"I can do the same!" Little Yichen proceeded to flex his arm muscles. "Put a drawing of me at the entranceway! I want to become a threshold guardian, too!"
"You?!"
His brother snorted in disdain. "With your short arms and legs, are you even fit to become a threshold guardian?! Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong are marshals under Li Shimin for goodness's sake! This tradition came about after the latter succeeded the throne. Because he killed countless people, he was unable to sleep well and would always have nightmares haunting him. His courtiers proposed to have the two generals to stand guard outside his chamber, and he managed to sleep well at night ever since. Later, he ordered artisans to draw the two generals on papers and paste them at all palace doors."
"Youyou… are you a walking encyclopedia? You're so knowledgeable!"
The younger one shot back in disdain, "Of course! I'm no simpleton like you."
