SBCEJM -Chapter 277 Looks Like My Brother Also Has A Little Madman Hidden Deep In His Bones!

The Crown Prince, Xiao Mingxuan, had both hands tightly clenched inside his wide sleeves.

His eyes were overflowing with barely concealed excitement.

It was as if he could already see the legendary Imperial Grandfather, shouldering a hoe and waving at him.

And those imperial uncles, who only existed in portraits—stern, untouchable figures of authority.

The Third Princess, Xiao Mingyue, was even more eager. She secretly poked the Crown Prince’s waist with her finger.

Her expression screamed mischief: “Shall we go together later?”

The scene looked exactly like two elementary school kids waiting for school to end so they could rush out and play.

On the dragon throne.

Xiao Juechen looked at his children below, who were practically itching to sprout wings and fly away, then swept his gaze over the civil and military officials whose faces clearly said “I want to go too.”

Jealous.

Damn jealous.

He could even feel the dragon throne beneath him—the symbol of supreme power—suddenly feeling a little hot under his seat.

He wanted to go too!

He wanted to see what that so-called “Imperial Village” actually looked like.

Even more, he wanted to see what kind of chaos his father, mother, and General Gao could possibly stir up together.

But alas.

The throne was, after all, a gilded cage.

Bound by endless state affairs, he could not leave…

Xiao Juechen took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to abandon everything.

His expression management was flawless.

Only his voice carried a hint of gritted teeth:

“Dismiss the court.”

Those two words fell like a royal decree of liberation.

The officials scattered like birds and beasts.

And Feng Zeyuan slipped away even faster.

Feng Zeykai also happened to have struck gold today—no urgent official duties.

Once the thought of going off with his sister to enjoy the chaos surfaced, it spread like wild grass out of control.

With a flick of his mind, he stuffed all the documents on his desk into his spatial storage.

Go watch the drama first!

That was the top priority right now!

Human nature is, at its core, that of a “crab-eating creature”—wherever there’s gossip, it crawls.

He quickly caught up with the light figure ahead.

“Yan’er! Wait!”

“Any excitement today? Will you take your brother along?”

Feng Zeykai turned back, his eyes bright like twin little lamps.

“Move it! Brother, keep up!”

The siblings exchanged a glance and smiled, walking briskly out of the palace.

Once outside the gates, the sky felt vast and open.

The system’s voice promptly popped up:

【Host, the Grand Emperor’s convoy is still on the road. It will take another hour to reach the palace residence.】

One hour?

Too slow!

Feng Zeyuan made a decisive call:

【We go to the Imperial Village first! For watching drama, we must secure the best vantage point—get there early and camp!】

The system immediately projected a holographic map:

【West Mountain Hunting Grounds—cliff shortcut!】

【From here… uh, jump… no, descend from here through a secret path. It saves two full days of travel! A direct strike to the core!】

Perfect!

Feng Zeyuan gave a mental thumbs-up.

The siblings returned to the mansion, quickly changed out of their heavy court robes into practical combat outfits, and set off lightly.

One black and one white horse galloped straight toward the western imperial hunting grounds.

With the 镇北王 token shown, all checkpoints opened without obstruction.

They rode deep into the hunting grounds.

After about half an hour, they reined in at the edge of a cliff.

They had arrived.

The wind howled violently at the cliff edge, stinging their faces.

Feng Zeykai peeked down.

Good heavens.

Clouds swirled below, bottomless and unfathomable.

His knees went weak.

“Yan’er… this is your so-called shortcut?”

His voice trembled.

Feng Zeyuan, however, was excited. She hopped off her horse and casually fed a bean cake to the exhausted steed.

Then—

Like magic—

A pile of colorful gear appeared on the ground.

Ropes, buckles, protective equipment.

Even a ridiculously flashy pink safety helmet.

Pure cyberpunk chaos.

“Brother, don’t panic!”

“This is called rope descent! You can think of it as a low-budget bungee jump!”

“Anyway, this is way more thrilling than riding a horse!”

Feng Zeykai stared at the pink helmet, his mouth twitching violently.

This… this is improper conduct!

But he had no choice.

He was already here.

That sentence people always say—“since we’re already here”—landed perfectly on him.

Feng Zeyuan didn’t give him time to hesitate.

She explained while helping him gear up.

How to wear the harness, how to lock the carabiners, how to control the descent speed.

Her movements were so professional she looked like a veteran extreme sports instructor with ten years of experience.

“Gloves on, anti-slip.”

“Helmet on, protect that priceless head of yours.”

Finally, she patted his shoulder firmly.

“Brother, trust me.”

“You can do it.”

At that moment, Feng Zeykai looked into her determined eyes.

And the fear in his heart was strangely replaced by a surge of courage.

Fine—he’d do it!

It’s just a cliff descent!

How hard could it be compared to imperial examinations?

He followed her example and stood with his back to the abyss.

Both hands gripping the rope tightly.

He took a deep breath—cold wind mixed with determination.

He leaned back.

His heel cautiously touched the icy rock wall.

First step.

His heart hammered like a drum.

Second step.

It… didn’t seem that scary?

The sense of falling was gradually replaced by a feeling of control.

The rope stretched tight, giving him a strange sense of safety.

Wind roared in his ears.

He felt like a leaf swept up by the wind—or a bird in flight.

It felt… surprisingly liberating.

He pushed off the wall slightly, swinging outward.

That brief freefall made him want to shout.

All restrictions, all rules, were thrown far away into the sky.

Just as he was getting used to it—

A figure shot past above him.

Whoosh!

It was Feng Zeyuan!

She wasn’t descending.

She was practically running down the vertical cliff face!

Her feet alternated rapidly on the rock, using momentum to speed down, her body almost parallel to the ground—effortless and wild.

The pink helmet glinted in the sunlight, and somehow it looked completely natural.

Even… cool.

Beyond the era itself.

Feng Zeykai was stunned.

That was his sister.

The one who always brought him surprises—and shocks.

They landed one after another.

The moment his feet touched solid ground, Feng Zeykai even felt a bit reluctant to stop.

The adrenaline rush left him exhilarated, his whole body buzzing.

The once gentle and refined scholar now had dust on his face, but his eyes were bright as stars.

“Yan’er…”

He calmly removed the ridiculous pink helmet.

“So refreshing!”

“Truly exhilarating!”

Feng Zeyuan grinned while packing up the gear.

【Looks like my brother really does have a little madman hidden inside him too.】

The system chimed in with its own philosophical wisdom:

【Growth is sometimes about closing your eyes and jumping. As long as the rope is still in your hands, even the abyss becomes a path.】

Feng Zeyuan winked at her brother:

“Like it? Next time I’ll take you wingsuit flying—that’s even crazier. You actually fly in the sky!”

Feng Zeykai didn’t understand what “wingsuit flying” was, but his acceptance level had already maxed out.

He nodded eagerly.

Following the system’s navigation, the siblings moved through a rocky valley.

After about fifteen minutes, a sheer cliff blocked their path.

Thick green vines hung down like a waterfall, dense and suffocating.

“This is it.”

Without hesitation, Feng Zeyuan grabbed a vine and swung forward like a nimble monkey.

She disappeared behind the green curtain.

Feng Zeykai followed closely, pushing aside the heavy vines.

A cold draft hit his face.

A deep, dark cave appeared—like the open mouth of a giant beast.

It wasn’t long inside.

Only about a dozen steps.

Then suddenly, light appeared ahead.

In that instant, it felt like they had crossed through time itself.

The world opened up before them.

The siblings stood at the cave mouth, completely frozen in place.

It was a…