Dance Of The Dragons
Chapter 438 : Off To The Desert (3)

Chapter 438: Chapter 438 : Off To The Desert (3)

The flames subsided, leaving behind the desiccated remains of the scorpions, their once-threatening forms now mere blackened husks that crunched underfoot like brittle leaves. In their place, several fireballs hovered enigmatically in the air, casting an eerie, dancing glow on the sand.

And then, an unknown figure materialized from the inky shadows, his form partially bathed in the flickering golden light of the fireballs

"GHOST!" Huang Taichen threw himself over Qiao Wei again. "GHOST!!!"

Zhang Fengxi stepped further into the light in his full military armor. He rolled with his eyes so hard that his eyes threatened to fall off their sockets.

With no remaining capacity to extend Huang Taichen any sort of courtesy, the Supreme General yanked Huang Taichen off Qiao Wei.

Huang Taichen let out a shriek when he was flung against the sandy ground.

Zhang Fengxi took Qiao Wei into his arms and leaned him against his chest.

"What are you doing??? That’s my shizun!"

"He was already my wife before he became your shizun," Zhang Fengxi replied with a snarl.

"....."

The revelation was rather astounding. If a lightning bolt struck Huang Taichen at that very moment, he might not even feel it.

His shizun was m-m-married??? And to another man???

"Jianbao? Jianbao!"

Zhang Fengxi tapped at Qiao Wei’s cheeks repeatedly, but the man remained limp and lifeless in his arms.

"Uh, Shizun was bit by a scorpion in the ankle," Huang Taichen told him hastily.

Zhang Fengxi quickly inspected Qiao Wei’s ankles.

His eyes narrowed as they fell upon the telltale mark on his right ankle. A single, angry welt, mottled with a purplish hue, marred the pale skin.

Without a moment of hesitation, Zhang Fengxi lifted Qiao Wei’s ankle to his lips.

He sucked the remaining venom out of Qiao Wei’s ankle and spat it out repeatedly until the black-tinged spittle gave way to a crimson flow of life.

"Thank heavens, Jianbao."

Zhang Fengxi ran his hand along Qiao Wei’s pale face.

Now that the crisis had passed, Zhang Fengxi focused his attention on the other figure, who hadn’t taken his eyes off them.

Zhang Fengxi looked Huang Taichen up and down, his gaze nothing short of suspicious.

"Who the hell are you, by the way? What is your name?"

Huang Taichen stared at Zhang Fengxi.

"They say the wicked forget their victims. Seems you fit the bill perfectly."

A cloud of understanding settled on Zhang Fengxi when he recalled the event Huang Taichen referred to.

"Oh," he said.

The Supreme General walked around Huang Taichen in circles, observing him from all directions.

"I didn’t recognize you after you decided to take a bath regularly and stop dressing yourself like a beggar."

Disgruntled, Huang Taichen pursed his lips.

"Who is a beggar? You were a bully!"

Zhang Fengxi snorted. "Bully, your head!"

"... Fengxi?"

Qiao Wei stirred awake, his eyelids flickering open with a slight groan.

"Jianbao!"

"Shizun! Heeeeeyyy...!!!"

Huang Taichen complained when Zhang Fengxi shoved him aside roughly.

To think that this young man did not refrain from touching his wife as he pleased! How utterly unacceptable!!!

"Fengxi, you are back... Mmmphhh..."

Hunger blazed in Zhang Fengxi’s kiss as he claimed Qiao Wei’s lips in a searing kiss, his one hand clamping Qiao Wei’s waist tightly, his other hand kneading the contour of Qiao Wei’s back.

"Baby, I am back," he whispered against Qiao Wei’s lips, his hot breath warm against the cold desert air.

Qiao Wei slipped a hand around Zhang Fengxi’s neck and gently squeezed the back of his neck.

"I am so happy to see you," he whispered back before reeling Zhang Fengxi closer for another kiss.

"Baby, you have been so disobedient," Zhang Fengxi said before licking Qiao Wei’s nose playfully. "Didn’t you remember your promise to me before I left?"

"Hmm? What promise?" Qiao Wei asked, his gaze fixed on Zhang Fengxi.

"So you really forgot. Bad, bad Baby. I really need to punish you for getting involved with Huang Taichen again."

As soon as Qiao Wei heard the name Huang Taichen, his eyes flew wide open in horror.

"Huang Taichen!" He cried out while shoving Zhang Fengxi away from him, his amorous mood evaporating into thin air within an instant.

Huang Taichen was sitting on the sandy ground some distance away from them, his reddened face suggested that he had been watching their passionate exchange with keen interest.

"... Yes, Shizun?" He asked, half in a daze.

Blood shot up Qiao Wei’s face when he recalled the way he behaved around Zhang Fengxi right now. How could he forget about Huang Taichen?

They were in a desert, for heaven’s sake!

Qiao Wei cleared his throat awkwardly and muttered, "Uh, did you get hurt?"

Huang Taichen rubbed at his warm cheeks and mumbled, "N-No, uhh..."

He stole a furtive glance in Zhang Fengxi’s direction.

"Uh, Shiniang came in time to get rid of all the scorpions."

Shiniang was the term used to refer to a shizun’s wife.

Zhang Fengxi’s face darkened at the address.

"Now listen here, you brat..."

"Fengxi, don’t bully my disciple!" Qiao Wei glared at Zhang Fengxi, who squinted at him in return.

"It’s late," he commented. "Let’s call it a day."

With those words leaving his lips, Zhang Fengxi dragged Qiao Wei into one of the tents, leaving Huang Taichen alone to sort out his thoughts.

"Really, Jianbao?" Zhang Fengxi snapped. "You are going to let that brat call me ’Shiniang’?"

"Would you like to be addressed with another word, Fengxi?" Qiao Wei stared at him.

"Yes! A masculine one!"

"There is none! Besides, this is all your fault! Do you have to kiss me in front of him???" Qiao Wei hissed.

Zhang Fengxi pushed Qiao Wei onto his back and pinned him down.

"Baby, you kissed me back," he arched his brows at the man under him. "And what a kiss it was," his lips curling up into a roguish smirk.

"That’s just because..."

"Because what?"

Zhang Fengxi lowered himself on top of Qiao Wei and traced the latter’s lips with his finger.

"Because I missed you..."

"Oh, my sweet Baby..."

Fingers intertwined, they fell into another round of kissing.

"So, what happened after you returned to Heavenly Realm?" Qiao Wei asked after they broke their kiss.

Zhang Fengxi responded with a mocking "Heh."