
Huang Dong Empire.
The full moon, which was supposed to emit a beautiful light, turned into a terrifying moon. At this time the moon is not like the usual moon, the color is no longer beautiful but blood red which is very scary.
Not only that, the wind storm mixed with the lightning striking where, making this night a very frightening night for the residents of Huang Dong Empire.
For the weak, no one dared to leave the house. For fear of being struck by lightning or carried away by the strong wind. However for those who were strong, this storm would not affect them, even though this phenomenon was the first time it had happened in the Huang Dong Empire.
In a magnificent palace there was the sound of baby crying. The cry was heard almost all over the corner of the palace.
"Emperor, congratulations, it's a baby girl." Physician Yao said, The physician who just helped deliver the Empress. Physician Yao continued. "Only, this baby has no spiritual roots. Which means he can't cultivate."
Emperor An Li Huang frowned, he ignored the baby and looked at the Empress lying on the bed. "What about Empress Ling?"
Physician Yao hurriedly checked on Empress Feng Ling's condition. He was very surprised and immediately looked at Emperor An Li Huang. Nervously Physician Yao said, "Emperor, Empress Ling has died!"
Not only was it not surprised, there was not even an expression on the Emperor's face. She said to Physician Yao coldly, "His body tomb, it was her fault for having given birth to such a vain baby. And for this baby, don't ever bring it in front of me. If you have to, kill him!"
"But the Emperor, this child is your daughter." Physician Yao said as she looked at the baby girl in her carriage.
"Did you not see, when this baby was born, the Huang Dong Empire experienced this terrible phenomenon, even its mother died while giving birth to it. He is a curse, what if he is a disaster for my Huang Dong Empire?"
"But the Emperor, he was just a newborn baby. How could he bring disaster to the Huang Dong Empire?" Physician Yao said as she looked at the baby with a gentle look.
"Tabib Yao, are you trying to protect her?" Said emperor An Li Huang narrowing his eyes.
"If the Emperor permits, let this Physician take care of him. This physician promised to educate him well so that the Emperor could be sure that he was not a disaster for the Huang Dong Empire."
Emperor An Li Huang did not immediately reply. He looked at the baby with a wicked look. He really doesn't like this kid. The reason being that he was born in vain. His mother was a true genius, so he loved her very much. However because she gave birth to trash, her love for Empress Feng Ling was lost in an instant.
However, since Physician Yao had worked in the palace for many years, the emperor still granted his request. "I let him live, provided he does not appear before me. Or ..." The emperor did not continue, but his murderous aura proved everything.
"Good Emperor." Physician Yao simply nodded her head, cold sweat dripping from her forehead. He hugged the baby tightly, fearing that the Emperor's murderous aura would affect him.
"In addition, from now on you will stay in the cold palace!" After saying that, the Emperor immediately left Empress Feng Ling's room. Not caring for Empress Feng Ling who had lost her life.
After the Emperor disappeared in the distance, Physician Yao immediately examined the Infant in her arms. Physician Yao was very surprised when she found out that little one was fine. He even laughed with his face.
Physician Yao's expression softened, she held the baby's small hand.
"Okay, this little guy is very brave. Hey, at this age you've lost your mother. But it's okay, from now on Grandma will take care of you. Umm, alright, Grandma will give you the name An Ling Yue. How's it?" The name that Physician Yao mentioned just flashed through his mind, so he directly gave the baby the name An Ling Yue. Either this is a coincidence or a destiny.
"Trixixi..." The little laugh sounded so sweet. As if very pleased with the name given by Physician Yao.
Physician Yao was very happy because of An Ling Yue's presence. However in order to avoid meeting the Emperor and to keep An Ling Yue alive, Physician Yao decided to bring An Ling Yue to stay in the cold palace.
The cold palace was a very remote and desolate place. No waiter will serve. No one will bring food there. So from this moment on they would only rely on themselves to survive.
...***...
On the other hand, in the depths of the Feilong forest, a black-robed figure was standing with both hands behind his back, looking at the red moon above a palace. Windstorms and lightning strikes did not affect the man at all, as if it was just a gentle breeze all around him.
There was a charming smile on the corner of the man's lips. His long black hair fluttered in the air, adding to his charm. His black eyes continued to look towards the imperial palace Huang Dong was in, as if afraid that the palace would disappear before him.
"Yue'er, welcome back. I'll wait for you in that place." The man whispered softly, as if speaking to himself.
After seeing the moon gradually return to its original color, the man disappeared in an instant. The Feilong Forest returned silent as if no one had ever been present in that place.
...***...
Tomorrow, there is no funeral. Everyone does their own thing as if nothing sad ever happened. The death of the Empress no one cried. It was as if everyone was looking forward to the empress' departure.
Those who hated him were the ones who had been bought by the Elders and concubines of Emperor An Li Huang.
Even the people were incited to hate her by saying the Empress always oppressed other concubines for her genius. She did not want anyone to match her beauty and talent, so she had always oppressed everyone in the palace.
The public strongly believed in the rumor because the concubine's daughter's son spread it through the maid.
It was not that Emperor An Li Huang could not stop the rumor, he instead let the rumor spread. No matter the defamation of his wife. No one knew this truth, that the Emperor only loved the body, beauty as well as the strength of Empress Feng Ling. The rest of him would not bother bother to care.
Even Empress Feng Ling did not care about the rumors. Because he believed that the emperor loved him very much and he was sure that the Emperor trusted him very much. But he was very wrong in his thinking. To his death Empress Feng Ling did not know that she was merely being used.
At a time when everyone was pleased with Empress Feng Ling's death, only Physician Yao was saddened by the Empress' departure. Even overnight Physician Yao buried Empress Feng Ling's body alone in the cold palace courtyard. No one will ask about the Empress' body. Because at this time, the Elders were gathered in the palace hall to ask the Emperor to choose a new Empress.
"Begging the Emperor to choose a new Empress. The empress is needed to set up a harem." Said Master Nalan Huo, the fifth elder.
"Yes Emperor, Consort Qin Luo is wise, beautiful and kind, I wonder if the Emperor can make her Empress?" Asked Master Qin who was the fourth Elder who was also Consort Qin Luo's father.
"Empress Nalan is more reliable, what's with Consort Qin your son?" Said Mr. Nalan mockingly.
"Oh, your daughter wants to compete with my daughter? Dream on!" Cynical Mr. Qin.
"Enough!" The Emperor stopped the quarrel between Lord Qin and Lord Nalan. "Whoever of your grandchildren is the most genius, I will make her mother the next Empress." Since emperor An Li Huang knew none of his concubines possessed the power as great as Empress Feng Ling, he decided to vote through the genius of his daughter's son.
All the Elders were happy to hear the Emperor's words. That means, any of them who had the most genius grandchildren, had the chance to make their daughter a harem ruler.
"Alright, I want to tell you. The son of the former Empress Feng Ling was trash who could not cultivate."
The Elders were both shocked and delighted to hear this news. Of course this was good news for everyone, as no one would match their daughter's son in terms of strength.
This naturally frightened them, as Empress Feng Ling was the number one genius in the Huang Dong Empire. It made the Concubines very afraid if Empress Feng Ling gave birth to a genius as well.
If only Empress Feng Ling were still alive, and had a genius daughter, they would not be able to do anything about it. Or if the Empress died but the child she gave birth to was a genius, of course everyone would die to kill her even though the Emperor would love her very much. But since the child was trash who could not cultivate, they did not need to do anything as it would only dirty their hands.
"That's it, I'll go down first!" Emperor An Li Huang said expressionlessly.
The departure of the Emperor made the hall return lively with the discussion of several Elders.
"I think Empress Ling will give birth to a genius, it turns out that only trash can't cultivate. So I don't think there's anything to worry about."
"In addition to that overnight during the birth of the princess, a very frightening phenomenon occurred, a storm of wind and lightning covered the Huang Dong Empire. What was even more terrifying was the red moon phenomenon, somehow a bad omen of what happened to the Huang Dong Empire."
"Even Empress Ling died because of this child."
"I think he's a baby born with a curse."
"Yes, I think he's cursed by a god."
"Do we have to kill him?"
"Hey, what are we bothering to kill the trash!"
"But what if he was a disaster for the Huang Dong Empire?"
"Junk is still trash, what can the trash do to our Huang Dong Empire?"
The discussions of the Elders grew fiercer, they claimed that the Princess was just trash that could not cultivate, so it would not harm the Huang Dong Empire.
And one time, the decision of letting Empress Princess Feng Ling stay alive was the worst decision they had ever made. But it was too late to regret.