Strongest Guard

Cold sweat trickled down Li Xiaobao's forehead and his back. His heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was about to jump out of his throat.    

    

He didn't know how much time had passed before he slowly came back to his senses. He only felt an itch in his throat and a sticky feeling, as if he had a stomachache — these feelings were all a reminder to Li Jun. It was best to hurry back to his dorm.    

    

As for what the black shadow on the wall was, he could not care about it anymore. He did not even take out the flashlight as he slowly retreated with his eyes staring at that direction.    

    

The shadow did not pursue him. Instead, it let him leave the kitchen and closed the door.    

    

With the fastest speed, Li Jun ran back to the dorm. Perhaps due to the shock, her throat felt a little salty, as if she was about to vomit blood. Her stomach also hurt even more, but she could endure it.    

    

He didn't dare to talk about this to anyone. He had heard stories about this from his grandmother who passed away two years ago. He knew that it was best to rot in his stomach and go to a crowded place to get a good night's sleep.    

    

If he was lucky.    

    

No one knew that he had gone out before. The room was filled with the unique smell of salted fish that was unique to Stinky Sock, and he liked it a lot. His grandma had once said that this was the popularity that ghosts feared the most, being able to ward off evil.    

    

Li Jun quickly fell asleep and dreamt of her grandmother.    

    

The grandmother in his dream was still so kind. She gently stroked his hair and said, "Little soldier, come with me. Grandma will bring you to a good place you've never been to before. No one will look down on you just because you're from a backward mountain."    

    

His mouth was half open, and a black thing that was thinner than a chopstick came out from his mouth. It crawled very quickly and climbed up the bed until it reached the screen window. Squeezing out a very small window screen, it disappeared out of the window.    

    

A black shadow appeared from the shadows of the trees on the side of the road. When the moon fell on the shadow, it immediately turned into a transparent silver color. Just like a chameleon, it arrived at the entrance of the museum and disappeared in a flash.    

    

Ever since last year, when there was a foolish and bold security guard who saw a ghost figure walk out of the old palace and followed him back to the Seven Stars Club due to curiosity, and then died in his sleep, no one dared to come to the entrance again.    

    

It was a long, clearly lit alley, but because of the existence of the light, it seemed even more sinister. It was as if as long as one put their ear to the wall of the alley, they could hear the faint cries and voices of a man and a woman.    

    

No one, including the museum's night patrol, dared to walk into this long corridor at this time of day. The black shadow had returned, but it was relaxed and quickly disappeared into the depths.    

    

At the very back of the museum, there was a rock garden with an ancient well beneath it. According to legend, this was the well where Emperor Chong Zhen had pushed his daughter down.    

    

The shadow arrived in front of the well, and with a flash, it disappeared into the shadows of the fake mountain, as if blending into the darkness.    

    

For a full ten minutes, the shadow did not move. The well did not, of course, move, but something emerged from the mouth of the well as the moon was obscured by dark clouds.    

    

If someone were to take a look, they would see that it was a head covered in black gauze. It was as if it had no body, and its head was hanging by itself above the well. It spoke, "You, how did you just arrive?"    

    

In the darkness, a rough and stiff voice came from the black shadow: "I ran into a little trouble when I was coming over."    

    

"Done?"    

    

"Hua Nu is back."    

    

"Will there be any flaws?"    

    

"Never."    

    

The black shadow seemed to sigh faintly. "Sigh, that child shouldn't die. "He's very smart. He came from a poor family, and I've been secretly observing him for a long time. He's a good seed, but unfortunately …"    

    

The head interrupted the shadow, "Another year has passed, and there's still no news?"    

    

"Nope."    

    

The black shadow said, "There has never been any news. I can guarantee that among those who went to consume it, no one has ever mentioned or heard of any legend about rejuvenation. But in the Qingshan City, Black Ghost appeared … "    

    

The black shadow's words were interrupted once again, "Black Ghost is just a martial arts fella pretending to be mysterious. He's not worth your attention, just like that Holan Fusu."    

    

The shadow under the fake mountain seemed to tremble, but it didn't say anything.    

    

After waiting for a while, an old voice came from the head, "All these years, your life has been very comfortable, especially after you fell in love with Holan Fusu. "Your Majesty, I'm very suspicious right now that you're really going to marry him."    

    

When the black shadow spoke again, his voice had a clear quiver. "My lord, my lord, didn't you agree? That way, it will be easier to find the Black Fiend Star from the bottom of hell. "    

    

The head chuckled and asked, "You love him a lot, don't you?"    

    

The black shadow did not say anything. This was equivalent to tacit agreement.    

    

The head asked again, "How much do you love me?"    

    

The black shadow still did not speak.    

    

The third question on the head: "Yes, will you die for him?"    

    

This time, the black shadow answered without the slightest hesitation.    

    

"Ai, but you are a full eight years older than him. You are already thirty-six this year. "    

    

The head sighed softly, and when he spoke again, his voice had finally eased up a little, "Aren't you afraid that after ten years have passed, he will despise you, abandon you, and let you perform some irrational actions to expose your true identity?"    

    

"Nope."    

    

The black shadow said, "As long as he can accept me, I won't have the slightest complaint even if I am disliked and abandoned by him in the future. You're right, I am thirty-six years old this year. For a woman who is normal in every way, thirty-six years of age has never been touched by a man — living is a life worse than death. "    

    

"Well, I will give the king these words of yours, untouched and untouched. You can leave now, but you'd better be careful, the elder said. The Black Fury Star is already in China. If we can't find him in time and destroy him, it will be the end of us. Now, all the people who could be sent out had already been sent out. I hope that you will not indulge in love and forget about your mission. "    

    

"Yes, I understand."    

    

The black shadow bowed slightly, and when it raised its head again, the head that was wrapped in a black cloth had already disappeared.    

    

As the dark clouds dispersed, the moon revealed her face once again. The radiance was clear and cold, bringing with it a chill that came from the heavens.    

    

The world didn't seem to want to be always covered by this cold light. It kept urging Sun Gonggong to come out from the east. The bright sunlight dispelled the cold.    

    

A new day had arrived.    

    

This time, Lee Nanfang woke up earlier, it wasn't even 7: 30 yet.    

    

Chiang Morann had already prepared breakfast and was cleaning the room with a vacuum cleaner. When she saw that he had woken up, she turned it off and walked in with a smile. She said in a gentle and apologetic tone, "The noise of the vacuum cleaner woke you up?"    

    

The drone of the vacuum cleaner sounded out again. Chiang Morann looked back and saw Lv Mingliang working with a wounded face and a satisfied smile.    

    

"I'm fine."    

    

Lee Nanfang sat up, leaned on the headboard and looked at her: "I'm sorry for last night."    

    

It should be said that in the early hours of the morning, after Lee Nanfang was provoked by Yue Zitong, he showcased a wave of evil anger on Chiang Morann, causing her to suffer greatly. He even filmed a video of her hiding her head and showing her tail.    

    

It wasn't fair to her, especially when she was being watched on video of her being tormented.    

    

"Would you need an apology if I said I liked it?"    

    

"You will like it?"    

    

"You don't love me, you only love the feeling of tormenting me, right?"    

    

"Yes."    

    

Lee Nanfang was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and said softly, "That's why I feel guilty to you..."    

    

Chiang Morann interrupted him. "I'm useful to you, so I'm satisfied. I'm afraid that I don't even have the qualifications to be tortured by you. If I did that, I wouldn't know if I was still alive. At the very least, this way I can truly feel that I'm still alive. There's still a man who cares about me. "    

    

"I am willing. I am not lying to you. Alright, you should go back to sleep. I'm going to work. Goodbye. "    

    

With a gentle smile, Chiang Morann lifted her hand to rub his ear before turning around and leaving the room. After changing her clothes, she went to work.    

    

The way she twisted his ear before she left allowed Lee Nanfang to confirm that she wasn't lying. She was willing to sacrifice all of her dignity in exchange for a man's care.    

    

Lee Nanfang felt that this was her sorrow, but Chiang Morann felt that this kind of life was much better than being given away as a gift by her husband.    

    

Lee Nanfang lit up a cigarette and picked up his phone.    

    

Looking at last night's chat, Lee Nanfang wanted to run in front of Yue Zitong, grab her hair and slap her fiercely.    

    

The reason was simple. If Yue Zitong hadn't had this sort of disgusting private conversation on WeChat with other men, she definitely wouldn't have added her to Lee Nanfang just now. She would've been able to see this after giving him a red packet.    

    

Otherwise, based on Yue Zitong's temper, it would already be good enough for her to get the strange man to add her as a friend on WeChat. How could she easily give him photos?    

    

Lee Nanfang decided that he would stay in Qingshan City and not leave until he found out which men Yue Zitong had a few WeChat friends with and killed them all.    

    

For his wife's sake, he would never let those men live. If there was one to kill one, if there were two to kill a pair, if there were a hundred, then he would slaughter them into a river of blood!    

    

Dingdang, the voice of the WeChat message interrupted Lee Nanfang's clenched teeth. It was a video from Min Rou, who was on her way to work again. She was staring at the camera with her tongue hanging out, as if the traffic jams were all his fault.    

    

Lee Nanfang's mood immediately became better and sent a voice message: "Secretary Book, why do you need to rely on me to block the traffic?"    

    

"Not bad, who else can I rely on? "How about, I'll go and rely on Wang Defa, if you're willing."    

    

Min Rou replied in a coquettish tone, as if she was making a fuss out of nothing.    

    

Lee Nanfang could only say, "Then just leave it to me."    

    

Min Rou said in a domineering tone, "I'm already depending on you. Hurry up and come to the company!"