The Princess And The Lord

The Sacred Mountain Peak society had eyes and ears all over Tang Shen city. They watch everyone's move and looked closely for when a good seedling appeared in the city. Zhao Li Xin knew his arrival had also been noticed by them but a wealthy merchant did not arouse much suspicion. No one had yet to bother them as they had not done anything worth their time. 

"Your disguise is great but we must turn you back to a young man," Lory who sat opposite Zhao Li Xin tilted her head and tapped her chin with her index finger. "We need to make you look younger than your original look, perhaps around twenty."

"They will only accept someone around that age if the person has a good cultivation level... Someone who has at least reached the Master Level," Zhao Li Xin agreed. It was hard for cultivators to raise their level once they got older. It was something that happened to normal people but Zhao Li Xin was the exception to this rule.

"Do you have an amulet that hides your cultivation level?" 

"Yes," Zhao Li Xin showed her the green jade pendant wrapped around his wrist. The pendant was small and didn't look conspicuous at all.

"Then the only problem is the disguise, right?" Lory stared deeply at Zhao Li Xin's face as she contemplated. Lory remembered what the people in her new world preferences. They not only liked talented people, but they also liked good-looking ones. It was a sad reality but she had also seen it in her world. Good looking people had more advantages compared to ugly or ordinary people.

But Lory also knew she couldn't make her husband too handsome as it would make the other disciples jealous and deter their infiltration. She needed to make him handsome but not enough to make others droll the way they did when they looked at his real face.

Lory grabbed Zhao Li Xin's hand and made a small circle on his wrist while she chanted in a language that sounded weird to Zhao Li Xin. A small purple circle appeared on his wrist once she was done. Lory closed her eyes as wind burst out of nowhere and engulfed Zhao Li Xin in purple light. Zhao Li Xin was startled but sat still as he trusted Lory would not harm him.

The light and the whirlwind around them disappear after a few seconds. Lory opened her eyes and stared at Zhao Li Xin with a big grin. She felt a touch a guilty as she had ruined God's best creation. Zhao Li Xin's brows knitted at Lory's stare. He could tell she was holding back her laughter by biting her trembling lips.

"Is something wrong?" He touched his face with confusion.

"It's very wrong…" Lory took a mirror and showed him his reflection. She didn't know whether she should be happy the spell worked or be saddened by the result.

Zhao Li Xin was stunned to see the reflection in the mirror. The man in the mirror looked like him but the eyes, eyebrows, and forehead were different. Lory had made slight changes but he couldn't recognize his own face. The effect was very magical to him. He widened his eyes, "Is this me?"

"The shapeshifter spell can't change you too much. It can't change your gender or your body proportion too much. Plastic surgery is a much better option compared to the shapeshifter spell. This is why not many people use this spell in my world unless it is for fun," Lory shrugged. 

The body of the real Luo Ri Yi had the same proportion as Lory. Lory was able to mimic Luo Ri Yi's appearance easily when she chose to change her look. The only difference between them was Lory's body was curvier compared to the real Luo Ri Yi's body. The shapeshifter spell helped alter her body slightly to fit the Luo Ri Yi's mode. Lory also used clothing to her advantage as the multiple robes helped create the illusion her body was shaped like a bamboo stick. Changing her skin tone, eyes, and lips were simpler to do when using the spell. The only advantage of the shapeshifter spell was the fact that it wasn't washable like makeup. 

"I can't believe I made your face look uglier… It feels like a great sin to me," Lory sighed heavily.

"It's fine… I hope it doesn't lessen your feelings for me," He joked.

"Of course not, idiot!" Lory rolled her eyes as she returned the mirror to its original position. She plopped herself on the chair opposite Zhao Li Xin and stared at her creation with regret. "But I like your real face…"

"I like your real face too…" Zhao Li Xin smiled warmly. Although his new smile was not as dazzling as it used to be, Lory's heart still raced when he looked at her.

"Oh, I forgot!" Lory grabbed Zhao Li Xin's hand "The spell only works for twelve hours. I mean it will disappear at midnight…"

Lory suddenly stopped talking. The words felt familiar… It was like the Cinderella story. She wondered if she was the fairy godmother. 

"Is this why you insisted on coming along?" Zhao Li Xin muttered.

"Yes, as it will be easier for me to activate the spell when needed. I will only need to touch your wrist," Lory showed Zhao Li Xin the faint mark on his wrist. She explained, "The mark is visible and the terms of the spell are short because you are not a Gifted person. You must always pay attention to the mark!"

"You don't have the mark?" Zhao Li Xin checked Lory's wrist but didn't see anything.

"No, it's only visible if I change my appearance slightly." 

Zhao Li Xin nodded. He had started to grasp Lory's power and how it worked. The shifter spell was very useful when you need to infiltrated places like the Sacred Mountain Peak society. If people had such power there would be no limit to what they could do. They could go anywhere without the need of an amulet or talisman. It would be also hard to detect such power. No one would be safe if the power was to exist in this world. Lory failed to notice the dreadful part of her power to this world because she never thought to harm the innocent with her power.

Their talk was interrupted when someone knocked on their door.

"Come in," Zhao Li Xin said in a lazy voice.

"Milord, something has happened in the town square. The Sacred... WHO ARE YOU?" Mong Yi quickly raised his sword as he looked at the new face in shock.

"This is Zhao Li Xin," Lory quickly explained before Mong Yi could attack Zhao Li Xin. She didn't worry about Zhao Li Xin being hurt as she felt Mong Yi would be the one who got hurt instead. 

"What? Milord?" Mong Yi froze as his eyes bulged out, unlike skin mask his Lord disguised is very natural.

"Yes, I have used my powers to change his face," Lory carefully explained as reminded him. "You remember how I transformed into my original look last time?"

Mong Yi could not forget the day as it was the most magical day in his life. "Oh, yes!" 

Zhao Li Xin ignored Mong Yi's shocked look. He reminded Mong Yi about his report, "What news?"

The familiar cold voice convinced Mong Yi further. The voice could only belong to his real lord as no one had a much colder voice than his lord. Mong Yi composed himself and continued his report, "The Sacred Mountain Peak members come to pick a noble clan's son as their disciple!"

"They are here? What a coincidence!" Lory clapped her hands with excitement.

"Indeed..." Zhao Li Xin smirked. He initially thought he needed to create havoc to attract the Sacred Mountain Peak society's attention but they chose to come by themselves. Zhao Li Xin rose from his seat with a lazy expression. No one could see his excitement, "We should go there and take a look."

"Let me guess, you will change their minds," Lory giggled beside him.

Zhao Li Xin gave a devilishly sneer. The Sacred Mountain Peak owed him a lot. They had tried to kill his princess multiple times which was more than enough reason for him to destroy them. He would have led his people to destroy the Sacred Mountain Peak like he did the Lu clan a long time ago but had only held back as they needed the records of the Crimson Lightning sword. He knew he had to be patient but he secretly counted the days to their destruction. Their end was coming soon and it would be worse than the Lu Clan.

"Milord, the sacred Moun…WHO ARE YOU?" Mong Ki had entered the room as they were speaking. He raised his sword and headed towards Zhao Li Xin when he saw the new face.

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Lory let out a long sigh.