Meanwhile, Chen Xiang and Chen Xiaochan were watching the show in the East Sea Dragon Palace.
Their father, Chen Wei, had not been idle either. After finally soothing Yang Chan, he slipped out of the mansion on the pretext of handling a few official documents in the front courtyard study.
Like father, like son.
They were just the same.
Chen Wei could hardly be blamed for sneaking away. He simply could not stop worrying about his Dragon-and-Phoenix Twins running wild in the Mortal Realm.
The moment he passed through the inner courtyard's moon gate, the playful grin vanished from his face, replaced by a faint trace of worry.
His second brother-in-law, Yang Jian, had already followed them down to the Mortal Realm in secret.
But this was, after all, the Dragon-and-Phoenix Twins' first time leaving the Heavenly Court.
The Eastern Sea was a jumble of fish and dragons, with all manner of Demon Kings and sea monsters entrenched there. If anything went wrong and the children got so much as a bump or a scrape, who could he, their father, demand justice from?
No.
Official duties were one thing; protecting his children was another.
Chen Wei glanced around to make sure Yang Chan had not followed him out, then rubbed his fingers together. An Auspicious Cloud rose beneath his feet and lifted him into the air, ready to take him to the Eastern Sea to keep watch in secret.
The Auspicious Cloud had barely flown any distance.
As he passed through a quiet sea of stars.
A familiar chuckle suddenly drifted into his ears. "Qingquan, come here a moment."
Taibai Jinxing?
Chen Wei immediately reined in his Auspicious Cloud and was about to follow the voice.
The boundless sea of clouds before him suddenly opened, as though torn apart by