The Dragon Awakening Festival commemorated the awakening of the legendary First Dragon from his deep sleep after he defeated the evil Black Star Naga in a battle that lasted for seventy-seven days.
For as long as he could remember, little Xie Jianyu was used to celebrate the festival in the Golden Dragon Palace with his father and stepmother. The two adults were the Emperor and the Empress of the entire Heavenly Realm, and they did not know how to deal with a child.
Xie Jianyu was thus forced to become a little adult, always sitting quietly and listening to the adults around him talk about various political issues whenever they were around.
One time, Xie Jianshen made his little brother spend the festival at Shuiran Palace with him instead, but the Emperor did not look favorably upon his action.
After all, Xie Jianyu was the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm. He was not supposed to mingle with the lions, not even when his elder brother was around.
