomi have heard from Yanyan that Lan Shuixin has no desire and feelings as he's always cultivating martial arts and never put love in his eyes. He was known to be a cold prince but she also explains he always treated her different from everyone from what she saw. Now that he saw the way First Prince spoke to her, she does not doubt Yanyan's statement at all.

Xiaomi slowly fix his hair. She half half his hair up and put a silver crown ornament on it. She exclaims calmly, "It's done. Now you look better and more lively." She added, "Shifu, in 3 days time, I have a special gift for you, but you must not refuse it." The lifeless handsome blind-folded man stood silently with a secret smirk.

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It has been 3 days that she have been stuck in that dark room. In 3 days, the handsome clad in black always visit her and bring her food and drinks. She was not able to step outside of the building at all. She cannot believe she is being held captive and her parents never came to look for her. She stood in the dark room by the corner and cried silently.

Suddenly, the door open and walk in the handsome clad in black with his long hair down. He walks to her where she cornered herself in the room asking, "Why are you crying Xiaolian?" Xiaolian wipes off her tears and retorted, "Because you're holding me captive!"

He looks at her and chuckles, "Xiaolian, you're the top martial artist that was taught since young. If you really want to go out then you would have jump down the building already. What's this little height can do to you?" He found her words these days sort of strange and funny.

Xiaolian looks at him furiously, "Pah!" She spit on the ground, "If I jump down, I could have die, break a leg, arm, or bone! You're crazy!" She turn her teary red eyes away stating, "And I'm not Xiaolian! Stop calling me that darn name!"

"Then... what do you want me to call you?" He asks calmly looking at her weird attitude that he have never recognize before. He never knew Xiaolian can cry and spat so much nonsense. He thought it was a trick for him to let her go or a trick for him to be unguarded so she can escape again. He was not buying into her story.

She answers flatly, "Wang Xiaomi."

"Xiaomi... hmmm... not a bad name!" He exclaims, "Sounds more elegant I like it!"

Xiaomi further complains, "I'm hungry!" She pouted like a little kid, looks really cute to him, "But the food you gave me is not even good. Can I cook the food myself?" She did not hesitate to ask.

That took him by surprise and he looks at her, "You... cook?" He gave her a questioning look because the last time he recalled her cooking was terrible. He could not gobble down the plate of food she made and he never had her cook him anything ever again. He does not want her to cook at all. Xiaomi gave him a puppy, cute, and reassuring smile. He sigh as he cover his forehead, "Alright, come and follow me to the kitchen. I shall watch you cook."

They got to the kitchen and he sat down watching her cook. He stare at her cooking skill, the way she cook at this moment is sure different from the past her. He could not tell, but something tells him that she is definitely different lately. Soon, the room started to have a pleasant smell. It got his mouth fill with saliva. "I never knew you improved on your cooking but lack in martial arts after your injuries." He looks at her dazily not knowing if its a curse or blessing.

As they sat to eat, she ask him, "What is your name?" That question took him aback in surprised, "You don't remember me? Is this your new trick?" He study her expression. She have a blank expression and shook her head as she answer, "I don't know what you are talking about... How should I address you?" He looks at her then turn to look away, "I will play this game with you then. I am Mu Yuhan, you usually called me 'My Lord' and sometimes Prince Mu inside the palace or when my mother and other people is present."

She was taken aback as she heard him being a prince. It really makes her think of her master. She regretted that she was not able to learn any martial arts from her master. She only knows the basic but lack in many areas, thus, she was not able to protect herself well from Li Huahua.

She said calmly, "Prince Mu, thank you for saving my life. When I get home, I will tell my father to reward you greatly and tell him of your heroic deed. In the future if you ever needed help, he will surely give you a hand." Prince Mu looks at her quite confused, now he is starting to doubt if this is even Xiaolian. Xiaolian has always been an orphan and his personal bodyguard he never heard of her having parents. He now feel like something is amiss but he cannot pinpoint what it is.

Prince Mu shook his head, "This is your home Xiaolian... Xiaomi," he remember and recorrected himself. Xiaomi look around and shrugs, "No, I live in the Heavenly Realm. This is the Dark Realm I do not belong here I've never been here and I don't even know you. I'd say you better be smart and send me back home." She continues on, "If my father find out you kidnapped me, he will surely not let you off. Do you know who I am?" She finishes her food and stare straight directly at him and answers herself as she saw him looking at her blankly and not wanting to guess, "My father is the Heavenly General of the Heavenly Emperor!"

Prince Mu looks at her calmly. Inside, he was quite shock. He grabs her arms and took her back to the building to lock her up. He ordered his trusted servant to look into Heavenly Realm's Great General Wang's Residence and see if there is such a general's daughter's named Wang Xiaomi exist. He started to have a dark expression thinking of everything Xiaomi told him. He do not want to believe any of it... Because if he believe it, then... Where is Wang Xiaolian? Did she already passed on? Or is she really lying and just trying to scare him?