Dance Of The Dragons
Chapter 162 : The Bird’s Judgment (5)

Chapter 162: Chapter 162 : The Bird’s Judgment (5)

"Hey, little one. Finally concerned about your master, hmm?"

The bird rubbed its head at Zhang Fengxi’s chest.

"Squeee..."

Zhang Fengxi pressed a gentle kiss against the bird’s head.

"Thank you for today. You worked hard, little one."

He also turned to smile at Xie Jianyu.

Xie Jianyu’s expression was complicated. He kept his gaze down, unsure what to say in this situation. Zhang Fengxi could not help but extend a hand to pat Xie Jianyu on the head.

"Thanks for the help, Xie Jianyu."

Xie Jianyu swatted Zhang Fengxi’s hand away with a glare.

"I never planned to help you," he said in an annoyed tone before he too took his leave.

Zhang Fengxi grinned as Xie Jianyu stomped away in fury.

For some reason, he was reminded of Jiang Muchen’s unpleasant words to him in his last life.

"Jianyu, he might be the strongest swordsman across the entire heavenly realm, but his health is not that good.

Giving birth to this child was a life-and-death gamble, and he took it anyway."

"He knew how heartbroken you were when Liu Wenyuan lost his child.

He wanted to give you this child, although he knew that you would never love this child the way you love Liu Wenyuan’s child."

Thinking back, Xie Jianyu had always been that way. He kept his pregnancy to himself and he gave birth secretly. He tried his best to compensate for others’ loss, although he was not responsible for said loss. And then when people wanted to thank him, he shrugged it off and said that he did not do anything worth mentioning.

The Crown Prince stood alone at the apex of the world, looking down at the world full of troubled people to help. He was unable to see the glass shards that were embedded into his back, slowly draining his life away...

"By the way..."

Xie Jianyu suddenly recalled something. He turned around and spoke to Zhang Fengxi.

"You should give the bird a name. Stop calling him ’the bird’ or ’little one’. It is too impersonal."

"Yes, Your Majesty! I shall keep your advice in mind!" Zhang Fengxi said while performing a salutation.

Xie Jianyu gave the alpha one last dirty look before he left for real.

Zhang Fengxi took his little bird back to Longjing Palace. For once, it behaved itself properly. Almost as if it just came back from a disciplinary camp.

Zhang Fengxi decided to poke fun at the poor animal.

"What did Xie Jianyu do to you, hm? Did he deny you food unless you stop crying like a maniac?"

"Squeeeee!!! Squeeeee!!!"

"I know, he must have told you to kneel on a bed of rice until you behave yourself."

"Squeeeee!!!! Squeeeeee!!!"

The bird started pecking at him mercilessly.

"Ouch! Ouch! Okay, okay! I will stop badmouthing Xie Jianyu! Sheeesh!!!"

Zhang Fengxi sucked on his aching fingers.

Why was his little bird so attached to Xie Jianyu anyway? That Zhou Guiying probably passed him a defective mermaid tears’ pearl!

Qingyuan Palace thus had the fortune to attend to Zhang Fengxi that day. The prince from Longjing Palace came bearing a load of complaints.

"Broken?"

Zhou Guiying gave Zhang Fengxi a funny look.

"Brother Fengxi, how can the bird be broken?"

"You told me that it is supposed to be my greatest ally, my most loyal companion. Guess what, it is Xie Jianyu’s bestest friend!"

"Oh?"

Zhou Guiying blinked at Zhang Fengxi in disbelief. "Do tell me more."

"What else is there to tell?"

Zhang Fengxi told Zhou Guiying about the bird’s hostile attitude toward him and also its clingy behavior toward Xie Jianyu.

"Today I teased it about Xie Jianyu, and it attacked me! Look! Look at all these peck marks!"

"Hmmm..."

Zhou Guiying pressed his lips into a thin line.

"Brother Fengxi, I am not sure about the best way to put this into words. Some alphas are just so dumb, I swear..."

Zhang Fengxi’s mouth dropped open.

"Did you just call me dumb?"

Zhou Guiying broke into laughter.

"Huh? Me? Noo, of course not!"

He put an arm around Zhang Fengxi’s shoulders in a brotherly manner.

"Now look, Brother Fengxi. Do you still remember what I said about the creatures that hatch from these pearls?"

"Yeah, most loyal companion, strongest ally..."

"No, no..."

Zhou Guiying clicked with his tongue and wagged a finger in front of Zhang Fengxi.

"I said, ’It will treat your friends with kindness, and your foes with enmity’. Do you remember?"

"Uh. Yes?"

Faintly.

That part was rather blurry.

"So what you are trying to say is that the bird treats Xie Jianyu well because Xie Jianyu is my good friend?"

Zhou Guiying’s smile morphed into a frozen grin.

"It is one step further ahead, my good brother. Come on."

"... What other step?"

Zhou Guiying took his arm off Zhang Fengxi’s shoulder and sighed. Shaking his head, he mumbled something with the word "virgins" under his breath.

"Never mind. Just be happy that your bird has another person to take care of it," he then said.

Gods knew that Zhang Fengxi, this dense blockhead, was not reliable.

"By the way, did it work? Have you resolved the misunderstanding with the other omega? Are you getting married to Liu Wenyuan soon?"

"I ended my relationship with Liu Wenyuan for good."

"....."

Zhou Guiying stared at Zhang Fengxi.

"Wait, wait... I thought that you needed the bird to prove your innocence before Liu Wenyuan!"

Zhang Fengxi was too lazy to explain.

"Anyway, that’s all. I will take the bird back home with me."

Zhou Guiying sent Zhang Fengxi off with a headshake.

"The bird here, the bird there. That poor bird."

"Guiying."

Zhou Guiying turned around and greeted his brother, the Qingyuan Palace Master Zhou Guizheng.

"Elder Brother."

"A notice has arrived from Golden Dragon Palace. Crown Prince Xie Jianyu has relinquished all his rights to inheritance. The next person to sit on the Dragon Throne shall be decided through a martial arts competition, just like at the very beginning."