Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 931: Share a Room with Me Tonight

Chapter 931: Chapter 931: Share a Room with Me Tonight

"But aren’t these people the guards of Dajin?" Nan Feng whispered, "They wouldn’t dare to poison and trap a general, would they?"

Brother Ye furrowed his brow tightly, "I always feel there is something eerie about this place, we must be cautious above all else."

"If it’s that eerie, then we should just keep traveling and not stay here any longer," Nan Feng suggested.

However, Brother Ye looked at Nan Feng with concern, "The sky is about to darken now, traveling is just as dangerous, and if we’ve truly been targeted, then it makes no difference whether we leave now or not."

So Nan Feng just listened to him.

Before long, someone came in to bring food, still that same Guard, exceedingly respectful: "General Nangong, the accommodations here are simple, and there are no special delicacies to offer. Stir-fried autumn-cured bacon is all we have, may the two of you make do with it?"

Seeing the bacon fried to a golden hue, especially the yellow parts that had turned transparent, Nan Feng’s mouth watered at the tantalizing sight, but she did not forget to look towards Brother Ye.

Brother Ye told the Guard, "Alright, you can go now, we’ll call you if we need anything."

After the Guard closed the door and left, Brother Ye probed the food with a silver needle again, but still found nothing.

Nan Feng chuckled, "Brother Ye, could it be that you are just being overly cautious? I see nothing unusual here. I’ve also taken a good look at that guard—his clothing, his ornaments, and when he carried in the food just now, I noticed the calluses at the tips of his fingers, which are indeed the result of long-term training. These guards must also train frequently, right?"

Brother Ye still knitted his brows, "That guard indeed seems to be without issue, but something else is not right."

"What’s not right?" Nan Feng asked.

Brother Ye let Nan Feng eat first and then began to eat as well, "In the past, wherever I went, I was very popular, especially with the lower-ranking soldiers. They were always highly curious to see me. But have you noticed? Now there’s only this one Guard attending to us, the others keep to their posts or their cooking, showing no particular regard for me, which is abnormal."

"..." Nan Feng held back a laugh, "I get it. So, you think it’d be more normal if they dropped their duties and all came out to see you, is that it?"

"Indeed, that’s the reaction I’m used to wherever I go."

"And what if they have been trained and educated by their superiors to not look around carelessly, even if the Emperor himself came?" Nan Feng still found it amusing.

Brother Ye took another bite of rice and then a piece of bacon, "But there should still be curiosity in their eyes."

"Do you suspect that the soldiers here have been replaced, that they’re not the original ones?"

"Aside from that Guard, everyone else is suspect," Brother Ye said.

Had Nan Feng not known Nangong Ye for many years, knowing him to be a cautious and stable person, she might indeed have thought he was just being vain.

However, considering it from another angle, what Nangong Ye said was not at all wrong. Even Song Cheng had said that Nangong Ye was the man every lady in the country wanted to marry, and the last time they passed through Shangzhi City, the local people all praised him, worshipping him tremendously.

"Should we go out and investigate?" Nan Feng asked quietly.

"Let’s not startle the snake by hitting the grass," Brother Ye said, "However, just to be safe, I think it would be better for you to stay in the same room with me tonight, so I can protect you."