Your heart was beating with excitement as you and your mentor entered the inner palace, located in the capital of the Lixin Empire. The gardens surrounding the imperial building were truly breathtaking, just like the rumors suggested.

Despite your master being a renowned alchemist, it still came as a tremendous surprise when he was invited to work in the royal palace and was even allowed to take you, your apprentice with him.

Emperor Yu Huang, as the gossip suggested, had an interest in magic and alchemy. Which was not that surprising given his unique nature. Although not a lot of people had the opportunity to see him personally, those who did claimed that the majestically looking man was actually a dragon. These mythical creatures were extinct, making his Imperial Majesty the last surviving one, given that dragons could only become mates with other dragons.

But you knew a certain fact about yourself that changed the narrative. After all, you were a dragon as well. Albeit you had no desire to let humanity know about that and bring yourself unwanted trouble, your mentor being the only soul aware of the fact, since he was the one who found and hatched your egg using alchemy.

As such, you were now walking through the palace hallways with your master to the chambers appointed for you both to live and work in, with a long hooded cloak, which hid your horns, pointy ears and the tail. Traits which dragons could not hide even in human form.

As you were passing by one of the many inner gardens, you saw a tall figure near the pond. An ethereally beautiful man, with long silky black hair that cascaded down his shoulders, pale skin and bright golden eyes, surrounded by long eyelashes. The black hanfu decorated with golden embroidery and golden jewelry accentuated his beauty.

But what instantly caught your eye - a pair of golden horns, pointy ears and a golden tail. A dragon. More specifically, this was his Imperial Majesty himself, Yu Huang.

Your mentor called for you not to trail behind and hurry.