Lady Song broke into a nervous smile.
"Esteemed Shuiran Palace Master, surely there is some mistake? Said child is not here."
Jiang Muchen arched his eyebrows and gave Lady Song a quizzical smile.
"Maybe I should rephrase my intention," he said. "I am here to take away the baby that Longjing Palace Master brought back a few days ago."
When the knowledge set in, Lady Song could not help but shake from fright.
"Shuiran Palace Master, this... you are referring to my grandson, the heir of Longjing Palace."
She shook her head in bewilderment.
"I am opposed to handing over my grandson."
Jiang Muchen stabbed his staff on the ground, startling all those who watched the altercation.
"Your grandson he might be, but he is not the heir of Longjing Palace."
"He is," Lady Song insisted. For the first time in her life, she, an omega, spoke against an alpha. It was a debilitating event, but she had to deal with it. The baby must not land in Jiang Muchen's hands!
Not as long as she, Lady Song, was still breathing and conscious!
Jiang Muchen took a step closer to Lady Song, prompting the latter to take a step back.
"Excuse my lack of courtesy, Lady Song. Today, I must go back with the baby in my arms."
"Guards!!!" Lady Song shouted. "Protect the palace!!!"
She then turned around and ran inside the palace.
Outside, Jiang Muchen had begun to fight with all the guards of Longjing Palace.
As one of the guardians of the five elements, his strength was not to be looked down upon. But still, he came alone. It would take him time to defeat all the guards. By then, Lady Song and her precious grandson would be far, far away, out of his reach.
The will of man and the will of heaven rarely fell in tune.
Lady Song had just taken the baby out of his crib when Jiang Muchen walked through the door.
He extended an arm toward Lady Song.
"Lady Song, please allow me to maintain the good relationship between the two palaces."
Lady Song trembled from head to toe.
"Shuiran Palace Master, I don't understand," she said. "Why? At first, you said that you wanted the late former crown prince's son, but this baby is clearly my son's, Zhang Fengxi's heir! Why must you attempt to kidnap him???"
Jiang Muchen's gaze cooled down when he heard the name of the nemesis who murdered Xie Jianyu in cold blood.
"Do you know, Lady Song?" he asked with an ominous tone. "Do you know who gave birth to that child in your arms?"
"I-I don't know!" Lady Song snapped. She hugged the baby even closer to her chest.
"It was the former crown prince, Xie Jianyu," Jiang Muchen told her.
Lady Song and her maids shrieked from fear when a ball of flame shot past them and burned the paper door behind them.
"And do you know who killed the former crown prince?" Jiang Muchen inched forward, the burning flame behind Lady Song and her maids highlighting the menace in his eyes.
Lady Song shook her head fervently, her eyes as round as the moon.
"Your son did."
Another ball of flame landed near the curtain. Fire quickly spread, but the smoke only attacked Lady Song's maids.
"Please," Lady Song wept. "You are mistaken. The crown prince was an alpha. All palace masters are! He could not possibly be an omega. He could not possibly give birth to my grandson!!!"
Jiang Muchen scoffed.
"Hand the baby over. Come on," he said.
"Or else, what?" a cold voice came from behind Jiang Muchen. When he turned around to look at the speaker, he was greeted with a punch across his cheek. The strength of the punch sent Jiang Muchen flying toward a mighty pillar.
Lady Song almost crumbled to the floor from elation.
"Fengxi!!!" she shouted as she rushed toward her son.
"Mother, is he alright?"
"He is! He is! Look!"
Lady Song tapped at the baby's cheek gently. He awoke and began to cry right away.
Zhang Fengxi heaved a sigh of relief.
"Get out of here, Mother," he said as he pointed his spear at the man who dared to invade his palace in his absence.
"I must teach the Shuiran Palace Master some manners."
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Author's note :
Sorry, dearest readers. This author had to change the palace names. Just in case you get confused, here is a quick summary of the changes :
Fuxi remains Fuxi.
Bi'an became Longjing.
Suanni became Shuiran.
I also edited the wording starting from chapter 1 so it might be a great experience to re-read everything from the start. Love you all!
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Lady Song did not need her son to speak twice. Without paying further attention to Shuiran Palace Master, she quickly escaped the burning room with the baby tightly clutched to her chest.
Once they were left alone, Zhang Fengxi and Jiang Muchen engaged in a fierce fight against each other. When Zhang Fengxi's spear clashed with Jiang Muchen's staff, fire sparks flew between them.
"Fancy to see you here," Zhang Fengxi snarled at his opponent. "Shouldn't you be in Golden Dragon Palace, spreading terror all over the entire palace?"
Jiang Muchen scoffed.
"I was hoping to see you there. Don't dogs usually follow their masters wherever they go?"
The battling palace masters were repelled by the impact of their own attacks, propelling both of them to retreat a few steps.
An explosion sound was heard when Zhang Fengxi shot a ball of spiritual energy off his spear. It hit the spot where Jiang Muchen just stood a second ago.
"What do you want, Jiang Muchen?" Zhang Fengxi stabbed the end of his spear into the ground, glaring at the opponent who did an impressive backward flip in the air and then landed lightly on one of the broken pillars.
"I want the baby," Jiang Muchen answered before summoning a fiery dragon that flew toward Zhang Fengxi with its mouth wide open.
"Tsk."
Zhang Fengxi spun his spear around and dispersed the attack. After the fiery dragon disappeared, Jiang Muchen suddenly appeared before him.
Zhang Fengxi barely failed to counter Jiang Muchen's frontal attack. Nevertheless, the unpredicted move made him slide a hundred meters backward and hit a wall.
The wall crumbled into ruins, burying Zhang Fengxi underneath. The supreme general burst out, sending broken wall fragments in all directions.
"You will not take my son away," he glowered at Jiang Muchen as soon as he managed to breathe.
Jiang Muchen scoffed.
"Heh. Your son."
The two palace masters continued to exchange one move after another.
"After you killed Xie Jianyu, you still have the face to refer to yourself as his father, you abominable scum of heaven!"
"As unbelievable as it might be, blood does not lie. He is indeed my son. Why does it concern you so much?"
Jiang Muchen ducked and aimed to kick at Zhang Fengxi's legs. Luckily, the latter jumped in time to avoid the attack.
"He is not your son. He is Xie Jianyu's son."
"Tell that to the sigil that glows on his forehead," Zhang Fengxi snarled.
"I don't care what sigil glows on his forehead. That child is Fuxi Palace's heir, not yours!!!"
"Even if he is Fuxi Palace's heir, so what! Still not Shuiran Palace's heir!"
"You do not deserve to keep him! I will raise him to adulthood and return the throne to Fuxi Palace!"
"Says the current crown prince of the Heavenly Empire!!" Zhang Fengxi roared.
Jiang Muchen was livid with rage.
"Did you just accuse me of stealing the crown prince position from Xie Jianyu???" the fire guardian shot off several fiery balls in Zhang Fengxi's direction.
"Well, if the boots fit!" Zhang Fengxi shouted while jumping around to avoid each ball.
The balls seemed to have a life of their own. They kept following Zhang Fengxi, intent on setting him aflame.
Zhang Fengxi countered by smashing the ground. A column of dust and debris rose from the surface to absorb the fiery balls. Jiang Muchen took the opportunity to stab Zhang Fengxi with his staff. Zhang Fengxi missed the hit by a hairsbreadth, but then Jiang Muchen swung his staff upward and smacked his opponent across the face.
Zhang Fengxi was thrown to the ground.
"Enough with the games," he stood up while wiping at traces of blood from the corner of his lips.
"You took the words out of my mouth," Jiang Muchen sneered.
Their verbal argument was interrupted by Lady Song, who came back running with the baby in her arms.
"Both of you, please stop!!!" she cried out. "The baby... help the baby!!!"
Blood drained from both palace masters' faces.
"What happened?" Jiang Muchen used his light feet technique to arrive in front of Lady Song, with Zhang Fengxi close at his heels.
Zhang Fengxi's question was stuck in his throat when he saw that the baby's face had turned blue.
"He suddenly stopped breathing," Lady Song sobbed uncontrollably. "Please help... please..."
The blue color slowly crept down his tiny face, growing like vicious tree roots down to his neck and his torso...
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