The Princess And The Lord

Days breezed past and Zhao Li Xin's eyes had a haggard look. He was not exhausted from the training but from the red dragon's teasing and talking. The red dragon would inquire about Zhao Li Xin's relationship progress on a daily basis. The dragon even wanted to know if they should expect a mini Zhao Li Xin running around, but Zhao Li Xin disappointed Huo Long when he revealed they had only kissed once.

While Huo Long taught Zhao Li Xin how to control the Immortal Flame using his emotions, the dragon also decided to teach Zhao Li Xin how to court a woman. Being inhuman, some of Huo Long's advice was very inappropriate.

It made Zhao Li Xin frown with disdain but the dragon ignored Zhao Li Xin's look as he thought Zhao Li Xin was moving too slowly. The dragon though someone else could easily snatch Zhao Li Xin's woman as he was too slow. The world could easily be submerged in Flame if Zhao Li Xin lost his woman. The dragon didn't really care about the world, but he didn't want to see Zhao Li Xin return to looking empty and gloomy.

Zhao Li Xin looked at the flame of fire floating in the palm of his hand. He could now control the size and temperature of his fire. Huo Long had been right when he said Zhao Li Xin's flame was uncontrollable when he was enraged.

The uncontrolled fire could easily kill Zhao Li Xin himself. Zhao Li Xin has learned to tame and control his fire when he thought of protecting Lory. The only catch was he needed to hold onto the thought for him to be able to control the flame properly.

Zhao Li Xin prolonged his thought as remembered the first time he met Lory in a sea of bluebell flowers. His mouth curved slightly as the flame in his palm twitched and gradually transformed into a fiery bluebell flower.

Huo Long's eyes lit up with excitement. He soon snickered and tease, "Nice one, boy! You can control the flame better than I thought! "Is it because of the power of love?" he teased.

Zhao Li Xin scoffed and casually answered, "Perhaps…"

Huo Long's eyes widened in surprise, who would have thought the boy had learned to counter his teasing. The dragon's eyes turned moist as pride filled him. His boy was becoming more like a real human. Huo Long's body suddenly glowed with a dim red light. His giant body shrunk into a handsome human in his late twenties. His body was muscular with golden eyes and red fiery hair.

"What do you think boy," Huo Long asked with a smug.

Zhao Li Xin was at first stunned but his face turned as dark as coal, "Can you put on a robe?"

"Don't I look awesome?" Huo Long ignored Zhao Li Xin's disgusted expression and placed his hands on his waist. The dragon laughed loudly and his bare bottom jingled. It was enough to make Zhao Li Xin want to vomit.

'Is it too late for me to kill the dragon now?'

"Okay… okay! Don't pout. A man should not pout too much?" Huo Long waved his hand and flames covered his body. The flames then turned to a grand red robe with complex golden fire embroidery on his sleeve that made his appearance more grandeur.

"Come with me, " Huo Long beckoned at Zhao Li Xin.

Zhao Li Xin followed him with an expressionless face. They walked down the cliff to the shore. Huo Long raised his hand and a small path emerged from beneath the sea. He walked through it with Zhao Li Xin behind him. A small island with a majestic golden pagoda above it lay ahead. The day was cloudy but the pagoda shore brightly.

"You've been here before, haven't you?" Huo Long rubbed his chin with one hand while the other hand was behind his back.

"Yes, the first time I came to this place," Zhao Li Xin responded flatly. He wasn't too impressed by the golden pagoda.

Huo Long opened the pagoda's front door and they entered a chamber with a golden wall, golden pillar, golden floor, and furniture. Everything, from the floor to the ceiling, was in gold.

"Why didn't you choose to sleep here?" Huo Long was puzzled as he thought all humans liked gold.

"I don't like it…" Zhao Li Xin answered briefly. He wondered what kind of human would want to stay in such a place. It was fine if you wished to be there for a few hours but the place would drive you crazy if you sat there for too long. The gold blinded one's eyes. Zhao Li Xin could still see it even when he closed his eyes. He thought the person who created the place was crazy as it was hard to relax in such a place.

Huo Long was the one who created the place and he could not be called normal.

They walked up the golden spiral stairs and they were greeted by a huge golden chest overflowing with gems stones, crystals, and more gold. Everything had been thrown all over like one would throw trash.

Zhao Li Xin had taken out a large sum of treasure from the chest when he first established the Hei Shen Sect, yet it still seemed like the treasure had not been touched. Zhao Li Xin clicked his tongue with exasperation at the messiness of the place. He quickly gazed away as he was filled with annoyance.

Lory and Zhao Li Xin had grown around a lot of treasures and luxury, yet they didn't place it on a pedestal. Lory assumed the treasures in her Kingdom belonged to her people, and never grew attached to them or other possessions unless they were personally given to her. It is the reason she didn't have any problem living outside the palace or being a hunter.

Zhao Li Xin, on the other hand, didn't have many desires. He only took what he needed to fulfill what he deemed was a necessity – starting the Hei Shen Sect. His needs were simple and he didn't have any preference for clothing or jewelry.

Zhao Li Xin created his own weapons, talismans and amulets. He didn't mind if his manor was big or small. He rarely ate and did not have any food preferences. He also didn't squander on women as he did not like them.

The only thing that ever bothered him was the poison in his body, but Lory cured him of that. He had wanted to spend his wealth on Lory but the woman was also not interested in it. So his wealth kept increasing as he did not know how to spend it. He made it seem like it was all a hassle.

Zhao Li Xin forgot he at times moved his wealth into the ring as the Underground Palace treasury room could not accommodate all his wealth. This was one of the reasons the pagoda looked the way it did.

Huo Long rummaged through shelves on the side of the room, throwing the scroll and books he did not need all over the place. Zhao Li Xin ignored him and sat on a small golden stool that was close by.

Zhao Li Xin crossed his legs, leaned forward, and placed his hands on his thighs as he watched Huo Long make the room messier. Zhao Li Xin, who loved neatness, could not help but feel uncomfortable. He hoped the lizard would not take long rummaging through as he missed his little savior.

"Here it is!" Huo Long exclaimed.

Zhao Li Xin watched Huo Long's excitement with indifference as he was glad he wasn't tortured for long. He also wanted to go back home. Huo Long ignored Zhao Li Xin's flat expression and spread the scroll on a nearby table.

"You see this?" Huo Long pointed at the mountain and beckoned at Zhao Li Xin to get closer. "This is where the sacred sword 'The Crimson Lightning' resides."

Zhao Li Xin reluctantly walked towards Huo Long and said, "I can make my weapon."

"Not like this one, boy. This weapon was created from the bones of the first dragon that ruled this world. There is no other weapon like this in the world."

"This map… How long has it been here?" Zhao Li Xin was not impressed. 

Huo Long tilted his head and pursed his lips, "Emm…two thousand…three thousand years… I think?"

"The world has changed so much this map would be unreliable," Zhao Li Xin walked away from the table as he wanted to go home.

"Wait, boy!" Huo Long tried to stop him.

"I don't need it," Zhao Li Xin said casually. He did not need a weapon that would give him unnecessary trouble to find.

"You will need this weapon if you want to save your woman!" Huo Long hollered.

Zhao Li Xin halted his steps and turned around. He questioned, "You know her?"

Huo Long shook his head and casually sat on the table, "No, not exactly. However, I heard about her from someone… She's not like us… She's from… a faraway place."

"I know! What do you know about her?" Zhao Li Xin's face was serious.

Huo Long sighed. The boy only became serious when it involved his woman. He felt both happy and sad at this revelation. He inhaled deeply as the girl's story was tragic, "She was blessed with love but she was also cursed by love itself. She was meant to die for love. She bound herself to a curse to save the man she loved."

Huo Long sighed with exasperation as Zhao Li Xin's eyes were filled with rage, "Calm down! The man is her brother, her twin brother to be precise."

"She had a twin brother?" Zhao Li was stunned as his rage quickly dissipated.

"Yes, her brother was meant to die for the glory of his Kingdom and world," Huo Long eyes were filled with respect as he spoke of the king. The dragon had thought all humans were savages who were selfish and greedy creatures. They were worse than beasts. He never knew of a king who would die for his people.

"Kingdom?" Zhao Li Xin was stunned once again.

"Yes, of course. She is a Princess, you fool!" Huo Long ridiculed.