Chapter 141 - Once Upon a Time There Was a Dragon King … (1/2)

Jing Yi went to the room at the back of the building where Xiao Dong was staying. He hesitated in front of the door, though.

What exactly would he ask? And how should he do it? Could he really just go in and …

The door was opened and Xiao Dong appeared on the other side. Thanks to the mark of the dragon Qiu Ling had left with his beloved, he had already noticed Jing Yi since he entered the building.

He lifted his brows as if surprised and nodded. ”What may I do for you?” He had always been courteous to Jing Yi. Now that his king had arrived and would stay at the sect, he would try even harder to please his king's beloved. If his beloved was happy, His Majesty would be happy, too!

”Xiao Dong …” Jing Yi squirmed a bit. Could he really just ask?

Xiao Dong stepped to the side and wanted to invite him in when he suddenly halted. Wait. He couldn't invite him in! This was His Majesty's beloved! How dare he even think about inviting him into his room?!

”Ah, how about we go and take a stroll outside?”

Jing Yi blinked. ”Alright?” What was it with people proposing for him to take a stroll today? Was the weather really that nice? But it seemed just like yesterday?

Xiao Dong smiled relieved and hurriedly closed the door. He wouldn't be able to make it up to his king if anyone misunderstood the situation. He hastily left the house and tried to find the path with the most disciples wandering about. He even went so far as to maintain an additional step of distance between them. No, nobody may misunderstand! This wasn't any kind of romantic stroll!

”So, what may I do for you?”

Jing Yi gulped and took another look at Xiao Dong's expressionless face. ”Well … You see, I … I was wondering if you might be able to give me some advice.”

”Advice?” Xiao Dong blinked. What kind of advice could His Majesty's beloved want from him? ”If it's something I know, I'll naturally help you.”

”Well, I don't really know how to say this but … I was wondering about yesterday.”

”Yesterday?” For a moment, Xiao Dong didn't know what this was about. Then, his face lit up. ”Oh, you were talking about Hi— uh … Grandmaster Zhangsun's disciple.”

”Mn.” Jing Yi nodded. He waited if Xiao Dong would say anything else but nothing came. ”It's just that … I don't really know about those things. I was wondering if you might know more about it.”

Xiao Dong's eyes widened. Was this the opportunity he had been praying to the heavens for?! ”Are you … asking for my advice regarding how you should answer?” He turned toward Jing Yi and narrowed his eyes.

”Ah, never mind, I can go and —”

”No, no.” Xiao Dong hastily grabbed his sleeve. ”It's no problem at all! Actually, I had already felt like I should offer it of my own volition because your reaction yesterday was really lacking.”

”Lacking?” Jing Yi frowned. Well, he hadn't said anything.

”Mn. You know, I think you should accept.”

”Accept?” Jing Yi still could only repeat what Xiao Dong said. He had thought he could find out a bit more about what marriage was like. Now, he instead got advice on how to proceed. ”Why?”

”He obviously loves you very much! He'd hold you in the palm of his hand and care for you for the rest of your life, keeping you safe and anticipating your every wish. Wouldn't you love to have a partner like that?”

Jing Yi pursed his lips. ”Not really.”

Xiao Dong was stumped for words. Hah? How had that happened? He had praised His Majesty so much! Why was Jing Yi reacting like this?

”You see, I've always wanted to become a hero. How could I do that when I marry someone who would always keep me safe? In all the stories you and brother Hai have told me the heroes always had to live through dangerous situations.”

Xiao Dong really wanted to slap himself now. Why had he told him those stories? ”But … isn't marrying a hero also a good thing?”