After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Upon hearing this, Huayue softly uttered an "oh".

Although his master thought he could do it, he had no confidence at all.

He thought, if only becoming an emperor were as easy as learning martial arts.

Chi Xu pinched Hua Yue's cheek again.

Hua Yue asked, her words mumbled, "What are you doing!"

Chi Xu said, "I'll help you."

Hua Yue tilted her head in confusion. "How can you help me?"

Chi Xu raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything explicitly, "That's none of your business."

Hua Yue pouted, then suddenly remembered the banquet and asked, "Where are we going to eat the banquet?"

"Don't rush, we're almost there." Chi Xu pointed to a row of red lanterns in the distance and asked, "Do you see that row of red lanterns?"

Hua Yue nodded. "I see it. Are we going there?"

Chi Xu said, "No, that's not it."

Hua Yue retorted angrily, "Then what are you showing me?!"

"Those are lanterns brought by merchants from Da Yin. If seeing them reminds you of the past, I'll go buy one for you."

"Tch, I don't want that," Huayue said proudly. "I have the most beautiful lantern in the whole world."

That was when he was ten years old; Yin Cheng made it for him himself.

It all started when the neighbor's child came over to show off the lantern his father had made by hand, saying it was both beautiful and lit.

Hua Yue was so envious that he lost his appetite for several days and dreamed of having his own little lantern.

However, he was too embarrassed to say it outright, so he would whisper in Yin Cheng's ear every day how beautiful the neighbor's child's lanterns were.

Yin Cheng's ears hurt from his noise, so he took advantage of his free time to make him a paper lantern.

Hua Yue looked down on his craftsmanship, saying, "Your lanterns aren't as pretty as the ones my father makes."

Yin Cheng rolled his eyes. "Take it or leave it."

Hua Yue wanted to sob a little, but as soon as her lips trembled, Yin Cheng pinched them shut.

"If you dare to cry, I'll beat you up."

Hua Yue: "..." She originally wanted to fake cry, but ended up really crying.

Just then, General Wei came to discuss official business with Yin Cheng, but Hua Yue avoided him, sobbing.

His little shoulders trembled, and he looked extremely pitiful.

The old father felt a pang of conscience, so that very night he drew a picture of Doraemon, found a bamboo weaver to make the frame, and worked through the night to make a Doraemon lantern.

When Hua Yue received it, her face lit up with a huge smile. She threw herself into Yin Cheng's arms and kept saying, "Your Highness, you're the best!"

When Huayue came to Yanru, she brought nothing else but that broken Doraemon lantern.

"arrive."

Chi Xu's voice interrupted Hua Yue's recollection.

Hua Yue looked up and saw the four characters "威风武馆" (Wei Feng Martial Arts School) written on the plaque above her head.

Upon entering the martial arts school, several tables were set up in the courtyard.

"Ah Yue is here," a young man said. "Please sit down, we've been waiting for you."

Another young man said, "Quickly go and invite the eldest brother out."

Chi Xu said, "Today is my eldest brother's birthday, Little Eggplant, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

"I..." Before Hua Yue could finish speaking, a young man stepped forward and grabbed his hand. "Ah Yue, what are you daydreaming about? Come and sit down."

In this courtyard, including Huayue herself, there were only seven people.

However, the banquet was spread out across four tables.

Hua Yue blinked. "Is anyone else coming?"

Another guy said, "The eldest brother probably needs to call some of his underlings over, just in case."

Hua Yue suddenly realized.

Chi Xu put his arm around his shoulder and sat down. "Qiuqiu has reheated this meal several times. It was supposed to be a lunch meal, but now it's turned into an evening meal."

Amidst laughter and conversation, the group served dishes and took their seats.

"Ah Yue, why are you so late? Don't you respect your elder brother?" a young man said. "You should punish yourself with three cups of wine, and the brothers will let it go."

Hua Yue said seriously, "Actually, I didn't mean to be late, because I..."

"Hey, wait a minute, our big brother's here, let's line the streets and welcome him."

As the group chatted and laughed, a black cat landed nimbly and lightly on the table.

The black cat's fur was a pure color, without a single stray hair, like a piece of glossy black silk.

Hua Yue was overjoyed and hugged the black cat, stroking its fur. "Big brother, it's been so long! Come and give me a kiss."

The black cat meowed twice, as if it were some kind of signal, and meows began to echo from the rooftops around it.

The constant meowing of cats was incredibly lively, as if all the cats in the city had come.

One of the young men spoke up: "It has to be our eldest brother who has such prestige. For his birthday banquet, all the elders and folks of the city came."

One of the young men said worriedly, "I've prepared four tables of food, is that enough?"

"We'll talk more if it's not enough," the young man said. "Chi Xu, would you like some wine?"

Chi Xu nodded. "Fill it up."

Hua Yue petted the little black cat until she had her fill, then let it go, watching it leisurely hop to another table and start munching on small fried fish.

The cats in the yard came and went in a hurry, and soon dispersed after eating the food, leaving only the beautiful black cat named "Big Brother".

After a few rounds of drinks, and in their slightly tipsy state, someone remembered and asked, "By the way, what was A-Yue trying to say just now?"

Huayue was so happy petting the cat that she completely forgot what she was supposed to say.

Only after someone reminded him did he remember, "Oh, right, I wanted to tell you that I'm preparing to become emperor."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

The young man, who had been drinking and playing drinking games, stopped.

The guys who were chatting stopped talking.

Even the little black cat has stopped meowing.

After an eerie silence, a young man asked, "Are you really sure?"

Hua Yue nodded and said, "I'm afraid I won't have many opportunities to leave the palace in the future."

The schedule arranged by his master was quite tight. In addition to the six arts of a gentleman that the young master had to learn, there were also various strategies, ways of governing a country, and so on...

Even the arts of playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting were arranged.

A drunken young man said, "Being emperor is great! When you ascend the throne, remember to bestow beauties upon me, preferably from the neighboring Great Yin, gentle and soft-spoken..."

Before he could finish speaking, his neighbor punched him hard.

"Go to sleep, you'll dream about it."

A sentimental young man said, "Will it be difficult for us to see each other again in the future? Waaah, Yue, I'll miss you so much."

"Oh dear, why are you making it sound so sad, like we'll never see each other again?" the older boy said. "Ah Yue, this is a lonely road of no return. One wrong step and you're doomed. You..."

"I'm not afraid," Hua Yue said. "I want Yan Ru and Da Yin to coexist peacefully."

The crowd fell silent again.

The young men exchanged glances for a moment, then one of them tentatively asked, "Ah Yue, there was a rumor circulating in the city..."

Hua Yue knew what he was going to say, and there was no point in hiding it. He said, "Yes, I was raised by Yin Cheng."

Everyone gasped.

After a brief silence, the crowd started making noise again.

"I heard Yin Cheng has double pupils, is that true?"

"……Fake."

"There are rumors that he increased his power by drinking human blood."

"...This news is utterly absurd! He practices the Heavenly Extreme Heart Sutra, a legitimate martial arts manual!"

Flowers and moon, heart weary.

Yin Cheng is not a vampire.