Chapter 85 - Scared A Dragon (1/2)
Meanwhile, in another palace in the nine heavens, two dragons got another fright. The reason? Qiang Wei's transmission stone started glowing. This was the second message from their king ever and it had happened on the same day as the first after he hadn't contacted any of them for the last couple hundred years!
Since Qiang Wei and Yi Zan had already made sure the stones were the right ones, Qiang Wei answered the call at once. ”Your Majesty!”
”Qiang Wei …” Qiu Ling's appearance and voice frightened Qiang Wei once again.
”Your Majesty! What happened?”
Qiu Ling had been extremely energetic while setting his grand scheme in motion. Now … he looked listless and his voice sounded flat. What had happened?
Qiu Ling waved his concerns away. ”Is Yi Zan already on his way down here?”
”Yi Zan?” Qiang Wei looked over to the equally puzzled Yi Zan. ”No. Why would he even go down there? His sister is going to bring her son herself. Yi Zan is still here guarding the crown prince.”
”Mn.” Qiu Ling stared vacantly. ”Then … you come down here.”
”Ha?” It couldn't be … that he misses me? Qiang Wei had that absurd idea but discarded it right away. That was their king they were talking about. As long as he was at the crown prince's side he wouldn't even remember them.
”I said: Come down. Bring some wine with you.”
Qiang Wei threw an alarmed glance at Yi Zan. Wine? Yi Zan nodded. He had heard the same. This wasn't good! No, not because the wine was more important than Qiang Wei — he had expected as much — but because their king should never come in contact with alcohol! That was the golden rule they had come up with together with the others after the last time Qiu Ling got drunk. They couldn't let him drink. Under no circumstances!
”Er … I'd love to, Your Majesty but … I'm still guarding the crown prince's body. How could I just leave my post?”
Hurt flashed through Qiu Ling's eyes. ”What are you saying? Get one of the others to guard him!”
”One of the others?” Qiang Wei was stunned. Their king was normally so fuzzy about who could get near the crown prince. ”You don't care who?”
Qiu Ling frowned. ”Not Fu Min.” Fu Min getting near the crown prince was taboo since the day he had reported seeing Jing He with another man. That was quite the normal reaction.
”Then I'll ask —”
”Not An Bai either!”
Qiang Wei lifted his brows. ”What's the problem with An Bai?”
”He's too handsome!”
”Uh …” Well, An Bai was a beauty, but probably not one that would take interest in the crown prince. Their personalities just didn't match up. They were both the quiet types. Qiang Wei would rather believe the crown prince had to fear An Bai trying to seduce their king than their king having to fear anything could ever happen between An Bai and the crown prince.