Seeing that Lian Wushuang was choked and speechless, Yan Liqiang did not force him too much, but asked Lian Wushuang to sit down first.
Lian Wushuang looked at Yan Liqiang with a cold face, but did not move.
Yan Liqiang found a place in the study and sat down. He folded his hands leisurely and looked at Lian Wushuang. "Miss Lian, you are not an ordinary disciple in the Sword God Sect. I am certainly not a young man to have the position I have today. Let's be clear. We both know very well the reason why Elder Liu asked you to be by my side. You don't completely trust me. You want Miss Lian to be by my side to monitor me. You want to see what other secrets of the Sword God Sect I know and whether I want to harm the Sword God Sect. I know your thoughts very well and can understand them. However, from my point of view, whether your Sword God Sect lives or dies is none of my business. You were the one who provoked me first, not me. You have your own secrets, don't I? Should I expose them to you? There is no such thing in the world, don't you think?”
"What do you want?" Lian Wushuang regained some composure and looked at Yan Liqiang calmly.
"It's very simple. Let's make a promise!" Yan Liqiang clapped his hands. "You can continue to stay by my side with this face to observe me and monitor me. I will give you the identity of a guard, but a guard should act like a guard. I don't like you following me everywhere. You even watch me when I am intimate with a woman. You listen to me when I discuss confidential matters with others, like a ghost. Do you understand that as a guard, there are some occasions where you shouldn't look at or listen to things you shouldn't listen to. If you can do this, then you can stay by my side. If you can't do this, and you really think that you can scare me in Qiyun County with the name of your Sword God Sect, then you are making a big mistake..."
"Does Lord Yan dare to kill me?" Lian Wushuang sneered and said provocatively.
"Of course I won't kill you. We don't have any grudges against each other, right? But I will arrest you and put you in a prison full of fleas, where you can't take a bath and there's a foul smell everywhere. I'll release you when someone from your Sword God Sect comes. You know my ability. If it were somewhere else, I might not be able to do it, but in Qiyun County, it's not difficult to capture a woman like you. I'd like to see if Miss Lian can still be so beautiful after being locked up in a cell like that for a few months!" Yan Liqiang winked at Lian Wushuang mischievously, "Think about it, a grown woman is locked up in a cell for several months without taking a bath, the clothes she wears are pitch black, there are fleas everywhere, and her hair is stuck together and can't be combed..."
"Enough..." Lian Wushuang yelled, glaring at Yan Liqiang, her chest heaving up and down, her face changing. If Yan Liqiang said he wanted to kill her, she might not be afraid, but thinking of the flea-infested cell Yan Liqiang mentioned, Lian Wushuang got goose bumps all over her body. If that were the case, maybe it would be better to kill her...
Yan Liqiang didn't say anything, just looked at her calmly.
Lian Wushuang's breath slowly calmed down, and he took a deep breath, "Okay, I promise you, let's make three rules. I will be your bodyguard by your side, and I will not interfere with your confidential matters!"
"Hahaha, that's right!" Yan Liqiang laughed. He stretched out his hand and pulled the rope hanging from the wall next to him. Just over ten seconds later, Hu Haihe walked in. He first glanced at Lian Wushuang, then saluted Yan Liqiang, "Sir..."
"Haihe, go get a first-class guard badge and tell the others that from now on, Guard Lian will follow me and be my personal guard. Except for the confidential areas of the Guardian's Mansion, Guard Lian can enter and exit freely in other places and no one is allowed to stop him!"
"Yes!" Hu Haihe looked at Lian Wushuang again, and without saying anything, he walked out.
After hearing Yan Liqiang's arrangement, Lian Wushuang's expression relaxed a little.
Yan Liqiang said with a smile, "The first-class guards beside me have a monthly salary of at least 100 taels of silver, but I think Miss Lian would disdain to take my little money, so I didn't say anything. Miss Lian won't mind, right?"
"Hmph!" Lian Wushuang snorted coldly.
A moment later, Hu Haihe came in, bringing a silver first-class guard badge and a piece of letterhead that exuded a faint fragrance, "Sir, this was just delivered by the steward of the Zhong family in the city..."
Yan Liqiang opened the letter, which contained only two lines of beautiful and elegant handwriting.
—I miss you every day but I can’t see you. I hope your heart is like mine!
—Unknown name!
"Haihe, prepare the carriage..." Yan Liqiang put away the letter and gave the order.
"yes!"
…
Ten minutes later, a black four-wheeled carriage drove away from the Governor's Mansion in the dark night. Hu Haihe drove the carriage, and Yan Liqiang and Lian Wushuang were sitting in the carriage.
"The letter just delivered is so unique and has a faint fragrance. It must be written by some girl. Lord Yan, you are so busy. You just met the princess of the seven tribes of Shatu in the study, and now you are busy meeting another woman!" Lian Wushuang, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at Yan Liqiang and said sarcastically.
Yan Liqiang glanced at Lian Wushuang and asked, "Miss Lian, do you have a crush on someone in the Sword God Sect?"
"I am devoted to cultivation, how can I have time to care about these boring things..."
Yan Liqiang shook his head, "So, even if I tell you, you won't understand..."
"Hmph..." Lian Wushuang snorted coldly and turned his head away.
The four-wheeled carriage arrived at the Zhong family's house with ease in a short while and drove directly into the yard. The servants of the Zhong family were waiting outside the carriage with lanterns.
Yan Liqiang and Lian Wushuang got out of the car, and Hu Haihe went to park the car. Lian Wushuang had just followed Yan Liqiang into the two courtyards and just arrived outside Zhong Ruolan's courtyard when he was politely stopped by two pretty maids, "Guard, please come this way!"
Yan Liqiang turned around and glanced at Lian Wushuang with a smile, "I don't need your protection here, so you should have a good rest tonight. Someone will call you when you leave tomorrow morning!"
Lian Wushuang glared at Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiang blinked at her and then went into the yard. Lian Wushuang did not follow him in in the end, but was taken to another yard to rest by the two pretty maids.
As soon as Yan Liqiang entered Zhong Ruolan's room, Zhong Ruolan, who was smiling and wearing only a light gauze and as beautiful as an orchid, came over and gently took off Yan Liqiang's coat. "The water in the bathtub is ready. I will help you change your clothes and wash your face..."
After taking off all of Yan Liqiang's clothes, and amid Zhong Ruolan's low exclamation, Yan Liqiang had already picked up Zhong Ruolan and walked towards the bathing pool...
…
Two hours later, Zhong Ruolan climbed on Yan Liqiang's chest, and the two of them soaked in the bathtub. In the misty water vapor, Yan Liqiang looked very happy, but Zhong Ruolan didn't even have the strength to stand up...
After the waves in the pool gradually subsided, Zhong Ruolan, who had regained some strength, bit Yan Liqiang's ear and said, "The Zhong family just received top-secret information today. Someone from the seven tribes of Shatu contacted Prince Taimiba of the Black Jie people yesterday and wanted to surrender to the Black Jie people..."
Yan Liqiang, who was originally lying down, suddenly sat up while holding Zhong Ruolan. The water in the bathtub immediately covered their chests. Yan Liqiang frowned slightly and asked, "Does your Zhong family have spies among the top executives of the Seventh Division of Shatu?"
"As long as they are human, as long as the price is right, they can be bought. Those Shatu people value profit over righteousness. The Zhong family has placed spies in each of the seven Shatu tribes many years ago. Now the seven Shatu tribes are at their wits' end. I heard that Prince Taimiba of the Black Jie people is cunning and cruel. You must be careful..."
"Don't worry, I will pay attention!" Yan Liqiang narrowed his eyes.
"Do you know why the Zhong family is willing to show you all the cards they have among the seven tribes of Shatu at once..." Zhong Ruolan looked at Yan Liqiang with moving eyes.
"The amount of money accumulated by the insurance company must have frightened the Zhong family. I estimate that the money deposited in the insurance company must have exceeded 10 million taels of silver..."
"Alas, I can't hide anything from you!" Zhong Ruolan sighed softly, "Baohang's money is all in the Zhong family's bank. As long as the Zhong family summarizes the accounts of various banks, they will naturally know. You didn't come back a few days ago, and the Zhong family has already called me back once to ask about Baohang's affairs..."
"how do you say?"
"What else can I say? This Baohang is naturally yours. I am just managing it for you. The Zhong family is just a little involved in it. They have no say. Everything about this Baohang is naturally up to you..."
"Someone from the Zhong family wants to take over Baoxing?"
"Um!"
Yan Liqiang smiled softly, "Didn't you tell them that this is your dowry when you marry into the Yan family? I'll chop off the head of anyone who dares to touch my wife's dowry?"
Zhong Ruolan suddenly looked at Yan Liqiang intently, and before she knew it, tears began to fall one by one into the pool.
Yan Liqiang was about to say something when his entire mouth was blocked by Zhong Ruolan's sweet lips.
This kiss was extremely passionate, and at the same time it had a hint of the salty taste of the sea...
A few minutes later, the water in the bathtub surged again...
(End of this chapter)