Chapter 240 : The Xie Bloodline (1)
The Dragon Awakening Festival commemorated the awakening of the legendary First Dragon from his deep sleep after he defeated the evil Black Star Naga in a battle that lasted for seventy-seven days.
For as long as he could remember, little Xie Jianyu was used to celebrate the festival in the Golden Dragon Palace with his father and stepmother. The two adults were the Emperor and the Empress of the entire Heavenly Realm, and they did not know how to deal with a child.
Xie Jianyu was thus forced to become a little adult, always sitting quietly and listening to the adults around him talk about various political issues whenever they were around.
One time, Xie Jianshen made his little brother spend the festival at Shuiran Palace with him instead, but the Emperor did not look favorably upon his action.
After all, Xie Jianyu was the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm. He was not supposed to mingle with the lions, not even when his elder brother was around.
Before the day ended, the then-seven-year-old Xie Jianyu was forced to return to the Golden Dragon Palace. Swallowing back his tears, he continued spending the yearly festival in a gloomy and cheerless mood.
But this year was different.
This year, he was finally allowed to celebrate the festival in Fuxi Palace.
Xie Jianyu was very excited, and so were the entire inhabitants of the palace.
From early morning, Fuxi Palace’s front yard was loaded with craft materials. The storage was practically plundered empty to ensure that the first festival celebration at Fuxi Palace ended as a resounding success.
The maids and servants personally drew, cut, and painted the thick layered paper with their own hands. Once they were done, the front yard was transformed into a miniaturized battle scene between the First Dragon and the Black Star Naga.