The next day, early morning.
In the dim room, Shu Yue slowly opened her eyes, glanced at the morning light that illuminated the entire room, and let out a long breath.
Sunlight streamed through the window glass, spilling in through the gaps in the curtains.
She raised her jade hand, and a gentle breeze pushed the curtains aside.
As the diffused light filled the room, the brightness suddenly increased.
The sunlight was not yet strong; the sun had just appeared, but it was enough to illuminate the delicate little girl lying on the bed.
Shu Yue’s golden slit pupils stared blankly into space, a hint of contemplation in her eyes.
Yesterday during training, she discovered that after activating her bloodline, her body felt unexpectedly smooth.
The core circulation was nearly half complete.
If she had another day, she might have been able to fully form it.
But her spirituality was being consumed too quickly.
Afraid of exhausting it, she had to stop.
She spent the rest of the time recovering through meditation.
Shu Yue was not from a large family, nor did she have any powerful guardians.
Keeping some spirituality reserved for emergencies was always the safest choice.
She let out a breath through her rosy lips.
Shu Yue’s beautiful eyes looked down at her bare body.
Her skin was cold and white like congealed fat jade, delicate, smooth, flawless, and faintly shimmering with a moist luster.
Her gaze passed over her small chest, across her navel, and finally landed on her flat stomach.
There, about the size of a fingernail, was a scale emitting a strange radiance.
It looked quite beautiful.
Her tender pink finger gently touched it.
It wasn’t particularly hard, but rather a bit flexible.
Rubbing it brought a faint itch from the dragon scale.
Shu Yue instinctively squeezed her legs together.
The tail behind her, which was a bit chubby compared to her slender body, perked up and then swayed left and right unconsciously.
The girl’s face flushed slightly.
She hadn’t expected that merely touching the dragon scale would cause such a sensation.
She took a few deep breaths before barely suppressing the strange feeling.
She supported herself on the edge of the bed, crawled to the side, and swung her legs down.
She couldn’t be bothered to put on shoes.
Those shoes no longer fit anyway, and wearing them was uncomfortable.
Her white, tender feet stepped onto the floor.
With Dragon Scale Protection isolating her, she didn’t need to worry about getting dirty.
But obviously, that wasn’t Shu Yue’s concern; she hadn’t thought about it at all.
Quickly walking to the head of the bed, she pulled a soft cloth from her small satchel, wrapped it simply around her chest, and casually threw on a loose top.
It was called a top, but it could actually be worn as a dress, covering most of her fair legs.
Turning around, she saw that her tail was puffing up the fabric, not hiding her buttock curves at all.
“Wait… this tail…”
Shu Yue was stunned.
“Ah, I forgot to deactivate Bloodline Manifestation!”
She only then remembered that after training last night, she hadn’t undone the state.
Silver Fire flashed.
The inhuman features quickly receded.
Her eye-catching silver hair turned into jet-black long hair, reaching down to her buttocks, and it was thicker than before.
It was almost no different from her state during Bloodline Manifestation.
Sensing the change, Shu Yue was startled.
She hadn’t expected her hair to grow this much.
As she absorbed more and more bloodline essence, her body would inevitably change.
Unless she stopped, these changes would only become more pronounced.
But since it was already like this…
‘It probably doesn’t matter?’ She smiled helplessly.
Then she took out a robe and put it on over the loose top, covering her exposed slender legs.
She fastened the buttons at her chest.
Her small hand reached behind her neck and gently pulled out the strands of hair trapped under the clothes.
After tidying up, Shu Yue wiped her soft face, completing her outfit for the day.
She took out the small round mirror Eustia had given her and looked at herself.
In the mirror, her face was increasingly delicate and beautiful.
She clicked her tongue.
“The color of my eyes is fading.”
Her originally amber pupils were slowly turning gold.
Her eyelashes were long and thick, making her eyes appear especially clear and bright.
Her small nose was white and elegant, and her mouth was pink and soft.
Even Shu Yue herself thought she looked beautiful.
‘Such a cute little sister~’
‘Whose cute little sister is this?’
‘Damn, it’s me!’
Shu Yue’s cheeks flushed.
She didn’t act stupid often, but occasionally she would sigh at life’s unpredictability.
After putting away the mirror, she looked down at her outfit and scratched her head.
“I should find time to buy some clothes. At least dress like a human being.”
Her face was pretty, and her long black hair was striking.
But her clothing…
It was really unsightly.
It was just random pieces of cloth wrapped around her body.
Shu Yue picked up the pendant hanging around her neck and gently flicked the purple cross-star gemstone.
[Mirror Flower Water Moon]
Ripples spread, and her image switched back to Liya.
She was still wearing the luxurious brocade clothes Vanessa had chosen yesterday.
She couldn’t be bothered to change again.
After tidying up a bit and mentally preparing herself, Shu Yue headed to the meeting place she had arranged with Vanessa.
Now, the identity of “Jace” was not a noble.
To enter the church wedding, she needed a guide.
And that person was naturally Lady Vanessa, who loved to watch excitement.
Vanessa was clearly very happy about this.
What could be more interesting than letting the person involved attend their own wedding, only to discover that the “groom” at the wedding wasn’t them at all?
When Shu Yue met Vanessa, the latter gave her a resentful glare.
The look seemed to say: ‘You ran off early yesterday. I’m very unhappy. You have to make it up to me.’
Vanessa had gone back after talking with Emily last night, only to find that Shu Yue had already left, leaving only a woman to pass on a message.
She was a girl too, so naturally she felt a bit dissatisfied.
She had wanted to drag Shu Yue to meet that fake Liya, but ended up with nothing.
However, no matter how Vanessa glared, Shu Yue couldn’t be bothered to respond.
She had long seen through this young lady.
‘This woman, give her an inch and she’ll take a mile. Ignoring her is the best way.’
But Vanessa was too persistent, always trying to flirt with her deliberately or not.
‘Hmph, bad woman!’
Seeing that Shu Yue remained unmoved, Vanessa wasn’t angry.
Instead, she became even more curious.
She felt that beneath Shu Yue’s clean, fair face, there was a little girl who hadn’t grown up.
Her personality had a prideful and willful streak.
‘So strange. Why do I feel this way?’
Suppressing her doubts, Vanessa showed a gentle smile and asked in a sweet voice:
“Darling, is there anything fun happening today? Can you give me a little hint?”
“No.”
Shu Yue lifted her head slightly and refused mercilessly.
Meanwhile.
Baron Leicester stood outside the wedding preparation room, his expression cold.
Even though today was his daughter’s wedding day, there was no joy on his face.
He stood with his hands behind his back as the maids respectfully opened the door for him.
This was Emily’s dressing room.
Several young maids surrounded a wedding dress, putting the final touches on the girl sitting at the vanity.
Seeing Baron Leicester, the maids curtsied and quietly stepped aside.
He stood five meters away, waiting silently.
Emily had already seen her father through the mirror, but she didn’t speak.
There were only five meters between father and daughter, but it felt like five thousand meters.
After a long silence, Baron Leicester finally spoke flatly:
“Don’t do anything to bring shame to the family.”
“Your daughter understands.”
Emily lowered her head slightly, obedient without any resistance.
It wasn’t joy or satisfaction, but it was enough.
Baron Leicester never demanded that his daughters feel honored by this.
As long as they were obedient and carried out orders, that was sufficient.
Having received her response, he turned and left.
Emily watched her father’s retreating back in the mirror and sighed softly in her heart.
‘If I had been a little more love-struck back then, a little braver… maybe now I would be wandering the world with Hecate-sister?’
‘It’s my own lack of ambition. I still feel indebted to someone like that.’
‘Sometimes I even doubt whether I’m really his biological daughter. A father so cold to his children. Yet I can never learn to be that heartless.’
‘Maybe because I’m half like my mother.’
After Baron Leicester left, a dignified and elegant woman walked over to Emily and gently hugged her.
That was her mother.
The woman wanted to comfort her, but instead, Emily quietly reassured her:
“Mother, it’s alright. Your daughter has thought it through.”
The woman breathed a slight sigh of relief.
What she feared most was that Emily would expose the fake Liya at the wedding, embarrassing Baron Leicester.
If that happened, it would be more than just house arrest.
Baron Leicester never showed mercy to children who made big mistakes.
But Emily just smiled.
In her mind, she recalled Vanessa’s words from last night.
‘Today… is it really the end of the story?’
On the other side.
After Baron Leicester left, he walked with a furrowed brow all the way.
The Old Steward asked in a low voice: “Master, what do you think Miss Emily will do?”
“I have an uneasy feeling.”
Baron Leicester said in a deep voice.
“Go remind that fake not to mess up.”
The source of his unease was not actually Emily.
That glance just now, he didn’t see suppressed endurance in his daughter.
Instead, it seemed like she was anticipating something.
‘What is she expecting?’
‘Is it related to the wedding?’
“Also, look into what Vanessa and Emily talked about yesterday.”
“And send someone to keep an eye on Vanessa. Find out who she has met these past few days.”
“I won’t allow any mistakes.”
“Yes, Master.”
The Old Steward respectfully accepted the order and quickly left.