Chapter 51 (1/2)

Without any choices, Lin Xiao and Long Yinlian can only accept Bai Chenyi to be their escort and bodyguard. Before leaving the Imperial Palace, Bai Chenyi had talked to Meng Chen and by the time he’s done, Lin Xiao could see the look that Meng Chen was giving him. It was clearly asking him what he had done for the general to be demoted to a mere bodyguard.

Lin Xiao, of course, didn’t know what he did. In fact, he himself still could understand what happened before. He only knew that he suddenly obtained a bodyguard of a general class. So, to answer Meng Chen’s questioning look, he only gave the other a shrug of his shoulders.

Meng Chen didn’t seem to accept his answer and walked over to him. Bai Chenyi saw this, and a frown appeared on his face.

“Meng Chen,” he called out. His voice contained a hidden warning, but Meng Chen didn’t seem to realize it as he continued to approach Lin Xiao. “Meng Chen, don’t cause any trouble,” Bai Chenyi once again gave out his warning.

“But General Bai! How can you be content being his personal bodyguard? And for an indefinite amount of time too! Just because he can’t protect himself, does he have to trouble you? A great general is being reduced to a mere bodyguard?” Meng Chen voiced out his dissatisfaction.

Lin Xiao who heard it, felt insulted. He narrowed his eyes as he confronted Meng Chen, glaring at him. “I don’t even want your general to be my bodyguard! The one who ordered him to be one is the Emperor. If you have anything to say, say it to him! I’d be more than happy to return without any escort,” Lin Xiao said before he grabbed Meng Chen by the front of his robe, pulling on it so he could look at Meng Chen in the eyes. “And you dare say that I can’t protect myself? I assure you if I want to… I’d be able to beat you up until you’re crying all the way to your mother’s bosom!”

“You… you… You-!” Meng Chen ended up being too angry to even form a proper sentence.

“’You, you, you’ what?! Did you turn stupid already? If you have anything else to say, say it now!”

Long Yinlian rarely hears Lin Xiao getting angry. The only few times, it was because of bandits. But Meng Chen is a guard. No matter how low his rank is, he is still an official. Long Yinlian wanted to stop Lin Xiao when Lin Xiao first started to respond to Meng Chen, but he was suddenly stopped by Bai Chenyi.

“Let them have at it. They are still young, and have too much energy to spare,” Bai Chenyi said. “Don’t worry. I won’t let your son be hurt.”

‘It’s not Xiao-er I’m worried about… that little guard doesn’t know what he’s getting into,’ Long Yinlian said in his heart. “General Bai, if the Emperor got wind of this, won’t you get in trouble?” Long Yinlian asked.

“I will be responsible for my own decision.”

Meng Chen’s blood raised up to his head, a vein could be seen on his forehead, showing just how angry he was. “If you can protect yourself, then why would His Majesty send one of the best generals he has to protect you?!”

“How would I know, ba! Maybe your general had turned rusty, so the Emperor thought that your general had been too idle. Rather than letting him idle around, it’s best to be a bodyguard instead!”

Bai Chenyi: …

“I’m sorry… I apologize on behalf of Xiao-er,” Long Yinlian said in an apologetic tone.