Huang Wujing could see through the thoughts of the Black Clothed Guard at a glance.
He spoke in a deep voice, "It's best if you don't reveal your cultivation in front of him, and you definitely must not expose my identity. I want to keep him by my side."
"Your Majesty, why?" the Black Clothed Guard asked, puzzled. "Even if you find this mortal interesting and want him to follow you, there's no need for you to hide your identity!"
"Because once he knows your identity, he will beg to follow you. Then, whatever you want him to do, he'll obediently do it," Huang Wujing explained. "What's this? Are you trying to argue with me?"
The furrowed brows of Huang Wujing indicated his displeasure.
"I dare not, Your Majesty," the Black Clothed Guard hastily lowered his head. "It's just that I can't stand seeing that mortal disrespect you. Your Majesty, who you are and who he is, he has no right to be on equal footing with you."
"What do you understand?" Huang Wujing reprimanded in a stern voice. "What I value is the feeling I get from interacting with him."
"Let me warn you once again, you must not expose my identity, and you must not reveal your cultivation in front of him. Although this young man has a good character, he is still just a mortal. What if he becomes frightened?"
"I don't want to encounter someone interesting only to have them become submissive in front of me."
"Very well, understood!" The Black Clothed Guard respectfully lowered his head, refraining from further argument.
"Haha, old friend, sorry for the wait," Yi Feng returned to the table after delivering food to his dog and apologized.
"No need to be polite, brother," Huang Wujing smiled. "By the way, brother, do you have any specific business in coming here?"
"I don't have any particular business. Since it's my first time in Nansha, I thought I'd take a stroll and enjoy the scenery, like a spring outing!" Yi Feng replied with a smile.
"Oh?" Huang Wujing's eyes lit up. "So, brother, we're the same. Why don't we travel together? I happen to know many interesting places nearby that I can show you."
"That would be wonderful," Yi Feng said joyfully.
As an outsider, he felt like a headless fly in Nansha. Now that he had someone to guide him, it was a blessing in disguise!
After having their fill of food and drink, the group finally left the restaurant.
Outside the entrance, Yi Feng's carriage was parked.
Beside the carriage, Lu Benwei and his dog were waiting.
"Who is this?" Huang Wujing looked at Lu Benwei with a hint of confusion in his voice.
"Uh..." Yi Feng scratched his head and came up with an idea. "Just like you, he's another guard I brought along. After all, Nansha is far away, and it's safer to have someone accompany me."
Yi Feng said this because he was afraid of scaring others with Lu Benwei's skeletal appearance.
Remembering that Huang Wujing also had a Black Clothed Guard with him, he made up this explanation.
"Oh, I see," Huang Wujing nodded. Because this person in black robes, like Yi Feng, was just an ordinary mortal without any cultivation, he was merely a guard. There was no need to pay any attention to him.
It was the dog next to him that puzzled Huang Wujing a bit.
However, after looking for a while, I couldn't make any sense of it, so I withdrew my gaze.
However, the black-clothed guard behind him showed a disdainful expression upon hearing Yi Feng's words.
You have an escort just like the master?
Hmph!
Can you even compare?
Leaving aside who the master is and who you are, just based on the escorts, does that short, insignificant thing deserve to be called an escort?
You're just putting on a show, wearing a mask, thinking that dressing in black makes you comparable to him?
However, he dared not reveal these thoughts in front of Huang Wujing.
Following Huang Wujing, they arrived directly at the riverbank.
The scenery here was indeed beautiful. The breeze brushed past, refreshing and cool. Both sides of the river were filled with peach blossoms, and on the stone-paved road, groups of young girls walked by.
There were also various boats floating on the river, with talented men and beautiful women exchanging verses and young couples playing around...
"What a beautiful place!" Yi Feng's mood instantly improved upon seeing this scene.
"How about it, little brother? Are you satisfied?" Huang Wujing smiled.
"Satisfied, satisfied," Yi Feng quickly replied, "Thank you, big brother."
"Let's go, we'll take a boat and have some fun on the river."
Huang Wujing smiled and led Yi Feng towards the shore.
Several small boats were docked by the shore, similar to some of the scenic spots Yi Feng had seen in his past life. All it took was a certain amount of gold coins to rent one.
However, these boats were very small, typically accommodating only two or three people.
Helpless, Yi Feng's group rented two boats.
Yi Feng, Huang Wujing, and the dog boarded the first boat, while the two remaining guards took the other boat.
The two small boats slowly drifted towards the center of the river, and the view from the river was even more delightful.
But the black-clothed guard, looking at Lu Benwei sitting across from him, felt extremely unwilling.
Who was he?
As someone of high status, why should he let this short, inferior commoner sit in the same boat as him?
And why was he just standing there without saying a word?
Trying to appear profound?
He couldn't stand Lu Benwei's appearance, and he wanted to intimidate this short guy and make him cower in fear with his cultivated aura.
However, under Huang Wujing's command, he didn't dare to do so.
But...
He raised an eyebrow slightly.
That didn't prevent him from finding other ways to tease this short guy.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
