A princess from the Cold Palace Novel – Abandoned Child A chilling darkness covered the land as the skies showed a foreboding feeling of an incoming heavy rain. Within a thick and lush forest darted a small figure on all fours while chasing after a fast-running long creature with six legs. The six-legged creature seemed fast and quick, however, the small figure in all fours was far more nimble and agile. The small figure looks like a human infant of 3 years of age and her body is covered with torn fabric which can be considered as simple makeshift clothing.
On the mouth of the little girl is a dagger made of sharpened stone and a handle of a tied-up bamboo. The eyes of the little girl have a fierce glint on them while she chases after her prey which is frantically fleeing away. This little girl is Gu Li An. She has been waiting for this creature for almost half a day. This six-legged creature has the appearance of a snake, but it has six legs on its sides. The legs made it move quicker and more agile. The legs also provide support for it in swallowing its prey.
In fact, the first prey was supposed to be the little girl who roamed the forest, seeming lost and looking innocent. It thought that it could devour a young flesh juicy human. But to its dismay and horror, the little girl is actually acting like a pig but in reality a tiger. At the onset of the first clash between them, the creature immediately got several slash wounds on its long body making it wince in pain. Without hesitation, it quickly escaped the predator before it. But how could Gu Li An let it escape? As the two run through the forest, one chasing, one escaping, they soon arrive near a small creek.
The creature, which is commonly known as Manacab, stopped near the creak with fear clearly written in its eyes. Manacabs are snake-like creatures with six legs. They are non-poisonous creatures and live atop trees. They mostly prey on small creatures and eggs of other animals in the forest. They are nocturnal animals but this particular animal woke up because of the smell it picks up while it is resting on its den atop a large tree. The smell that caught its senses was so strong and enticing that it woke up and quickly located its prey.
With a watering mouth, it silently tried to approach the little human girl. But now it realized that it was all a trap done by the devious human. When it was young, its mother once told it that it should not approach humans no matter what. Its mother told it that those humans are despicable creatures that use all means to catch them. While listening to its mother, it was filled with fear. But as it grew up and began feasting on the bounty of the forest, it grew more smug and fearless. It now did not put to mind the warning of its mother. It thought, “You are wrong, mother.
I am the king of this place, how could a lowly human defeat this mighty king? I am feared by most of the animals here!” However, now that it has encountered a human, it has realized the truth of its mother’s words. As it looked at the little girl approaching slowly towards it, the manacab could not help but whimper in her mind crying, “Mommy!” However, no matter how much it wanted to struggle, it knew that the end was near. Water is one of the manacab’s weaknesses. Though it has a long slender body and six long legs to help it, it did not know how to swim.
In fact, those long legs become a hindrance when it comes to water. The long legs which are used for running and gripping become a burden when it’s in water. However, at this time, the manacab feared the little girl more than drowning. So it suddenly decided to bite the bullet and jump to the creak. When Li An saw this, her eyes glowed in fierceness. “How dare you escape?!” she cried in her mind. Without hesitation, she grabs the dagger from her mouth and quickly throws it to the jumping creature while it is still in midair. Swoosh! Tswak! The dagger accurately hits the head of the manacab which kills the creature instantly. As Li An picked up the c