CHAPTER 494: CHAPTER 494 : THE SECRET SCROLL

Supreme General Zhang Fengxi lay on his bed on his side. Although the pose he struck suggested that he was trying to appear seductive, the gloomy expression across his face barely matched his body language.

The alpha tiger could barely believe his luck.

First the children.

Then the brother/superior/ruler of the entire realm.

What’s next??

Would the husband come last?

Zhang Fengxi watered his bloody heart with tears.

Xie Jianyu, you are too ruthless!

But then a conversation nearby made his ears perk up in full attention.

"Master, you have returned," Mingyu happily greeted Xie Jianyu, who was climbing down from Wangshu’s back.

"En. Is everything alright when I was away?"

By "everything", he was naturally referring to Zhang Fengxi’s volatile mood.

Mingyu dropped her voice to a whisper. "His Highness hasn’t left the bed chamber all morning. He also refused to eat lunch until Master returns."

A soft sigh spilled from Xie Jianyu’s lips.

"Alright, let me take care of him."

Zhang Fengxi scoffed in disdain.

Take care of him? What is he, a child?

But still, he had to appear presentable before his wife, so Zhang Fengxi shifted his legs, striking a provocative pose aimed at setting Xie Jianyu’s heart aflutter.

The bed chamber door slid open, and Xie Jianyu appeared at the door way.

"..."

Speechless, he stared at Zhang Fengxi from head down to the curled toe, beckoning him to the bed.

"Ahem." Xie Jianyu cleared his throat and slid the door close. "Fengxi, I am back."

Zhang Fengxi rolled onto his stomach with a defeated groan.

"Fengxi...?"

Xie Jianyu approached the bed. He placed a neatly rolled scroll on the side table next to their bed before he put his arms around his alpha’s shoulders and leaned against his sturdy back.

"Fengxi, don’t be mad. I wasn’t gone for long, was I?"

Zhang Fengxi shot his wife a pitiful look. His lips curved upward, making him look like an overgrown version of a child.

"It was too long," he snapped. "You took almost three hours!"

"Oh, Fengxi..."

Xie Jianyu slid his hand into the alpha’s hair and grabbed the back of his neck.

The alpha’s remaining indignation quickly disappeared in light of his wife’s seductive kiss. Suddenly, Zhang Fengxi did not mind that much anymore. Xie Jianyu was his wife. In the end, only he, Zhang Fengxi, could take him to bed.

His mood uplifted, Zhang Fengxi now had time to pay attention to other things, such as, for example, the golden scroll lying next to their bed.

"What is that?" He asked before continuing to suck on Xie Jianyu’s sweet lips.

Xie Jianyu quickly broke away from the kiss and grabbed the scroll.

"Oh, this? It’s nothing. Fengxi, get up. The boys will return soon. Let’s eat lunch together."

The wife rose to his feet and marched toward their shared wardrobe. Without giving the golden scroll another glance, he tossed it into the furthest compartment and closed the door.

"..."

Zhang Fengxi could not help but be curious. He already asked what it was, but Xie Jianyu refused to answer him.

What was it?

Also, he just returned from the Golden Dragon Palace with the scroll in his hand.

Could it be?

"..."

Xie Jianshen, that mad emperor, actually gave his younger brother a task upon returning to the Heavenly Realm?

If that’s the case, he needed to give His Majesty a piece of his mind.

But not now.

He needed to read the content of the mission scroll first. Otherwise he would appear a little stupid when he came face-to-face with Xie Jianshen.

"Daddy, Mommy, we are home~!"

Now that both parents were waiting for them at home, the twin boys no longer spent some time after school playing with their peers and went back home right away.

"Mommyyyyy...!!!"

A sudden weight slammed into Xie Jianyu as both Xie Junjie and Zhang Mingrui launched themselves at him in a joyous embrace.

Stumbling slightly under their combined force, he managed to scoop them both into his arms.

Before he could regain his footing, two strong arms shot out from behind, pulling him and the boys into a warm, loving embrace.

"Don’t be naughty, boys," Zhang Fengxi scolded his giggling, unrepentant boys. "Your mother just returned."

Turning his head slightly, Xie Jianyu leaned in and placed a quick, affectionate peck on his husband’s lips.

"Mommy, I am hungry," Zhang Mingrui tugged at Xie Jianyu’s lapels.

"So hungry," Xie Junjie agreed.

"Mingyu and Qingyun have prepared lunch," Xie Jianyu shifted their boys in his embrace with a smile. "Shall we?"

Zhang Fengxi pressed a kiss against Xie Jianyu’s cheek and said, "I bought the boys some treats from the Human Realm, Jianbao. You should go to the dining hall with the boys first. I will be there soon."

En.

Xie Jianyu harbored no suspicion at all.

Without wasting any more time, Zhang Fengxi flitted back to their bed chamber. His heart pounding rapidly against his chest as he crouched to reach the furthest compartment of the wardrobe and rummaged for the secret item.

After some time, he found it.

With curiosity pooling in his eyes, Zhang Fengxi unrolled the scroll.

"...."

He read it once.

And then the second time.

And then the third time.

His hands trembled in a mix of fury and confusion.

Had it been any worthless piece of paper, Zhang Fengxi might have ripped it into shreds and feed it to the lions at Shuiran Palace.

Alas, it was a royal decree.

A royal decree!!! Zhang Fengxi screamed in his head.

He squeezed the scroll in his hand and marched toward the stable.

Xiao Huang was there, meowing at Wangshu, who responded with neighs. Both animals were stunned to see Zhang Fengxi there during lunchtime. On top of that, he did not seem to be in an excellent mood at all.

"Xiao Huang, we need to go," Zhang Fengxi tugged at Xiao Huang’s reins.

"Rawr?"

"It’s urgent," Zhang Fengxi snapped.

If he did not leave right then, he might go insane.