The moment Yu XueQin let the human down JiDan quickly pounced his self towards the person. Since he was taller than Lang Yuan, JiDan is enough to engulf the human on his arms. But this is not the satisfaction JiDan needed so he deliberately kneeled and hugged his mother on the waist. Lang Yuan watched his little bun's adult image trying to act cute, like what he always does on the Higher Realm.

"Did your father bully you again?" Lang Yuan patted the head of JiDan. This little action made JiDan very comfortable, hugging his mother more tightly.

"Mnn." Of course, JiDan would lie.

This lie has no effect to Yu XueQin who sat on the nearby chair. He already removed his working robes and handed it to a servant to keep. He just sat there in a composed manner, watching the duo cuddling while he was left with a dog food. Lang Yuan noticed the emperor settling on the corner than going back to work.

"The work is already done?" He inquired.

"Not yet," Yu XueQin said. He patted the space beside him gesturing Lang Yuan to come. Lang Yuan already knows that the emperor wanted to pamper him so went over. JiDan is now the one eating the dog food ah.

JiDan also wanted to come over. The usual setting would be the couple cuddling side by side as he will sit on his father's lap to hinder the emperor's view to Lang Yuan. But his adult size has now become a problem in doing such a task so he could only cry bitter tears on the corner. He once loathed his adult form for the first time.

Lang Yuan sat comfortably to side of the emperor. Yu XueQin draped his arms over the youth's shoulder and pulled him over. He made Lang Yuan rest on his chest as he lightly squeezed the young man's shoulder. Lang Yuan can smell the scent of the emperor engulfing him. This made him calm and peaceful, leaning unto the emperor delighting the latter. He was feeling sleepy all of a sudden and is already closing his eyes when the emperor said something.

"What happened to you at the library? Did you meet with someone?"

Lang Yuan lazily opened his eyes look up. He can see the beautiful irises owned by the emperor and could not help but to be entranced. Yu XueQin also stared at the blood-red irises that became an iconic feature of the two most important people to him. Lang Yuan moved his lips.

"I did not meet any. I was just reading books and fell asleep," he answered.

Yu XueQin carefully watched Lang Yuan checking for signs of lying. But Lang Yuan was very relaxed, his heart beat staying the same as his eyes look at him with innocence. His body was really unguarded, letting other person to take advantage to it. This only means that Lang Yuan has somehow getting comfortable with Yu XueQin that he did not resist the touches.

He was actually taking the mile by sleeping directly on the emperor's arms. Well, it's not that Yu XueQin hated it though.

"Why?" Lang Yuan asked after a while.

"Nothing. I was just thinking of lifting the ban on the entrance of the library to let the guards follow you. If any danger befalls, I don't want you to be alone."

"But the place is entirely safe," Lang Yuan commented. "The servants told me that Your Highness placed the barrier to only allow worthy people to enter. Anyone who has the permission from the emperor will enter, and those with demons on their hearts will not be able to pass."

"True," Yu XueQin nodded. He was pleased with how Lang Yuan praised his creation. He lowered his head to plant a small kiss unto the youth's lips. "Then I will just accompany you when you want to read."

Lang Yuan scrunched his brows. "But your highness, are you not busy? Taking off your duty just to accompany me..."

"Don't misunderstand. I wanted to stay beside you most of the time so don't think lowly of yourself," Yu XueQin caressed the wrinkles on the youth's forehead. "Also, I am not really that busy to just leave my life alone when we are supposed to be having our honeymoon."

"Well... it's not that..." Lang Yuan tried his best to look away. But he trapped in between the arms of Yu XueQin so he could only look up on his face. The emperor could not help but to tease the shy wife.

"It is true that my work needed an immediate action but remember that time runs different between the two realms. Even though short, the intervals of the deaths are accounted between six months. Staying put for a while will not cause harm," he added.

The youth understand the logic well and decided to not pry over it. Lang Yuan suddenly felt very sleepy, like that time when he was on the library. Yu XueQin noticed the body of the youth relaxing and eventually fell asleep. He stared at the peaceful face of the human for a while with a doting face. But it sooner changed into cold contempt.

JiDan who was sulking while drawing circles on the corner also changed his attitude. His face suddenly became dark as he approached the emperor. A group of shadow guards appeared on the side, kneeling before the presence of the emperor and his formidable son. None of them spoke without the permission from the higher-ups.

"It was faint but the sleeping spell given to mother is enough to knock someone to sleep," JiDan first stated. "Somebody must have given it to him."

"Mnn." Yu XueQin agreed. He looked at the shadow Guards. "Did you find anything?"

The emperor is not lying when he said that he will give permissions to his shadow guards. The guards remained on their position as they reported their findings.

"Your Majesty, we did not find anything different. The library is clean and has no signs of anyone entering aside from Young Master Lang. There are also no traces of movement coming from a foreign body," the one on the front said.

Yu XueQin listened to the report as he patted softly the shoulders of Lang Yuan. Lang Yuan can feel the touch and shifted his position, closely snuggling towards the emperor's chest. Yu XueQin was slowly erasing the sleeping spell despite liking this position. But a dragon is a possessive creature. No matter what happens, they all hated it when someone touches their treasures.

"Too clean is already suspicious," JiDan commented.

"Scout the surroundings once more," Yu XueQin said. "Take note of any suspicious person. May it be a human or a god, don't let anyone pass. The person who touched the Empress is not a simple person. Despite its ability to hide, nobody can still slip pass without leaving a trace. Find it."

The shadow guards understood the notion and quickly dispersed. When everyone is gone, JiDan walked closer to the couple and watched his mother sleeping. The spell is already lifted and Lang Yuan is just only recuperating. His soul force is still strong so the spell that was casted to him only affected a little part of his body. If it was a normal human, the results could be fatal. Like sleeping for a hundred years and not waking up again.

"It was gone for a while. But it quickly came back," JiDan said, referring to the sudden disconnection from Lang Yuan. "Probably that person is..."

"It should be him," Yu XueQin nodded.

There's one person who has the same body constitution as Lang Yuan, and that is the impostor. When the shadow guards said that they were not able to detect anybody entering the place, it means that they were also not able to detect Lang Yuan's traces when he was staying there. The shadow guards are not aware of this fact and only thought that Lang Yuan is there because they know that he was there.

But if not, they will also report that nobody entered the place at all.

"Song will be coming after a week," Yu XueQin stated. "Since the matter is already related to that person, we need someone who has cast knowledge about it. In the meantime, let's stay beside your mother. If possible, nobody should leave him alone."

"I understand, father," JiDan replied. "I will do everything to protect mother with all my life."

"Good," Yu XueQin was pleased. These are the few things that he and his son could always agree. "Now that I mention it..."

The two figures crossed the fact about Lang Yuan's arrival to this world. They already concluded that 'he is not from here' and so thought a few plan of having the human show about his self. They would want to keep these plans on going for a few years but seeing the things way they are now, they could only just grab and ask.

Everything are related to each other after all.

"Father, we should inquire mother about it. Maybe after knowing, we will be able to know the causes of these events," JiDan suggested.

As long as his mother will promise to remain on his side, he has no objections upon knowing his origin. Who cares if he is poor or a nobody? Lang Yuan is still the one who gave him life and he respected that. Without Lang Yuan, there is also no JiDan.

"But your mother is so stubborn ah," Yu XueQin sighed. Lang Yuan is really careless to slip a few actions. Yet, his really smart mind outwits reasons. Due to his being a human, nobody can easily reprimand about this mistakes. After all, Lang Yuan is indeed very innocent, and the main victims of his innocence is this pair of father and son.

"True," JiDan could not refute. "But knowing the truth is still important. If it is all about his safety, I would risk of being hated."

"Your Mother will never hate you," Yu XueQin is sure about it. If there are any person that Lang Yuan would actually hate, it was Yu XueQin his self.

"Then?"

"We will use this time to lure the information out. Besides, I assume your mother has not really ventured around the place. He has been out for a few years, your mother surely missed the human world."

JiDan smiled with understanding. With a week with no work, what would children do? Yu XueQin is permitting them to go out and let Lang Yuan have some fun. This is also a perfect time to corner Lang Yuan. When the body is relaxed and unguarded, one can easily pry its heart. The moment they made the plan, Lang Yuan's future has been set on alarm.

It's because, either this revelation will help them solve the case... or have Lang Yuan lost out from their reach.

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