Dance Of The Dragons

Chapter 554: Chapter 554 : (Extras) Strolling Down Memory Lane (5)

Zhang Mingrui and Xie Junjie proved their words with action. Before long, Susu and her subordinates found themselves outmatched by the twins’ superior power. The demonesses were brutally beaten, eventually breaking down in tears and fleeing in defeat.

"You horrible children!" Susu spat out in terror before she escaped. "You are worse than your parents!"

Zhang Mingrui stuck a tongue out at her.

"Naturally. The apples don’t fall too far from the tree!"

"Do not return to the Human Realm or we will be back to hunt you again!" Xie Junjie shouted.

It was unclear whether Susu heard them or not, because by then, she already disappeared into a swirl of magnolia flower petals that soared into the sky.

After the Flower Demons were gone, the lavish establishment and the enchanting garden disappeared, leaving behind an empty clearing in the middle of the forest.

The men dropped to their knees and kowtowed in front of the twins.

"Immortal Lords, thank you for saving us!"

"We owe you our lives!"

"Oh, just go back home," Zhang Mingrui snapped. "Next time, don’t just blindly follow a beautiful lady home, do you understand?"

The men nodded in fright.

"Yes, Immortal Lord."

"We will take your words to heart, Immortal Lord."

The men scurried away soon after, heading back to their villages.

Xie Junjie turned to look at his twin brother in bewilderment.

"Mingrui, why are you here?"

Instead of answering, Zhang Mingrui put his arms around Xie Junjie’s shoulders and pulled him into a hug.

"Junjie, how could you just leave like that? Everyone is worried sick about you!"

Xie Junjie furrowed his brows in confusion.

"What do you mean? I left a letter!"

"Could you not talk to Mom instead of leaving behind an impersonal letter...???"

Well, technically he could.

But he didn’t want his mother to ask him too much questions.

Truthfully, he just wanted to be alone for now.

Zhang Mingrui sighed.

"I knew that this was going to happen sooner or later," he murmured.

Xie Junjie squinted at him.

"Oh, really?"

"Yes, really!"

Zhang Mingrui draped an arm around Xie Junjie’s shoulder and dragged his brother with him.

"Ever since we were children, you have spent every single day studying and cultivating. You practically did not have a childhood! Daddy keeps saying that it’s important to balance study and play, but you won’t listen. So now you don’t want to study anymore, just play. Big Brother understands you."

Xie Junjie broke into a chuckle.

"Mingrui, that’s not..."

"It’s alright!" Zhang Mingrui, who was not accustomed to listening to others, puffed his chest up and blew air from his nose. "Your Big Brother here is going to take you all over the Human Realm to play as much as you want. Once you have enough, we can return together to the Heavenly Realm."

Xie Junjie shook his head in exasperation.

"Sure, sure. How did you find me, anyway?"

"Oh, I borrowed the Heart Affinity Lamp from Longjing Palace."

"Oh?"

"Yeah, it is very useful to track missing people. Here, let me show you how it works..."

True to his words, Zhang Mingrui led Xie Junjie from town to town.

The tiger prince knew the finest dining spots, the most breathtaking sceneries, and even the most luxurious accommodations.

"Look, Junjie! Candied haws! Try some, it is very delicious!"

"Look, Junjie! Lamb skewers with ground peanut sauce!"

"Look, Junjie! Roast duck glazed with honey!"

"Look, Junjie! A carnival! Let’s go and take a look!"

As he was being dragged around by Zhang Mingrui, Xie Junjie couldn’t help but marvel at the young tiger’s extensive knowledge regarding the Human Realm. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

"Soo, Mingrui, exactly how often do you go down to the Human Realm to play?" He asked when they lay together on top of a carpet of verdant grass at night, with a sky full of stars above their heads.

Zhang Mingrui swallowed hard.

"Uh, why do you ask?"

"Once a month?" Xie Junjie guessed.

Zhang Mingrui cleared his throat.

"Maybe once a week."

"..."

"Hey, I wasn’t the only one! Yu Weimin also came with me!"

"Yu Weimin is from the mermaid clan. They live in the Human Realm," Xie Junjie argued.

"Right, so it’s all his fault," Zhang Mingrui quickly supplied.

"..."

How was it Yu Weimin’s fault? Zhang Mingrui was making no sense at all.

Then again, Xie Junjie was too tired to argue.

He turned to look at the bright stars across the sky and sighed.

Zhang Mingrui nudged at his side.

"Junjie, we are going to be sixteen years old soon."

"... Mhm."

"Are you nervous...?"

Xie Junjie closed his eyes and said nothing.

"You don’t have to be," Zhang Mingrui said. The rules have changed. Even betas and omegas can become palace masters now, so..."

"I know."

"Oh, okay."

"But I am Xie family’s only hope right now."

He had to differentiate into an alpha. He just had to.

"..."

Zhang Mingrui rolled to his side and tugged at Xie Junjie’s arm, urging him to do the same.

"I can say the same about me."

"The Zhang family still has Tingting," Xie Junjie pointed out.

"I can’t imagine Tingting as an alpha," Zhang Mingrui solemnly said. "She is so attached to her dolls and her dresses. Can you imagine her being an alpha? Yuck."

Xie Junjie chuckled.

"Not all alphas are born with masculine hobbies."

Just like not all omegas were born with feminine interests.

"I know, it’s just... You are not alone, I want you to know that."

"Mhm."

"Whatever you become, whatever I become, we will walk together, hand-in-hand."

Xie Junjie smiled at his twin brother.

"Didn’t we make a promise to each other years ago?"

Xie Junjie softly nodded. In fact, he was the one who harvested the promise from his twin brother back then.

"Mingrui... You need to work hard, alright? We are going to fight side-by-side one day. I will master the Azure Dragon’s Annihilation and you will master the White Tiger’s Wrath."

"And then we will beat demon kings together!"

Xie Junjie took his brother’s hand and squeezed it.

"Yeah," he said. "No matter what happens in the future, we will always be by each other’s side."