CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58 : A PLACE TO REMEMBER

Zhang Fengxi recalled Xie Jianyu’s answer when he asked him about this issue at that time. He said, "It would be dealt with."

So this was their plan all along. Turning Xie Jianyu into an alpha by exposing him to the Night To Day Reversal Seeds for a long time.

Zhang Fengxi had only seen it happen twice, but he was pretty sure that Xie Jianyu had gone through the same treatment many more times.

Zhang Fengxi did not know what to think about it. It was a solid plan, no doubt about that. But there was something about it. Something that made Zhang Fengxi feel uneasy.

"Are there any side effects if a person inhales this mixture for a long time?" he asked the palace physician.

"Reporting to the Prince, alphas who suffer from weak constitutions can become stronger from inhaling the incense smoke from time to time, but the exposure should be limited to twice a month only.

It has a huge effect on omegas. If omegas inhale this kind of incense smoke regularly, they will lose the ability to reproduce. The production of their omega hormones will be heavily disrupted, while the production of alpha hormones will be greatly enhanced."

Zhang Fengxi chuckled.

"Can it really turn an omega into an alpha?"

The palace physician gave him a bitter smile.

"This palace physician doubts it. At most, it will ruin the precious omegas’ bodies and turn them into ’recessive omegas’."

Recessive omegas.

Zhang Fengxi heard of this term before.

Recessive omegas were omegas who had faint to no scents, never experienced heat periods, and were unable to procreate. They were worse than betas.

"You can go," Zhang Fengxi said. "Do not breathe a word of this to anyone."

"My loyalty lies with the Longjing Palace. Naturally, I won’t," the palace physician bowed deeply and left Zhang Fengxi to his thoughts.

The young alpha went to stand on the balcony and leaned against a wooden railing in front of him.

Zhang Fengxi had never heard about this precedent before. He doubted that anyone else did. If this was possible, why didn’t the Heavenly Emperor make Xie Jianshen go through it? Why wait until Xie Jianyu was born?

Did Xie Jianyu know the possible consequence of ending up as a recessive omega?

Did he want the Golden Throne so badly?

Zhang Fengxi clawed into the wooden railing and clenched his jaw. He inhaled and exhaled a few times before he relaxed his grip.

No, this really was not his business.

Zhang Fengxi should not meddle in Xie Jianyu’s business. Or the royal family’s affairs.

But this was just heartbreaking.

He thought that he ruined Xie Jianyu’s life, but it turned out that Xie Jianyu was already walking on the path of ruin ages ago.

So what was he supposed to do?

How could he help?

He didn’t know.

Zhang Fengxi let out a heavy sigh.

And then someone’s name occurred to him. Jiang Muchen.

Jiang Muchen loved Xie Jianyu, and Xie Jianyu liked Jiang Muchen a lot in return. If there was anyone who could change Xie Jianyu’s mind and make him stop inhaling that incense smoke, it was Jiang Muchen.

In his last life, Xie Jianyu and the Heavenly Emperor came up with a compromise to hand the Dragon Throne over to Jiang Muchen.

There was nothing wrong with that. Jiang Muchen was dedicated to Xie Jianyu. If Jiang Muchen became the emperor, then he would protect Xie Jianyu...

Zhang Fengxi jumped on his spiritual mount and raced to Shuiran Palace.

In his entire previous life and in this life up until now, Zhang Fengxi had never once stepped foot into Shuiran Palace.

Although the Longjing Palace and the Shuiran Palace did not have a hostile relationship with each other, they also did not have a friendly relationship with each other.

It went way back to previous generations, probably due to siding with opposite sides in a power struggle.

The disputes of the fathers became the disputes of the sons, the grandsons, and so on.

Zhang Fengxi’s sudden appearance at Shuiran Palace thus gave rise to a lot of knitted brows at Shuiran Palace.

"Oh, my," Shuiran Palace Mistress, Xie Jianshen, was the first person who received Zhang Fengxi as soon as he was allowed entry into the palace.

"What brings you here, Prince Zhang Fengxi?"

"..."

Zhang Fengxi almost hit himself for his stupidity.

How could he forget that Jiang Muchen’s mother was Xie Jianshen, the one in cahoots with the Heavenly Emperor to turn his younger brother into an alpha?

He should have intercepted Jiang Muchen somewhere else. Any other place but Shuiran Palace.

"I would like to have a chat with Prince Jiang Muchen," Zhang Fengxi said with an artificial smile.

Xie Jianshen beamed at him.

"Have you also become friends with my son? Oh, my. You are a lot more sociable than your father."

Zhang Fengxi ignored that last sentence.

"So, can I meet him?"

"Unfortunately, he is not here."

"Oh. Then, allow me to excuse myself."

Zhang Fengxi turned on his heels to leave, but the guards at the gate crossed their spears and blocked Zhang Fengxi’s path.

Zhang Fengxi furrowed his brows.

"What is the meaning of this, Shuiran Palace Mistress?"

Xie Jianshen smiled at him.

"What’s the rush? Why not chat with me for the time being?"

"I have nothing to talk to you about," Zhang Fengxi responded with another polite smile. "It must be boring to talk with an unrefined youngster such as myself."

"Not at all. Why don’t you accompany me outside? I am just planning to take a walk outside of the palace."

"..."

The Shuiran Palace Mistress was an exciting host. He did not take his guests to a tea shop or a sightseeing spot.

Xie Jianshen took Zhang Fengxi to a lion’s den. They sat opposite each other on stone benches, surrounded by approximately twenty or thirty lions.

"Aren’t they amazing?" he asked as if the lion that walked past them did not just roar at their faces.