The cell door was opened by someone carrying an oil lamp, and Shen Yangge seized the chance to dart inside.
"Hm?"
Why did I feel a chill behind me?
"Greetings, Your Highness. Your subordinate, Cao Muzhe, apologizes for arriving late."
Cao Muzhe bowed before Chu Xuanzhen on the stone bed. Once he finished paying his respects, he felt something fly over his head and froze for a long moment.
"Rise."
Cao Muzhe slowly got to his feet. Then he saw a little Golden Dragon circling beside the Crown Prince, his tail affectionately wrapped around one of His Highness's hands.
The Crown Prince, meanwhile, calmly stroked the Golden Dragon's scales with his other hand.
This... left Cao Muzhe at a complete loss. He could not help feeling rather sheepish.
Although he had heard that the Crown Prince was the chosen one appointed by the Divine Dragon, and that the Divine Dragon had descended upon Capital City to bring blessings, Cao Muzhe had never witnessed any of it himself and did not believe those rumors at all.
Now, he had no choice but to believe.
Because the real Divine Dragon was right before his eyes.
With a thud, Cao Muzhe dropped to his knees again. This time, he did not call out a greeting to the Crown Prince.
Instead, he said, "Greetings, Lord Divine Dragon."
The sudden cry froze the joy on Shen Yangge's face. He used his head to push away Chu Xuanzhen's hand, which had been reaching for his Dragon Horns, and swept his golden dragon eyes over Cao Muzhe as he prostrated himself on the floor.
Chu Xuanzhen played with the Golden Dragon's tail, rubbing his thumb over the scales for a while.
Seemingly displeased that the little Golden Dragon had nudged his hand away, he reached for the