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บท 33: Chapter 33 : Why Didn't You Kill The Demon?

In his entire life, the crown prince had never had someone vomit medicine directly at his face. Poor Xie Jianyu looked as if he was about to hit Zhang Fengxi and personally send him to the afterworld. The fact that he did not do it bore testament to his magnificent self-control.

"I am sorry," Zhang Fengxi blurted out.

Xie Jianyu calmly wiped his face with his sleeve and rose to his feet.

"Now that you are awake, you can drink on your own. I will ask them to refill another bowl of medicine."

"What kind of medicine was that? It was bitterer than fish bile."

"It is medicine, not the Imperial Kitchen's famed Sweet Water Chestnut Soup. So sorry to disappoint you."

Zhang Fengxi pursed his lips.

"Did you try to poison me...?"

Xie Jianyu gave the alpha on the bed a belittling look.

"If I wanted to kill you, Prince Zhang Fengxi, I could just push you off your tiger on our way back. Why would I kill you in your bedroom?"

"..."

The crown prince was being too kind. He could have called Zhang Fengxi an idiot, but he did not. Zhang Fengxi scoffed. He lay back down on the bed and rolled to the side so that he did not have to look at Xie Jianyu's face.

"Well, thank you, Your Majesty The Crown Prince. I am not worth your benevolence and flattering attention."

That was the cue for Xie Jianyu to go, but he did not move at all.

"Zhang Fengxi, why did you not kill the man-eating demon? Why leave him in that injured state and go hunt some giant snake?"

Zhang Fengxi slowly turned to look at Xie Jianyu. He looked both surprised and guilty at the same time.

"How did you know?" he asked.

"I just knew," Xie Jianyu said in reply.

He could not possibly say that he already studied the man-eating demon for some time before he attended the hunt at Mount Qilin.

He memorized the demon's attack patterns. All, if not most of the injuries on Zhang Fengxi's body came from the fight against the demon. If that was not enough to serve as evidence, Zhang Fengxi was also poisoned by the demon.

Only the demon's blood could cure the poisoning.

That was why Xie Jianyu brought the demon's head to Longjing Palace and asked the palace physician to brew him a pot of antidote.

Zhang Fengxi, on the other hand, could not tell Xie Jianyu openly that he knew about Xie Jianyu's plan to fight the demon.

In his past life, Xie Jianyu killed the demon but he was hurt so badly that he had to be bedridden for two whole months.

Zhang Fengxi thought that he, a supreme general in his past life, could easily disable the demon. Unfortunately, he overestimated himself too much. His eighteen-year-old self was a far stretch from Supreme General Zhang Fengxi six years from now.

That was how he got injured and poisoned so badly before he achieved his goal.

Zhang Fengxi tried his best to weave a lie, dotted with some truth, "I thought that the most impressive prey must be on top of the mountain. I was not wrong, but I clearly overestimated myself. I was unable to kill it, so I escaped to find an easier target."

Heaven had mercy. Just as he stumbled out of the demon's lair, he came across an unsuspecting giant snake.

Once he was done with the man-eating demon, the giant snake was an easy target.

"You could have finished him by cutting off its head," Xie Jianyu pointed out.

"Really? Awwww," Zhang Fengxi smacked his forehead, faking a remorseful groan. "I didn't know that. Oh, well. Failure is the mother of success. I will be more diligent next time and do my best to finish the job properly."

Zhang Fengxi's words did not match his bearing at all. Xie Jianyu did not believe him, but he had no reason not to. Besides, what merit did Zhang Fengxi gain by lying about the man-eating demon?

If anything, he missed out on a golden opportunity to present himself before the emperor.

Xie Jianyu gripped the bowl in his hand and lowered his gaze.

"I will go to the kitchen and refill this bowl. Drink it twice a day, and you will recover in no time."

"Hmm, thank you."

Zhang Fengxi heaved a sigh once Xie Jianyu was gone.

Xie Jianyu knew a lot for someone who slayed the man-eating demon by chance in both lives. Apparently, he deliberately put himself in ways of harm. The reason was quite obvious. The disguised omega had to prove himself as a worthy heir to the throne. He had to excel above all alphas across nine layers of heaven.

That was why Xie Jianyu fell sick so often in his past life. His omega body simply could not keep up with his ambitions.

"Xie Jianyu, ah, Xie Jianyu..." Zhang Fengxi lamented in his heart, "Do you care more about the throne than your own life?"


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บท 34: Chapter 34 : Spear Over Sword

After he fully recovered from his wounds, Zhang Fengxi focused on his martial arts training. Just as he requested, his father arranged for Commandant Jiang to come and train him.

The commandant in question did come to Longjing Palace on the agreed day, but it was not to begin the training. It was to apologize for being unable to train the Prince of the Longjing Palace.

"This subject is just a lowly commandant," he said while cupping his hands and bowing his head as low as possible. "Prince Zhang Fengxi is bright and talented. He has a bright future ahead of him. This subject cannot forgive himself if he fails to live up to Longjing Palace Master's expectations."

It was all naturally nonsense.

Palace Masters were not required to excel in martial arts. Sure, some palace masters did take on a second role in the Heavenly Empire, but it was not obligatory.

Take Jiang Muchen for example. That brat could have passed the Fire Guardian position to someone else, but he refused to. The same went with Zhang Fengxi.

No one expected him to be a supreme general.

Zhang Zhiyuan exchanged a brief glance with his son. The father and son shared the same view.

"Commandant Jiang, my son greatly admires you. He insists on having you as a teacher. Are you going to disappoint us by turning us down?"

Commandant Jiang bowed his head even lower. His forehead almost touched the ground.

"This lowly subject did not dare! But Longjing Palace Master, a lot more people are more talented than this subject. This subject will not take it to heart if the Palace Master and Prince Zhang Fengxi change their minds!"

"Oh, like who?"

Commandant Jiang lifted his head and spoke, "General Fu is one of the best swordsmen across the nine layers of heaven."

Oh, he was. Unfortunately, he was not interested in sharing his skills and knowledge. Fortunately, his unwillingness to develop Zhang Fengxi led the latter to a better path.

"Well, then you are in luck, Commandant Jiang," Zhang Fengxi laughed. "I am not interested in swordsmanship."

Both Zhang Zhiyuan and Commandant Jiang turned to look at Zhang Fengxi with amazement in their eyes.

"Eh?"

"I am interested in spearsmanship. Isn't spear your weapon of choice, Commandant Jiang?"

It was.

Commandant Jiang was stupefied.

Zhang Zhiyuan had a complicated look on his face. Spearsmanship was easier to learn than swordsmanship, but there were a lot more sword cultivation manuals than spear cultivation manuals.

Again, palace masters were not expected to slash and stab enemies in the future. Cultivation, on the other hand, was necessary.

Zhang Zhiyuan cleared his throat.

He wanted to tell Commandant Jiang to retreat for the day, but Zhang Fengxi remained stubborn.

"I wish to delve into spearsmanship," he decided. "Commandant Jiang, please become my master and teach me."

Zhang Zhiyuan barely prevented his jaw from falling to the ground.

Commandant Jiang gave the palace master a surreptitious, awkward glance. Clearly, he expected Zhang Zhiyuan to intervene.

Zhang Zhiyuan cleared his throat again.

"Fengxi, this is not a trivial matter. Please take time to choose your weapon. Until then, Commandant Jiang, we thank you for coming here. Let's meet again at the Golden Dragon Palace."

Commandant Jiang left after bowing many times before Zhang Zhiyuan.

Zhang Fengxi cupped his hands before his father.

"Father, I trust that I will be a proficient spear wielder in the future. I have no interest in pursuing swordsmanship."

Zhang Zhiyuan took three steps in his son's direction and gave him a smack on the head.

"Foolish! You have been practicing swordsmanship since you were three years old! Are you going to throw it all away in vain?"

Exactly. Zhang Fengxi did not want to waste more time with swordsmanship if he was not going to be the best.

"Father, Crown Prince Xie Jianyu is already a very capable, if not the best swordsman across nine layers of heaven at his tender age of sixteen. Your son is more useful to the Heavenly Empire if he can be the best spearman instead."

Zhang Zhiyuan sighed.

"Are you sure about this?"

"I am."

"Fine. I will give you one year to learn under Commandant Jiang. After that, you will fight a duel with an opponent of my choosing. If you lose, you must retake the sword."

"Yes, Father!"

Zhang Fengxi sneered in his heart.

One year? He only needed six months. Anyway, he remembered all the lessons from the past. What he needed from Commandant Jiang right now was the rest of the lessons. The ones he failed to share because he had a lethal confrontation with a ghost general in his last war.

The other six months would be used to prepare for his betrothal to Liu Wenyuan.


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