All the clothes Princess Mei Ling wears will melt into water, forcing her to live naked.

A divine light showered down upon her, blinding yet magnificent. Shaman Wu's threads miraculously weave words in the air.

Princess Mei Ling's heart beat fast and she was extremely happy when she read the words:

• "The one you seek is Prince Zinxi of Zhao, a vassal state of Zhou. A young man with a noble heart and perfect virtue and talent".

Then she frowned and wondered: "But what is the curse that I must bear?".

The magical threads moved again and continued to weave the words:

• "All the fabrics of the world will not belong to Princess Mei Ling".

Princess Mei Ling was a bit vague:

• "I'm not someone who loves property, whether it's fabric or money. So the curse isn't too serious, right?".

Almost immediately, Princess Mei Ling suddenly felt an inexplicable chill envelop her. The air around her crackled with energy and her silk dress and all her gorgeous clothes, woven with gold thread and embroidered with intricate flowers, melted, splashing to the ground in a clear puddle that pooled around her feet.

Stunned and embarrassed, Mei Ling clasped her hands over her bare skin, her cheeks flushed with astonishment and shame.

-"No! Is this my curse? A life without clothes? I do not want to live in such shame!

Shaman Wu nodded seriously and said:

• "That's right princess. I warned you before that the curse is a very high price and now it has begun. You can never wear clothes again, because they will always melt into water when they touch your skin."

Mei Ling's face turned red with humiliation, wavering between despair and anger. She panicked and covered herself:

• "This cannot be! I can't stand it anymore! I can't live naked like this facing my people, exposed and ashamed! "

Mei Ling tears welling up, trembling as she stands up:

• "How can I bear this shame? My love for Prince Zinxi will be tarnished by his contempt for seeing me naked everywhere like a lecherous girl. Shaman, please, there must be a way—any way, please show me! Do I have to be naked for the rest of my life?"

The shaman Wu said with a sympathetic gaze:

• "There is a way… but it will not be easy. To break the curse, you must choose the longest walking path to Zhao country, which is to go alone through the two countries of Yan and Zhongshan—naked. With each step, you must endure the test of eyes and words."

Princess Mei Ling said in a trembling voice:

• "Naked? The test? You mean the mockery and harassment of the people of the three countries of Zhao, Yan, and Zhongshan on my nakedness. Must I really walk naked, alone, in the face of ridicule? I fear I shall perish from embarrassment!"

The Wu shaman nodded and replied:

• "That's right. Not only that, your princess must not reveal the secret of the curse to anyone. When you go to meet Prince Zinxi, you must make him fall in love with you before your eighteenth birthday. Then the curse will be broken."

Mei Ling said with tears in her eyes:

• "I cannot accept this! I am the princess of the Zhou emperor. I cannot bear the shame of having to walk naked through the three countries. Furthermore, when I am alone naked, no one will know that I am a princess anymore, I am completely **** to being **** or harmed by bandits along the way."

Shaman Wu spoke in a gentle voice to calm her panic:

• "Rest assured, the curse will make everyone recognize you as Princess Mei Ling. Moreover, only your clothes will disappear, but all the jade pendants, crowns, and royal jewelry that prove your status as a princess will remain intact. No one will dare to commit the crime of violating the body of the Zhou emperor's princess. Princess Mei Ling, Should you succeed, the memories of your nakedness will fade from the minds of those who witnessed it. Then the humiliation you endure along the way will be just like a dream."

Princess Mei Ling calmed down but still worriedly asked:

• "But what if I can't win his love before my 18th birthday? Or what if I accidentally reveal the curse?"

Shaman Wu explained wearily:

• "If so, you will have to live naked forever, a humiliating life of eternal ridicule and harassment of your nakedness."