#ImperialEunuch
[Small Milestone: Chapter 10 Hehe]
"Little Ji, come here with me" said Jing as he led the toddler Ji Li along a green-gold carpet in a large white hall with tall pillars ascending up towards the colourful crystal ceiling. With a green hue shining down the white hall, it gave off a very vitalizing feeling.
Ji Li walked with his small feet, which he managed to do after the whole year he's been laying around in his bed. He was supposed to be carried, but upon leaving the trainees yard in a small carriage surprised him, as he thought everything would have been done there.
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Shortly before Ji Li entered the hall.
The carriage drove for just half an hour before it arrived at a large palace, with many yards all around. The main palace seemed like a large dome with only one main hall, even the hallway was outside the building in a closed garden. Arriving at the large entrance gate to the garden, Ji Li couldn't help but be astonished. He left the carriage by himself, which at first shocked Hua Jing, but he stopped himself from stepping forward.
Driven by fascination, Ji Li forgot that he wanted to act untalented and lazy. Instead, he went through the entrance to the garden, admiring the garden that was full of special plants and vegetation. There was even a small flower bed of white lilies that stretched across the open entrance to the hall.
Behind them more and more carriages stopped, Eunuchs left with babies in their hand and followed behind. When they saw the toddler walking straight with no problems, it caused much astonishment but no comments.
Hua Jing stepped before Ji Li towards the open entrance, he waited shortly till Ji Li finished admiring and called for him to step forward "Little Ji, come here with me". He took small steps on the green-gold carpet, fearing he might step too fast.
The main hall was very large, and one could see several Eunuchs left and right, standing still with shining eyes when they looked at the going Ji Li. Clearly shortly surprised about the toddlers walking but more surprised of the short snow-white hair and shining green eyes.
They all subconsciously lowered their heads but snapped out of it and stood tall at the side again. Ji Li saw what they did and understood the mistake he made, even while admiring the wide hall, the murals of plants at pillars and the slightly green crystal-clear ceiling.
Hua Jing stepped forward until he was 10 meters away from a large tree with a huge emerald crown at the centre end of the hall. In front of the tree was a small pond with liquid of the same colour as the leaves.
To the side stood two eunuchs dressed humbly, yet their clear green robes had a few golden ornaments. It didn't seem extravagant at all, as it was very detailed work that barely stood out. The truly extravagance was the brightness of the green robe, which was rare to find as it was very difficult to make.
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The two eunuchs smiled when they saw Hua Jing stopping 10meters away from them, kneeling towards the large emerald tree. Those eunuchs following behind Hua Jing and Ji Li did the same, kneeling while putting the toddlers on the carpet. They didn't understand clearly, but experiencing the calming atmosphere, they too kept quiet and sat or lay on the ground waiting.
Ji Li, already knowing that he fucked up with walking, decided to just throw away Plan A of acting low key and pursued Plan B, acting as noble and refined as possible. It wasn't difficult, as he had lived extravagantly in his past life. If it wasn't for a few issues he had with his family, he would've never had to work hard in such an unrewarding job previously. But obvious from him owning a small apartment with large enough space to act out his hobbies, one could understand that he at least had some inheritance.
He stepped forward next to Hua Jin, who shortly glanced towards him, thinking of whether he should stop. Ji Li stepped forward till he was only five meters away from the tree. He just wanted to step a few steps more to look like he had a more noble and higher standing than his mentor to make himself as mysterious as possible.
Before Hua Jing could do anything, he felt a gentle breeze coming down on him from the direction left of the tree, understanding that the High Eunuch didn't want him to do anything, he stopped and knelt deeper, head down.
Ji Li felt refreshed when he was in 5-meter radius. He wanted to stop there, but at this moment he felt a breeze from the right of the tree, glancing there he saw a eunuch smiling at him. He took it as an agreemet to him stepping forward and closed the distance between himself and the tree. The closer he got, the more vitalized he felt, like he had just woken up from a long and relaxing sleep in the garden waking up to the smell of fresh flora.
When he was just a step away from the pond in front of the tree, which looked larger upon inspection, he didn't know why but he felt the desire to jump in. He looked at the large tree, whose crown overshadowed him from above. His bright green eyes shined deeper, and he jumped into the pond that barely had any safety measures to prevent someone from falling into it. It kind of resembled the pool of his old mansion where he played in his younger years.
'Ahh, this feels so cooling but it's not cold at all! Rather it feels warm and comforting... I wonder what this is. Why do I feel like I really want to stay in here forever?' Ji Li fell deeper into the pond which didn't seem to have an end. Above him, the crown rattled, and leaves fell down into the pond, giving it a deeper colour of green.
The eunuchs at the side didn't know what to do when they saw the rattle, it truly astonished them. They just thought that the small child could step up as the first person and maybe gain a small blessing since he seemed to be close to the wood attribute, shown from his eyes. It never occurred to them that not only would it suddenly jump in, but the Emerald Tree, the holy tree that produces Nature's Gift, would rattle and give the toddler a blessing.
Ji Li felt like he slept an eternity in the thick green water, his skin became even more fair, and his eyes seemed to shine more. Even the small impurities his body had taken in disappeared and he felt like he was just reborn again... well it was better! He experienced birth, from being pressed out to the snip of the cord, and a few small steps before he was taken away swiftly.
He experienced death, his soul wandering and rebirth, but nothing could compare to the freshness he felt. It was like he was a seedling that just sprouted and felt the greatness the sun blessed him with. The greatness his fellow sprouts and trees blessed him with. The greatness heaven and earth has blessed him with. The greatness of the frozen mountain in the distance that has blessed him with. The greatness of being the snow reflecting the sunshine and giving him nourishments. He felt what seemed to be the Greatness of the World.