This is some Upgrade...

Since Zack defeated him, he saw the Goddess.

She smiled at him as he reached out to her.

Next thing he knew, he's in the body of a little toddler cared for by a beautiful doting mother in fancy clothes, but suddenly, she's startled!

'Oh my goodness!'

'Milady, what's...oh my! Yue'er's eyes are glowing blue!' the other maids came for a look-see.

'Oh wow!'

Oh wow, indeed. He had been reincarnated into a noble family, has a beautiful mother, and can understand what they're saying!

'Beiyue...she was a normal baby seconds ago and suddenly she's reached arcane cultivation levels?!' his mother gasped out in astonishment. 'How did she survive Ki Toxication in such an instant?'

...what the hell is arcane cultivation? Ki Toxication?

'At least it's a boon.' said one maid. 'Keep this a secret, especially from that traitorous skank Xuelin!' one of the maids growled. 'Yue'er bested that slut's brat Yun with no effort at all! She's might do something to Yue'er!'

'Jiahe, I know what Xuelin has done, but no foul language around Beiyue, OK?' his young mother sighed. How old was she when she married? His new mom is YOUNG!

And these people look...wutainese, but insanely more beautiful and their clothes much fancier and more fluttery.

It was when she was four years old when she restrained her powers drastically to her mother and maids' amazement and eyes stopped glowing. Because she will meet her older siblings for the first time.

'Siblings?' Beiyue asked her mother.

'Yes, though they're from your father's other wives.' said his errr HER new mother. 'Because they have same father but different mothers, you are all half-siblings.'

'Oh...'

Beiyue learned the dynamics soon enough.

Her father, Xiao Yuancheng has four wives. Her mother being legal wife, and three more Concubines. She and her mother are Princesses, descendants of the Royal Family so Yuancheng was Prince Consort.

Jiahe, his mom's childhood maid would tell him to avoid Concubine Xue. She was once a girl rescued by her mother from poverty yet betrayed her by sleeping with her husband, and became his concubine when she got pregnant with Xiao Yun, and a shameless social climber. She wished his mom, Princess Royal never rescued the shameless wench if only time can be turned back! She gave birth to second miss Yun first and a year after, her son second young master Zhonglei.

Concubine Qin was the youngest daughter of the Counselor-in-Chief of the Royal Court. She supposedly seduced Prince Consort in a Palace Banquet a year after marrying her mom and the idiot can't keep it in his pants. Out of anger, disgust and outrage, two Empress Dowagers and his Emperor Uncle, as well as the woman's father shamed the pair in front of everybody, with Counselor-in-Chief Qi disowning his disgraceful daughter on the spot for bringing shame to the family and Concubines are no longer allowed in Palace Events since! Out of kindness, Princess Royal had her husband take her in. She was the second woman to birth Yuancheng a child. The eldest son Zhongqi and months after Beiyue was born, Rou, the fourth miss.

That was because their marriage was purely business, a decision made by her mother and never loved the man anyway, but alas, she is a dutiful daughter who must perform. So she was perfectly fine with him sleeping around! But she also never let him touch her for his infidelity until she had to be born as demanded. She can understand her mom's caution for STDs...

Concubine Fang was Yuancheng's first Concubine. She was already there with one infant daughter when Yuancheng married Princess Royal. She was a virtuous and thoughtful woman whose origins was that of a maid as well so she knew her place despite what's going on, as long as her daughter first miss Ling would not be neglected. She took pride in what she was and never brought shame upon herself. If only Ling was like her mother though...

Beiyue read the personalities of everyone.

Genesis Rhapsodos in her groaned. "I think I prefer my uncaring first parents to THIS..." his new mother was in a freaking harem household and it's legal for husbands to have many wives as long as he can support them and their children.

He also has a low opinion of this...situation.

Fang's OK. No complaints. Problem was his oldest sister Ling who was a good eight years older. She has no social grace whatsoever, running her mouth without control and saying what's on her mind. She was trouble in social galas that on her first debut at age 12...let's just say Yuancheng never allowed Ling out of the house ever again. Even worse when she has no talent in martial arts, capable of only the basics. She would have gone to Imperial College side of Lingyang School but at risk of offending other clan scions and earning House Xiao a ton of enemies? Only his mom was untouchable then as her reputation was spotless, theirs isn't!

For one who was publicly shamed as a slut in court, Concubine Qin was haughty, arrogant and despotic. She can boss around Xue and Fang as she was first to birth a son, but not even she can enjoy such power on Princess Royal who was the strongest in the household, being a War Hero who single-handedly wiped out a vast army once. Her son Zhongqi was 10 who enjoyed status a clan heir gets, being eldest son. He was under strict training but possessed haughty arrogance and pride. His little sister Rou who was a few months younger than her has yet to develop a personality but Beiyue was sure it'd be just as foul as the tree that bore her. Shame, she was cute.

Xuelin, now Concubine Xue...reminded him of a viper Jiahe likened her to be. The most dangerous type of women are women who smiles in public, while planning how she can pull you down. Yun is three years older than her and because of her Summoner Potential, she was spoiled rotten because supposedly Summoners have brighter futures than Warriors. Zhonglei, her younger brother by a year was the exact opposite. Xue focused on Yun so much, that she forgot he existed, thus his mom looked after the neglected kid on the sly. He was far happier keeping this secret, while upset his mother neglected him and likes his royal stepmother and stepsister more.

Then again, all wives compete for their husband's attention through their children.

Children are also rivals of each other.

Yuancheng keeps an eye on all his kids. Though for some reason, when he thinks nobody is looking, he looks at both him and his mother coldly while treating everyone else fine. Did something happen to warrant this? But nonetheless, he's no stranger to cold parents anyway. Those two he killed without remorse is telling enough.

For now, as a little four-years-old child, his, errr HER education begun as a Princess. So he errr SHE said,

'Mother, I'll learn how to rule since we're royalty right?' she asked her mother.

'Well, I admit I govern two provinces, one of which on your behalf as Qinghe is yours, Miyang is mine, but you're too young for that right now.'

'And Zhongqi's learning how to be family head and he's not too young for that.' Beiyue deadpanned with a flat look on her face with an armfold. 'Come on mother.' her mother chuckled at that. 'Teach me how to rule at least one province!'

'Alright dear, but worry about literacy and arithmetic first, alright?'

'Yes mother! Let's get this underway!'

Her lessons were Literacy, Etiquette, Arithmetic, Social Graces, Music(the flute), Art, Poetry, Law, Martial Arts basics...

Martial Arts Basics...

'Yue'er, normally, a child starts cultivating Ki into their dantian. But somehow, suddenly you gained massive amounts of Ki when normally, practitioners consume spirit herbs and pills in order to cultivate, but you bypassed that altogether somehow...we'll have to keep this secret so restrain yourself somehow to make things believable, alright? When you awakened your powers at age two-and-half, you are extremely powerful, more than 9-stars' worth of strength!'

'How believable do I have to be?' Beiyue asked, perplexed. Apparently, her massive mako reserves came with her upon being cleansed and reincarnated by the goddess.

'This level as it's expected of children who just started.' Princess Royal flared her strength for a bit, before lowering herself sooo low it reminded her of his days as a mere Cadet! 'So when you present at your fifth birthday, hold back, OK? We must keep your true powers secret! I'll tell you when to increase. But you'll still consume precious herbs and spirit pills. In this world, only the strong are respected and somewhere out there, there are those always stronger than us.'

'Yes mother.' oho? This may be perhaps to avoid stepping on delicate sensibilities...?

And so, by next year...

'Alright, let's test Beiyue and Rou's potential.' said Senior Master Qiyuan as the whole family watched as Beiyue and Rou were the last to present themselves.

They were made to hold Element-Testing Stone Tablets.

'Now, pour your ki into the tablets.' said Qiyuan. 'If you have an element, you have the potential to be a Summoner. The stars indicate how strong the element is with 9 being the strongest. But if no element, the tablet will glow gray. Begin!'

The two five year olds poured their ki into the tablets. Qiyuan, Yuancheng and Princess Royal noted how easy Beiyue made it look when normally, five year olds struggle doing it. The other siblings were just-as-stunned.

"She made it effortless! How?!"

Soon, Beiyue's tablet showed a reaction. It glowed red and green, with all nine stars on it.

'Ohhhh! A powerful fire and wind element!' Senior Master gasped out, wide-eyed. 'Congratulations Beiyue, you can be a Summoner!'

The other Summoner was Xiao Yun who looked disgruntled. She only showed three stars in both wind and water elements yet someone younger has all nine stars on TWO elements?! Her mother Concubine Xue may have a poker face, but Beiyue knew she's plotting already.

"In your dreams, wench."

Too bad for Rou, she was like majority of their siblings who have no element thus can only be Warriors. Sure there's potential in being Enchanter and Pharmacist but those two are highway robbery in training expense! Raising a Summoner was hard enough as it is, according to her mother.

Because her mother was a Master Summoner, her education was left to her as Xiao Yun needed Senior Master's tutelage still and he cannot divide time in both beginner and advanced classes. Only confusion will ensue.

Sooo yes, combat aside, summoning magic now too but the rules are different...

'Aunt Jiahe, tell the other maids never to allow an outsider in unless it's brother Zhonglei.' Beiyue told Jiahe who may as well be Head Maid of her mother's residence. 'I don't like the way Xue looked at me earlier!' Jiahe quickly left the room as if there's one thing the maids hated, it was Xue.

They were all girls from the royal palace, and loyal to Princess Royal because she treated them so well. So when she took in an outsider that betrayed her, the maids never forgave Xue. And due to their little lady's presentation outshining Xue, they have to protect their miss!

Genesis enjoyed this new lifestyle very much! Thus she conspired with her maids when her mother went to the palace to get needed things.

Beiyue studied real hard in all her lessons and sometimes, they go to Prince Liangyi's house, aptly called Hostage Mansion for training together and her mom also mothers the guy. He was three years older than her and a Hostage Prince from Beiyao, it's ninth prince. He was the family unfavorite for some reason as his mother would say he was a very gentle person. And growing up unwanted...well, Genesis knows psychology. So her mother mothered him when he was brought to Nanyi and mothered him for three years since she was a toddler and ongoing. So they grew up together too. Studying and Training together, and became friends.

She also taught him the poem Loveless and what she believes about it. After all, she had been a leading authority in deciphering and understanding it.

Sometimes, they go to the Royal Palace as the Emperor must occasionally check on political hostages.

She didn't care for late dinners as long as subjects aside, she also learns how to rule and manage a fiefdom. She was THAT ambitious.

In her second year at age six, her mother brought home a girl called Dongling, a girl two years older than her. She is to her who Jiahe is for her mother, and Jiahe is responsible for her education. So until then, no real interactions...

Beiyue whose intellect was that of an adult man, learns quickly, and passes her yearly public exams with no trouble. She was also said to be prudent and thoughtful, but also wants that she has the freedom to choose her destiny, her fate. So when talks about engagements came, everyone said their piece...and Beiyue is the last to be asked.

'Beiyue, what kind of man do you wish to marry one day?' the Emperor who was very fond of her asked her as they were in the royal palace with the royal family in a royal dinner. That meant Emperor, Empress and the Dowager, the Concubines who gave the Emperor children, and her father. 'You're old enough to be engaged.' he said when she just turned eight. By this time, she was a 'four-star' Summoner with a 5th rank black flame dragon under her command. She was a famous genius to grace Nanyi Country alongside her cousin Prince Zhangye.

'A fiancee huh? My standards are high in regards to character, royal uncle. I could care less about background as long as they pass my character checks.' said Beiyue with a raised eyebrow. 'To that end, I don't believe in the garbage called perfect engagement.' she drew out three words in a derisive, mocking drawled-out sneers with a matching look on her face. 'After all, people put up a nice pretty face in public, until they get what they want and by then, their true colors will show.'

She earned incredulous looks at that.

'Beiyue!' her parents choked out at their daughter's choice words.

'Oho? Then what do you have in mind?' the Emperor asked with a knowing look on his face.

'A kind, gentle and caring man with an extremely high moral compass, virtue, honor and dignity while capable of humility and respecting others, and very open-minded and understanding. They are to be prudent and understands responsibility and even then, they should know what truly is important to them.'

'I will not even spare a glance at those who are haughty, arrogant, despotic, bigoted, holds a lot of prejudice, runs from responsibility, has a lot of vices, lazy and no motivation because of coasting on their laurels, nor hold anything truly important in favor of superficial, but foolish things...oh, and chasing me for courting because I'm a princess, wanting me to have royal connections for greedy goals. Those are my standards, royal uncle.' said Beiyue, sipping her tea. 'Any man who passes my positive standards, will gladly have me, social status be damned if they prove themselves to me. So I'll do my husband hunting if the noble sons disappointed me.'

'Whoa, that's a lot of standards!' her cousin, Yingye exclaimed. Beiyue raised an eyebrow.

'We are princesses Yingye. Our standards should be that high since it's US who gets bestowed for cheap business deals.' Beiyue drawled with a smile that never reached her eyes. 'Standard practice in most families these days.'

'Don't worry Yingye, Beiyue, father is not that kind of parent!' the Emperor sputtered out at his daughter first, then to Beiyue in that order. 'I will let you choose your husbands as long as I am Emperor!' he promised them.

'Yay!' Yingye cheered as Beiyue smiled at her uncle.

'At least we get a nice ending.' Beiyue chuckled. 'Any bright ideas trying to pawn me off, it will NOT end well and you wouldn't want a flame-element angry.' she smiled darkly, a smile that promised a painful death.

However, Beiyue's choice words held a heavy weight over the royal family adults, and eldest princes.

She was clearly insinuating something as she knows full well what she talked about. Even the maids were shaken where they stood.

This child...is no ordinary eight year old.

There was something about her that was scary.

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Qinghe Province...

Princess Royal took her all over Qinghe on her wish, so Qinghe would know who their landlord is, and Beiyue held herself like a benevolent ruler, even dressing herself as a man when checking on farms and other production areas, and giving her ideas in order to increase production.

'My lady...princess really studied farming...she's even willing to step on muddy rice paddies!' Dongling, was stunned. Shocked. 'She must be the only royal willing to do that, nevermind a noble!'

'Beiyue is highly ambitious with high standards...even if it meant stepping on mud to reach her goals, she really will do it.' said Princess Royal with a sheepish smile.

Researching farming techniques aside, she also created revolutionary things for farming...and reformed Temple Schools for commoners and how should people eat, as most of 'her people' are 'So damn skinny, what the hell do they eat?!'

For Genesis Rhapsodos who grew up with cold, emotionally-neglectful parents, he tends to go out into the fields, brimming with curiosity about many things. What other families are like, and their farming livelihood, what was it like?

It was how he met and became best friends with Angeal Hewley. Together, they studied how farming was done.

Genesis was then fascinated that the food on their table...takes so long to grow, even in Banora's fertile lands. Yet they take it all for granted. He had been humbled by that experience. At a young age.

Qinghe was said to be a fertile land bestowed to her upon birth, making her richer than Zhangye since it annually earns 200 million gold. Not even a marquee earns that much.

But farming techniques?

Appalling!

Fertility was what keeps that 200 million! But they cannot coast on fertility forever damnit!

So yes, overhauling her land, was a MUST. She even insisted, 'Mother, overhaul your land too. These standards are worse than appalling! Who the hell taught these people how to farm?!'

Some vegetables take various times in growing. The shortest was a month with extra few days. These tend to be the cheapest food in the market, along with eggs.

She studied all the vegetables at home, using magic to determine nutritional values, something these people would not understand...and held lectures to all wives and servant girls in villages, towns and cities of Qinghe, emphasizing the value of Balanced Diet and how it affects growth.

And so...

Working hard, got Beiyue unprepared for what's coming in Winter.

'Dear, can we talk for a bit?' Princess Royal approached her daughter who was in her room, researching and studying.

'Sure mother, what is it?'

'...you're not Beiyue...are you?'

"Awww shit..."