The Empress Wants To Court A Woman

2 | Ancient Seals Are The Worst

Yao Yumi hated needles, so you can imagine her reaction when her doctor suddenly struck a syringe in her shoulder.

"WHAT THE HELL." Yao Yumi tried to pry her arm away but Xiao Yi held her arm nice and firm.

Xiao Yi, "if you move while it's in your arm it's gonna hurt a lot worse." He sounded very calm as he spoke.

Yao Yumi stayed as still as a rock after hearing those words.

The needle in her arm filled to the top with her bright red blood. "I'll run some tests on your blood first, then I'll take to your spirit veins. I'll likely find a result after which."

Xiao Yi's cold eyes bore into Yao Yumi's soul. "Okay..." she hesitantly replied.

Xiao Yi carefully placed the needle on the side and turned back towards Yao Yumi, who sat on the uncomfortable "hospital" bed in the corner.

"To do a secure examination I'll need to check around your heart, which requires you to pull your robe down a little. If you feel uncomfortable I'll bring in my female disciple instead." He was very polite as he spoke.

Yao Yumi thought for a moment and decided she'd be more comfortable with a female cultivator. "I'd like your disciple to examine me, thank you." She bowed slightly.

"I'll bring her in." Xiao Yi exited the room to collect his disciple.

While alone in the room, Yao Yumi's eyes couldn't help but wander. She glanced to the bedside table and looked into the antique-looking wooden mirror.

Her black hair cascaded elegantly down her shoulders and stopped just a little ways below the waist. She was too poor to afford any kind of hair pin, so her hair flowed freely.

Yao Yumi sighed as she tugged a strand of hair. "I wish I could cut it..." she murmured. She would cut her hair  short if it wasn't such a frowned upon act. She once brought up the idea to her fathers and they reprimanded her at once.

Sighing again, she averted her eyes to something other than the mirror. Yao Yumi carelessly eyed every little detail of the room and memorized every little thing instinctively.

She's always had really good memory. She can memorize anything she looks at in a seconds notice.

Yao Yumi was brought out of her trance by the sound of the door opening. A young girl, around the same age as Yao Yumi, entered with a smile.

"Hello, I'm Lien Mei." The girl spoke in a soft voice. Yao Yumi imbedded the girl's appearance into her mind.

Lien Mei had beautiful brown hair pulled up into a ponytail by a white ribbon. She had long, flattering eyelashes and innocent, sparkling brown eyes.

Her pink tinted lips curled into a permanent, gentle smile.

"Nice to meet you, Yao Yumi." Yao Yumi replied with a small smile.

Lien Mei, "Mn, I'll be doing a full body examination—"

Yao Yumi, "full body? I thought it was just my chest?"

"Ah, it's full body..." She spoke hesitantly.

Yao Yumi shrugged.

"Would you please." Lien Mei motioned randomly.

Luckily, Yao Yumi got the message and removed her belt, before stripping to her inner clothing.

"...one more layer." Lien Mei awkwardly smiled.

Yao Yumi hesitantly removed the last piece of clothing before her undergarments.

Lien Mei walked up to Yao Yumi and made a hand seal. She then hovered her hand above Yao Yumi's heart and closed her eyes.