Bab 4: The Beast Chose Its Master [I]

Unbeknownst to anyone inside the Mansion, from the time Xiao Ling's mother went into labor to even after she gave birth, it was total chaos outside.

People were looking at the sky. It terrified some, others were kneeling and praying, and some amazed by what they were witnessing.

It was night, and the sky became completely bright. A phenomenon of brightness or luminescence that appeared in the night sky, several colorful Aurora Borealis danced around the moon. At the center, there was a golden ring-shaped light that grew larger before the eyes of many.

"What's that? It's getting bigger!"

"Run, it's going to crash!"

"The heavens don't want bad people, full of bad karma!"

"The heavens will eradicate us!"

"Mommy, I don't want to die so young!" exclaimed an old man in his thirties who can break into tears at any moment.

The bigger and bigger the golden ball of light became, the more terrified the people of the city became.

"Is it time for this city to be destroyed?"

Asked an old man who was passing in the middle of the forest, which was a few kilometers away from the city. But he knew that the colorful Aurora Borealis was a good omen, and had been in the sky longer than three incense sticks. It means that is beyond being good.

"Eh? It's not that it's getting big, it's that it's getting closer to the city, could it be that-...?"

He didn't finish speaking when he took off running towards the entrance of the city.

As he stood in front of the city's main gate, he observed and calculated the trajectory of the golden ball of light.

It was heading directly towards the main mansion of the city.

Watching carefully, he noticed that despite the commotion outside the Mansion, no one came out to observe it, but he could hear laughter...

"My ear never deceives me... That's laughter... Baby?"

Listening more carefully, the old man could figure out that a baby had been born in the last moments. Turning his gaze from the Mansion towards the ball of light, he did not want to believe what he was thinking.

"Aurora Borealis... Ball of light... Baby... My master's last words, the prophecy has passed from generation to generation... I am... I am witnessing the birth of the legendary..."

The old man's body shudders. He did not even know what else to say. The rest of the words remained stuck in his throat.

When everyone present saw that the ball of light was not so big, and that it's not headed to fall on them, they breathed a sigh of relief.

But...

Seeing that it was heading towards the Long Patriarch, everyone became concerned for him and his Clan. Despite that, concern was not so extreme as to make them move. They shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Lord Long, danger!"

"Lord Long, come out of your Mansion!"

After shouting, they all fell silent, waiting for answers from the Patriarch....

But the wait was in vain, as each shout did not receive the expected response. The only thing they heard was laughter.

When the golden light reached the highest point of the Mansion, it's frozen for a few seconds when at that moment, the ball of light became smaller.

So much so that the rest of the city only saw a bright spot descend into the Mansion, to disappear completely.

No one could move from where they were for fear of missing something or even blinked, sharpening their sense of hearing all present paid attention to the Mansion.

The old man standing over the city gate had a solemn expression.

It wasn't long when they heard many gasped inside the Mansion.

"AH!"

"MY LORD!"

"FATHER!"

"HUSBAND!"

They heard many shouts, everyone inside felt their hearts in their throats.

But in a single moment, everything became silent. No one knew what had happened since they could hear anything. It was as if time had stopped until...

They heard a sweet and innocent giggle. Able to smooth the feelings and hearts of those who listened to it.

Closing their eyes and losing themselves in the sound of laughter...

Until they heard a chorus of WOW, they woke up from their reverie.

But not knowing what was happening, they heard the laughter of Lord Long, who shouted out of excitement.

"MY PRINCESS, LONG MEI LING IS BORN!"

Not forgetting his notorious laughter.

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Xiao Ling's side...

Everyone had a solemn air as Lord Long gave them a warning look.

When the light came out of nowhere and blinded them, some could see that the golden light advance towards their Lord, and they shouted. His children who were entering the room screamed, his wife, who was weak after childbirth, screamed.

And Xiao Ling got completely attracted to the light, which gave her warmth, but she could see that the light was very similar to the one that the Old soul keeper forced into her mouth.

'More power, this will help me in the future.'

Seeing this, she understood it was the same, and thinking it might benefit her in the future, she stretched out her little arms and smiled.

'Come to mom, golden light, come to mom! Mom will take good care of you!'

As if the light felt or heard her call, it approached her more quickly. Arriving at her face, she opened her mouth without hesitation.

It is not like she is greedy, but she is grateful for any future help she can receive.

And what was happening is something that stunned Lord Long.

The light entered Xiao Ling's mouth of its own accord, and she made an expression as if she had tasted something sweet and liked it.

Nothing else happened. Xiao Ling looked at her father, who had wide eyes that looked like they would fly out of his face and a mouth that could fit two eggs. He found it totally hilarious, laughing in delight.

Lord Long regained his sanity, and so did the others. After the servants and shadow guards, who appeared when the light entered the room, astonished at the event, Lord Long laughed out loud at how proud he felt at the moment.

The others took note that although their Lord was laughing, his eyes were not.

Understanding the warning, the servants knelt down, bite their big toe, and made a vicious oath before the heavens.

"We swear not to reveal anything of what happened tonight, we swear allegiance to Princess LONG MEI LING. If we betray our Master, we will not advance in our cultivation, and it will destroy our soul and our generations to come."

Such an oath earned a satisfied expression from their Lord.

Xiao Ling listened to their oath and looked at them with pure curiosity. She stretched out her small arms, and a light came out of them towards the foreheads of all the servants and shadow guards.