Shu Yue had no idea why the Silver Dragon Bloodline grew restless during the full moon.
Maybe it was related to the Astral Realm?
The moon was a window to the Astral Realm, and something within it was tugging at the Silver Dragon Bloodline.
The ancient Dragon Race? Or the Giant Dragons?
Though curious, now wasn’t the time to think about that.
Her Bloodline Power was about to leak out.
Her top priority was to find a safe place to hide.
She couldn’t let anyone see her Dragon Princess Form after Bloodline Manifestation, especially after being warned by that vicious old lady.
Shu Yue had to be even more careful.
Shu Yue’s mind was flustered.
After thinking it over, she thought of a place she could go.
The Meditation Room!
The one she’d visited before, built with black stone walls.
If she sealed herself inside, she’d be safe.
Mrs. Mei Er didn’t know that once her Bloodline Power manifested, it could turn her into the Silver Dragon Princess.
That also meant the place truly could block detection.
It was the perfect hiding spot.
With that in mind, Shu Yue moved into action.
However, looking at the completely unfamiliar surroundings, she started to sweat a little.
‘Where is this place?’
The restlessness of the Silver Dragon Bloodline grew stronger and stronger.
Shu Yue could only rely on instinct to find the right path.
‘Time to rely on luck!’
Fortunately, after nightfall, the maids had stopped moving about.
Not many people lived in the castle anyway, and she didn’t run into anyone along the way as she hurriedly searched for familiar places.
It didn’t take long for Shu Yue to find a path she’d walked before.
She looked at both ends of the road, recalling which direction she’d gone previously to confirm her bearings.
“This should be the way back.”
Shu Yue dashed toward the Meditation Room.
The Silver Dragon Bloodline continued to be called by something, forcing her to divert more of her focus to suppress the restlessness with Spirituality.
This was extremely draining.
With Shu Yue’s total Spirituality, she couldn’t sustain it much longer.
Fortunately, the path wasn’t far.
Meanwhile, Lin had parted ways with Luolan and was walking home.
She thought about the day’s events, and before she knew it, her mind drifted to Shu Yue.
‘I wonder how he’s doing.’
An image of her mother appeared in Lin’s mind, along with Shu Yue being scolded by her imposing Mother.
She grinned, wanting to see how Shu Yue handled being lectured.
Did he also lower his head and not dare to respond, afraid of making Mother even angrier?
Even if Lin were allowed to watch from the side, she wouldn’t dare.
As Mrs. Mei Er’s biological daughter, having experienced the immense pressure Mrs. Mei Er could exert, she didn’t want to be caught in the crossfire.
“Sigh, how pitiful~”
Lin said pitiful things about Shu Yue, but a delighted smile hung on her face.
After all, there was finally someone at home in the same boat as her.
Her older sister Luolan was too outstanding.
Mrs. Mei Er rarely treated Luolan that way.
In her memory, it had almost never happened, except when Luolan stepped in to shield her from Mrs. Mei Er.
Her brothers had already passed away.
Her father was gravely injured and had never woken up.
Her sister had to inherit the noble title, so she had to work hard to grow stronger.
Her mother single-handedly held up the family.
Since she, the youngest sister, lived the most comfortably, of course she had to endure Mother’s education of love.
Lin hummed a little tune, hopping every two or three steps as she walked toward her residence with a cheerful gait.
Suddenly, she saw a figure dart past ahead of her.
She could vaguely make out short black hair.
‘Huh?’
Lin widened her ruby-like eyes, trying to see who it was, but the figure had already vanished.
She frowned slightly, thoroughly puzzled.
No assassins existed in Grand Duke Isolde’s castle, because assassins couldn’t enter this castle.
Why?
No reason.
That was just the rule of this castle.
Lin had never encountered an assassin in the castle, though some maids would occasionally stir up trouble.
She quickened her pace and chased after the figure.
That direction wasn’t toward Shu Yue’s residence, but the figure just now really looked like Shu Yue, so Lin decided to follow and take a look.
Anyway, she wouldn’t be in any danger.
Shu Yue stopped and looked up at the flawless white moon hanging at the very center of the sky.
It bore not a single mark, only the purest white, illuminating the entire night.
crack, crack~
The Mirror Flower Water Moon Transformation on her body was about to shatter.
When the full moon rose to its peak, the Silver Dragon Bloodline could no longer be suppressed.
Shu Yue could only release the transformation.
Her black hair, which extended past her hips, was dyed with the moon’s white radiance, then burst into flames.
The Silver Fire wrapped around Shu Yue’s entire body.
The gray robe on her body was burned away.
Shu Yue looked down at her bare form and let out a helpless sigh.
Fortunately, the mirror and small shoulder bag were fine.
They weren’t ordinary mortal objects, so the Silver Fire wouldn’t burn them away as impurities.
Shu Yue picked up those two items and took out the last cloak from her bag.
A cloak was different from a robe.
A robe had sleeves and could cover the whole body.
A cloak had no sleeves, and on top of that, the front hung open in a slit, requiring her to press it closed with her hand.
Shu Yue draped the black-gray cloak over herself and was about to hurry to the Meditation Room to avoid being discovered.
But when she turned her head, she saw a young girl not far away staring at her with her mouth hanging open.
The girl was more than fifty meters away.
With their eyesight, they could still clearly make out each other’s features.
Lin rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had seen wrong.
‘Since when was there a silver-haired, horned girl in her home?’
‘And hadn’t she been completely naked just now?’
She had also just rushed over, planning to intercept the figure, but this was what she ended up seeing instead.
Shu Yue looked at Lin, the corner of her mouth twitching.
After a brief stunned pause, she hastily pulled up her hood to cover her face, turned around, and ran, giving her no chance to communicate.
“W-Wait…!”
“Stop!”
“Don’t run!”
“Who are you? Why are you in my house!”
Lin had just been about to ask who Shu Yue was.
Seeing Shu Yue turn and run, she hastily chased after her.
Just like their first meeting, Shu Yue made a loop and shook Lin off.
At the Meditation Room’s door, Shu Yue pushed it open without a second thought and went in.
As soon as she entered, she hastily sealed it shut, afraid that even one second of delay would have Lin pressing against the door crack, pointing at her, and telling her to wait.
hum~
After the black stone door was completely sealed, Shu Yue quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
“This should be fine now. I just have to wait until tomorrow morning… but that girl still saw me…”
Just thinking about running into Lin, and not knowing whether Lin had seen her transformation process, gave Shu Yue a headache.
She couldn’t possibly stop and ask Lin to clarify.
If she stopped, Lin definitely wouldn’t let her off.
For now, all she could hope was that Lin wouldn’t call for anyone and wouldn’t mistake her for an assassin.
Shu Yue looked at the pitch-black stone chamber and let out a faint sigh.
She felt she needed to ask Eustia for more things; otherwise, she’d be losing out too much.
Being undercover was way too hard!
She calmed her mind and made a plan.
“First, recover my Spirituality, then absorb that card. That’ll give me an extra trump card.”