NFBE Chapter 566 The Elder Doesn't Want to Take Care of the Child 8
Chapter 566 The Elder Doesn't Want to Take Care of the Child 8
Xi Yan is the Great Elder of the Phoenix Clan, one of the Five Phoenixes, and is now 30,000 years old. He is the most respected phoenix in the Phoenix Clan besides the Phoenix Lord.
At the same time, Xi Yan is, in a sense, a relative who took care of Zhao Zhao as she grew up.
Ye was about to bare his teeth again when Zhao Zhao glared at him. Before Yue could even cry, Zhao Zhao covered his mouth.
The familiarity of their movements is heartbreaking.
Xi Yan raised an eyebrow: "What has happened to my youngest son during this time?" He was always so frivolous, circling around Zhao Zhao curiously, and said with satisfaction: "He's grown taller and stronger too."
"You've grown up." His narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes curved slightly.
He then looked at Yue, who was in Zhao Zhao's arms with tears in his eyes, and smiled as he lifted him into his own arms: "Which of you is Yue, and which is Ye?" He was the one who gave him these two names.
Upon hearing of the birth of the young master, he rushed back from the Dragon Clan just to see if the newborn cub was as cute as Zhao Zhao when he was a child.
Zhao Zhao said calmly, "This is Yue," and then introduced the puffed-up cub, saying, "That is Ye."
"Yue is the older brother, and Ye is the younger brother."
"He's not my brother!"
"I don't have a younger brother..."
The two brothers are surprisingly alike in one respect.
Xi Yan laughed heartily: "I had heard a couple of days ago that the two young masters were quite interesting, and seeing them today, I can confirm that they are indeed extraordinary."
He ruffled Yue's hair, but she dodged away in disgust.
Xi Yan was heartbroken, and then ruffled Zhao Zhao's hair: "Our Zhao Zhao is still the cutest."
Zhao Zhao didn't avoid him; after all, she had been rubbed by him since she was a child and was used to it.
"You've worked hard, my little one." Xi Yan said seriously, "Teaching the young master should be left to professionals. Go play."
"Phoenix Queen also agreed to your leaving, so don't worry."
Not long ago, upon learning that Xi Yan wanted to take over the task of teaching the young master, the Phoenix Lord agreed to his suggestion without hesitation.
Although Zhao Zhao is excellent, she is still young.
Now that she has a better option, she certainly won't keep him by the cub's side anymore.
A long, strong hand was placed on Zhao Zhao's shoulder, and with a gentle push, he was led into the vibrant garden. He himself gracefully and calmly sat down at the desk.
Holding one of the fledglings by the collar in each hand, she chuckled, "I let Zhao Zhao go play, not you."
Ye roared, "What right do you have to tell me what to do?"
Yue started crying, her eyes pleading as she looked at the boy who was watching them in the sunlight.
As soon as the ancient phoenix unleashed its powerful aura, the two cubs instantly fell silent. Xi Yan, resting his chin on his hand, waved to Zhao Zhao and said with a grin, "If you're feeling unwell, don't stand here. Go play."
"You're not allowed to leave." Ye managed to utter a few words, his eyes defiant.
With a hint of a smile in her eyes, Zhao Zhao turned and left without hesitation.
Yue and Ye stared at his retreating figure, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
Xi Yan rested his chin on his hand and casually flipped through the "History of Beasts" on the desk, casually asking, "How many kinds of dragons are there in the dragon race?"
The two cubs remained silent, then each of them was tapped on the forehead, and long, slender fingers tapped on the table: "Five types, namely the Ancestral Dragon, the Candle Dragon, the Ying Dragon, the Azure Dragon, and the Golden Dragon."
"Zhao Zhao has been reciting it for so long, and you still haven't memorized it?"
Ye scoffed: "I have no interest in the dragon race!"
He immediately received another tap on the head, and Ye could no longer bear it: "My mother has never hit me! What right do you have to hit me!"
Xi Yan said bluntly, "It's not that she doesn't want to hit you, it's that she doesn't have the strength to hit you, otherwise your butt would have been bruised and battered long ago."
Yue stopped sobbing and began to laugh. Xi Yan then turned his attention to him, saying, "Don't laugh, you're the same way."
Yue: .......No, hehe.
.......
After leaving the royal palace, Zhao Zhao returned to her residence, which was Xi Yan's palace. In her heart, Zhao Zhao called this place home.
A short while later, Nan Yu, having learned of Zhao Zhao's return, rushed over, his steps hurried and his clothes fluttering: "My little one, you're back!" His voice preceded his arrival.
The exquisitely carved door was pounded on, and when Zhao Zhao opened it, a rapid fist almost landed on him.
Nan Yu took a step back, met those cold eyes, and smiled apologetically, "I'm just too happy."
His yellow eyes swept over Zhao Zhao, and he dramatically hugged the boy tightly: "Zhao Zhao has lost weight." He felt sorry for him.
Zhao Zhao didn't struggle and said quietly, "I've only been gone for two days... I shouldn't have lost weight."
"My goodness, the young master has tormented you like this in just two days. My dear child, you've suffered a lot."
Not all elders can go to the Royal Palace at will; otherwise, Nan Yu would have rushed there long ago to save Zhao Zhao from her predicament.
Having witnessed how terrifying Yue and Ye were, he was terrified that the two unruly and willful young masters would devour their obedient Zhao Zhao.
"Now that the Grand Elder is back, we can leave the young master to him. My dear child, you've worked hard these past two days. Come on, I'll take you to relax."
Zhao Zhao refused, but Nan Yu smiled slyly and whispered in her ear, "The clan gates are open today, would you like to go out and play?"
“Outside.” Zhao Zhao’s usually calm eyes flickered slightly. He had never left the Phoenix Clan before.
Nan Yu's eyes curved slightly, and he put his long arm around Zhao Zhao's shoulder: "Shh, keep your voice down. Let's sneak out without the First Elder and Second Elder finding out."
"Then I won't go." As a well-behaved child who strictly follows the rules, Zhao Zhao would never do such a thing.
Nan Yu is a playful person, but in recent years, his true nature has been trapped by his identity. Now that he has a little more freedom, he has started to break free.
"Good Zhaozhao, come with me this time~" The nearly four-thousand-year-old phoenix coaxed the one-hundred-year-old phoenix, not afraid of making others laugh their heads off.
Zhao Zhao's eyes softened, his icy gaze melting away. He was always one to respond to gentleness but not force, especially since the person in front of him was the Third Elder who had taken care of him since childhood.
So the honest and innocent boy nodded in agreement.
"Great, let's hurry up and leave, otherwise Bai Yu will be here soon."
He grabbed Zhao Zhao's wrist and tried to run, but the space around them distorted and twisted, and the next second, the huge Zhao Zhao disappeared right before his eyes.
Nan Yu: "!"
At this moment, in a corner of a side hall of the royal palace atop the mountain, a cub dressed in a magnificent gold and red robe huddled together, its large, bright eyes studying the crimson stone in its hand.
"what?"
He was slightly surprised, took it in his hand, shook it, and when there was no reaction, he casually threw it away.
The stone spun around and came to rest at the feet of the suddenly appearing boy in blue.
Yue sensed the fluctuation of spiritual energy, cautiously turned her head, and upon seeing that handsome, aloof face, smiled and said, "Brother Zhao Zhao~"
He rushed towards Zhao Zhao, who bent down and picked up the reddish-brown stone that had been carelessly thrown on the ground with her slender fingers.
He felt a touch on his calf, and Zhao Zhao looked down. He was holding his cub, looking both cute and pitiful, with the little face pressed against his calf in a dependent way.
But who knows how much of this dependence is genuine?
Zhao Zhao lowered her eyes slightly and calmly placed the stone into Yue's palm: "Why are you here all alone?"
Yue held the burning stone in her palm and blinked innocently: "I can't find anyone else."
Yue's mental power is extremely strong; even as a cub, her mental power can cover a wide area, so this statement is clearly not convincing.
To be precise, it's that other people can't find him.
However, Zhao Zhao did not expose him, firstly because she was not interested, and secondly because she did not want to talk nonsense with the cub.
Zhao Zhao released his spiritual power to find Xi Yan's location. He picked up the cub again, walked forward without saying a word, and looked down. He could see Yue staring at the stone in her hand, studying it.
So he said, "If you don't like this gift, give it to Ye."
He remembered that Ye had initially snatched the stone, but now it was in Yue's hands.