Dazzling Snow Cat, an over grown cat with snow white fur and golden ice. It's ice natured as well.

To be honest, other than it being good looking, it's nothing impressive to true talent or those high level Spirit Beast.

All three disdained and resented Concubine Xue, Xue Liu(Six), they can applauded her calculation, specially Ye Lian who's more business minded than the three of them. Senior Master Xiao, Xiao Qiyuan, who's in seclusion still to attempt to break through to 8th Star Rank, has a Fire Leopard as his summon. Even with their opposite nature, Concubine Xue was shrewd enough to choose a feline for her daughter. This way, fanning the flames that her daughter, Xiao Yun, has the Summoner blood of Xiao Qiyuan and will thus fan the flames of Xiao Yun's fame. And with Xiao Rou, who's only a warrior and talentless Xiao Ling, and finally Nanyi's Royal Trash, Huang Beiyue as foils, Xiao Yun appeared to be more impressive and amazing. Even with Xiao Zhongqi as a Warrior, quite accomplished even his age, how can he catch up to Xiao Yun who is favored by Xiao Qiyuan for being alike?

It's a good PR if you asked Ye Lian. She has to hand it to Concubine Xue, her scheming really is dark but it's probably this scheming mind of her that the task of poisoning Huang Beiyue and the later Princess Royal Huang Huiwen fell unto her hands. That Master in the Shadows knows how to pick his tools.

In another life, they escaped this scheme when Huang Beiyue died, but not in this life.

Revenge is best serve cold.

(Unknown to Huang Beiyue, an assassin with the same name as her had enter her body the moment she had died. But that is a story of another time.)

As predicted, Xiao Yun came knocking at her door with great fanfare. Servants also came to watch the fun.

'A pity, Xiao Yun should have chosen a Peacock. It would suits her the most.'

Though she could hear some arguments outside.

"Sister! Stop this! Stop this! You can't! Princess Beiyue is still a Royal! Her surname is Huang!" a distantly familiar voice argued

"You brat! You have no dignity?! She's Royal but she exist to pour dirty water on that name! She's nothing but a trash! A coward! And a weakling! You're actually taking her side? You sympathize her? No wonder you're in the same caliber as her!" annoyed and enraged Xiao Yun yelled

"Sister you… how could you say that?! Even if that's the case, she is still out half sister! You can hardly call yourself honorable! Third Sister can't defend herself and you want to use your Snow Cat against her?! If she dies, you will take responsibility?! Or will the Xiao Family goes down with you?!"

"Step aside, Xiao Zhonglei!"

There was a loud bang and her gate was blown away by ice.

Huang Beiyue is more interested with that argument than Xiao Yin's bravado.

Second Son of Xiao Yuancheng, Xiao Zhonglei.

In a sense, Xiao Zhonglei is no different than Huang Beiyue.

He has talent, but Xiao Zhongqi and Xiao Yun, even Xiao Rou are there to overshadow him.

Concubine Xue disdained him for not being talented enough and abandoned him. If it weren't for Huang Huiwen arranging servants to take care of him, who knows what would have happened.

Xiao Yun exist as a painful reminder to why his Mother disdained him and his Father to ignore him, and the girl herself scorned him for not being talented.

Amongst Huang Beiyue's tormentors, Xiao Zhonglei never really joined. She remembers many instances porcelain jar of cream or even quilts or soup during winter appeared in their doorsteps. On the verge of eating dirt sometimes food appeared with fire crystals. Huang Beiyue asked Concubine Fang about it but she denied doing such, not when Xiao Yuancheng had servants restrain her every time she tried to help.

Huang Beiyue can only guess and prove it tonight.

She did not react to when Xiao Yun beat her down. It was Akane that over took as her experience is better than Huang Beiyue. Her pain tolerance is extremely high.

Glimpsing upwards, she saw the angry and helpless and dissatisfied Xiao Zhonglei.

"Xiao Yun, you better stop right there! You are the only one who has ice nature in this house! It's summer and if she dies freezing, believe me or not your head will be chopped by the Emperor!" Xiao Zhonglei yelled from the hold of the servants.

Xiao Yun paused, finding that also possible. Fear and unease caused her to stop.

Looking at Huang Beiyue who's shivering and her lips are blue and pale.

"Humph!" Xiao Yun sneered and turned around to leave immediately.

Xiao Zhonglei was also dragged away. Only then Dongling was thrown inside.

"Miss! Oh no, Miss!" Dongling was horrified when Huang Beiyue stood up and rushed aside the coldness, "Miss, wait, let me help you."

"I'm fine, Dongling" Huang Beiyue answered and looked at the gate, "I am more interested on what will happen later. Xiao Yun can strut like a peacock but the winner in the end will not be her."

Dongling paused, "Miss means?"

Huang Beiyue smiled mysteriously.

Later that night…

Huang Beiyue had placed Dongling in a genjutsu induced sleep, she waited for the prey to come.

Huang Beiyue looked at the door when a silhouette appeared. In the past, this silhouette had bring medicine to her secretly and left.

Huang Beiyue didn't hesitate and slammed the door open, startling the person that came. She was not disappointed when she saw who it was.

"Xiao Zhonglei." She spoke his name as the kid who looked as if he was a deer caught in headlights looked at her.

"Third Sister." He nodded slowly, uneasy and embarrassed to be caught.

There is silence between them.

Huang Beiyue trailed her eyes to the medicine he had on his hand and a food box. She took the bottle and opened the cork to sniff the medicine. Good enough. Xiaon Zhonglei must have snatched it from Concubine Xue. He would get in trouble for this later.

Huang Beiyue looked at Xiao Zhonglei as she reached dinto her mind to asked two of her Inners, "Akane, Lian, what do you think?"

Ye Lian was the first to reply, "Take him in. He is still Concubine Xue's son, but smarter, business minded, more educated, and in a sense, much calmer and clear headed. Not to mention his loyalty does not lie on this family. He will be a valuable assets to you, Yue. I have a feeling he will be more happy to take your offer. He is an apple that fell far, far away from its tree. Not to mention, he will be happy to prove himself to the world that he is more than what the Xiao's labeled him."

It was Akane who last spoke, she was the one who is assessing Xiao Zhonglei's potential, Chakra sense probing the kid, "Like Dongling, Yue, that's a gem in front of you. Other people's trash is our treasure. A diamond in the rough. He is Water Nature, it's strong too. If we train him hard and using the regime Ninjas use and tame him, we're having a Senju Tobirama in our band of ally?"

"Lord Second?"

"When I mentioned him, I was referring to his Water Style Skill Set. Other areas remains to be seen and be explored but trust me." Akane is very confident

Huang Beiyue is impressed. The two had given Xioa Zhonglei high evaluation.

"You extended your hand to help me in my lowest. I offer one to you, are you going to take it?" Huang Beiyue offered.

"What are you…" Xiao Zhonglei frowned, trying to understand what she meant. Of course ehe understood it but he felt doubt still. Is Huang Beiyue going to make a counterattack?

"Xiao Yun now became a Summoner, Shamelessly using my own money. Concubine Xue only has attention on her. While you, a spare heir, not a Summoner nor a Warrior. At best, like Ling, you're in for a Body Count." Huang Beiyue said bluntly as she leaned on the door frame and crossed her arms, she looked at him.

This is not intimidating or cool at all given her age still and she's pale from earlier, but her leg still hurt so she can't support herself in that, leaning on the door lightened the weight and pressure.

Xiao Zhonglei's expression turned dark and gloomy at the reminder.

Of course he's aware of that but it doesn't mean like he wants it to be repeated again and again every single damn day.

"If you follow me, I can change that."

"And betray my mother and sister? How am I different from them, then?" Xiao Zhonglei snapped, narrowing his eyes.

Being liken to them makes him felt like ants on his skin. Infuriating and annoying. Oh he knows alright, that his mother was a former slave maid of Princess Royal saved during the war but betrayed her Mistress and climb the bed of Xiao Yuancheng. It was out of the generosity and kindness of Princess Royal that she wasn't flayed alive and yet now that the Princess Royal is gone, they come and did this to Huang Beiyue, the only reason they are experiencing luxury… it left a bad taste in his mouth.

Huang Beiyue smiled, "You're not different but at the same time painfully so but does it matter? They betrayed you first. Is it really that troublesome to feed them the same medicine you were forced to swallow?"

Xiao Zhonglei has no reply to that. He did looked like he want to refute but he doesn't know what words to say.

"They do not know your worth. I do." Huang Beiyue said, striking while the iron is still hot, "You have talent, Xiao Zhonglei. More that you ever know. You missed two examination, but they didn't know, you're a Water Nature. You have a shot at being a Spell Caster, maybe even a Summoner." Huang Beiyue peered into him in which Xiao Zhonglei felt as if she is looking into his soul, "And yet your talent is buried because of your snake of a mother just because you were born later than Xiao Zhongqi."

Xiao Zhonglei looked at her in shock and conflicted.

"No need to be surprised. Dongling herself is Thunder Nature. I can change your fate, follow me and I shall take you to the highest peak you can. Surpassing Xiao Yun in the future is not a dream." Huang Beiyue smiled with confidence, "Follow me, give me your loyalty and I will make your dreams into reality given you work hard for it."

Xiao Zhonglei was shocked at her arrogant and domineering claim but looking at her confidence, he suddenly… Want to believe.

No one want to want to be buried!

Overlooked!

Xiao Zhonglei, just like everyone else, wants to shine, to fly, and to be away from his viper of a family!

"Concubine Xue is my mother's former maid. Seduced Xiao Bastard to become a damn concubine. Mother should have beaten her to death for that shameless act but she didn't and instead allow her to be a concubine. And yet, she actually dared poison mother to death. This family will fall, Xiao Zhonglei, figure out which side you're on"

"…. I choose your side, third sister. I don't have a future with the Xiao." Xiao Zhonglei said firmly.

They are only months apart but Xiao Zhonglei is smarter than everyone gave him a credit for.

And he knows right now, looking at Huang Beiyue's expression, she means business. It's strange seeing her like this. When she always used that cowardly…. Oh…. So that's how it is.

Play pig to eat the tiger.

Very bold.

"Very well…. Here's what you have to do..." She told him what she wants him to do and immediately, Xiao Zhonglei nodded and left.

Huang Beiyue went back inside and grabbed a piece of paper and a brush and ink stone she made a quick message and immediately dried the ink, she immediately folded it into a paper crane and let it fly to the Palace it will arrive morning as she timed it, by the time the Emperor would finish morning court and head to his study to start dealing with his memorials.

Huang Beiyue had received quite a beating from earlier and willed for her to not heal that injuries.

Tomorrow will be lively.

Morning came...

Huang Beiyue looked at Dongling who's equally as injured as her since the ordeal yesterday and nodded.

They walked out of Cloud Pavilion to head to the Main House.

"Xiao Yuancheng, I want to see Uncle Emperor." Huang Beiyue spoke without even greeting them as she bragged in, she technically owned the place.

"Huang Beiyue, how dare you barge in here casually!"

"How dare you shout at me?! I am a someone who was conferred the tittle Second Rank Princess by Royal Decree! You are all living under my roof and using my money! My surname is Huang! Who are you to raise your voice, huh?" Huang Beiyue scowled, her Uzumaki Temper reared it's ugly head.

"You!"

"I want to see Uncle Emperor! Want to change my guardian! I want you all out of my mother's mansion! No one can stop me!"

Huang Beiyue arrogantly and provocatively turn around to leave.

"Stop her!"

And the show began.

Huang Beiyue made sure to drag it out as fast as possible. Protecting her vitals and took as many damage as possible. Dongling, who did not know better screamed and frantically trying to protect her Miss.

Huang Beiyue ached for her, both Akane and Beiyue but Ye Lian was rational enough to pull the two back. If they act now it will all be for naught! They can just make Dongling's pain worth it. They can compensate later and have these servants flogged!

Xiao Zhonglei arrived and knocked a few guards down as soon as they reached the front yard with Dongling, gotten another round of beating, "THIRD SISTER, RUN!!!"

"XIAO ZHONGLEI!!! WHY ARE YOU SIDING WITH HER?!?"

"CATCH THAT TRAITOROUS BRAT!!! I'LL DEAL WITH HIM LATER!!!"

"THIRD SISTER RUN FASTER!!!" Xiao Zhonglei was knocked down by servants.

"Ahhh!!!"

Huang Beiyue was knocked down by the Xiao Yun's snow cat in the ground, her head banged in the ground, she grimaced at the headache that came along with her and she felt her ribs broke, she vomit blood.

"Miss!"

"Third Sister!"

Just as the gates was blast open.

The Emperor and the Black Calvary has arrived.

They all froze in place.

Huang Beiyue immediately called out, "Uncle…. Wuuu…Uncle Emperor… Save me, ah!" she cried pitifully

No need to be said. A fire ball knocked the snow cat away, sending it flying back and crashed on the wall.

The Crown Prince Huang Zhangye made a move!

"All of you! Take them all away!" the Emperor is furious

Huang Zhangye gently lifted up the injured Huang Beiyue, rowing of how light and small she is.

"…. Dong … Ling…. Zhong… Lei…."