Dance Of The Dragons
Chapter 381 : Caring For The Supreme General (2)

Chapter 381: Chapter 381 : Caring For The Supreme General (2)

In order to let Zhang Fengxi recuperate well, Qiao Wei asked the town protectorate to extend their stay at the little house.

Once he went back home, he wrote a letter to his shizun to inform him about the series of events that took place during the Hungry Ghost Festival.

When he came out of his bed chamber, he saw that Zhang Fengxi was already up. To his greatest dismay, the supreme general was busy washing up the dishes in the kitchen.

"That... Sir Zhang, please do not wash the dishes! Let me do that!"

"It won’t do," Zhang Fengxi said. Besides, he had just finished. The cleaned bowls and chopsticks were lined up on the wooden rack for drying.

"You already cooked and took care of us the entire night. You should not have to wash up."

"I didn’t do much. After what you have done for me, it is just natural that I repay my debt."

"Just how many debts do you think you have?" Zhang Fengxi snorted. "I hope that you don’t treat everyone the same way. People are more than happy to shamelessly take advantage of you."

Qiao Wei lowered his gaze to the ground.

"I am sure that you are not one of those people," he said quietly.

"Oh?"

Zhang Fengxi watched Qiao Wei with growing amusement. "And why not?"

"Because..."

Qiao Wei was dying to tell Zhang Fengxi that he had known Zhang Fengxi for several lifetimes already. Their brief encounters might be short and meaningless to the other man, but they meant a lot to Qiao Wei.

Then again, he couldn’t just say that out loud, could he?

Zhang Fengxi might think that he suffered from a mental illness.

"You know that I am not a human being, don’t you?" Zhang Fengxi followed up with another question.

Normal human beings, no matter what path they cultivated, did not usually command flying tigers. Also, they did not sire children with unique features such as horns, fluffy ears, and tails.

Not to mention the extraordinary strength he displayed at Dong Village. The spider demoness had nothing to offer against Zhang Fengxi’s raw power and destructive fire. If he had wanted to, he could easily demolish the entire village along with the spider demoness, leaving nothing behind.

The practical ease, with which Zhang Fengxi regulated his attacks left Qiao Wei with both burning admiration and numbing trepidation. Indeed, there was only a thin line between preservation and annihilation.

"I do," Qiao Wei raised his gaze and met Zhang Fengxi’s eyes bravely.

Zhang Fengxi shot the mortal before him a shifty smile. "Are you not afraid of me?"

Afraid?

By right, Qiao Wei should be afraid of Zhang Fengxi.

But he was not.

Because this man was Zhang Fengxi.

"No. I trust that you are not a bad person."

Zhang Fengxi let out a sigh.

"Do you usually trust strangers blindly like that? If I were you, I would be more wary."

Qiao Wei broke into a weak smile.

"I don’t want to be presumptuous, Sir Zhang, but we have met and helped each other a few times by now. Is it wrong of me to see you as a friend?"

A friend?

Zhang Fengxi stared at Qiao Wei.

This man, with his gentle nature and fragile disposition, was just a human being.

An insignificant life that could easily be snuffed out at a powerful creature’s whim.

On the other side, he was a good person with a noble character.

Every time Zhang Fengxi came across Qiao Wei, he found the man in the middle of helping or saving others.

The Longjing Palace was known for its righteous stance and teaching. Had Qiao Wei been born as part of the tiger clan in the Heavenly Realm, Zhang Zhiyuan most likely would grant him an important position within the Longjing Palace.

Granted, he was the kind of person who Zhang Fengxi would want as a friend.

"Friend, it is," Zhang Fengxi said with a smile. "At home, you depend on parents, outside you rely on friends. It is good to meet a new, reliable friend."

Relief washed over Qiao Wei when he heard Zhang Fengxi’s words.

"The honor is completely mine. Whenever you need my help, please come to Wushan Temple Sect at the peak of Mount Wu."

"En. Unfortunately, I don’t have a place to call home in this realm. Either fate dictates our next meeting, or I shall come to visit you in Mount Wu."

"I see. So Sir Zhang is a wanderer. No wonder..."

The last two words were spoken in a low voice, but Zhang Fengxi still heard him loud and clear.

"No wonder, what?"

Flushing from embarrassment, Qiao Wei stammered, "No, it was just... Sir Zhang, I am being completely unreasonable."

Zhang Fengxi laughed.

"Unreasonable, how? Speak clearly, I am not good with riddles. Besides, you call me your friend but you keep calling me ’Sir Zhang’ here and ’Sir Zhang’ there. I am Zhang Fengxi, no need to use honorifics when addressing me."

"Z-Zhang Fengxi."

His full name sure was a mouthful.

"Good," Zhang Fengxi praised him with a broad grin. "And now speak about the unreasonable thing you just talked about."

"I... Uh..."

Qiao Wei’s eyes darted around in search of an escape route. Unfortunately, there was none. There was only a water kettle at the counter, a stumm witness of their conversation.

"How about I make us some tea first?" Qiao Wei offered. "We should not talk while standing around."

If he was lucky, Zhang Fengxi’s curiosity might have evaporated by the time he arrived with a tray of teacups.

"Sure," Zhang Fengxi shrugged. "For the record, I don’t have the intention to let you off the hook."

Qiao Wei’s heart lurched to the bottom of his stomach.

Zhang Fengxi left to sit in the living room, and Qiao Wei screamed in his head as he gripped the ends of the counter.

Why, why, why must he run off his mouth like that?

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Author’s note :

Mini theater!

Zhang Fengxi, a rising star in the entertainment industry, recently won an award as the Best Actor of the Year 2023.

Zhang Fengxi : *with a deep sigh* I am so popular whenever I go. If they want a signature, they only need to ask.

Xie Jianyu, his wife, the CEO of a production company who granted him his first contract. He was also a mother of two adorable twin boys.

Xie Jianyu : Uh huh. So you have been going around giving your signatures to all those who want them, hm?

Zhang Fengxi : No, mighty wife! What I meant is that they only need to ask so I can turn them down politely!

Xie Jianyu : *clicks with tongue* You disloyal bastard.

Zhang Mingrui : Daddy, what is "disloyal"?

Xie Junjie : Mommy, what is "bastard"?