âEnough, Wenwen!â Chen Xianbin interrupted his sister, âDonât get distracted, have you forgotten about our mission?â
âI havenât.â Chen Wenwen shook her head.
Chen Xianbin and Chen Wenwen thought they had walked far enough that no one would hear them, but Murong Qingyan had heard every word.
Murong Qingyan had no idea what this family heirloom was, but she didnât want to miss the opportunity of having a look at it, or maybe even appropriating to herself.
And she was more than willing to learn more information about this âauntâ they had been talking about.
Chen Xianbin and Chen Wenwen went back soon, but Chen Wenwen still kept peeking at Huangfu Jue from time to time.
Seeing that, Murong Qingyan couldnât help laughing, she couldnât believe how popular this Mr. Iceberg was, Chen Wenwen had fallen for him on their first encounter. And Murong Qingyan wondered how Huangfu Jue thought about Chen Wenwen.
Huangfu Jue cast Murong Qingyan a warning look when Murong Qingyan was sitting back and enjoying the show, Huangfu Jue knew exactly what Murong Qingyan was thinking about.
âWhat an ungrateful girl, Iâve helped her out for so many times now, but look at what Iâve got from her. She is just sitting there and laughing at my pain!â thought Huangfu Jue indignantly.
With that being said, Huangfu Jue wasnât really mad Murong Qingyan. As a matter of fact, he wanted to follow Murong Qingyan and keep her safe.
Murong Qingyan averted her eyes from Huangfu Jue when she noticed Huangfu Jue was staring at her, she had no idea why Huangfu Jue would stare at her with affection in his eyes.
It baffled her why Huangfu Jue would saved her life time and again when they were barely friends, she only knew this personâs name was Huangfu Jue, nothing more.
âMiss. Murong, how should I address your friend?â Chen Xianbin asked with a polite smile.
âHis family name is Huangfu.â Murong Qingyan blinked at Huangfu Jue.
âHow did you meet each other? Are you friends or?â Chen Wenwen asked promptly.
With that Chen Wenwen held her breath and waited for Murong Qingyanâs reply.
Murong Qingyan fought back the impulse to laugh out, âAre you out of your mind, young lady? Are you afraid we cannot tell what do you have in mind? Your fiance is here, do you want to upset him?â
âWenwen, you seem to be particularly interested in this Mr. Huangfu, donât you?â Si Huang asked with a big smile.
Si Huang knew Chen Wenwen was having second thought about their engagement now, but he pretended he hadnât noticed anything. The thing was, he had no feelings about their engagement, he accepted it because he knew their marriage was good for him to consolidate his place in his family and strengthen his influence in Jianghu underworld.
But seeing Chen Wenwenâs reaction now, Si Huang was having some second thought on their engagement as well. He didnât want to marry someone who might fall in love with someone else on their first encounter.
âNo, Brother Huang, Iâm just curious.â Chen Wenwen put on a dry smile when she noticed her brother was shooting her a warning look. âI think Iâm just asking for all of us, we are travelling together now, so I figured it would be better if we know each other better.â
âMe and himââ, a crooked smile flashed across Murong Qingyanâs face, âHmm, how did we meet.â
Chen Wenwen still couldnât help staring at Murong Qingyan, waiting for an answer. She was confident they were not in a romantic relationship, but she just couldnât help getting worried.
âHe is my bodyguard.â Murong Qingyanâs answer rendered everyone speechless.
âBodyguard?â
âYes, he is here to protect me.â Murong Qingyan nodded.
From her perspective, she indeed saw Huangfu Jue as the best bodyguard who wonât bother her when everything was all right, but he would kill for her whenever danger loomed. Be it a person or a monster, Huangfu Jue was reliable!
Murong Qingyan dared not to make any eye contact when she said this, she knew Huangfu Jue wouldnât b happy to be called as a bodyguard.
Murong Qingyan touched her nose subconsciously, but she held her head up high like she meant it.
Huangfu Jue couldnât believe he was allowing a little girl referring him as a bodyguard and he was fine with it. He still just wanted to follow this girl along and protect her from any possible danger.
Chen Xianbin and Si Huang exchanged a look subtly, they couldnât believe such a strong cultivator was someoneâs bodyguard, especially this someone was Murong Qingyan.
They looked Murong Qingyan up and down and they found it hard to believe. Murong Qingyan wasnât exactly a pretty girl you would expect to see who could afford to have a bodyguard, her outfit was covered in blood and dirt, and that made her look like a drowned mouse.
But Huangfu Jue, he looked like he was from some other world, he was so elegant and ethereal, no way would people associate him with a bodyguard.
Chen Xianbin didnât look into this question any further now that Huangfu Jue hadnât denied it, while Chen Wenwen kept looking at Huangfu Jue, hoping he would stand out and denied it for she refused to accept such a strong competitor was willing to be an ugly girlâs bodyguard.
The group had a brief meeting about this family heirloom and Murong Qingyan knew their destination was in the center of the forest, and they were ready to set off after a short break.