Eight Years

Chiba Lake is located in the southern part of Hua Zhen's palace territory. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. From a distance, the blue and undulating waves resemble a maiden's hair clip. Thousands of islands are surrounded by the water, and the mountains and rivers are integrated into one, making it a very dreamy place.

The sky, as if washed by water, is so clean that not a single cloud falls. Under the azure blue, the trees on the shore stand quietly, opening their arms to welcome strands of golden sand. Sunlight penetrates through layers of overlapping branches and leaves, shining down in dappled patches.

Glistening dewdrops shimmer on the grass, exuding the fragrance of grass, flowers, and moist earth. Various countless small flowers compete to emerge from the soil, white and red, like twinkling stars, making the entire Chiba Lake shine with colorful vitality.

This is naturally a good place for an outing, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery while purifying your body and mind, allowing you to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

On the grass by the lake, a large picnic cloth is spread, filled with various delicacies, including bread, sushi, fruits, and drinks... of course, there are also golden-brown grilled meat skewers.

These delicacies are all made by Lian Xi. Little girl no... now you can't call her little girl anymore. Time flies, and eight years have passed in a flash. She has grown into a beautiful and graceful young woman.

Her fiery red hair curls beautifully, scattered around her waist like seaweed. Without much embellishment, just a simple dress sets off her skin like creamy jade, showing a different kind of elegance. From petite and lovely, she has become mature and dignified, with innocence mixed with charm, making people feel fond and loving.

Her big eyes twinkle as if they can talk, and her small red lips are even more distinct against the whiteness of her skin. A pair of small dimples are evenly distributed on both sides of her cheeks. With a slight smile, the dimples appear and disappear on her cheeks, and a gentle and tranquil nature naturally flows out.

In the distance, Gus, Xuan Ji, and Andre are sitting under the shade of a tree, each with a meat skewer in hand, eating with greasy mouths. Since the advent of grilled skewers in Hua Zhen's hands a few years ago, they have been completely conquered by this delicacy.

"Look at these grilled meat skewers..." Gus held a meat skewer in front of his eyes, "Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with a perfect balance of fat and lean meat, making people want to swallow their tongues after taking a bite. Lian Xi's cooking skills are getting better and better~"

Xuan Ji glanced at Lian Xi, who was busy there, and curled his lips almost imperceptibly. "Tch, what's so great about it? Isn't it all thanks to our Prince's good teaching~" Now that Lian Xi has grown up, she has become more and more beautiful and moving, and he is extremely jealous of this~

This guy has been hostile to Lian Xi for more than just a day or two...

Eight years ago, after Hua Zhen left this kid by his side as a tutor, he encountered a particularly serious problem, that is, Xuan Ji was too beautiful. His skill was so profound, and the strange hormones he exuded between his gestures always made people want to get with him.

In the beginning, when he was learning from him, Hua Zhen's eyes would become blurred as he listened, and at the same time, dangerous scenes such as chivalry and enthusiasm began to appear in his mind. There was a clear sign that he was being bent.

"If this continues, won't I be finished?"

One night, Hua Zhen lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling and said such a sentence. Let that Xuan Ji kid get out? Not to mention whether the old Angel King would allow it, but from the point of view of his knowledge reserves, Hua Zhen himself was reluctant. Knowledge is such a beautiful thing...

Just when he was feeling very troubled about this, the little beauty Lian Xi suddenly came to his room with a fruit plate. Seeing this girl, his eyes lit up, and he finally thought of a way to restrain Xuan Ji...

From then on, every day when learning the theoretical basics, Hua Zhen had an extra little book boy as a companion. Xuan Ji was explaining above with a twitching corner of his mouth, while he was below, ignoring Lian Xi's shyness, and holding her little hand while listening carefully.

In this way, he reminded himself that he only liked women. Although the effect was average, it was still a way.

Women don't like other women around the men they value. Although Xuan Ji is a man, he values Hua Zhen, the Third Prince, very much. Naturally, he doesn't like Lian Xi disturbing the in-depth discussions and academic theories between himself and the Prince.

Also, as Lian Xi grew up day by day, her bright and lovely appearance had obviously surpassed his own, which made Xuan Ji feel even more threatened. After all, most women are jealous of women who are more beautiful than themselves, aren't they? Although he is a man.

"Hiss~ I said, are you sick? Did Lian Xi provoke you? Since you are so hostile to her, why are you still eating what she makes?" Gus firmly supports Lian Xi. She is beautiful, has a good personality, and doesn't have the scheming of other female angels. What's even more commendable is that she has good cooking skills.

Xuan Ji glared at Gus and snorted coquettishly: "I am the Prince's tutor, and my status is here. Eating what she makes is looking up to her~" After saying that, he put on a smiling face and shouted sweetly towards the distance, "Lian Xi, I've run out of grilled skewers here, can you give me some more?"

"Okay, Lord Xuan Ji, please wait a moment..." Lian Xi said sweetly, and after placing the freshly grilled meat skewers on a tray, she walked towards them with lotus steps.

"Here, Lord Xuan Ji..." Lian Xi grabbed a handful and handed it to Xuan Ji, "These are for Lord Gus, and the rest are for Lord Andre..." The types and quantities of meat skewers in each person's hand were the same, no more, no less, very considerate.

"Lian Xi is getting better and better. If I can't eat Lian Xi's food one day, I will definitely feel uncomfortable~"

"How can it be as Lord Xuan Ji said..." Lian Xi's face flushed with praise, "Please eat first, adults, and call me when you're done~"

"...I find you're getting more and more shameless!" Looking at Lian Xi's departing back, Gus squeezed out in a low voice.

"Eating can't shut your mouth, look at Andre, he has already understood the essence of not talking while eating that the Prince said!"

Hearing this, Gus's gaze shifted to the strong man next to him, and his eyebrows couldn't help but twitch. Others eat grilled skewers little by little, but he's good, he grabs the meat off the skewer and stuffs it into his mouth without even chewing, swallowing it whole.

The cold, aloof eyes seemed unfocused, the deep, dark depths filled with calmness, a hint of foolishness within the high and cold demeanor.

"Sigh~" Gus sighed helplessly, at a loss for words when it came to Andre.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

A tremendous whistling sound suddenly came from the distant sky. Everyone looked up in that direction, the small black dot gradually growing larger. Soon, Hua Zhen's figure appeared in their eyes.

The pair of pure white wings on his back beat incessantly, behind him were conical spirals produced by sonic booms. Eight years had passed, and Hua Zhen had changed greatly. The childishness of his youth had completely faded away, replaced by the sunshine and maturity of an adult man.

Golden, flamboyant, fragmented hair, sharply angled, heroic sword-like eyebrows, slender black eyes that concealed sharpness, like a hawk in the night, thin, lightly pursed lips, sharply defined contours, a slender, tall but not rugged figure, cold and aloof yet aggressively imposing, exuding an aura of dominance over heaven and earth.

"Uh... what's wrong with His Highness?" Gus asked Xuan Ji, looking puzzled by his unusual style.

"So serious... could it be that he's dissatisfied after the Gene Upgrade?" Xuan Ji said indistinctly, taking a bite of his kebab.

"..." Andre

"Swoosh!"

Thousands of meters above the picnic spot, Hua Zhen suddenly stopped. Under the puzzled gazes of Gus and the others, he pulled into a horse stance in the air, his hands clenched into fists and drawn to his waist. At the same time, wisps of golden energy began to emanate from his body.

"This... this is..." Gus looked at Xuan Ji.

"After absorbing Dark Energy, he's doing some simple processing and conversion! Emmm... His Highness calls this special effect~" Xuan Ji explained, tucking his hair back.

"Special effect?"

"Haaaaaa~~~"

At this moment, Hua Zhen changed again. Arcs of electricity crackled around him, like a torrential rain striking the ground, or butter sizzling in a pan, his expression twisted as if constipated.

"...Damn, he's actually discharging electricity. Is this some new technology you and His Highness developed?" Gus asked, eyes wide.

"Uh... this..." Xuan Ji wiped away cold sweat, forcibly explaining, "Dark... Dark Energy interferes with the flow of the surrounding air. Friction and collision will produce certain charged particles. When the voltage exceeds the air's tolerance, it will ionize the air and turn it into a conductor, which produces electric arcs... No, I already told His Highness, this has no offensive effect..."

"Say, could it be that His Highness just has a stomachache?"

"Impossible, His Highness has already Gene..."

"Haa, Super Saiyan transformation!!"

Xuan Ji was startled by Hua Zhen's roar. Looking up, he saw the golden energy around his Highness rising like a tide, his hair standing on end with the airflow. And that wasn't all.

His hands moved so fast they were almost a blur. Light spheres converted from Dark Energy were constantly being materialized and launched, while he kept chanting "Ora ora ora..."

The originally calm Chiba Lake instantly became restless, earth and rocks flying, water splashing everywhere. After a flurry of activity, Hua Zhen suddenly retracted his hands, clasping them together at his waist, and coldly snorted, "Kame! Hame! Ha!"

In an instant, an even larger light sphere than before was pushed out fiercely. When the light sphere made contact with the water surface, a huge boom erupted, the water column mixed with sediment from the lake bottom creating waves more than ten meters high, the momentum extremely terrifying, truly a scene of mountains collapsing and the water flowing backwards.

"..."

"..."

Seeing this scene, Gus's mouth hung open in stunned disbelief. Xuan Ji looked up at the sky, not even noticing the kebab falling from his hand. Lian Xi held her hands to her chest, her beautiful eyes sparkling. Only Andre was the most calm... After watching for a while, he picked up the kebab that Xuan Ji had dropped on the ground and began to devour it.

Regardless of how the others reacted, Hua Zhen's mood at this time could be described as extremely cheerful. Having been a Dragon Ball fan since childhood, he had long wanted to launch a Kamehameha. Wiping the water droplets from his face, he revealed an intoxicated expression.

"Wow~ That was so awesome!"