Move Faster Next Time

"Mm! I feel the same way." Henry Xiao's eyes lit up. "Tomorrow's our rest day, so I'm planning to visit my uncle—the Azure Dragon Lord—and ask him to share some real war stories from his own experience. He once went down to the mortal realm and served as a general for training!"

"Oh, that sounds fantastic. I'm sure it'll be really helpful," Lucia Lu said.

"How about you two sisters come along?" Henry Xiao said. "We can invite Xiao Qin, Xueyi, and your second brother—let's all go to the Azure Dragon Lord's Manor together tomorrow."

"Ah! Ah ah ah!" Suddenly, Adrian Drake hopped out from behind the bushes on one foot.

He was clutching his other foot, looking like he was in real pain.

"Adrian? What happened to you?" Lucia Lu asked.

"It's nothing, nothing! Just twisted my ankle." He rolled his eyes. "Didn't we already agree? Tomorrow's rest day, we're all coming to my place—don't forget! My Divine Mother has prepared a ton of good food for you guys!"

When did they ever agree to that?

Lucia Lu was baffled, but Adrian had already gone over to greet the Fourth Highness: "Fourth Highness! You're here too? Why don't you come to my place as well? My Divine Mother makes the best pastries—seriously, they're amazing!"

Henry Xiao was getting more and more annoyed with Adrian, and frowned, "You eat them yourself!"

He looked at Lucia Lu again. "So, tomorrow..."

Lucia Lu said, "Sorry, but we really did agree beforehand—tomorrow we're going to the Guardian Drake Lord's Manor."

Truthfully, when Lucia heard he wanted to take Xiao Qin and Snow Yuan along, she really didn't feel like going anymore.

Henry Xiao said, "But don't you already live at the Guardian Drake Lord's Manor? You can go back there any time, but it's rare to get a chance to study with the Azure Dragon Lord. Why not let Guardian Drake Lady know, and come with me to the Azure Dragon Lord's Manor tomorrow?"

"Hey! Fourth Highness, that's not gonna work! I already asked my Father God to give us a lecture on military strategy tomorrow, and everyone said they'd come listen. I can't stand my dad up!" Adrian Drake said.

"Since when was the Guardian Drake Lord any good at strategy?" Henry Xiao said, face darkening.

"My Father God is just low-key," Adrian said. "Senior Sister, it took a lot for me to get him to clear his schedule—you can't let me lose face in front of my dad!"

Lucia Lu nodded and said, "Fourth Highness, you all go ahead without us."

Henry Xiao had no choice but to give up.

The Lu sisters said their goodbyes and headed back on their own.

Henry Xiao took a deep breath and left too.

Adrian Drake limped back behind the bushes, looking disgruntled. "Did you really have to stomp on my foot that hard?"

Sean Shaw: "Did it hurt that much?"

"It hurt a lot!"

"Next time, move faster."

......

They got two rest days each month, and the next day was their very first rest day since joining the army.

The three siblings all went to the Guardian Drake Lord's Manor.

Guardian Drake Lady felt sorry for how hard they'd been working, so she prepared all kinds of food for them, set up a table in the little courtyard, and let them relax and have fun.

Luna Lian glanced at Adrian Drake seven or eight times before finally walking over and handing him something. "Here, this is for you."

"What is it?" Adrian asked.

"Candy."

"Candy?" He unwrapped it. "Is it for me to eat?"

"Mm, try it."

Adrian popped it in his mouth, then his eyes slowly widened as he pointed at her. "Mmm! Mmm! This is delicious! Seriously, it's amazing!"

"I knew you'd like it." Luna Lian handed him a box. "They're all for you."

He took it and saw that the box was full of the same candy.

"Wow! Second Senior Sister, you're an absolute angel!" Adrian stashed the box of candy in his storage pouch and whispered, "Snacks for class—can't get better than this!"