The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard

"Insolent! How dare you utter such treasonous words! Someone, report this to Commander Zhang!" the old soldier shouted in shame and anger, rolling up his sleeves.

"If saying that is considered treasonous, then I truly am treasonous. Don’t bother telling Commander Zhang, he can’t touch me. You’d better inform your Prince, or directly relay it to the Emperor’s ears, maybe they can make a move against me."

Feng Luo wore a cold, proud expression. Isn’t this about who can be prouder? Well, she could do that too. Since she had nothing better to do, why not compete? She feared neither Heaven nor Earth, only a tedious life.

The old soldier was stunned for a moment after hearing Feng Luo’s words.

"Brother, I’ve heard that the Emperor is quite fond of Feng Luo. If we really offend her, suppressing the Beggar Gang because of it wouldn’t be worth it."

Suddenly, someone approached and whispered to the old soldier, "Besides, there’s a long future ahead. If you arrest Feng Luo the first day, and if the Emperor truly cares and blames us, we won’t have a leg to stand on."

Feng Luo heard what he said and sneered in her heart. So, they knew they were unreasonable and that their actions were extreme.

However, since things were already said, there was no taking them back. If she didn’t get a reasonable explanation and resolution, she would continue to make noise!

"So, what should we do now?" The old soldier was in a difficult situation. In front of so many brothers, if he let Feng Luo go just like that, how could he hold his head high in front of them in the future?

"I think we should detain her first and wait for the Prince to come. After all, she just said those treasonous words, and everyone heard them, so they will definitely testify for you."

The old soldier thought it over and found it somewhat reasonable, "But even if the Prince comes, he might not stop by our camp."

"Isn’t it better if he doesn’t come to our camp?"

"Better? How so?"

"If he doesn’t come to our camp, we can hold her a few more days, wouldn’t that quench her arrogance more thoroughly?"

Feng Luo heard their conversation clearly. Trying to quench her arrogance? Haha, what a joke!

"Don’t waste your energy. If you want to quench my arrogance, then call the Prince here now, or get someone in charge who can directly contact the Prince or the Emperor. I want to see what they say!"

"Weren’t you talking about Commander Zhang? Hmph, he’s already been called. With him here, you won’t be at ease!"

Commander Zhang? The one who instigated his subordinates to bully the Beggar Gang? Good, let him come. She would give him a good scolding!

She was full of anger today!

...

Chu Ge and the Old Gang Leader successfully landed on Gourd Island. Just as the Old Gang Leader said, as soon as Chu Ge arrived on Gourd Island, he felt a wave of heat hitting him.

"It’s so dark, we forgot to bring a torch." The Old Gang Leader couldn’t help but mutter.

Chu Ge cleared his throat and silently pulled a torch from behind, "I brought one."

It’s convenient in modern times, not just torches, even if there’s no flashlight, smartphones come with lights, very convenient. But now they had to light torches themselves.

Fortunately, the Old Gang Leader was skilled in this, and in no time, he lit the torch, instantly turning the pitch-black surroundings bright.

However, as Chu Ge looked down, all he saw was scorched earth, blackened.

"Why does it seem like this place has been burned by fire?" Chu Ge asked in puzzlement.

The Old Gang Leader nodded, "You’re right, it’s because there’s a volcano here, nothing grows on Gourd Island. Even if plants could grow, they’d self-combust due to the high temperatures."

So that’s why.

"With us lighting torches like this?" Chu Ge looked worriedly across the sea. Although it wasn’t close, he could clearly see the brightly lit opposite shore.

"Don’t worry, such a small torch is not like the large fires in a military camp, they won’t notice it," assured the Old Gang Leader as he led the way with the torch.

"Be careful, we need to go forward, the closer we get to the volcano, the hotter it will become."

Originally feeling a bit cold while flying over, Chu Ge started to warm up after arriving on Gourd Island. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and carefully followed the Old Gang Leader.

"Actually, coming at night isn’t as good as during the day. During the day, I can recognize the place; but it’s inconvenient for us during the day. If we flew over during the day, we’d be spotted immediately."

The Old Gang Leader’s chattiness seemed to flare up, constantly muttering to himself.

"Old Gang Leader, there’s one thing I’ve never understood," Chu Ge interrupted the Old Gang Leader’s muttering.

The Old Gang Leader looked back at him, "What’s that? Go ahead, ask."

"What is your relationship with the Emperor?" Chu Ge asked curiously. This question greatly intrigued him. If the Old Gang Leader was just a former leader of the Beggar Gang, how could he be related to the Emperor?

He had heard before, that the Emperor had more than once invited the Old Gang Leader to court as an official, but was always refused.

He could tell that the Old Gang Leader loved freedom and did not wish to be bound by the red tape of formalities. However, since he refused the Emperor, one wouldn’t normally insist, right? Yet as far as he knew, the Emperor frequently sought the Old Gang Leader for a game of chess, treatment even top ministers didn’t receive.

"Do you want to hear the truth?" The Old Gang Leader smiled at Chu Ge, stopping and walking side by side with him.

"Of course, I want to hear the truth," Chu Ge chuckled, looking at him. If not the truth, did he want a lie?

"The truth is, there’s no real relationship," the Old Gang Leader laughed heartily.

"No real relationship?" Chu Ge was skeptical, "If there’s no relationship, why would he entrust such important matters to you?"

The Old Gang Leader halted in his tracks, looking at Chu Ge, "What has been entrusted to me?"

Chu Ge laughed, "Old Gang Leader, we’ve already made it here, if you still play riddles with me, it won’t be fun."

"I’ve said you’re a smart lad. Being too smart and flashy isn’t a good thing, but you’re the exact opposite. Although very smart, you know how to gauge the situation, know when to speak and when to ask. A person like you, will surely achieve great things in the future."

"Thank you for your kind words, Old Gang Leader."

"Honestly, in my view, there’s really no relationship. It’s just that I saved the Emperor’s life twenty years ago."

The Old Gang Leader resumed walking, recalling as he went: "Back then, the Emperor was hunting, and since there were bandits in the hunting grounds, they attempted to assassinate him while he was hunting. I just happened to save him at that time."