"Asking me that? Your straightforwardness hasn't disappeared yet? Learn from your sister, moron." She lightly mocked him, which didn't fit her child-like appearance, making one feel like something was off.

Zixin, "..."

"No comment? Are you... Sigh. I suppose I was a bit rude. Do I need to reintroduce myself to you for you to speak again?" She asked in annoyance.

Zixin, "..."

Her brows twitched in annoyance, and she lightly bowed. Her voice was soft, and she was very polite with her words, "My name is Eule, the Meaningless Named One, or as you call it, A Name That Has No Meaning. A pitiful child, a forgotten person, and a useless existence."

"Why did you give me a visit? You usually visit me when I'm at my study." Zixin questioned with his unmoving gaze, and his suspicions still as a monolith.

"I have heard that you will be a representative. It really doesn't fit you, doesn't it?" She smiled lightly and took a sip from his coffee.

"Yes, but this will make her owe me a favor." He spoke and explained with little interest.

"You sound like you're desperate for attention." She mocked again as though she couldn't have a conversation with him without doing so.

"Am I? Or are you trying to get a reaction out of me?" He lightly glanced at her, his gaze almost a glare.

"No, of course not!" She spoke with enthusiasts, which makes it hard to decipher whether her words have sarcasm in them.

"Sigh. You're the true reason for coming here?" He spoke plainly, his eyelids almost drooping and his head held low.

"Hmm? Sleepy? Really? Sigh. You pair of siblings are the worst." She spoke in annoyance.

Zixin, "…"

"Fine, I'll answer. Good luck comes forth with this decision of hers."

"Bye!"

She ran off.

She ran off?

In a library?

"A true child huh? No, maybe a trickster would be a better description of her. A child who is only a child when it suits her needs. Truly a useless existence." He spoke plainly and he fell asleep soon after.

An unknown amount of time later, a scholar passed by. She had long white hair, soft snow-white skin, and bright purple eyes. She wore a uniform colored in white and wore a skirt colored in black. She was quite good-looking.

"Huh? No way... Isn't this...?" She was shocked as she realized the person before her.

She quickly observed the surroundings, finding no one else nearby. She walked towards him.

She lightly tapped his shoulder, hoping and waiting for him to wake up.

"Isn't he a bit of a sleepy head? Hmm? What's he reading?" She was getting more annoyed and frustrated by this. And while she did, she noticed the book which he was reading.

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"This? This guy has no taste at all. Who reads this? Is he planning on becoming a doctor or what? This looks so boring. I suppose it is for me since my interest is mostly focused on books." She pondered out loud with little fear of anyone hearing her.

"Wake up please, wake up." She was now pushing him and forcing him to wake up.

"Still not awake yet? Hmm? Wait, if he isn't waking up at all... Is he dead?" She suddenly had a realization but she quickly dispelled such thought, "No way, the only way someone can die from reading is that of exhaustion, but he doesn't seem and look like he is."

"Go check his pulse moron." She insulted herself in annoyance.

After checking his pulse, "Sigh. Alive, thank goodness he is. Now, wake up!" She shouted.

"Huh? Morning. It's morning huh? I slept like a log." He commented slowly, clearly unbothered by the scholar next to him.

"Who are you?" Zixin asked plainly.

"Me? I'm a student and a scholar of the Myriad Golden Flower Academy." She spoke with pride.

"You mean my house?"

"Huh? Well, yes. It's quite rude of you to look at it like it's of little interest to you. You still built it in this Heavenly Palace you know?"

"Heavenly Palace... Don't bring this up again. Sigh, here, have this; show it to your professor." He gave her a small coin-shaped object and left quickly.

"This is? Huh?!"

...

Yawn. Zixin yawned slowly, his eyelids still drooping.

He walked slowly as he remembered what would happen that day.

As he walked he passed by the entrance to the bar. He only glanced at it before moving forward. He continued to move towards his destination within the Palace and finally, in front of a certain room.

Knock. Knock.

He knocked at the door, and fortunately, someone came out.

"Huh? Lord? Why did you come here for?" A small girl, about ten years old, opened the door from the inside. She had a petite physique, long white hair, soft snow-white skin, and bright red eyes. She wore a simple white dress and a simple pair of shoes.

"Lily, is the hot spring open?" He asked her calmly.

"Lord, since I'm here, isn't it obvious that it isn't?" She replied with her soft young voice.

"But at this time of day, you usually are already there, but if you weren't, someone else would take your place." He countered.

"Yes, that is correct. I just finished something, so, shall we go together?" She smiled lightly as she offered it.

"I suppose." He spoke plainly as he walked towards the hot spring within the Palace.

As they walked together, Lily asked, "Lord, have you eaten breakfast yet?"

Zixin didn't answer, not making it clear to her.

After this, Lily decided to not talk further. Not too long after, they reached the hot spring.

She opened the doors to it and Zixin entered the hot spring immediately. He took his clothes off, tidied them up, and entered the hot water after carefully washing his body.

...

After Zixin left the hot spring with his new sets of clothes prepared for him by Xiu Ying. He didn't bother giving Xiu Ying a little visit before he departed.

He immediately walked towards the gates of the Palace. As he walked, he passed through the Palace's lush and green-filled garden.

Once at the gate, he entered the prepared carriage which had the three visitors inside and slept soundly.

At the gate of the Palace, Zixin and the group of three were sitting inside a carriage.

Zixin had his eyes shut as he slept.

The gates opened as the carriage moved swiftly like the wind.

Zixin was sleeping soundly while the group of three were waiting to reach the capital.

The journey was swift and fast, only taking a couple of hours before they reached the capital.

The carriage moved and entered the capital with no problem due to the group of three's help. Not long after, they reached the palace, which stood tall in the center of the capital.

The group of three got off the carriage and the staff member who came along on the journey and was the one to drive the carriage entered the carriage to wake Zixin up.

"Lord, please wake up. Lord." After a bit, Zixin woke up from his rest.

"Hmm? My apologies. I didn't sleep too well last night." He apologised plainly but one could feel that he was very sorry.

"Don't mind it, my lord. A bit of a nap won't hurt, would it?" The staff member spoke with a light smile.

"Shall we go?"

Zixin nodded and left the carriage. Entering the palace before him.

The palace was one filled with luxury, one could immediately know who owned it after just a glance. While they walked, the assigned servant, who was sent to them when they entered, asked a few questions to at least know the basics about them.

"We will be leaving for now. Tomorrow will be the day of the discussion between our representatives. Please have a good rest. If you want, the servant who was assigned to you by our nation would gladly show you around." Flare kindly explained and offered.

"I'll consider it, but first, I will go to my assigned room." He spoke plainly.

"As you wish." She politely gestured for the assigned servant to lead him to his room.

...

In his room, he immediately went and took a look at the books on the bookshelves and found little interest in said books other than one which he took.

"Let's go."

The assigned servant quickly smiled and said, "Yes sir."

It seems he was informed of his gender. But one could understand it from the clothes which he wore. He wore a black suit, a white shirt, black pants, and a pair of brown shoes. His hair was still down, but more of his face could be seen because his hair was tied lightly in his back, which allowed it to fall like usual.

The staff member who came along with him followed them as they went out of the palace because Zixin said, "I don't find this place particularly interesting; the outside would be nicer."

The assigned servant gladly followed his request and showed him around the capital.

In front of a shop, the assigned servant spoke, "This place is the number one bakery in our country. The pastries and snacks that are served within any parties or balls came from here." He continued, "This has been standing for decades and the current shop owner is not stingy on helping common folks out. He donates to an orphanage every month and has helped out the local farmers. Everybody within this country has high respect for him."

He then invited Zixin in, "Shall we enter?"

Zixin didn't decline as he entered the shop. He walked around leisurely, finding many different pastries and snacks being sold. But one caught his attention.

"This is?" He pointed at a heart-shaped piece of bread. It was colored pink and had some words written under it but Zixin doesn't know said language.

"Oh? This is a Valentine's special." He explained.

"Hey, shopkeeper, why is there on for sale today? This isn't really the time of day for it to be sold." The assigned servant asked.

"Are you talking about my masterpiece?" A voice that sounded like it came from a young lady was heard. The voice was filled with confidence, which was odd, to say the least.