TRWSB – Chapter 233 A Dragon’s Feud and a Panda’s Ordeal

Zhuang Hao walked in, glanced at Cesia twice, and said, “Senior, you’ve just recovered from a serious injury—it’s better if you rest properly.”

“Where’s Heijia?” Cesia asked coldly.

“He went out,” Zhuang Hao replied.

Cesia snorted and turned to leave.

Seeing Cesia walk away, Qi Shaorong couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
“He scared me to death. I thought he was going to lunge at me and strangle me,” Qi Shaorong said, visibly relieved.

“He might have thought about it, but he can’t do it,” Zhuang Hao replied.

Qi Shaorong looked confused. “Why not?”

“Heijia sealed his power,” Zhuang Hao explained.

Qi Shaorong widened his eyes. “Oh, I see!”

That was a relief—so the tiger had lost its fangs. He had thought Heijia was a dumb dragon, but now it looked like Heijia was actually a cunning one. After all, he was a dragon who had lived for thousands of years—it wouldn’t make sense for him to raise a disaster in his own home.

Thinking about it, if Cesia hadn’t woken up unexpectedly before, Heijia probably would’ve set up protection measures sooner.

“The Fourth Prince is here!” Zhuang Hao said, turning to Tang Tianying.

Tang Tianying nodded and said to Zhuang Hao, “Ah Hao, the guests you brought back are quite dangerous.”

Zhuang Hao gave a wry smile. “Yes, Your Highness. But don’t worry, I’ll do my best to keep things under control.”

Tang Tianying grabbed Zhuang Hao’s hand, clearly emotional. “I’m relying on you for everything.”

By evening, Heijia returned to Zhuang Hao’s estate.

“Where is he?” Heijia asked.

“He’s awake, inside the house,” Qi Shaorong answered.

Heijia didn’t ask anything further and walked straight in.

Moments later, a clatter of crashes and bangs echoed from the room.
Qi Shaorong thought to himself: A light dragon without magic is no different from an ordinary person—just breaking bottles and smashing cups…

Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao and asked, “There aren’t any valuable treasures in there, right?”

Zhuang Hao frowned. “There are a few antiques.”

Qi Shaorong gave him an annoyed look. “You’re so wasteful. How can you leave antiques lying around like that? Next time, switch them out with replicas.”

Zhuang Hao nodded agreeably. “Alright.”

When Heijia came out, his face was once again bruised.

“Senior, are you okay?” Qi Shaorong asked.

Heijia responded calmly, “I’m fine. He just got a bit emotional after waking up.”

Qi Shaorong glanced at Heijia’s face and thought: As expected of a dragon that’s lived for thousands of years—thick-skinned enough to stay composed even with a face like that.

“Senior, this is the capital. There are many civilians here. If you two fight, many people could die,” Qi Shaorong warned.

Heijia smiled. “We don’t fight all the time. We actually have a great relationship.”

Qi Shaorong: “……”
Senior, can you really lie with such a straight face?

Every day, Heijia would go out for unknown reasons. But whenever he came back, he’d visit the light dragon, and then the house would erupt with noise until late at night.

From afar, Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao could hear their arguments. Cesia would yell that Heijia was scum, and Heijia would shout that it wasn’t his fault and Cesia had misunderstood.

They’d bicker like this—then apparently… end up in bed together.

One early morning.

Qi Shaorong went to the side courtyard and saw the panda jumping through a ring of fire.

The chubby panda repeatedly leapt through the burning hoop, its face twisted in pain.

Watching the poor thing being tormented, Qi Shaorong felt a surge of sympathy.

“Senior, what are you doing?” Qi Shaorong walked over to Cesia and asked.

“This earth bear is getting fat. I’m training it to lose weight,” Cesia replied.

Although Cesia’s magic had been sealed, his natural pressure as a divine light dragon remained.

Under his presence, the earth bear had no choice but to obey every command.

Qi Shaorong had once thought it was outrageous for Zhuang Hao and Zuo Yunfei to use a national treasure to mine, but now he realized—there’s always worse. Cesia was actually making a national treasure jump through flaming hoops. This was a panda, after all!

When the panda saw Qi Shaorong, it very sensibly hid behind him.

Cesia looked at the panda hiding behind Qi Shaorong with disdain. “Coward.”

Qi Shaorong looked at Cesia and said with some difficulty, “Senior, do you really have to bully a panda?”

“Would you rather I bully you?” Cesia asked coldly.

Qi Shaorong: “……”

“Senior, you and Heijia may have your grudges, but you shouldn’t take it out on others,” Qi Shaorong braved himself to say.

“It’s all your fault! If it weren’t for you, he wouldn’t have…” Cesia snapped, furious and ashamed.

Qi Shaorong gave an awkward smile and said, “Aren’t you two a couple? That kind of thing—you’ve probably done it long ago. It’s really nothing.”

“You scoundrel!” Sessia shouted in a fit of shame and anger, lunging at Qi Shaorong, who quickly dodged to the side.

Her magical power was still sealed, making her movements much slower.

Sessia’s sharp gaze fell on the Earth Bear behind Qi Shaorong, and the massive creature shivered violently.

“Useless thing,” Sessia scolded with displeasure.

The Earth Bear lowered its head and said nothing.

“A saint-level beast hiding behind a human—how disgraceful.”

Qi Shaorong gave an embarrassed laugh. Sessia’s oppressive aura was deadly to magical beasts, though to him as a human, it was tolerable.

Qi Shaorong and Sessia silently confronted each other until Zhuang Qian came rushing in with excitement.

“Shaorong-ge!” Zhuang Qian greeted warmly.

“What are you doing here?” Qi Shaorong asked.

“I was worried about you! I went out looking for you earlier. Then I heard you came back, so I rushed back too. Everyone in the capital says you dumped my brother and eloped with someone,” Zhuang Qian said.

Qi Shaorong: “……”
It was entirely possible he’d left Zhuang Hao behind, but to elope with the Nether Dragon? No way. That old black dragon didn’t look like a good guy at all. Even if he did elope, he’d never choose that dragon.

Qi Shaorong waved a hand and said, “Don’t underestimate your brother like that. Do you think he’s not attractive?”

Zhuang Qian laughed and said, “It’s not that I think my brother isn’t charming—it’s just that you’re way too charming, Qi Shao.”

Qi Shaorong pinched Zhuang Qian’s cheek. “Kid, you sure know how to flatter.”

Zhuang Qian gave a sheepish smile.

Sessia looked at Zhuang Qian and said, “Who are you? Hanging out with this quack doctor—you probably aren’t anything good yourself.”

Zhuang Qian gave another awkward smile and didn’t respond.

Qi Shaorong: “……”

Then, seeing the people entering the room, Qi Shaorong was surprised. “Hailing? What are you guys doing here?”

Hailing shrugged and said, “Liuyun heard you eloped, and that Zhuang Hao brought back you and your adulterous partner. He got a little worried.”

Biliuyun glared at Hailing. “What nonsense are you spouting?”

“That’s what people outside are saying,” Hailing replied with some grievance.

Qi Shaorong frowned. He had already heard that the rumors about his disappearance in the capital were wild, but he hadn’t expected them to be this outrageous.

Biliuyun glared at Hailing again, then turned to Qi Shaorong and said, “Young Master, don’t listen to Hailing’s nonsense. That guy never watches his mouth.”

Qi Shaorong shrugged and said nonchalantly, “It’s fine.”

Biliuyun gave Qi Shaorong a few glances and then asked mysteriously, “Young Master, so… those two seniors…”

Qi Shaorong nodded. “They’re both here.”

“Qi Shao, you’ve got great fortune,” Hailing said.

Qi Shaorong looked puzzled. “Great fortune? What do you mean?”

Hailing smiled. “You have no idea how many people dream of seeing either of those two just once, but never get the chance.”

Qi Shaorong: “……”
For characters as legendary as them, meeting once is enough. See them too many times, and it’ll only shatter the noble and mighty image people have of them.

“If you want to see the two seniors, Hailing, just stay here for a few days. With all this ‘great fortune,’ you might even see them fight,” Qi Shaorong said.

Hailing: “……”

———

Prince Fourth’s Residence.

“Second Brother, what brings you here?” Tang Tianying was visibly surprised to see Tang Tianfeng. He wasn’t particularly close with any of his royal siblings due to the fight for the throne.

“Did you hear about Zhuang Hao bringing two people back with him?” Tang Tianfeng asked.

Tang Tianying nodded. “I heard.”

“Those two are likely the ones who triggered the great battle in Dilan City—the Nether Dragon and the Light Dragon King,” Tang Tianfeng said.

Tang Tianying nodded again and gave a bitter smile. “I know.”

“Why would Zhuang Hao bring those two back?” Tang Tianfeng couldn’t help asking.

Tang Tianying took a deep breath and said, “I don’t think Zhuang Hao wanted to bring them either—he probably didn’t have a choice.”

Tang Tianfeng closed his eyes, his heart tightening. The Yuan Kingdom wasn’t a powerful nation, but recently, it had been attracting a lot of attention. Zhuang Hao’s wedding had already caused quite a stir. And now, the Light Dragon and Nether Dragon were staying at Zhuang Hao’s private residence.

Those two dragons were definitely not the peaceful type. And Zhuang Hao brought them back—what on earth was he trying to do?

Tang Tianfeng pressed his lips into a tight line. At this point, Zhuang Hao and Qi Shaorong’s influence and strength already far surpassed that of the Yuan royal family. Their father had no choice now but to stay on good terms with them.

“Our Yuan Kingdom is a small temple—we really can’t house these two great Buddhas,” Tang Tianfeng said.

Tang Tianying nodded. “I know that. But still…”
If they were to ask them to leave, how would they even go about it?

“Is Zhuang Hao very close with the two dragons?” Tang Tianfeng asked.

Tang Tianying shook his head. “I’m not entirely sure, but not long after Zhuang Hao’s wedding, the Nether Dragon kidnapped Qi Shaorong without a word. So, their relationship probably isn’t that good.”

Tang Tianfeng nodded. “I see…”