Chapter 2441 - Imperial Bodyguard Assigned by the Government (2/2)

“Mo Fan even mentioned you to me not long ago,” Zhao Manyan patted Zhang Xiaohou’s shoulder.

“It sounds like Brother Fan has missed me.” Zhang Xiaohou was ashamed. He had not told told Mo Fan how he was doing after he went to Beijiang because of the poor phone service there.

“Yeah, he said that we might hear about your death one day after we woke up. He told me to retrieve your remains if I received the news.”

The feeling of shame in Zhang Xiaohou’s heart vanished.

Beijiang was indeed more dangerous than Qinling Mountains.

Zhang Xiaohou had volunteered to go to Beijiang after eliminating the threat from the Qinling Mountains. He was literally associating with demon creatures and sleeping with them. It was a miracle he had survived his term there!

Mo Fan was not necessarily wrong to say that.

“Are you still a Major General, or a full General now?” Zhao Manyan asked curiously after he recalled Hua Yuezhu’s words.

“Beijiang’s General was slain by a Ruler Hound that had trespassed into the safe zone. I was the acting General for some time. They officially promoted me to a full General after I killed the Hound,” Zhang Xiaohou confirmed.

“Does that mean you have eliminated the threats from both the Qinling Mountains and Beijiang?” Zhao Manyan knew a lot of confidential information, and was familiar with the troubles the military was having. Zhang Xiaohou had relieved some huge pressure from the military’s back by maintaining security at the two infamous places.

“Hehe!” Zhang Xiaohou laughed.

“Impressive! You sure deserve to have an imperial bodyguard like her.”

“Brother Zhao, you should stop having weird thoughts. Hua Yuezhu is the daughter of a famous general. She’s not necessarily weaker than me, she just lacks experience and achievements. She has a lot more potential than me. She’s only been assigned to me so she can climb the ranks quicker,” Zhang Xiaohou said humbly.

“Then you have even more reason to take her down. Oh, I got carried away from talking to you. Come with me, Mo Fan and Mu Bai are up on the rooftop!” Zhao Manyan told him.

“Did they invest in stocks?”

“What are you talking about? They are drinking on the rooftop. The air is fresher there for us to enjoy our drinks. Don’t tell me you can’t drink because you are leaving for a mission soon?” Zhao Manyan asked.

“It’s fine, we are here to buy some tamed beasts and rest for a few days.”

“Oh? Is the military interested in the dragon beasts?” Zhao Manyan raised his brows.

Zhang Xiaohou shook his head.

Heavenly Eagles were the standard tamed beasts for China’s military. The system of breeding Heavenly Eagles was mature. Only those at Zhang Xiaohou’s rank needed a higher-level tamed beast, as the Heavenly Eagles were no longer useful for them.

“I heard several rich countries in the Middle Eastern have already ordered the dragon beasts in huge quantities. The supply isn’t going to meet the demand,” Zhao Manyan told him.

“Brother Zhao, is Brother Fan interested in the dragon beasts, too?”

“We are just looking around. I might consider bidding if they have a nice Inferior Dragon. As for Mo Fan, he used to fancy the thought of having a dragon as a mount, but he hasn’t been that interested lately. He only came to broaden his knowledge,” Zhao Manyan answered.

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The two had reached the rooftop while they were talking.

The area was open. There was a bar on one side, closer to other buildings. The other side was closer to the sea and had plenty of seats. It was relaxing to have a few drinks while enjoying the sea breeze.

However, Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan had always been free and unconstrained.

They were suddenly in the mood to have a barbecue, so they moved the wooden chairs to the beach and set up a barbecue stand. The smoke had filled the bar, and the number of people had dropped significantly. It was now more like a barbecue stall beside the road.

“Look who I brought!” Zhao Manyan called out.

Mo Fan was fanning the charcoal with a flyer promoting the dragon beasts.. His mouth dropped wide enough to fit a whole chicken wing when he saw Zhang Xiaohou.