Chapter 3 — Dark Guard Without Dreams

"Hmph! There are many ways for a woman to get the upper hand. I used to stay at night in the study room in the mansion to avoid the heat, and saw her come in with my own eyes. Now she's about to be promoted to the position of female leader!"

A loud laugh rang out, then they lowered their voices and continued:

"Not to mention her face, but her body is really hard to criticize. It's convex at first, then concave, it's definitely not ordinary..."

"Given the opportunity, I really want to see what she looks like under the night gown... If she weren't so in love with her master, I'm afraid I would have taken action. And my father is a family member in the palace, marrying her would not be in vain."

As I said that, those people's eyes kept glancing at where I was sitting. His hot gaze seemed to penetrate through my clothes, burning the fabric on my body. I quietly took a bite of the cake in my hand, bent down and picked up a small stone. Originally intended to give them a lesson. But suddenly, the sound of fast horse hooves came from afar.

— There are assassins!

My hand was slightly deflected, the stone did not miss but hit the leader straight. The man groaned in pain, then fell off the horse. As soon as I turned around, I saw Tieu Nghien Tu, wanting to protect Duong Cam Sat, exposing his entire back to the assassin. In the blink of an eye, I saw the blade about to pierce his body, so I instinctively rushed to block it. The assassin's blade stabbed straight into my chest. But it was blocked by a hard object.

— Old King saved me once again.

The token that followed me for more than ten years fell from my chest, but I never had time to pick it up again. For the sake of the overall situation, I had to temporarily stop and rush forward to wipe out the assassins. When all the enemies had fallen, I turned around and looked back - only to see Tieu Nghien Tu holding my command token in his hand, carefully examining it. Duong Cam Sat immediately pointed his finger at me and shouted:

"Your Majesty! Guard Jiang still dares to steal! This token has your name clearly engraved on it!"

"This thing looks very old, of course it's not something she got after following you. She's been close to you for so long, what is her plan?"

Tieu Nghien Tu turned the order card around. Because it was worn away, only the word "Tieu" and part of the word "Nghhe" remained on it. It certainly matches his name. But Tieu Nghien Tu's face showed skepticism, and he muttered in a low voice:

"But this thing is not the king's thing..."

On rare occasions, I get angry. Step forward and decide to take it back: "Give it back to me!" The surrounding guards immediately blocked Tieu Nghien Tu's face, not allowing me to get close.

"Brave! How dare you offend the lord! Guard Jiang, have you gone crazy?"

Duong Cam Sat immediately spoke sarcastically:

"I'm afraid Imperial Guard Jiang has never read the books of saints and sages? The logic is so simple that I can't even understand it. This token must first be yours to have the right to say 'return it to me'."

I endured it to the limit, then shouted loudly:

"Duong Cam Sat! Don't change white to black!"

“This order is mine, it has nothing to do with the master!”

Tieu Nghien Tu's face suddenly darkened, for the first time he did not side with Duong Cam Sat.

"That's enough! It's just a small matter, is it worth making such a fuss about?"

At that time, a guard standing near him spoke, his voice a bit cautious:

“Master, I have learned a few lessons in the art of engraving and looking The remaining engraving on this token, I'm afraid, is only enough to engrave two words..."

Hearing that, an elderly guard suddenly became emotional, pushed forward, bent down to take a closer look.

“This… this is the old King's order…”

"Old Vuong's name is just one word 'Destroy'..."

"That faded spot, eight or nine parts is the word 'Bi'!"

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Tieu Nghien Tu laughed contemptuously and casually threw the token on the ground.

“You said it was my father?”

“How is that possible? How many years has it been since you died?

I am the one who has been with him the longest. Of all the people present, I was the only one who noticed - his voice trembled slightly as he spoke, and the hand hidden in his sleeve had already been clenched. He is nervous. He is angry. With his intelligence, even if I didn't say a word, I would have guessed something.

“My father passed away when she was so young? A girl of that size was taken to a man to learn martial arts?"

Duong Cam Sat also joined in:

“That brother is thinking too much. How can you be sure that such a damaged token belongs to the old king?"

“If there really is such a young and powerful martial artist next to the old Vuong family, why has no one heard of it? Besides, your husband is your only son, so how come you don't know anything?"

The old guard quickly waved his hand and explained:

“The subordinates do not dare to speak nonsense. Although the lettering is heavily worn, the design of this token is very special. If I remember correctly... this is the token of Thien Co Cac."

“Thien Co Cac is the place where the old Vuong family established it in the past, used to raise secret guards.”

"That place gathers many talented monks... trained since childhood, once they reach the age they can no longer enter the Temple."

“As for why the Royal Family didn't know... it was because that place was under the control of the old Royal Family when he assumed the position of General Governor of the Giang Nam Navy. At that time, the Royal Family and the old Royal Highness both stayed in the capital, so naturally they did not know much about it."

Tieu Nghien Tu gritted his teeth, almost breaking. He turned his head, his eyes like fire, shining straight at me.

“So… why did you get this token? Regardless of what others say, I just want to hear you say it."