Fengge laughed as the both of them played chess. Over the last few months they spent in the Raven sect, he had felt really close to Tingzhe. Although he was a demon, he wasn't a bad person. That made Fengge realize that someone's identity isn't a criteria to say whether they are evil or not. It's all about their heart.
"Once again, I win." Fengge said defeating Tingzhe at go.
"You know I don't have the patience to play go. That's why you won." Tingzhe said
Jiayi passed by just in time. She smiled at Fengge as he was the only person she could see. That was until she saw Tingzhe walk in to sit opposite Fengge.
"Fool"Jiayi said looking at the two of them as they sat down.
At least from now on, she won't have to bother with that boring crown prince even though he was cute. Cute and naive. He would have been easier to manipulate but she just couldn't stand a man who wasn't smart.
Later in the night, Fengge personally prepared the bed for Tingzhe while he stood. He had a lot on his mind. First of all because the heavenly king didn't know Tingzhe was in the heavenly realm. If he got to know, well he couldn't just imagine it. The both of them slept well facing each other. He had never had a brother before. He just wished this brotherhood would last a lifetime.
The next day Tingzhe sat down all alone in Fengge's room. Fengge made sure to explain it in detail. He must not be seen by any of the higher gods. So, he had no choice but to stay there hidden. Well, when has he ever obeyed anyone?
Getting up from his bed, Tingzhe used his powers to conceal himself. This may work but the problem was not getting detected. His powers. Most places in the heavenly realm had demon barriers. Demon barriers that could detect the use of demon magic. Tingzhe walked around the heavenly palace. They say Fengge was a phenomenal immortal. He had attained a high position when he was still young.
"Did you hear? The crown prince failed once again." Tingzhe heard some gods say.
"Didn't they say he was an extremely rare star? How is that possible?" Another one asked.
"You don't know. The crown prince is good at war and strategy but he is clueless. Very clueless it is almost so easy to deceive him. The higher gods just put up with him because we need his military strength. With him here, the heavenly realm would never fall in chaos." The first one said.
Just as Tingzhe was about to expose himself, Fengge showed up just in time. The two younger gods got up immediately and greeted Fengge.
"Crown prince, how are you?" The first one asked.
"Greetings Crown prince." The second one said.
Fengge smiled happy to see them. Due to the fact that he was sent to the Raven sect, he wasn't able to see them. They were doing well. He was glad.
Meanwhile Tingzhe was already fuming with anger looking at them. They were nothing but hypocrites. He wasn't going to stand for this. Exposing himself, Tingzhe walked over to the first one and punched him. Then to the second god, he used his powers to hit his chest and watched as the second god spat out blood.
Immediately the soldiers standing on duty saw Tingzhe, they ran to him yielding their sword as they surrounded him.
"It's you again. You demon!" A solider said
"Yes I am a demon but I am ten times better than you hypocrites." Tingzhe said
"Crown prince, what happened?" A solider asked Fengge.
Fengge finally recovered from his shock. What Tingzhe doing here? Why did he leave the room? Tingzhe stood waiting. He was going to deny him. That means he was just like other gods in the heavenly realm.
"Let him go. Right now." Fengge shouted making the soldiers release Tingzhe in fear.
When they released Tingzhe, Fengge stood in front of him shielding him.
"You are becoming audacious. His my sworn brother. How dare you lay a hand on him?" Fengge asked the soldiers who were already stunned.
"Sworn brother? How is that possible?" They said murmuring among themselves.
"Stop murmuring and get back to your duties. All of you!" Fengge said scarring them away.
When they had all left, Fengge turned to see Tingzhe stand there looked stunned.
"Thank you for defending me." Tingzhe said smiling.
"Don't mention it. We are brothers." Fengge said and the both of them hugged each other laughing.
But trouble had just begun. Somehow the heavenly king managed to hear about the rumor. Rumor? Well, his stupid son could very much do it. The problem was that no one should have found out. Now that they did, he finally had an opportunity to make him suffer.
Fengge entered his father's hall bracing himself for the worst. He had just publicly admitted that a demon was his sworn brother. Of course his father wouldn't be happy. When he entered, he saw his father sitting down angrily. Swallowing his dry thorat, Fengge knelt down immediately admitting his fault.
"You are really a good for nothing!" The heavenly king said throwing a jade cup at Fengge.
Fengge touched his face as the cup fell to the ground. His face had been injured.
"Father, I am at fault. I didn't think of the consequences and how it would affect the heavenly realm." Fengge said.
"Fool. You are just useless. Like your mother. Abandoning your duty and being selfish. You will disown that good for nothing sworn brother you claim to have now!" The heavenly king said
Suddenly, other higher celestials entered the hall. The god of fire was dressed in red as usual. Fire burning everywhere he put his foot on. After him, the god of weather entered being accompanied by the god of lightening and thunder behind her. The god of weather has always been known to be a very strict person. Strict but caring. The god of lightening and thunder were her junior brother and sister.
The god of lightening was almost alike in character like the god of fire except she was sort of cute and beautiful. While the god of thunder's voice was to be feared. He had a loud and thunderous. Next was the goddess of beauty. What could be said about her? She was extremely beautiful and arrogant. She always thought no one in the world could compare to her.
"Sorry father. I am not going to do it." Fengge said not changing his mind.
Just then the god of war entered inside. His footstep, heavy as he stepped in causing Fengge to finch. Even without entering inside, Fengge knew it was his god father. Things were about to get from bad to worst.
"You! God of war, look. This is your wonderful godson. He's ready to disgrace all the celestials in the heavenly realm" The heavenly king said acting like the distressed father.
"Crown prince is kind and benevolent. Its possible he doesn't mean what he's saying. Crown prince, this matter is serious. Please think of it. It has never happened before. For a celestial to be involved with a demon" The weather god said
"Higher celestials, please forgive me. I know I have disappointed all of you. However my decision remains the same. I will not abandon my sworn brother. Father always taught me to be righteous and loyal. By doing this, I am also abandoning my father's teaching. This is not how a crown prince should behave" Fengge said
Smiling to himself, the ice god clapped as he entered the hall causing all of them to face their attention on him. Good! Fengge was just like his mother. He was really happy to see the boy had principles.
"See. Our crown prince is smart and filial. He cannot abandon his father's teaching. How can we blame him then?" The ice god said smiling as he saw his brother's face turn red from anger.
"Ice god, you should always call things black or white. Crown prince not only made a mistake but is being stubborn. Heavenly king, I suggest we punish him. Let's see if he'll remain so stubborn" The goddess of beauty said.
The ice god stood silently watching her. She must be a supporter of his brother. This was all a big lie. The heavenly king must have planned this all along. His brother was so cruel. Not only did he steal his wife while he was cultivating but is now gathering hatred against his own nephew. If only the heavenly queen had handed over the crown prince to him, he wouldn't have being able to help his son.
"The goddess of beauty is right." The heavenly king said trying not to smile. His eyes caught hers and he nodded as if saying " Thank you".
Fengge was once again about to recieve punishment at the platform. His punishment was always different from the others. Seven lightening strikes. Because of his demon nature, no matter how powerful he was, he would always end up being punished.
He was already kneeling down and could even see the lightening lingering in the sky. When the first lightening struck, someone had pushed him away. Everyone present gasped in shock as they saw the person fall unconscious.