The Dragon Warrior Pair
DWP 223 - The Purpose of the Little Emperor
The first thing he saw when he woke up was Murong Qiaomi's face looking at his face. Instantly Jing Yang's face was red. Murong Qiaomi's face was too close and Jing Yang felt embarrassed for falling asleep too fast on Murong Qiaomi's thigh.
“Sorry, Aunt Qiaomi. I'm not polite.” Jing Yang stood up but Murong Qiaomi actually hugged her body from behind. Jing Yang's body was indeed smaller now and Murong Qiaomi was willing to take on Jing Yang like her own child.
“Don't treat me like a child, Aunt Qiaomi. Me...” Jing Yang rebelled but instead the elbow of his left hand unintentionally pressed down on Murong Qiaomi's left chest hard.
Murong Qiaomi smiled and pinched Jing Yang's cheeks, “Little Emperor, in my eyes you are still a boy. What is shame for? I'm your advisor anyway. Sleep again, don't push yourself. You're too tired, Yang.”
Jing Yang resigned himself as Murong Qiaomi held himself back. There was a strange feeling as he was treated like a spoiled child. Jing Yang did not understand Murong Qiaomi's line of thought, he did not believe Murong Qiaomi was more aggressive than Ye Xiaoya or Bai Xianlin.
“Aunt Qiaomi, how long have I been asleep?” Jing Yang asked as his head prodded Murong Qiaomi into his cleavage.
“Perhaps about seven hours. Outside already night.” It was clear Murong Qiaomi as she rubbed Jing Yang's hair affectionately.
‘This sucks.’ Jing Yang grew even more annoyed as Murong Qiaomi stroked her head.
Shortly the door of his room was knocked. Jing Yang instantly got up from Murong Qiaomi's lap and moved to open the door of the room. Outside was Xue Bingyue coming with Tao Qiaoli and the old-looking female figure with hair started to whiten.
“Grandmother Yi!” Jing Yang saw Yi Yue smiling towards him with teary eyes.
Meanwhile Xue Bingyue and Tao Qiaoli were staring at the strange Jing Yang and Murong Qiaomi. Because Murong Qiaomi was seen sitting on Jing Yang's bed.
‘Why is Chairman Qiaomi here? It's very suspicious. Nope, no. Don't think that strange.’ Tao Qiaoli shook his head to brush off his negative thoughts.
Jing Yang invited Yi Yue as well as Xue Bingyue and Tao Qiaoli to enter. In Jing Yang's room there was a seat near the window and a round table. There Xue Bingyue, Tao Qiaoli and Yi Yue sat down.
Murong Qiaomi joined after having the Jiang Palace servants prepare a warm tea and a snack. Jing Yang himself sat beside Xue Bingyue and Yi Yue.
“Grandmother Yi, introduce her is Yueyue.” Jing Yang introduced Xue Bingyue to Yi Yue.
It looked as if Yi Yue was smiling kindly while paying attention to Xue Bingyue's beautiful and sweet face.
“So you're Yueyue? Beautiful wife of my grandson's future.” Yi Yue pinched Xue Bingyue's gaunt cheeks and smiled kindly, “Jaga Yanger for me.”
Xue Bingyue choked on hearing Yi Yue's words. Her face was flushed red, while Jing Yang smiled warmly at her. Xue Bingyue was confused as to why Jing Yang looked happy when Yi Yue liked Xue Bingyue.
Tao Qiaoli and Murong Qiaomi smiled looking at Jing Yang and Xue Bingyue. After that Murong Qiaomi, Tao Qiaoli and Yi Yue chatted. The three chatted for a long time while enjoying warm tea and snacks.
Meanwhile Jing Yang and Xue Bingyue were chatting together. Jing Yang asked about his meeting with Yi Yue. Xue Bingyue explained that it was Tao Qiaoli who brought her together with Yi Yue because Tao Qiaoli brought Yi Yue from the Hidden Peach Forest.
Hearing the chatter of Jing Yang and Xue Bingyue finally Yi Yue told herself who saved herself to the Hidden Peach Forest. The day of the terrible massacre was still clearly remembered in Yi Yue's mind.
Unknowingly Yi Yue sobbed in tears considering Jiang En's death. Jing Yang himself felt guilty, he had not expected to become an Emperor Jiang without Jiang En coming to see him. Not only that, he had a dream sometime in the future when he became Emperor Jiang, the entire Nine Dragons Palace members witnessed him.
After some time Murong Qiaomi and Tao Qiaoli decided to give Jing Yang, Yi Yue and Xue Bingyue some time to share. Murong Qiaomi stared intently at Jing Yang making the young man misbehave.
Murong Qiaomi smiled to himself and immediately left Jing Yang's room. Tao Qiaoli noticed that Murong Qiaomi's expression was complicated because he saw clearly how Murong Qiaomi was staring at Jing Yang intently or Jing Yang's embarrassed expression.
‘Clearly, this is suspicious.’ Tao Qiaoli looked at Murong Qiaomi full of probing gazes.
After the departure of Murong Qiaomi and Tao Qiaoli, Jing Yang and Yi Yue chatted for a long time before Xue Bingyue finally joined the chat. It looked as if Xue Bingyue and Yi Yue were already familiarly chatting.
Yi Yue treated Xue Bingyue like her own grandson. Yi Yue sendri was delighted that Jing Yang already had a wife candidate as beautiful and sweet as Xue Bingyue.
“Yang, just like your Grandpa, did you marry some women?” Yi Yue guessed that Jing Yang would later have more than one wife.
Yet Jing Yang's answer was unexpected, “Grandmother Yi, me and Yueyue had promised as children. I don't want to hurt Yueyue's feelings, Mother once told me this. Otherwise women willingly share a husband with another woman.”
Jing Yang alluded to the time when a eunuch had told him that he should have more than one wife because after all he was a descendant of both the nobility and Emperor Jiang, after all, but Jiang Lian actually said that no woman is willing to share a husband with another woman.
Yi Yue shook her head and smiled wryly, “Lian, you made Yang Yang Mer look too innocent.”
“Grandmother Yi, I'm grateful Grandma is fine.” Jing Yang smiled widely and hugged Yi Yue's body.
“Yang, you're so spoiled. Aren't you ashamed to hug your Grandma in front of Yueyue?” Yi Yue stroked Jing Yang's head and smiled kindly.
“Yang, what makes you an Emperor Jiang?” Yi Yue asked because Jing Yang insisted on refusing to be Emperor Jiang after all.
Jing Yang let go of his embrace and looked at Xue Bingyue long ago. Xue Bingyue wrongly stared at Jing Yang for quite a while, her cheeks met red because Jing Yang was so warmly staring at him.
“Grandmother Yi, I want to create a peaceful land. I may be a boy, but I'm pretty sure no one else deserves this task but me. I hate to see people out there suffer. I'm gonna fix it. Fix everything.” Jing Yang told me that if one day there would definitely be an enemy stronger than him or an unexpected problem, Jing Yang wanted to face all of that with himself who bore the responsibility of Emperor Jiang.
“To do that, my first step was to liberate Jiu Country and Daejong State. I have read and heard the story from Aunt Qiaomi.”.
In the past, the Jiang Empire was side by side with Jiu Country and Daejong Country. The two countries had fallen into the grasp of the Demon Skull Island. But the truth is the fall of the State of Jiu and Daejong because of the interference of the Ma Empire.
The Ma Empire was interested in controlling the resources in Jiu Country and Daejong Country. However the Ma Empire was defeated by Mao Gang who Tang Mu helped with. In addition to violating the peace treaty of the Three Kingdoms namely the Jiang Empire, the State of Jiu and the State of Daejong.
The actions of this Skull Demon Island made the people of Jiu State and Daejong State suffer. Jing Yang will end it all on a fiery night that is the Fire Festival which is a festival to commemorate the success of the Skull Demon Island in control of Jiu Country and Daejong Country.
“No steps taken by my past ones. I'm gonna fix everything. With myself becoming Emperor Jiang, I will end this long war.”
Yi Yue was stunned to hear Jing Yang's story. How not, Jing Yang was for himself the youngest and greatest Emperor Jiang in the history of the Jiang Empire. Moreover, all the white and neutral stream warriors joined him, this was unprecedented even in the Jiang En era.
“Yang, you grew up to be a great man.” Yi Yue smiled and wiped her tears.