Chapter 98 A Single Man and a Single Woman

The moment the firework flickered, Song Lan saw Yun Chen's scarred face clearly, and also saw that her clothes were torn, revealing her white skin, and her wounds were all bleeding.

But when he saw that Huo Gannian was safe and sound, Yun Chen smiled.

A body that is fearless of life and death, and a pure childlike smile.

Song Lan couldn't describe the shock she felt at seeing this scene.

She seemed to understand the meaning of Huo Gannian's long speech in an instant.

No matter where Yun Chen is, in any corner of the world, she can always shine.

Just like the tenacious wild grass, it never complains whether the ground under its feet is barren or rocky, and it can always take root and survive.

At that moment, Song Lan had to admit that Yun Chen was the most lively and vigorous person she had ever met in her life.

That kind of all-out loyalty and persistence moved everyone around him, let alone Huo Gannian.

But what surprised Song Lan was that Yun Chen looked like a proud general returning from a victorious battle, yet he only gave Huo Gannian a faint, shy smile.

Huo Gannian clearly rushed over like a madman, but he just stared at Yun Chen with watery eyes and said nothing.

It seems like there is only one step left, but it also seems like there is no need for that step.

Song Lan couldn't understand these two people, but the deep tacit understanding between them suddenly made her jealous.

Isandrum turned around and stopped looking.

Following the fireworks, the guards and the Huo Gang guards hurried over.

Someone with sharp eyes caught a glimpse of the green eyes of a wild beast flashing in the woods not far away.

Only then did everyone realize that the place where Huo Gannian and Song Lan were lost was actually the rocky beach at the farthest end of the valley and the one with the most wild animals. They hurriedly lit torches and hurriedly carried Song Lan and Huo Gannian onto the boat.

Bu Yan was rescued early and rushed here with everyone else.

Only after seeing his most trusted and familiar brother did Yun Chen finally dare to faint.

"Brother Buyan, my body hurts so much, don't move me..." Yun Chen said this at the last moment before fainting.

Bu Yan carried Yun Chen on her back with a distressed look on her face, and immediately felt the dents on her sides and abdomen.

While sailing back to the hot spring hut, Yun Chen clutched his clothes and slept for more than two hours.

Everyone was busy taking care of Huo Gannian and Song Lan, only Buyan and Xiaoliu stayed with Yun Chen.

Xiaoliu asked:

"Why is the Lady Indigo wearing our young master's clothes?"

Bu Yan smacked his lips and looked at the sleeping Yun Chen with a bit of sympathy:

"Ah, it's probably because the young master was kind to the lady that he lent her his clothes. It's really unbelievable, how come nothing good ever happens when I go out with the princess? And now, the young master and the lady have been alone together for quite some time, and they've developed feelings for each other in times of hardship, and now our young master is lending her his clothes. It's hard to explain now..."

"Then will the young master marry Lady Isatis?"

As soon as Xiaoliu finished asking, he saw Yunchen open his eyes.

…

After returning to Kyoto.

Yun Chen was injured and stayed in bed for another half a month.

She was free now, but the Huo family was troubled by invitations one after another.

Yun Chen's heroic act of diving into the rapids and risking his life to save his master has become known to everyone thanks to the extensive publicity of the guards in the princess's mansion.

"Hey, I heard that the guard of the Huo Gang went back and forth eighty times in the deep rapids, not only saving his own master, but also saving all the brothers in the gang and the princess's guards one by one. He is truly kind and righteous!"

"I heard that when faced with a waterfall and a deep pool, the Huo Gang guard didn't even blink, he dove in, a fish in his left hand, a man in his right, and came out in no time!"

"No, no, I heard that the Huo Gang guard first fought with the water python in the water, and then went ashore to fight with the black bear. All the bones in his body were broken. He was killed and only had his last breath left before he saved his master!"

"So brave!"

"If a man can do this, he is truly brave! How wonderful!"

"Not only that! I also heard that the guard of the Huo Gang has a girlish appearance, is fair and clean, and looks like a handsome scholar!"

The rumors became more and more exaggerated, almost to the point of making Yun Chen sound like Yinglong.

In addition, the Princess's Mansion, the Su Mansion, and the residences of the several guards who were rescued all sent gifts. Yun Chen's reputation quickly became famous.

Because there is a poem by an ancient poet that says, "There are thousands of peach trees in Xuandu Temple, all planted after Liu Lang left", Taohuayu is also known as Xuanduyu.

After hearing about Yun Chen's deeds, a certain scholar wrote down the four words "Xuan Du Qi Yong" with a flourish of his brush.

Nowadays, people in Beijing call Yun Chen the "Xuandu Guard", and that name is extremely famous.

For a time, Yun Chen, the "Xuandu Guard", became the benchmark for guards in the Beijing circle.

As for the security profession, there are those who admire and yearn for it, those who envy and hate it, and there are also a few who despise and scorn it.

And for the celebrities and dignitaries in Kyoto, who wouldn’t want to have such a loyal and capable guard?

Protecting the master's safety is secondary. If there are Xuandu guards around, just talking about it will make you feel proud, as it is enough to show the master's nobility.

Therefore, one invitation after another was sent to the Huo Mansion, but they did not dare to directly say "poaching", but only asked Yun Chen to come to the mansion to give some advice to the mansion's guard team.

Numerous invitations were sent to the Huo Mansion, but Yun Chen didn't see any of them. They were all stopped by Old Master Huo.

Every time a letter came in, Old Master Huo would tear it up.

In the end, there were so many people coming that Old Master Huo got so angry that he sent two fierce servants to the other party's house to yell and curse:

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! Filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, faith, propriety, righteousness, and honesty! Horses could run on your forehead! Digging up your family's graves is like digging up your ancestors' tombs! Why don't you ask for your father's head! Ask for your mother's head!"

What it means is: Shameless bastard, what a shame! Digging up someone's guards is like digging up their ancestral graves! Invite Yun Chen? Invite your parents!

For someone like Mr. Huo who has fought on the battlefield and experienced the ups and downs of the business world, this level of insults is considered light.

But for the celebrities in the Beijing circle who think highly of themselves and consider themselves elegant, they have never seen such a person scolding someone in their entire lives. They had no choice but to close the door and dared not come out to respond.

Yun Chen was unaware of all these unrelated matters. He only knew that a woman disguised as a man had earned the title of "Xuandu Guard".

On the day she recovered from her injury and was able to walk, as soon as she opened the door, she saw Hua Jue and Buyan standing by the door like two doormen, brushing their sleeves, straightening their clothes, bowing, and greeting - shouting in unison:

"I pay my respects to the 'Xuan Du Guardian'! May your Majesty be blessed!"

While Yun Chen was stunned, Ye Yan pretended to be serious and scolded Xiao Liu:

"Xiao Liu! Hurry up and clear the way for Master Xuandu Guard!"

Xiao Liu responded cheerfully, grinning playfully, "Master Xuandu Guard, do you need to poop? I'll help you there!"

Hua Jue glared, "Disrespectful! How can you say such rude words in front of adults? You should say——"

Under everyone's gaze, Hua Jue said seriously, "Should I say 'My Lord, are you going to take a shit?'?"

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha——”

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha——”

A few people couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.

Yun Chen's face flushed red, not knowing whether he was embarrassed or angry. He grabbed Hua Jue and beat him, cursing:

"You dogs should be left to feed the wolves in the valley! Come here and take my 'Xuan Quan'!"

After a while of laughter and joking, Yun Chen noticed that Xun Xuan was absent, which was not like his style, so he went to his room to look for him.

When she walked into Xun Xun's personal guard room, she saw Xun Xun lying on the bed with his face facing inwards, actually sleeping soundly.

Yun Chen walked over and helped him get up:

"Brother Gou, you're getting lazier and lazier. You're sleeping here in broad daylight! You don't even come to see me! Come on, accompany me to buy a full-moon gift for Brother Ye's daughter! It's been delayed for so long!"

Xun Xun slowly stood up, looking like he had just woken up and very weak, with sweat marks all over his back and mattress.

Yun Chen asked: "Brother Gou, what's wrong with you? Why are you sweating so much?"

Xun Jian's face was sallow, and he forced a smile:

"I had a nightmare. I dreamed that your sister-in-law was with someone else. I was scared."

"Hahaha, you think about it during the day and dream about it at night. Just say you miss your sister-in-law!" Yun Chen joked a few times and pulled Xun Yan out.

Leaving the Huo Mansion, we headed to the market.

Along the way, Yun Chen chirped like a little bird, and Xun Yan just listened and smiled without saying much.

The two of them walked around the market for a long time, and Yun Chen chose a string of nine silver rings:

"Brother Gou, I'll give this to you. Brother Ye is smart, and his daughter must be smart too. Just give this to the child to practice!"

Xun Xun stopped at the door of a gold shop.

Seeing Xun Jian staring at the gold shop sign in a daze, Yun Chen quickly pulled him aside and said, "Brother Gou, just pay your respects. You don't need to buy gold. You still need to save money to support your family!"

However, Xun Xuan broke free from Yun Chen's hand and walked straight into the gold shop. Yun Chen couldn't stop him no matter what he did.

When the gold shop owner saw the two men wearing the uniforms of the Huo Gang's high-level guards, he immediately came up to greet them with a smile on his face.

Xun Jian asked, "Do you have a longevity lock?"

Upon learning that the two were buying gifts for their one-month-old baby, the boss immediately brought out more than a dozen different styles of longevity locks.

Xun Xuan selected two locks, one large and one small, and asked the boss to pack them up. He then selected a larger lock and hung it around Yun Chen's neck.

"Brother Gou, what are you doing? I'm an adult, why am I still wearing this thing?" Yun Chen said as he was about to take off the longevity lock from his neck.

Xun Jian stopped her from moving, and with a rare serious expression that refused to be refused, he said in a commanding tone:

"Brother gave it to you, wear it!"

Yun Chen didn't understand what Xun Yan was doing, and then he heard Xun Yan say:

"With the lock, I can bless you to live a long and peaceful life."

Yun Chen was touched, and since he rarely saw Xun Huan with a gloomy face, he did not refuse.

When paying, Yun Chen felt sorry for Xun Xun, but he saw that Xun Xun didn't care at all. He just paid the money and turned away.

Yun Chen began to think in his heart, why not exchange the gifts he had recently received for money and use it to supplement Xun Xun’s household expenses.