NFBE Chapter 621: I'm no ordinary dragon cub! (26)
Chapter 621: I'm no ordinary dragon cub! (26)
Chapter 621 I'm No Ordinary Dragon Cubs! 26
The dragons were skilled and daring. After detaining Xi Yan, there was no sense of tension within the clan. They continued to eat and drink as usual, and Zhao Zhao's life was not affected in the slightest.
However, during this time he developed a habit of visiting Xiyan, not for any other reason than that the beautiful phoenix had many delicious and unique fruits.
"Young Master of the Dragon Clan, quickly show me the phoenix egg and I'll give you the fruit, okay?" It was another moment when Xi Yan was coaxing the cub to show him the phoenix egg, a scene that happened almost every day.
After Yue's desire for Xi Yan to take her back to the Phoenix Clan diminished, she stopped paying much attention to him.
The poor Phoenix Elder's time in the Dragon Clan must have been the most frustrating period of his thousands of years.
"Don't waste your energy, Egg won't go back with you."
Zhao Zhao sat outside the barrier, resting her chin on her hand, looking bored: "Hmm... at least I won't go back with you for the next three years."
Yue paused for a moment upon hearing this, and Xi Yan, mimicking Zhao Zhao's gesture, rested her chin on her hand: "Does that mean you can come back with me in three years?"
It can only be said that he is indeed a meticulous elder, able to find loopholes in the words and have the courage to say such things.
Zhao Zhao ignored him, her eyes seemingly vacant and lost in thought, but she actually asked Yue again in a cheeky tone, "Did you go back three years later?"
Yue: ......
Zhao Zhao's nonchalant attitude makes it seem like he's the only one who cares about the future.
"If you don't know, shut up!"
Yue used to be a crybaby, but now she's a grumpy one. It really proves the saying, "One who stays near ink gets stained black."
"Fine, you can have them all."
Xi Yan lost interest in teasing the cubs and took out a lot of fruit and threw them all to Zhao Zhao.
This barrier is very human-like; anything except living things can pass through it. It was specially set up by Nari because she heard that Zhao Zhao often came to Xi Yan to ask for fruit.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhao stopped being stunned and busied herself picking up the fruit, saying, "It smells so good!"
Xi Yan hadn't seen such a lively cub in a very long time, and upon seeing it, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
Smiling, his gaze, still not giving up, fell on the two phoenix eggs again: "Young Master of the Dragon Clan, there's a question I'm not sure if I should ask?"
"?" "He who eats another's food is bound to do so," Zhao Zhao looked up from the fruit and said with a grin, "Let me ask."
Xi Yan smiled good-naturedly, his eyes as deep as Neri's: "Where did you find these two phoenix eggs?"
Phoenix offspring are rare and precious. If a phoenix were to lay two phoenix eggs with such pure bloodlines, the phoenix clan would never abandon them.
Zhao Zhao blinked: "I found them in a mud pit in the Dragon Clan's territory not long after I was born."
He couldn't possibly tell Xiyan that this was a reward from the system.
"A quagmire?" Xi Yan asked with difficulty, "Have you ever met their biological parents?"
The voice, usually so soothing, now betrayed a gnashing of teeth even to the cubs. If given the chance, Xi Yan would truly want to tear these irresponsible parents to pieces.
"No, no." Zhao Zhao took a bite of the fruit and shook her head.
The two stared at each other for a while before Xi Yan took a deep breath and said, "Alright, let's not pursue this matter for now." He would conduct a bloodline test after obtaining the phoenix egg, and the result would be clear with a single test.
Xi Yan relaxed and chatted casually with the cubs: "Are they twins?"
"It seems so." Probably.
"Young Master of the Dragon Clan, have you given them names yet?"
Meeting those jewel-like purple eyes, Zhao Zhao shook her head. The next second, she heard the handsome man say, "If you don't mind, I'll give them a name."
“Yue and Ye,” Xi paused, looking at the cub's shocked retreat, and chuckled softly, “Is something wrong?”
"Or is it because I chose a bad character?"
Zhao Zhao shook her head: "Yue, Ye."
He murmured the two words to himself, and although it was the first time he had ever heard the name Ye, he felt a strange sense of familiarity with it.
It felt as if they had known each other for many years and had a very close relationship.
A voice in her head cheered with joy: "I've finally waited for the day when Xiyan will name us!"
Unexpectedly, due to the time travel event, he would return to a hundred years ago and witness this historic moment firsthand.
"Hehe, why aren't you saying anything? Is your name not nice?"
Her gentle eyes were fixed on him, observing his thoughts. Zhao Zhao suddenly looked up and felt that the man's gaze towards her should not be so guarded and distant.
He shook his head, trying to clear the jumbled thoughts from his mind.
“It sounds nice, let’s call it that,” Zhao Zhao suddenly thought of something, took down two phoenix eggs and placed them in her palm: “But what you mean is, which one is Yue and which one is Ye?”
Xi Yan said, "The older brother is Yue, and the younger brother is Ye." His smile was mysterious and unpredictable, like that of a fortune teller.
“The red phoenix egg awakened its consciousness earlier than the black phoenix egg, so it is naturally Yue.”
Zhao Zhao pursed her lips: "How did you know..." Yue's consciousness awakened. He clearly hadn't even let Xi Yan touch them.
"Hehe, I not only know about Yue's awakening of consciousness, but I also know about Ye's awakening of consciousness."
"...I don't believe it."
Standing before Xi Yan, meeting his purple eyes, Zhao Zhao felt as if he had seen right through her. She said she didn't believe it, but immediately took a few steps back to get away from the spot.
The cub that was standing in front of the Dragon Cave disappeared in no time.
Xi Yan sighed: "So easy to fool, I was just saying it casually~"
A glint flashed in his deep purple eyes; whether it was truly casual or not, only he himself knew the answer.
.......
Zhao Zhao's time with Xi Yan didn't last long, because soon after, the Dragon Clan sent word that the Phoenix Clan's Phoenix Lord was on his way to the Dragon Clan.
"Young Master, the forest has been quite unsettled these past few days. Don't wander off; stay put in the Dragon Cave."
That evening, Erstoo combed his hair, giving him earnest instructions word by word.
The bird's nest on its head disappeared again, and its hair became neat and tidy once more. Although it was just a change in hairstyle, Erstoo thought that the cub's appearance had changed along with it, and the mischievousness had faded, replaced by a well-behaved and cute look.
Her usually cold eyes softened with tenderness: "Adorable."
Zhao Zhao pounced on his lap, her big eyes looking up with curiosity about the news she had heard: "Nari said that the Phoenix Lord will arrive at the Dragon Clan tomorrow, is that right?"
When the others were mentioned, Erstoo remained expressionless and his tone did not change at all: "Yes, but the young master is still young, and you don't need to get involved in this kind of thing right now."
No one knows what the Phoenix Clan's attitude is, but the Dragon Clan's attitude is certain: no one can take away the pet egg that belongs to the young master.
Yue, however, seemed somewhat tempted: "Little Dragon, I'd like to go!"
He wanted to see the noble and powerful Phoenix Queen, who would also be his future majestic mother.
Zhao Zhao also wanted to go, but said cheekily, "Oh, well, you can think about it. Anything can happen in dreams."
"Waaaah... I hate you..."
Zhao Zhao: ......
This stinky bird hasn't cried for days, but I didn't expect it to be so annoying now that it's started crying.
"Okay, okay, okay!" She was only teasing him, but Yue said, "Thank you, Little Dragon, you're such a good dragon..."
Zhao Zhao: Why do I feel inexplicably guilty?
"You've finished combing your hair, now go to sleep."
On the other bed, Erstoo had already laid out a blanket for the cub, but he always squeezed in to sleep with him.
When the young master climbed into his bed again, Ersto refused sternly: "Young master, there is a difference between ruler and subject. Go back to your own bed."
Zhao Zhao just silently watched this hypocritical man indulge in his verbal sparring.
As the man told him to leave, he honestly lifted a corner of his blanket.
He easily slipped into the covers and hugged Erstoo's lean arm, while Erstoo, saying it wouldn't happen again, held the cub tightly.
During the day, Zhao Zhao had two bird eggs on his head, and at night, Erstoud's chin was placed on his head.
This parent, who appears to be the most cold and ruthless on the surface, is actually the most attached to him.
Zhao Zhao sighed, stretched out her short arm, and patted the man's stomach: "When you meet the Phoenix Lord tomorrow, take me with you~"
The real purpose behind Zhao Zhao's "climbing into bed" was not the wine itself.
Just as Erstoo was about to refuse, Zhao Zhao used her trump card—acting cute.
Thus, the tough guy had no choice but to compromise.
And then he left with the line—"This is a one-time exception."