After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 23: The Contest

After seeing Gan Yanling off, Gan Luo snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve.

"Heh, I'd like to see what kind of trouble you're up to."

"Princess! I have good news to tell you!"

Green Bamboo came to Gan Luo and saw that Gan Luo's face did not look good. The words that were about to come out of her mouth were swallowed back down.

"What's the matter?"

Gan Luo frowned, his face cold.

When Yuzhu arrived, she saw that Ganluo looked slightly angry and couldn't help but think, "That damned guy has angered my princess again!"

Gan Luo sensed what the two of them were thinking and softened his expression.

"If anything happens, feel free to tell me."

"Princess, the Lantern Festival is approaching!"

There was a hint of expectation in her eyes.

"The Lantern Festival?" Gan Luo looked up, thinking how quickly time had passed.

Just now: "What did His Majesty say to you?"

As soon as Lin Fengmian entered, he began to seriously question Gan Luo.

Suddenly I realized I seemed to be performing Yue Opera...

"Princess, I am guilty."

"What crime?"

Lin Fengmian keeps saying he's guilty! Gan Luo needs to find a way to change this habit of his.

"Your Majesty, you only asked me about my feelings for the Prince Yu."

So that's how it is. For some reason, Lin Fengmian felt a sense of relief.

Seeing the change in Lin Fengmian's expression, Gan Luo stood up: "I wish to have a friendly spar."

"What?" Lin Fengmian asked in surprise.

"you……"

Gan Luo was holding a sword in his hand. The sword was emerald green with tassels on the hilt and a phoenix carved on the blade, which seemed to indicate that Gan Luo was a daughter of the phoenix.

Before Lin Fengmian could react, Gan Luo had already charged towards him with his sword in hand.

Lin Fengmian reacted quickly, successfully dodging Gan Luo's attack with a side roll.

"Wow! So awesome!"

Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo stood to the side, their eyes wide open like copper bells.

Gan Luo's sword was extremely sharp, and streaks of sword wind slashed towards Lin Fengmian.

Lin Fengmian couldn't help but keep retreating, adopting a defensive stance.

But none of them dared to attack Gan Luo.

Seeing Lin Fengmian being so cautious, Gan Luo couldn't help but ask.

"Why are you afraid of hurting me now?"

"Subordinate..."

Could it be that this guy has fallen for her?

She tried to examine Lin Fengmian's feelings again, only to find that he didn't seem to like her, but only had a slight liking for her. She felt a little annoyed.

"I advise you to fight me properly, otherwise I'll send you to experience the eighteenth level of suffering!"

After all, before this, Gan Luo had set up some physical training mechanisms to make himself stronger. Even the most powerful person would be badly injured if they came out of there, if not killed.

Lin Fengmian began to counterattack, attacking Gan Luo, but noticed that Gan Luo was somewhat distracted, and almost injured Gan Luo directly.

Lin Fengmian hurriedly sheathed his sword, but Gan Luo slipped and fell with a thud, her sword falling straight into the lotus pond behind her. Lin Fengmian reacted quickly, catching her around the waist and lightly touching the lotus leaves with his toes.

The scene left the Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo people speechless.

"For some reason, I find the princess and the guard to be a good match."

After all, Lin Fengmian was extremely beautiful... and this beauty was not the feminine beauty of a woman, but more like the bewitching beauty of a man.

Xin Ruyu, who had come here, saw everything they did.

Xin Ruyu dropped the fan from her hand, feeling extremely displeased.

"The princess certainly has a refined taste, as she's with just the two guards..."

Upon hearing this, Gan Luo turned around and was surprised to find that it was Xin Ruyu who had come here.

"I only wanted to see if my strength had improved. Does Your Highness have time to come here again? Is Your Highness perhaps enjoying some leisure time these days?"

Gan Luo bent down and picked up the sword from the ground.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes as she charged directly towards Xin Ruyu.

When Xin Ruyu saw Gan Luo arrive, he hurriedly used his folding fan to defend himself.

Unexpectedly, they were still beaten and forced to retreat, with no chance to fight back.

"Cough cough..." A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"What a piece of trash!"

"The princess is indeed worthy of being called a princess; her martial arts skills are so superb that I am ashamed to admit my inferiority."

Although this was his first time in Beijing, he had heard about Gan Luo's strength in the past few years... but he never expected him to be so monstrous.

He glanced down at the folding fan in his hand, surprised to find it broken. He had carried this fan with him for seven or eight years, but he never expected it to be like this…

Gan Luo glanced down at the tattered folding fan in his hand, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Green Bamboo, go and get the peacock folding fan from the Broken Jade Pavilion."

"Yes"

"What does the princess mean by this?"

"I broke your folding fan earlier because I didn't control my strength. I just want to compensate Your Highness with a new fan."

Gan Luo spoke calmly, but everyone with discerning eyes understood the meaning behind his words.

It's simply that Xin Ruyu's strength is inferior.

Xin Ruyu couldn't help but focus his gaze on the young shadow guard beside Gan Luo. Rumor had it that this young shadow guard had defeated Gan Luo, and he couldn't imagine just how skilled this person was.

On the other side, high-ranking officials in the imperial court gathered together.

"Minister, have you heard the rumors circulating outside?"

Upon hearing the Prime Minister's words, the Minister was somewhat puzzled.

"What does Your Excellency mean?"

The surrounding officials were completely baffled.

"The princess gifted the glass and jade bracelet to Lin Fengmian."

Upon hearing this, the official who was drinking water choked and coughed several times.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Isn't Lin Fengmian just a minor bodyguard? How could the princess give the glass and jade bracelet that the Prince gave her to Lin Fengmian without offending the Prince?"

But this is not the most crucial point; rather, it demonstrates how much Gan Luo cared about Lin Fengmian.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, as if you could hear a pin drop.

After a long silence, the Minister spoke slowly.

"If that's really the case, it will be extremely difficult for us to win over this bodyguard."

Previously, if Gan Luo had designs on Gan Yanling, they could have tried to win him over, but now…

After all, they all knew there was a rule in the Dark Guard Hall.

"The Shadow Guards are loyal to their master; in life they are his people, and in death they are his soul!"

If this rule is broken, the Shadow Guard will face utter destruction...

"This rule..."

They all fell into deep thought.

"The princess is powerful and cruel by nature, wielding considerable power. If she cannot be controlled, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Gan Luo sneezed. Why did it feel like someone was talking about her? Could it be those old fogies in the court?

"Princess, I'll go find you a cloak."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Green Bamboo came out with a peacock folding fan and respectfully handed it to Gan Luo.

"Consider this peacock folding fan as compensation for the damage I caused to your fan."