The Invincible Bodyguard Starting by Escorting the Doomsday Imperial Princess Chapter 96 : Chapter 96

Chapter 96: These Few Cost Extra, the Rest Are Thrown In for Free!

By now, no matter how foolish Luo Li might have been, she could see clearly that these people—including that uncle of hers whom she had never even t—were nothing like what she had imagined. They were not single-mindedly devoted to restoring the dynasty.

There had to be so unspeakable secret hidden behind all this.

That middle-aged man was Liu Kui, Deputy Hall Master of Duanyue Hall under the Heaven-Defying Alliance, as well as the leader of this team.

He looked at Luo Li, then at Chen Guan, and a trace of annoyance surfaced on his face.

At first, they had assud that Chen Guan was rely dazzled by the beauty of this girl with Shadow Clan blood, that he had gotten hot-headed and accepted this escort, accompanying her all the way to Shangjing City to rebel.

But the truth had gone far beyond their expectations.

This fellow had not taken a fancy to Luo Li at all. Rather, he had carved the iron rules of an Escort Master straight into his bones, to the point of acknowledging no kin and no sentint.

Which ant that, by his own strength alone, he had completely thrown their long-prepared restoration plan into chaos.

That had driven them into a dead end.

At that thought, Liu Kui still forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and put on a kindly expression as he explained, “Your Highness has misunderstood. This subordinate rely used that to test Escort Master Chen, to see whether he harbored designs on your beauty. Now we have already verified that his character is absolutely beyond reproach...”

“But he suddenly drew his blade and killed Hall Master Bai, thus making an enemy of my Duanyue Hall. We can let that matter pass, but that also ans we are no longer suited to escort you to Shangjing City. From here onward, let us escort you instead!”

Luo Li’s gaze shifted. She instinctively glanced at Chen Guan beside her, then at the fierce-looking people before her.

A test?

At this point, she had finally realized that aside from Chen Guan, who constantly thought in her interests, the entire world seed to regard her as a fool.

“Are these people truly restoring the dynasty for ?”

At that mont, a huge question mark rose over that thought in her mind.

She truly wanted to rush straight to that so-called uncle of hers and demand a clear explanation!

Still, she suppressed the anger in her heart and coldly said at once, “There is no need!”

“You can go back and tell my uncle that he may plan the road of restoring the dynasty, but the road beneath my feet must be one that I walk with my own will!”

“You... leave at once!”

“We can discuss everything after I arrive in Shangjing City and et with him!”

Chen Guan glanced at the girl and nodded in satisfaction.

So that overbearing, unreasonable streak of hers had finally been turned on soone other than him?

Liu Kui and the others exchanged glances, each wearing a different expression.

They clearly had not expected that this little girl, who in their eyes ought to have been a blank sheet of paper ready to be manipulated at will, had now developed ideas of her own and even possessed a touch of an upper ruler’s authority.

But Luo Li was the most vital link in the Heaven-Defying Alliance’s hundred-year plan.

That link absolutely could not be lost!

Liu Kui’s thoughts raced, and he spoke again, his tone heavy.

“Your Highness!”

“For this great cause of restoring the dynasty, the entire Duanyue Hall—thirteen thousand two hundred souls in all—has placed its head upon its belt!”

“If this matter of treason fails, then every last one of us will die, including you.”

“So now, Your Highness, you must follow the Alliance Leader’s plan and enter Shangjing City together with us!”

When Liu Kui saw that Luo Li remained unmoved, he drew in a deep breath, and his tone abruptly turned hard.

“Your Highness, today, you must co with us!”

“Heh!” Chen Guan let out a cold laugh from the side.

So they had already used soft coaxing and hard intimidation?

Nicely said—heads tied to their belts. But if it were not to satisfy the selfish desires in their own hearts, would they truly dare risk their lives?

Of course, he did not say that out loud. He rely turned his gaze toward Luo Li, wanting to see how the girl would choose.

When Luo Li saw how forceful their attitude had beco, her heart turned colder and colder!

At this mont, she understood only one thing—she had to trust Chen Guan, and she could only trust Chen Guan.

Otherwise, she would very likely be sold by her own uncle and still foolishly help him count the money afterward.

Feeling those burning gazes all land upon her, she instinctively shrank farther behind Chen Guan, almost pressing herself against his back.

“All right, all right.”

Chen Guan disdainfully pushed her aside with one hand, then slowly pulled a little notebook from his robe. He tapped the tip of his pen against the number of people before him and said, “There are thirteen in total. Four Purple Palace Realm, five at the peak of the Profound Passage Realm... tsk, there are rather a lot of them.”

Scratching his head, he turned to Luo Li and said, “This one will cost extra.”

“Hm???”

Liu Kui and the others froze.

This fellow was actually raising the price on the spot while escorting soone?

But Luo Li looked at Chen Guan. With the account book already out, this was clearly an outright extortion.

Still, she knew that if these people failed to take her away today, they would never let the matter rest.

Luo Li nodded directly and said coldly, “Fine. How much? Na your price.”

“If they dare stand in the way, kill them all!”

“Good, good!” Chen Guan grinned. He liked the dead girl’s straightforwardness best at tis like this.

Then he looked over the thirteen people before him again and said magnanimously, “These nine are ten taels each, so that cos to ninety taels total. As for the remaining weaklings, I’ll throw them in for free!”

“Fine!” Luo Li nodded directly, showing not the slightest trace of softness.

【Ding! Host’s On-the-Spot Price Hike Successful!】

【Escort mission reward increased: 10%!】

【Escort Mission: Escort Luo Li to the Grand Preceptor’s Manor in Shangjing City of Great Zhou.】

【Current mission reward: Escort Points 427】

Chen Guan tucked the account book away.

This deal was worth it!

If this group proved willing to retreat, then that 10% reward would be pure profit picked up for free.

The expressions of Liu Kui and the others instantly turned gloomy.

Ninety taels?

Ninety taels, and he thought he could buy all their lives?

They no longer knew whether to call that an insult or utter contempt.

Before any of them could speak, Chen Guan directly raised three fingers.

“I’ll give you three breaths to get lost! Otherwise, I’ll treat you as hijackers trying to rob my escort!”

Every one of them tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands, their grim gazes locking onto Chen Guan.

“The grand plan on the Alliance Leader’s side had already begun. They had no choice left. They could only remove this obstacle by force.” “Hmph!”

Liu Kui carefully sized Chen Guan up and felt no oppressive pressure from him at all. He imdiately let out a cold snort, his baleful aura bursting forth.

“A re brat who has only just stepped into the Purple Palace Realm dares speak in such a huge tone? Since you refuse the wine of respect, then you can drink the wine of punishnt—go die for this Hall Master!”

If four veteran Purple Palace Realm experts could not deal with a single twenty-year-old Purple Palace Realm brat, then all their years would have been wasted.

“Three.”

Expressionless, Chen Guan slowly lowered one finger.

“Two.”

A second finger fell.

Liu Kui no longer wasted words on him. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he was the first to erupt into motion. The twelve figures behind him moved like shadows in his wake, all lunging at Chen Guan in perfect unison!

But Chen Guan rely stood where he was and lifted one hand upward.

Clang!

The Horse-Cleaving Saber rang from its sheath, and a clear blade cry echoed across the entire official road.

【Path-Cleaving Slash】 (Activated)

【Blood Massacre in All Directions】 (Activated)

A silver blade qi, solid enough to seem material, burst forth from Chen Guan’s center and slashed horizontally through the air ahead!

What a fast blade!

That was the only thought that had ti to flash through their minds as they charged close—before they suddenly discovered, in terror, that the blade qi had already reached their faces!

They had no ti to think. Instinctively, they raised their weapons and crossed them before their chests to block.

Boom!

A terrifying force crashed into them!

They all felt their arms go numb, their tiger’s mouths split open, and their chests hamred as though struck by giant mallets. Blood instantly spilled from the corners of their mouths, and their bodies were hurled backward against their will!

Yet before they could steady themselves, Chen Guan’s figure had already vanished from where he stood!

【Abyss-Inch Advance】 (Activated)

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!

A black shadow, fast to the absolute extre, flickered back and forth among those figures being thrown backward, accompanied by a chain of sharp sounds as the blade pierced flesh.

In the span of a single blink, by the ti those bodies crashed heavily to the ground, one fine head after another was already striking the earth in succession, each landing with a muffled thud.

And Chen Guan himself had already returned to Luo Li’s side, as though he had never moved at all.

“This—!”

Liu Kui steadied his body and forced down the pain surging through his arm. Looking at the nine headless corpses on the ground, blood pouring from their necks in torrents, his face filled with shock.

“Th-this... what kind of movent art is this?!”