This was a brutal competition. They knew this day would come ten days in advance, so everyone gave it their all, and in the end, only ten people remained.

Three months later, the ten of them entered the Prince's mansion and became the secret guards of Prince Anping, Jiang Youxi, where they stayed for three years.

That year, Xiao Qi turned seventy-five, and the story unfolds at this point.

Jiang Youxi found a strangely dressed girl named Xiao Lili at the foot of a mountain in the wilderness.

She was wearing tight clothes, with short sleeves, revealing a lot of skin.

Jiang Youxi took her back to the villa and settled her in. Two months later, he asked the Xiao family, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, to adopt her as their daughter and sent Xiao Qi to protect her.

Xiao Lili is not from this era; she has traveled from the modern world because she read the book "The Carefree Prince and His Little Bodyguard".

In the comments section, she criticized the author for making things up, saying that with such intense class struggle in ancient times, how could a lowly bodyguard possibly become the prince's wife?

Unexpectedly, when she woke up, she found herself transported into this book.

Xiao Lili schemed against Xiao Qi, causing her to lose the prince's trust and stealing the wooden identity token from her.

Relying on the power of Xiao Qi's family, she eventually rose to power and lived a life of monogamy with the prince.

Xiao Li exhaled a breath of stale air. This female lead was just too speechless. She felt that the identity of a lowly bodyguard was not worthy of the prince, but in fact, she stole the identity of a lowly bodyguard and ended up with the prince.

Does changing someone's soul mean they can be matched with a prince?

Ultimately, it's just that she thinks too highly of herself and considers herself superior to others.

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Today was the day of the competition, thankfully it's already over, otherwise Xiaoli was really worried she wouldn't have been able to handle it, after all, she needs to familiarize herself with her physical skills and martial arts.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Xiaoqi, are you ready? Time to eat."

Xiao Li casually agreed, quickly changed her clothes, opened the door, and went out.

Speaking of Xiao Ba, the name was given to her by Xiao Qi, because she wore a wooden tag around her neck since she was little, with the character "seven" engraved on it.

So she named herself Xiaoqi (Little Seven). Later, she picked up a boy who didn't have a name, so she named him Xiaoba (Little Eight).

They grew up together, relying on each other for survival, as close as siblings. The injuries she sustained were from saving Xiao Ba.

Xiao Ba's future was also not good. Later, she was secretly executed by the prince. Xiao Ba wanted to avenge her, but in the end, she was pierced by ten thousand arrows and died.

Looking at the boy bouncing around in front of me, he was still an eleven-year-old child. Because he had a tough childhood, he was not tall. He was protected by Xiao Qi, which allowed him to retain some of his childlike innocence.

Xiaoli felt a surge of tenderness in her heart. This was the person Xiaoqi cared about most. Her wish was to protect Xiaoba, get rid of her identity as a secret guard, and live a carefree and happy life from then on.

The poor child's childhood was so difficult that even his wishes were so humble.

Xiao Li touched the wooden plaque around her neck and put it into her spatial storage. Although Xiao Qi's wish did not include taking revenge on the male and female protagonists, she felt that she could not let them off so easily.

Three months later, the ten people were sent to the Prince of Anping's residence. Xiao Li glanced at the Prince of Anping out of the corner of her eye. He was only sixteen years old this year and looked very young, with a childlike face.

The old Prince Anping fought alongside the Emperor to establish the empire, but unfortunately, he was short-lived and died of illness a few years after the empire was at peace. The title then fell to the young Jiang Youxi.

With his military power gone and his mansion no longer having any fiefdom, the Anping Prince's Mansion is now just a name with a good reputation. Fortunately, Jiang Youxi has no ambition and is content to be a carefree prince.

"From this day forward, you will be the secret guards of my Jiang family. An Yi will be the leader, and the other nine will be divided into three teams, taking turns on duty every four hours. Now, all of you may leave."

"yes."

The ten people responded in unison and then withdrew.

Jiang Youxi's face relaxed only after everyone left. He was currently serving as a study companion to the Second Prince.

I had a day off today, so I had time to check on his bodyguards. Now his safety is guaranteed.

Although he has inherited the throne, his concubines and half-brothers are all eyeing it.

The guards lived in a separate courtyard with exactly ten rooms, one for each person.

Xiao Li chose a room near the pond, where she could see the lotus flowers blooming in the pond as soon as she opened the window.

Over the past three months, she has become familiar with the original owner's martial arts style. In this world, martial arts, when practiced to the extreme, can allow one to fly over rooftops, walk on water, and even leap across rooftops.

There is even a set of movements and gestures that, combined with the internal energy in the body, can produce a move that exceeds the limits of human endurance, and is called a martial arts masterpiece.

This body has already opened up the Ren and Du meridians, and its martial arts have reached a minor level. A small ball of internal energy is stored in its dantian. When practicing, the true energy slowly travels along the meridians and finally converges into the dantian.

This is Xiao Li's first time experiencing the world of martial arts. She wants to collect some martial arts manuals when she has the chance. Thinking about Langhuan Paradise, she also wants one of those.

This body has an extraordinary skeletal structure, making it a martial arts prodigy. However, the martial arts manuals used are probably subpar, which is why it took eight years to achieve even minor success. If there were better techniques, it would be possible to accelerate the process.

Xiao Li searched the bookshelf in her space and found a book called Vajra Fist, which was suitable for men to practice, so it was perfect for Xiao Ba to practice.

I found another book called "Blazing Palm". Xiao Li has a Wood Heart Fire, so this book is quite suitable for her.

Time flies by. In the past three years, Xiao Li has spent her time either on duty or cultivating. With her high talent and the assistance of advanced secret manuals, her cultivation level has risen rapidly and has already surpassed An Yi.

However, she had always concealed her true level, revealing to the outside world that her cultivation was similar to that of Dark Six. Xiao Ba had already mastered the Vajra Fist, but Xiao Li only said that she had obtained it by chance, and Xiao Ba had no doubts whatsoever.

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The story is finally about to begin.

"Xiao Qi, today you will go to Mifu Mountain with the Prince."

"yes."

After changing her clothes, Xiao Li prepared to go to the main courtyard.

Looking at Xiao Qi's increasingly radiant face, An Yi wondered if her looks were too flamboyant for a bodyguard. Remembering the way his master looked at Xiao Qi yesterday, An Yi still gave her a hint.

"Xiao Qi, dress simply. Don't wear too much jewelry when you're dressed as a maid."

Xiao Li looked at An Yi with confusion. She was only wearing a small magnolia hairpin, but she still obediently changed her clothes, took off the hairpin, and replaced it with a pearl flower.

The door opened, and An Yi turned around. He stroked his head and sighed softly, "This is not as good as before."

"Never mind, you should switch back."

Xiao Li was pushed back to her room. She looked in the mirror and thought for a moment. She took out a box of contour powder from her space, mixed a slightly darker color, and carefully patted it onto her face. Immediately, her appearance was not so bright.

I chose another pearl flower that the maids in the Prince's mansion often wore, and now it looked much more ordinary.

An Yi was finally satisfied, knowing that Xiao Qi understood his meaning, and felt much more at ease.