Chapter 2: TGP : The De Residence
1st World: The General's Princess
Liam screamed until her voice became hoarse. A shrill sound came out from her throat.
When she was thrown in the gate, she was enveloped by darkness, and she kept falling.
Suddenly, she was caught by something hard and hefty, like two giant hands.
Since it was dark, she could not see her surroundings or what place she had landed. Then the ground and the thing that was holding her began to shake--more like swayed.
Liam was scared. Did they really throw her to the gates of regrets?
This is the place...? It's more like a place for punishment! How can I find out what I regretted the most in this situation?!
Liam was getting dizzy. She needed to get out of here and think. She must soon find out what the thing she regretted the most so she could leave this place.
Liam could not understand why. They insisted that she regretted something important in her past life that it managed to deeply engraved in her soul. To even cause her to not be reincarnated.
She recalled everything in her life. But they were not enough for her to regret so much.
What could it be?
While Liam was immersed in her thoughts, the shaking stopped. The hard object that kept her holding was replaced by a soft and fragrant thing that suddenly embraced her.
It's comfortable...
Liam felt tired and sleepy. She yawned, and her consciousness was slowly slipping away.
But before she slept, she heard a soft and melodious tone beside her ears.
"Hush...my baby Lhi, so cute my daughter, sleepy now? Mo---"
Then comfortable darkness consumed her.
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In Yongwei city of Gong Kingdom, where orchids started, grew everywhere, carriages and horses aligned outside a specific residence.
This residence was big enough to hold a thousand servants. In its every door and window, red lanterns with two characters are written on it ( li and de ) were hanging on it.
Every courtyard had lilies and orchids. Servants wore their new clothes that were provided by the De family for this occasion. They dashed carrying big boxes. Some were fabrics, others pulling out a carriage with a lot of loads.
Many people dressed in bright silk and the finest robes surrounded a beautiful couple in De's pavilion.
The lady- the wangfei [1] of the De residence was carrying a beautiful baby in her arms. This lady was still the unparalleled beauty in the Yongwei city despite her age and number one in the Gong Kingdom when she was a youth. The lady looked very young, but her real age was already mid-twenties.
In this era, women could be counted at 14, married at the age of 16, and most women give birth after a year. So they give birth in their teens. The fact that this wangfei of De residence got pregnant in her mid-twenties made her old to give birth.
In truth, the wangfei- Lady Lhin Qiong and the master of the De residence- the Right Prime Minister Amm Gu De wanted to have a child since they married.
Lady Lhin came from a scholar family. Her status was not that high, and she was arranged to be married to some merchant family. But on one festival, she met the handsome Amm Gu De, the right prime minister's son. They fell in love at first sight. Amm Gu De courted Lhin, and he got the approval of her family to marry the unparalleled beauty of Yongwei City in just one week. Even they just met, they deeply loved each other. Despite having status, looks, and wealth, Amm Gu did not marry anyone else.
However, they soon got a problem. They had been married for seven years, but they hadn't been blessed by a child. That made the in-laws agitated. They want Amm Gu to take a concubine. But Amm Gu did not wish to any woman other than Lin.
In their seven years of their marriage, they did 'it' every day with passion and love. But this last year was different. They were like a beast doing 'it' like eating a meal- in the morning, afternoon, and evening. They even stayed and locked their room in a week. The servants who heard their prayers, tears, and screams at night were all cheering their lady and master.
And at last, in the season of growing orchids and lilies, their precious child was born! Their efforts for the past seven years were not in vain!
The De residence was pleased. So they celebrated and invited everyone to join in the happy occasion.
Royals, nobles, ministers, scholars, and merchants congratulated them and give them gifts for their precious child.
Lady Lhin and Prime Minister Amm Gu named their daughter- Li Amm De.
Their beautiful child was still asleep in Lady Lhin's arms.
The couple could not take away their loving gaze to their daughter. Even with pleasantries and greets by the guests distracted them, their full attention was still on the child.
" Prime Minister De, I brought the finest silk from the Kion Kingdom, a gift for your daughter--"
"Lady Lhin, your daughter is beautiful as you. In just a few years, she will also be an unparalleled beauty not just here in Yangwei but in all Gong Kingdom. My son is five. At a very young age, he knew how to paint, write--"
"Lady Fang, what are you saying? Are you planning to take away their daughter with your son? Lady Lin, my nephew, is six, and he is extremely adorable and handsome for his age---"
Blah...blah....blah...murmur...murmur....murmur...
In her dark world, Liam heard murmurs. She opened her eyes. In a far distance, a small light could be seen.
A light bulb?
She tried to run towards the light. But she could not move! Her whole body was still being held by the soft and fragrant thing.
"Help! Sh&t'! I forgot! No one can hear me. " She tried to struggle out of this thing's hold. Even it was comfortable, she was still scared. What if that thing tempts her to stay in that place and never be reincarnated? She could not imagine herself spending her hundred years of life in this dark place!
"Ahhhh! Jack! Jill! Old Meng! King Yama! You all! Wait for me, and let's see each other in the overworld! I will just spend here a hundred years at least... A hundred years...huhu..." Liam wanted to cry again.
A hundred years. How long was that? It's 36,500 days, 876,000 hours, and.....wait.
Liam needs a minute or two to answer it orally. Even she was a Summa Cum laude in the past, she was still human. Or at least she thinks she was human without a body.
..52,560,000 minutes, 3,153,600,000 SECONDS! She needs to count (the figures above..so long ) to know that she was reaching her end! What if she lost count? She would need to start again!
Anyway, she would not give up!
She JUST needs to SPEND 3,153,600,000 SECONDS to find out what she regretted the most.
Since young, Liam was a fighter. She studies hard and lived her life well. That was her goal for as long as she could remember.
This time, it was still her goal. Even in this dark world, she would always live well! No regrets!
And this time, if they threw me again in this shitty regrets gates, I will smash their face! Even it was Jack and Jill, she would pinch them to death!
Having no choice but to count, Liam started counting. But her eyes were still in the light bulb.'
34...35...36...37...38...
She closed her eyes in impatience. When she opened her eyes, the light she was staring at got bigger. Now it's fluorescent.
Waah...I did not imagine things, right?
She stared hard at it. She blinked to make sure she saw real. When she opened her eyes, it got bigger again!
So she started blinking. When she blinked and opened her eyes, the light got more prominent.
Liam blinked and blinked and blinked until the light occupied most of the dark.
If she knew she just has to blink, then she must have started it a long time ago! So much waste in counting!
Liam blinked like crazy. When the room was full of light, the murmurs got louder, voices could be heard. For the last time, Liam blinked her best.
And when she opened her eyes, she was startled!
G-giants?!
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Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
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