78 Ambiguous

After they left the Chen residence, An Wei resumed his duty as XuanRong's hidden guard. Ever since they left the residence, An Wei felt like someone was watching them in the shadows, but no matter what he did, he could not find anything unusual. He repeatedly checked the surroundings but after several times, he failed to locate him. An Wei always followed his instinct. He had been saved a couple of times because he always believed in it. As he was following XuanRong's carriage, he noticed that the unusual presence lack malice towards them. Although he could feel that the unusual presence was following them, he did not try to attack them nor showed himself. Since the unusual presence did not show any threat to XuanRong, An Wei decided to let him follow.

Few minutes later, An Wei saw the disturbance happening around. Birds started flying in any direction as if they had been startled by a sudden movement. Coupled with the shaking of trees, An Wei knew that there were people following them. Running forward, An Wei jumped at the front of the carriage, trying to be closer to the carriage in order to protect XuanRong and the rest.

*swish!*

An Wei bent his body backwards, evading the arrow that almost pierced his chest.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"

The poor coachman was shot on the shoulder and fainted after screaming. Because the coachman fainted, the horses' reins loosened. The Four Ferghana was given by Chen Zi Tao to XuanRong. Ferghana horses were special breed of horses that the Chen family were raising. Those horses were trained to become a perfect military horse. When the rein loosened, the four horses immediately stopped pulling the carriage.

*swish!*

*swish!*

*swish!*

An Wei saw few people emerged from the shadows.

'One. Two. Three…..'

An Wei counted that there were twenty eight men wearing black clothes. Some where holding bows, standing at the branches of trees, while others were running towards them, holding a long sword. Without saying anything, An Wei brandished his sword and ran towards them.

*clang*

*clang*

*clang*

Every time someone tried to move forward, wanting to attack XuanRong who was inside the carriage, An Wei would block their path, swinging his sword left and right, killing them instantly.

An Wei was very focused on not letting anyone get closer to the carriage that he did not notice someone sneaking behind him.

"NOOO!! Behind you!!"

He was startled to hear XuanRong's voice and could not help but react subconsciously. He turned his head and saw that someone had sneaked from his back and was trying to stab him with as sword while XuanRong was running towards him, planning to kill the assassin who was trying to kill him.

In An Wei's level in qinggong, he could have dodged the sword but he did not know why he did not try to evade it. He wanted to see XuanRong's frantic face as she tried to forcefully reach his side, trying to protect him from the assassin. An Wei knew that he was being despicable, that it was unfair for XuanRong, but he could not help it. He could not help but feel happy, but at the same time, he knew that his greed was starting to get bigger and bigger, urging him to want more. Looking at XuanRong's worried face, An Wei mocked himself. He knew that he was not qualified to stand beside her and decided to follow her as his Mistress, but now, he was even more unqualified to be her shadow guard.

When did he become so greedy?

An Wei twisted his body, planning to kick the assassin who was sneaking behind him when a gust of wind suddenly passed through him.

*thunk!*

An Wei looked at the assassin and saw that he was clutching his neck as he fell on the ground. A small dagger was embedded on his neck, making the assassin gasp a couple of times, trying his best to survive.

When An Wei turned, he saw that XuanRong was being carried away by a man wearing a golden mask. He wanted to run forward and help XuanRong to break free from the golden masked man's embrace but when he saw that she was staring at the man intensely without expressing any disgust towards him, An Wei knew that XuanRong and the golden masked man knew each other. Looking at the masked man who was glaring at him, An Wei knew that his hidden desire had been found out. He could not help but clench his hands.

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"Kyaaa~ Young Master Baili Ah~ don't! Mmm… Ahh~" The brothel courtesan moaned as Baili Chen grabbed one of her breasts and kneaded it like he was kneading a dough. The brothel courtesan leaned on Baili Chen's chest as she allowed his hands to ream around her body. She could feel that her breasts were being disfigured by Baili Chen's forceful grip, but she could only let him continue his assault. The brothel courtesan could not help but moan from Baili Chen's rough love.

Baili Chen was inside a first-rate brothel in the capital. After XuanRong destroyed his carriage, Baili Chen decided to stay on a brothel for a couple of days before returning home. Together with his friends, Wei Zhang Ki and Li Jung Li, the three of them were laughing and drinking merrily.

"Hey! What is wrong with you, Brother Chen? Did something happen?"

Li Jung Li noticed that Baili Chen was not in a good mood. He was similar to Baili Chen, although he was a perverted man and liked to be buried inside the female's hidden cave, he was a very observant person. Among his fellow brothers, Baili Chen was the closest to him. Since young, he and Baili Chen practically grew up together since both their fathers were friends. Baili Chen was Duke Baili's youngest sibling while he was Marquis Li's only son. Both of them studied and trained together. Mo Qing Feng, Rui Fang Li and Wei Zhang Ki became their friends and later on, they also became their fellow brothers. The five of them have a common interest, they love beautiful females.

When Wei Zhang Ki heard Li Jung Li's words, he raised his head and looked at Baili Chen.

"What made you angry like this?"

Baili Chen's eyes darkened and increased the force in his had as he gripped the brothel courtesan's breasts.

"AAHH!! Y-Young Master Chen… it hurts…."

The brothel courtesan could not help but scream painfully when she felt the pain from her twin peaks.

Baili Chen snorted and did not pay attention to the lowly woman on his embrace. He grunted grimly. He did not want to share it with his two sworn brothers because he did not like to be laughed at.

"Nothing. I just found out that Prime Minister Xuan's eldest daughter has returned here in the capital."

When Wei Zhang Ki heard his words, he could not help but be startled. Most of the younger generations were not invited to the banquet XuanLi prepared. Since XuanLi wanted to pair XuanFei and the Crown Prince, he made sure that there were no young maidens nor young masters on the night of the banquet in order to avoid any problems. XuanLi would be dammed if Xu Ji An fell for some maiden while attending the banquet. That was the main reason why Wei Zhang Ki was not able to attend the banquet even if he wanted to.

"What?! Really? How did you know?"

Li Jung Li pulled the brothel courtesan on his embrace, burying her face on his chest.

"Ah.. you did not know? Did your maternal cousin not tell you? I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince went there?"

An Wei shook his head.

"Biao Ge and I haven't seen each other for quite some time. Since he was the Crown Prince, he could not waste his time leisurely like us. Why? Did something happen during the banquet?"

"My father told me that XuanRong, that arrogant mountain shrew arrived at the XiangFu[1]. Although he did not tell me any other details, he repeatedly praised her."

When Baili Chen heard that many people were praising that damned woman, his countenance darkened.

"Humph! She's just an arrogant woman without any breeding, truly lacking of any feminine charms."

"Seems like Brother Chen hated her. Did she offend you?"

Baili Chen laughed sinisterly. His eyes gleamed with evilness when he thought of something.

"Indeed, she has offended me…But I, Baili Chen, would not just sit here and do nothing. Heh."

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"Where are you taking me?"

XuanRong wanted to break free from being carried like a princess but she could not move her body and could only sigh in frustration. Looking at the man who was wearing a golden mask, XuanRong could not help but subconsciously be drawn into him, as if there was a hidden force pulling her towards him.

Their speed was very fast. it hadn't been long before XuanRong found out that they were already far away from the rest.

"Home."

XuanRong was startled when she heard his word.

'Home? Home—where?'

XuanRong wanted to open her mouth and ask the man she treated as her benefactor. There were many questions she wanted to ask. Ever since that night when she found out that he was peaking on her while she was bathing, XuanRong wanted to see him once again. She wanted to know the reason why he was acting weird but when their eyes meet, she could no utter a single word. She could only lower her head and let the man continue to carry her.

XuanRong was having mixed emotions. Although she had a body of a young maiden, her mind and soul were already matured enough. Still, she could not help herself from becoming flustered especially when she could feel the heat coming from his body. Although what Xu Ji An did made her heart unable to beat once again, it would not mean that she had become blind. XuanRong could feel the ambiguous air between her and the man who was carrying her.

XuanRong was in deep thought that she did not notice the surroundings. In a blink of an eye, both of them had arrived on her own courtyard. Before she could even react, the man had already opened the door and entered the inner room. After walking inside, the golden masked man placed XuanRong on her bed. When the man bent his body, she could feel his hot breath, tickling her left ear. XuanRong subconsciously raised her hand and reached the golden mask on the man's face, wanting to touch it.

But before she could even reach it, the man grabbed her hand and pulled her closer. He moved his face forward and stared at her eyes.

"Be good." He whispered before kissing her forehead.

When XuanRong felt his hot moist lips on her forehead, her eyes widened.

Her tofu was eaten[2]!

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[1]. Prime Minister's Residence

[2]. To take advantage or to flirt

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