Yan Ruoruo, turned into an orphan, was locked in a thatched hut to have her blood extracted for alchemy, starving and freezing.
Her Divine Lord father appeared out of nowhere, rescued her, an...
"The Second Prince, Third Prince, and Fifth Prince of the Celestial Realm pay their respects to Your Majesty." They followed Lady Feng into the main hall.
After Lady Feng paid her respects to the Emperor, Ruoruo and the others followed suit.
Since the other party was on equal footing with Mo Yong, they had to pay their respects, whether as juniors or as princesses of the immortal realm.
"No need for formalities, please take your seats," the Queen said.
Her voice was soft and gentle, with a touch of ethereal beauty, which calmed Ruoruo's slightly nervous mood considerably.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ruoruo stood up and followed Mo Yunlan to sit in the first seat below the Emperor's steps.
"Huh? Are we sitting this close to the front?" Ruoruo couldn't help but ask.
This seat is usually reserved for royalty; as guests, they should step back.
Mo Yunlan was also led here by the maid, and he was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't show it on his face: "Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. I'll just sit in the seats they arranged."
The Realm of Immortality has never had close ties with the Immortal Realm.
Every time I come to the Realm of Immortality to buy elixirs, I've never heard of any discounts compared to other realms.
It seems that the Immortal Realm is not special to the Realm of Immortality.
How could the world of immortals treat them like this after their identities were exposed...?
To curry favor? The word popped into Mo Yunlan's head at an inopportune moment, and his heart skipped a beat as he suddenly remembered Ruoruo's extraordinary talent in alchemy.
Could it be that they have their eye on Ruoruo's talent?
As everyone knows, the Realm of Immortality is skilled at cultivating spiritual herbs, and has the most alchemists in the Six Realms. However, due to their physical constitution, there are actually not many truly outstanding alchemists.
It's not impossible to make arrangements with a top-tier alchemist beforehand.
Mo Yunlan was lost in thought and slightly absentminded, not noticing the female ruler above him, whose gaze remained fixed on the person beside him.
Ruoruo was so excited in the cabin that her ears and tail popped out uncontrollably, but because she was in such a good mood, she didn't think about taking them back.
Anyway, she didn't need to hide her true identity anymore, and she knew she looked especially cute this way.
Whether it's her father, mother, brother, or master, as long as she acts like this and acts coquettishly towards them, they will all agree.
Therefore, it's best for her to act well-behaved during their first meeting.
The cunning cat sat solemnly behind the table, its tail swaying back and forth, and gave the lady a sweet smile as she looked it over.
The Queen's cool eyes flashed with a strange light, but soon Ruoruo's attention was drawn to the banquet and dance arranged by Lady Feng.
The queen silently withdrew her gaze, finding the music below somewhat noisy for the first time.
The maidservant serving the queen knew her very well and comforted her, saying, "The young princess smiled at the king just now, so she must like him very much."
"I want to hold that child," the Queen murmured. She took out several boxes from her storage ring and placed them on a tray, gesturing for the maid to take them to Ruoruo and bring Ruoruo over.
Ruoruo watched intently as the dancers lightly touched the flowers with their toes, their movements graceful and beautiful: "So pretty, I want to learn that too."
Mo Yunlan raised an eyelid: "You said last time you wanted to learn sword control, have you learned it yet?"
Ruoruo suddenly deflated: "No, flying on a sword is so difficult."
"You should learn to fly on a sword first," Mo Yunlan chuckled. "If you like dancing, the fairy maidens in the Divine Palace who have attained enlightenment through dance are far better than them. Once you've learned to fly on a sword, I'll hire a dance master for you."
Kids want to learn everything they like, but time is limited, and in the end they can only stick with one or two things.
Mo Yunlan's attempts to appease him were very perfunctory.
Ruoruo quickly forgot about it, and seeing that Ruoruo had finally taken a break from her thoughts, the maidservant hurriedly brought over a plate of jade boxes: "I've heard that Your Highness is an extremely excellent alchemist. These are gifts from His Majesty. Please take a look and see if Your Highness likes them."
"Moon Spirit Grass! Illusion Ice Flower!" Ruoruo couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she saw the two spiritual herbs on the surface.
These medicinal herbs are extremely precious and cannot be bought with money. Due to their extreme difficulty in cultivation and limited production, the world of immortality almost never sells them to outsiders. Wild ones are extremely rare, so these medicinal herbs are known by name but never seen in the outside world.
Among the various spiritual herbs that Mo Wuyu gave her, there was only one of each of these two herbs, and this was the treatment of the Immortal Realm's Crown Prince personally coming to buy the herbs.
But now, each of the two boxes contains three plants.
Ruoruo couldn't help but reach out her paw, then quickly withdrew it, saying, "These things are too valuable."
"I'm glad Your Highness likes them. These are all grown in His Majesty's medicinal garden. His Majesty cherishes them greatly, and few people receive such gifts. Today, His Majesty saw that Your Highness is polite and adorable, so he took the initiative to give them to you. Your Highness need not refuse," the maid said with a smile.
Ruoruo's soft cat ears fluttered twice, she tilted her head and looked up at the female ruler, her tail swaying behind her.
Then I saw the Queen's gaze shift left and right as the tail behind her moved.
I understand! The Queen likes fluffy things!
Ruoruo happily accepted the gifts and took out a gift box, placing it on the tray: "I really like these gifts. This is a return gift. Please give it to His Majesty on my behalf."
The maid bowed slightly: "Your Highness, why don't you choose for yourself? His Majesty will surely be very pleased."
Mo Yunlan looked at the most precious gift that Ruoruo had taken out, which they had agreed upon long ago. A vein throbbed on his forehead, and he grabbed Ruoruo, saying, "Didn't you want to use this to exchange for the Moon Silk? Why are you giving it away as a return gift now?"
"Because I feel that if I borrow it directly from the Queen, she might lend it to me." Ruoruo blinked, feeling that her own sense of self-awareness came out of nowhere.
But when she looked at the Queen, she felt a real sense of familiarity and closeness, and she always felt that the Queen would not reject her.
“That’s a divine artifact, how can you just lend it out like that?” Mo Yunlan refused. “If you want to return the favor, then give me a top-grade elixir.”
Ruoruo pouted: "The pills I refined are useless to Your Majesty."
She's only at the Golden Immortal level; the pills she refines can only be used by Upper Immortals at most. The Queen's cultivation is far too high.
After exchanging those two sentences telepathically, Mo Yunlan felt the gazes on her become slightly heavier.
The female ruler of the Immortal Realm noticed them. Her cultivation was too high, and their telepathic communication would be discovered. Mo Yunlan had no choice but to shut her mouth, looking at her silly little cat with a disappointed expression, before happily running up the steps with the gift box in her hand.
That's a divine artifact, Jade Man! Ruoruo is really generous, giving it away just like that.
Ruoruo happily carried the gift box and followed the maid to the Queen's side. Before she could even speak, she turned into a little white kitten with a bang.
The gift box fell to the ground.
"Meow?" Ruoruo tilted her head in confusion. What happened? Why did she uncontrollably turn back into her original form?