Dance Of The Dragons

Chapter 528: Chapter 528 : (Extra) Jiang Muchen’s Love Story (12)

Unlike other guests, Xie Jianyu enjoyed the right to go in and out of Shuiran Palace as he pleased.

He did not even have to wait until the guards reported his arrival to Jiang Muchen.

With no one to hinder him, Xie Jianyu strode into the palace. Finding the omega wolf wasn’t difficult. Wolves had a unique scent, and omega wolves were especially recognizable.

Liu Chengjiu was still wearing the clothes he wore to join the pack war at Shuiran Palace. He was huddled together with his alpha brother, unsure what to do in Shuiran Palace.

Jiang Muchen had taken them there only to leave soon after to continue supervising the palace master election at Wuyang Palace.

When Liu Chengjiu caught sight of Xie Jianyu, he turned pale in an instant. After all, this person was the one who suffered the most at the hands of Liu Yichen and Liu Wenyuan.

Liu Chengjiu, pulling his brother with him, fell on his knees and kowtowed deeply in front of Xie Jianyu. He trembled from head to toe.

"S-Subject Liu Chengjiu and Liu Chengyun greet Your Majesty," he stammered.

The name struck Xie Jianyu like a lightning bolt in midday.

His eyed widened in shock.

Liu Chengjiu.

Liu.

"Your surname is Liu," Xie Jianyu remarked. "Any connection to former Palace Master Liu?"

Liu Chengyun began to whimper.

"We... We... We are extended relatives of the late Palace Master Liu," Liu Chengjiu stammered further.

Xie Jianyu pressed a hand against his face.

Muchen...

The two wolves kneeling before him did not dare to get up at all.

Eventually, once Xie Jianyu overcame his shock, he asked them to stand up.

But still, Liu Chengjiu and Liu Chengyun did not dare to.

"Please allow us to kneel a while longer," Liu Chengjiu said. He was too afraid to stand. It was easier to kneel. No one was ever at fault for kneeling.

Xie Jianyu frowned.

"What for? I gain nothing by having you kneel in front of me."

And yet, the wolf siblings remained adamant.

"Please, Your Majesty," they begged in unison. They even started bumping their foreheads against the wooden floor just to express their sincerity.

Xie Jianyu was slowly losing his patience. He was about to drag them to their feet when Jiang Muchen finally returned to Shuiran Palace. Upon his return, he was notified of Xie Jianyu’s arrival.

Overjoyed, he quickly rushed into the palace.

"Little Uncle, you came," Jiang Muchen’s voice was heard coming behind Xie Jianyu.

"..."

Xie Jianyu said nothing in return.

Once Jiang Muchen stepped next to Xie Jianyu, he understood what was happening.

His eyes shifted from Xie Jianyu’s sour face to the wolf siblings, who were still kneeling on the floor.

"... What are you doing?"

Xie Jianyu pressed his lips together, his brows furrowed in indignation.

"I told them to stand up," he said, his tone defensive.

For some reason, Xie Jianyu felt the need to defend himself, just in case Jiang Muchen thought that his Little Uncle came here to bully his future wife.

Taking into consideration the good relationship between this uncle and nephew, it shouldn’t be necessary at all.

Unfortunately, Xie Jianyu still carried the scars from the past. The current circumstance were too similar to the one in the past, when he was framed as the vicious person who watched Liu Wenyuan drown in the Crystal Jade Pond.

At that time, he wasn’t even able to defend himself properly. His silence deepened the rift between him and Zhang Fengxi, ultimately resulting in his demise in his past life.

Looking at Xie Jianyu’s face, Jiang Muchen could not help but heave an exasperated sigh.

He put an arm around Xie Jianyu and yanked him close, almost causing his Little Uncle to lose his balance. freёwebnovel.com

Xie Jianyu was too stunned to react in time. Once he came to his senses, he was already wrapped in Jiang Muchen’s protective embrace.

Jiang Muchen’s gentleness toward Xie Jianyu stood in contrast to the coldness of his tone when he addressed the wolf siblings, "What are you still doing down there? Why are you purposefully inconveniencing my Little Uncle?"

"..."

"..."

Liu Chengjiu and Liu Chengyun slowly rose to their feet.

"We are sorry," Liu Chengjiu said, his head still bowed deeply. "We didn’t mean to..."

"Just so that the two of you know," Jiang Muchen pointed out, "my Little Uncle is the most important person in my life. If my Little Uncle wants you to stand on your hands and perform a dance, you will do so without questioning him."

"..."

Now that was too much to bear. Xie Jianyu was happy that his nephew stood up for his sake, but he was not such a tyrant.

"It’s enough, Muchen," he said. "They didn’t do anything wrong to earn my displeasure. They just insisted on kneeling."

"Stop making my Little Uncle feel bad," Jiang Muchen barked at the wolf siblings again. "Get lost!"

The Liu siblings were at a loss for words. Apparently, the rumor about Shuiran Palace Master being head over heels in love with the Crown Prince was not unfounded at all.

"Little Uncle, are you alright?" Jiang Muchen was genuinely concerned. "They didn’t say anything vicious to you, did they?"

"....."

Why, Jiang Muchen did not act like an alpha who dragged an omega back home out of uncontained infatuation.

In fact, he appeared like a landlord who was forced to tolerate the presence of uninvited house guests.

"Muchen..." Xie Jianyu squinted at Jiang Muchen. "What were you thinking, bringing an omega wolf back to your palace? One surnamed ’Liu’, to boot."

Jiang Muchen heaved an exasperated sigh. He was about to hug his Little Uncle again for additional comfort when a whirring sound sliced the air.

Jiang Muchen stepped aside in time before Three-Realm Spear punctured him.

"..."

Some distance away, its rightful owner stood at Shuiran Palace’s entrance with a dark expression across his face.

"Kindly get your hands off my wife, Palace Master Jiang," Zhang Fengxi said with a snarl in Jiang Muchen’s direction. "Otherwise, forgive me for being rude."